The evening times., 1896-09-14
City Brevities


Mr. Samuel Morgan of Capitol Hin is
travelling in Switzerland.
Magistrate s. o. Taylor has returned
after a ten days vacation.
Justice of the Peace C. F. Scott is con-
fined to his home by illness.
Mr. F. c. Crosby, the wellknown-tenor.
is visiting his parents in Montana.
Eiand T. Myers has returned To the city
tfter a short vacation at Ocean Grove.
Flooring, S1.5O per 100 feet. all one
width. F. Libbey & Co.. 9th and N. Y. ave.
Judge Bradley is expected to return to
Washington in a day or two from his va
cation.
Mr.. John Porter Laurence has returned
from Winthrop, Mass. where he visited
his mother and sister.
Rev. Joseph 7. Kelly, pastor of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church, with his fam
lily, will return this week.
Major williams, assistant clerk of the
supreme court OF the District, left yes
terday for La Porte, Ind
Col. Chaille Long. formerly an officer in
the Egyptian army, has returned tosWash-
ington.
s. Clark of Myrtle street returned yes
terday from Il TWO weeks hunting trip in
Maryland
I'D. McKcnna, of Capitol Hill, is enter
tanning b. H. Vert and James Mills. nf
Rochester, N. Y. -.,
Arthur B, Seibold has returned home after
a three-wecks' sojourn among the summer
resorts of the North. .. ...
l. Dempsey, of New York. who has been
visiting Mrs. II. Haight of First street,
lcftiast night for his home
Max weyl. the landscape artist, re-
turned home yesterday from Boyd's sta
ton, where he has been sketching.
Oriental Lodge, No. 3, l. o. e. T, will
1old an open meeting this evening at No.
3i3 Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Arthur Suit. of suitland, has presented
Thomas walsh. of this city, with "A mag
nificent specimen of the black bear.
There was not an arrest in the sixth
precinct from l O'Clock yesterday morn
ing until o'clock yesterday evening.
w b Guriey. assistant secretary Of the
board of trade, Will return from several
weeks vacation about September 20.
The late Mrs Elizabeth Noyse. Of Win
sted, Conn, bequcathed a $1,000 scholar
ship 10 the Catholic University in this Ct.
Lieut. Vernon, OF the Fourth precinct,
reports a dangerous hole in the roadway
at the corner of Sixth and ID streets south
west.
Representative Coffin OF Maryland has
been IN the city for a few days past. He
says his State Is safe for Mckinley and
Hobart.
The new glass door at the National Mu-
scum is nearly completed, and the main
entrance. on the north side, will soon be
open again.
Georgetown was plunged i'll gloom last
night while a section OF TIE line OF the
United States Electric Light Company under
went repairs.
DR.. Whitman. president of Columbian Uni
versity, VIII return to the city in time to
occupy the pulpit of Cavalry Baptist Church
on Sunday next.
the Northeast Washington Citizens as
.ociation will hold its first fall meeting to-
ii snt. .atits hall. ont the erofEleventh and
Ii streets northeast.
The Anacostia Bryan and SewaIi Club
Will have torchlight procession tonight.
\ brass band will furnish music and there
will be a flag raising.
Laborers are ut work digging up the
asphalt paving of II street between Tenth
and Eleventh streets, in order that the
street may he repaved.
Mrs Shepherd. an inmate Of the Aged
wornan's Home of the NJ Z. Church. died
early yesterday morning from oomplca>
tion of diseases and old age.
Vinia r. GiIlls. through Attorney A E
L. Leckic, this morning filed suit for di-
vorcc against Frank r. Gillis. The papers
were ordered placed in the safe.
Gen C. c. Watts. gubernatorial camdi-
date of the silver Democrats in West
Virginia. is in the city TO coufer with the
Congressional campaign committee.
Judge Cox this morning oveTruIed the
motion OF Henry K. Bird for leave to file an
answer IN the divorce suit brought against
him last March by Mrs. Lillian L. Bird.
The services at the NJ. E. Home for the
Aged. Twelfth and r streets northwest,
yesterday were conducted by the Trinity
Church Chapter of the Epworth League.
The German Orphan Asylum at Ana
costa has provided a handsome coach
which runs from the Anaoostia Bridge to
the asylum, for the benefit OF its visitors.
meeting of the Douglass Progressive
Association of Steam Engineers was held
suuda evening at No. 609 street north
west. The master workman, s. ]. ForInan.
presided.
In spite of the letter from the Commits
sioners to the Metropolitan Railway Com
pany ten days ago asking thattlicy remove
the temporary tracks Of that line on d
street the rails still remain.
Mr.. Harry Hahn, No 925 New York
avenue. left Saturday evening for New
York en- route to his college at Exeter, New
Hampshire A number of his friends accom-
panied him to the train.
:. Thompson of 1921 Rhode Island ave-
nue. while riding yesterday, colliGed with
T. Buckley, who was also on a whce..
Both were thrown to the ground, but We're
uniniurcd The wheel of Mr.. Buckley was
wrecked.
DR.. Stakely. pastor of the First Baptist
Church. will conduct the services at that
church next Sabbath. and will resume his
regular duties on the first Sabbath in Octo-
ber. when his vacation season will be ended.
Rev. Dr. ID. NJ. Stcarncs, or Germantown.
Pa, gave Bible lercading at Epworth Church
las, Friday. Dr. Stearnes supports 100
Bible readers in Japan, twenty-one in India
and seven in China. This Washington class
scrt $50 to China, $25 to Japanand SIT to
the Armenians.
Miss Reale, residing on NJ street, in
CROSSING Seventh street and the Avenue
last night on a bicycle, collded with
team driven by exDetectivc Block. She