Evening star., 1896-11-30
COND ENSED LOCALS

The lavish display of paint that is being
bestowed on buildings down town is
unmfstable sign of the good times. The
RIGGS, Wizards and Raleigh hotels and the
Evening Star buildings are among those
wnich nave taken on new aspect.
New store fronts are appearing also.
Thompson's drug store is having its show
winuows altered, and the firm of B. II.
Stinemetz & Son have but recently had a
new one placed in their avenue store.
Many Of the late George Y. Collins politi-
cal cartoons found their way into the Sun
DAY editions of some of the New York
papers.
The resident portion of u street between
18th and 18th streets will rejoce because
OF the paving and grading of that thor
oughfare.
the Fifteenth Street N. E Church on We'd
nesday from to pm.
Mail car NO % has made it's appear
ance on the avenue line of the Capital
Traction Company. Where is the one for
14th street?
St. Pauls Church, at the corner of Mas
sachusetts avenue and 18th street which,
as announced in The Star recently, was
purchased by New York gentleman, was
occupied during the summer of 1884 by
ex-senator and Mrs. Van Wyck as a place
of residence.
Bishop Satterlee will conduct services
and pre- ,ch at ST. Andrews Church this
evening. 1t being a commemCration of 81.
Andrews day.
of death from natural causes in the case
of George Curtin. who died in the woods
on Congress Heights last week.
Tk:rty-two new members were added 10
the Mckinley and Hobart Uniform Club
Saturday night, and a letter was read
Nc n he
will give an entertainment during the hell
days.
The crossing of an electric light ard fire
alarm wire near 18th and i streets caused
an illumination Saturday night which re-
suited in the turning in of an alarm OF
fire. There was no damage done, and line
men removed the cause of the trouble.
An alarm of fire turned in from box IL
about 10 o'clock Saturday night was for
fire in stable in rear of G street southwest
between IL and 9th streets. The stable.
hich was occupied by w. Berry, was
dana yed to the extent of 500.
Saturday night about o'clock an electric
car and beer wagon col1ided near IL and
H streets southwest. John Ferber, who
was driving the wagon, was slightly in
jured, and the vehicle was demolished.
Harry Richmond. fourteen years of age.
received a slight fracture of the skull Sat
urday afternoon by being struck on the
head by large box that was accidentally
dropped from the second-story window at
his home. He vas taken TO the Emergency
Hospital. His &C ondition is not regarded as
serious.
forty-six dogs. Only two CANNES were sold
during the week.
The anrlal meeting of the District of
Columbia Society, Sons of the Revolution.
will be held in the red parlor of the Ebbitt
House Thursday evening next at 4 O'Clock.
he oil nf nf will ha ia a.
ports of the various old officers will be
heard. besides questions relating to the
union discussed, the year book distributed
and other business of interest to the So
Getty considered.
Last nights storm drove the tramps in
DOORS and the free lodging places had
nany of their beds occupied. Tramps who
come here every four years to see the in
auguration are already reaching here. They
Will have to 1--WE while here, and many of
them will no doubt live in the workhouse
part of the time. for the police will not
spare them and the Police Court judges
Will send them down.
The bright sunshiny weather of the past
week reduced the attendance at the munich
pal lodging house twenty-seven. 1t is eX-
pected, however, that the present week will
show E large rcrease in the number OF
| inmates. 1t usually follows after little
hard weather that Superintendent Cutler s
hotel on 18th street is taxed to its utmos:
capacity.
Michael ]. Corby, who has been station
keeper in the third precinct for FIVE years
died this morning. He was thirty-two
years old. and had been sick for about SIN
weeks. The deceased was one of the hes:
men in the service and his loss will be felt
by the department
There were twenty-one policemen on the
sick list today. and forty-four We're on
leave. One policeman is off duty because
there is diphtheria in his family.
This morning about 2:45 o'clock an over
heated stove ir house No 926 Z street
northwest caused slight fire. No. en-
CINE comp any responded to local alarm.
and extinguished the fire. The loss amount
ed to about SO.