The morning times., 1896-11-10

between Seventh and Eighth streets north
east.
Raised plank fcotways have been placed
on The gravel walks in Mount Vernon Place
Park.
Mr.. A. w. Reynolds, of this city, called
on President-elcct Mckinley one day last
week.
John Hallman of the Government Printing
Office has returned from Il trip to New
York.
Mr. and Mrs. Barritz, of Tacoma Park ara
visiting Mrs. I. A. Hopkins, OF 2l9
street.
MIR. Frank Manhart of 1850 street
northwest is visiting friends in Phila-
delphia.
Business High School Company E, drilled
on Maryland avenue, near Stanton square,
yesterday.
Workmen are engaged In asphalting First
street, between East Capitol and str .et
northeast.
The roadway of q street southeast, te-
tween First and Second, is badly in need
of repairs.
Mr.. Addison Smith and his family have
returned to the city for the winter from
Hyattsville.
Mr.. Meyers Of the Government Printing
Office has returned from n short visit in
Philadelphla.
Miss Kate Dolan of 14Os Eleventh
street northwest, is visiting friends in
West Virginia.
A row of three brick dwellings are being
erected ON Seventh street southeast, be-
tween and 1.
Private Kelly, of No. s police station, is
acting sergeant in place of Scrgt HARRISON,
VINO is off on leave.
Mr ,f
street southeast. has returned from a hunt
ing trip in Maryland.
Capt. William Dexter, formerly a door
keeper at the White House. is in the city
on visit to friends.
Members of the washington Star of Hope
]. o. g. r.. VIII visit Falls Church this
evening OH a straw ride.
Mr.. james Cumberlidge. of 241 North
Capitol street, has returned from an ex-
tended visit III sheboygan, Wis.
Auditor Holcomb of the Treasury De-
partlnent is reported as favoring the new
oil, ''Dockery' accounting system.
Repairs on the Bender bakery building.
which d!nins the scene OF the disastrous
Mitchell explosion, are being rapidly
pushed.
Mr. Smythe, the United States minister
| to Haiti, was at the State Department
yesterday Ia arrange for his departure for
| his post.
The Ladies' Eeneiicent Society Of tie
| Peoples Church will celebrate its fifth
anniversary at Typographical Temple on
Friday evening.
| As soon as work is finished on the re-
| constructed and molding shops at the navy
yard u large Of number Of men will he
| given employment
Special Officer Mcbride found n de-
| molished penny in the slot machine in an
| alley in the rear of 1880 Ninth street
northwest last night.
Messrs. George. Charley and Louis
| Schench OF sol Maryland avenue northeast
| have gone on hunting trip TO Prince
| Georges county, Md.
Mission work among the sailors will be
discussed at Il meeting to be held this
evening at the Presbyt crian Church, Sixth
| and streets southwest.
| A welI-aitemled meeting Of Gambrnus
Assembly, No l349 X. OF l.. was he'll
Sunday evening at the rooms of the Work
| ngnan's Library Association.
| Sarah johnson, colured. was locked mp
at No : station yesterday for the Fourth
| precinct authorities, charged with the theft
| OF watch and an umbrella.
The Naval Institute has organized with
/ the following mem bers. Mcssrs. \ IL
| Miller, II Griffith. Joseph $ Wilson, Irwin
johnson and William j. Bocger
The damage done 10 the roof of the
Franklin school building by the September
cyclone has not yet been repaired otwith-
tstanding the approach OF winter.
A large force of hands were at work
| yesterday putting in position two larga
dynamos to be USED To propei the fans
| for veHtilating the Senate chamber.
The congregation of the First Prrsby-
terian Church will meet on Thursday night
| 10 fill the two vacancies nov existing in
the board of trustees of that church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Eckhardt and
! daughter Bessie and son Karl Of 1l40
| Eighteenth street northwest have returned
home after spending five months abroad.
Joseph T. Smith, a white man. giving his
| occupation as n driver. was arrested by
Patrolman King in Anacostia last evening
on the charge OF assaulting Susan White.
| Assistant Adjt. Gen Thomas L. Vincent,
one OF the most popular and widely
known officers If the regular army, VIII
| retire from active service on Saturday
| A meeting OF the managers Of the Labor
| Bureau was 6eld Sunday evening 10 ar
| range details for the entertainment to be
| given for the benefit of the bureau Novem-
Der 90.
Henry Andrews. n SiXtccn-ycar-oldw white
| boy, was arrested by Patrolman Mcnamara
| last evening. on warrant haEEipg him
with assault and battery. The complainant
was Bette Washington.
| The seventy-fifth anniversary of the
| founding of Gonzaga College will be cele-
brated next week with appropriate eXer-
| cises. Among the guests who will be present
| will be Cardinal Gibbons unG Archbishop
| Martinelli.
| to; al ha
| Seventh precinct last night. The first
| was Caleb watson Baltmorean, suffer
| ing from temporary financial embarrass-
ment. The second was Il deaf and dumb
Greek sailor.
At the Christian Endeavor rally at Bright
| wood on Sunday night the singing was
conducted by Mr.. Page l.. Zimmerman Of
the Mt vernon Place Church. this city
| The address was by Mr.. W. W. MILAN, also
Of that church,
| In the future the boys and girls i'm the
public schools Will be taught singing in
| separate grasses. Heretofore they were
taught togetheH but Miss Scanned, the
musical director found that better results
could be obtained by forming separate
classes. q.
Shortly after 12 O'Clock this morning
Frederick NJ. Fox. brakeman on the
Baltimore and Potomac Railway, while
coupling cars at the Benning freight yard.
had his right hand badly mashed. He was
taken to Providence Hospital, and the
| wound dressed.
Mr.. Charles II. Smith died yes,erha y
| morning at his residence, 3232 Grace
street, after "a q protraoted illness. Mr..
Smith was u prominent member of the
Order OF American Mechanics, and ser.
| geant of Company II, Eleventh New York