The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-06
TOWN TALK.

recently agreed TO adopt a new corps badge and
TO that end solicited designs from fftv manu-
facturers of badges and buttons i'm this and
other cities. The committee after inspecting the
lot agreed to recommend the design submitted
by Messrs. Noigt Il Haas, of this city, and it has
been unanimously adopted by the soldier boys.
The design is in the shape of circular pendant,
suspended by gold chains from solid bar of
pure gold. On the bar is engraved "Semper
Paratus." The medal proper is a circular piece
white enamel, the color of the corps, while
diagonally across the face runs the letters
Nv. L. l. Gin gold filling. Around the outer
bar is engraved in blue and white letters Or
gauized 1896" 1t is very pretty badge, and re-
fleets credit on the designers
The most popular teacher may get free trip
to Europe, but those-of the male persuasion
who remain at home may find delight and good
cheer at the New York Buffet, where the genial
Maj. Costello dispenses hospitality of the most
eXhilarating and agreeable kind.
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Agnes Stanley, aged about fifty, wife of Pat
New jersey avenue southeast, arrested on the
charge of profanity. was locked up in the Fifth
Sunday in default of bail. About9 o'clock Sun
day evening the So necessary for her release
having been procured, the station keeper went
to her cell and called her, when it was discovered
that she was dead. Coroner Patterson found
that death was due to excessive heat and heart
failure.
Drink Tannhauscr beer. H. Benzler.
The committee of artists, .Messrs. Paul
Havenden John Boyle, and Carl Newman, Sc
lected to make the annual award of the Corcoran
gold medal to the pupil of the Corcoran Art
School making most progress during the year,
have awarded the medal to Miss Rosa Simons.
Kaufman is recommended for honorable men
ton. Miss Smons graduated from the High
School in 1885,
There have been 6SS retail liquor licenses issued
OF the 6Ss licenses issued 1872 failed to receive the
approval of Commissioner Douglass.
See statement of Lincoln National Bank in
another column.
The papers in the case of the appointment of
Officer Hutton have been sent to the First
Comptroller. in order to get decision as to the
Commissioners right to appoint on the police
force men who have not been soldiers or sailors.
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There was only one fire on the Fourth, not
outstanding the fact that probably more fire
works were used than on any previous Fourth
in many years. The fire was in the woodshed in
the rear of No. 1889 5 street northwest, and
caused slight damage.
The Oldest Inhabitants Association cele-
brated the Fourth of July at their rooms in the
listening to the reading of the Declaration by
Mr.. E. Wheeler, to an oration by, Gen. E. c. Car.
Flngton and to TO- the singing m 60 of The
the chorus.
See statement of Lincoln National Bank in
another column.
From comparison Of the, bids made for
furnishing the District with coal a suspicion has
arisen in the minds of the Commissioners that a
combine had been formed. Consequently all the
bids were rejected, save the one of Mayfield u
Heiston for Cumberland coal at S3l9 q ton,
which was accepted.
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"A letter has been received by the Commits
soners requesting that immediate steps be taken
fountain at the intersection of Pennsylvania
avenue and Seventh street, presented to the Dis
trict by Professor Cogswell. member of the In
dependent Order of Good Templars.
force is insufficient. Only one clerk has been
added to the office in ten years, while the work
has doubled
Mrs. Ann Fitch, mother of Mrs. ]. NJ. Nc.
Grew, died Tuesday morning, July2. She was
born in Loudoun County, Va, and was ninety
one years of age at the time of her death. Her
remains We're taken to Ohio by Col. NJ. H. Fitch
or Pueblo. Col, for interment.
"A bargain is what we are after these times,
and people are apt to go where such can be pro-
cured; lt goes without saying that persons need
ing furniture, upholstery goods, carpets, and
everything else that can be found in first-cass
reduction in prices until August l, at Thomas j.
olngletons, 4l5 seventh street northwest, the
well-known and popular furniture dealer.
-Heurch's Extra Pale Lager. Ask for it.
Mrs. J. H. Ralston. of Hyattsvile, Nd, has
shades of color, twenty-five or more, ranging in
ages from eight to fourteen. The school closed
last week.
See statement of Lincoln National Bank in
another column.
DIR. j. NJ. Gregory recently delivered an in
terestng and instructive lecture on sanitation"
hefore an audience of fellow-townsmen at
Hyattsvile, Md.
The Commissioners have received a letter
from Mr.. John A. Baker calling attention to the
alleged designs of the Washington Market Com
pany TO rHestabish possession, free rent OF part
or the reservation fronting the market building,
between Seventh and Ninth streets. Mr.. Baker
vigorous style, and urges that the wholesale
market square be taken from the control of the
company. The District authorities are moving
in the matter
When an officer of the Third Precinct at
tempted to arrest James T.. Majors, coored of
No. 6l3 New Hampshire avenue, for vagrancy,
on Wednesday, James ran away. The officer
threw MS cluo after him, breaking his collar
Done. James injury was attended TO at the
Emergency Hospital; then he was taken to the
Police Court, and Judge Miller sent him to the
Work-house for thirty days.
Drink Tannhauser beer. II. Benzler.
Charles Leightner, aged fifteen, met with a
very serious accident on Friday by the explosion
of bottle of gunpowder. The physicians think
he will become totally blind from the result of
the explosion
May Agnes, the hYe-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Mary Van Astine, 4lO Sixth street northeast,
was fatally burned on the Fourth. Her dress
caught hre from some matches she was striking,
and before help could reach her she was so badly
burned that she died ii few hours later.
See statement of Lincoln National Bank in
another column.
john II. Townshend brother of Health Officer
Townshend and of the late Representative Town
night He was an old telegrapher, and during
the war served In the Confederate army, on the
staff Of Gen. Bryan, of Georgia. He leaves q
widow and one child.
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