National Republican., 1883-06-11
THE BREv1TY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention OF Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.

No CHANGE Of cars on the B. & o. special
excursion to Luray Wednesday.
The Cincinnatas will play here Friday and
Saturday next at the Athletic Park.
Mr.. c. w. Curtis, graduate of the Wash
ington high school, will onter Cornell college
in a few days.
Thieves entered the house of Mr.. II. G.
Jewell, 1884 N street northwest, and stole a
lot of jewelry and clothes.
THREE dollars and half covers all tho ex-
pense of the b. and o. special excursion to
Luray Wednesday.
Thirty-fve members of the naval academy
graduating class attended y banquet at the
Riggs house last Saturday night.
fire alarm from box 1875 at 10 o'clock Sat-
urday night was caused by aslight fire in the
cellar of j. Brooks shoe store, S02 Seventh
street No damage.
The American Dredging company, of Phila-
delphia, has been awarded the contract for the
removal of rock from the Potomac. The
amount to be paid is Sll,000.
SPECIAL smoking car on the B. & o. Every
Wednesday Excursions to Luray.
The Critic, Columbia, Star, and High School
base ball mines have formed tho Washington
Baseball association, and will play tho first
games of their series next Friday.
Miss Lucy r. Brown, daughter of Capt. w.
=. Brown, of the internal revenue service
will be married TO Col. Weston Flint, libra
rian Of the patent office, next Thursday even
ing The marriage will be solomnized at the
Congregational church.
b. & o. SPECIAL Excursions to Luray every
Wednesday make the round trip in a day.
No lay overs
Last Thursday evening, at special COM
munication of the grand lodge of the district,
Brother Noble ID. Larner was presented with
gold grand past masters jewel. Brother
X. b. Donaldson made the presentation ad-
dress, and the recipient made felictous re-
sponse.
FIRST of tho B. & o. Special Excursions to
Luray Wednesday, June H.
Mr.. Z. NJ. Taber of the Potomac club gave
barge party up to the landing of that clu b
Saturday evening. The ten cared barge of
the Potomacs was used and among the guests
were Mrs Anna w. Beakley, Mrs. j. f. De
Saulos aud the Misses DE Saules Miss Corinne
Il. Barton, and Messrs. q. L. Hinton, Willis
Magrudcr, and others.
b. & o. special every Wednesday excursions
to Luray will be on time both going and re-
turning, and don't you forget it,"
The following officers were elected on Sat
urday evening at tho annual meeting of High
Priests: jeremiah G. Allen, president: Will
lam c. Powers, vice president; w. X. Single
ton, secretary Jose NJ. Yznaga, chaplain ;
Joseph Hamachor, master of ceremonies ;
William Pittcs, conductor; w. r. Bushby,
herald William NJ Harley, guard.
No EXTRA charge for reserved seats in any
cars on the B. & o. Special Every Wednesday
Excursions to Luray.
Promotions have been made in the patent
office as follows: James +. Allen New York,
from third to second assistant examiners NJ.
Il. Sullivan, Ohio, from clcrkship Of class one
to fourth assistant examiner George f.
Seeley, Pennsylvania, from second to first
assistant examiner. Frank S. Skinner has
been appointed clerk class one in the place
of Sullivan, promoted.
No CHANGE Of cars on the b. & o. special
excursion to Luray Wednesday.