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sewer mains on Carroll avenue is rapidly
nearing completion, and within short time
Will be connected with the new sewer farm
on the Wildwood property Mr.. Martin Ne.
Namara has reported to Engineer Scudder
that ne has completed about 1000 feet of
the water main and about 1900 feet Of
sewer. The necessary IRE hydrants have
been constructed as the work progressed.
and the filling in is well under way. The
sewer and water main run along tie Sligo
creek and will be connected with the build
tngs of the Seventh Day Adventist Sui.d-
irgs, which border the Sligo.
Miss Eula Shreeve of Monocacy, Md. is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Johannes of
Chestnut avenue.
Mrs. J. A. Britton Of Magnolia avenue is
visiting friends at Sandusky, Ohio.
The hundred-thousand-dolla fund of the
Seventh Day Adventists, according to the
last report Of Assistant Treasurer w r.
Bland, now amounts to $J2, $780, "a Includes
In this amount were two donations last
week of $500 and 500, respectively.
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TAKoMA PARK.
Resignation Of Presbyterian Pastor to
Be Discussed.


A meeting of the board of trustees of the
Takoma Presbyterian Church has been ar
ranged for next Thursday evening in the
chapel of the church on Maple avenue at
which time the resignation of Rev William
Hart Dexter pastor of the church. will be
taken up and discussed, and formal action
taken. DR.. Dexter announced his resigna-
ton from the pulpit of his church a week
ago, to take effect April Is. No reason was
stated. He was the commandant of the
local branch of the United Boys Brigade
and has done much to further the interest
of the brigade in the District.
Plans are now being drawn for the gen.
eral conference Office building of the Sew
enth Day Adventists, which will be erected
on lots 70. u, % and %. in block g. Takoma
Park. The work on the building will be
commenced al once and it is expected that
it will be completed and occupied before
the meeting Of the general conference in
May.
The building will be erected on the four
lots south of the District line and facing
Laurel avenue. 1t will also be used by the
mission board The building will be forty
by sixty feet, three stories in height, and
will contain ample room for the offices of
the different departments of the general
conference.
Mr.. w: w: Prescott and Mr.. $. N. Cur
tiss of the Seventh Day Adventists are in
Battle Creek, Mich, attending the sale of
the property of the Seventh Day Adventists
in that place. The Adventists were located
in Michigan previous to their removal to
Takoma Park just after their big fire.
when they were almost completely wiped
out. Mr.. Curtiss will make a two weeks
stay in California before returning home
Word has been received by Adventists in
Takoma Park, announcing the burning of
the New England Sanitarium at Melrose.
Mass, on January 1. No lives were lost
and one was Injured
Judge Henderson, in the circuit court at
sustaining the validity of the Takoma Park
tax law. The opinion was rendered in the
case of Mr.. Estella Parshley and ]. Robert
Parshley against Frank l.. Hewitt. a suit
to compels the specific performance of
contract. Mr.. Hewitt agreed to purchase
from Mrs. Parshley a lot at Takoma and
made q payment on the property. When
the question arose as to the title not being
good, owing to some doubt as to the con-
stitutionality of the tax law, under which
the lot was sold, Mr.. Hewitt refused to
take the lot Judge Henderson's opinion
upholds the validity of the law and required
Mr.. Hewitt to pay over the 5000. The case
will be taken to the court of appeals on Mon
DAY for final decision in the matter. The de-
cision is of much interest to the residents
OF Takoma, inasmuch as considerable prop
erty has been purchased at tax sales The
decision is also Of interest to the residents
OF Glen Echo. Kensington and Garrett Park
where similar provision exists In the sew
eral town charters.
The work Of constructing the water and
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ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Annual Meeting Of the Montgomery
County Agricultural Association.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE. Nd. January IL. 1865.
The annual meeting of the members OF
the Montgomery County Agricultural So
ciety was held here today. President Da-
vid II. Warfield was in the chair, and Sec
rotary James T. Bogley was also on hand
The following board of directors was elect
ed without opposition: David H. War
held. Lee Offutt, John III. Bogley Charles
Veirs, Robert c. Warfield. Henry H. Grif-
nth, Robert Weaver. Charles F. Kirk, Ben
Jamin c. Colt, Josiah w. Jones, John II.
Gassaway and John C. Bentley. All were
members of the old board excepting
Messrs. Weaver of Washington and Kirk
of this county, who take the places of
Messrs. Charles w. Fields and Henry H.
Miller, who did not desire reelection. The
report of Treasurer John j. Higgins show
ed the total receipts for the year to have
been $9,S99.39, being about 81, 800 in excess
of the actual expenses of the fair last Au-
gust. The directors will meet next week
and elect officers for the ensuing year
Mrs. Henrietta Griffith, widow of Uriah
Griffith, and one of the oldest and most
highly esteemed residents of this county,
