Evening star., 1896-12-12
A small amount
CON ENSED LOCALS

In the announcement In The Star of tn
sale of the George Taylor property to V
H Moses 1t should have been stated thu
the property was purchased by W. H., l.
Z. and A. c. Moses, under the firm nam
of w. B. Moses & Sons.
Mr.. Dominic /. Murphy, commissioner &
pensions, delivered a lecture in Gonzag;-
College Hall last night on Thomas Moor.
for the benefit of the st. Vincent de Pa
Society of st. Aloysius Church Mr. Nj
ply was assisted by number of we
known local entertainers, who contribute
20 make a program that was interestir.
and enjoyable In every feature.
st. Johns Lodge. No. II, F. a. a. NJ. h:
elected the following officers for the {.
suing year: Edwin A Mess, w. NJ: w,
7. Jones, S. w; Rev. Chas Alvin sn,:
j. W.: r. A. DeiIet. secr-.-- o.
Watson. treasurer: Chas. Fernald, s. D.;
r. A. Daniel ]. D.; ]. S. Beach. S. S.; T.
]. Landergren, ]. s.; F. W. Hart, marshal;
Rev. Jos. B. North, chaplain: A. K Belt
tiler; F. ]. Foster, representative Masonic
board relief; Samue! Hart, delegate to St
Johns Mite Association; John s. Beach
proxy.
The seventh annual reunion CT the class
of 10 of the Washington High School will
take place the 10th of this month at the
Grafton.
Articles incorporating the Mutual Inves
meLt Fire Insurance Company have be.
filed by Robert Reyburn, r. j. Beall.
l.. Sears, w. o. Denison, R. O'Neill,
Leonard and J. X. Wright.
A bill in equity has been filed by Jol
w Lilly of the Ancient Order of Kn!gk
or Jerusalem against Nimrod Encami
ment, No. /, to restrain the body fire.
collecting tax alleged to be due him
certain copyrighted books and workir
cards.
Mr.. C. A. Hartman of 2l9 G street re
turned last Wednesday from a two week:
hunting trip through the everglades
Florida. Representative VIM. s. Linton
who form ed one Of the party, is expecte
home Monday. Mr.. Hartman brings HON
the hide of a nine-foot alligator and
seven-foot rattlesnake skin as mementt
of the trip.
In suit for divorce filed against Kat
Lillian Pigeon by Edmund o. Pigeon, Mrs
Pigeon, whose maiden name was Don;
ties were married February %, 1886, an
the complainant says that he left his viii
last March because of her alleged miscor
duct.
National Capital Council No. al. Nation
Union has elected the following officers fo
ley; vice president, H. o. Simons: ex-presi
dent. B. J. Cady, speaker, J. E. Bright
secretary. r. L. Hunter; financial secre
tary, M. Otterback: treasurer. A. p. Funk
chaplain. c. F. Mallard: usher, J. S. Briggs
S. at A.. Peter HaLn; doorkeeper, j. r
Keech; trustees B. A. Harlan, s. E. Cole
NJ. T. Dixon; delegates to cabinet, W. c.
Nicholson, B. ]. Cady; delegate to N. L
l. R., W. H. H. Harmer; delegete to d. o:
c. A. F. B. s., B. A. Harlan.
The local markets have put on Their
Christmas dress Of evergreen, although the
produce shown between the garlands OF
running pine and punches OF cedar and
tolly indicate summer time. Turkeys are
as plentiful as Is the Christmas green for
decoration and all that was necessary 10
complete the Christmas scene this morn
ing was a downfall of snow.
The horse and buggy belonging Ia
Charles Eysman, jr., reported stolen Tues
day night, has been recovered. A colored
man, who thought the animal had been
abandoned. drove 1t to livery stable
where 1t was recovered by the owner.
william Milton's desire to monopolize the
business of telling newspapers about the
corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 18th
street got him In trouble, and today he
was behind the bars instead Of being on
the corner selling papers. He was fined
SO
Mr.. H. Prescott Galley, clerk of Criminal
Court No. 2, suffered the disIocation Of two
fingers In bicycle accident today at 6tt
and e streets. His machine escaped injury
The ladies OF the Nordhoff Guild will give
luncheon at Willard Hall beginning next
Tuesday and continuing for four days, for
the benefit Of the Homeopathic Hospital
The Alumni Association OF the National
University will give tts fourth annual ban
quet Tuesday at 8 pm. at Freund's banquet
hall Cbvers will be laid for hundred.
The, central relief comnittee WIN NEE,
Monday afternoon at 4:l5 O'Clock In the
orianixation and plan Of ralsing fundJ wfii
a,lhynff reporfR for ncffnu. -