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The Republican journal., 1895-06-20

Capt Benjamin SWEET, now an inmate Of
tile Home for the Aged Men, in this city,
was born in IIalnpden, Me, September IL.
1SO6. He relates the following in regard to
the weather which he recollects perfectly
well; June =, lslG, il began to snow in
Hampden at l0o'elock in the forenoon and
continued TO snow until after SHUTDOWN.
This snow storm, lie says, was very extern
sive in Canada and III many places i'll New
England. SIX inches Of snow fell in iIamp-
den. Portland Press.
The Washington times., 1895-05-30
CONFIRMED AT THE TEMPLE.

Pentecost Services at the Hebrew
Synagogues-Interes Ceremonies.
The holiday of the Pentecost was cele-
brated at the Temple of Washington
Hebrew congregation yesterday morning.
Eleven boys and girls were confirmed by
Rabbi Stern, assisted by Messrs. Henry
King, jr., and NJ Goldsmith
AT the conclusion of the regular services
the confirmands. six girls and five boys,
marched TO the altar, the girls tastefully
arrayed in white, with bouquets of white
roses, while the boys were attired in
black, and carried white carnations The
verses from the Torah, the sacred scroll,
were read in Hebrew by Jacob Spandau,
Joseph Bendheim, Israel Baumgarten,
Irving Wolff and Eugene Luchs. Thekla
Bendheimer delivered the opening prayer
and Hilda jacob delivered the floral
prayer.
Miss Belle Goldman spoke on 1.-THE
Bible,'' and Joseph Bendheim chose
"Divine Worship as the subject OF his
address. Miss Miriam Behrends selected
1.-The handspring OF Virtue" as the title of
her address. Eugene Luchs spoke ON 1.-The
Jew and His Country and Israel Baum
gartens essay was entitled why We Re-
main Jews Jacob Spandau told what the
confirmands were expected to do, and
May Sackerman offered a prayer, after
which Theresa Salomon de liyered the
closing prayer.
The feast of the Pentecost was also cele-
brated at Adas Israel Synagogue, Rabbi
Samuels officiating. There were no con-
firmations there and the services were
conducted according to the Torah. The
feast will continue for two days.
The Washington times., 1895-05-30
GHOST.
Downright 1881


