The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
City Brevities

| Frederick, Nd.
Mr.. J. Williams h as eft for a three months
! visit to Des Moincs, Ia.
DR.. Crease, 2O1 Pennsylvania avenue
has returned TO the CITY,.
Oysters are scarce, as no boats have
arrived for several days.
DR.. W. w. Stewart has returned from his
vacation at Virginia Beach.
Mr.. Henry G. HaDford has returned from
his visit at leonardo wn, Md.
The tug Triton has received a thorough
overhauling and new coat OF paint.
Flooring, .$l.5O per 100 feet. all one
width. F. Libbey Il Co. 9Th and N. Y. ave.
The Columbian University has added a
course of veterinary surgery to its cur
riculum.
"A dead infant was found yesterday
on the bank Of the canal near South
Capitol street.
l.. c. Dentinger Is erecting large
store and dwelling on Tenth street south
west, near Virginia avenue.
Secretary Carlisle has gone to Bar Har
Dor with his family, where they will re-
main three weeks or a month.
A iramehouse ut 239 Eighth street north
west Is being demolished and brick
dwelling will be erected In his place.
Mr.. Eugene Stevens, who has been visiting
his mother, Mrs. Mary Stevens, No 7O9
Twelfth street, has eturned to Philadelphia.
The public hydrant at the corner of New
York avenue and Fourth street northwest
h as beenreset and the brick pavenentrelaid.
The State Department was notified yes
terday by telegraph OF the death OF United
States Consul TO Mexico John b. German OF
Georgia.
The leak in the big water pipe at the
Metropolitan power house has not been
located, although nearly the whole OF the
pipe has been removed.
A woman cyclist, colOred, collided with
a grocery wagon at the corner OF Ninth and
Pennsylvania avenue yesterday. She was
unhurt but the wheel was wrecked.
I Song services were neidtn the free wards
OF Garfield Hospital Sunday afternoon by
the Cur stan EpdeavOrers OF Grace NJ. L.
and the tirst Presbyterian Churches.
Mr.. Fred II. Written, of the Boston
Daily Globe, and George Il. Matthies, OF
Boston, Mass, are the guests OF John +
Nolen, 21O X street northeast for two
weeks.
Secretary Wilson, OF the Associ ated
Charities, who has been away on his vi =
cation, returned yesterday and Resumed
his duties at the office OF the CHI arities, Oh
G street.
Rocn fishing In the upper Potomac Is ex-
cellent these September days. Anglers in
the vicinity OF the Rock CreekPotOmac con-
fluence were making remarkable catches
yesterday.
Charles Blumer of Fourteenth and U
streets. who has been visiting his uncle
Mr. william Magruder of The Pines. near
Halpine. montgomery county, Md. returned
home yesterday.
A junior Bryan and Sewan campaign
club will be-orga niZed next Thursday night
at 500 ssleet northwest. The speaker
of the eveI3ng will be ex-Congressman
Brook shire, 6f Indiana.
Emma Nc VI. Triepel was yesterday
granted a diybrce from Frederick W.
Treple, bec;a1se Of cruelty and drunken
ness. She was; also given the custody OF
their Child, Ch;aies Trieple.
Edward 1Earlatam,. OF Capitol Hill. went
fishing at tie FOOT OF TweDty-fourth street
yesterday, AID with d pill or raw cotton
aud dough Possessed himself of a German
carp which weighed twenty-eight pounds.
Last night ended the garden party at @
and Valley streets northwest, held under
the pices Of the Ebenezer Colored Church,
Twebt y-seventh and o streets northwest.
Quite q sum was realized for the benefi.
OF the church.
a decision In the case OF Adrians VS.. John
son viii be anneunccJ tomorrow morn
ing by Judge Cox. This will be an i'm
portant decision on a writ OF ccrtiorari as
it involves the right OF a justice of the
peace to instruct a jury.
Mr.. Charles II. Butler and DR.. ". s.
Lotion have been Chosen TO represent st.
Augustine Commandery, No. 2, at the
convention OF the Catholic Young Mems
National Union. which will meet in New
York September 90 and 90
The Democratic District committee has
secured a handsome banner bearing the
Portraits OF MesSrs. Bryan and Sewail, at
a cost OF more than $3.50, and will raise
it bout the 18th OF this month on Penn
sylyania avenue at some point yet to be
chosen.
Daniel ]. Barton, one Of the water in
spectors, made complaints against several
residents on New jersey avenue nor.L.
west, and the parties were arrested YES
terday on a charge of wa sting Potomac
River water The penalty for this offense
is SIS fine.
A. B. Griffith, of the Patent Office, has
returned from a bicycling tour to Warren
ton. Va. While there he visited the White
sulphur Springs. Casanova, CalvertOn,
Bethel, Marshall, Oral, Bealeton. Liberty,
View Tree. Meetze. New Baltimore, Hurley
town and Culpeper.
Inc grand fauy OF District Democrats
under the auspices Of the Interstate Dem
Ocrauc Association, once postponed on ac-
count of the weather. will be held tonight
at River View. The steamer for the ex-
cursion will leave the River View wharf
in this city at Gas p. IN. Ample ar
rangements have been made for the en-
tertainment of the excursonists. Among
the speakers will be Hon. Chauncey F.
Black. william A. Bartlett and Hon. E. "
Rrf,n Sbira There wi no ntho
The speaking will take place In the pavilion
SO that even should it storm, there will
be nothing to prevent the complete sue
cess of the occasion.