The Washington critic., 1888-02-04
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

The National Democratic Committed
will meet at Willard Hall on February %.
Professor Vermilya gave children rs
fancy dress ball to the pupils of his class
last night at National Rifles Hall.
Rev. Sam Jones was introduced by
Rev. DR.. s. Nj. Newman to large audi
ence in the Congregational Church last
night, and lectured on "Get There in his
Characteristic style.
-E. l.. johnson, the hotel proprietor at
Thirteenth and Il streets, was acquitted
late yesterday afternoon of selling liquOr
unlawfully after midnight.
The case of John Shafer's administers
trix against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road for $4,000 damages has been set for
hearing on March TO- Mr.. Shafer was
killed in June, 1885, by being run into by
at rain.
The reunion Of Meade Post, No. Z, q.
A. r., at their hall, Seventh and L streets,
last night, was highly enjoyed by many
prominent members and friends of the
order who participated.
-E. w. Fox, Frank Hume, +. A. Reed
and nj. B. Barlow were yesterday, at the
meeting of the Mt Vernon Avenue Asso-
citation in Alexandria, appointed sub
committee TO go to Richmond to secure
charter.
AT a meeting of the Virginia Demo-
cratic Association last night, Hon. Chas.
j.. Hooker of Mississippi delivered an adj
dress cfitcising the Democrats for not
fulfilling their promise to cut down the
surplus.
George p. Jones, 14-year-old colored
boy, struck white boy named Samuel
Skinner ON the head with a stone, yester-
day afternoon on Ninth street, near q
southeast. The boy was picked up un-
conscious and DR.. Hazen pronounced his
wound serious.
MIR. George j. Vogel bet Conrad Kraft
that he could pull q Dayton wagon, con-
tanning Mr.. Kraft, from Beoker's Garden,
at Fourth and II streets northeast, to Ben
| ning's bridge and back, in two hours.
| Vogel only went short distance when
| he gave II up, and Kraft was declared
| winner
| How MANY YOUNG PEOPLE are looking
| forward with fond anticipation to the
| pleasures attendant to a trip to Atlantic
| City Those anticipating early marriage
| and those who have been married for less
| than two years, may practice economy
and prove popularity by competing for
the trip to Atlantic City, with board for
one week, Saratoga trunk and hack
hire offered by the G. A. r. Bazaar and
Fair to the couple procuring most votes.
| Voting books are now ready at l522
Pennsylvania avenue: ,sg.
West Washington.
"A ueDgntful party was gwen last
night by the Misses Byng, at their resi-
dence, 1855 Twenty-ninth street, TO their
young friends of West Washington. Dam
cling and parlor games added to the pleas
ures of the evening. Among those present
| were: Misses M. Pettitt, Lizzie Jones,
| Blanche Pulizzi Fannie and Nellie Baden,
Mr.. Stanton, A. Thomas, Mr.. Berry b.
Beall Messrs. M. Il. Young I. and II.
Pulizzi, William Hirst, Il. Breen and
many others.
1t is feared here that the rain will
cddse sudden breaking up of the ice
and o consequent overflow of the lower
| part of the town Up to this time, how
ever, the ice has not moved.
Colonel w. A. Seligson, who recently
fell on the ice in front of his residence, on
n street, and was so badly b2iised, is
much better and expects to be oyt in 0
day or two. ~
Covenant Lodge, No. 10, I. o. DD.sIcy,
meets tonight at 0dd-Fellows' HsG.s
There were two arrests hero last night,
one for vagrancy and one for being drunk.
--Temperature and condition of water
at a. M: Great Falls, temperature 34s
condition, SO; receiving reservoir, temporal
ture 30; condition at north connection, 80;
condition at south connection, 80; dis
tributing reservoir, temperature 35 com
dition at influent gate-house SO; condition
at etlluent gate-hOuse, 80.