The evening times., 1896-07-03
City Brevities

Mary A. Fletcher, colored, is reported to
be missing from her home, No. 800 Eighth
street northeast.
Sam Sim, No. 1915 Fourteenth street,
reports that his window was smashed last
last night and fireworks valued at 81
stolen.
Willis B. Smith, OF the Westminster,
left yesterday for Chicago to attend the
convention. He willspend July and August
in the White Mountains.
Mr.. Daniel Curry OF No. 602 A street
northeast reports stolen from in front of
his residence this morning bay horse at
Tackled To phaeton buggy.
Fred Carter, colored, aged thirteen years,
living on Wylie street northeast, had his
face badly burned by the explosion of
giant firecracker last night.
Mr. Francis Mclean of the quarterlnaster
generals office, will go on Saturday to
his cottage at Ocean Grove for some weeks
escape from the heatof theciiy.
Charles Kenny, who wastalien to Erner
gency Hospital yesterday unconscious,
was discharged this morning. He had been
injured by falling from lumber pile,at the
river front.
Mr.. Alexander Grant, president of the
Columbia Athletic Club and chief of the
railway mail service, left the city last night
for bis home in Monroe, Mich, where he
will spend a few weeks.
Labor Commissioner Powers of st. Paul,
MIMI, is here with his wife. They visited
the Treasury Department yesterday, and
received special courtesies ut the hands OF
Treasurer Morgan and others.
Mr. Cave Warren, a brother of Edward
Warren, the builder, of Aubrey Park Md,
whose business Interests are in this city.
will return in q few days from his years
study III the Theological School at Louis
| vile, KY.
olin F. Huth, the fifteen-ycar-old son
of Mrs. Elizabeth R. Huth of No. 221 c
| street northeast, was arrested this morn
| ing by Policeman Ehlers on complaint of
| his mother, who charges him with incor-
Eligibility.
| Mrs. Mary Z. Hoffman, No. 545 Eighth
street southeast, reported to tbs police
| this morning that during Wednesday night
| the sbow-window OF her shop was broken
10y thieves, and hats and millinery trim
mings stolen.
Tie prizes for the annual field day Of
| Company C. W. L. l. c., are on exhibit
tiun at Tappan's store on the Avenue. and
are a handsome collection. After Tues
day they will be placed for display at
Robinson x Chery's on F street
The metropolitan police force now has
three privates named Larry o'Dea. There
is one in the Seventh precinct, in George
| town; one in the Ninth, in Northeast Wash
inston, and the other was appointed on
July l, and has not yet been assigned.
William TenIey Skinner. twelve years
Old, of No. 73 II street northwest, was
reported to the police department today as
! missing from his home since Tuesday.
| When seen last by his parents he wore
a blue coat, brown pants, and black stock
ings.
a vacation for the month of August was
voted Rev. Granville W. williams last night
| He stated that lie had taken but two real
rests since he eutered the ministry twenty
years ago, and that Will: those exceptions
he had never missed a day from the puI
pit, even when changing from one pastorate
to another
1t was stated in The Evening Times OF
| Tuesday last that the firm of E. NJ. Ro.
teller & Co. of No. 735 Eighth street south
east had assigned. The truth is that Mr.
BOteler individually assigned and the firm
was not affected by it. The other men,
bers of the company expect to purchase
Mr.. BUteler's interest.