The Washington Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1887, Page 3

a A rr THE BEE AUTHORIZED AGENTS. L. C. Moore, advertising agent EAST WASHINGTON. 1322 B Street Northeast 318 ard Street, Southeast, ,. G. Pletcher, w. Fowler, WEST WASHINGTON: is, 1417 26th st. 2nd Street, SOUTH WASHINGTON ¢ B.S. Laws, 316 H Street. Captain —— ae parmates fr edve: tising furnished on apphi- ream, Objectionable advercinements will not werted at any price. All remittances yuld be made by draft, postal money order, yess or registered letter. Money forwarded nany other way, 18 at the sender's risk. In “e honey the amount and what it is for e distinctly stated. erties should be ad- dressed W, CALVIN CHASE, Washington D.C PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT 1109 1ST.. N. W.. WASH.. D. oC. WHERE THE BEE CAN BE HAD. Prof, J. W, Fowler d street, 8. e. wrs, Polkety’s, M Street, between 12th and Northwest. 1, H, Beller, Druggist, corner 16th and M street, Nortn west. Waddleton’s Jewelry I] streets, n. W west. elphia House, 348 Pennsylvania Ave. Northwest. store 13th and SATURDAY, Dec. 117, 1887 fLocals. pp lave your New Year cards print- ed at the Bee office. Rev. John R. Riley preached an cloguent sermon last Sabbath. Rey. Geo, W. and Mrs. Moore, will celebrate their wooden wedd- ing next Tuesday night. it is said that Mr. Wm. Dickson will be appointed city Postmaster. Dickson is a good man. The Mt. Carmel Baptist church will have its dedicatory exercises to-morrow. Extraordinary exer- cises will take place. Those who purchase tickets for the dramatic reading of Miss Edno- rah Nahar, will entitled them ad- mission to the Apron Bazar- A grand presentation will be given by the west end Socia! Club to the 2od Baptist chu:ch Thurs- day Dec. 29th 1887. It you want oysters it first class style, fried, stewed, by the pint, quart, or gallon, or if you want a good dinner, unch, whisky, iresh beer, &e, go to Robt. Brown’s, No. 1600—12th and Q s's. n. w. Toe contest for the diamond ring at the St Augustine Fair is as follows: Miss Lula Hamiiton, 505; Annie V. Saunders 271; L. Day, 2748; Ella Foy, J293; Mise Lena Day won the piz: amid great excitement. y, The Capital City Guard vall at Willard Hall was a great treat to all who attended. The arrangments were purfect and the music good. Quite a vamber came over from Baltimore to attend, and all ex- pressed their pl asure and were sorry when the time come to leave. The Guard knows how to please the public which is the secret of success. The following officers have been elected by the Adonis Circle: M. S. Alexander, President; A. F. Boston, Vice Pres’t ; J. Bashon Ber- ry, Recording Seeiy; Ed. Bush, Fmancial Sec’ty ; J. H. Scott, Treas ury; Ed. Smatlwood, Chaplain. Members: J. D. Fassell, J. M. Washington, Wm. Harris. A-Ping Sai Tea Party, will be given by the ladies of the 19th st. Baptist Sunday School at the church, Monday evening December 19th °87. Members of the church and friends are cordially invited. A pretty cap and saucer, tea and sandwich will be presented to each pe son attending. Admission 25 ts D eper than e’er plummet sound some people’s coughs seem to come fiom, yeta bottle of Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup will cure them, It g0es away down to the bottom of matters and works wonders. Pleas- aut to take and good for coughs, colas, croup, bronchitis, etc. Price 25 cents. GRANITEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. June 12th, 1887, De, A. T. SHALLENBERGER, Rochester, Pa. Dear Sir: My litle five year old girl suffered a whole year with Malaria Fever, and all the doctors did not seem to help her.. I heard of your Pills aud bought a bottle. The second dose broke the tever, and in ten days she was a new child, and is now fat and hearty. We use no other med- icine in our family. Respectfully, B. Sims. The ladies of the John F. Cook Building will have their regular anoual pound party for the poor, Friday, December 23rd, at the Joba F.Cook Building. All do- uations for this purpose, will be thanktully received any time be~ dore or on this date. The large and commodious _par- lors of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Webb, 4gand Fst.s,w., were filled to their utmost capacity on last Mon day evening, the occasion being a Parlor Soiree. Amid the strains of sweet music, the BEE scribe en- tered and much to his surprsie, found at least one hundred persons present, among whom he noticed the Rev. R.S. Laws. making his way through the dense crowd, and other distinguished persons. The choicest delicacies of the season were