The evening times., 1896-11-16
City Brevities

| Inc Choral Society Will meet Tor re-
hearsal This eveningIIn Typographical Tenn
| pie
Mr.. and Mrs I. l.. Blout, of this city,
| have returned from New York and the horse
| show.
Chief Clerk Nesmith of the Signal office
| has recovered his usual health and Is again
| at his desk.
! The Gernania Macnnerchor will give a
| concert, theater and bail this evening at
| Masonic Temple.
b. F. Judson, leader of the Carroll Insti-
| tute orchestra, mas just finished the nbrettO
| Of a light opera.
Charles Smith and family have moved
from Rafting Springs, near Harper's s
| Ferry, To this city
| ID. Norinyle, formerly resident of this
| city, but now of bridgeport, Conn, is in the
| city on short visit.
/ The East Washington Bicycle Club made
a run 10 Hyattsville yesterday, in which
| about fifteen members joined.
The Friends Society held their regular
quarterly meeting service at their meeting
| house, on l street, yesterday.
Secretary Morton has been requested to
| talk to the farmers or Montgomery county,
| Nd, at kensington next week.
DR.. Charles L. Lindsey and wife, of this
| city, are visiting une Doctors father, j.
| ii. Lindsey, at BridEewater, Va
Coroner Hammett made a business trip
| To Maryland TO-DAY anu ms deputy, Dr. l..
w. Giazebruok, Is acting coroner.
| W y. DObSUn, Ol iDe Navy department,
| has been asked 10 repeat in this city his
| lecture OH Modern Battleships."
| coIored man, iii attempting to aliGbt
| from Il Fourteenth street car near l. street
| last night, fell and injured his right foot.
Mr.. l.. L. Davis, of MCKendrec NJ. f.
| Church, conducted the Epworth League
| services at the Trinity Churchin Alexandra
| yesterday
Congressman Lcmucl E QnigG, who has
| just been elected for the third UIme from
A..TE L.,
| the Shoreham.
A test was made at O'Clock last night
of the electric lighting apparatus at the
east front Of the Capitol. The trial was
complete success
Boorman J I. Turnburke, of Judge KIM
balls police court, is ON leave. His place
Is being filled by Policeman K. |. King, Of
the river front squad.
While chestnut hunting beyond HyattS-
VILE yesterday, George y. Jones, OF No. IUi
Sixth street was thrown from his bicycle
and painfully injured.
Mrs. sarah l.. Davis has closed her sum
residence at Meetzc station, Va, ami Jutned
hcr-sUns and daughter at No. 1913 Nine
tccnth street northwest.
Secretary Morton VIII discuss calamity
howiins' III his forthcoming report aud
viii submit figures t. prove that the times
ito not Justify croaklnG
The late Joseph W Harvey, Of this city.
was buried yesterday from the residence
uf his scn-in-law. K. II. Copper, No. IA
Randolph street, NurIolk, ' a.
Tie new waste paper rcccptaclcs need
prultcung IRON Ilap that can bc easily
raised. in very windy weather their COLI
tents are now scattered about the streets.
Fort stanton and Good Hope. near Ana
costa. we're visited by large numbers OF
people from the city yesterday. who sought
mUlti-cuIured autumn leaves, So plentiful
there.
The ladies OF the Church of our Father
nave arranged for a course Of three illus,
IA orr no
he delivered at the church tonight by Rev
Dr. Rogers
James II. Ambrose was arrested about
O'Clock tins morning in West Washington
by Policeman Lee. He is charged 10y his
wife, Emily Ambrose, with violating the
Ednunds act.
The Ladies of Garden Memorial Prrsby-
teuah hurch. AHdCc>tia. gave Sutttss-
fui and enjoyable oyster supper Friday
evening. al the home of Mrs. simpson, at
Capitol View.
The Washington conference Of the Con
gregational churches VIII meet tomorrow
morning at the Peoples Congregational
Church, on VI street northwest. between
sixth and Seventh.
The football game which was scheduled
for this AFTERNOON between Tue huEhy
Athletic eleven and the second team oI
the Eastern High School has been post
poned until saturday.
Guuners III Prince George county report
good rabbit and squirrel sl!nouilE- GOOD
down in FISCalaway district Wild turkeys
are SAID 10 be plentiful
Gus Schrader. OF the Fourth precinct
policp arrived in town Saturday from
Peoria. Ill. where he went to vote for the
sound money candidates. SChradcr was
on the force AT Peoria twenty years ago.
Garfield Post. No. Z, q. \ r., VIII turn
out on " cdnesday To- pay the last tribute To
the memory ofJhe late Col George L. Wood,
who was "A member Of that organization.
IntcrIuent VIII he at GlcnwUod Cemetery
william Veal, a muscular colored boy,
assaulted James Montague, also Colurcd,
in Hillsdalc on SuHda morning. Montague
was slightly cut with a pocket knife. and
Veal was this morning locked up Tor sixty
days.
The arrests ny the police OF the District
for the twenty-ruur hours ending at q clock
a III. Sunday numbered los, which was more
than for any previous day since the LIST IL
stant. From Sa. III. Sunday to n. m today
there Were twenty-siN arrests
Col o. e. Staples Of the RIGGS House has
placed a large motel coach al the disposal
nr the Central Union Mission, for use iii
the engine and station house work. 1t
made its initial trip yesterday afternoon,
filled with Christian workers.
Henry Donaldson. the Young white man
who was arrested on Saturday Tor trying
10 pass an alleged forged check on KigsS
Bank, was arraiEned in the police court TINS
morning, pleaded not guilty. and was held
to the grand Jury under 81 400 bonds.
james Rawdon. an employe of a Ninth
street bicycle shop. was cleaning wheel
yesterday, when TWO Of his fingers were
caught between the chain and the sprOckct
wheel. badly laccrating them. His in
jCrirs we're dressed at nearby drug store.
a free fight followed free beer in Queens
court Saturday night and seven residents
OF that section faced Judge kimball today.
out OF the seven, Flossic Graticy, Rosie
Taylor. Eugene Taylor, Russell Hayes, Jo-
seph Wells, and william Waugh went down
for thirty days.
Christopher Linsinnits. of Prince George
county, Md. vino was injured Saturday i'll a
runaway ON Harrison street, AnaGostla, was
reported today at Providence Hospital to
be much better. Linsinuits was driving a
horse belonging To Mr Thelc. Of Maryland,
at the time OF the accident
A number of headlcss sparrowhawks
have been received by local commission
houses with cOnsignments OF game from
down the Potomac. The dealers explain
that the SUPERVISORS OF Northuuuen nu
county, Va pay premium OF 40 cents
for each hawk head brought to them.
Additional privates have been appointed
on the police force for duty, as follows: John
Bakersmth, between Sixth and Ninth streets
and Florida avenue and X streets: James p.
O'Dea. between Seventeenth a nd Nineteenth
streets aud Corcoran street and oregon ave-
nue. and Abraham Jacobs, AT the Arlington
Hotel
In accordance with Justice O'Neal's de-
cision Saturday in the suit brought by
Robert II. Atkinson against the Miles Cycle
Infantry for the possession of furniture,
Ine sDItlc1 bpNS oblalnet iDe furniture UIlS
moi ming. There has been "a long contro-
versy, and the compartments 10 celebrate
its victory.
John Ganly. jr.. was arraigned before
Judge Miller by Policeman Ricketts, today,
charged with an attempt to assault his
father, John Ganly, sr. The son was placed
under bonds not to disturb the old gentle
man fora periodof six months; IF youdo."
said his honor. Il will send you to Jail
for a long term"
Mr.. George W. Wheeler of the Central