There was no longer q doubt of it--I
was lost. had had misgivings ever since
entering the ravine, which had grown each
step more and more gloemy 1t was nearly
night. The place was uncanny Far off
1 heard the rushing OF water. Close by an
owl startled me with his complaint. The
screaming OF the birds as they hurried
hither and yon betokened an approaching
storm. What was l 10 do? Where go for
shelter? There was nothing for it but to
push on. Grasping my sketchbook tighter
/ plunged into the stream which was my
only path now as it wound around the base
of the vast hills. Suddenly | came upon
an enormous landslide. Over this mass
was a path leading up the mountain But
what a frightful climb As / hositated to
try 1 glanced up the path and TO my
great JOY saw smoke rising. That settled it
There were human beings up yonder. After
steady half hours climb / reached the
top, painting and exhausted. 1t was rain
ing now, and a low rumble of thunder
warned me TO hasten. A run through
the pines, and there was a weather beaten
old house before me- | knocked at the
cautiously out.
What's wantin'?"
"Shelter, madam"
Who be ye?"
MY name is Jack Coleman"
Where dye come from?'
From the bottom of the ravine''
Fur the lands sake, come in. Ye must
be tuckered out"
As L entered and dropped wearily into a
chair the storm burst in its fury. The old
house shook as the winds howled through
the pines like an army of evil spirits, the
lightning darted wickedly in and out the
room, and the rain fell in torrents
Whose place is this?" / asked my host
ess, who was busying herself about the
supper. She was tall, spare, kind-faced
old woman with curious expression as of
one always listening.
This is Grandad KiniffHs old humstead."
'Whose?'' I repeated.
"0ld Grandad Kiniff s'pose 'twoulG
be more respectful to say Squire Kiniff."
Are you Mr. Kiniff?"
Land. mol She's been dead these fourteen
year. Died of a broken heart, folk said"
Let thedead alone" growled a terrible
voice. "Hain't We afraid, Dusilly Darrow,
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started on foot that day calculatin' to ketch
his ship al Erie and make it all right with
his officer, who was powerful fond on
him. He come long here in the afternoon
and was that tuckered out he lay down in
Grandad Kiniff's barn fer spell When
he started on. the devil hisself entered
into the old man and took possession on
him. Ye see there'd ben so many desertions
that the government had offered big re-
wards for all deserters.
THAT poor boy hadn't toiled along
Roren two hours before old Square Kiniff
was after him hot and fast to take him
up and deliver him over as a Geserter.
And, like Judas, he seized the boy, the son
OF his old neighbor, and handed him up
TO the law. stevie couldn't help hisself,
his ship want at Erie as he expected, and
tried as hard as he could he couldn't
make 'em believe he want no deserter In
tweuty-four hours he was shot, and Grandad
Kiniff got the reward. But from that
man. He couldn't live here alone, and I,
bein single, lone woman, took COM
passion on him and come here To cook and
wash fer HIM, but m powerful glad it's
over. I've hankered after somethin diff
erent, but / shan't never have ii till
git up yon.'
1 took the lonely old spinster away from
the gloomy, accuTsed old house and in her
black gown and muslin cap, holding sway
over my house, you would scarcely know
her 10 be the former drudge of the old viii
lain who would have murdered me had it
not been for the intervention of ghostly
protector.
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to be talkin' about corpses no sech a night,
when all hell is abroad? / won't have it,
I tell ye."
The voice had risen seemingly from
earth. There stood before me hideous
old man, with at once the meanest and
craftiest face / had ever seen.
That uightI slept heavily and had troubled
dreams A feeling of sIffucatiou came
over me, aud / wakened with great start
Weakened TO feel the grip of murderous
hands upon my throat, hot breath like a
flame upon my face, the heavy weight of a
powerful body upon mine and the evil face
of Grandad Kiniff close TO mine. / strug-
gled to rise, but the powerful frame held
me down-the hands gripped tighter about
my throat / gave myself up for lost, when
suddenly through the open door there came
swiftly and silently the figure of a young
man clad in sailors costume. The nau-
tical cap was set lightly on brown curls;
the pea jacket was unbuttoued and hang
ing loosely about the slender, boyish fig
ure. He made 40 sound. He spoke no
word, but glided TO the bed and laid his
shadowy hands upon the madman who
was strangling me. The old man, trans
fixed with terror, started at the sailor,
whose slight frame expanded and grew
until he lowered over the cringing, fright
ened old wretch. The face of the sailor
was awful TO behold. The great eyes were
.luii OF Ule CttHcDcQ
were menacinG. He leaned threateningly
over the terror-stricken old man, who, with
a fearful gurgling moan, fell to the floor
10 a fit.
/ tried TO speak-to rush to my protector
in gratitude-but he only looked at me
with sad, solemn eyes, aud even as l stood
helplessly regarding him, like dissolviDg
cloud, he faded from my sight l wasalone
with the death-Stricken old man at my
feet.
He died at dawn, and while the neigh
bors, hastily summoned, prepared his body
for burial Drusilly Darrow told me this
tale of treachery and dishonor:
There's ben 4 curse hangin' over this
house fer 10 year." she murmured, ''all
on account OF the cruelty of that old man
lynn dead in there. / never see no sech
handsome feller as Steyie Brown, who lived
down the old plank road. From leetle
boy SteYie was bewitched fer the water.
When lie was 20, nothin' to do but he must
enlist as sailor on one of the government
boats. Stevie was in love with pretty
Mary Stebbins and used to git a leave once a
year TO come home and visit his ma and
sweetheart. WAL, once when he come his
ma was sick, and what with woTritin' and
settin' up at nights the boy got kinder sick
himself. And some way q day slipped by
without his ralizin' on it, and all of sudden
it come over him like a clap of thunder
that he'd staid over his furiough. He
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Marriage Licenses.