served. Madame Webb de- serves credit for the tidy manner in which things were arranged. Ata late hour all left for their homes. At the meeting of the O. M. Morton Post, No. 4, G. A. R. held -|ou Monday evening at the Grand Army Hall, the following officers were elected: Geo. H. Boston, Commander; Charles Saunders, Senior Vice; David Chase, Junior Vice; Wesley Howard, Quater- master; Charles Shorter, Chap— lain; and Geo. D. Graham, Offi-— cer of the day. Delegates were also elected to the District En- campment. The officers will be installed at a public campfire on the second Monday in January, at the Grand Army Hall. Rev. W. Bishop Johnson has jus: celebrated his 3d anniversary with the 2nd Baptist Church at which, reporis show the member- ship to have increased from about 150 to 574 The receipts aggre- gating $6500; baptisms 300; with a growing building fund. On Monday night the Vomestic As- sembly honored the paster with an anniversary supper, which was a success in every way; and on Sun~ day the Busy Bee Working Club presented him with a fine suit of clethes, as a mark of their appre- ciation Or his labor. Dramatic reading in costume by Miss Ednorah Nahar, Boston’s favorite young elocutionist. The ladies of the 15th st, Presdyt: rian church will hold an Apron Buzar in the church, commencing Mon— day Dec. 19 closing Friday Dec., 23°87, with the dramatic reading by Miss Nahar. Members of the church, congregation and friends are cordially invited to be present. Miss Nahar’s Press Notices :— Her general style. is gvod, her manner ie pleasing and her enuv- ci.tion, gestures and stage pres ence lear the stamp of a thorough course of training. Added to this she is most fortuuate in the pos session of a voice Which is a marv el of sweetness and purity of tone. — Boston Evening Traveller. She is happy 10 her selections. Sler rendition of * The Chariot Rice ” from “ Ben Hur ” can har- dy be overpraised. She has a fine Voice and an earnest und expres- sive fuce, andshowed genuine dra- matic power in “The Curse Scene, from * Leah, the Forsaken, ”-The Pilot. . Miss Nahar bas won for herse:f the tile of “B ston’s favorite young elocution’s!, ” Her dialect pieces are inimitable. iler encores are always short, witty a d to the point —Boston Advocate. : Her art is no art, but nature it selt, She is both elocutionist and actress.— Newport Daily News. eo oe WANTS. WANTED:—Two or three reliable Col lectors and Agents at this office, A liber- al percentage paid on all bills collected Cail at once between the hours of 9. and 12 0 clock, a, m. and m. ae A FARM FOR SALE TRADE. OR A fine fruit and garden farm, with all kinds of fruit on it, two houses all improved, farm containing 140 acres, and only 8 miles from ‘he city. Well sell or trade. Terms reasonable. Apply to W. Calvin Case, Bex office. SPECIAL NOTICES. St. Paul A.M. E. church 8th bet. D. and ,E. streets s. w. Rev. C. W. Fitzhugh, pastor. Services at 11 a.m. and 8 p. m. Sabbath Sunday School, 9:a. m. J. W. Butcher Superintendent. |}COME AND HELP US WEL- COME SANTA CLAUS. A Noval Cantata, will be fur- nishel by the Piymoth Congrega- tiona! Sunday School, Tuesday and Wednesday December 27 and 28th. This Cantata has never been pre- sented in Washington, and when it is widely known that it has been composed by the blind poetess, Fanny Crosby, and arranged by the celebrated Doane lovers of mu- sic, and those who appreciate the beautifal should not miss this treat. Mr. Turley and Misses Emma and Sadie Jones, F. G. Merritt are working to make it a success, Ad- mission 15 cents pay at the door. Please come and assist the cause. BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION. The regular quarterly meeting of the Baptist Sunday School Union will be held at the Shiloh Baptist Church, L bet. 16th and 17th sts. n. w., Sunday afteracon at 3 o’clock. There will be an interesting program discussed. All are invited. Alexander Hamilton, Pres. Mattie E. Pryor, Sec: ROOMS TO LET. FOR RENT two furnished rooms, with or without board, in the north- west near cars, to man and wife or single ladies. No children in the house. Terms reasonable. Inquire at this office. FOR RENT,—1162 20th St, n. w., furnished rooms for a gentleman, withor without boara. All mod- ern conveniences. nov. 12, 4 t. For a gentleman or married couple three rooms for rent, 1033 17th st., n. W. FOR REET: —A nice furnished front room, 1155 17th st. n. w. FOR RENT.