Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1891, Page 14

14 REAL ESTATE GOSSIP. Some Recent Sales of Property in the Busi- ness Section. ACTIVITY IX CERTAIN LINES OF BUILDING—nOW CLUDS ARE ADDING TO THE ARCHITECTURE oF ‘TRE CITY—THE NUISANCE OF PRIVATE STABLES OTHER MATTERS. ECENT TRANSACTIONS IN PROPERTY in the business section of the city has naturally drawn the attention of investors to that class of property. A sale is always an ad- vertisement, not only of the particular piece involved in the transaction, but also of adjoin- ing property. One of the common experiences of those who attend auction sales and buy property is to receive at the very close of the sale an offer in advance of the price at which the property was knocked down. Sometimes a sale made in the ordinary way will have the same effect and property owners are gratified ‘and in some cases surprised to find that their property is in demand. The auction sale of the property at the northeast corner of 9th and E streets is = good illustration of this tendency on the part of buyers. A short time after the sale was made the adjoining property on E street, 50 by 100 feet, was purchased. It had been on the market for some months, as the weather-beaten sign of the real estate dealer who had the property for sale fully in- dicated. But it was probably concluded that if the corner property was worth ‘$13.31 at auc- tion the adjoining property must certainly be worth $6 per foot and accordingly the purchase was made. But others were strack with the desirability of the corner property and arrangements are now being Fa Ay dicate to purchase it, paying an i at auction of some rice ‘There is some talk of this syn: so buy- ing the adjoining piece on E street, which wil¥} give them a block of land exactly 100. fect are. In that event a handsome building will probably be erected on that site. i It is not likely that the directors of the Lin- cola National Bank were influenced by this sale in reaching the decision to purchase the prop- erty one block south at the northwest corner of thand D streets. At any rate this transac- tion has been closed, as has been stated in Tue Sar. and the bank is now the owner of over 12,000 feet of ground, for which they paid about $12 per square foot.’ This sale is another evi- dence of ‘the appreciation of values of real es- tate in this city. The opposite corner, where Lincoln Music Hall is located, was purchased about four years ago and the price paid for the 10,650 square feet was $7.51 per foot. A few ears previous, however, Mrs. N. L. Anderson ought the property which she has just sol to the bank and paid about $65,000 for it. After holding it for six years and more she has sold itfor $150,000. As the property has during that time yielded a fair rental it will probably be considered, in view of the price obtained, shat it has proved to be an extremely desirable investment. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENTS. These transactions, a4 well as others which have been the marked features of the real es- tate market durin the past year, are indications of the growth of the business interests. In the majority of cases the transfers of property have been followed by improvements of one kind or another. Either new buildings have been erected or else the old buildings have been remodeled and adapted to business pur- ‘There has been a good deal done in this Bitection on E street between Sth and 7th streets. A few years ago that was a residence section. Then as business began gradually to encroach upon the street the houses were ven up one by one by the families who had fived there for many years.” It became’ region of boarding housesand now another change is taking place, and the houses are being turned into business places. In the square between 6th and 7th streets Dr. William May is remodel- ing @ house so that it can be used as a store. ‘The adjoining building is occupied by the Co- Jumbis Phonograph Company and fur- ther along Mr. Abraham Fisher hes @ large office building, where his own Offices are located. Across the street Judge Lowrey is altering a large residence which he has leased to the Boston Cracker Company. ‘The owners of the property at the southwess corner of 6thand E streets where there are some old frame buildings, are considering plans for the improvement of their holdings. re is such a demand for business places in this locality that the Concordia Club, which now owns and occupies the old Sprague man- sion, has received propositions for the pur- chase of the vacant ground about the club house. On the square above a number of handsome improvements have been mado or are in progress. A fine building is being erected by the Georgetown Law School. Mr. L. C. Wood oceupies a fine offico build-ng, which he has recently completed. An office buildin with a stone front is being built for Mz. Walker near the corner of 6th street. In other sections of the business portion of the city a good deal of building is in progress. ‘The greatest activity is noted on F and G streets and the intersectixg streets. Prepara- tions are being made for the erection of the large building on G street between 6th and 7th streets which will be the home of the city post office until the permarent building is erected covering the entire square ox the south side of Pennsylvania avenue opposite Tur Stax office. CLUBS AND CLUR Hotsts. Prominent members of