Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-12-10
CON D ENSED LOCALS

Field mushrooms are no longer in mar
ket because of the recent cold snap, and
the dollhouse growers are now supplying
the demand. Some Of the local growers are
furnishing a few of the mushrooms for the
market now, but the Pennsylvania growers
= furnish most of them. In Pennsylvania
stock is bringing Is cents a pound while
the local growers are getting 81 a pound.
Brocky kale Is something new in market
rms kale grows in unusually large punches
and is sold by the bunch instead of by
measure. Not only does it find ready sale,
but II Is also attractive.
Turkeys are being received in suppIies
much larger than the demand. Country
people are killing them to get money for
Christmas times and local dealers are pay
ing as low as cents pound for them.
Archbishop Martinelli expects to leave the
city tomorrow to visit the Augustinian
fathers at Lansingburg, NJ Y He will
also spend a few days with Bishop Burke
IN Albany and will probably not return to
the city until the middle of next week.
Work has been resumed on the electric
road which . to connect the cities Of Bal
tlmore and Washington. The road will be
pushed to completion as far as the District
line in order that 1t may be In operation
within the District by March 2, 1897. as
Eecessitated by the terms of it's charter
As soon a1ter that as possible 1t Is under
stood the road will be completed as far as
Hyattsvile
A lady's nightdress and a tablecloth are
held at the second police precinct for iden-
nsE Gat ion ,, The dress has lace about the
quality linen. They were recovered where
they had been put away by two colored
boys Under arrest for robbing clotheslines
and houses.
AT regular meeting of the vestry of
ceinber .. the call to Rev. r. p. Williams
was amended by striking out the clause
nmltlng the call to two years. The call is
now without limit. ~
Two months ago load of poles left on
t tne tonauit road caused such an obstruc-
lioi mat the ponce were appealed to in or
Ger to have the obstruction removed. Po-
licenan Heloe, who was sent out to make
an an i,n invest reported the find of load
the station they proved to be parts of sas
safras trees. and as the owner has not
wood. VIC '''o -o' ~
Inc police are making an inspection of
walks. Where the iron boxes project above
tne grade OF the sidewalk the owners viii
nave TO lower them or prosecutions will
1Co% .h several cases from Capitol Hill in
ported today. The police also reported
eight instances of sidewalks in this section
being broken and in dangerous condition.
Last night about 10 O'Clock fire in the
so OF William Boswell. No. 50 N street
soutnWest, caused x5OO damage. The fire
department was called to the house and
their prompt work prevented more serious
The police made SO arrests yesterday, 46
white and 80 colored. There were IS eases
OF sagrancy and 10 Of drunkenness Thir-
teen females were locked up
Seventeen police patrol boxes. to be used
In the county extension of the patrol sys-
tenn. have been received from New York.
These boxes are to be placed in the county
precincts, SO that the men on duty will be
required to make regular renorfs tn the
Quired to do.