died Monday evening at her home at Lay
louisville, aged eighty-four years. General
debility incident to her advanced age was
the cause of DEATH She is survived by the
following children: Mrs John g. England
of Rockville, Mrs. James c. Christopher of
Baltimore and Miss Matte Griffith and
Messrs. Uriah H. w. Griffith, Cranmer
Griffith and Henry H. Griffith of Laytons-
vile. The funeral was held this afternoon
from the NJ. E. Church at Laytonsville,
Rev. Henry P West. pastor of the church,
officiating.
At the annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of the First National Bank of Sandy
Spring. this county. the following directors
were elected; Alban G. Thomas John
Broadly, E. c. Gilpin. w. w. Moore, Josiah
w. Jones, Allan Farquhar, Charles l..
Kirk, Francis Thomas. Asa NJ Stabler.
The directors reelected the following Off
GERS: President. Alban G. Thomas; vice
president. John Bready; cashier. Henry II.
Miller; assistant cashier, Fred l.. Thomas.
Mr.. John OHara of Lexington, KY. and
Miss Mae Bunch of Rapdan, Va, visited
Rockville this morning and were quietly
married by Rev S. r. White, the ceremony
taking place at the home of the minister
They were unaccompanied and left for
Washington Immediately after the cere-
mony.
license was issued here this morning
for the marriage of Samuel Harvey Pur-
bus of Chevy Chase and Miss Virgil La
vinia Pyles of this county.
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ja10- dads
JAMES W RADCLIFFE, AUcTToYEER-.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. NO. 923 U STREET NV
BY virtue Of decree Of The Supreme Court of
me District OF Columbia. passed in equity cause
No 2oo4s, the undersigned trustees will sell nt
public auction, in front Of the premises on MON
DAY. TIE TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF JANUARY
a. d. 1905, AT HALFPAST FOUR O'Clock
PM, the following described land and premises
situate In the city of Washington in the District
OF columbia, and designated as and being sublot
w, In square 800, together with the improvements
consisting OF two-story and basement brick
dwelling house, being premises No. 923 U Youl
street NV. w"
Terms OF sale: One-t third of the purchase money
TO be paid In cash and the balance In two e0ual
instailments, payable in and two years with
interest at six per centum per annum payable
semi annually from day Of sale and to be repre-
sented by pronissury Eotes Of the purchaser Sc
cured by deed Of trust upon the property sold ,r
all cash, at the option of the purchaser 4 do
posit CT 500 will be required of the purchaser at
the tiLe OF sale. All conveyancing recording and
notariai fees at the cest of the purchaser Terms
OF sale to be complied with within fifteen DAYS
from day Of sale: otherwise the trustees reserve
,he right 10 resell the property at the risk and
cost OF the defaulting purchaser. after ten COl
Gays advertisement Of such resale in The Even
Ing star, newspaper published In the city Of
Washington. ID. C. '
IRVING WILLIAMSON
Columbian haiiding
JOSEPH X. FAGUE
49, 5Oi street NV,
Ja'".Nuo Trustees.
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ruos. j. OWEN & SON. AucrroxEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPRovED
REAL ESTATE SITUATED on l. STREET
BETWEEN 14TH AND 18TH STREETS
BY virtue Of certain deed OF trust duly recorded
in Liber No. 1892, folio 40 ct seq. Of the Ian
records of the District of Columbia and at the
request OF tbs party secured thereby the under
signed trustees Will sell at public auction In front
OF the premises. on MONDAY. THE SIXTEENTH
DAY OF JANUARY. A. u. 1905. AT FOUR
O'CLOCK PM, the following described land and
premises situate in the city OF Washington. Dis
trict of Columbia. aud designated as and being
Rl OF lots numbered ten t10) to eighteen 49, both
inclusive. In square numbered ten hundred and
Bixty-seven i06Tl.
Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money
70 be paid in cash, balance In two equal INSTALL
meets payable in one and two years, with interest
Mt six per centum per annam, payable semi-an-
nually, from day Of sale secured by deed OF trust
upon the property sold. all cash. at the option
OF the purchaser. deposit of $500 win be
quired st time Of sale All conveyancing, record
ing, etc. at cost of purchaser. Terms of sale to
be complied with within ten days from day Of
sale otherwise the trustees reserve the right to
resell the property at the risk and cost Of defauting
purchaser, after five days advertisement OF such
resale In some newspaper published 10 Washington.
d. Q. HENRY. W. SOHON,
GEORGE II. REPETTI.
5a5-cAcs Trustees.
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Kensington News.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
KENSINGTON, Md. January -, 1905.
Mrs. Alfred S. Dalton has returned to
her home on Connecticut avenue after
visiting her parents in Baltimore, Md.
She was accompanied here by her sister,
Miss Susie Surratt
Miss Julia Langille, who has been quite
ILL., is able to be out again.
The Mems Club of the Warner Memorial
Presbyterian Church will hold an open
meeting in the Sunday school building
Friday night at o'clock. Mr.. c. X Ber-
ryman will give chalk talk
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Women Beat the Men in Golf.
From Country Life in America.

