The evening times., 1896-08-21
City Brevities

Flooring S15O per 100 feet, all one
width f. Libbey & Co. 9Th andN. Y. ave.
Workmen are engaged ia regarding and
packing and roads on the Monument rcser-
walton. =
Poundmaster Einstein's record shows .
total OF sixty-six dogs captured in the past
two days.
Miss Mildred Lamond, OF Philadelphia, Is
visiting the Misses McGirr. OF 2S11 Dunn
barton avenue
Assistant Baggage Master lIackett, OF the
Pennsylvania line, has returned from a va.
cation 1t Atlantic City.
Anacostia, have returned from their annual
outing at Colonial Beach.
The Anacostia police are keeping a close
watch along the Eastern Branch for vio-
lators Of the gaming laws.
After q leave OF three weeks duration.
Detective Proctor today returned to his
desk at police headquarters.
Mr.. Henry A. Willard, after spending a
few day. in this city, returned again to his
summer home at Nantucket.
The Columbia and Ctildren's Hospital
1TdhluE SCBo0t BuS udute 10
the Washington School OF Nurses-
The suit filed against Actor Fred Boud
by DIR. Henry Krogstadt will be heard he
fore Justice 8. r. Church, September {.
The printing OF the Democratic Congress
| ional Committee here is done by the same
firm that turned out the Republican cam
paign book.
Mics Nh al n 800 T.
northeast who has been spending the sum-
mer with her uncle mt Frost burg, Nd, has
returned to the city.
Secretary Carlisle and his family, who
| left Marion, Mass. ON Wednesday, on the
! Mistietoe, are expected to arrive in the
city today or tomorrow.
Policeman in the Georgetown precinct
report large numbers of gasoline lamps.
which furnish light for the suburbs, as being
in an unsatisfactory condition.
The Ladies' Aid Society, OF Garden Me-
mortal Church, rendered a reception TO their
friends Tuesday evening at the home OF
Mrs. G. II. Simpson, at Capital View. r'o.
The building inspector is now ready to
| advertise for bids for the Langtion school
house, the specifications having been rrca
turned to hin, from The printer today.
Carroll Downs, whose bicycle was miss
ing Wednesday night, found it yesterday
| morning. An employe, cleaning up the
] courthouse corridors, had put 1t away for
4 safe keeping.
Police signal box No. 81 ON o street.
near Thirty-second street northwest. is
4 out OF order and Officers on the beat last
| night were unable to make their regular
i
4 The Commissioners lave accepted the
bid of Dunbar Bros, opened August Is.
1895, TO furnish 6x20-incb standard gran
| ate curbing at SIS cents and 81 cents for
| straight and circular curb, respectively.
Complaints are being made about a large
tree which obstructs the sidewalk on Eighth
| street northwest, near the corner OF !
| There is talk of presenting petition to
the Commissioners requesting It's removal
Many of the streets OF Georgetown just
now present the appearance OF huge garden
parties. Along the line of various exca-
vations are strung hundreds OF warning
lights for The benefit of drivers and pedes-
| trians.
Fire broke out i'll the paint store Oi
| Jacob Young No. 1904 Seventh stree,
northwest. about a. m.. and did about
$500 damage. Enginc Company No. re
sponded The cause was the explosion 1i
lamp left burning all night.
Mrs Neal and her eight-year-old son,
Joseph. who were injured at the railroad
| crossing at Third and i streets southeast.
| are in preca rions condition. The doctors
entertain siirht hopes for the recovery OF
the boy, but have none for the mother.
Gen s S. Yoder had a long conference
with the Commissioners yesterday even
Ing and although the subject Under dis
cussion was not disclosed it is underst 90,
the general was presenting the merits o
the Dixon crematory system. in which h
Is interested.
Covenant Lodge, No 13. Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows, West Washington
conferred the second degree OF the orde
upon several applicants at Odd Fellows
Hail last night. Among those who ''roi'
the goat was Policeman Fritz Passau
| Of precinct No. z.
A new cable for the Columbia Raiiwa,
line is being moved out q street northeas
| TO the power house. The enormous weigh
OF the steel rope necessitates slow pros
covered in the course of u day. A watct
man camps out with the property Owe
night
Mrs Alta s. Howlin and others hay
brought suit against the National Mutus
I Building and Loan Association OF Ne'
: York TO prevent the sale OF subiot 4s
square 1920. The association claims tha
1881 80 is due from compliments, Will
they only admit debt of 659.63. An a,
- | counting is asked for.
Major VILLA ms of the District supreni
court clerks office yesterday received
letter from Judge Cox, who is at HI
Springs, Bath county, Va. The Judge say
he does not expect to return here beroi
r August 81 Judge Cole, whose summe
: term is out, wants to get away by mex
, Tuesday and will try to get Judge Cox i
, | come back by that time.
Preliminary work on the plans for tf
Western High School building was Con
menced yesterday, and the details will d
completed a apidiy as possible. Tie wor
+, Of construction is authorized on the col
= | linuous contract plan, with $50 900 OF tn
S appropriation Immediately available, an
It $50 900 TO he hereafter appropriated.
twas announced today that the ga rbag
| crematory has SO far improved upon i,
| early record as to consume an aveTas
OF eighty-s seven tons OF refuse in The ral
= ten days. The premises have been yer
much improved lately. The owner of ii
plant introduced flower garden, anon
other attractions, within the inclosure.
The writ of certiorari Ia the suit brougt
by u. II. Painter against the excse boar
L Of tts, iees, "a
5 by the board to James d. DonRely, &