the National Repub- lican League have under consideration an en- terprise which, if carried out, will add another handsome club honse to the number regard to the rights or un. HEURICH’S RESIDENCE. Plans have been prepared for a residence for Mr. C. Heurich, to be erected at the corner of New Hampshire avenue and Sun- derland ‘The house will be he and will be to itecture of that section of the city. SUBURBAN PROPERTY. ‘The sale of the Estin property on the Colum- bia road and its subdivision will result in the 3 wala eia be coset eee main approaches whic! one the Zool Park. A tract of land ‘on the: between Lincoln avenue and been subdivided and will be known as Eckington. This new subdivision includes sev- eral tracts of land and is the result ers uniting in order to It includes a tract of lan ion of the suburbs is making rapid progress. The are not quite 40 az are asked in western but A handsome three-story and basement brick dwelling is shortly to be built at 1711 M street northwest by Wm. C. Hill. The house will have a frontage of twenty-two feet one inch by a depth of forty-one feet. Its front will be of ress brick and a circular bay window, forty- three feet high by about twelve feet in width, will be attac! W. Bruce Gray is the archi- tect and John 8. Larcombe the builder. Warren Choate & Co. have had plans made for » remodeling of their buildi: 728-730 1ith street northwest; into stores and offices. Three new brick d are erected from 401 to 405 M street northwest by Ji hb Prather. Each house will be three stories high, with large roomy basement, have bay windows and a frontage of 16 feet 9 inches by a depth of ‘36 feet. Charles Cole is the architectand Peter Fersinger the builder. ‘A comfortable brick dwelling has been _oom- menced at 3037 O street northwest by W. Taylor Birck. It will be three etories high with basement, have a front of press brick and vided with all modern improvementa. > F. a is the architect and J. V. Yates the muilder. John Miller is building thres small brick dwellings from 431 to 435 New Jersey avenue southeast. P. N. Dwyer is the architect. A row of nine alley houses is being erected in the alley in square 877 by Wm. Yost & Bro. The houses are but two stories high and very plain. A handsome brick and stone dwelling is being erected at 1216 16th street northwest by T. A. Harding for Mrs. Virgmia Bulkley. The howe will be three stories high and have a frontage of 20 feet 3 inches by a depth of 45 feet. Geo. A. Cooper is the architect. Chas. Gessford has broken ground for the erection of a row of fine two-story and base- ment brick dwellings from 121 to 127 4th street southeast. Mr. Gessford is doing the building. A. P. Fardon is: building for E. G. Rowzer a neat two-story and cellar brick dwelling at 1234 U street northwes:. Two new brick dwellings are now being erected at 1103 and 1105 Florida avenue north- east by J. H. Lewis. When completed they will be two stories high. The county is about to havea nice improve- ment in the shape of six new frame dwellings, which A. B. Hines is erecting on Gales street between 18th and 19th streets. J. W. Serrin is the builder. Charles Gessford is making ready to erect j seventeen two-story and basement brick dwell- ings in the northeastern section of the city. A row of six of these will be built from 246 to 256 Sth street northeast, anda row of eleven will be erected from 300 to 320 9th street northeast. Frank N. Carver is erect for Mrs. M. A. Jobnson s handsome bi dwelling at the corner of Tennessee avenue and A street north- east. E. H. Fowler is the architect. Alfred Wood is building a handsome three story and cellar dwellirtg at 1740 B street north- west. The house will be built of brick with * press-brick front, It will hare = frontage of wenty-two feet bya six foot. 3: B. Williams is the builder, °°" ‘A row of five small brick dwellings is erected from 1315 to 1828 alley in square 1027. Waters & Thompson are the owners. which now form an uttractive feature of the social life of the city. It is proposed to estab- lish the permanent headquarters of the league im this city and to erect a magnificent club house for the accommodation of the members when they come to the city. The expenditure of about half a million of dollars, as is contem- plated, will secure a home for the league which will not only be a club house in the general sense, but will, in addition to the usual facili- ties of a first-class club, supply sleeping accom- modations. If the present plan is carried out the new club house will be a hotel and club combined and it will then bes home for the members when they are in the city. One plan Proposed is to have a membership of 1,500 nen With an initiation fee of $300. fund thus Faised will be used in the erection of a buildin, that will be as complete as anything of the kin: im the country. No definite action has been taken toward carrying out this plan, but it is being discussed and, no doubt, something will be done in the near future. ‘The increase in the number of clubs in this city and their prosperity has been marked of late years. The oldest club, the Metropolitan, occupies a handsome home of its own at the corner of 17th and H streets. The Cosmos Club iscomfortably housed in the residence on Lafay- tte Square which was famous in former yearsas the home of Mrs. Madison and is now the pro} erty of the club. Another prosperous club is the University. This