From Country Life In America.
Walter J. Travis says: II am disposed
to the opinion that the general play of our
women is quite up to the standard of their
cousins on the other side, and that in a
few years 1t win be on a higher plane.
wish l could feel the same way with re-
gard to our men. Unfortunately. however.
the conditions are somewhat different. Our
best players have to be recruited from the
ranks of the younger men. No sooner does
a player develop first-class game than he
retfres to business life, and with the fewer
opportunities necessarily offered for I'M
diligence in frequent play. his game is
bound to suffer. On the other side, with a
leisure class numerically stronger, no such
handicap is encountered.
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FUTURE DAYS.

"ASACOSTfA PUMP HOUSE" AT TEN An.
one Blake twin tandem compound direct acting
pumping engine. two return tubular boilers and
The frame building now covering the machinery.
FIRST AND CANAL SIS. S.W..' AT ELEVEN
An About go school desks and 200 blinds
THU MBILL ST. PUMPING STATION" AT
TWELVE NJ. 20 oil barrels
~ ST. PUMPING STATION" AT UALF-PAST,
TWELVE PM. Axes, brooms. buckets brushes
cans. chisels, tube cutters drills. files pick ham
dies rubber hose, lanterns, rubber mating dirt
picks. Manila rope, lamp shades, shovels, scoop
shovels. metallic tapelines comb taps and drills
about 35 tons If scrap iron. lot brass oil barrels.
one SargerI's smoke consumer. etc.
"OLD GEORGETOWN PUMPING STATION" AT
THREE PM. One Knowles single cylinder con-
densing pumping engine, lot OF cast iron floor
plates tahcut 1000 poundsl. also the building of
the old Georgetown pumping station
Terms ash. by order OF
ta10-4t X. u. SINIMS, Property Clerk D. c.
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Eight Arrows in the Air.

From Country Life in America
ssThere is also purely Indian exploit
which is recognized as a test of fast shoot
ing. In this the honor is allowed the
archer who can lave six arrows in the air
at once and the high honor for seven.
The Indian record is eight, but not many
Indians have made It,
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ja12-2t c. G. SLOAN & CO. Aucts
THos J. OWEN & son, AUCTi0NEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPROvED
SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE, KNOWN AS LOT
20. BLOCK IL. BRIGHTWOOD PARK d. c.,
FRONTING so FEET ON DIES MONIES
STREET BETWEEN STH AND 9TH STREETS
FEET TO A 20-FOOT ALLEY
Under and by virtue of certain deed Of trust
dated LIST day of October A ID. 1894 and recorded
in Liber 1858, folio 315 ct seq of the Land Rec
ords of the District of Columbia, and at the re-
quest OF the party secured thereby We the I'M
dersigned. will sell at public auction in front OF
the premises on SATURDAY, THE 2ISr DAY OF
JANUARY. AID. 1905, AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM
the following unimproyed real estate lying in the
county OF Washington. said District and known
as lot numbered twenty t20) In Dfller b. t,ror's
Subdivision of block numbered seventeen az, In
Brightwood Park. said subdivision is recorded
IN Liber County No. 81 folio 80, of the records
OF the office of the surveyor Of said District.
Terms OF sale One-third cash. and the balance
in one and two years from day Of sale for which
the promissory notes OF the purchaser must be
given, bearing interest payable sem-annually, st
tht rate or per centum per annum until paid
and secured by deed of trust the property sold
or al cash: at the purchasers option. \ deposit
OF 800 will be required at time of sale. All con-
veyancing. acknowledging and recording at pur-
chnser's cost. II the terms of sale are NOT com
pbed with in fifteen days from day of sale the
trustees reserve the right resell at the risk and
cost Of the defaulting purchaser after three DAYS
notice In some newspaper published in Washington
d. c. " e'.'
DILLER B. CROFT
DHLER F. GROrF,
,,ose, Trustees,
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Ja4-d&ds
MoRTGAGEE's SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ES-
TATE Is COLLEGE PARK SUBDIVISION
Attorney holder of note.
l3'S Il I. NV.

