Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-04
AT FAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
The Weather Conditions for the Past
Month.
Local Notes From Across Rock Creek
Bridge of Interest to
Citizens.

The meteorological summary for the
month of May from observations taken at
Braces drug store corner of Both and NJ
streets, by Prof. NJ. f. Burrows, shows
that the mean temperature was 69.5 for
the month. The maximum was % degrees,
which occurred on the 18th, while the
minimum was Al degrees, occurring on the
Sth, giving a monthly range of "a degrees
During the month there were only nine
fair days. ten clear days and twelve cloudy
The total rainfall for the month was 2.41
inches, and there were sixteen days upon
which LOO or more of an inch of rain
fell. Thunderstorms occurred on the 3D.
9th, 18Th, 18th, 22d and 2Sth. The prevail
ing direction of the wind was from the
northwest, and on the 18th and 2sth the
wind reached a gale from the northwest.
Arlington Yards.
AT the Arlington stock yards some few
cattle were offered and sold as follows:
Best, and Az cents per pound; good, 3
and 3la cents; medium, 2k and 3 cents;
common, and 2k cents. There were SOB
sheep and lambs put up, going at the fol-
lowing prices: Sheep, 2 and 324 cents per
pound, lambs, and cents; spring lambs,
cows and calves, sold from SO to $40 per
head The market was brisk for lambs
and good for other stock.
St. JOseph's Fair.
The second night of the fair and festival
Tor the benefit of St.JoSeph's Female School,
on 30 street, was even more successful
than the first, and all during the evening
the grounds were crowded. Under the di-
rection of Mrs. Hines, there was an exhibit
ton OF fancy dancing in one of the front
class rooms, in which a number of children
TOOK part good program is promised Cor
tonight. The ladies at the various ables
are working hard to make the festival a
success and their efforts are likely to be
crowned with success.
Interesting Talk.
A very pleasant gathering was held at The
residence of DIR. and Mrs. Thos. ]. Jones
Tuesday evening to meet BaLu Jamlna
Nath Banerii, from Calcutta, India, who
gave very interesting talk on the social
and religious customs of his native land in
the far east. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Hargraves, Mr., Mrs and
Miss Belden, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Randall, Miss
and Mrs. Ct. Ross, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Hough
MIR. f. Smith, Mrs. NJ E. Rush. Miss Sau;er
and Mr.. Jamina Nath Banerji. Mr.. Har-
graves delig the company with a solo,
and Miss Emily Sauter recited in her usual
excellent manner. A short trip through
Rome, by means of lantern slides, com
plefed the evenings entertainment.
Notes.
The remains of Mrs. Anna Davis were
laid to rest in the quiet of Glenwooi on
Monday. She was the mother of Mrs. w
w. Brewton of SD street. and was in the
eighty-sixth year of her age
Several robber.es have been reported in
Georgetown. Mrs. Mary E Forrest of 1893
\ street lost diamond pin, while DIR c.
u. Crusor of 1881 18th street lost pair of
leather traces from his stable.
The board of directors of the First Co
operative Building Association in meeting
tuesday, reaDpointed, for the new year, the
Old finance and valuation committees con-
slstng of Messrs. Greenlees, Lee and
Wheeler, and Messrs. Decide, Darby and
Hutchins, respectively Mr.. Jesse II. VIII
sen was also reappointed attorney for the
association
Mrs. Daisy l.. Fox of Georgetown. the
Wel-knoWn pianist, was quite seriously in
1urei Monday afternoon by being run over
by bicycle as she vas aligatins from a
Iith street car mean X. She was removed
to the Litchfeli and treated. and later to
her residence, 15i5 18th street. 1t is feared
that Mrs. Fox will not be able to walk for
some time.