Licenses to marry We're issued yester-
day to the following:
Charles Sherman and Martha Miner.
William j Matthews and Catherine Bell.
Harris Krick and Olga Schumacher.
Wallis s. Newell and Mollhe r. Atkins,
both OF Sussex county, Val
John II. Carter and Lucy Smith.
Jealous L. Long and Eliza Howard
Benjamin Maxwell, or Westmoreland
county, Va, and Frances Cox
Edward King, of Philadelphia, Pa, and
Jennie Dangerfield.
Theodore D. s. Strickler,i of Philadel-
phia, Pa, and Beulah E. McGlue.
Edward Davis and Lucy; Ann Allen.
George Thomas and Jennie Matthews.
Frank Harris and Sarah Hayes
Gustavus Kent and Virginia Johnston.
George Jordan and Lizzie Robson, both
of Hillsdale.
Ernest Frazier and Sarah E Lee, both
of Alexandria, Va.
Clarence NJ. Valentine and Louise Anna
K. Crittenden, both of Charlottesville, Va.
George Fickling and Nancy Sorrell.
Howard Burnett and Mary Scott.
George Muller and Mary Thompson.
George II. Diggs and Lillian Peyton.
John NJ Bauer and Annie Eller
W. Harry Mockabee, of Prince Georges
county, Md, and NJ. R. Durity.
Thomas Lomax and Maria Clements.
H J. Roweli and Sallie G. Thurston
George F. Henry and Sarah L. Wanser.
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MRS. FRED kILBoRxE FREE.
Her Husband Took Her Home and
Ieft Her " Nithn11f S,1rrnrt

Her Husband Took Her Home and
Left Her without support
A fretful and disagreeable disposition
was cause alleged by Fred L. KIIborne. a
veterinary surgeon in the bureau OF animal
industry, for returning his wife TO her
home when he took her back to Niles,
near Auburn, y. Y, in May, 1892. and
refused any longer to live with her. Her
stepfather. F. d. Pennel, tried without
success to persuade him TO change his
mind
Judge Cox yesterday granted Mrs. Kill
borne a divorce on the ground of deser-
ton. The suit was filed December II
last, and Mr. KnbOrne offered no defense.
The bill says that they were married. near
Auburn on August 10, 1881 They went
to Ithaca to live, and remained four years,
and then came here He is said TO own
$4,000 worth of property, and his pay
is 81 800 a year.
The decree gives Mrs. KIborne S1O0
attorneys fee and the right 10 resume her
maiden name, Mary E. Greene. The qUes-
tion OF alimony is reserved for future order.
The testimony shows that Mr.. kHbOrne at
one time agreed to make a contract TO
support his wife by paying her S25
month, but he failed to do so. He sent
her SO in July, 1892, and nothing sinGe-
Mr.. Pennen has supplied her needs when
she had no money of her own. All the teS-
timOny was taken at Auburn.
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PRIZES FOR THEIR WORK.
Awards Made to Students at the Cor
ooran Art school.

wards Made to Students at the Cor
eoran Art school.
The public announcement of the awards
for the medals at the CouOran Art School
wasmade beforea large enumber ofinterested
people yesterday afternoon. The water
colors, charcoal drawings, pen and ink
work and portrait studies were all cleverly
arranged in the rooms used by the school
at the rear OF the Corcoran Art Gallery.
The judges, Messrs. Frank Fowler, Will
H Lowe and E. H Blashfield, began their
view of the work entered for competition
about 10 o'clock in the morning, and at
O'Clock their decisions We're placed in a
sealed envelope by Prof. Andrews, prin-
cipal of the school, and handed to Mr.. S. II.
Kaufman, who made the announcement.
The first prize, a gold medal, for the
best charcoal drawing was awarded to
Miss Annie NJ. Hunt Miss Ella Haney
won the second prize, a bronze medal.
The prize of $50 for the best oil portrait
was presented to Miss Katherine, Riggs,
amid great applause. Miss E I Boring
and Miss May L. GOodell deserve honorable
mention for their excellent work.
Prof. Andrews made a few remarks OF
coDgratulation after which the floor was
cleared and the many present engaged
themselves in viewing the work on ex-
hibition.
The Washington times., 1895-05-30
EpITH SESSIONS TUPPER.
Good Templars Enioy Themselves.