TATE IN COLLEGE PARK SUBDIVISION
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY. MD.
BY virtue of the power contained in a mortgage
from Ella NJ. Pride and Moses Pride, her husband.
the undersigned viii offer at public sale In front
of College Station. the Il. and o. railroad on
SATURDAY. JANUARY FOURTEENTH, 1905. AT
FOUR O'CLOCK M. first, lots to IA, Inclusive
OF block Of Johnson & Curriden's subdivision OF
College Park. improved by large and beautiful
house with all modern conyeniences. stables fine
shade and lawn; second, lots 10 to 49, inclusive. of
said block g. improved by excellent dwelling;
third lots 2. and OF said block 8: fourth,
lots to 49, inclusive, being all OF block of said
OF block of said subdivision Each lot named
herein IS SO by 200 feet This property is situated
almost Immediately at College Station and within
square of the el sctric railroad. Terms easy
For further particulars apply to PHIL. II. TUCK,
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by BY virtue of a deed Of trust to us. dated the
18th day of May, A. ID. 1899. and recorded In
Lib"r No. 1893 at folios 16a ct seq, of the land
records OF the District of Columbia, we win sell
at the request Of the holder of the note secured
thereby, at public auction In front of the prem
ises. Oh TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY
OF JANUARY. a. D. 1905. at FOUR O'CLOCK PM,
the following described property. situate in the
eity or washington District of Columbia, and dis.
unsuishec as all of lots hfty-one (5D and fifty
Two o21 IN Starr and others subdivision of square
hnety-sev go as per Plat recorded In the
once CT the surveyor for the District of Columbia
IN Book IL, page 10.
Terms Of sale one-third cash and the balance In
one two and ,hree years. the deferred payments to
be represented by notes OF the purchaser scured
by deed of trust upon the property sold and TO
bear interest at the rate of five t5) per centum per
ahnum until paid. payable semi "a nnuaIIy or ali
e4sh, at the option Of the purchaser. deposit Of
$500 to be required upon each lot at the time OF
sale and all conveyancipg and recording to be at
the cost II the purchaser Terms of sale TO be
complied with thin ten days from date thereof
otherwise the trustees the right to resell
the property at the risk and Of the defaulttug
purchaser. after at least FIVE days notice of such
resale published In some newspaper OF the District
OF ooiambia. Q. G. WILLARD,
~ VIM. Z. YOUNG,
JUN 70 LAhNEh. Trustees.
Attorney holder of note.
I3'S [ fa4-dSds
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TOMORROW.

TRUSTEES SALE OF LOTS on STREET AND
HANOVER PLACE. BETWEEN NORTH CAP
TTOL AND FIRST STREETS NORTHWE
BY virtue of deco of trust, duly recorded in
Iiber 2S05. folio 35i eft seq. of the land records
of the District of Columbia, and by direction Of
the party secured thereby, will sell, at public
auction. in front OF tho premises, on FRIDAY.
THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY. 1905,
AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM. lots %,
81. So and sc, in l.. NJ Saunders and others sub
divls.on of certain iots IN 6lI, in the city
of Washington. in said District, per plat re-
corded In Book Il, page 2, of the records of the
surveyors office of said District
Terms: One-third cash, residue in two equal pay
meBis at one and two years, six per cent interest
payable semi-annually, secured by notes of the
purchaser and deed OF trust the property,
all cash, at opt.cn Il purchaser. 500 deposit
All convey aneing. recording, etc, purchasers
cost. Terms to be complied with in fifteen days.
or trustees the right to readvertise and
sell cost and risk of defAulting purchaser.
CHARLES II. CRAGIN,
CHARLES II. C. McCARTENEY.
Trustees.
THOS. ] OWEN & SON. Auctioneers ja3-IOt
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FUTURE DAYS.
c. C. SLOAN & CO., AUcrIoNEERs, 1907 G ST.

