The evening times., 1896-07-29
City Brevities

width. +. Libbey & Co, 9Th s. N Lave.
100 IT.. nice wide boards. 81. any length
you wish F. Lbbey 6 Co., 6th & N. Y ave.
Mr.. C. c. Glover and family are at Am
persond, N. T., where they will remain
until fan.
Mrs. ]. d. eroissant, of Capitol Hill and
Mrs. II. E. S. Davis expect to spend the
summer at Duluth, MINI.
]. c. Whitney, vice president of the Mer-
chants and Miners Steamship Company,
is registered at the Raleigh.
]. c. Anderson, q manufacturer of iron,
of Chicago and Woodyille Fleming, a lead
ing lawyer of New York, are at the Nor
mandie.
Henry F. woodward. Mertz Building re-
ports stolen from his office within the past
week So in money and $1.5O in postage
stamps.
The dirt paths In the reservation at the
corner of Tenth street and New York ave-
nue. are being dug up and asphalt walks
substituted.
The laundry of Moy Dock, No. 4O2 Elev-
enth street southwest. was entered by.a.
sneak thief last night and a silver watch
and chain were stolen.
J. II. Maice, the blind evangelist, who has
been epnductingmeetinssin in connection with
the Central Union Mission. has returned 10
his home at Nnlersburs, Pa.
new asphalt walk has been laid from
the southwest corner of judiciary Square
to the door leading to the recorder of deeds
office and other offices on that floor.
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the Golden Cross will be organized next
Friday evening at Union Veteran Legion
EaIl, No. 910 Pennsylvania avenue north
west.
The upsetting and explosion OF gaso-
line stove at No. 40s Second street north
west yesterday afternoon caused consid-
erable excitement. but no serious damage
was done.
The vacancy at the Seventh precinct
caused by the death of Station Keeper Ma
Ioney has been filled by Station Keeper
precinct station. ..an
Commissioners Powell and Truesdeii left
the municipal building at O'Clock yestef-
day afternoon to witness the operation OF
an apparatus for flushing Sc wers, which was
on q test exhibition.
Emmett Bush was another victim of tire
heat yesterday. He was prostrated at the
corner of Third and II streets southwest,
and wasremovedto W to hishome, No. 1850 Della
ware avenue, in patrol wagon.
Daniel Campbell was arrested at New
York avenue and Second street last night
for fast driving. He was taken to the
Second precinct station, where he left SO
collateral for his appearance in court.
Col. E. Polk Johnson, for several years
managing editor of TIE Louisville Courier
Journal, is at the Ebbitt. Col. Johnson is
now at the head of the revenue gents in the
Northwest, and has headquarters at Chi
cago.
william Simonds came to this city from
Howard county. Nd, yesterday. He had
not been here an hour when he was Kicked
in the stomach by vicious horse on Eiev-
enth street. He was treated at the EIner-
gency Hospital.
The first annual excursion by the eru-
pfoyes of william Hahn & Co. is in pro ogress
today at River View. The Pentz leaves at
Gas p. M, for the last trip down. The
evening homeward- bound trips Will be made
at and 1890 p. IN.
Charles Grayson. alias Charles Alex
| ander, colored, was captured today by De-
tective Helan on the charge of having
stolen a buggy from Hamilton II. Wilson.
Grayson took the buggy to Virginia and 1t
has not been recovered.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Telephone Com
papy, has been officially advised that GER
tiun poles belonging to it in squares 2oS.
2o9 and 210 are in a da ngerous condition,
and not properly located. Directions are
given for their replacement.
william Barnes, colored. was taken to
Emergency Hospital this morning suffer
| ing from a fracture Of the left leg. Barnes
was diseharging coal from barge by
means of capstan, when the capstan
bar slipped and struck Barnes leg.
A valuable Newfoundland dog, the prop
erty of Harry Lewis, of No. 615 Third
street, was killed last night by some per
| son, who administered poison to it, With
| In the past week over a dozen cats have
| received their quietus by the same means.
Mr. William B. Noble, a son of Mrs. Bel
| den Noble of Eighteenth and Massachu-
setts avenue northwest, died suddenly at
Glenwood Springs, Colo, Monday wight
| He leaves widow and u little daughter.
| The widow is a daughter of the late SEN
Major John A. Picker, Representative
| from South Dakota, who has been here sew
| eraI days in connection with his committee
business. has returned home. He is active in
the campaign for Mckinley and Hobart.
and expects to succeed Senator Kyle in
| Congress.
A. r. Thompson, a conductor on the
Columbia Railway, sustained a fracture
! of his laft hand today The brake-handle
slipped and in its rotary flight struck
Thompson's hand. The man went to
Emergency Hospital, where the hand. be-
cause OF the peculiarity of the injury, was
dressed around baseball.
Senator Faulkner has come n from his
| West Virginia home to look after the work
| OF the Democratic campaign committee at
| the rooms on Fifteenth street. He talks as
enthusiastically of the growth of silver
| sentiment as If he had not been one OF the
Presidents champions On the floor Of the
| Senate for the past four years.
Rev. James F. Mackin, pastor of st.
| Paul's Catholic Church, isin Keoknk. Iowa,
| whittier he had been called to attend the
| funeral of his sister, Mrs. Alton, a resi-
dent of that place. Father Foley, assistant
| pastor, who, in company with Rev: n. A.
| Ryan, was travelling through the New
| England States, has been recalled home.
| Ell Howard, colored, aged fifty-seven,
| employed by Contractor Parsons at the
Georgetown University, was overcome by
| the heat Yesterday afternoon and fell I'M
| conscious to the ground. He WAS given