The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25
City Brevities

Policeman Sam Herndon and family are
visiting in Stafford county, Va
Mrs. weIburn has returned from an en-
| jOyablc visit at Fredericksburg, Va.
New lamp-posts will be erected on NJ
rion street. bet ween p ana X streets.
Policemen Haires and Coghill of the
Sixth precinct are off ON their vacation.
DR.. Offutt OF Fourteenth street north
| Yves; /; spending some time in Atlantic City.
Mr.. John Houchcns, OF K street northwest,
| LETT yesterday on u wv D weeks tourthrousn
Virginia.
Miss Hattie Daniels. OF Georgetown. is
| visiting Mrs. George {. Dawson at Eork-
| vile. Md.
Mr.. W. A. Graham, of the War Depart
ment. has returned IRON his vacation, at
Ocean Grove.
DR.. Edwin s. Lothrop, OF No. sO1 Eas,
Cap'toh street is spending his vacation at
Harper's Ferry.
W. A Mci arland has been appointed
principal steam engineer at the L street
pumping station.
Fireman Il. Henderson. OF station No. l o.
who has been IN Grecnvie, S. c., returned
to duty yesterday
Mr.. 4. W. Ward is quite i'll at his home
| III ptOEEttbWN dS Tue Itsult Vi Il
| stroke or paralysis.
Miss Julia May Goddard. OF W street
north wes:. left Yesterday ON u visit to
friends in Maryland.
Senior Don Juan Du Pose. the ne w first
secretary OF the Spanish Legation, has
arrived in the city.
The Washington cricketers were beaten
by the Ca;onsviIle. Md. club on Saturday
by score OF So to 30
Assistant Foreman Sciirom, OF engine
house No. 10, will visit Branch vile, Nd.
and return next Thursday.
Belt Line car No. 80 was delayed about
an hour last night on Forth street north
west. near y. by slight accident.
j. N. Smith. rOdman in water depart
ment. has been transferred to be inspector
on the work OF diving deep wells,
The rreasufy sum reserve declined yes
terciay to ,$l9S .64a. 26e. The days with
drawals at New York were s24l,60O.
The groccrse excursion TO River View.
given yesterday by Capt. Randall, was
one of the bigg est Snccesses OF the season.
Miss Ray soennon. OF Seventh street
northwest. who has been summcring at
Atlantic City, returned home yesterday.
a meeting OF the new board OF trustees
OF Columbia Typographical Union will be
held this evening ut iyposra rfdcal Temple.
Washington was enveIoped last night in
Il real "Lunncn'' log. II tliu not, however.
last as long as the gesnine English article.
Mrs. John F. Prospect and daughter. Miss
Lucy Prospect. left yesterday for a brief
visit among friends ut Siicott Springs, Va
Contractor j. ". Dunn has three new
three story bvlcks on New Jersey avenue.
above NJ, which will be completed shortly.
lpst iyt.t
by Policeman Cox OF the sixth precinct on
IA charge of carrying concealed weapons.
Judge Cole will Save the city tomorrow
on his vacation, his place on the District
supreme court bench to be filled by Judge
Cox
Charles J. Miller, white, and Andrew
Buchanan colored were arrested by Cycling
OFFICER Dodge for not having lamps on their
wheels.
Marshall johnson. a newsbOy. was ar
res:ed for disorderIy conduct yesterday
afternoon by Officer Nelien Of the First
precinct.
The Aid Society OF st. AIMS Church.
Tenle yIown. will give lawn party to-
r,orruw and next day at the Dunblane
mansion.
william Rose, Colored, had his bicycle
badly damaged last night by a collision
with an unknown white man, who immedi-
ately rode away.
The formal order has been issued dis
missing Capt Mitchell F. lamar, Four
teenth Infantry, from the army, to take
effect August 81.
A number OF fire department Eorses have
been condemned AS unfit for service, and
have been turned over to the District
property clerk to be sold.
b The little Neil boy, who. together with
his mother. was struck by an engine not
long ago, was taken to his home, 1908
Second street northeast, Sunday.
The Metropolitan Electric Street Rail
way Company issued orders yesterday for
all cars of the company to stop 1t all
railway crossings in the District.
Col David Newbold OF Baltimore, prsi-
dent OF the Soldiers Home and lexington
Railway. was in tho city yesterday on
business connected with the road.
Spencer jenkins, colored, a pal Of william
PendletOn, who robbed the secretary OF
the Chinese legation, was arrested by an Of
ficer OF No 8 and placed under 81 90 bond.
A dead infant was found by a laEe>-
lighter in a vacant lot at North Capitol
street and Missouri avenue last night. The
remains are evidently those OF a Colored
child
The proposal of A. Davis, jr, 10 fur
nish and set eighty or more sixty-foot
telegraph poles, at SEQ each, was yester-
day accepted by the District Commits
sioners.
Rev. C. C. Morhart, pastor OF Christ
Evangelical Lutheran Church, has re-
turned to the city. after his summers
vacation, spent at Penn Park, Charlotts-
vile. Va. no.
A little party of Christian Endeavorers
from Grace II. E. and the Fourth Presby-
terian Churches, held a song service in the
free wards OF Garfield Hospital, Sunday
afternoon.
The dedicatiOs ;cerem onies Of the new
Gonzaga College Il all will include q cele-
bration of the, diamond Jubilee Of the
college, which in 1871 was known as the
Washington Seminary.
Mr.. w. Kelsey schoepf, general manager
Of the Columbia and Maryland Electric
Railway Company. who has been very III.
was at his office. yesterday for the fIrrt
time in several. weeks.
The Georgetown colorcd Mckinley and
Hobart Club completed its organization
last night at the temporary headquarters
Ut the club, 26l8 DumbaTton avenue north