The Washington critic., 1888-10-09
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. Simons. an aged colored woman,
died suddenly in Goat Alley, about . O'Clock
yesterday morning, without medical attcn-
THE contest for the various articles
that are TO be voted for at st: Ioscph's
Fair began last night and the indications
point to spirited rivalry among the
competing candidates.
The oak Bluffs Club, of Martha's Vine
yard, have presented the National Rifles
with handsome framed picture OF their
Club House, The Rifles We're the guests
of the Club during their summer vacation
AT tho celebration of the 4th anniversary
of the Carriag, Makers Assembly of the
District last night six new member were
initiated. Tho initiation was followed by
a banquet enllvcned by several speeches.
Yesterday afternoon John Wheland,
a bricklayer employed on house on DUN
barton avenue, fell from the wall where
he was working and had three ribs broken.
He was sent 10 tho Providence Hospital.
r. W. Barker, A, T. Whiting, and II.
s. Scott wero excused from service as
Jurors in the Criminal Court this morning,
and T. W. Royce, G. G. Markwcod and J.
". Waters were accepted in their stead.
Wesley Corler and Vienna Plnket; Il.
Everett Wagner and Lena Marshall; Jno.
j. Gray, Of Baltimore, Maryland, and Helen
NJ Weaver Albert III. Fuller and Melvirla
McCayo, have been granted marriage
licenses.
Several members were initiated last
night at the meeting of the Clerks Assembly
l.. A. 6451 Knights OF Labor. The meeting
was heNu uJ EhS- HAN WHICH hereafter Will
bo the Assembly's permanent place of
meeting.
Willie on her way to the pump for g
bucket of water Priscilla Evans, an OLD
Of IL and n streets, southwest, was siczed
with hemolThage of the lungs ami before
assistance could be giVcn she died.
The stockholders of the American
Graphopone Company neld their annual
meeting yesterday at Harper's Ferry Tho
present board of directors were reelected.
j. II. Llppincott the sole licensee, has
called upon the company for one hundred
instruments per day.
Tho following officers have been elected
by the Washington butchers Beneficial As
president; Frank Wcigant, vlce.presldcnt
John Braun, secretary a. LOeilier, treas
urer, and G. Wagner, George Carl and Carl
Mueller, finance committee.
For the benefit of his creditors, Henry
Trlne jr, doing business at 1446 seventh
street, northwest, has made an assignment
to Edward a. Newman. Preferences are
given TO +. Rasher, Henry Trinc, sr., L. c.
Koehlcr & Co., II. ID. Cochran, McCadden &
McElwee, IT, A. Lngcr, and Bernard Bailey
The new freight depot of the Baltimore
e. Potomac Depot now being constructed
ON the cOmpany's lot al the intersection
of Sixth anG virginia avenue, Is almost
completed Tho freight house is about
sixty feet I'm width, ami extends from Nir
glnia avenue b. street southeast
Clayton King held festival at his resi-
donce last nlght on Grant avenue neal
Bougd Diary. James Wills objected TO pay
ing an admission fec TO attend the recep
tion ana swore at the dooIkeeper IIt
paid $3.50 for each OF the words consti
tutlng his profanity In the Police Cour
this morning.
james Frawlcy was charged by Agent
Key, Of the Humane society, this morning
IN The Police Court with cruelty to ANIMAL
by wording an air foundercd horse. Agcn
Key. testified that the horse was lame and
hardly able to walk A veterinary surgeon
sworr thai he had prescribed exercise a
% mode OF treatment for tho disease Pei
sonal bonds were given.
John r. Hooke, a freight conductor o
the u. & p Railroad, was thrown from hi'
train last nglt about 80 O'Clock an
over liis logs. cutting them or just bcloy
th9 Knees. Ilo was taken TO PloVidonc
Hospital where he died this morning. II
was thlry-three years old and leaves
wlfo and four children, who reside In Bait
more.
Tho railroad committee Of tho George
town Cltizcns' Association were 10 hav
met superintendent Carter, of tho B. q 4
Road, at Passenger Agent ParlSes oillc
yesterday. but only MessiS. John. IA'ch ar
that tfIo committee should compile statistic
Of GrOrgetown's business, before any actlC
was taken relative 10 extending the Alex
andra & Fredericksburg Road 10 the Ne
Bridge
--Air. Henry Ward Hicks. Of Ann Arbo
Mich, who IS al tho National Hotel Wi
his father, COL Waller $, Hicks, was take
sick q few days ago frOm a contracts
OF tho muscles OF the lott sido OF his thrOa
eupcrinduced by couple OF liberated ia'
teeth. Tho contraction became 50 stTOI
that IL was found necessary 10 pry II
mouth open with an Iron bar In order
extract Tho teeth. Tho Young man Is
law student at the university Of Michigan