Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Lecture Before the Literary Oircleof Dunbar
ton Church.
Local Notes of Interest From Across
Rock Creek Bridge of Import
ance to Taxpayers. Tr

The literary Circle Of the Dumbarton
Avenue M. E. Church met last evening at
the lecture room Of the church. the attend
ance being very large. Mr.. T. H. Ander-
son, vice president of the Ohio National
Bank Of Washington, read a carefully pre-
pared essay on the History of the Bible"
He was vigorously applauded for his able
and eloquent paper. Rev. DR.. j. B. Stitt,
the pastor, spoke on the literary treasures
of the Bible, as did Mr.. Eastlock. Mrs.
Brewton and Mrs. Jones. Coffee and cake
were served at the social, which closed the
service.
The revival services which were inaug-
urated at the church Sunday evening will
til Friday evening. The services will be
conducted by Rev. DR.. Stitt, assisted by
other prominent local divines.
Pretty Wedding.
There was a pretty wedding yesterday
afternoon at 5 o'clock at the Gay Street
Baptist Church, Miss Virginia Ricketts,.
the daughter of Mrs. c. A. Ricketts, of P
street. and Mr.. George Howell Jacobs of
Huntington. Ind, being the contracting
parties The ceremony was performed by
Rev. w. s. o. Thomas. MIR. Walter Brown
acted as best man, with Misses Maggie
and Helen Mccarthy as bridesmaids. Mr..
acted ushers. Miss Virgie Harding. a
niece of the bride, was the maid of honor.
The newly married couple left the city by
boat for Old Point Comfort and later take
up their residence at Norfolk, where the
groom Is engaged in business.
Arlington Stock Yard.
AT the Arlington stock yards yesterday
the sales were quite lively. Some few cat
tie were offered, and sold as follows: Best.
IL and 3-4 centssper pound; good, Ia
and IL cents; medium. 8 IL and IA
cents; common. IL and IL cents. There
were $50 sheep and lambs placed on sale,
going at the following quotations: Sheep,
2 IL and IL cents per pound; lambs,
Ia and cents; calves, and cents. Six
cows and calves sold from SO to $40 per
head. The state of the market was good
for all kinds of stock.
Notes.
Mrs. Lizzie B. Schlosser the wife Of Pro-
fessor Henry Schlosser of 1907 NJ street, is
in Baltimore on short visit to her
brother. ~"
John M. Barry has sold to Mary o. Ag-
new lot 1, in block B. of the Friendship and
Mt. Airy subdivision at Tenleytown, the
consideration being unnamed.
The young ladies of st. Marks League
will give a supper at ST. Johns Parish
"
street. tomorrow evening, from 6 until 10
o'clock. s5s.a e.. -:-,, ..
Mr.. George Thomas Woodward of 400
10Th street has successfully stood q critical
operation. performed on him Last Friday,
and sanguine hopes are entertained for his
complete recovery. The operation is said
to be one of the most critical and delicate
of its kind ever performed in the hospital
1t Is expected that he will be confined to
the hospital for one month at least before
he will be able to resume his duties.
Mr.. Joseph w. Harry Of TenleytoWn died
last Friday at the residence of his daugh-
ter at Norfolk, Va, where he went to re.
SIDE about year ago. For more than
three years MI. Harry had been a para
lytic. The deceased had been identified
with Tenleytown all. his life, and during
his last years at the village kept general
merchandise store there. Just prior to his
departure for Norfolk, Mr.. Harry lost his
mother, Oldest daughter-Mrs. Andrew
Riley-and his wife, through death, and re-
ceived himself a stroke of paralysis, all oc-
curing inside of ten days. Added to these
misfortunes. he failed in business, and lost
his home through forfeiture of payments.