Evening star., 1897-06-04
AFFAIRS lN GEORGETOWN
The Meteorological Summary for the Month
1aof May.
Mid-Week SeEEice at West Streel
PresbyteriaAnk kehurch-Lecture ON
Ben Hpns-A COLLATION..

The meteorological summary for the
month OF May. from. observations taken
at aOth ard M Streets, by Professor NJ F.
Burrows, shows that the record was quite
out OF the ordinary. The monthly. mean
ten perature was unusually low for the
mcnth. and the rainfall double that for
May for number of years past Last
May the thermometer ran over the 100
mark on one occasion, and hovered above
the w mark for several days. During the
mentn Just past the maximum temperature
was S5 degrees, which was registered on
the 9th and 10th, while the minimum was
81 degrees, the 4th ultino. giving a month
~ range OF. the thermometer Of 4S degrees
Inc mean temperature for the month was
bl-4 degrees. There were eleven clear days;
WE'VE fair ones and nine cloudy days
There were fourteen days upon which
one one-hundredth or more of an tnch of
ram fell, while The average daily rain
1ail was twenty-three one-hundred.hs. The
total rainfall for the month was TOE inch
and hail fell once. The prevailing direc-
ton OF the wind was from the southwest.
DIR. Alcxander's Return.
Much qualification was expressed by the
West Street Presbyterian Chrrch congrega-
ton at the announcement in The Star CT
yesterday that Rev. DR.. Alexander had re-
turned from the general assembly, where
he and DR.. Sunderland represented the
District, and that their pastor would hold
mid-week service. Notwithstanding the
threatening weather there was a good at
tendance. In addition to an eloquent lee
ture on the next Sunday school lesson
some allusion was made to the general
assembly meeting. though later 1t was as
certained that the, pastor would bring the
matter before the attention of the congre-
the service was excellent, Professor Hun
ter, the precentor. leading. with Miss
Tschiffely at the plano and Mr.. Stitt at
. Lecture ON ben Hur.
The lecture of DR., Thomas ]. Jones on
Ben Hur" at the Dumbarton Avenue NJ.
e. Church promises to be unusually well
attended this evening. The interest in the
lecture will be Increased by the use of one
hundred and twenty-five stereopticon
views which will illustrate the subject.
The proceeds of the lecture go to the
church improvement fund.
Mrs. Fox VIII Assist.
The popular pianist, Mrs. Daisy Louise
Fox, will be prominent assistant at the
entertainment to be given next Thursday
at Linthicum Hall, for the benefit of the
choir boys of st. Johns Church. Mrs. Fox
Will render Gre1gS s minor concerto and
Cortecelifs concert7fantasia, with Miss
Barrett at second piano. Mrs. Fox will
also act as aceompanist for the occasion.
Read Estate Sales.
Mrs. Marian h. :spates and others have
sold to John + Wilkinson part of lot 5.
square 1858, at an unnamed consideration.
Allen c. ClaIk has sold to Belinda c.
Hayden lots and g. block 10. and lots p.
"A. % and rs, Hbck 10, of the Reno subdi-
vision. Is
Pedestrinni-ana Bicycle Collide.
There was collision yesterday afternoon
shortly before Is O'Clock on M street, just
east of SD stfeet,o between a pedestrian
and a tandem bicycle. Mr.. William Fl.
Bornheim, the bead clerk for Mr.. A. M.
Baer, the well-known clethier and halter,
was crossing the street when he collided
with tandem, o4e which were seated a
lady ard q map mayed r. H Bosard of 4fO
Sd street northwest. The lady was thrown
off the mashipf a4f hsr head badly cut.
where Dr. Louis {aekaIle was summoned
and sewed Zip, the fRonHds, Later the lady
wss removed to FER hong in a carriage, it
being impossible to. ascertain her name.
Mr.. Bornheffn was slightly injured by the
collision. en 4'taff x