club now occupies & Tented house on I street between 17th and 13th streets, buts movement has been started to buy a site and erect a fine building. ‘The United Service Club is now building s club house at the corner of Connecticut avenue and I street which will be one of the most complete ‘as well as the most elegant club houses for the size that can be found in any city. The home of the Columbia Athletic ‘Club on G street above 17th street, which was especially for the use of the club, is conceded to be one of the best buildings of the kind im the country. The Union Club has a and commodious home at the corner of 1éth and K streets, while the Capital Bicycle juzrters on Pennsylvania avenue just east of ‘Tith street, and while still in its infancy the new organiza- tion has given evidence of a prosperity that attests the need which existed fora club of this character. A ladies’ club has just been started and from present indications it will not be long before the necessity for a permanent home will lead to the erection of asuitable club SOMETHING ABOUT PRIVATE STAZLES. Property owners, especially in the handsome resident sections of the city, are frequently an- noyed by the erection of stables in close prox- imity to their houses. With the utmost care on In a great many instances, however, the owners do not maintain avery close supervision over | t of their establishments and the result the comfor i The directors of Georgetown “= have ing on decided to erect a new law schooi E street between 5th and 6th streets northwest. architect and C. C. Martin J. T. Denson is the is the builder. Ground has been broken for the erection of a ndsome three-story basemen? brick dwelling on the northwest corner of Boundary a by leg yg The house will be built for tte vets. Alex Miller the architect and builder. - a = isto a at 1804 street northwest . Hubbard. I will be built of brick, dope Es ‘of 80 fot Pen en eee nee rane stories with cellar. H. Hubbard is the architect and F. H. Duehay the builder. a FOREIGN TOPICS OF INTEREST, ‘Troops to Be Sent to South Africa To Suppress the Boers. ‘The Wye (naval store ship) will start from England for Africa today with s large quantity of provisions and ammunition, and will be fol- lowed shortly by the troop ship Himalaya, with reinforcements for the cape. Advices state that the Boer expedition is known to be thor- oughly equipped with arms and ammunition, and is formed into a military organization for the purpose of meeting any enemy, native or British, that may obstruct the way. ‘They are without artillery, but their rifles are largely of recent importation and of the pattern. They march divided in four the women and children with the wagons in each instance, bri up the rear, and a ioneet corps with reliefs cutting the ray ahead. The progress will be slow, snd. it is believed that there will be ample time itis to the “trek” before it the British the troops ouly a pretease of objection to the unde: and thle it has the bower Bu] of ail clams of the Dutch in the ‘THE QUEEN GIVES A REGIMEXT 4 Goar. Her majesty, Queen Victoria, has taken a queer freak in making a present of = goat to the second battalion of Welsh regiment quar- tered at Devonport. The officers of the regi- ment, while ¢ majesty’s know whatta do with luced itself to ite wners and knocking down the colonel hile’ ena ‘The ofticers have no taste for goatas s diet, and do not think it a valuable addition to the mental equipment. However, they have goat, and have sent « formal address of thanks to her majesty. = SPARING THE ROD. There isa strong feeling in the house of are cutirely at a, loss to the royal goat, which in- EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C, SATURDA’ He called although a woman doubled in weight the meas- urement of her waist didn't increase at While in Washington the last few days Dr. g has measured the waists of twelve lit- . Kellogg did not see any reason why women shouldn't be as strong as men. The doctor spoke of the Swiss women who carry heavy burdens on their shoulders up and down Bille, and said that they are among the health- iest women of the worl He showed by that the same evils occasioned in women by tight clothes were to be found in men who wore belts. peviaderiann BEQUESTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST Made in the Will of Dr. E. Carroll Morgan, Filed Yesterday. The will of the late Dr. Ethelbert Carroll ‘Morgan was filed in the Probate Court yester- day with the petition of John H. Magruder and ‘Wim. J. Stephenson, the executors, for the pro- bate. It is quite a lengthy instrument and Dears date of April 22 last. Of his estate (inde- pendent of what he is entitled to from his father's estate) he leaves to C. V. Boarman his Harvard surgical chair and sleigh; to Chas. Rabbitt, $100; to his sister Ellenora, acrayon of his mothe:. Tohis mother he leaves such articles as she may select from his effects and certain books, &c., as are specified in a memo- randum. To Mrs. Eliza Barber of Charles county, Md., he gives his horse ‘“Staples,”” har- ness and buggy, his poultry and €250 to build ctable on her placofor the horse: To his ais ters Ellenora and Minnie he leaves $2,000 each; to his aunt, Olivia Magruder, in grateful re- membrance of her devotion, $1,000; to Miss Blanche Wolf, Mrs. Maria Wolf, Mrs. Eliza Barber and Mrs. Evelina P. Morgan, $500 each; to Eugene Morgan, his watch and chain. He directs