The morning times., 1896-11-07
City Brevities

A new roof is being placed On the Joiner
shop at the Navy Yard
Mr.. Ii. c. Robertson. of 1872 Seventh street
northeast, has gone to Arizona.
street southeast, between Eighth and
Eleventh streets, is being aspha!ted.
Miss Annie Bloomc, OF 1925 Nin.h street
northwest, is visiting in Philadelphia.
Mr.. John Clark of No. 90 Myrtle street is
dangerously i'll with typhoid pneum onia.
Mr. George S. Earnes, Of 1917 l street
northwest, is visiting i'll New ork city.
I Mr.. AND MIS-. j. Mel Lane, Of Hagcrsiowp,
are visiting friends ON K street northw est.
Mr.. Harry Derrick, Of Baltimore, is visit
ing at 14lo Fourteenth street northwest.
Mr.. Albert Baker, private secretary to
tho Public Printer, has returned from New
York.
Mr.. Curtis, Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury. left for New York yesterday
afternoon. u.
Twc-foot sewer mains are now being laid
along u street suutheasU between Fiitn
and Sixth.
The tree parking has been fcrtiiized
preparatory To sitting out of new trccsa.ong
Maryland avenue.
The new boiler ard engine plant of the
Government Printing Office is rapidly
nearing complexion.
Mr. Paul II. Moncure, of 23 Fifth street
| northeast. has returned from trip to
Fredericksburg, Va.
Miss i.Gcie Nc+rll OF Shenandoah county,
Va, is visiting Mrs. sam uel Carr, OF
Ii street northeast.
Cornelius Williams was arrested ycstcr-
DAY near the B. and o. depot by Policeman
Costello for vagrancy.
Mr.. Harry Naieniine, Of Raltm ore, who
aas been visiting at 1915 Z street north
west, has returned home.
Two new brick dwellings are being
erected on street southeast, between
Elev venth MI Twei ftl streets.
There are several dangerous holes in the
roadway on A street southeast, between
First and New Jersey avenue.
The quarterly meeting OF the Free Metho-
dist Church of Alexandria began yesterday
and will continue until Sunday.
The Gonzaga College students VIII pre-
sent the play Guy Mannering,' Mt their
| new hall on Tuesday, November L.
Mr.. Walter Bradford OF No. 5lo street
northeast reported at police headquarters
iast hight that his bicycle had been stolen.
Mr.. A. N. Dufour, Of 1914 7 street north
west, who has teen visiting in Indiana
for some time, returned home yesterday.
A dead infant W as reported to have been
found yesterday IN MaEonc's lot, between
L and NJ, North Capitol and First streets
northeast.
Mrs. Eugene Coffin and children returned
10 the city yesterday after spending the
summer in Albany,N Y. They are at VIII
ards GOtei.
The large three.mastcd schooner ]. +.
pol is,1
up at smiths wharf, ut the foot of Fourth
street southeast.
II Is reported, on good authority, that
within the next month three new brokers'
irms Will lie opened On F street, backed
by New York money.
Joseph Dent, a young colored man, was
arrested by fatrolInan O'Dea last night ON
uspciun. IL is Ielieved he is guilty oi
several petty larcenics.
\ concert for the benefit OF the Temper
ary Home for Unemployed WorSingncn
VIII be given next Tuesday evening at the
Church of Our Father.
The annual meeting of the Army Canton
Flannel Society VIII be held this morning
ut il O'Clock at the residence Of Mrs Heser,
No. 1901 / street northwest
A horse attached TO an express wagon,
owned by Daniel Carol, became fright
=
and ran away, upsetting the wagon.
Although the work involved by the cam
aaign is completed at the Government print-
:Eg office, there is no respite as the re
ports OF all the departments are being
now printed.
John Srothers and james Scully, the
first giving his occupation n n iahorer. the
second painter, wcTearrvsted q : vagrants
last night by patrulmen BreIncrman and
Foley in lexington.
Mr.. Harry Charlton entertained the Bo-
hemian Club last night at his residence, No.
1903 T street northwest. Messrs Roy
Dayton and Ralph Harlan. of the Heinrich
opera Company, were among the guests.
A nIber of businessmen are considering
the question OF holding grand Mckinley
and Hobart Ratification meeting. While
such q course ba not been customary in this
city II will no doubt be generally indurscd.
Van B. Norwoog, conductor on the
Lexington and Soldiers Home Railway.
vas arrested by Patrolman Peyton last
evening and locked up inYhe Ninth street
sonaaa,l aiSa house on the 'hag ge of di'0rderly
Henry B. Anderson and Thomas Kelly
were arrested yesterday on warrant
sworn out by Marry Scully, charging
them with assault. They were locked
Up at the New Jersey avenue station by
Detective Hartigan,
Mr.. James l.. Ewin, president of the
Anti-saloun League, has issued circu-
lar calling the attention OF the local clcrg V
o the institution of tie forth Sunday in
November in each year as Worlds TEN
oerance Sunday"
Robert Yochim, twelve years old living
On First street, between l. and NJ streets
northwest, was playing in the street yestlr-
day when a board from a fence fell On his
hand, crushing it. His injuries We're at
ended at Emergency Hospital
A small boy pulling toy wagon
was crossing the b. x o. tracks at
Florida avenue yesterday when an an.
preaching train SO frightened him that he
ran and left his wagon on the tracks A
FEW moments later the train made kindling
wood of it.
fight occurred on one of the Glen
Echo cars last evening between Cabin
John and Brill's. The trouble was caused by
some young men who insisted on pulling
the bell cord and would not dcsist wien
demonstrated with by the conductor until
ne used brake lcaver on the head of
one of the party.
GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATING.