Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-18
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANORI A
Small Robbery of a Restaurant Last
Night.
Many Newsy and Important Items
From Down the Rfver-Personal
and Social Affairs.

Some time during last night some one
broke into and robbed Sefer Blouse 8
restaurant, at the head of King street.
An entrance was gained by break
ing the window on the west side of the
house Mr. Blouse heard the burglars in
his bar but was too frightened to give an
alarm. He reported the matter to the
police this morning. Only few pies and
some beer were taken. This makes six or
seven times that Blouses place has been
robbed within the past year or So The
police will use every effort to catch the
guilty party. and if caught he will get the
full penalty of the law.
Police Court.
The police report last night as being clear
and COOL with one prisoner and eighteen
dodgers at the station house. Mayor
Thompson this morning disposed of the
following cases: John Spruel, colored, a
negro hobo, arrested by officer Davis,
charged with beirg suspicious character,
ordered to leave the city Immediately
Morris Lewis, who runs bar room under
the old Braddock House, was charged with
violating the Sunday liquor law, plead
guilty and was fined $12. Two persons ar
rested by Officer Belts, charged with keep
ing a dog each without license, fined 81
each and made to get out license
A Narrow Escape.
Yesterday afternoon about 4:3O O'Clock the
horse attached to the buggy which Dr. VIM
NJ Smith was driving became frightened on
North Washington street and ran away.
The DOCTOR in his efforts to stop the horse,
broke the dashboard off and narrowly es-
capped falling under the horses heels. The
horse was stopped at the corner or WASH
'ngton and Cams ron streets before any ON r
damage had been done.
Sale of n Farm.
DR.. William NJ Smith of this city has pur-
chased from Messrs. Davidson Davidson
of Washington the Evergreen farm formerly
the property of Mr.. Bernard johnson. stu
ated about two and one-half miles west of
this city. This farm is considered one OF
the finest dairy farms in this section of the
country. DIR. Smith will rent the farm out
for the present, as he has no intention OF
living in the country.
Drummer Robbed.
Yesterday a man who said that he was
q drummer for a Baltimore firm reported
to the police that he had been robbed of
two watches and a sum of money. He said
that Monday night he met a man on the
street, and after making the rounds with
him, the stranger invited him to go to his
boarding house, on King street, and spend
the night with him. which he did, and
when he awoke in the morning the man
had disappeared, and with him his watches
and money. The matter Is being investi-
gated by the police.
Notes.
Mr.. Carey Gamble Of the Theological
Seminary has been called to Florida by the
death of his grandmother.
The Mercantile Building and Loan Asso-
citation of this city has recently made
loans to the amount of $500.
Golden Light Lodge of Good Templars
held a very intere sting meeting last night.
Mrs. Emmett O'Connell of Pittsburg Is
the guest of Miss Carrie Adams, on South
Columbus street.
Mrs L. s. Hopkins is still confined to her
home on Patrick street
Mrs r. W. Wheat and Miss Sue Wheat
have returned from Upperville, where they
spent the summer and fall.
C. w. Waite mayor of Culpeper, was in
the city yesterday on legal business.