that executors have two copies of his father’s portrait made by Armour—one for the literary and one for the medical de- partment of Georgetown University. ‘The bal- ance of the estate outside his share in his father’s estate he directs to bo held in trust to pay the income during life to his sisters, Mrs. Speer and Mrs. Mosher, and if they die ‘with- out issue the remainder is to be used in the en- dowment of the literary and medical depart- ments of Georgetown University. He requests that his student, Dr. T. Johnsoa Eliot, who he desires to succeed him, retain his office, in- struments and books under certain limitations. Of the amount to which Dr. Morgan was, enti- tled under his father’s he leaves €10,000 to Georgetown University to pros- ecute researches in the colonial history of Maryland and the District of Columbia, the fund to be known as the James Ethelbert Morgan fund. He directs that $9,000 bo used to provide aset of chimes, altar or memorial window for some Catholic’ church, to be se- lected by his mother, expressing preference for & Jesuit church, and he provides that should this clause be void the sum named shall be di- vided between St. Vincent's and St. Joseph’s orphan asylums. He also leaves 5,000 for a scholarship in the medical department of the university, to be known by his name, and a like sum fora scientific or other scholarship in Georgetown University, to beawarded by com- petitive examination fo District studont in some Catholic or public school of the District. esas ona CRUELTY TO CHILDREN. Mothers as Well as Nurses to Blame. To the Editor of The Evening Star: ‘The season approaches when the attention of parents of infant children needs to be called to the cruelty which is thoughtlessly practiced upon so many helpless infants by sending them out under a summer in baby carriages, lying down, face up, with only the miserable apology of s light-colored canopy the size of a parasoh to shield their tender eyes from the rays of the sun. Very often, too, the canopy is lined with white stuff instead of dark green or some other light-absorbing color. Nor is it only ignorant or careleso-nurses who do this cruel thing. Mothers by the score may be seen trundling their pets along as uncor- scious of their own cruelty as is the child, with ite squinting and inflamed eyes, aware of the cause of its misery. The best medical authorities agreo that no inconsiderable portion of the chronic eye dis- eases are developed by this sort of exposure of infants in a recumbent position. And, indeed, it could not be otherwise. Let any adult try it ons hot day. Let the experimenter take a sition on his back in a, vehicle without other or cover than a white or pink parasol, #0 that half the time the sun will haveachance at his eyes. After halfa day of “pleasure” riding in this attitude upon our simmering summer streets possibly the seeker after know!- may “know how it is himself.” law punishes cruelty to children. A few examples should be made of the ignorant and careless nurses on our streets and also of a few fond and foolish mothers. How shocked man; of the worst offenders would bs to find them- selves called upon to answer a charge of cruelty to “that dear little tootsey wootsey.” If one is accosted on the street and her atten- ‘tion called to the fact that her child is suffer- ing the chances are ten to one the mother or the nurse will indignantly resent the sugges- ‘An agent of the Humane Society is especially charged with the protection of children Trox abuse. He will finda lot of helpless victims on our streets to the modern ion of bab; for in which the old-time large an it opaque top is done away with, HumanrraRtax. oe ees ‘Nine-pin Bowling Tournament. ‘The first series (five games) in the nine-pin bowling tournament of the Columbia Athletic Club was completed last night and the follow- ing isa summary of the scores made by each player: Total Highes ins, game. LP PM 8 2 Chas. 32 9 2@ 32 8 “J. Fo 7 & W. G. 31 9 Ls 30 8 . 29 7 aD. 8 8 & Geo. 3 7 0. SW. u 8 1 J. 27 8 te s 2 { 25 8 i gfe gs: 14 J. 8. 15, John M. 2 7 ing game, and it to make wet particular attention to the fact that | ¢p, 24) sold bythe | peake and Ohio & TALE ABOUT THE OYSTER. What Ought to Be Done to Protect the Bl- valve During the Summer. The receipts of oysters st the river front showed a large decrease as compared with pre- ‘The last week of the season there were 1,050 ‘and such oysters have to be to the water during the process of culling. Last year many persons were prose- cuted for this violation, but still many dredgers brought such inferior stock here. Such ovsters were sold to the dealers and were turned over at a rice, every time they were who wanted to shuck them finally got them they proved a loss, for the shuckers, as a ral ould ot shnck such ema oysters, but would row them away, making them a dead loss the last dealer." ” During the height of the season as many as 20,000 or more bushels were received in single week. —=———_ TO LAY A CORNER STONE, 4 German Congregation to Erect » Hand- some Structure. The sky will be carefully watched tomorrow by = good many people, but by none more snxiously than by the industrioue Germans who compose the membership of the First Re- formed (Trinitatie) Church, on the corner of 6th and N streets northwest, for the day if to witness an important event in the history of the church. Recent efforts to increaso the church membership