The evening times., 1896-06-01
City Brevities

Col. Davis. the collector OF taxes si,Ss Sly.
on seiiIl-annual payments Is quite up ~
il il ao-s not exceed. previous records.
Ca sn payments We're heavy, Wniie us M saie
sun has in it a bulky deposit OF checKs
not counted.
Frederick Shaffer. residing at No. 223
ID street northwest, was thrown ilo.,i
vania avenue. He made a missteD anu
was knocked unconscious. He was taSsn
10 the Emergency hospital. where IL was
found his injuries Were not serious.
The police have stopped locking up
small boys who violate the bicycle resu-
aJlons They take the Offenders nailie
aud address and notify the parents 70
hriog the child into police court the next
m>t 1ing.
The rnange in the office of chief clerk
of the Pension Bureau takes place today,
the new appointee. DR.. J. NJ. Me- oy.
having reluctantly abandoned iiSninE
trip in oder TO undergo the Installation
process.
Mrs Hattie RoGh. senior vice president lent
resigned. owing 10 contemplated absence
from The city.
Mr.. Daniel Davis. living at No. 12l r
street northeast was on his bicycle riding
along Lincoln avenue northeast Sathr-
day evening, when lie colhdcd with a
carriage IN which were II number OF
ladies' H was thrown from his wheel.
hat escaped injury. His bicycle. however,
was run over and completely demolished
unuotice. on Memorial Day. was the strew-
ing of flowers on the graves OF over eco
Confederate soldiers inferred at the sol
diars' Home Cemetery. Thesa graves are
al tnrltt sft frIF M 10
by the absence of name and number NJ
the regiment in which they served. but no
difference was shown in the decorations
bestowed.
The extensive treatise upon the sub
Of artcsian wells, prepared by Prof. Oar
ton of the United states geological survey.
is looked for from the Government Print
ing office this week.
School closes on the 18th instant, and
the pupils now have two weeks more this
term in which To pursue their studies.
A collision last Saturday between TWO
cars on the road to Cabin John Bgjage
badly frightened 4 number Of pleasure
seekers on board. The cars were but slight
ly damaged. aud beyond a general shaking
up none of the passengers was hurt
Policeman Settrieht. who has been trans
ferred 10 the mounted force. taking poor
Nike Nike, bfcen,s place is NJ stranger to the
years in Uncle Sans cavalry. and was IN
the command that went TO the relief Of Gus
ter.
Charlie KeIton an old Washington boy.
now living ID Chicago with lucrative
law practice, is here visiting relatives.
Col. William Green Stcrrett, one of the
cayeatnrs in the Holt viii case. has Welded
to the bike" mania. and '.scurches'' from
his home Ia the court house. bumped like
professional.
Commissioner Ross is absent from the
city for few days rest and recreation.
themselves and the public over the fact
that the city has by means of the storm
had Il thorough cleansing. while the on.
the washing out did not cause a draft upon
the supply of Potomac water
Flremen are busy selling tickets for the
benefit excursion 10 River View on June
Is. They are meeting with good success
Mr.. Edward Warren has resigned as
secretary OF the Metropolitan Baptist sun
day-SchUol. He will go to Aubrey, Md,
to live This leaves the plIces of both
superintendent and secretary vacant. An
election To MI them will be held "Wednesday
pigfs.
The splendid trees at the Soldiers Home
suffered very little by last weeks storms
TIE oaks and others OF sturdy growth seem
To have protected the NAPLES and other
weak varieties.
The annual Sunday school excursion Of
the Metropolitan BAPTIST Church this wear
VIII take place on June - The school
Yesterday voted for Bay Ridge as the
grounds for the picnic
The ne " electric road to Arlington is hav-
teg much trouble in running its trains.
Persons who went to the Memorial nav
exercises on round trim tickets over tba: