The evening times., 1896-08-12
City Brevities

Or. Haeiling, surgeon U. 8. Navy. " a
White Sulphur Springs, Va.
Flooring S1.5O per 100 feet, oil one
width. F-Libbey& Co. r6thnndN Y ave.
Judge Miller's son. who has been quite
illat his home In Takoma Park, is recover.
'Dg slowly.
DC. Thomas. of Bcst on, is at WiIliri's
He has been on Southern pleasure TRIP
and will return home tomorrow.
William N. Fisher, OF Apacostia, win at.
tend the Fifth district Republican conven
tion at La Plata next Monday.
Sneak thieves entered the house of Mrs.
Coon, 1341 Seventh street, last night and
stole pocketbook containing $50.
The daily receipts of the Metropolitan
Railway Company 10 fares during the pres
ent heated term are said to have aggrc-
gated about 1,5O0.
staLion-keeper Middleton, of the Ana
costia station. was taken suddenly i'll Mon
day night, from the effects of the heat He
is confined to his home.
Major Green Clay Goodloe, pay1nasrer
US. Murine Corps, left this morning for a
trip North. visiting New ork, Newport and
other neighboring points.
EN-. Watkins, corner OF Fifth and Albany
streets northwest, reported the larceny
OF her pocketbook, taken from her while in
store Monday afternoon.
Ludlake Smith, employed on the new
power house of the Metropolitan Railway,
was injured yesterday by falling loist.
He was taken to Providence Hospital
The funeral Of Charles Hoover, who died
Monday after a short illness, will he held
this afternoon at O'Clock from his late
residence, 200O Fifteenth street northwest.
The Union Republican Club will meet
Oh Friday evening next at their head
quarters, No. 923 F street northwest.
Business of Importance viii be transacted.
g. r. Francis, OF No. 2JO6 Pennsyiva-
mia avenue, reported to the police today the
larceny of eight feet OF iren fence and posts
from No. l115 Thirteenth street northw
F.Y. Johnson, was yesterday ordered by
Judge Coieto pa y his Wife, Ena II. Johnson,
$3.50 week pending the decision OF ber
suit for divorce. Heis also to pay $25 coun,
sci fees.
B. R. Strong, a Knoxville banker, who
is here on business, says Bryan Is not as
strong in Tennessee as lie was the day he
was nominated. and there is u good chance
to carry the state for. Mckinley.
Contractor winfree is rapidly pushing the
work OF ren,odeiiibg the old " allach School
building, corner or Pennsylvania avenue
and Seventh street. He win have IL ready
for occupancy by September IT.
Mr.. Albert sillers states that the Frank
Smith mentioned in The Evening Times
recently as having figured in fight ut
Colonial Beach on Sunday last is not the
Frank NJ. Smith employed in the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing.
Laborers are employed at the CAPITOL
grounds, clearing the W aiks
by the wagon load. The greater part of
the leaves are burnt crisp by the heat If
the sun, and lying on the walks they give
u decidedly autuinnal appearance to the
grounds
Formal announcement Was made today
OF the acceptance by the Commissioners of
the bids offered for the construction of
the several important sewers, a list of
which has been heretofore priuted in The
Times
Representative Hull, OF Iowa, is at tire
Normandie. He says there is nothing to
fear for the Republican ticket in Iowa. The
Germans who make up a large element OF
the population OF that State are soIidIy
against the free coinage OF silver.
Miss Mamie u Erdmau is lying dam
gerousiy i'll with typhoid fever at her homo
Oh North Capitol street. She was brought
home on Saturday from Arundal on the.
Bay, where she had teeB the guest OF Mrs
Wright Of Mount Pleasant.
The clerks In the Southern Railway Of
fices yesterday subscribed SIC to help re-
build Mount Zion Baptist Church, at Twelfth
and E streets northeast. blown down in the
storm of May %. The money was raised
upon solicitation of Edward Anderson and
Anthony Phillips, employees at the general
offices of the company, at Thirteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
The finest, the best boards, only 81
per 100 feet. If you want common boards,
75c. per 100 feet Frank Libbey 4 Co, 9Th