The Evening critic., 1881-07-29
The Critic Tn Georgetown.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS
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QUANTIco pavilion opens Wednesday, |
August g.
"LEr's go to the Comique," says every
body. And everybody goes.
GARRY FAIRY" cigarettes are not iniuri-
Gus to your health. Call for them.
ABNER's attractive summer resort is
most inviting place. Go and see for your
self
GEORGE KANE, the inimitable Dutch |
comedian at Drivers Summer Garden to- |
night
Go GET a solar helmet or hat at Willctt
& Ruoff's, and you will he protected from
the heat
NAT SARpo, the great fisherman Of the
Potomac, says he gets good fishing tackle at
Peabody's.
THE OPEN SPACES on the pavements
bout the City Hall are now being prepared
for sodding.
THE JOHN W. THOMPSON will make her
first trip to Lower Cedar Point Saturday
morning, 30th inst.
GRAND DIVISION, Sons of Temperance,
held an interesting quarterly session last
night. p. G. w. p. Mitchell presided.
RESIDENTS in the vicinity of Second and
+ streets southwest complain that all the
pumps in that neighb0rhood arc out Of
order.
JOSEPH WILSON was sent down for Is
DAYS by his Honor Smell for playfully and
affcctionately beating an infirm old darby
with q club.
THE FINE OF $40 imposed on Guy Thomp-
son for contempt of the august Smell and
his court, was reduced to $40 to-day and
was promptly paid
JULIA BUTLER was taken to the Freed
mans Hospital last evening from her home,
1910 X street, in an almost dying condition,
from an attack of chills.
THE pump on + street, between North
Capitol street and Delaware avenue, is
out of repair and the attention of the Com
missiOners has been called to it,
FRANK Brooks, cOlorcd lad, was before
the Police Court to-day charged with steal
ing 81. 80 from the till of Reuben Mahoney,
and was sent down for sixty days.
HENRY MILLER was before Judge Smell
to-day for wallopping Henrietta Higgins.
As the provOcatiOn was great, he was only
required to give his personal bond to keep
the peace.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE BUNDY takes
the place of Judge Smell on the bench of the
Police Court tomorrow morning. Judge
Smell will be absent probably until about
SEPTEMBER 10.
Two WHITE YOUTHS, George Gallagher
Court to-day for fighting in the public
streets. The former was fined 81, and the
other dismissed.
OWNERS OF VEHICLES complain that the
new double .fange rails, now being laid
by the Washington & Georgetown Rail.
road Company on Pennsylvania avenue, are
destructive of wheels.
The Clan-na-G Gael Society's picnic yes
terday was very pleasant affair and was
largely attended The sports were interest
ing. Patriotic addresses were delivered by
Col. OMeagher Condor and DIR. J. c. O'Con-
nell.
j. w. Brown was unloading meal at
First and NJ streets yesterday when he fell
under the wheel of his wagon and was
seriously hurt. He was taken to the ferry
boat in the police ambulance and sent home
to Alexandria.
ONE OF THE noblest acts of the season
was the free excursion to Mount Vernon
yesterday on the steamer Corcoran, to the
orphans and sisters of st. Vincents Asylum
by Capt. Blake and Col. Hollingsworth. II
was glorious treat to the excursionists.
LOUISA PoLLARDan her husband Griffin
Pollard, were charged in the Police Court
to-day with having beaten Addie MoultOn
for circulating the news of scandal in
which they were concerned on N street on
Saturday night. Louisa was fined S., and
Griffin was discharged.
Mr.. FRANK CLEARY has returned to the
city, after seven weeks vacation near
Front Royal. Frank looks in robust health,
and has shot nearly all the squirrels and
caught all the bass in that section of Vir-
ginia. lie will leave with his family on
Monday, and be absent the remainder Of
the summer.
THE yacht Ella Treadwell ye ,terday took
pleasant excursion down the river Judge
Wells and Sailing Master Davis were in
charge. The party included Hon. Stanton
J. Peellc, member of Congress elect from
the seventh district of Indiana; Fifth
Auditor of the Treasury Alexander Ben f
WOrrell, esq, and number of other guests
81 Am Not a Test-Medium!'' Says