The evening times., 1896-09-10
City Brevities


new traction press for concrete paving yes
terday
John R. Young, clerk of the supreme court
OF the District. has returned from bis sum
mer vacation at Saratoga
New curbiDg is being put In at the
corner of Fourteenth street and Nass;'s
chusetts avenue northwest
A lot of laths and other material were
burned yesterday morning ON the school
site near the Wallacb building.
The iron posts and railings on the public
parks along Pennsyiva avenue are be-
ing painted by Col. Wilson'S artists.
The Emergency Hospital is being fitted
out with new smokestacks on top OF the
chimneys, and is undergoing other repairs.
The regular weekly meeting Of the May
Flower Social Club will be held this even
ing at their clubhouse on Seventh street
road.
Lieut.. Kelly. of the Sixth precinct. is
visiting friends in the West, During Ills
absence Sergt Lumbardi is acting as lieu
tenant.
Ernest Mayer, the Seventh street nier-
chant, is confined to bis Ee.ne by
sprained aukle caused by fall from his
bicycle
The sessions of the District Epworth
League convention will be held in the Met
ropol,an N. E. Church September 13, Ia
and 10.
Over 1900 persons have been treated
in the dispensary department OF the Emer-
gency Hospital since the beginning OF the
fiscal year.
The Republican Congressional Committee
every day turns away at least twenty ap-
lpications for work in connection with the
literary bureau.
Prof R. X. StrattaD, director of the choir
| OF Trinity III. E. Church, has resumed his
duties, after an absence of three months.
owing to ilIbealth.
william Conley, the comedian, aud sher-
| man Fowler, OF this city, have returned
from a tour of Europe. They were absent
about three months.
Manager Hess. OF the new Hess shoe
| sture, received a beautiful horseshoe of
roseson opening day. yesterday, as n compli-
| pliment from patron.
workmen have commenced the repairing
| OF W street between Twelfth and Thirteenth
| streets The cobblestones are being re-
placed by surface OF asphalt.
ouis Geiickc first trumtonist OF the
| Marine Band, is still missing, and his Wife
aud six children, at No. 2iO + street north
east, are on the verge OF dcstitntion.
The roof on the west end of the conscrva-
| tory attached to the Agricultural Depart
ment has been raised In order to provide
room for the growth of tail date palm.
.f, ia
expected To return to his city residence next
week from Takoma Park, where he has
been spending the summer with his family.
The Washington Free Library is steadily
| growing. In spite of the dull season. its
most useful month Stree its establishment
was August, and the largest day Tuesday
last.
| Assistant Secretary Mexican, of the
! national association OF Democratic clubs,
returned last evening from Trenton, N. j.,
whittier he went to attend the State clubs
Convention. 81.
Senator Carter of Montana, is in the city.
He thinks a sufficient number of Repub-
| lcans will follow his lead in support OF
| Mckinley to combire with the gold forces
and carry the State.
day, James T. Newkirk and Yuhs Hodges,
privates of the first class, in the Me:ropol-
itan police force, Were promoted, the order
| to take effect from the 4th Instant
Bicyclists are complaining of broken
! glass which is strewn along the thor
| ouGhfares. Last night Arthur Grimes,
while riding on r street northwest, had
his bicycle tire punctured three times.
| Little Allie Trey, a five -year-old tot who
| ives with her parents on Third street
northeast, between East Capitol and A
| streets, was knocked down by an unknown
| bcyclist last night, but was not seriously
| injured.
| National Museum officials are inter-
est ed in the alleged discovery of
petrified body at New Florence, Pa. II is
said to have been found at a point
reached by the Conenaugh River at the
time of the Johnstown flood.
Willie Speake, a ged fourteen years, OF No.
| go C street northeast, rode his bicycle
| down an alleyway near his home last night
in time to collide with an unknown wheel
man. The boys face was badly bruised
and his wheel almost demolished.
Walter Nash, the fifteen-year-old son of
! JON Vi tuu siiettS
northeast was kicked by his fathers horse
:ast evening aud seriously injured about the
| legs. A wound that reached clear to the
| bone was inflicted on his right limb.
| A horse attached to a street sprinkler
| became frightened and ran away last
| evening on the Avenue. There were sew
| eraI narrow escapes from collisions, but
fortunately no damage was done. Several
pedestrians were deluged, however.
Edwin w. W. Griffin of the District asses
sor's office has been appointed notary
| public for the District, and has filed bond
and qualified. The official parchment with
| President CIeveland's signature attached
was placed upon Mr.. Griffin's desk today.
While returning from the baseball game
yesterday afternoon on her bicycle Miss
Mary Goodrich of Jefferson street, Ana
costa, collided with buggy on Pennsyl-
ysnia avenue near Eighth street southeast
and was thrown tothe ground, butnot badly
| injured.
The board of assistant assessors is now
| sitting daily as board of equalizatid tidh
| and review, to receive appeals for a
change in assessments of city property,
| Appeals will be received and considered
until November 1, when the books will
| be closed.
| An unknown white woman was thrown
from her bicycle last evening on Massa-
| chiiscttS ayenue hetwepn Fourth md Fifth