The morning times., 1896-07-05
City Brevities

The conference committee in charge o
| the beer troubles will meet this evening a
| Plasterers' Hall.
| Reginald Pollock and C. Victor CraigeI
are OFF on an extended bicycle tour through
| Southern Virginia.
Beginning today the speed OF the cable
cars OF the Capital Traction Company will
| be increased two miles per hour.
The midnight service in the division
| last evening. held under the auspices o
the C. U. NJ, was conducted by Mr.. George
| NJ. Wheeler.
MI. H. Dugas and his son of p Pamcourtvile e
La, are registered at the National Hotel
They are on their way east, where the,
will spend the summer.
Mrs. Julius Owen OF Harrison street
Anacestia, will leave in few days for a
summer soiOurn with relatives in Prince
George county, Nd.
Mr.. Percy B. Foster, leader OF the 4, 600
voice choir, will speak in Baltimore tomor-
row evening before the coming Endeayorers.
He will talk about the convention.
Ben Hur," with illustrations, will be
produced at the Church OF Our Father for
one week, commencing Monday night. 1t
Is said the views are exceptionally good.
Col. A. w. Harmon. State treasurer of
Virginia. is at the Metropolitan Hotel
He is accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter. and will remain in the city several
days.
The boys AMI girls at the German Orphan
Asylum celebrated Independence Day in
Joyous manner. Every child was supplied
withfi-ecrackers AMI In the evening refresh
ments were served.
A lady cyciist very narrowly escaped
,tr,. A -
evening. In avoiding collision with a
pedestrian she fell. but fortunately with.
out Jury to herself or wheel.
Mr.. C. H. McKibben of New York anc:
Miss Mary McKibben of Chamtersburg.
Va. who came TO attend the funeral of
the late Col. James {. McKibben. returned
to their respective homes yesterday.
George +. Canter created some little ex-
citement yesterday in Anacostia by beat
ing his wife. Upon complaint of Mrs. .Canter,
Policeman Farduar arrested the husband
and locked him up in the Anacosta station.
John Weatherii. the man arrested by
detective Rhodes yesterday afternoon. as
already told in The Times. will be taken
TO Richmond to-day 10 answer q charge OF
robbing a man in that city shortly before
he left.
The feature of the service at the c. U.
NJ. this evening will be an address by
Mrs. Whittamore. founder of the "I oDr
of Hope" Mission. New York city. The
devotional exercises will be conducted
by the Rev. E. d. Bailey.
Henry Crimes was taken to rovidencc
Hospital at 2:30 yesterday afternoon with
a fractured skull. his injuries having been
received in "A fight. but with whom and
where it occurred is not known. The
case was not reported to the police.
There was an unusually large attend
ance at the gospel service at the Central
Union Mission last evening. The service
was led by Mr.. George W. Wheeler cf
the board of directors and was very in
teresting. and closed with testimony
meeting"
The funeral of Mr.. Charles L. Cooines
took place from his residence yesterday.
The services were attended by the members
of the Veteran Firemen's Association,
Master Painters Association. and Builders
Exchange, OF which organizations the de-
ceased was a member.
Yesterday afternoon a lady bicyclist had
a tumble from her wheel near the corner Of
Thirteenth and & streets northwest. 1t
was thought that she had been seriously
injured, and she was taken into the drug
store of DR.. Van Sykes. DIR. ]. G. Dawson
was summoned and the wound was found
To be very slight.
Three little girls about six years of
age. dressed IN red, white and blue. at
tracted cons .derabie attention on Seventh
street last evening by their singing. They
repeated their repertoire of national airs
several times and Interested their audi
enoe. which steadily increased. as greatly
as they amused themselves