The morning times., 1896-12-13
City Brevities

Chief Engineer Stivcrs Of the Navy is
at the Ehbitt
Walter Ferris, the artist. has been here
for several dayS Atss
The Arbor Vitae Social Club, of Capitol
Hill, held meeting Friday night
New pavements have been laid along
Fifth street southeast, from l. TO Nj.
The sewers in the eastern section OF the
city We're cleaned and flushed yesterday.
Congressman j. C. Hutcheson of Texas
left yesterday for a hunting trip in Mary
land.
New gas mains have been laid along
Georgia avenue southeast. betw cen Second
end Fourth streets.
DR.. o. e. Howe, who took an active part
in the late campaign, i'll Kansas, returned
TO the city Yesterday
+. l.. Siddons is in Philadelphia attending
the National Civil Service Reform Assoc
ciation convention.
The Central Union Mission board lacks
now $1,000 to pay off the second trust
debt on the building.
Mr.. Garnet ID. Thompf or of Harrodsburg.
KY, son of Hon. PHI b. Thompson, is
registered at the Wen House.
On next Saturday the Rev DR.. Stearns
VIII deliver lecture before the Bible
class at Central Union Mission
The three ma sted schooner Murray Van
diver, isunloading Goa at the eastern wharf
of the Great Falls Ice Company.
Mr.. Clarence Z. Young, who was, until
recently, the private secretary of Senator
Daniel of Virginia, is iii the city.
Rev. G. w. Hobbs, OF TrinityM. Z. Church.
will exchange pulpits today with Rev. c.
i. Pate, of North Capitol Church.
The services at the Central Union Mis-
sion this evening will be conducted by Miss
Bassett, the noted Quaker Evangelist.
Mr.. X. n. Brooke, who has been recently
III Warrenton doing evangelstic work, has
returned To this city for the winter. -
Charles Ashton was arrested yesterday
in Center Market by Detective McDcvitt
for attempting 10 pick lady's pocket
EX-Congressinan Charles Tracy and fam
lily left the Arlington yesterday for AL
bany, where they Will spend the winter.
Mr.. Crittcnton, the rescue work evan
gelist, will deliver his farewel address this
evening at the Metropolitan NJ. L. Church.
Mr.. Thomas Elwood, OF Third street north
east, has gone to Mar yland on a deer hunt
and will not return until after the holi-
days.
lhe Goo1 Tcmplars of Tcnlcytown gave
a masquerade party last Friday night. The
feature Of the entertainment was a cake
walk.
Judge James c. Carter Of New York,
who has been conducting case before the
Supreme Court, left yesterday for the
metropolis.
Henry Carter, who was messenger for
the Republican national committee in New
York, viii be messenger for the inaugural
committee.
Gaillard Hunt, OF the State Department,
is an aSpirdnt for the chairmanship Of the
floor committee in connection with the
inaugural ball
MIR F. a. Waters of 332 Delaware avenue,
accompanied by his wife. VIII leave today
for Frederick, Md, for visit to his
mothers home.
National Committeeman A T. Wimberly
of Louisiana, who returned from Canton
with the Southern delegation, left last
night for New Orleans.
The ladies OF the Tcnleytown Methodist
Episcopal Church gave an entertainment
last Wednesday night for the benefit of
the general church fund.
Messrs NJ Allstock Mannheim, England
and Charles Watts, London, England, who
are making tour of the United States,
are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Special services viii be held Christmas
day al Holy Trinity Church, in Georgetown
slgr Sbaretti will offcate, and Mgr.
Mdrunelli Will also be present.
Yesterday morning Scott Hunt, an en-
ploye of the lexington car stables, had a
fight with n young man, and s "A result
got his nose broken with stone.
Hon. Thomas B. Davis of Keyser, w.
Va, a brother Of ex-senator H G. Davis,
and himself a prominent capitalist and
politician of the Mountain State, is in the
city.
Mr.. william F. Curtis viii lecture at
National Rifles Hall ON Tuesday evening
for the benefit of Grace NJ. f. Church. His
subject will be ''Spain-the boy king and
his subjects
Charles f. Tippet. twenty-six years of
age, carpenter by trade. was arrested
yesterday by officer Clinton, OF No. 8
station. charged with making threats
against his wife He was released on $500
bonds.
a sacred melodrama, entitled Christ is
Born" will be given by the boys OF ST.
AloysiUs parocial school, at new Con
zaga Hall, on Monday afternoon. Deem
Der %, and Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings, December % and 80.
reader of The Times writes TO say,
referring TO the stray horse of Mr.. Sheriff.
mention of which was made yesterday in
The Times, that the animal was found by
two lads, Archie Hammerly and John
Richardson, In 'front.' or Ills Eleventh street
northwest, and that they took it to the
Second precinct, where it was claimed by
its owner.
About $50 prominent citizens of North
Carolina, residing at present in this city,
met last evening in Confederate Veterans
Hall and effected the permanent organiza-
tion OF the North Carolina Society. The
following officers were chosen: Gen. Will
lam f Cox, president; Mrs. Mary N. But
Ter, first vice president; Mrs Haywood,
second vice president; Mr.. F. NJ. Little,