The evening times., 1896-05-28
City Brevities


Alexander Miller, workman employed
at the union depot In Georgetown, broke his
leg yesterday while lifting q stoue. He
was brought to Emergency Hospital aud
the fracture set and later he was sent TO
Providence Hospital for further treat
n,ent.
Hon. j. H. Patterson of South Carolina,
who presided over the recent convention
in tifs,t State to elect delegates to the
national Democratic convention, was In
the city yesterday.
The Times force of compositors almost to
a man will today be equipped with bicy-
cies. There will be thirteen new bicycles
added TO the list.
A party will leave the city on SaturdaE
morning to attendtb Memorial Day services
at Winchester. Va.
After a business meeting last evening
the United Wheelmen to the number OF
seventy y-five had a pleasant run OF several
miles and wound up the evenings restiy-
tiles by stopping in front or this orflce
and cheering The Times, which they desig-
mated as 1.-THE frieud OF wheeimen.'
Elmer Haggenmaser, the tweive-year-
old boy who has been missing from MS
home, No. 5l1 L street southwest, for the
past week, has been found. He was located
Yesterday at the farm OF Mrs. Nina ".
Hughes, beyond Apacostia. the lady VINO
had invited the boy to spend the summer
in the country.
The Secretary of State has received
through the Swiss minister at Washington
an invitation to the government or the
United States to be CRITICALLY represented
at the International Periodical Congress of
Gyuecology and Obstetrics, the second ses-
sion OF " hich is to meet at Geneva. Switzer-
land. during the first week of September
next.
Judge Kimball's recent Interpretation of
the bicycle regulations. that a skiilfui rider,
10 control his wheel need not necessarily
have his bands on the handle bars has de-
yeloped many expert wheelmen. Last
night a Times reporter noticed number of
mixers sailing down the Avenue with
their hands Off the handles.
Tomorrow will be payday in the police
department, as the last day OF the month
is a legal holiday.
Pop" Marks, the veteran officer on duty
at Judge Aiiller's court, has caught the
sight 10 see Pop scorchins behind the
van, his white Dundreary whisxers stream
ing in the wind
Col.-Daniel williams. the fine collector
of the police court. has bought a half inter
est III Il fuii- bioodeu Ham ole tonian. Ii.
Pugh. the prosecutor. owns the other half-
The Jolly Fat Mems Club has arranged for
its Iirth annual excursion to kIver view
Tuesday evening. June 8. There will be
Il race between two '.slutes'' in ca ch Of
which the weight OF the passengers will ae-
gregate 500 pounds.
The Workirg gmen's Library and Reading
Room on Eighth street has been presented.
by the Single Tax Club, with i number OF
volumes OF the works of Henry George and
The postponed picnic and nnual excur-
sion OF the teachers and pupils or All Souls
Church will be held at Narshall Hall on
June 8.
Humane Officer Wilson will endeavOr to
secure home i'll the Young Woman's Mis-
sion on c street for Lizzie Thompson.
who attempted suicide by drowning in the
Potomac. as stoidexciusively in The Morning
Times.
An unknown lady cyclist ran into the
lamp-post i'll rounding the corner OF Fila
ana u streets last hight Her lamp was
demolished, bat otherwise tie fair wheel
woman and her bike escaped injury.
A bird fancier in this city is Matching
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