have received an impetus from the selection of Rev. Gustavus Facius, formerly pastor of » large German congrega- tion in Baltimore, as pastor of the church. When he accepted the call he took hold in an energetic manner of the project already under for building « new church the antiquated building in which services have been held. Tomorrow the corner stone for the new eburch buuding will be laid. It is to be a handsome structure with a frontage of 43 feet on Nstreat and a <= of 68 feet on 6th street northwest. Mr. A. Hoebler is the architect The building committee of the church, under whose supervision the work is being done, con- sists, beside the pastor, Rey. Mr. Facius, of the following: Messrs. Robert Kopp, secretary; Dr. C. A. Max Wiehle, treasurer; Chas, Schroth’ John ‘Hockemeyer, B. Volland, J. J. Appich and E. H. Bergmann. ‘The trustees of the church are Rev. G. Facius, president; Robert Kopp, secretary; Paul Heiser, sr., treasurer; Chas.’ Schroth, J. Herbel, J. Hookemeyer, D. Volland and Louis Schmidt. The following program has been arranged for tomorrow's ceremony of laying the corner stone, which will take place at 4 o'clock p.m.: Overture by ‘Tonse's orchestra; invocation ‘by the pastor; singing of hymn (12); reading of 9th Peulm; chorus, song by the Washington Sengerbund, under ‘the direction of Mr. W. Waldecker; prayer by Rev. E. Drewitz of Concordia Ger- man Evangelical Church; singing 190); address in German by Rev. of Baltimore; selection (from Verdi's operas) by the orchestra; address in English by Rev. A. Thoe. G. Applo of Grace Reformed Church; chorus, song by the Sengerbund; laying of ths Sormer stoue by the pastor, Bev. G. Facius; singing of hymn (No. 22); mn, “Glory be to the Father, s., tauaio by the ovchestne The corner stone will contain religious and sec- ular literature of the day, including » copy of today's issue of Taz Evexixe Stan. a NEWS FROM HAGERSTOWN. Interesting Decision as to Land Repairs on the Canal Being Pushed—Notes. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Hacznsrowx, May 8, 1891. The decision of Judge R. H. Alvey in the option cases has given a “black eye” to the boomers. The case just decided, and which virtually carries with it a number of others, was that of Alfred V. Bar against the Hagers- town Land, Mining and Improvement Company. Bar gave an option on his farm of 128 acres, adjacent to Hagerstown, to the improvement company, the stipulations of which wero that the company was to pay Bar $100 per acre whenever they had made sale of the land. Bar waited an indefinite period and then entered suit to be released of the obligation, claiming that he was virtually debarred from the control of his own posreasions. At this point the com- pany made Bar altender of the entire amount that the property would realize at $100 per acre. ‘This Bar declined, and the action came up in equity before Judge Alvey, who decided the option null and void, upon the ground that it was an estoppel to all of Bar's vested rights without receiving an equivalent, and that under the provisions of the contract, at the most. thé company was simply an.agent of Bar. ‘The decision has created quite a flurry in real estate circles, but meets with general approval. For several days and nights past a fierce fire has been, raging on the South mountain, near the famous Black Rock. Much valuable timber land has been burned over, entailing quite loss upon the owners. ‘The circuit court of this county convenes on Monday next, when the newly eppointed judge, Hon. H. K. Douglas, will first appear- ance upon the bench here. The criminal docket is quite a lengthy, one, the cases in the main, however, being of minor nature, the exception being that of Hartle for a felonious assault upon his stepdaughter. "The cribbing at dam No. 4, the heaviest k in the repairs being made to the Chesa- is being pushed rapidly, and in a week or ten days will be finished if the weather docs not interfere. The Lutheran Church at Smithsburg, this county, has been remodeled, and will be dedi- cated on Sunday next. A tower, 115 feet high, and beautiful memorial windows, have been added at a cost of $800. A recess pulpit and a gallery nro also among the tions to the auditoyium of the building. ‘A public meeting has been held here for the ose of devising means to erect a fountain in the public square. It is proposed to raise $1,500 by subscriptions from the citizens. ‘The citizens of this county are greatly exer- cixed over the proposed of the Western Maryland railroad. The county is interested financially to the amount of 200,000, having uaranteed the bond’s to that amount. 