Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-18


Ing been completed. Supervising Principal
Janney's office will be IN this building for
the ensuing year at@least.
Temperance Work.
The Young Woman's Branch of the
Christian Temperance Union. attached to
the Dumbarton Avenue Church, has begun
to exercise very perceptible influence
Its membership Is composed Of many Of
the strongest and most earnest workers In
the church. Meetings are held regularly,
adopted and pushed with an energy indica-
tive of much executive power. The lead
ing lights of the temperance cause In
Washington are much pleased with the
work going on here, and compltmented the
members of the branch in formal meeting
night before last at the Dumbarton Church
On this occasion the great work or the
white ribbon order all over the world was
briefly told. In the course of the
Rev. Mr.. stitt's invited words of encour-
agement," he spoke of the wonderful work
the Catholic bishops have been doing. of
late for the temperance cause, and hoped
in this respect. Their work had already
been vast, but yet much remained undone
The efforts of the DumbartQn Avenue
branch of the Womans Christian Temper
ance Union. he ca;d, were deserving. of the
highest commentator and encouragement
At Mondays meeting Miss Lightfoot pre-
sided.
A short musical and literary program
added interest to the meeting.
EvnnEelistic Meetings.
Next week a series of meetings of an
evangelistic nature will be held at the Con-
gress Street M. P. Church preparatory to
the regular protracted meetings. Five diff
ferent ministers of the gospel will conduct
the services, which will be held every even
ing except Saturday. The preachers of the
week will be Rev. Mr.. Smith of Central
Church, Rev. Mr.. McCloskey of the North
Carolins Avenue Church. Rev. David Will
son, 4 retired chaplain of the United States
army; Rev. r. X. Lewis of Mt. Tabor
Georgetown, and Rev. Mr. Backus of the
Virginia Avenue Church. The meetings
will be principallysof sermon and song. The
doubt be large.
About n Horse.
A warrant was issued last night against
Mr.. Farley Veale. the liveryman, at the
request of Mr.. John D. Mason, it being
charged that the former was unlawful!y
holding a horse belonging to the complain
ant. 1t appears on investigation that one
Geo. Hilton recently stabbed horse at
Veale's until the board bill amounted to
S26 Then Hilton sent him to Kengla's pas
ture. on the Tenleytcwn road, without sat
isfying Veales claim. While at the pas
ture Elton found purchaser for the ami
NAL in Mr.. Mason. The liveryman, hearing
of 1t, went at once to Kenglas before de-
livery had taken place. and paying the
charges against the animals owner, Sc
cured the horse and took him to his stable
to hold. Hence the warrant.
Badly Hurt.
At o'clock last night little "Bilr' Lang,
son of one of the proprietors Of the NJ
street Morgan House, was run over and
knocked down by a horse attached to sur
rey and driven by colored man. The fix is
the property of Mr.. Charles Tribbey. The
little fellow was bruised badly about the
face and head. officer Conlon and others
conveyed the unfortunate to 10sS 32d street,
where medical attendance was given him.
Notes.
Yesterday afternoon there was quite
brisk fire at the home of the Misses
Thomas, BIOS P street. The rear part of the
building suffered to the extent of about
$3.50, while the contents were impaired con-
siderably.
Horace E. GaskHl yesterday sold to Ed
win c. Clark lots l, 2, 3, s, 10, IL and II,
block 5, of the Whitehaven subdivision, on
the Conduit road near the distributing
reservoir.
The trestles over the Foundry and College
branches on line with Prospect avenue,
for the benefit Of the Washington and Great
Falls railroad, are just being completed.