The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-27
TOWN TALK.
The name of Tennallytown Road has been
officially changed TO Wisconsin avenue.


officially changed TO Wisconsin avenue.
The committee appointed some months ago to
investigate the charges of mismanagement and
cruelty preferred against DR.. Puryis, of the
treedman's Hospital, has completed its work
and will soon make its report. 1t is understood
Dr. Purvis will be vlndicated.
The evidence of another tragedy on the
upper Potomac came floating down to the city
on Monday morning last. 1t was the body of a
white man. The only mark of violence on 1t was
the absence of the front teeth, which had all
establish the mans identity were fruitless. No
clue could be found to show who he was or how
he met his death. The body was buried in Pot
ter's Field Tuesday
The syndicate, headed by Mr.. G. Lansburgh
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There are Ito acres in the property.
There will be racing at Bennings on Wednes-
day, the both. The first race will be for trotteIs
the 235 class, and the third for runners all ages
Thomas Coombs colored man, was drowned
IN the Eastern Branch ON Sunday last. His body
was not recovered till Tuesday.
The carriage factory of w. w. Waters. south
east corner of ID and Fourteenth streets north
west, was almost entirely destroyed by fire
shortly after midnight Thursday night. The fire
O'Clock, and a general alarm was turned in. The
nremen fne6 p, had the flames well under control by
lZ:3U. Ihe stable of the Union Transfer Com
paLy, adjoining on street, was considerably
damaged. MIR. Waters was insured TO a very
$4,000.
For a tonic and stimulant, drink r. Portner
Brewing Co.'s Cabinet Beer.
Howard Gilbert, aged ten, residing at No. So
III street northwest, was killed Wednesday even
stone wagons, driven by James Hyder, colored.
At the inquest the driver was exonerated.
The birthday of their president, Mr. Frank
coleman, was the occasion of u celebration by
the Acorn Club at their club-rooms Thursday
night The president received many handsome
presents frem members of the club. On the 23d
OF August the club will leave in body for ten
days trip to Philadelphia, Atlantic City, New
York, and up the Hudson as far as Albany.
-stansbnry Lodge No. "a excursion post
poned TO Wednesday, July 80.
Regular furniture sale at Ratcliffe, Darr &
Co.'S auction-rooms, $40 Pennsylvania avenue
O'Clock.
Jeanne Clare Rochon on Friday brought suit
agalnst Joanes hochon, proprietor of two hair
dressing establishments in this city. She alleges
that she was the wife of the defendant in Lyons
france, and that he left her and her children.
taking most of their property, which belonged
TO them IN common, and went to America with
as his WIFE Her petition is that Rochon be COM
PEELED TO pay her the amount of her belonging
Whlch ne TOOK from her when he left France.
-sandiford NJ Waters. of Georgetown, who had
been an inmate OF the insane asylum for fifteen
months until Tuesday last, returned TO that in
stitution on "Wednesday night of his own free
will He had requested hearing before a mar
shal's jury, and, despite the testimony of mum
Der OF physicians 10 the contrary, was declared
sane and released from the institution on We'd
nesday night he felt the symptoms of insanity re-
turning upon him, and requested his wife to re.
turn him to the asylum. which she finally did
An addition to the many fine business houses
here was made last week by Messrs PitneV
Shannon, who opened hardware store at 40
and 43l Tenth street northwest Their stock
comprises complete line of builders, machin-
lsts', and engineers supplies, hardware, and
mechanics tools of all kinds; The gentlemen
composing the firm are well-known business
men, and are deservedly popular.