The evening times., 1896-10-17
City Brevities

Lieut.. McCathrau reports to headauarter
tnae Trees on Ninth street, between Norti
Detective john Gallaher is visiting friend.
and relatives at his old home in Pike county
Ill. .AgyeIlTe,91fa
sergt. j. 7. Robey, of the Georgetown n DO
lice precinct, is confined to his home h,
illness
The police report a bad leak in the water.
main in frnnt OF house No. 20 Massachusetts
avenue northwest 4''it = sf >
Mr.. Benjamin Strasser Of Albany, n. Y
is in the city ON visit to Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Fischer.
The roadway at Twentieth and NJ streets
northwest, is in bad condition. owing 10
an overlooking watering trough.
A handsome gilt cross has been placed
ON the ea-s: end OF st. AIoysil.s Church TO
replace the one blown down by the storm.
But one marriage liee4rse was issued fro,n
| Clerk Young's office today, the contract
ing PARTIES being james Allen and Bessie
Wallace.
| Rosale Moxiey, obtained a permit today y
for the construction OF three dwellings al:
| Nos. 62i IN G25 Fourteenth street northeast.
to cost 81 500.
The Eighth precinct police found the
| front door open OF p. II. Gardens gro
/ Gerry store, Ninth street and Florida avenue
| northwest, at 1:45 O'clock this morning.
William Stannard and Charles Jackson,
cCiored boys IN knickerbockers, were fined
Slo or thirty days in jail by Judge Miller
today for stealing 53 cents from John W.
Sutland,
The annual business meeting OF the MEN,
bers of the Central Union Mission for the
election of Officers, viii be beId Monday
evening at 7:30 O'Clock. In the Mission
building, No. 622 Louisiana avenae.
Mary Anderson. colored, became involved
in fistic encounter with Sarah Oyerton
on Crow Hill last night, because the latter
was seen with her beau. Mary was arrest
cd, but was later released on collateral
The protracfed service OF Trinity NJ E.
Church, which began two weeks ago, closed
last night. During the series Of meetings
nearly every Methodist minister in the city
attended and took part.
A sneak thief stole the cash box from ,
herdic No si. last night, while the We
hicie was standing at the end ef its route,
.1Ill CdpliDi ana N streets. Inc box
contained $40 in small change.
The excellent music ut tire Hutehins-
Davis debate last night in Convention Hall
WAS furnished by Immich's Ice Palace Or
chestra. and not the Marine Band. as er-
roneously stated in The Morning Times
Yesterday evening No. = engine com pany
responded to "a local call Of fire In No.
1887 Vermont avenue northwest. The
property IS owned by Mrs. Darrell ard &C
cupied by W. b. GeneIla. Cause unkuown
damage slight.
Fire was discovered in the residence Oh
James NJ MILAN, No. 1918 K street north
west, last evening. 1t was caused by the |
explosion pf q gasoline stove. The occuu- |
pants OF the house extiuguished the flames. |
Damage slight |
Will B. Clements, travelling passenger |
4 gent OF the Seaboard Air Line, is in town |
TN a short personal visit among his friends.
IiefS now located in Atlanta and was for
nerly district passenger agent Of the same
line here.
The concert last night a the Ninrteenth
Street Baptist Church. under the auspices
lf the Aid Society, was a success both
lrtiSti"any and financially. Those who
contributed their talent Were McSsrs. Bay |
Iarti. br;IXton, Walker, CoutS. Layton. and
he Misses Kelley, Baynard and Cole.
Precinct Detective McGiuc captured and
ockcd up at the Third precinct station
Iouse last night Thomas o'DonnelI. Thorn
is Minor and Henry Burk, who were
'harGed with the larceny Of push cart,
'aiued at $40. the property OF Daniel Mo- /
on. The men admitted their guilt.
The police Of the Fifth precinct in South
asst Washington are making raid on un-
censed dogs. Patrolmen Ward anu Owens
ave served Warrants on Harry Edmunds,
iary Logan, George Stewart. Charles Hill
on, William 8. DOlman, Jennie Wash
1gton and Fenton Jackson, alleged owners
{ untaggcd cannes.
'arulina avenue aud B streets southeast,
nd on Twelfth street, between B and
treets southeast, are leaning over the side
yalk toward the building line caused b. the |
Lieut.. Boyle lcreports twotree-
oxes partly blown over, and in Il dangerous .
ondition, ,atSeyeutecnth audQ STREETS north |
Vest, and Lieut.. Gessford reports dan !
erous tree in front OF No. 1926 Eleventh ,
treet northwest. ,