The evening times., 1896-08-01
City Brevities

The electric light poles around the Cap.
hol grounds are being remembered.
Warrant Clerk Washburn, of the police
court, is back after a fortnight's holiday. :
100 IT, nice wide boards, 81, any length
you wish. F. Libbey s Co. 9Th & n. Y ave.
Carl H.J. Graft and ] Fred Gieseking will
go today to Atlantic City for few days
rest. =
Col. Wilson, in charge OF the public parks,
has gang of men pruning trees in the
northeast
This is Judge Miller's last day at the po-
lice court for six weeks. He win leave
the city tomorrow. !
Judge Cole will return to the city next
Tuesday to preside over the city hall courts
until tile 10Th inst. :,
Major Stacey, of Tenth and X streets,
who was overcome by heat last Tue sday>
is still confined to his home.
The new cement floor for the hall of
anatomy, on the west side of the National
Museum, is nearly completed.
Policeman Hagan, of the Anacostia
force. has been transferred To the Ninth pre-
cinct, to do duty at Benning.
This is the last day of grace for dog
owners. canines whose licenses are not
paid are liable to be shot.
AR James Campbell, OF the District
Commissioners office. has returned from
his outing in the Virginia hills.
The funeral OF Justice Carroll w. Smith,
who died Thursday evening, took place To-
day from his home In Apacostia.
Acting Secretary Rockbili OF the State
Department is at Berkeley Springs for a
brief respite from official cares.
A retail fruit dealer in Center Ma rket
claims that he sells on an average fifteen
barrels of cantaloupes each day. :.
Street car travel OH + street was inter
rupted for fifteen minutes last night by d
break In the motor of car No. 26S.
The congregation OF st. Cyprian parish
are making arrangements for picnic, to
be held. Aug ust lS at.East End Park.
Miss Cora Noyes has recently been added
to the force OF typewrters in the CORE
spondence room at the National Museum.
A. R. Mullowny, assistant District at
torney at the police court, has returned to
the city and Will assume his duties Monday.
A bicycle thief stole the wheel of DR..
Arthur Snyder from in front oil his office,
corner Thrty-first md N streets, last night.
portion or the employees OF lnc L overn-
ment Printing Office will be moved into
the new builulng the firS' OF next week.
Mrs. julius owen, OF HarnsoD street.
Anacosti,i, has returned from u visit Of
several weeks in The mountains or Viz
ginia.
Cobb's Hotel, corner OF Tenth and E
streets northwest, is being repaired ana
reiitted preparatory to icing opened III
the fall.
ID. ". Hamilton, Washington Correspond
ent for the Buffalo Express, left last night
for A mill
family and enjoy months vacation.
Judge BUCK Kilgore, OF Indian Terri
tory, who formerly represented the Third
| Texas district, is at Wizards. He is for
| Bryan and sewall, but. OF course. has no
| vote.
The appointments made TO the police
| force yesterday, as announced in the morn
| ing Times, leaves but three vacancies in
| the ranks. These will he filled within the
| next few days.
! Flooring 81 so per 100 feet, all one
widtiI.i F. Libbey & Co., 9Th and n Y :. ave
An alarm OF fire was turned in at 2iO4
| O'Clock this morning from Box No. o31 > Tor
| lire M No. IL b Quander stIeet southeast,
occupied by Mary A. Ware. The explosion
Of n lamp was the cause.
| u. A. Burch, OF Seattle. Wash, is in the
| city on visit TO friends ana DOCKING after
| some business. He will visit relatives In
Charles county before returning to his home
| in the West. Hehas not been here sine. $50.
II is almost daily sight now To see some
| artist, seated 10 skiIf beneath great
| sunshade in the still waters of the Eastern
Branch, sketclng the pictu rescue sur
| roundings OF The flats about The Benning
bridge.
That once valuable adjunct to the organ
| grinder, 'da monk, us coming back in layor.
| or late a number OF street musicians have
been Noticed catching the elusive copper
| with the jollying powers of II siniian and
tin cup
The regular quarterly meeting of the
| Tenleytown M. f. circuit, embracing two
churches. was held at Sligo last evening
Presiding Elder Wilson was in charge
! Among other business transacted was the
approval OF the plans for the remodeling
OF the Tenleytown house of worship.
The quarterly election OF Silver Star
Lodge or Good Tempiars, at Tenleytown
recently held, resulted as follows: j. b
Earnest, chief templar; Mrs. Fannie Shoe
maker, vice templar; Evan Walsh. secre
tary; Miss Mary Thompson. financial sec
retary; William Heider, treasurer; Miss
Ilettie Walker. marshal, and Miss Annie
l.. Shoemaker, pianist.
Building permits have been issued froI
the District Building, as follows: Mrs
Annie Dean. fer dwelling ON Washington
street, Anacostia, 81 200; d. b. Graft
| dwelling on Genesee street, Bright WOO,
Park, $4,000; Mrs. Pauline Rocca, dwell
ing No. 37S d street northwest, $500
George w. Watson, improvements to sta
Bile between Eleventh and Twelfth an
and X streets southeast, $500.
The District Good Templars had a mos
enjoyable outing Wednesday at Electric
Park- Among other entertaining exer
cises had were addresses by Past Crane
Templar A. N Garfield, Grand Counselo
A. T. MaupiD, Grand Secretary Thomas NJ
Milstead, Grand Sentinel N. E. vowles
Music was furnished by Potomac Cantor
Band, and an orchestra from the American
Federation. Grand Tempiar A. E. Shoe
maker presided.
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