The morning times., 1896-08-07
City Brevities

Mr.. X. W. Smith OF Macon. Ga, is here
OH business.
Mr. John Adams. OF Boston. is registered
at the RIGGS House.
Mr. and Mrs. Enn. or Rochester. \. Y. are
visiting Washington friends.
Mr.. John 7. Clarke OF Omaha. Neb., is
registered at the Shorcham-
Bud Robinson, coiored, was arrested by
Detective Lacey last night on suspic'un-
Flooring sl.5O per 100 feet. all one
width. +. Libbey 3 Co. 9th and y. Y ave.
Mr.. d. W. Sanders, prominent in Louis
vile, KY, business circles, is in the city
Attorney General Harmon has gone To
Bay Head, n. J., coast. to spend week
Rev w. s. o. Thomas, pastor OF the
Gay Street Baptis, Church. mas gone on
his vacation.
The President has recognized Sac Tscug
SEE a S consul of the Chinese empire at the
port OF New York.
JamesC Chatham No. 81 3 street north
west was arres; ed last night by Policeman
Estes on n charge of scorching.
Mr.. j. Eugene Jarnigan Of Spanish Hon
duras arrived in this city yesterday and
registered at the National Hotel.
The Treasury gold reserve at the close OF
business yesterday stood ut SlO9,OOO,G6I
The days withdrawals were $4Os. 700.
Mr.. j. O'Brien of waila Walla, wash. is
stopping ut the Metropolitan while spend
| ing few days OF his Ess tour in this
city.
Messrs Alley, Selden and Gus Lay have
returned from their camping expedition on
Blackstone Island to their Rome at I akoIna
Park
A large New Fouudland dog was struck
by car On the Chevy Chase line near
the circle at 7:l5 last night but was not
Sc riousiy hurt,
Hotel registers show very few arrival .
Hotel men are unanimous in declaring this
to be the dulicsS Summer they have ex-
perienced for years.
Among the arrivals at Wizards are: NJ.
G. Royal, a lawyer at Weston, Ore; Mr
and Mrs S. H Trudc. OF Chicago, and Mr.
B. ]. Hamilton, OF Eugene, Ore.
Baxton Hart fell a victim to Cycling
| Policeman J. A. DuvaIi last night for fast
riding on d bicycle. TIE rider left col
lateral at the Ninth precinct station.
broken fender on Ninth street car
! which dropped down on the track near
street northwest, delayed couple OF trains
for few minutes shortly before o'clncs
last night
Miss Jane Fairchild of No l25 y street
| northwest stepped in a large lo!e IN the
sidewalk lust above Third street last even
ing and sustained painful bruises as the
| result OF her fall
Owing to the inabilt of the Devon Coun-
try Club polo team TO come TO Washigntun
yesterday, the game scheduled with the
Sixth Cavalry team at Fort Myer has been
indefinitely postponed
William Wise, who was arrested IN
! complaint of Mrs. Theresa sioodycar for dn
assault upon her seventeeu-year-old daugh-
ter, has been dismissed. no evidence being
adduced to prove the charge.
The ,teamer John sylvester ran aground
last night on the sandbar at Lower Cedar
Point, as she WAS making the return trip
TO Washington The boat succeeded in
getting off within few minutes.
The Washington Novelty Mauufactur
Comnauy was incorporated yesterday by
articles filed with the Recorder. Its in
corporators are Alfred A. Smith, james ..
Reed L. F. Stutz. z. I. Eterbtch and r '"
PeaSe.
A good sized crowd witnessed the running
OF a lOO-yard dash at IL O'Clock last night.
between Moore OF Washington and Watson
of Falls Church, the finish line being at
Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Watson wonby yards in IL seconds.
Persons who visit the Washington mon
umeut on hot. sultry afternoons, when the
mercury in the Thermometer is trying to
uust, the top Off the glass DuiD, VIII ma
the mperature there about 20 degrees
lower than it is anywhere else in the city.
No. Z engine was called out on a local
alarm Yesterday for blaze n the side alley
OF house No. 14O7 Rhode Island avenue
northwest. which is owned and occupied by
W H. Hazen The cause OF the fire was
due to the dropping OF hot ashes in 4 pile
ofrubbish The damage was slight.
ROSE Ferguson. Co,ored, thrty-five years
old, was taken into custody yesterday by
Policeman StenhOuse, of the First pre-
c,nct, on the charge OF larceny OF cloth
ing from her employer, Margaret Connor,
No 1412 Sampson street northwest.
A lady pedestrian on Pennsylvania ave
nue. Yesterday was so badly frightened at
the sight of a rat which ran across the
sidewalk in front of her that she nearly
tainted after the scream which she gave
vent to. The rat, frightened by the scream,
ran into a shoe store where he was quickly
dispatched by one Of the clerks.
Rev. E. B. Bagby, pastor of the Ninth
Street Christian Church. who has been
absent from the city for several weeks,
returned yesterday. Mr.. Bagbys church
will hold its regular services through
the summer. The Sunday evening serv-
ice will consist OF an Endeayor meeting
and shortsermon by the pastor.
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