The evening times., 1896-09-19

| Ills duties as partner In the firm of
]. d. King & Son. special agents for tue
| Travellers Insurance Company
j. II. Wilbur, of R street, has returned
from Wilmington, Del.
Mr.. 8. Hogan and his son have gone
for short trip into Maryland.
Miss Ida Watson has returned from Ia
konia Park, where she has been visiting
Mrs. W. NJ Wimson, OF I street north
west. returned yesterday from O three.
months visit to her parents, in Georgia.
| The compensation OF James NeaIl and Rob-
ert Ferguson, employed on the arbor boat,
has been increased TO $50 per month each
| A coal oil lamp exploded in the second
! story OF Joseph Rosenbaum's residence,
No. Sol street northeast, last evening,
and did 800 damage to the furniture and
| clothing.
Lieut.. F. F. McCathran resorts pool Of
stagnant water, dangerous To health in the
| alley between Tenth and Eleventh, E and g
| streets southeast, caused by a sewer trap
being cho ked.
The only urrest made In Georget own dur
ing the twenty four hours ending at
o'clock this morning was drunken mar.
George Krouse was locked up until he was
Sober by Policeman A. Brown.
Whit Pritcbard, fifteen-year-old coll
ored boy, was lodged in the Si2tb pre-
cinct all last night to await the sheriff
OF Lynchbprg. Va. Pritchard is wanted
for robbiagthe mails in that place.
The West Virginia Republican Club re-
orga; lied last night. Major T. Gaines
spoke. committee was appointed to
l'ok after the transportation OF voting
mcInbers. The club will meet every FRI
day evening at Monumental Han.
While working mt Daish's grain elevator
yesterday afternoon +. Is. Nails, OF No.
24l1 Brightwuod avenue, Vas painfully
injured by board striking him on tie
head. The Eighth precirct patrol wag'n
conveyed Nails to the Freednan's Hos
pital.
Hot a shes placed In barrel inthe rear of
the residence of Mrs c. B. Becker. No. 9O5
Fourth street northwest. gave No. en-
Gine company run last evening. The
flames were quickly extnguished. No
damage.
Abbc Johnson. one OF our charming young
Washington girls. vino has entcre'i the
theatrical profession, Will he here next
week Her many friends Will STOW their
appreciation by going to see Tie American
Girl in which She takes the role Of
the lion Laura Dcrwent, of the English
nobility.
During a family quarrel last evening be-
tween Edward Benjarine, colored, and his
wife, at their houe, No. 91S Eighteenth
street northwest, the woman struck her
husband across the head with a club, in
fiicting Painful scalp wound Ben1anline
was removed TO the Emergency Hospital By
the Fourth precinct police.
Dates have been announced of Official
grand v!sitatipns To the local Good Temper
ance lodges, as follows: Good ~sill, Tues
dar September %: star OF Hope. septcm-
Der "a; Perseverance. September &c: Res
cue, September IS; Morning Star. Septem-
Der 90. Others OF the subordinate Grsan:-
zations will receive the official call Later,
the dates extending into November.
II. ". Hall. of No. 1143 Nineteenth
street northwest, while crossing Fifth
street northwest, az the Intersection of
Massachusetts, avenue, was struck and
shocked down 10y horse attached TO
one of the lexington Conipany's cars this
morning The hors e's bit inflicted IA
slight wound IN Mr., H.irs forehead,
which wns treated Tt the Emergency
Hospital