—Two furnished rooms for gentlemen, with ali modern improvements. Mre. Har- riet Smith, 510 20th st. n. w: FURNISHED Room—-For rent, suita- ble for two gentlemen in a good lo- cation, 1212 13th st., n. w. The friends of Rev. Thomas A. Davis formerly pastor of the Ebe- nez-r M. E. Church of this city, will be pained to learn that he is stricken down with paralysis at his residence, 258 Salma Place Baltimore Md. His davghte, Mrs. Mary A. Davis Hood of Beaufort, 8. C., has beer called to his bedside. She left Beaufort on Wednesday last for Baltimore. WEST WASHINGTON NEWS. Agen s,Capt. Wm, Neale, 1706 32nd St,, Jos. Lewis, 1417 23th Street. The First Baptist Sunday school held its 25th anniversary last Sun- day afternoon. Rev. Alexander preached a_ser- mon to the Haggers Tent, 42 last Sabbath. Elisha Carter was bur-ied from his residence Suuday afternoon. Rev. Bowser ofliciated. Mr. and Mrs. Moses Booth have been presented with a fine boy, Mrs. Captain Wm. Neal is out a gain after several weeks sickness. THE PHILOMATHEAN. COL.M. M. HOLLAND ON CO-OPERA~ TION. HIS INSTITUTION ENDORS- ED. Col. Milton M. Holland was the centre of attractions at the Phi-o- mathean Literary society last Thursday night. His paper was on Co-operation which was listened to with great attention. Col. Hol- land presented some real practical ideas ; he shwowed the necessity of co-operation among the colored people and the way they should ac- cumulate property on easy terms by joining the Indnstrial Saving and building association. It was the universal expression that the paper should be printed and read by every colored person in the city. The paper was discussed by Prof. W. B. Johnson and Mr. H. C. Smith, both gentlemen presented practical suggestions. On motion of Rey. Johnson, a vote of thanks was tendered Col. Holland and also a resolution offered by the same gentleman calling on the peo- ple to support the Industrial Build- ing and Saying, Co. There will not be any more literary until the first Thursday night iu January at which time Mr. W. 4H. H. Hart, will read a paper. a ODD FELLOW NOTES. Peter Odgen Lodge, 1874 G. O. of O. F., held its fiist regular meet- ing and after the regular business elected the following officers for the quarter: L. H. Bryant, E. S. After which the officers were pass- ed in succession, electing Wm. H. Johnson, Secretary ; Wm. H. Stew- art, Treasurer; J. Morgan, Advo- cate; A. J. Coleman, Lecturing | Master ; Richard T. Drew, Deputy Lecturing Master; and R. H. Free- man, Chaplain. The Clarence card of Benj. Julias of Mounticella Lodge, of Harrisburg, Va., was re- ceived, and he became under the jurisdiction of Peter Odgen Lodge No. 1374. Rose Hill Lodge has become dis gusted with West Washiugton Lodge, and bas come out with the 11th Hall Lodge. It is hoped that Patriarehy will follow. NATIONAL GUARD NOTES. Tuesday evening Dee. the 6th Battalion D. C., N. (Washington Cadets Corps.) Maj. C. A. Fleetwood, Commanding and with one hundred men in all, paid a fraternal visit to the 5th Battal- ion (Butlers Infantry Corps.) 1721 Penn. ave, o. w., where they are holding a grand fair. The 6th was welcomed in a neat speach by Capt. Benjamin Young, which was re- sponded to by Maj. C. A. Fleet- wood Commanding 6th kattalion. Fhe soldier boys then broke ranks and proceeded to enjoy themselves untilalate hour. There were many ladies present. The officers of the 5th Battalion will commence to give a series of dancing receptions for the year of 1888. Prof Krouse’s mu- sic will bein attendence. The Capital City Guards recep- tion was a success. Capt. Brooks of the 6th Battalion is becoming a favorite. 6th., PERSONALS. “Mr, Johnson Green, of the Treasury Department, lett the city for his home in Wilmington, N. C., Wednesday morning on a vis- it to his family. Mr. Green is a genial young man, who has the interest ofhis people to heart. Mrs. Carrie Payne, formerly of Alexandria, Va, was called to ber home in California this week, on account of the illness of her lit- tle two year old daughter. Kev. E. W, Williams of Abbi- ville, S.C., who made a flying visit to this city and Philadelphia, Pa., left for his home last week. His wife Mrs. Williams and. Miss Ida R. Chase, will probably arrive in the city about Christmas Mre. Hawksworth is very sick at her home, Mrs Victoria J. Bruff, formerly ot Florida, now of New York, isin the city, and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mays. Mra. Bruff, is a very intertaining lady who won a host of friends while in the city. She isa lady of some means. Mra, J. W. Mays is quite ill at her residence on 2Z1st., n. w. Lt was thought that she had snflici- ently recovered to go out. Mrs. P. H. Carroll is quite sick at her residence 909 11th st. n. w. A TEMPERANCE