The morning times., 1896-09-04
City BrevitieS

Il
JOHN H. colcutt has returned to the city.
Cal Miians has returned from bis outing
az Harper's Ferry.
Thomas Callahan has returned from his
outing at Piney Point.
| Mr.. Callum OF Louisiana avenue has re.
| turned from Atlantic City.
| Lawyer Sniti, has returned from
| months stay In New York State.
Contractor II. F. Getz is building q large
brick house at Eighth and streets
Mr.. s.. Mockabee has Just returned
from pleasure trip to New York
Lawyer Hines has returned from q three
weeks trip to The blue Ridge Mountains.
Flooring. $l.5O' per loo feet. all Que
width. +. Libbry 4 Co.. 9th and N. Y. ave
City.
| :, A new tweiye-iRc main is being laid In
me aIiey on . street between Eiknth anu
DR.. EastoD of the Eastern Presbyterian
California. 4 /
L. b. Craige, J. c.. Crawford and B. Craige
have nav Ieturncd,f from . trip To Niagara Fails
ana Canada. ~
Justice s. b Church. who has been away
o. ms vacalon Tor a couple OF weelS.
E. buckley ,,of No. 1853 Sixth street south
west. has icturned from his trip to Co
| lOnial Beach, y
Charles Ae.th aud Rpdser Winter have
rsturne. naa tr.uf their trip TO the Atlantic
VIII. Haw, u Of the eDepartmentof Justice
has n -Lrned from brief vacation at New
London. Conn.
Tke eo,.creie pavement on o street. be
tween tifteentn and sixteenth streets. is
being repaired.
Mr X. Williams Of Rhode Island avenue
PptlYuRd n mOntli'k A01nlIrl
at Atlantic City.
Many shade trees in the Eastern section
of the .city! were blown down by last
evenings storm.
Five or six oyster Boats arrived yester.
day, the first Of the eeasoD. They report
oysters In good condition
Daniel Duffy, carpenter. No. 224 I street
northwest, was struck Oh the head BY q
falling timber yesterday.
The goverDempt tug Triton made a
trip to Indian Head yesterday with party
OF naval officers aboard.
A large force OF workmeD are engaged in
paving street southwest from seventh
to'NiDth with Belgian block.
A fire occurred at RosedaIe Wednesday.
Two large sheds were burned and 1t Is
thought boys were the iDcendiaries
The .Arbor Vitae Social Club gave
party last night at the residence OF Mrs.
Fleischman, No. S21 Third street southeast
A. Bowers went to sleep in Davis 4 Co.'S
coal yard and some lounger relieved him OF
his watch. The thief has Dot YET been
caught.
workmen are engaged in trying TO locate
leaRiD Inc Lig fen-inch water pipe running
from the river TO the Metropolitan power
house at the Arsenal.
Capt. Harrington after absence OF four
years from the Washington Earrucks 10
again at that post, OF which ne TOOK
Charge september
Truck a +. OH North Capitol street. received
two new horses yesteruay. but after triai
1t was found thAL but one was satflsfactory,
and The other as returned.
Assistant o. II. Tittfnan Is acting as
superintendent OF United states coast
survey in The absence or Gen. Dufneld. who
is still Oh the Western coast.
W. Andrew Boyd, publisher OF the city
directory, was sue,i yesterday on a Judg-
Co. Limited. OF New York city.
Piles are now being driven at the
Navy Yard for fouDGatton Tor the new
miniature revolving turret IT VIII be
situated between the commandments Of
flee and the ship house.
Rachael Carr, coiored, wasiierwoman. No.
2O26 Riggs court, fell yesterday and sus-
tainef laceration above the figiit eye
and a spraiD uf the left shoulder. She
was cared Tor at Emergency Hospital.
The District Conference and Epworth
League convention OF the Washington Con,
ference Methodist Episcopal Church viii
CinStue lh S1ton ~ z. Sho'Nn'
county, Nd, Tuesday evening, September
A train Of three cars on the Fourteenth
street line was della yed for soine time at II
street by an accident yesterday about 80 J.
p. IN. The gpp would pet- work and the
cars were pushedat 10 the shed by the next
train. xuFS 20
Building perSn5ss wers issued Yesterday
as follows: 'T6 ]. 4. Hutchinson, for cOn-
struction OF p store and Dwelling, No
g g, stsplcs. eo1 for tsfaiFs re to National hott'
During the severe thunder and lightning
storm that swept over the city yesterday
afternoon the huge water tank located ON
ton OF woodward & LOthrop's dry goods
house was struck hut owing to the light
Ding rod no damage was done.
A. F. Broackcr ,,606 TweDty-thirc street
northwest, driver OF q beer wagon for
Hcurich, fell helpless at the corner of;
tertay. The physicians at the Emergency
Hospital state. he is suffering from an
acute nervous disease.
Arrangements for the third annual croquet
tournament, to he held in this city on Sep
tember IA, are Progressing satisfactorily.
Invitations have Geen Sent TO many players
in all parts of the country. mostly III the
East, aud Secretary Wahly expects to have.
with those living here, an attendance OF
about fifty.
Work OF grafin: N street northwest, from
Thirty.thiryi street to the Aqueduct bridge,
will be begun by the District force this
morning The survey was completed yes
terday At the lower end of 81 street the
bed will be raised about two feet to
level with the tracks OF the Capital Trac-
ton Company.