The Washington times., 1894-10-13
Rass Novsr So Plentiful "a Now-Fisbir

Bass Mover So Plentiful as Now-Fishing is
extra fine at the mouth of the Eastern Branch
this year and local disciples OF the gentle
Isaac spend many pleasant hours these fine
days fishing for bass and rock. both of which
are caught in large quantities. Low water
in the upper river has driven the bass down"
said Boatman I. Ritter yesterday Il have
never known them 10 be so plentiful before.
The rock are very fine, and much more pienti-
ful than usual, though | don't know why"
Fall of a Painter-While painting the roof
of No. 603 street northwest yesterday alter
noon Lawrence Coke. a painter eighteen
years OF age, accidentally fell to the ground.
a distance of about eighteen feet. He was
slightly injured. but was taken TO the
Emergency Hospital.
Judgment Creditors suit-The National
Marine Bank Of Baltimore yesterday sued
William a. Waugh. Richard E. Cozzens. and
others on a judgment creditors bill for $3.50.
Mask and Wig Club Tlection-Over 100
members of the new Columbian University
Mask and Wig Club and many of the students
that are interested IN its success met in the
law lecture room of the university last night
to perfect its organization. President Frank
II. Hitchcock was in the chair and L. II.
Parry was secretary. After considerable de-
hare it was decided that the members should
write a ballot naming their ten candidates
for the board of directors. and that the ten
having the highest number of votes should be
the nominees for whom the secretary should
cast one ballot to elect. Those so elected were
Melville d. Henser. Ralph r.. Upton, H. a.
Westcott DIR. F. P. Morgan, DR.. Charles ].
Hopkins, John B. Sleman, W. W. Grier, Dr.
y. W. Pomeroy. 4. L. Cana, and W. q. Wood
ward.
Liquor Cases Disnissed-In the police court
yesterday afternoon two cases of illegal liquor
selling were brought up before Judge Miller
The first was against Benjamin Kid. who does
a business at No. 1343 South Capitol street,
charged with selling on Sunday. Defendant
in the second case WAS Charles Brown. to
answer charge Of selling without license.
Both cases were dismissed.
Work on the Columbia's Cable-A large
force of workmen will be put to work Monday
at the Fourteenth street terminal of the Co.
lumbia Street Railway, to commence excavat-
ing for the new cable which Will form the
future motive power ofthe road. Other gangs
will soon thereafter commence operations at
different points along the line. and the con-
tractors. 1t is said, will soon have over 900
men working in an effort to lay the cable in
sixty days. Work ON the temporary tracks,
TO be used in the interim, will be commenced
this morning. 1t is reported also that con-
siderable progress is being made on the
foundation of the new Columbia power-house.
Run Over by an Express Wagon-A small
colored boy, living at No. 1926 NJ street north
west, was yesterday evening, about o'clock,
knocked down and run over by an express
wagon belonging TO A. Z. Butzell and driven
by Louis Weber. who lives at No. 1145 Fif-
teenth street northwest. The boy was slightly
bruised about the head and right leg He
was carried to the Emergency Hospital. The
driver has not been arrested as the affair
was purely accidental.
Fire Put Out by Folicemen-At an early
hour yesterday morning fire was discovered
in the second floor of No, 1916 Tenth street
northwest, occupied by a colored woman
named Elizabeth Carroll. The blaze was OBJ
served by the policemen of the Eighth pre-
cinct, and Night Inspector Pearson and
Sergts Kenney and Montgomery rushed into
the house and succeeded in extinguishing the
flames, but not until bedroom set of furni-
ture had been badly damaged. No alarm
was sounded.
Endeavorers' Surprise Party-Mr and Mrs.
George Francis Williams were treated to a
pleasant surprise party at their home. No.
1912 Florida avenue northeast. last evening
by the members of the Christian Endeayor
Society OF Assemblys Presbyterian Church.
After extending their congratulations to Mr..
and Mrs. Williams, who have just returned