MEETING. GOOD ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN. A large and enthusiastic t mper- ance meeting was held at the Zion Baptist Church Sunday afternoon. Mr. Benjamin Hart, opened the meeting and turned it over to the ladies. ‘There was much interest manifes- tedin the meeting. There were several speakers appointed for the occasion, but failed to make their appearence. Mr. J. L. White was called upon and delivered a fine address. ‘Tne following essay on temperance, was read by Miss Belle E. Moss. : Intemperance, involves many habits, and a restriction upon all in which we are apt to go too far. The portion which [ shall speak about for a short while is the des- truction from the intoxicating cup. There is not one in my presence, who has not been disgusted in some way by the purebase of liquor; and many of you have received heart pangs by the indulgence of this horrible practic. If the drin- ker knew how beast like he ap- peared, he would scorn the very thought “ of this deamon and the glase.” We have ecripture for it, that, wine is a mockery, and he who re ceives there of is not wise, Tem- perance is a subject discoursed by many, but practiced by few, and yet it is one of tie greatest objects that we should strive to build up, that it may become useful, and practical to our young gentlemen and ladies as well as by the old. There are many mothers and fath- ers, who say they labor hard with their children from day to day, i G.| many of you are leading them to that they may visit intelligent’ company, and accomplish great. work in life. But can a mother or» father rear children when they are not setting proper examples | for them to follow? Can a father | rear a son creditable, when he walks ii bar rooms and drinks) with him? Cana mother rear a} daughter creditable, when she) gives her the decanter and sends | her out for beer? When fathers are brought home senseless by this intuxicating drink, what an | example! Fathers, are you set— ting good examples for your sons? Mothere; are you setting good ex-~ amples tor your daughters? No, degradation, rather than to God. Exumine a temperate man’s fami- ly, see how he prospers, how his children are clothed, -how prompt they are, in attending church, how faithful they are in attending Sab- bath School, prevented from keep- ing bad company, using profane language aud late street walking as a rule at night. Do you not think it is much bet- ter than a man who is intemperate who can never return home, with- out having bis wife’s tender heart melted away into tears, by his evil conduct, or perhaps, having been locked up from his dear wife and children for weeks or months and even years at atime? O, drunkard stop and think! And the poor wife laboring hard from duy to day at her wash tub, striving to pay her house rent and accumulate something for her chil- dren. Is it not a shame for a man to take the bread from his children and give it to some suloon keeper, who will drive him out as soon as he becomes noisy, and shall have spent the last cent for this intoxica- ting drink? Some of our promi~ neut men say it is no harm to take moderate drinks in nice quiet places. Beware of such places. Then for advice “ beware of the first drink.” Many million bave become beggars by this intoxica— ting drink. Many sons have been turned out of their comfortable home by this“ deamon and the glass. ”” To you young ladies, beware of young men who are moderate drinkers, who slip in bar rooms on Sunday anddrink. Aud then they are chewing cinnamon spices, ginger, or eating lozengers to pre- vent their breath from betraying them. Then walking from the bur room and taking the liberty to walk into some gent!eman’s par- lor, witk cigars or cigaretts iubis inside pocket, and keep company with his daughter, aud s me of them at the same time, can scarcly hold up their heads, Then fathers stop signing the whisky petitions, young ladies stop keeping com-~ pany with young gentiemen who indulge in this iutoxicated drink, and let us be temperance not in this alone, but in every thing that we do. Young men and old, you who are insulted by this are guilty of the wrong, then let us do better in the future than what we have been doing in the past. And all who believes in intemperance may resign their present habits and be- come iully persuaded that temper- ance is the best of our lives. —- SCATTERED NOTES, For Tae WASHINeTON BEE BY Magnus L. Robinson. West End, Dee. 15, 1887. At the Second Baptist Chureh in Richmond, Va., on the 6th inst., during the funeral services over the remains of Henry Braxton who