The morning times., 1896-10-05
City Brevities

Mr.. Arthur Sperry is visiting in ONO.
Mr.. Ernest Mason, Of Chicago, is visiting
friends here
There were no arrests made in the sixth
precinct yesterday.
MIR. Charles Cox Of Anacostia is visiting
friends in Maryland.
Mr.. Kiuhan, of u street northeast. is
travelling in the West.
Ellen O'Conuor was arrested yesterday
on u charge OF vaSrancy.
Mr. $. Smith Hoover, jr., has returned
from his trip to Boston.
There have been no arrests i'll the Ninth
precinct since last Friday.
Mr.. william Maynard, who has been on
the stump n Illinois, is in the city.
trial of the gas motor car OF the
Auacostia line was held Saturday.
Ca Cecil Clay. No. 1913 street north
west. is in Canada on fishiHg trip.
The educational departments OF the Y.
NJ c. A will start the season tonight.
Mr.. Schenck, OF sol Maryland avenue,
has gone on a hunting trip TO Virginia.
The entertainment of the Eastern Ath-
letic Club will be held on Friday next.
The side walk on street. near Sixth
northeast, is still blocked by a fallen
tree.
Brick work on the reconstructed moldinE
shop at the navy yard is nearing compile
ton.
The LAYING Of the new sewer on Ninth
street. near northeast, has been COM
pleted.
Mr.. Joseph c. Gilbert of Louisville, KY,
is located at the Riggs during his stay in
the city.
The street cleaning wagons have yet
plenty OF brush Wood to remove in the
northeast
Mr.. &. T. Hunter of No. sl5 Twelfth
street northwest Is in New YORK Tor
brief stay.
The roor Of the Loveioy Colorcd School,
torn off by the late storm, has not yet
been repaired.
The new residence of Mr.. j. ].
Appick. at 9t1 East Capitol street, is
almost completed.
The seanIeu gunner's quarters of the
navy yard are receiving new coat OF
lcatl-colorcd paint.
The concrete blocks in the Capitol walk
dug nm during the Ia wing of electric ducts
have now been replaced
Mr.. Parker Mann Of Kalorama avenue
northwest has returned after spending the
summer in East Gloucester, Mass.
The work of running water mains into
the WaIlach school, corner Eighth and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, is completed.
All of the pa,icnts at Frecdman's Hos
pitaI who were injured during the storm
last Tuesday. are slowly recovering.
Mr.. ID. NJ. Edwards, who went to New
YORK To visit relatives before their de-
| M rture for the West, has returned to the
city
Hugh Williams, of Tenth street north
west, has left for the mountains OF West
Virginia, where he will spend his vaca-
| ton.
Att,Iupts are being made to float the coal
| boa, Walter j. Cox, which went down
with ISL tons of coal off the navy yard
| last week.
a Spalding bicycle was found yesterday
| by Orricers McNamee and Lynch of THE
| Sixth precinct in front of No. 4s street
| northwest. .s,u.
Richard Jones. colored painter, left
! $40 collateral at the Eighth precinct station
| yesterday afternoon LOT d charge Oh III
decent exposure.
| The high water in the river during the
| las, three ,ta ysfias gone down without doing
| auy DANA ye as was expected by the men
along the wharves.
The oysternien report an unusual catct
| so far this seas son, every boat coming VI
| from the mouth OF the nver carrying from
200 to 900 busbels.
The shoe ,siiop OF Abe Scherwitz in ti,'
| Globe building, No 341 Pennsylvania
avenue, was entered yesterday morning
! and a quantity OF shoes stolen.
In spite of the cool evenings there is NJ
! let up in the use of the wheel, the renting
business being even more extensive nov
| than during the month OF July.
Mounted Policeman Knupfcr of the Nintl
precinct, reports that the board wall
along the Bladensburg Road is in a hat
condition and extremely dangerous TO
pedes trians.
Joseph Prince, aged twenty-five. No.
14oo Chaplin street northwest, fell from
his bicycle last evening and broke hi
collar bone. He was treated at Emer
gency Hospital.
Willie Carter was arrested late las
nj ght by officers of the Sixth precinct OF
request OF the central detective office
Young Carter was recently before the oIice
on the charge OF theft.
George Jasper Of 327 Liberty street ha,
! the index finger Of his right hand severely
bitten b? q forse yesterday. He was takci