The evening times., 1896-06-25
City BrevitieS


The membersofthe Bladensburg Methodist
| Episcopal Church, on Bladensourg road,
gave party last night for the benefit OF
the church fund.
john Ryan has been appointedinspector
of gas fittings Under the District Engineers
| department. vice r. A. O'Brien, transferred
to be assistant inspector OF plumbing.
Fer tripping Thomas Dixon. u oolored
boy, and throwing him on his head james
! Cage, u half-grown coiored lad was fined $2
/ by Judge Kimbail today.
Mr.. Ralph Parsons, Of No. 115 Seventh
street southeast, while riding bicycle
| on Maryland avenue northeast, this morn
Ing, fell from the wheel and broke his
right wrist.
Francisco CALVIN, an Italian fruit vers
der, wasstruok by a bicycle at Seventh street
and Louisiana avenue, about IL O'Clock
this forenoon, and knocked down. His head
was cut by the curbstone.
Mr.. T. Howard Brooks, the Welt known
police reporter, is confined to his home,
corner of Sixth and streets northeast, suf-
feriug with severe affection OF the eyes.
The face of the clock at the Baltimore
and Ohio depot has been repainted and the
numerals on tue dial retouched. 50 that the
time ca be learned from it either By day or
night.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook this morn
ing reviewed the remains OF Malachi Will
liams, the colored boy who was drowned
While fishing yesterday, and gave a
certificate of accidental death.
The Sunday-school of the Metropolitan
Baptist Church. on its picnic to Bay Ridge
yesterday had "a good attendance, in spite
OF the uDfayorable weather. The children
especially enjoyed the outing.
Work on the new power house of the
Metropolitan Railroad, at the corner OF
Fifteenth and East apitOl progress
ing rapidly. The roofing was Commenced
this morning, and the building will be
soon completed.
a force OF men were busy all yesterda in
preparing to replace tile big telegraph pole
IN tie alley between Eighth and Ninth
streets. running south from ID. They have
put upa new pole aiongs. de II, and today wall
remove the old one.
David 5. Gooding, formerly United States.
marshal in the District of Columbia, has
| been chosen alternate-at-large from In
diana to the Chicago convention. He now
lives ia Hancock county, near Greenfield,
+, the old home of his family.
william j. Mitchell, colored, aged nine
| teen years. living at No. 306 1 street
! Southeast Washington yesterday evening,
had his arm fractured by being struck by
! a ba;ted ball. He was removed to Proyi-
dence Hospital.
| The Official Gazette, published by the
| Patent Office, is again della yed this week,
much TO The Inconvenience OF patentecs, at
torneys and others. The fault is said to
| lie with The photographer. The Gazette
should have been issued Tuesday. II is
doubtful whether it will come out today.
| At the Christian Endeavor headquarters
| on + street. near the Ebbitt House, every
! night nearly a score OF young men are as
| busy as beavers working out tile arrange
ments md preparations for the great cum
vcntionnext month. They are frequently at
work till II O'Clock and sometimes later.
! Orders were issued today by lie Commits
sioners Tor the closing OF two public wells;
one Oh street, between Twenty-iirst and
| Twenty second streets northwest; the other
| al the corner OF Third street ami North Caro-
lima avenue southeast. The water in each
| has been condemned as impure.
In the Arrangement of the terms OF ser
! vice Tor the Eclectic Medical Board, under
the operation of the law to regulate prac-
| tice in the District DIR. W. II. Heiser is ap-
pointed for one year; Drs. W. L. JClihn and
/ Frederick h. SWEET, for two years, and
| hoilldS htblUSDH anu 0euues,
for three year seacb
| The Commissioners have notified Prea-
deut Henderson, of the North Capitol 4
| lexington Citizens Association. that they
| have decided to app7ore schedule for the
running OF street cars on the North Capitol
! street branch OF the lexington Il Soldiers
| Home Railway thai provides for an interval
OF ten minutes between cars. both ways.
Police Lieut.. Kelly reports a dangerous
| hole il the carria geway in front or No.
| sos street northwest.
The Century Club, of which Mr.. John
| Sydney Webb is president, obtained "A
| license today for the sale of liquors at its
clubhouse. No. % Madison place.
| A third defendant in the oleomargarine
cases was placed on trial this morning.
| lie was Joseph II. Goodrich, grocer. a t
the corner of Eighth and F streets north
| west He is indicted FOR selling the stuff
also for selling oleomargarine without the
necessary license.
A deaf man named Abel Griggs was
! charged by Policeman Neal in the police
| court yesterday with beating Il big bass
| drum in South Washington, and awaken
| ing the echoes after midnight. Judge
Kimball accepted Griggs' personal bonds.
| and read the defendant severe lesson about
| making such noises during the small hours.
| Griggs did not hear word of The lecture,
but he evidently OWNED his honors mean
ing, for broad smile overspread his face
| during the delivery of the roast