The Critic and record., 1891-05-08
IN AND ABOUT TOWN.
food day for the field sports.

Good day for the field sports.
The change in the weather sends many
to the races and baseball.
The Columbia Cycle Club will give its
regular run to Marlboro next Sunday,
starting from its club rooms, Third street
and New York avenue, at $3.50 a. III.
A team of horses htched to buggy
and driven by William Harris, ran away
on the Glenwood road yesterday evening.
The vehicle was upset and Harris severely
injured
During a quarrel between two colored
men in Morris saloon on Seventh street,
last night Robert Pierce was stabbed in
the stomach with penknife. Thomas
Duvall, another young colored man, was
locked up in the Fifth Street Police Sta
ton charged with doing the stabbing.
William Bowie considered himself an
artist with an iCe-pick until about noon
to-day, when he changed his mind. He
was attempting to artistically carve a
cake of ice but the pick slipped and
carved his arm nicely. He wasn't badly
hurt, for DIR. Boss fixed him up and sent
him home.
Yesterday the will of Michael Hines
was filed in the Probate Court, He leaves
the bulk of his property to his wife, His
and ) in square go and lots four, seven
and eight in square 715 and his daughter,
Josephine Hines of Georgetown, 81 900 in
cash and 81 900 in three years.
Mr.. Francis b. Mohun, who was APP
pointed by Judge Hagner as receiver for
the La Normandie Hotel, has taken
charge of the house, and will conduct it
until the legal troubles between Messrs.
Cake and Woodbury. can be adiudicated.
Mr.. i. IL. Emmerson, who has been with
the hotel for some time, will act as his
assistant.
AT the meeting last night of District AS
sembly, No. &C, knights of Labor, a reso-
luton was passed indorsing the effort of
journeymen house painters 'to retain and
fully enforce the eight-hour day. and
pledged their support to aid them in Just
demands. The strike Of the iron molders
was also Endorsed and support was
pledged.
The Irish-American Union at its regrl-
lar meeting last night, unanimously
adopted resolutions expressive of sympa-
thy with the people of Newfoundland 'in
their resistance to the attempted coercion
schemes of the British government, and
congratulating them on their determine
ton to cultivate closer relations with this
republic"
Miss Adelaide Johnson, Vice-P President
of Wimodaughsis, has completed model
i'll clay of q life-siZe bust of Susan b
Anthony, and yesterday a plaster cast OF
it was made. Later in the summer Mis-:
johnson Will carry the casts to Rome
where she will place the busts in marble
in the studio of Fabi Albini, under whom
she studied. The two busts will be at the
Worlds Fair and later will be placed in
the Capitol here.
Superintendent Powell of the public
schools addressed mothers meeting a
the WImodaughsis yesterday afternoon OF
the best arrangements to be made for thu
health and morals of pupils in the vari
GUS schools. The subject was also dis
cussed in an informal manner by tn,
ladies, and Mr.. Powell answered numer
Gus questions relating to the hygienic ar
rangements of the schools, which, he said
were almost perfect.
The District Society Of the Sons of tn
Revolution have decided to celebrate Ma,
20, the anniversary of the agreement t
the act of perpetual union between tn
colonies in l775 by an excursion to Mt
Vernon. The steamer Manchester ha
been chartered for the occasion and tn
following committee to make arrange
ments for the trip has been appointed
Hon. John Lee Carroll, Brigadier- Genera
Rochester, Rev. George William Doug
lass. Chief Justice Richardson Of the Cour
of Claims, Lieutenant Davenport of tn
Navy, A. b. Legare and Gaillard Hunt.