The evening times., 1896-08-03
City Brevities

is out of the city for a few days.
Charles o. Wentworth OF Brooklyn is the
guest OF W. II. Ritchieon Capitol Hill.
Four bicychsts collided last night at the
White Lot ellipse. No one was injured.
Flooring $1.b0 per 100 feet, all oae
| width. +. LEbbey Il Co., 9th q N. Z. ave.
st. Gabriei,s Church, Great Falls, will
give tournament and picnic on Wednes-
day.
There were $50 bathers at the bathing
beach yesterday, one OF the largest crowds
of the season.
Waldo c., Hibbs started last evening for
| a two weeks vacation with friends and
relatives in Boston
loo IT. nice wide boards, 81. any length
youwish. F.Libbe & Co., 6th& N. ave.
"Jack" Avery of this city has been ap-
pointed assistant city editor OF the New
York Telegram.
The interior OF the Eastern market is
| being repaired and painted for the first
time in twenty years.
Misses Grace and Maud Durfee, of South
Washington, have gone 10 Atlantic City.
| to be absent two weeks.
| Rev. Zimmerman. S. j.. pastor Of Holy
Trinity Catholic Church, has been trans
ferred to a pastorate in Germany.
Mineoia Tribe OF Red Men, OF Anacostia,
have completed arrangements for au ex-
! cursion to Colonial Beach, August 10.
| The board or assistant assessors will
commence the examination OF the lands
beyond The Eastern Brauch next Monday.
1t has now become common sight to
find from six TO a dozen bicycles in front
OF every church at the regular Sunday.
! services.
| A stoppa &c OF the cable cars atthe Peace
Monument Saturday night drew large
crowd. 1t proved to be only the breaking
of a grip.
W. sackett of East Orange. n. j., cor
respondent for the New York Herald and
several other large papers, is guest at
| willards.
Lawrence Gardner spent Sunday at
Laurel. presumably having quiet talk
| with Senator German on the political
situation.
Senator Morgan was at the Capitol Sat
urday and had a consultation with Mir.
Spofford as to certain arrangements at
the new library.
The lawn party now in progress at the
streets northeast, will continue uniil the
Sth of this month.
Justice Charles F. Scott took his place
by assignment on the Police court bench
| this morning in the absence OF Judge Kim
bah, who is on his vacation.
Mr.. Allen S. Towson, an old Washing
| tonian, now connected with the business
department of the New York Herald, is ON
a brief visit to friends here.
Five of the newly appointed policemen
have been stationed at Anacostia sub
station. Three will do duty at ABacostia
aud Two will patrol Twining City.
The ti-Saloon League will meet this
evening in regular session. at which many
mrtters OF interest will be discussed. The
executive committee will meet at 7:3O
O'Clock.
bush meeting under the auspices OF
the tempera nee advocates OF Lcudoun
county, Va. will open tomorrow at Percy
vile, to continue to and including the 9th
| inst3nt.
About one hundred candidates for appoint
inent as water inspector were examined
Saturday At the rooms OF the Civil Service
Commission. The result will not be known
for several days.
F. L. Harvey, OF Twelfth street. near
north west, reported to the police this morn
ing the larceny of a lot OF carpenter tools
from n building at the corner or Fourteenth
and Harvard streets.
James F. Donovan's resignation as a
member OF the fire department force was
accepted today, TO take effect July 81, and
Edward F. Sugru was appointed TO sue
coed him, subject TO the usual probation.
The work OF reconstruction of the ground
floor OF the Wallach school building, Penn
sylvania avenue and Eighth street south
east, has commenced. Several new rooms
Will he added and the entire structure
repaired.
A young colored man hired a lady's bi
cycle from the Weston Cycle Company, No
1888 Pennsylvania avenue, yesterday. He
failed to bring the machine back, and the
owners reported the loss to the police this
! morning.
Ungo LANCER. proprietor OF the lunch room
at 1C01 street northwest, fell from hi:
bicycle yesterday on the Conduit road and
buggy TO the Emergency Hospital, whe re
his arm was set
A large party of wheelmen, including
members of the principal local clubs, re-
turned this morning from trip TO Cotton 8.
They started Frida night and reached their
destination Saturday afternoon. They
returned by boat.
At the entertainment given at Eiks' Hal
Saturday evening by Perseverance Lodge
of Good Tempiars the young artistic, Mis-
Lulu III. Pistorio, made n decided hit with
the audience by her exquisite rendition o.
several vocal and instrumental selections.
Miss Mary CARLY OF Anacostia narr0wl.
escaped death from dro wning last Wednes
day. She was out rowing with two Othe
, | young ladies off Giesboro Point, when tn,
boat capszed. The others got asio7e easily
. but Miss Cartly was rescue with difficulty
eI Rev. Granville 8. Williams will lear
n in n day or two Tor Cottage CITY, Marubu',
Vineyard, where he viii End the first tw,
, | weeks of his vacation. Rev. Mr.. Hatch O
this city will occupy his pulpit at TIL
, Metropolitan Baptist Church next Sunday
The members of the Northeast Citizens
Association are jubilant because of thei
: final success, after several years efforts
J. in securing the issuance of an order 70
: the removal OF the Baltimore and Obi
e siaings at the corner of Delaware ave
$ nue. and First street.
D Hon. Richard Pearson, who represent
the Asheviile, n. c., district in Congress.
j. passed through the city yesterday He say