't is looked upon as a local affair, and the at- tempt to place it ir the hands of a foreign cor- poration seems to be divtastefal, and is meeting with vigorous opposition. ‘The peach, upon which so much of the pros- ity of this county depends, has turned rown, in some sections at least, under Jack Frost's manipulations, before it bad time to turn green. Our people are longing for a frost-proof peach. A two-year-old son of Mr. John 8. Brewer of Welsh Run ate twenty-fi ‘each of wo! a one-hundredth sublimate, a deadiy poison. werful dose, however, under the treat- ment of a B. F. Huber of Chambersbi under a terrible and 1s now in but when the person | Wood: THE LATE JUDGE BURRIS. Brief Sketch of His Life—Arrangements for ‘His Funeral. Judge Burris, whose death was announced in yesterday's Stan, was born in Kent, Del., August 25, 1821. Left an orphan at the age of thirteen, he went to Indiana to reside with an uncle until he was able by his own savings to enter in 1842 on a course of at Lane then under the on Sunday at Wesley Chapel, of ‘wi bas for many years been a member. ‘The honorary be Mr. Wm. B. of hymn (No. it Bachsann | 3 Messrs. Robert Cohen, H. M. Duvall, Walter Fowler, W. 8. Blackmar and W. ——eo TOTAL ABSTINENCE MEN, Doctors Complete the Organization of the American Medical Temperance Association. A number of members of the American Medi- cal Society who are interested in temperance in relation to the practice of medicine met yesterday at G. A. R. Hall and perfected the organization of the American Medical Tem- perance Association, the preliminary meeting of which was held on Thursday. Dr. N. 8 Davis of Chicago, who first proposed the organ- ization, presided, and Dr. Crother of Hartford acted as secretary of the meoting yesterday. Dr. Davis announced the following vice presi- dents of tho association in addition to those named on Thursday: Dr. F. E. Joakum, Shreeveport, La.; Dr. Jonathan Taft, Cincinnati, Ohio; Dr. Joseph B. Whiting, Janeaville, Wis. Detroit was selected as the next place of meeting during the week of the American Medical Association. The objects of the association are to advance the practice of total abstinence in the medical rolession, and to promote investigation as fo ¢ action of alcohol in health and disease. It admits as members regular medical practi- tioners who are practical abstainers from all alcoholic liquors as beverages. The libert members in prescribing alcohol as » medicine in unrestricted. The following physicians are the charter members of the association: N. 8. Davis, George W. Webster, H. M. M. M. Leahy, Chicago; W. K. Sloan, Moline, IIL; Isaac Quinby, Jersey City, N.J.; E. H. Heise, Canton, Ill; W. 8. Holliday, Mon- mouth, TIL; W. W. Pe i Ohio; Elisha Cheeney, Boston; Wesley Davis, Worcester, Mass.; J.T. Reeve, Appleton, Wis.; Thomas McCoy. Laurens, 8.C.; FE. Joakam, Shreeveport, La.; J. E. ‘Purvis, H. N. Porter, Washington, D.C.; A.8. Barnes, N. Roe Bradner, Philadelphia; C. Middleport, Ohio: W. F. Luckett, Washington; J. P. C. Walker, Dyersburg, Tenn.; W. 8. Haverford College, Philadelphia; G. B. Gilles- pie, Covington, ‘Tenn.; Hiram’ Corson, Ply- mouth, Pa.; J. D. Crothers. Hartford, Conn.; B. Henry Palmer, Janesville, jepherd, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Bridgeport, Conn.; Jonathan Ohio; ’ John “H. Clark, Mechanicsburg, Ohio; Samuel M. Abbott, Bos ton; 0. G. Bacon, Fulton, N.Y.; A. T. Conley, Cannon Falls, Minn.; R.'F. Henry, Painsville, IIL; A. K. Bond, Baltimore; J. J. Adams, Chi- cago; Ephriam ‘Cutter, New York; Frederick Horne, Marshall, Va.; A. P- Masterfield, Padu- cah, Ky.; C. J. March, Fort Rodgers, Ark.; D. 8. Laush, Washington; G. G. Brown, New Mar- ket, Minn.; Henry O. Marcy, Boston; U. W. Leighton, Brooklyn; Thomas C. Smith, Wash- ington; Seraph Frisell, South Hadley, Miss. ; W. T. Bishop, Harrisburg, Pa.; Jonathan Taft and T. V. Fitzpatrick, Cincinnati; E. D. Laugh- lin, Mitchell, Ind.; J. E. Dexter, Washington, and C. H. Hughes, 8t. Louis. ‘St. Louis, Mo.; ¢. ‘R. Reed, ANACOSTIA, ‘MEMORIALIFINANCE COMMITTEE NEEDS. The memorial finance committee held its initial meeting last night. Chairman James H. Dony presided. This committee, consisting of nine members, was increased to ten by the ad- dition of Judge Armstrong, who was made secretary. Subscription Dianks will be fur- nished mombers Monday night, and theamount necessary to carry out the exercises will be promptly raised. Several members of the com- mittee of arrengements were present and memo- rial plans, particularly asto transportation, were discussed at length. e following named dele- ation will confer at 4 p.m. tomorrow with Dr. . W. Godding, superintendent of St. Eliza beth, viz: Comrades A. B. Frisbie, William H. Peck, W. Marden King, Charles F. 'Walson, J. H. Dony and citizens George W. Fowler and Jobn '. Fowler. ‘The finance and arranj ment committees meet on next Monday night. RED MEN TO PARADE. Mineola Tribe, No. 14, Improved Order of Red Men, held a meeting last night at Masonic Hall and formally decided to parade as a body on Memorial day. The tribe will have about 150 men in full regalia in line. A detach- ment, it is expected, will be moun THE EPWORTH LEAGUE. The Epworth League of the Anacostia Metho- ist Episcopal Church met last night at the residence of Mrs. John McLean. Those pres- ent were Misses Mattie Minnix, Cora McLean, Carrie Bowen, Florie Etzler, Fannie Anderson, Euls King, Linda phrey. Millie Peck, Stella Forte, Mamie McLean, Lizzie Walson, Florence Bowman, Mamie Bivens and Messrs. Herbert Allen, Jos. Anderson, Frank Dony, ‘Theodore Snell, Frank McLean, Sewell Forte and Geo. King. Prof. Messer rendered Servais’ fantasia ‘Le Desir” on the violin. Mrs. Mo- Lean acted as chaperon. PERSONAL. Mrs. J. Waldon Barclay, » descendant of Commodore Barclay of Lake Erie fame, is the guevt of Mrs. Potty. y Mr. Frederick Schnaben, who has been visit- ing Mra. G. Krieg of Lincoln streot, left yes. terday for his home in South Dakota, Mr. and Mrs. Drummer returned to New York yesterday. NOTES. The Rattler nine of Southeast Washington defeated the Stanton nine of Capitol Hill ‘Thuraday near the bridge by a score of 8 to 2 Six innings were played. Harry Kelly of the ‘Anacostia Rappabannocks ppteea for the Bat tere and James Matew for the Stantons Isaac Williams was seriously rureday Tine necang eeotetins tbe 1 r catate, near purchased Dy Dewalt ‘syndicate, is being oul, ‘Week This Season. ‘More houses were contracted for during this week than any previous weok this season. The tendency has been toward small houses, and within the next week upward of fifty new three-story brick dwellings will bein the course of construction. 