At the last meeting OF Geod VIII Lodge,
No. Z, L. O. G T., on Tuesday evening at
610 Seventh street southwest, visitors
were present from Rescue, Star of Hope,
Perseverance, and Liberty lodges Among
the important business transacted, the
lodge decided to pay a f1ateruaI visit to
Perseverance Lodge Saturday evening next.
The social session was in charge OF Capt.
Gertie B. Libbey, of Company B, of the
Competitive Credit Battalion, and was
participated in by Howard Z. Griffith, OF
Rescue Lodge; Prof. NJ. E. Vowles, of
Perseverance Lodge; W S. McCollam,
r H. Campbell, Miss Sadie Higdor, of Rescue
Lodge; W. T. r alley Miss Nina Higdor, Mrs.
Klinger, ,andHenryP P Thomas. MIR. Howard
Griffith ana Miss Sadie Higdor Were each
presented with a beautiful bouquet of
flowers as a token of the approval OF the
lodge.
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PRIZES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.

washington Times, to be issued July
d, for the benefit of the Home for In
curables, offers three prizes to the
scholars of the High Schools and pub
lie schools of Washington who VIII
furnish the largest list OF subscribers
to the paper.
rstPrize-Harper's Magazine-one
year.
Second Cosmopolitan Maga-
zine-one year.
Third Prize-McC1ure's Magazine
one ear.
Send subscriptions, with subscrib-
er's address, TO BUSINESS Mama ers,
Woman's Edition, Times Office.
The Washington times., 1895-05-30

Editor Times: / see in the columns of
your valuable paper that only pupils hail
mig from the Eastern, Western, Central
aud Colored High Schools are eligible to
compete for the gold medals offered for the
best essays upon subjects named by The
Times.
Doesn't The Times think it would be the
proper thing TO give the pupils of the Bus
iuess High School the same privileges as
those So kindly given the scholars OF the
various High Schools. thus getting the
best essays obtaiuable in this branch of ed
ucatiOuaI work?
Trusting that The Times will see fit to
include the Business High School in this
competition, and wishing it the success it
deserves, l am, very truly yours,
JOHN G. CHALLICE,
'.B. H. S, '95."
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WHIT MONDAY FESTIVITIES.
German Central Union VIII Spend the
DAY at

LAY aI fbuttlA lStd.
The German-American residents OF Wash
ington are preparing for an excursion to
Buena Vista on June g. The affair will
be under the auspices of the Central Union
Of German-American Societies of the Dis
trict, to which belong the Saengerbund,
the Maennerehor, and Arion singing So
cieties, the Turn-Verein, and thirteen other
organizations.
The day on which the trip viii be taken
is Whit Monday, on which there is always
great jollification in the Fatherland.
A programme has been arranged, which
includes contests in bowling, shooting,
singing, gymnastics, athletics, features
for the ladies, and swings, merry-go
rounds, and other forms of amusement for
the children. The united singers of the
District will, as a special inducement,
sing in massed chorus The Lords Dead.
In addition to the regular steamer, the
George Seufferle has been engaged, and
trip will be made each honr frnp IN a. N.
until 8 p. m.
The Washington times., 1895-05-30
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

