National Republican., 1878-05-29
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third page.
-Iancktons, GO4 Ninth, for butter, bananas,
and other fruits.
The sidewalk on the west side of Four.
teenth street, near q, is being repaired.
Repairs are being made on the sewer run.
ming On Fourteenth street, between Pennsyl.
vania avenue and L street.
Get your ticket for Annapolis on the cars
at the Sixth Street Depot before G:55 Il. III. to.
morrow. Have the ready change.
Don't miss the phonosraph. The singing.
whistlng. and talking of this instrument.
which Is as simple in construction ils u grind
stone, is n most marvellous performance.
The decorating committee of the q. 4. r.
will gladly receive any donations of flow IS
and other decorating material until ten o'clock
Thursday morning, at their headquarters, in
thc Congregational Church, corner Tenth and
q streets.
A strawberry festival was opened at Blake
Hall last night, by tira"c =. +. Church. TO.
the benefit Of their venerable rector. Rny. Al
fred llOlmcad. Dancing was II feature Of the
occasion. 1t will continue tonight and to-
morrow.
-Somo boys playing in the Monument Lot
last night, about eight O'Clock, found the body
OF a dead infant halt hidd,n in the tall grass.
They notified Officer Burns of their discovery,
and he took the infant to the First Precinct
Station. Tho coroner was notified.
The entertainment by Minnehaha Lodge
ut Odeun Hall last night was most enjoyable
affair. The attendance was good, and, had
the efforts of the committee OF arrangements
been properly appreciated beforehand, the hall
would have been crowded.
Mrs. Mary q. Thompson, by her next
friend, J. V. Douglass, has entered suit against
Charles I. Davis aud Otis BiGelOw to restrain
the sale of the library OF Colonel Mike Thomp.
sou and lot ,, square 429, which were seized
by the defendants Immediately after Mr..
Ihompsons sudden disappearance from this
citys
About eight o'clock last evening thu
horses attached to car No. II, OF the Washing.
ton and Georgetown Railroad Company. rllr
away while being changed at tho Navy Yard
The animals ran AS far rs the Marine Bar.
racks, when one Of them became entangled IN
the double-trec and harness, and falling I,
the ground was injured severely.
This afternoon, at four o'clock, there vii
be very interesting glass. ball shooting at
Rilcy's COrmll, the terminus of the III stree
caIs. Mcssrs. + Mills, e. Williams, l.. Derrick
W. Wagner, and other crack shots will b.
present NJ admission charges will be made
and persons desirous of participating arc cor
daily invited to attend.
About six o'clock last evening q carrag,
coutaing Mr.. Thomas Todd and a lady, wa
upset at the corner Of Twelfth aud T. street
southeast. Both the occupants OF the car
riugc were thrown out, but luckily ESCAPED
with few slight bruises With the aid .
some Of the bystandrrs the vehicle was sopl
riGhtod, and the pleasure seekers drove of.
About haf-pust two o'clock yesterday at
tcrnoon fight occurred ut the corner o
Thirteen.and-a.h half street and Ohio avenue
between two frail damsclS named Annie Con
roy and Lizzie storey, during which tn
latter was struck on the head with lam
and received u severe cut. Officer Hobbs ar
rested her assailant and carried her to tn
Fifth Precinct Station, where she was locke
up lOr hearing in the Police Court thi
morning. Tho injured woman was taken /
Entwisos drug store, where she receive
proper attention.