Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-17
CITY AND DISTRICT.
CONDENSED LOCALS,

The flags on the various houses Of the
District fire department are at half mast
today because of the death last evening of
John F. Waldron, a member of No. en-
CINE company.
The old Wormley's Hotel corner of 18th
and II streets. is to be reopened soon under
the name of The Colonial" This property
Is row occupied by the populist and silver
party national committees.
Autumn leaf and golden rod parties are
row IN order and the woods and fields
around Washington are being overrun by
merry galaxies in search of the FROST
touched beauties of Mother Nature
Dressmakers report that fine walking
suits this year will be confined exclusively
to goods in dark browns and greens.
The dangerous front walls of the Beatty
and Kelly buildings on PENNSYLVANIA ave
nue. We're thrown down yesterday afternoon,
and the interiors of the demolished struc-
lures are again filled with debris
Turkey shooting is good in the vicinity of
Manassas, Mr.. Arthur Mattingly killing two
fine gobbiers there Thursday.
Mr. 1sadore Saks will leave for Indian
apolis tonight to look over the big estab-
Hshment there recently purchased by Saks
& Co. The store is one of the finest and
most commodious in the west, having a
front of eighty feet by depth of 100 and
Mr. Saks, during his ten days stay, will
complete arrangements for extensive i'm
proyementS and establishment.
the river Is clearing rapidly above Great
Falls. and bass fishing is excellent all the
freely in the waters below Little Falls.
Electric heaters are being replaced in the
cars of the local electric street car lines
preparatory to the approach of cold
weather.
The breast bone of the goose of 1896 is
mottled to an unusual degree, and believers
In this primitive meteorological sign declare
the coming winter will lbe bitter.
Velvet collars on overcoatS the rigid
rule this season. 1t is almost impossible to
buy ready-made overcoat without such a
collar.
The semi-official announcement is again
made that the Tenleytown and Bethesda
electric road will be extended to Rockville,
Md. in the spring.
Mr.. Joseph H. Hurley, young Washing
tonian. has been appointed as a black
smith by the Indian office, under civil SER
Vice rules, TO be stationed at Navajoe
agency, New Mexico, and has left for his
post.
j. Thomas Sothoron, as administrator of
the estate OF the late David McC. Russell
has filed a friendly suit against Isaac l..
Johnson and others, to authorize the pay
ment to him of all moneys in their hands
due and payable to the heirs.
The MicroScopical Society of Washington
has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, J. NJ. Yznaga; vice
president. A. A. Adee; recording secretary,
l.. NJ. MoerS; corresponding secretary, H.
II. Doubleday. treasurer. DIR. Robert Rey-
burn; curator, DIR. VIM. H. Seaman.
Mr.. Thomas Corwin Taylor of this city is
ct work for Mckinley and Hobart in Ohio.
He spoke at Fairview on Wednesday night
and will make number of speeches at
different points in Ohio and West Virginia
before the campaign closes.
successful concert was given last night
by the Douglas Memorial Church. corner
Of 11th and II streets northeast, for the
benefit of its Bladensburg Road Mission
Sunday school.
Sanitary Inspector Beaumont made COM
plant in the Police Court today that Jo-
seph Waller, a dairyman had failed to
keep his cows clean. The proof did not sus-
tain the charge. however, and the case was
dismissed