The statement that Miss Maggie Davis,
daughter of Police Officer Keith Davis,
ami Mr.. A. S. J. Price, of this city, were
married in Baltimore Oh Tuesday is denied
by the young lady, who is now at the home
of Ter father on Wolf street
The Southern Assembly gave a very
pleasant hop at Burgundy, Fairfax county,
last night.
While John Francis and Robert Brent,
colored, were at work on top of one OF the
new ovens at the Hill Cogpany's bakery on
Lee street yesterday morning one OF the
walls gave away and amidst q mass OF
bricks they fell to the ground, distance
of almost twenty feet. Strange to sayi
neither of the men was much hurt, Brent
escaping with q few bruises, and Francis
being slightly cut about the head The
wall had just been erected and had not
thoroughly dried out.
The Brott Electric Bicycle Company, OF
Washington, which obtained a charter of
Incorporation from Judge Norton some
time ago, with $500 Geo capital stock,
has on petition of George F. BTOtt, vice
president, and p. 2. Little, secretary,
been allowed 10 change its name to the
Brott Rapid Transit Company and to in
crease Its capital stock to So 600 eco.
Engineer Fryer, the designer of the
steamer Howard Cassard, this evening
said that as soon as his boat, which is at
the shipyard here, could be fitted up she
will be sent to Central America, where
she win be placed upon a mail line between
Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Yesterday afternoon during the absence
of the family from home, the residence of
Mr. William Harrison, on South Fairfax
street, between Wolfe and Wilkes, was
entered by a thief who ransacked it,
evidently in search of money. for the only
thing taken was pocketbook containing
about ten dollars.
On Sunday night last the store of T. F
Burroughs, at the corner of Franklin and
Patrick streets, was entered by thieves who
stole about $50 worth of stamps. The
police have been working quietly ou the
case, and have secured evidence that the
robbery was committed by two young
negroes named Cooper and Fletcher.
Yesterday morning Officer James Smith
caught Cooper.
The Washington times., 1895-05-30

COLLINS-On Wednesday, May 20, 1895,
at Z a. m, at the residence OF his uncle.
W c. Hazel. 3141 o street. William r.
Collins in the thirty-seyenth wear Ofhis age.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
DARNEILLE-May Is, 1895, at 2,3O
D. M, in Philadelphia. of acute rheumatism,
John II. second son OF Henrietta $. and the
late BENJAMIN T. DaTneille.
Funeral services at 4 p m. to-day, Oak
Hill Chapel
FARRAR-Of pneumonia, on Tuesday,
May 2S, 1895, at 1 p. m, at his residence,
near Chevy Chase, William Watson Farrar,
aged forty-five years.
Funeral to-day at ? p. m. from his
former residence, 1457 Stougluon street
mort hw est.
WETZEL-On Tuesday morning. May
2S, 1895, at 40, ]. William Wetzel, be-
loved husband Of the late Sarah ] Wetzel,
aged sixty-nine years and eight months
Funeral from his late residence, 34OO p
street northwest, Friday morning, 9 80
sharp Requiem mass 10 a. IA, at Holy
Trinity Catholic Church
The Washington times., 1895-05-30
Run Down by a Cable Car.

Columbia Cable car No. so. which went
whizzng along H street. between Eighth
and Ninth streets, northeast, about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, came within
an ace of killing William II. Young, a con-
creter, who was working between the
tracks. Gripman William Hayes saw
Young too late to stop his car, and the
front end struck the workman on his head,
cutting bad cash and tumbling him over
and over in the roadway. After having
his wounds dressed by nearby physi-
clan, Young was taken to his heine, No.
622 street southwest, in the Ninth pre-
cinet patrol wagon.
The Washington times., 1895-05-30
The Arabian Nirhts-

Who does not love to read over
again these splendid tales that Will
fascinate by their richness and beauty
for all time. A bound volume of
the Arabian Nights Is yours If you
subscribe to The Times for just one
mont
The Washington times., 1895-05-30

The Times believes the above to be a
point well taken, and, in addition TO the
prizes announced last Monday, VIII offer
a gold medal for the best essay, limited To
hundred words and wTittenb by member
of the graduating class of the Business
High School on Business Schools as a Fac
tors in Commercial Life"
The Washington times., 1895-05-30

Mrs Queen. widow of Admiral Queen,
q. S. N, VIII leave the city this week for
Jamestown r. l ,aecompaniedbyherg
children, the Misses owen, Miss Kathleen
Owen viii be among the graduates at the
commencement exercises of the Frien DIS
School to-day.
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MARRIED

RYAN-wARD-On the 2sth instant, at
329 T street northwest, by Rev. E.
W Bliss, Edward s. Ryan aud Miss Mary
E Ward. 80
The Washington times., 1895-05-30
Rer. nr. Enston Returns.