1891—SIXTEEN PAGES. ‘of | Clusion was arrived at. MATTERS AT BRIGHTWOOD. i in ne & it SEE I Es tel gf EGER & pany. and he un- fericod ‘iat abe compan ired to no doubt of favorable action on the part of that the schedule. He thought that that was evi-| body. The committee is in favor of a build- of the association's hat done some | ing not to cost less than Columbia Union is the and most Mr. Gatley said he had been informed that labor organization in the District. the coupon system had been re-established,and | The mem! approximates close on to that he thought was a concession on part of | 1,400, and with the present rate of ducs and a the railroad company. Under that system, he | continuance of the payment of the €150 death said, ‘could ride from any point on the | benefit from Metropolitan system union couid & special assenement fund the ly make payments on a hall debt at the rate of $250 per month. With a hall and offices of its own the organization save about $450 per year in rent and realize handsomely from rentals for the erection of the building and it will no doubt be finished in the course of six or eight months. etcetera ty The resignations of the persons mentioned were discussed and t Norris. said he sincerely regretted the loss of two such active and valuable members. The matter was laid on the table until the next meeting. RECOGNIZING WHAT HAS BEEN DOXE. Under the order of new business Chairman Robinson of the railroad committee offered the following resolution: Whereas an additional morning car has been started by the Metro- itan Railroad Company, further additions to schedule have been promised, and it has been intimated to members of the nssociation that that company desires to make such changes in the running of cars as the con- venience of its patrons requires, therefore be it resolved that notwithstanding this asso- ciation holds that the Brightwood Nailway Com- ny is primarily responsible for the poor con- ition of tho railroad and of the service, it is regarded as proper that the secretary should ROCKVILLE NEWS, More School Accommodations Needed— Another Democratic Candidate—Other Items. Correspondence of The Evening Star. : Rockvinux, May 8, 1891. Mr. Edwin Warfield, an old and well-known citizen of this county, died last night at his home in Darnestown district, in the seventy- third year of his age. Mr. Thomas N. Wake of the banking house of Lewis Johnson & Co., Washington, D. C., has taken rooms at the house of Jas. T. Powell, transmit to the president of the Metropolitan | this place, where himself and family will spend ilroad Company » copy of the skeleton | the summer. schedule and also of the petition presented to At a meeting of the board of directors of the Town Hall Company of this place, held this evening, it was determined to have entire new scenery and properties placed in the hall, and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia on the 22d ultimo and to state that this asso- ciation deems it desirable that all changes in the time of the cars should be made on the lines laid down 1m a the skeleton referred yy providing addi trips and not b; discontinuing any trip. <i zi A lengthy discussion followed, which was cipated in by several members. During ¢ discussion the railroad charter was referred to and the question of which company held the charter was asked and discussed, but no con- made with Mr. Edward Simmons, scenic artist of New York city. ‘The contract requires that the work shall be completed by the 16th instant, when an engagement for eleven nights will commence with a New York comedy company. Ms. J- Adrian Epping yesterday sold lot 5, block 1, in Autrey Heights, near this place, to Me. A. G. Stabler of Washington. Mr. Epping 2r. (rood, in stating his objections to the | hes also been awarded a contract to macadam revolution, said he was opposed to thanking the company for doing what he said they had to do. ‘The resolution was adopte2 with » slight amendment. GOING YOR THE HEALTH OFFICE. Dr. Stone, chairman of the committco on sanitation, called attention to the coming hot weather, when something will have to be done to abate nuisances, as, he said, the health office has paid little or no attention to the county. The doctor referred to a case of oid fever which was reported to the health and said ‘that no attention was paid to it until other cases appeared in the same house. He said that he wanted the premises inspected, and after a long delay a man was sent out to make the inspection and he also took away some of ion, and the work will be commenced in a short {ime and rapidly pushed. to completion. Dr. H. O. Bohrer has sold a house and lot in the same locality to Mr. sideration not knowr.. The Union Turnpike Company, composed of gentlemen both of this county and Washington city, will hold a meeting at Olney on Wednes- day next to elect directors for the ensuing year. This is the principal turnpike company in the county and kes been ia ‘operation