The evening times., 1896-09-11
City Brevities

Over 600 wheelmen from Capitol Hill
rode to Cycle Cottage, near Sligo, last
| night.
District Auditor Petty win leave on
| Monday Tor two weeks outing for rest
| and recreation.
Walter Ebbits of Wheeling, W. Va, who
has been visiting friends in this city, has
| returned TO his home.
Druggists and dispensers of soft"
drinks are again rejoicing over the return
| of warm weather.
Capt Roger Bells, States attorney of
| Prince George county, was visitor to tie
| City Hall yesterday.
DR.. Purdy and son. Lee, returned yes
| terday from Wheeling, W. Va, where they
have been spending a month.
Acting Chairman Stevens of the national
| silver party is expected to arrive from the
| West next Thursday or Friday.
More than 10000 pieces of campaign
| literature We're sent out by the Republican
| Congressional Committee yesterday.
W. II. Seldom, proprietor OF the Metro
| politan. leaves today for Creedmore, near
| Warrington, Va, for a short visit.
| Gordon Stanton OF South Carolnar who
| has been visiting friends in this city for
| the past week, returned to his home today
Mrs. +. NJ. F. sirvcnt, of 1921 Vermont
| avenue, has reported to the police the
| theft from her rear yard of four bushels of
almost ripe peaches.
Edward Cook and A. A. Chopin will
| shortly leave for n twoweeks' trip to
| Boston. They will make the journey by
water and return by rail.
Stephen F. Hamilton OF the War Records
division of the War Department has re-
turned after months vacation in the
mountains of Pennsylvania
Secretary Lawrence Gardner was In
charge of the Democratic Congressional
Committee headquarters today, in the abb
sence OF Senator Faulkner.
Superintendent Powell OF the public
schools who is at present in the Catskills,
is not expected to return before the school
season opens ON he 2lst inst
The Treasury officials are In daily re-
ceipt of large number OF requests for
silver dollars o. this years coinage In cX-
change for silver certificates.
Landscape Gardener Ballauf. of the Ex-
ecutivc Mansion, has tastefully arranged
palms and other plants along the roadway
on the north front of the White House
Chief Clerk Richard Sylvester and De-
tectives Robert Boardlnan and Frank Bur
rows. OF the police force, have gone into
West Virginia on a short fishing trip.
The evening meetings OF the Metropoii-
tan Baptist Church. will begin from this
time till the coming of longer days next
spring at 7:30 p. m. instead OF O'Clock
j. Lamb Doty consul at Tahiti. Mexico,
called at the Capitol this morning to pay
his respects TO ScrEeaDtat-Arms Bright
Mr. Doty was page in the Senate in 1883
Secretary Mercer of the Republican Con
gressional Committee Will hereafter be
at his desk six days every Week, he having
removed his family from Cape May TO
this city.
julius Kicsecker. OF the board OF ex-
aminers OF naval construction In Phiiadei-
phia, has been in the city for the past rev
days. visiting his parents, Sixth and
streets northwest.
A Joint meeting OF the Union Republican
Club and the National Republican Club
will be held this evening at No. 923 street
north west, to hear the report OF the coin
mittee on consolidation, pr SO
At national silver party headquarters the
first installments of campaign literature
recently ordered by the national committee
Is being received and Will be distributed as
rapidly as possible.
Alexander Mcdonald, of Lynchburg, Va,
minister OF the United States to Persia,
has returned to this city from GreeDbrier
White Sulphur Springs, W. va. he is
greatly improved in health.
The cable conduits OF the Capital Irac-
tion Company were cleaned early this MORN
ing after the cars stopped running. Cart
loads OF earth and mud were removed from
the curve around the Capitol.
FIJI. whaley, while riding down Capitol
Hill Yesterday, ran against the curb and
was thrown from his wheel. Fortunately
he fell on the grass and was uniniured.
The wheel received only a few scratches.
Col. John B. Brady, District building
inspector, will leave for Buffalo, N Y
next Sunday evening to attend the ma
tional convention OF American builders,
which convenes in that city on Tuesday.
The reconstructed WaIlach school build
ing will be turned over to the District
next Tuesday, and will be ready for occu-
pancy by the 2Ist inst. The furniture is
now being placed in several OF the rooms
The number of bicycle laroenies reported
to the police in the last two weeks Is less
than the average for the same length or
time for months. wheeimen are taking
greater precautions with their machines.
Garrett A. Clark, q wel-known young
Baltimorean, is spending several days with
his uncle William H. Selden, proprietor
of the Metropolitan Hotel. on his way to the
University of Maryland, where he viii
study law.
W. O'Brine, an employe Of the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing. while working his
press Yesterday, accidentally put his right
hand between the rollers. The index and
middle fingers were mashed. 1t Is Thought
he will lose one finger.
Mr.. James Hires, of Palmyra, N j.,
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ].
r. Nottingham, will return home today.
Miss Katharine Nottingham will accom-
many him, visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Hires
and other relatives in New Jersey.
Walter Hutchinson, a twelve-year-old
white boy, has an undying passion Tor
canteloupe Last night he attempted to
carve one with a big butcher knife, but
instead severed one OF the fingers or bis
left hand. Miss Decker treated him at
the Emergency Hospital.
A horse attached to a milk wagon fell
down on the LOUISIANA avenue hill at the
intersection OF Fifth street last evening
and glided several feet over the cobble-
stones. A shaft was broken and the
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