The evening times., 1896-12-28

improving, and is able 10 be abDIt the
house, and is expected to resume his aUties
at the Capitol when the session cpEs
after the holidays.
Mr.. Charles Sims. formerly OF Washing
ton, but now a New York business man, Is
spending the holidays with his sister, Mrs.
John j. Higgin, of Capitol Hill
Mr.. Harry Cole, son Of Bailiff Cole Of
the police court, is spending Christmas with
| his father. Young Mr.. Cole is in the au-
ditor's office of the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
a local alarm for blaze n the chimney
of Judge Gray's residence, No. 1901
street northwest, called out No. / engine
company yesterday afternoon. No damage
Golden -Conmandery No. 712 will ban
quet its members at the meeting to be held
Wednesday evening. The Officers for the
ensuing term will be installed at the same
time. ----
A novel, Christmas Sunda V school enter
tainnent will be given by the Christadel-
piiians toiabfrow evening at their church ON
Eighth ,-stre-t, between and u streets
northeast.
No arrests were made by the Georgeto wn
police during the twenty-four hours endin.
at O'Clock this morning. Lieut.. Swim
dells says II is the luil ar,er the Christmas
festivities.
Watch-nght services will be held New
Years Eve at the Anacostia Methodist
Church, jackson and Pierce streets. Rev.
James McLaren, the pastor, will deliver
the sermon.
Richard E. Yates a music teacher sprain-
ed his ankle this morning by slipping from
the curb near North Capitol and E streets
lie was assisted to his home by Watchman
d. a. Ryan.
A small frame building, No. 1855 X street.
GpnrpptpN,-f, n h,.
John l.. Collins, was burned to the ground
last night. Cause, oyerheated cook stove;
loss. about 5000.
The police OF the Eighth precinct are
watching for the boys who have been build
ing fires for several weeks on the hills just
beyond the boundary, between Sixteenth
street and the Chevy Chase road.
Lieut.. R. NJ. G. Brown, of the United
States navy, and well known in this city
is the victim of rheumatism. Heis at pres
ent with friends in Morgantown, W. Va,
suffering from serious attack of the
malady.
The common impression that the group
of statuary in the southeast corner OF
Lafayette square was present from the
people OF France is corrected by Mr.. William
r. Hillyer. Hesays the nonumen was paid
for by Congress.
Mrs. Cox of No. 1413 Eighth street mol tn
west, who was thrown, OF fell, rom an
electric car at Ninth and 0 streets last
Friday, has been confined to her he'd since
and Is suffering from internal injuries and
severe conclusion OF the head.
Mr.. James Particle came up from Cum
berland Saturday evening and spent the
Sabbath with Mrs. Particle, at the home
OF her parents, No. zoos Fourteenth street
northwest. Mrs. Particle will return to
Cumberland next Monday.
The funeral of George W. Lucas took
place at 2o'cIock this afternoon from his late
residence, No. 2s19 NJ street northwest
He was fifty zone years OF age and q veteran
of the late war. The interment was at
Arlington, with military honcrs.
The assessor has been directed by the
Commissioners to adjust the taxes on all
lands taken under the proceedings for the
extension of Thirty-seventh street, as ex-
piring on March "a last, the date OF the re.
port in which the award was made.
The Commissioners announce that the
condition OF the appropriation for street
lighting will not admit OF the placing Of q
lamp at the eastern entrance to the Zoologi-
cal Park, but thatif Congress grants the ap-
preparations lamps will be placed from
Woodley Lane bridge to Chevy Chase
circle.
The committee, of coiored citizens ap
pointed by the Commissioners as representa-
tives of the District to take charge Of the
interests Of the race at the Tennessee CEN
tcnnial exposition had a meeting at the
District building Saturday evening There
were present John F. Cook, Mrs. B. K.
Bruce, RobertH. Terrell, DR.. John r. Francis
and ]. h. Brooks Plans for committee work
were discussed.