The pastor of the Eastern Presbyterian
Church on Capitol Hill has returned from
the general assembly and viii resume
his pulpit duties next sabbath. DR.. Easton
will resume his lectures on ''1,hc Jesuits,
Their Doctrines and Deeds" next Sabbath
evening.
The Washington times., 1895-05-30

Mrs. Read and her daughter. Miss Ger
trude Read, viii shortly leave town TO
spend the summer at the Baltimore Inn,
Cape Nav
The Washington times., 1895-05-30

The Misses Bertha and Nina Chinn are
at present in Brooklyn, after a visit to
friends in Philadelphia Later they will
go to Hartford, Conn, as the guests of
Mis-. Beech. m
The Washington times., 1895-05-30

Admiral Russell and the Misses Russell
will leave early in July for 0swego, N
Y, and from thence to summer in the
Adirondacks. fsaf
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Lansburgh & Bro
WE'RE OPEN
UNTIL NOON TO-DAY.

This gives you an OPP
portunity to purchase
some things you probably
have forgotten, and also
Will prove a good chance
for those of you 10 buy
who cannot come 'out so
conveniently during the
regular shopping days.
The Washington times., 1895-05-30
Mrs. Marcus Miller and her mother

Mrs. Marcus Miller and her mother.
Mrs. Haskins, who have been the guests
of Mrs. Crosby Miller, at her home on
street, have returned to Fort Hamilton.
Ensign and Mrs. Marcus Miller, with their
infant son, who have also been the guests
of Capt. and Mrs. Crosby Miller, have re-
turned to the naval station at Indian
Head. on the Potomac, after a short stay.
The Washington times., 1895-05-30

Mrs. John N. Wilson will leave to- day for
short visit to her daughter, Mrs. Brooks,
wife of Lieutenant Brooks L. s. A, at their
station, Fort Adams, n. Y, accompanied
by little Miss Brooks, who has been staying
with the colonel and his family for several
months.
The Washington times., 1895-05-30
You Can Buy Here on
At Cash Prices

We do not believe there is a better
Refrigerator any where-at any
price-than our North Star; IL
took first prize at the Worlds
Fair and is a wonderful ice-saver.
Every size that's made il here
from S2-50 10 $50. If You need a
carpet-we1l make 1T and Law il
free-nO charge for wasteinmarch-
ing figures; Brussels CARPET, so
cents yard and up-Ingrain car
pet, 30 cents yard. Our third
floor contains a Thousand rolls of
Mating very BEST quaIf-
ties-we1i tack II on your floor
gratis. Maybe you need a baby
carriage-w have 800 of the
handsomest patterns for you TO
choose frOm-a neat one for S5-
IA neater one for SO. More
up 10 $50. Plush or Tapestry
ParIor suite, S22. .5O-solid oak
bed room suite, SI3-and from
these prices clear on up 10 $500
a little money weekly or monthly
pays our bill-no notes-no interest.
The Washington times., 1895-05-30

Mrs. T. B. Mason has as her guest her
mother, Mrs. Phelps, and sister, Mrs Adams,
of Annapolis. who viii accompany her to the
Hew England Coast the middle of June.
The Washington times., 1895-05-30

Gen. Ruggles and family will spend the
summer at Cazenovia, N Y, and VIII
leave town during the coming month.
The Washington times., 1895-05-30

Go to Pen Mar on Decoration Day with
Columbia Commandery Rate S1-T5.
Train leaves B. & o. r r. depot at SIS
a
The Washington times., 1895-05-30

Mrs. Myers and Mrs Julian James will
leave the city early in July for Saratoga.