Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-10
LOCAL JoTTINGs.

The city bath house is well patron
lied.
= Bay Ridge had a slim attendance
yesterday
-Betwee the weather and the water
Baltimore Is having serious time.
The emancipation celebration will
take place at Frederick tomorrow.
The State House hin is the most
frequented place in the city during the
heated term
Governor Brown accompanied by,
his wife and two children, have arrived
at Deer Park, Md.
Yachting parties are daily arriving
in our harbor from the different cities
and towns along the seaboard.
Sheriff Claude. deputized Policeman
Michael J. Long. OF Baltimore, for duty
at Irving Park. Annapolis Junction.
The weather bureau at Washington,
predicts slightly cooler weather for to
morrow. This is gratifying at least
Large quantities OF melons are being
shipped from this county daily TO Balti.
more. Philadelphia and New York.
The schooner Daniel Sunders took a
party Of the students of the Redemption
list Order. on an all day excursion.
In the parade of the annual encamp-
ment of the Knight Templars at Denver,
Col. yesterday twenty-five thousand men
were in line.
Soft crabs have been more plentiful
this season than for many years, and
the prices have seldom ruled above 80
cents per dozen
Fish are reported exceedingly scarce
by anglers and seine haulers and but few,
and those of an inferior quality are
brought to market.
Comptroller Smith, Treasurer Jones
and Land Commissioner Laird, were
here to-day transacting the routine bust
ness of the State.
The oyster police boat "Folly. Capt.
Martin. left here last night on q trip to
the Eastern Shore, taking along num-
Der of Annapolitans.
The appointment of republican as
one of the crew of the police sloop Eliza
Hayward. Capt. Crockett, has angered
Talbot county democrats.
MANY people slept in their hammocks
last night under the shade trees and on
back porches of their dwellings. In order
TO escape the heat of the house.
The bridges that are contiguous to
the city are frequented In the shades of
evening by promenaders and persons in
quest of a breath of fresh air.
The Curtis Bay Electric Railway
Company Is double-tracking large part
of It's line so that the cars can make
faster time between Curtis Bay and Bal
timore.
MIR. Alex de Barril. of Drum Point
has received news of the death OF his
great uncle Don Felipe Barrill, the for
mer owner of the Drum Point estate.
lie died In Paris on June 10.
We shall have to ask the indulgence
of our readers of the lack of local and
other news items during the heated term,
as Il is impossible to keep things up to
their standard with the thermometer in
the COS.
Special arrangements, 1t is said, will
be made with the Eastern Shore and
Bay Ridge Railroad for the accommoda-
ton OF persons who desire to visit the
Easton, Talbot County Fair on Septem-
Der 18th to 10Th.
Camp meeting Is being held at Irving
Park, Annapolis Junction, yesterday
Rev Wathan Ross, of Annapolis preach
ed. His subject was Witness for Christ
Among those present were: Rev. 8. r.
hughes and Geo. ID PinkneY, of Annap-
OILS
Mr.. ]. H. Vansant will accept the
al. - AL ~ E.~n
melon, of the Cob gem variety. Mr..
Vansant has shipped several hundred of
these melons to Northern markets and
realized good prices.
The two lots with improvements on
Clay street sold yesterday by ID. X Ran
dali, trustee, was purchased by Henry
Hebron. for the Order of Isaac and Re-
becca. for $500. who contemplate the
building of a hall on the same.
The execution of the eight hour law
as applied to the construction of govern
ment buildings has proved so embarras
sing TO the officials of the Treasury De
partment that the Attorney General ihas
been asked for a legal construction of
the provisions of the act
Mr. W. NJ. Boucher, the polite and
accommodating assistant TO the Supelin-
tendent of Public Buildings, has Joined
the innumerable throng of benedicts,
and taken TO himself young bride. The
CAPITAL extends to Moss and his young
bride happy and bright future.
"A number of ladies were compelled
to retire from the bathing pool this
morning at quite an early hour on ac-
count of nuisance that filled the pool
II is said TO have been the act of some
boys who were bathing In the creek near
by. Such conduct Is reprehensible, and
the police should prohibit bathing in the
creeks