The morning times., 1896-11-17
City Brevities

Policeman Daniel Sullivan, of the sixth,
is on leave.
The street bydrants Were being repaired
in the northeast yesterday.
a full dress inspection was held at the
Marine Barracks yesterday.
Capt. George J. P. Woods died ut his
home, 913 T street, Sunday night.
Capt. Magill, of the Pension Office, re-
turned from n two weeks trip in the West
The Dove Social Club of the Navy Yard
will give an entertainment ON Thursday
next.
Mr.. Carl Davis, of Third and d streets,
has been called TO Cincinnati by the illness
of his brother.
workmen were engaged in cleaning E
street southeast, between Third and Fourth,
yesterday by hand
Two new dwellings, have been erected
on Fifth street northeast, between East
Capitol and streets.
Mr.. Robert Andrews, Of Montgomery
county, Nd, is visiting Mr.. William BAIRD.
of Second and ID streets.
j. NJ. Money, of the Hygienic Ice Com
pany, fell from the stable loft yesterday
and badly injured his leg.
The Sunda Y school of 81 Marks Lutheran
Church oil last Sunday contributed $lO.35
to the he me mission fund
new roof of feltpaper and slack isbeing
put on the lexington car stables, Four
teenth and ID streets northeast.
The ladies of st. Anthony's Catholic
Church, BrookIand, Will give their an
nual supper on Thanksgiving night.
Thomas ]. Lambert H. NJ. Naylor and
| George z. Shahan left yesterday for few
days hunting in the vicinity Of Woodstock,
Va
Mr. E. C. Kent, of 2224 N street north
west, is putting up three new houses on
d street, between Tenth and Eleventh north
east
Master Grath King, of 941 l. street, who
| has been i'll with typhoid malarial fever, is
convalescing and will be out ag lin in a fe W
| days
Wurkmen were yesterday engaged in
| placing an air valve ON the water main
| corner of New Jersey avenue and b street
northwest.
Tomorrow evening the young ladies' Of
| st. Marks Guild OF st. Johns P. f.
| Church, will hold supper in the Sunday
| school room.-
Col W. b. Fleming, late chief of the
law and records division of the architects
| office, has gone on a visit TO his old home,
| Richmond, KY.
| Thomas Taylor, colorei, who escaped
in Alexandria, was yesterday returned t.
| that institution.
| Frank Mcguire, who gave his occupation
| as that of a cigarmaker, was locked up
| in the Ninth street station house last even
ing on the charge of vagrancy.
The funeral of Mr.. Joseph C. Chick. who
| died on Saturday last, in his siXty-ninth
year. took place yesterday afternoon from
his late home, No. 1916 Valley street.
! The Spureeon Singing Society of London,
| England, VIII give Concert at the First
| Baptist Church ON Wednesday evening
next for the benefit of the mission funI.
| The special services which began at the
! Dumbarton Avenue NJ. Z. Church by the
| pastor. Rev. j B. Stitt, ID. D., will open
! again this evening to continue through the
! week
| Lieut. Col. Merritt Barber, stationed at
| Chicago, has been promoted to the rank OF
| colonel, and will succeed Col Thomas N
Vincent, relieved, as assiSan adjutant
| general.
Messrs. Courts and Cleaves. respectively,
| clerks of the House and Senate appro-
| priation committees, are busily engaged
| making preparations for the assembling of
| Congress.
! Prof. X. T. Greener. who took such a
| prominent part iii the campaign, is in the
! city and stopping with Mr.. Daniel Murray,
| Assistant Librarian OF Congress, at No.
| ga S street
Mr.. Joseph Oliver, one of the victims of
| the Mitchell disaster. which caused the
| death of Frederick LcnZ, has nearly re-
| covered from the effects Of the burns he
received about the hands and arms.
Rev. w. s. REGISTER Of Boston. a former
rector of the St Johns +. L. Church.
| who has been attending the services in
/ Will tha -
the church, returned home yesterday.
Patrolman Hendricks of the Second pre-
ciDct arrested George Coville, a colored
| cantor, last night on the charge of being
diSorderly. Judge Kimbal will hear the
case III the police court this morning.
Ye olde follies' concert. given at Typo
graphical Temple last evening for the
benefit of the relief fund OF Columbia
| Typographical UnioE No lG1 was most
delightful affair and was wen attended
| Arrangements for the entertainment to
| be given on Monday evening at Typo
| graphical Temple for the benefit of the
WorkiEgman's Library Association ar.
Complete. and pleasant time is promised
all who attend.
An alarm of fire was turned in this morn
ing about 1870 from box 131 at atthecornar
Of Ninth and + streets northwest. The de,
partment promptly responded. but after n
thorough search no fire cuuin he disco vered
SoIhe vandal pulled the box.
Isaiah Price, colored was arrested by
Policeman Lightfoot otlastevcninr unlocked
up in the Fifth street station house on the
charge OF assault and battery. Price
came 20 blows with Burley T. Gillian and
| threatened to carve him with jack
knife.
William II. Kelly, an eighteen ycar-old
colored youth, living at No. 1717 Eight
street northwest, engaged il a row with
Lena Campbell at No. eos Freeman's alley
| yesterday afternoon, and was taken tC
FreedInan's Hospital with two stab wounds
as result.
AT a recent meeting OF st. Patrick.
Center of the League of the Sacred Heart
a series of resolutions were adopted re
GREETING the removal of the Rev. Father
J.F. McGee, assistant rector OF st. Patrick's
Church, 10 the paStorate OF the Church o
the Sacred Heart of Jesus at Mount Pleas
ant.
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