Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-21
CAPITAL JoTTINGs
Picked Up Here and There by Our Ubiqui-
tous Reporters

Picked Up Here and There by Our Ubiqui-
tous Reporters
Fishing with hook and line in these
waters, are reported exceedingly scarce.
The republicans.will hold their con-
vention tomorrow to nominate county
ticket.
Mr.. Henry Schafer, the well-known
photographer, is reported critically III at
his residence, Main street.
The Maryland Hotel will be the
most attractive building in the city
when it gets its new dress on.
The Annapolis Bicycle Agency has
received stock of Crawford bicycles,
which will be sold on good terms.
The Messrs. Martin & Sons are ex-
tending their wharf property consider
ably beyond the oyster packing house.
The street commissioner gives no.
tice to all persons having grass growing
in front of their premises To have 1t re-
moved at once.
The names suggested by Governor
Brown to Senator Moss, from which to
select a supervisor of election, was rath-
cr surprise to many.
The funeral of George Wootton, son
of George and Alice WoOtton, whs died
on Monday morning, took place this af-
ternoon from Wesley Chapel Church.
The old Wooley property OH the
corner of Maryland avenue and Prince
George street, has been demolished, to
make room for the new Wesley Chapel
M. Il. Church.
The storm of last Friday brought
with it in the Owensville and Birdsville
Ia f.,l.s
aged. At Birdsville the injury to the
crop was considerable.
The truck business is down to moth
ing in this county. One trucker reports
load of four hundred fine cantaloupes
selling for $4. Strawberries were the
only things what paid this season, thus
far-,
The commissioner of patents sent
out yesterday 395 patents for novel and
useful devices in mechanics, 81 design
patents. 32 trademarks and / reissue.
In all ASS issues, 430 OF them being made
TO citizens of the United States.
In order to save the first discount al
lowed on all tax-bills paid during the
month of August, many taxpayers took
advantage of the time to pay their taxes,
and the collector and treasurer was kept
busy to-day receipting for taxes.
The total amount to be distributed
among the members Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Relief Association who were
in good standing March 3lst, 1859, is
S571 ,274.26. The amount of the contri-
buttons of such members was 81 ,36O,-
174.O3.
The party managers not agreeing to
any of the four names submitted by Gov
ernOr Brown for supervisor of election.
the Governor will likely select one of the
four names submitted himself-any of
which, it is said, would be satisfactory
to Senator Moss.
The new boathouse, which has been
in course of erection at the Naval Acad-
emy for some time, is now nearly COM
pleted. The new structure affords am
pie facility for the storage and use of the
racing boats and Accommodations for the
rowers, which have been much needed at
the Academy.
"A delegation from the Order of the
Golden Chain arrived here this morning
from Baltimore on the steamer Emma
Giles, and were met the boat by a COM
mittee of the Annapolis Lodge. compOs-
ed of Messrs. Julian Brewer, Grafton ID.
Ridout and Dr. Frank III. Thompson,
who escorted them to the Red Mems
Hall, and also to places of interest in the
city.
Selling Off Summer Millinery below
cost. Trimmed and Untrimmed
Hats and Bonnets. Some as low as
Gets. and upwards. AT Miss
Woolley, Arundel Building. aS*
AS the 10th of August approa ches
you should fortify your system with
Dr. Humphreys Specific s77," and es-
cape Hay Fever. Price Is cents at all
druggists.
The Peoples Neat Co. have opened
their new store on Market space under
the management of Mr.. s. p. Cheese
man.
Gasoline and Oil Stoves.-For the
latest improved Gasoline and Oil Stoves,
60 TO j. III. RAWLINGS, West street, opp.
the depot.
The Peoples Meat Co.. OH Market
space, S. p. Cheseman, manager, have
the best quality of meats and vegeta-
bles.