The morning times., 1896-08-24
City Brevities

ton.
E. II. Hudson of Newark. N. J.. is In the
city.
r. L. Douglas of Cleveland is visiting In
| this city.
| George Peabody and wife, of Boston. are
at the Riggs House.
Louis de Soulles OF Par, France. is
here seeing the sights.
Mr.. j. H. French OF Rochester, N. Y. is
| stopping at the Raleigh.
| Mr. Charles Drenglc left today to spend
! week In Frederick City.
| Miss E. E. snowden OF Capitol Hill leaves
| for Atlantic City this week.
J. McCreery. of Toledo, Ohio, arrived
in Washington last evening.
H. %. Colby and 7. P. Johnson OF Ala :
| bama are ut the Ebbitt House.
E. d. wocki,ts and Herbert-s. Duncombe
OF Chicago are at the Ebbitt House.
H. L. Thomas and Thomas Bliss of Hos
| ton are registered at Wizards Hotel.
| E. E. wood and s. Ross, OF Cincinnati
are here ona sight seeing expedition.
| F. II. Pe!ietier and w. II. Parsons oi
Sioux City'sare' visiting friends here.
Col. W. j. Brggs of Syracuse. N. Y,
is registered at the Metropolitan Hotel.
| William j. Hendrick, a prominent In w
| yer OF Frankfort; KY, Is at the Raleigh.
| Flooring, $1.bO per 100 feet. all one
width. F.'EbBsy & Co.. 9Th and N. Y. ave.
Misses Emma Steiner aud Florence Handy
of New York are visiting friends In this
/ city.
Mr.. and Mrs John A. Bishop of Phila-
delpbia are at the Ebbtt House for few
days.
Mrs. II. P. James of No. 1928 Sixteenth
street has returned from her trip to New
Hampshire.
Policeman George Shannon OF the Fourth
precinct is spending his vacation at Falls
Church, Va.
There will be a meeting Of the George
town McKinle " Hobart Club tonight at 26l3
Dumbarton avenue
Miss Lillian Stewart OF No. 1919 Vermont
avenue Is visiting in Baltimore county,
Nd, for the summer.
Mr.and Mrs Smith Fields OF Paducab.
KY. are located at the National during
their stay in the city.
Mr. Allen c. Wilson. sou of the Postmas
ter General, spent last week at his bone
at Cbarlestown, W. Va.
Mr. R. j. Heiphensteip, OF Edwards &
Helphenstein, has left town for 4 few
days ut Paceonia1 Springs.
Col NJ E. Urell OF the War Department
is spending his vacation in the mountains
OF Penns ylvania, visiting relatives.
The collection made last evening at
the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
was for the benefit Of the city missions.
Officer Tracy OF the Ninth precinct.
who has teen in Brooklyn ON leave OF
absence, returned to duty Saturday night.
Three boys from Capitol Hill, Archie
Donohue, Courtney Don, and s. Maupin.
have gone for weeks camping at Colonial
Beach.
Mrs E. Sherwood Morgan and son, Joe,
OF the Indiana House, left yesterday for
Thurnont, Md, 10 spend some time with
relatives.
DR. and Mrs ]. II. Moore of Seventeenth
street northwest have returned from their
Tip through the mountains OF North Caro-
lima and West Virginia.
Officer Peyton OF No. 8 chased two
gangs OF dusky crap shooters Saturday
t,.Iu He mas seven 'toEes'' as me-
meDtoes Of his vigilance.
Desk sergt. sollers of station, No. 4. and
Policemen Baker, Scranlin. aud Marshall
OF precinct No. are arranging for trip
to the Fredericksburg fair.
Among the Washingt onians at Ocean
City are Mr.. and Mrs. W.. Newton and
family, Mr.. David s. Barry and family,
and Mrs Senator Call aud Miss Call.
Two bicyoiists. a ,rasfy and boy. col
lided atsaaintis and, Eaat Capitol streets
about O'clock last. .piEht. Both wheels
were damaSedt ous tReir riders.escaped
injury - 4;
Annie HraSaers, No. 1919 c street north.
west, enEaSSt III -. fight with another
inmate of the house last Right and was
Emergency Hospital.
For the benefit Of Grace Baptist Church
"a lawn'party and entertainment will be
given at the church Friday evening OF
this week 5lfht. program of attractions
is a lengthy ont.
DR.. A. B. Cole OF this city delivered an
interesting frcfure ut Packers Hall, Sea
bright. TUESDAY evening last, at an en-
tertainment HSen for the benefit OF the
Industrial Scifdol OF Manassas. Va.
The work oafhe improvements and reno
vations about the NatioDal Hotel are heing
pushed aheadtas rapidly as possible. The
first effects viii he noticed in the billiard
room which Will be soon completed.
The steamboat Mattano returned yester-
day from Baltimore where she has been
running Back River excursions. 1t is
thought Mt the river front that she will not
go Illlp Stfi-tiisshpH litl OtI IOutc
There is some uTcasiness in the neigh
borhood of Tenth and + streets north
cas-, because of two colorcd providers w ho
change hats and stealthily examine keys.
An officer OF the Ninth precinct is on
the case.
Mr. John u. Kehoe has been invited by
the Labor Day committee OF District AS
sembly 66 an 1.-THE local Federation o. Labor
to act as one O. the judges of the hydrocycie
race between River View and Marshall Hall
on Labor Day.
The unusual spectacle of flock of sheep
in Washington appeared on Fifteenth street
northeass sunday evening. 1t Was bound
for Benning, Nd, and had been driven
all the way from Arlington, Va, by way
OF Long Bridge.
The Metropolitan line received four rev
cars from st. Louis Saturday night, and
housed them in the handsome new sheds
back OF Lincoln Park They are for
winter use and the metal parts are as
bright as jewelry.
,Oid Man wasi.ington's" horse Gepcs-
il ed his brute self on the lot near Eleventh
and II streets norlheast last Saturday. The
ground felt so good to his sore bones that
he decided to stay there. An officer was
Obliged to use a Pistol.
Gen. George c. Zones of Cincinnati, o.,
chief Of the U. V. L.,
was in the City. yesterday and Saturday
connected with the eleventh. annual national |
OF that organization, which |
will be held in this city.
John Sykes, who turred on the gas with |
suicidal intent. at his lodgings, No. sos |
I street, Friday night. spent an easy day |
ut Emergency Hospital. Ifthe present ratio |
of recovery is maintained, Sykes will |
leave the hospital tomorrow.