The morning times., 1896-12-12
City Brevities

No arrests were recorded yesterday at
the Ninth precinct.
Station keeper ook OF No. is detained
at his home on account of sickness.
The Golden Rod Pleasure Club will
give a grand ball ON December II.
Water mains have been laid along Thir-
tcenth street southeast from / to X.
Mr.. E. l.. Houston, of 721 Sixth street
northeast, has gone TO New York.
The Butler Zouaves are holding ti,..ir an
nual fair al 1719 Pennsylvania avenue.
A new gate will be put up at the Florida
avenue crossing OF the baltimore and
Ohio.
Dead trees are being removed from G
street, between Thirtee nth and Four
tecnth.
Engineer Bohiaycr, OF No. 10, has gone
on a three days hunting trip near Knox
Vile, Va.
Dr. c. c. Burton is putting up a stable
in the rear of his residence, $40 III street
northeast.
MIR. David ]. Cotter and family have
moved into their new home, 1905 Twenty
first street.
Mr. w NJ Hilton, No. 2215 Virginia
avenue northwest Is entertaining friends
from Delaware.
MIR. Thomas BU, ',ey. OF Charlotte, n. c.,
is visiting his her, John Buckley, OF
the National Ho :.
Glaciers and painters were at work yes
| tcrdnv on tie south sky-lght of the new
! postofficc building.
dramatic cantata will he given at the
! Mt. JeZrccl Baptist Church, colorcd, De-
! Cember 10 and l6.
Three arrests were recorded at No D
station in the twenty-four hours ending
/ at 9 a. M. yesterday.
| Mr.. Herbert w Lewis, of the Board OF
| Childrcns Guardians, is spending a few
days in La Plata, Md.
The inaugural separate committee on
badges is already looking about for de-
signs for Inauguration medals and badges
/ The uniformed Mckinley and Hobart Club
| Limited will meet tonight, at their head
quarters, No. 902 Pennsylvania avenue,
The work of paving NJ street north
| east, hetw cen Third street and the junction
| with Florida avenue, has been completed.
On account OF a leak, the water pipe
at the corner of Ninth and II streets
northeast was unearthed and repaired
| yesterday.
Mr.. A. c. Talbert, OF Fifteenth and II
streets, is putting up house and stable
! on Fifteenth street, near the corner OF
q northeast.
Alfred NJ. Miller, a student, was arrested
last night for fast riding by Bicycle Police
man DuvaIl and left S5 collateral at the
| Second precinct.
Tire standing committee for 1897 viii
| he appointed at n special meeting Of the
District Epworth League which will he
| held December 2l.
tits stated that the dispatch boat Dolphin
now at tue navy yard will lie here all
winter and in tue early spring viii san
for South America.
Henry Musscy, colorcd, while crossing
| N street, near Thrty-firSt street, yes
| tcrday, had his foot run over by wagon
but no bones were bro ken.
Mr.. Edwin barbour, who has been il
| Washington for several days, attending
to business interests, returned last night
! to his home in New York.
Louis Praethrr and Horace BurweI', we
Lads, werr arrested yesterday and EeId
at the Eighth precinct charged viii. iht
| theft OF quantity of walnuts.
Mr.. Edmond Cowsiu contractor, re-
! siding at $50 l street northeast, who
! lately fell from the Union depot in George
town, is Imposing rapidly.
Mr. Nathan rarkins, no. 300 C street
Dorthcast. has returned to the city afte
a stay OF several months in Philadelphia
and other PENNSYLVANIA cities.
Two banqu'ts We're in progress at
Freund's parlOrS last night, one by Hone
| Lodge, No. 20, OF Masons, and the other
by Interior Council, National Union.
Mission Day VIII be observed with spc
cial service in all the NJ L. churches IL
the city tomorrow There will be Il gen.
eral exchange of pulpits by the pastors.
fight on Crow Hill between rayi6
Marshall and IIchard Robinson last aiGht
into "a
Marshall was locked up at precinct No. =
Recording Secretary Frank T Israel 0.
the District Epworth League is collecting
data for the Epworth directory which
viii be published the beginning OF the
new year
Potomac Commapdery No. 8, Knight
Templar, held a Special ccnClavc last nigh
at Masonic Hall, in Georgetown, and til,
| illustrinus order Of the red cross was ed
miniStercd.
\ dangerous obstruction to vehicles anC
| pedestrians is n manhOle in the roadway
at the corner of Twelfth street and Souti
Carolina avenue southeast. 1t rises
foot and a half above the grade.
Hon Addison Maupin. member of IT,,
Virginia legislature from the RichmonC
district who has been visiting his brother
/ Mr.. W c. Maupin, No. 116 Fourth stree
southeast, returned to his home yesterday
Mr.. Joe VeaZey, son Of COMMISSIONS
VeaZey, of the Interstate Commission, an
clerk Of the House Committee on Railroads
returned To the city yesterday from Vel
mont, where he has been on a socia
visit.
A special meeting OF the Epworth Leagu
| OF the District has been called to fiji
the vacancy in the office Of vice-pres
dent and take action on the resignation
OF Mrs. R. NJ. Moore, superintendent G
junior work.
A concert will be held in the Lnthcur
Hall, in Georgetown, Wednesday night 70
the benefit OF the sunday school Of Hol
Trinity Church. Among the special feai
ures presented will be children's choru
of 200 voices.
TWENTY-FIVE arrests were lade in III
First precinct yesterday anu the statiD
biotter showed a longer record than ha
been made in that-precinct for scvcra
months. The cause Of 1t all was raj
on the push cart vendors.
The meeting OF the Central Relief Con
mittee OF the District, which was to hay
been held yesterday, has been postpone
until Monday next, by which time it
expected that some of the special commit
tees appoirted-may be ready to report.
a stylshly attired man. somewhat unde
the Influence OF liquor, fell from Fou
tcenth street cable car, about 10 o'cloc
last night. near the New York avenu
curve. He was but slightly injured an
refused to give his name to the conductor
A meeting OF the missionary societie
trustees, and pastor Of Wesley NJ. 7
Chapel Will be held this evening at thu
church, to meet Rev. DR.. S. l.. Baldwin
recording secretary of the National Mi
siunary Society of the Methodist Episcc
pal Church.
Detective Sutton of the First prccipc
yesterday recovered a bicycle lamp whio
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