ATTRACTIVE SALE OF FURNITURE FROM LO-
CAL STORAGE HOUSES PRIVATE PARTIES
And by ORDER OF AN ATTORNEY IN OUR
ROOMS. 1907 G STREET NV. dST AND ID
EIaOi.Sl, SATURDAY. JANUARY FOUR
TENTH, 1895. AT TEN AM
Comprising handsome brass and enamel beds
mar mattresses, mahogany dressers china closet
ana desk, OAK bed room suites, oak wardrobes
learner couches three fine show cases sidebnards
hall racks, parlor suites. box couches. handsome
combination pool table ALSO LOT OF HOUSE
HOLD GOODS BY ORDER OF CHAS IINKINS
ATTY.
AT TWELVE NJ.
Nictorias. Harness, etc.
Terms: Cash
ja12-2t C. O. SLOAN e. 70 A,o+s
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TOMORROW.
E ;:; Sl0an's Art Galleries,
E1 1907 q ST., Washington, ID. c.
G. G. Sloan & Co., Auctioneers.
The Harvey Sale.
(Hon. James e. Harvey, formerly minister to Portugal
during President Lincoln's administration

(lor1 James e. Harvey, formerly minister to Portugal
during President Lincons administration
Dutch Marqueterie Buh1, Empire and Colonial
Mahogany Furniture, Old Solid Silver, ELLINGTON
Plate, Rare China Jewelry, Books, several autograph
letters by President Lincoln to MIR. Harvey English
Colonial Prints, Bottled Wines, Fine Old Mahogany
Furniture of all periods and i'm all shapes, Tenders and
Andirors Mirrors, Pictures, Hangings, Ornaments,
Crystal Tableware, Curos etc. and other articles of
value collected by MIR. Harvey during his sojourn
abroad; also MANY valuable additions from we'll
known local estates, private owners and Others i'm
Guiding all the Rich Old Mahogany Furniture from the
HISTORIC CALVERT MANSION, ait Riverdale, Md,
which NOT sold there last month account of
the weather.
All to be
Sold at Unrestricted Public Sale ait
Sloan's Galleries, 14O7 Ct Street.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
january fl, IL & 13, 1905,
AT m A.Tl. and 3 PM. Each Day.
On exhibition Monday and Tuesday, January TO- 1905.
VIM. Henry Dennis, Executor,
f1oore Estate. 416 5th ST. NV
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UNITED STATES MARSHAL'S SALE.zBY VIR-
tue a writ of fere facious issued out of the
clerks office of tie Supreme Court Of the District
of Columbia and to me directed ] VIII sell at
pu c sale for cash. at the auction rooms Of James
W. Radcliffe, 800 Pa. ave. In this city, ON FRI
DAY THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY,
1905, AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK AN. all the right,
tt.e claim anc interest of the defendant. Augustus
Staber in md 10 the lease the 80 IT.
81 ins. OF original cot in square 37s. by depth
of ISL IT. 1917 running back to a soft. alley
seized and levied upon the interest of said Au-
gnstus j. StHbler to said lessehold. and sold to
,sfy execution at law No 4737S. in favor OF the
Corbitt Buggy Co.. incorporated AULlCK
PALMER. L. s. Marshal. JAMES W. RAT
CLIFFE. Auctoneer. RALSTON & SInD0NS. II.
WINSHiP VHEATLEY Attorneys de23 SO, JAG IL
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JAZZ dads

THos. j. OWEN son. AUCTs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALU-
ABLE UNIMPROVED PROP
ERTY, LOCATED ON NEW
HAMPSHIRE AVENUE BET.
N AND o STREETS NORTH
INJECT
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

A church which has been under constitute
ton for ], 600 years has just been completed
at Paris 1t must have been put up under
a government contract.
Some people of a religious sect in In
dianapolis think that good people should
mo warrant for the telephone in the Bible"
President Roosevelt will be invited to be
present at the great Catholic day" cele-
bration in Cincinnati in conjunction with
the golden jubilee OF the Central verein on
September 10 next
The agent of the British and Foreign b.
BILE society in Japan calls for the expansion
Of Bible work in Japan He considers that
the needs of Japan at this moment are
greater than those of any European coun-
try
Pope Plus X recently gave audience 10 a
poor man living at Tivol, near Rome, who
personally presented the pontir with q
In exchange he received the pope's photo
graph.
Mrs. Edward D. Brandagee OF Utica, N,
Y, is the friend her name heretofore UNI
published, who presented to Bishop Brent
of the Philippines 100000 for Protestant
Episcopal cathedral in Manila on the eve
Of his first departure In 1902.
BY the side of the bishop at st. Adams,
special preacher, the other day, at the
church for the deaf and dumb, Oxford
street, London, stood a ourate who with
nimble fingers translated the sermon, SEN
tence by sentence, into the deaf and dumb
alphabet.
Tho sisters OF the Good Shepherd Of
Cleveland. o., have received a check foi
5000 from John d. Rockefeller, with az
intimation that a further donation will b.
forthcoming when the community Ia
raised $50 TO apply on the $4,000 indebt
edness which burdens the institution