Evening star., 1896-12-05
CONDENSED LOCALS

At the annual election of Columbia
Ledge. No 3, AAM.. the following off,
GERS were elected for the ensuing Masonic
year: Samuel H. Moore VIM: Herbert
Wright, S.W.; ]. Claude Keiser. J.W.; w.
s. Macg1ll. reelected. secretary; Geo. 8.
King. reelected. treasurer; A. F. Mcmillan,
reelected. trustee: Thomas F. Gibbs, rep
resentative to Masonic board of relief; w.
W. Wetzel. delegate. and w. s. Macgill.
proxy to St Johns Mite Association; A. NJ.
Muzzy, representative to board of man
ayers. and VIM. P. Tullock as corporator
to Masonic Hall Association.
The annual address Of the president of
the Biological Society, Surgeon General
George M. SterEberg. will be delivered to-
night In Builders Exchange Hall. under
the auspices Of the joint commission of
Malarial Parasite and Other Pathogenic
Protozoa.' The lecture will be illustrated
with lantern slides. An informal reception
will follow the lecture.
DIR. VIM. F. Walter of No. 4s7 H street
southwest, who has been confined to the
house for several weeks with serious at
tack OF typhoid fever, has fully recovered.
Local dealers are receiving large ship
ments of quail from southern Missouri this
season. These birds are in splendid condi-
ton. Quail from this section are unusually
scarce this year. One of the dealers said
this morning that all the quail killed in
this section this season would not equal
one days demand.
Potomac river fish are still scarce and
are bringfng good prices. Florida Spanish
mackerel are plentiful, and are shipped
here without being frozen. There are no
nackerel being caught in the Potomac just
now.
For number of years poultry dealers
have depended on Iowa shippers for grouse.
but this year this bird is sc arce in the sta te
mentioned. But they are plentiful in the
Dakotas and Wyoming, and from these
states the dealers are getting their sup
plies.
James Shaw, colored laborer, employed
In excavatjng for the big trunk sewer on
r street, Is undergoing treatment at the
Emergency Hospital for an injury to his
back and internal injuries received by
being caught under a big bucket load of
dirt as 1t was dropped into the excavation.
Dr. c. w. Little is confined to his rooms
by painful and unusual dislocation of the
ankle. which he suffered Thursday after
noon.
A praise service was held yesterday af-
ternoon in the Metropolitan NJ. L. Church
by Mr.. Crittenton, the visiting evangelist.
This afternoon children's meeting is to
be held. A special Florence Crittenton res
cue meeting is to be held tomorrow after
noon In the First Congregational Church.
The annual meeting Of the Michigan
State Association was held last evening.
Resolutions were adopted expressing regret
at the death of Mr.. Edwin Willis. vice
b.
Wilcox was unanimously reelected presi-
dent for the ensuing year, and the other
officers chosen were: Vice president, A. w.
bingham; secretary, Benjamin A. Harlan;
treasurer. Edward B. Moore; executive
committee-Frank H. Hosford, chairman;
Col William B. Thompson, Gen. Ira c. Alb
bott, William T. MCGEE and William H.
Barton.
Beginning with next week the Marine
Band VIII give concerts at the marine bar
ark do.
winter, from to 3:3O O'clock
The storage warehouse of the American
Security and Trust Company, on 18th
street, is being extended for the second
time since the erection of the original
building.
Last night about $50 o'clock No 4 En-
CINE Company responded TO a local alarm
OF flre sent in for fire in the house of Owen
McCabe, No. 1G2S 1Ith street. An over
heated latrobe caused the fire, which re-
suited in So loss.
MIR. Thomas w. Gilmer of No. 545 Florida
avenue northwest. having been examined
and found qualified, has been promoted and
appointed to an s1.SoO position in the divi-
sion of judicial accounts office of the audi
tor for the State and other departments
Skating on naturally-formed ice out of
doors is something of a novelty in this city
SO early in the season. Yet the boys are
enjoying this luxury in the ponds i'm The
Soldiers Home grounds.
Rabbits in Maryland are often called
Charles county pork because of the large
number of them killed in that county But
this season the upper counties of the state
claim the record for the largest number
In the local markets rabbits are very ben
tful ard are much cheaper than usual
The recent cold weather has had the ef-
feet of fatiening them and they are now in
excellent condition.
o. p. Morton Post. G. A. r. will hold a
meeting at Grand Army Hall on Mon lay
evening to take action in regard TO the
Killing of their late comrade Rev" Lon
don Shears.
Yesterday the police made G3 arrests, 81
of the victims being white. There were en-
ly three females arrested. TWENTY-FIVE DO
lcemen are sick and 81 are on leave
dangerous hole on 17,h street near
Rhode Island avenue, and ar obstruction
to travel in Inc form of pile of dirt on
kensucky avenue southeast We're reported
by the police today.
The regents of the American Society of
Religious Education met yesterday at CO.
lumbar University DIR. Gilbert, secretary,
and DIR. Grcome reported on work in the
south. DR.. Teunis S. Hamlin was elected
a member of tie hoard