The evening times., 1896-09-15
City Brevities

Several hot Lo1ses in the Botanical Gardens
are being repaired.
G. Stathers, OF NJ street. has returned from
a months trip TO Old Point Comfort
Mr.. A tkinson OF street, has left for an
| extended visit to relatives in North Caro-
lima.
Mr. c. s. Miller of New York, formerly Of
| We Shingion, is ia the city on business
| trip.
Anglers report that white and yellow
perch are biting quite lively ON the river
! front.
Joseph Henry, of street northeast. was
presented with u very fine collie dog yes
| terday.
Mr.. F. c. Mixer. formerly CT Washing
ton. now OF New York, is in the city on a
business trip.
new floor is being laid on the ground
| floor in the east corridor Of the Treasury
Department.
Mr. Edward Webb, of Fourth street south
| east, is spending two-weeks' vacation
! at Martinsburg.
| Russell Dean, the navigator of the po-
lice steamer Joe Blackburn, is off on his
| annual vacation.
IL. Wright. OF NJ street northwest, has re.
| turned from !. two weeks trip to the Blue
Ridge Mountains
The Avenue car line was biockaded for
| n short time last night by grip car No. IA
| which lost the cable.
Mr. William Mathews of West Wash
| ington has returned from his tour OF the
| Atlantic coast resorts.
Mr.. S. Smith Hoover, jr., OF the firm
| of Hoover Il Snyder left Sunday for Bos-
ton for the benefit OF his health.
Mr.. Schloburger, OF Seventh street, is
| erecting u very fine house Oh Sixth street,
| between II and streets northwest.
| j. A. Clarridge, of Indiana avenue, who
| has been visiting in Boston, is at present
in New York, On his home ward way
| Pay Director ]. p Loomis has goncto An
| napolls, where he succeeds Fay Director
Goldsborough, at the Naval Academy
| Mr.. William Howell, private secretary
| to Assistant Secretary efcAdoo, has re-
| turned from cruising along the Atlantic
| coast.
| Policeman Pat Madigan, who is in charge
| OF the police court cages, is confined TO
his home on Fourth street with u sprained
| ankle.
Police Sergeant E. j. Keefe, of the Third
| precdct, is enjoying a vacation, after
| serving for several weeks as acting lieu
| tenant.
| Col. Wilson's men are at at work pruning
the trees and Topping the dead limbs on
| Rhode Island avenue, between Eighth and
| Ninth streets northwest
| Mrs. W. Haugil, of Eighth street north
! west, has returned with her family, to
| the city after an absence OF Il month, Wis.,
| itng friends in Canada.
| b. W Frazier, late manager of the Ra-
leigh Hotel, has leased Pages Hotel, form
| erly WelCker's, on Fifteenth street, and
| will take charge tomorrow.
| ,f ba lt,Sf fla in, no
history Of the police court yesterday, and
| Judge kimbail sat on the bench until
| nearly s O'Clock last night.
| Mr.. NJ. Cohen, editor .! Views, an insur-
! auce journal, has returned to the city after
| two months iourn at Atlantic City, ana
! is now at the Riggs House.
| Prof. E. W. Williams, formerly of the
| Eastern High School, wIII Tv.s.ru 10 s..e
| city tomorrow, after Il two months valG-
| ton, spent IN Western New York State.
| Mr.. Harry Brock. of the Congressional
| Hotel. has Just returned from trip through
| the West and Northwest. He says the
| silver sentiment is not near as strong Us is
| believed in the East.
Walter F. Marshal, of Jefferson street,
AnacOstia, has returned after Il lengthy
| trip through Southern Maryland. He says
the people seem solid Tor Mckinley and the
| election OF MUdd to Congress.
Vandals have wrought considerable dam
| age To several small trees IN the parking
on South Carolina avenue and Fourth street
| southeast. Limbs were broken and leaves
| scattered over the sidewalks.
Several OF the Anacustia Republican have
raised $50 for the purchase OF an immense
| Mckinley and Hobart banner. which will be
| rloated across Bridge street, at the inter
section OF Monroe and Harrison streets.
The mercy aud help department OF che
| Epworth League Of Trinity NJ f. Church,
| Fourth between + and q streets SOUTH
| east, will mold a broom carnival this
| evening in the lecturerooni of the church.
Henry Osborn and John Osborn. young
men, go, in fight at the apitol yesterday
| and were arrested by Officer Mansfield
and locked up in the Sixth precinct. j. Os-
| born was released later Oh So collateral
There viii be a regular meeting OF the
! District a Associated wheclmen this evening
| at 8 O'Clock at the cOiored Y. NJ c. \.
| Building, Eleventh and Q streets, to per
| feet arrangements for their parade and race
| meet.
An unknown cycler struck rut while
| riding rapidly down the south side of the
| Capitol hill last night, and was throw
| heavily to the ground, sustaining numerous
| bruises The shock caused his lamp to eX-
plode, and it was demolished.
The six medals intended for the teams
competing in the recent inter-C city bicycle
| races at International Park, have been re-
ceived. Three are OF gold and three of
silver, the former to 20 to the winning
| team, the others to the losers.
Robert birch, colorcd, living at Fifteenth
and streets north west was knocked
from his bicycle by an unknown wheelman
on Twelfth street, near K, about 5 O'Clock
yesterday. His wrist was sprained, but
the other ticyclist was Iftuiurpl
MrC. B. Orcott of the Newport News Ship
building Company, which will probably get
acontract for enc of the new warships, hur.
| ried away after the bidding, refusing to
he interviewed. His bid was nearly $751;
600 lower thap thato fany othcrcompetitor.
While driving along Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, near the new Pennsylvania Ave
nue. Bridge, yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Harry
Williams horse. ran away, and, colliding
with a heavy farm wagon, demolished the
buggy and threw Mr.. Williams into the
street, breaking his'wrist.
DIR. j. ii. Branson, for several years resi-
dent ply sician at the Homeopathic H ospital
returned to the city yesterday. He was
married two weeks ago to Miss Nellie
Robinson at her home at Chester, Ohio.
They will live at his former residence,
No. 261 street northwest.
Bette Rec d this morning entered suit for
divorce against Joseph II. Reed, alleging
desertion and uon-support. She says she
has resided in the District for the past
twenty years, and on October 20, 1881 mar
ried the defendant, Rev. William b. JEFF
ferson performing the ceremony.
B. II Warner and other Prominent speak
ers will address the Sound Money League
tonight. The meeting will be held in the
banquet hall of the Shoreham Hotel at
o'clock The business men of the CITY