The evening times., 1896-06-10
City Brevities


uate studies conferred degrees this year
as follows: Master or science, Edna II.
.iarx. AIlan navis, B. L.. n falconer, A. NJ.
Graham, William T. Gray, Daisy Al. oric-
man, Clarence l.. Parker and David II.
Sleem; master of arts, Ewing Cockreil.
Samuel c. Ford, George n. Henning, and
Addie E. Mcguire; doctor of philosophy,
E. C. Hudson and James s. Lemon.
Leaders of the music for the Christian
Endcavor convention have been chusen by
the United Society as follows: Messrs P.
5. Foster. Peter Bilhorn and E. o. Excel.
1t is expected that they will conduct the
public rehearsals. when some OF their own
compositions will be sung.
The Sunda y-schools of the Vermont Ave
nue. and Ninth Street Christian Churches
Will go TO Marshall Hall on a juint excur-
sion June &c.
The commencement exercises of Mrs. w.
n. Hailman's training school for kindergar-
epteachers will take place tomorrow after
noon.
The patrol wagon of the Sixth police
through & and F, First and Second streets
northwest, looking for an insane man who
was prancipg up and down those thor
ougnfares terrifying the residents. When
ast seen the deinented man was headed
for the northeast section.
Since the original old BLACK Maria,"
the van which carries prisoners from the
h.
| mas been laid up for repairs. the fancy
| picnic omnibus. 'Dirigo," is employed for
that purpose. The culprits en- route to
prison in this coach resemble varigated
| outing party, instead of offenders against
| the law going TO their place OF punish
ment.
Queer addresses are sometimes found
| upon letters sent through the city post
| office. A missive recently mailed was
directed to "R. Z. Morse" and another to
20. B. Joyful"
The children of Mr.. W. W. Winfree,
who were thrown from a wagon on the
| way to Sunday school last Sunday, are
recovering from their injuries
AFTER JuiF 1, WDen theu District fund
becomes available, the employees OF the
police courts will no longer have to pay
FOR the ice used about the courthouse.
Judge Miller, In presiding over both
| courts yesterday, tried thirty-niDe cases
III the lower one He dismissed a number
! OF them, taking personal bonds in no in
| stance.
policeman Mike Flynn and Col Daniel
| Williams represent the baseball fans at
the police court
The Ninth Street Christian Church has
elected George W Pratt to be treasurer.
vice f. l.. Bugby, resigned The office
Of financial secretary has also been Gre
ated and Frank Morrison elected to that
| position.
| The Washington policeman has never
arrested woman for violating the bicycle
regulations, Dotwithsta Ddng the fact that
many OF the fair sex do SO. A New York
officer made such an arrest SATURDAY..
and was 'roasted,' by the police co,rt
Judge for his action
Workmcp are now employed la wing the
metropolitan Railway electric cable on East
Capitoistreet. There is a fair prospect that
rapid transit viii be reality on that line
| by July L.
Class day exercises will be held at the
Eastern High School on Wednesday of next
week. An attractive program, including
an address by prominent resident of the
District, not yet selected, will be rendered
The grounds about the Congressional
Library building are being rapidly i'm
proved and VIII soon be made as hand
some as the building is Ornamental.
Rev Dr. Collyer, of Shanghai. China.
"no mas been attending the convention of
me "oman's Foreign Missionary Society
ot tue NJ T. Church, South, in this CITY.
.eit yesterday for Alexandria. Va. He will
shortly return to his mission post
| Inc ladies OF Mount Pleasant church have
.ocated an ice cream tent at the corner Of
F"arteehth street and Columbia road for
'he purpose of raising funds to be devoted
10 erecting new place of worsbip
Mr.. E. H. Kelley of Maine who has boan
IN washington the past winter as CORE.
spohdent OF several papers i'm his State
'eft Tins morning for Bangor, where. naxt
week, he will assume the duties of ,e,a-
graph editor of the Commercial.
me washington conference of Congrega.
tiopal churches met at Herndon va yestor
a'y. A large delegation from this CITY
was present wy
Judge Cole, of the District supreme
court, returned last evening from Car,
Nay, where he had spent q brief va:
cation. va
Next Sunday, June 1 4, is Flag Dav. tho
birthday OF Old Glory.
A Louisiana avenue commissio, mo.
chant predicts very largo wator,na,o,
elop ,n,s season. 1t is estimated, he said,
that fiorida alone will produce about
10000 melons.
The graduating exercises OF Mrs. Hail.
manns- training school for kindergartners
VIII take place at 4:3O D. m. tomorro,v
at the Luther Memorial Church. Thomas
circle.
a stranger entered the city hall yester.
day morning and asked the first messenger
he met where the Pearl Bryan murder case
was Deing heard. He said he had re.d Of
IL IN the papers and Thought it was taking
place in Washington.