for many years, during which time it has been of great ‘service in building up the section of country through which it passes. The public school commissioners will hold = special meeting here on Tuesday next for the Burpose of appointing trustees in the several icts of con- d_to consider peti- the water for analysis. i nel bean Sie A month afterward he said.a report of the | fe" The eveet’ aeven Fagg age analysis was received, and it was ‘that as far as they could tell, not knowing the surroundings, ‘the water was suspicious.” ‘The doctor also spok> of the location of the well at the Brightwooe school, and said he thought it was an outrage that complaints of reputable physicians were not attended to increase mpils attending the schools will necessitate the building of several new houses and the en: a, eee of many now in use, announcement that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company will in a short time commence the construction of an additional track between this and Kensi is re- more promptly. If there are not enough | ccived here with ecrcvel poate at ae inspectors he thought there would be no diti- | this great improvement having been promised culty in securing more. for so many The doctor's remarks were loudly applauded. ng years. A few nights ago a tenant house on the farm of Mr. T. 8. Gartrell, near Kensington, was de- stroyed by fire, involving loss of $600. par- tially covered by insurance. After the transaction of further routine busi- ness the meeting adjourned. Among those present at the meeting were J. Keene, N. E. Robinson, W. E. L. Norria, A. L. Amoug the latest names mentioned for places Yerkes, Wm. Saul, A-¥. Leiben SE Keo vd " a i en, J.B. Keene, | on the democratic ticket are those of Mr. Chas. Dr. Chas. G. y,W Ghude Ring, OW a ee re B wade King, C. W. , Dr. Darlin Nicholson ad F. E. Berbose re Sellman of Poolcsville district for county com- missioner and J. W. Collier of dis- trict for the house of GEESE TE ag THE POTOMAC ARCHERS. The Season of 1891 Opened—Preparations for the National Meet. The cold, blustery weather of the past few weeks has delayed the opening of the archery season in this locality. A few Potomac had previously ventured down to the arsenal, but May 1 saw the first regular meeting of the club. Since then the bowmen have shot regu- larly each Wednesday and Friday. Ofticers for the year have been elected as follows: Presi- dent, D. F. McGowan; vice president, Mrs. W. A. Bartlett; secretary, 8. C. Ford; treasurer, Miss M. L. Williams. Several new members were elected at the meeting Friday evening and the club starts its season with fair pros- pects. Especial attention is paid to the begin- ners, ad it is desired to get as many as possible in good form prior to the meeting of ‘the na- Hioual association, ‘The present outlook is that this will be .e Natural Bridge in of August next. Since 1887, when the national meet was held in this city, all meetings of the large association have been ‘in the neighborhood of Cincinnati. The distance hes barred most of the eastern archers from the contest, #0 it is _p to hold the next tournament at an intermediate | t° Point and gather the followers of bold Robin lood from both sections. have just begun their practice, so it is too early to make any comparisons, but it is hoped that our local archers may sustain their past fair reputation in any contests they may engage in. The transfer of Civil Engineer Maxson to the Mare Island navy yard has deprived the Poto- macsof two of its team members, but the team captain is coaching new archers to fill the vacant ——__. THE COMING REGATTA, county have not yet been published. 8. A.M. etch THE COURTS. Pnosare Count—Judge Hagner. Yesterday—Estate of Annie Doherty; will ad- mitted to probate and letters testamentary issued to John Doherty; bond, $100. Estate of R. G. Mauss; do. do. to Martha E. Mauss; bond, $600. Estate of Steptoe Jackson; do. do. to Fannie Jackson; bond, $3,000. Estate of W. Williams; do. do. to A. B. Williams; bon: $4,000. Estate of John M. Janghaus; do. and letters c.t.a. to J. H. Junghaus; bond, $100. Estate of Evelina Lewis; do. do. toC. H. do. and letters testament organ; with petition for probate. Estate of John Sullivan; do. Estate of Wim. Steptoe; do. Estate of Mi Hines; do. Estate of caveat filed. Estate of Thomas Thompson; do. Ps the meeting was mainly spent in discussing the entertainment which isto be held about the Int of June in aid of the regatta fund, and in which all the athletic clubs and organizations of the District will be invited to participate. instructions to be sent to San Francisco to bave ‘ualified | the vessel overhauled and an investigation made as to whether.or not she was carrying muni- tions of war to be used against a government isat cprret RE 8 if i if i i bg REP & i | EY i | i re l § Ht t ff lf M3 t F i i | il i ro) fat ; i f | saan kj and @ contract for the same was ordered to be | ew izo the streets and roadways of that subdivis- | Tem; Tames; bond, 6300. Estate of Mary Lack; | Semen 6 Joseph Thomas Jenkins; | P! aYadiew' end vente FE mene oo Sowuzn Orsxrxa. ‘MME T. B. HARRISON. 18% F STREET. NEWEST STYLES LATEST IMPORTATIONS a BONNETS AND HATS, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAT, MAY 13 AND 16 mb203m Xo Canta ) MSS Foote, Tapies pi AND Wipows stb, Monmine Coys. iso Nurse Cabs and Aprons. 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