was killed by a falling p* lley, while at work at the Tredegar Iron Work, Rev. John Jasper, who preached the sermon, recalled a vivid dream which the dead man had several days before the accident. Braxton was a preacher, and had charge ofa church near Ashland, where he preached very regularly on Sun- days. Several days before his death, he dreamed that be was kill- ed, and that death came to him sud- denly. When he awoke in the morning, he related bis dream and all day long it haunted him, At work or at home, in the pulpit, or on the street, the dream would come before him with remarkable vivid ness, and he could not forget the awful vision which appeared in his sleep, To several persons he relat- ed it, and at first he seemed to re- gard it as a bad omen for his sister, who is living in New York. A few days previous to his sudden death he said ‘‘that death in the dream is intended for me and not my sister.” In this state of mind, | he went to work, and how plainly to death! While the funeral pro- cession was en route to the ceme- tery, the members of the Order of Odd Fellows, to which he belonged, started a hymn and kept up the singing till the burying ground was reached. The Princetou, (Indiana) CraR- 10N says: “‘The most gigantic liars in the Union are from Florida, and are to be found principally in the real estate business. There are twenty-seven red-head- ed men in the new House of Rep- resenatives. Look out for red-hot times. Augustus L, Davis, author of the song, “Baby’s laughing im her sleep,” is a Cincinnatian and a very ugly one at that. The Inter-State Commerce has decided, according to a Baltimore paper, that first class colored pas- sengers on railroads, are entitled to ride 10 first-class cars, bat that companies have the right to pro- vide separate cars for colored and white people. The mother of the late President Garfield is 87 years old. She is yet bright and. active in mind. There are only two colored men in the State Senate and eight in the Virginia House of Delegates, The American Artisan is correct in remarking: “When neuralgia comes fooling around, and you have a tooth that begins to feel as though a spring chicken was dig- ging away at its roots, it 1s time to pallet out.” There may be some truth in the distinction drawn by Labouchere between Mahomedanism and Christianity. He says: “The real difference between Mahomedanism and Christianity is that Mahome- dans live upto the tenets of their religion, and Christians do not live up to the tenets of theirs. The theory of the latter is sounder than their practice; and the practice of the former is sounder than tneir theory.” The Virginia Normal and Colleg- iate Institute meets with an irrep- arable loss by the failure ot its trustees to re-elect Hon. John M. Langston. The action of these Bourbon colored trustees, are con- demned by the masses of the color- ed people in Virginia and they are held in contempt by the colored citizens of the Nation. The school is now on a short road to nothing- ness. Prof. Storum put the Insti- tute on its feet, Prof. Langston took up the good work made it second to nove in the Country. The pres- ent admivistration will sink it be- yond resurrection and bring about that spectacle which it enemies desire. However, Virginia will have the services of the scholar, able jurist , brilliant diplomat, and champion of the Colared Race, in Hon. John M. Langston, in the 51th Congress. The reliable 4th will come up smiling next year. Let us have peace in the District. Here is the way to haveit. Elect W. Calvin Chase and Perry G. Car- son to the National Convention, and there will be no doubt of a col- ored Represenative in the next National Committee. Friends of Chase and Carson strike hands and do it. The Centrat Mernopisr publish- ed at Martinsburg, W. Va., the semi-official organ of the Washing- ton M. E. Conference, will please stand corrected! Iam not the As- SOCIATE EDITOR of the Washington Bee, I am only a Correspondent of the Bee, with all the journalistic emoluments belonging thereto. Editor Chase takes up all the space on the tripod of the busy BEE, and is ever ready to chase out all asso- ciate editions. Waueertsr into line, and still strike for your Houmas, if your White editor did promote me unawares. Solomon G. Brown of the Smith- sonian institute is the Longfellow ot the Negro Race. He reads a poem to-morrow night at Mt. Zion M. E. Church, West Washington. . > EWING:MACHINE HAS NO EQUAL, ‘|New Home Sewing Machine Co. —ORANGE, MASS.— his vision or prediction was fulfill- Chicago, Ii St. Louis, Mo. Tex. San Francisco, Cal