The evening times., 1896-09-22
City Brevities.

|
| Prof. Davis of the Business High School
| is on the sick list.
The first crop of clestnuts was seen on
the market this morning
Mr.. Frank II. Jones OF Sixth street, is
| visiting relatives in Rockville, Md.
Mr. Chris HI egel of Georgetown is spending
| several days with friends in Raitin ere.
Mr.. Henry II. Weaver Of Baltimore is
spending a few days in the city sightsee-
| ing.
Mr. Victor Eastman of No. 1908 street
northwest has returned from his summer
| trip.
The main entrance to Geological Park
| is teing leveled and the roadway broad
ened.
H. W. Van Sender. private secretary to
Secretary Carlisle, has returned from trip
| to New York. .
Mr.. E. w. Lghtner has succeeded Mr.
James Henry as correspondent of the Pitts
burg dispatch.
Major John G. Turnbull, u. S. A, re-
tired, is visiting friends at No. 2OlI
street northwest
Mr.. Henry Haley and family, Of Ana
costa, have gone to Warrenton, Va, TO
spend several weeks.
Daniel Christie, who has been visiting
II. A. Griswold. in Anacostia, has returned
TO his home in England.
Samuel Ross, trading as Barber & Ross,
today filed "A Judgment creditors bill against
John N. II owlett for S454. a
The cases against the grocers charged
with selling adulterated vinegar will be
heard in the police court On Thursday.
The mild, damp autumn has been SO Ia
vorable to vegetation that fruit trees are
beginning to put forth second crop or
blossoms.
The parking at the corner OF Fennsyf
yapia avenue and First street northwest,
has been graded and rcsodded by Col Viii
sons men.
The work Of aging the concrete paving IN
lower III street, Georgetown, Will began To-
day. The gutter work of vitrificd brick is
co mpletcd.
Mr. Frank German of the House OF Repre-
sensalivcs staff, has recovered from Sc
we're attack OF typhoid fever and is again
attending to ills duties.
The Charge of embeZzlemcnt preferred
against Benjamin Medley, OF East WASH
ington, by Rotert nyer, has been noit
pressed in the police court
A dead infant was found on the vacant
lot between Z and V. Twelfth aud Thir-
,eeuth streets northwest, this morning.
The coroner was notified.
Supt. Stevens. of the bathing etath,
Yesterday reported that, notwithstanding
the cool weather. ladies' are still patron
izng the beach very liberaIiy.
Harry Williams, aged nine years fell
off a high fence at TIE home OF his father,
Mr.. John Williams, en- Minnesota avenue,
yesterday, and broke his right arm
Mr.. W Kesley Schoepf, who has just been
appointed receiver Of the lexington and
Belt Line Railway Companies, is now liv-
ing at No 23a Delaware avenue northeast.
The Gypsies who have been canpcd on the
lexington and Soldiers Home Railway
for several weeks have packed their tents
and like the Arabs silently stolen away
The work Of laying electric wires through
the Capitol grounds is progressing rapidly.
The old gas lamp posts have been removed
and he new poles Will he put in place short
ly. .
A two-horse team, belon ying to Robert
Brooks, of Bennug. strayed away or was
stolen from near Capitol Park Saturday
evening during the progress of the Bryan
meeting.
Col" Perry Carson and ex-senator B.
X Bruce havce been appointed members of
the National Republican advisory commit
tee, as additional representatives OF the
District.
Laborcrs of the Capital Machine Com
pany engaged in clearing the caol. con-
duits of the Avenue read have reached
Penns ylvama avenue and First street
southeast.
The metal castings for the new Potomac,
Light and Power COmpany's conduit, on
NJ street, arrived yesterday, and the work
of drawing it through the conduit will
begin shortly
The John Mercer who was arrested for
perjury in a liquor case is not the Jonp
Mercer formerly employed by Shelter t
Stevens and now in the employ Of Mr..
Walter Leonard.
Tie Young Mems League of the Street
Baptist Church met last evening at the
residence of Mr. E. II. Jones. Rhode Island
aNEUut anu NtlItu siittt An
program was enjoyed.
The Treasury Department has iss'ied two
new circulars relating to finaEcidl hat
ters, including information regarding bonds,
currency coinage, etc. They are for free
distribution in single copies.
Judge Samuel c. Mills performed his first
magistrates marriage under the new law
yesterday afternoon when he United in
wedIock Miss Cora Hcadlcss, of Maryland,
and John F. Purks, OF Virginia.
George Fitzhugh, the colorcd man who
was stabbed by Joe Akins during an at
fray in Phillips court yesterday afternoon,
is improving and will doubtless recover.
He is at the Emergency Hospital.
a number OF army Officers have been
ordered to report here for examination for
promotion. Among them are Capts. j.
NJ Banister, W. n. Gray, W. B Davis,
L. Brechcmin, and DIR. Dallas Bache
conference was held today at the office
of j. N. Warfeld, the garbage collector,
between thar gentleman and the president
OF the Smith Cremarory, at which the de-
tails of the proposed contract for a new
crematohry were discussed.
The eptertainment department of the
EpwOrth League Of Trinity NJ. E. Church
will tomorrow evening hold a fruit and
flower festival in the church parlors, Fourth
street, between E and F streets southeast.
Mr.. Z. r. Berkeley is in charge of the affair.
Fire was discovered about 12:l0 O'Clock
this morning in vacant house No. 1349 Cellar
street northwest. No. 8 engine eXtinguished
the flames. The property, owned by John