The evening times., 1896-11-06
City Brevities

Mr.. ]. W. Bo,cler is Wishing friendsin New
York city.
team-ritters are placing piping In the
basement at the National Hotel.
Several robberies by chicken thieves
Were reported to the police yesterday
George +. Pyles, of Anacostia, is visit
ing relatives in Prince George county, Nd.
The Bryan and sewall pennant. near the
Anacostia bridge, was lowered this morning.
Campbell Darlington has gone to North
Carolina on duck hunting expediuon-
The classes at the Georgetown Univer-
sity ana at the Law School ,trc organizing
football teams.
The compensation OF John Dunn, foreman
under the superintendent of parking, has
been increased To So per day.
The launch torpedo boat, built at the
Columbia Iron Works, Baltimore, Will be
launched on "Wednesday next.
Commissioner TrucsGeil was summoned
To Pennsylvania yesterday by a telegram
announcing the death Of a friend.
The bi-weekly collections OF garbage in
the District, under Mr. Warfeid'S con-
tract began on tn e first day ofNovembcr.
Lieut.. Gessford reports today the board
walk on Fort street. DeJw cen Eleventh and
Twelfth streets, Brookland, ID. u, in u
dangerous condition.
a large force OF hands began work on
South Carolina avenue. between Seyentha and
Eighth streets this morning, TO put th c street
in a thorough condition.
George McGregor has been appointed an
additional private on the police force. for
duty at the church building at the corner
OF North Capitol and 7 streets.
nd n tslrupE and
disorderIy'' was the sum total OF arrests
III u georgetown during the twent y-four hours
ending at . O'Clock this morning
Rev DR. otwald of theGerman Lutheran
Church. of this city, and supreme chaplain
of the A Z. A, has returned from a trip
through Michigan and Wisconsin.
Two hundred and forty-eight volumes
were added TO the Washington City Free
Library last wccH. During the last month
the circulation amounted 10 over ll,ooo,
or over 425 per day.
THE Providence Hospital authorities state
tins afternoon that Mrs. Annie Rush, VINO
took an overdose of bromdia last night, as
told in The Morning Times, is out OF danger
and rapidly improving.
4 snag of a tree at the northeast corner
OF Thrteentb and q streets northwest is
projecting about six inches above the side
walk, and Police Lieut.. 1eeple today re-
ports that 1t Is dangerous to pedestrians.
The inspector of buildings has been di-
reCted by the Commissioners to cause all
buildings and sheds along the line Of the
| Thirty-sevcnth street extension to oe
moved back u eproper lines
The kindergarten Club will hold meet
| ing ON Wednesday next at 4 80 T. IN, at
| the Garfield Memorial Church ReY- r.
W Power Will preside Public kindergar-
III children "A nd
| ladies.
The Rev. George S. Duncan Will be in
stalled as pastor OF the new lexington
| Presbyterian Church next Sunday after
noon. The details OF the installation Will
| De arranged at d meeting Of the Washing
ton presbytery.
| 4 Gro wtl OF toys congregated at Eighth and
| streets southeast, last night, and yelled
at several officers OF the Firth precinct who
/ were going down Eighth street. The police
men chased the boys, and succeeded ia cap
| turing one of them.
Judge Hagner today signed the order in
the Holt VIII ease. in conformity with his
decision Of last Friday. He directed the
! National Savings and Safe Deposit Conn
| pany. the administrator. to render an ac-
| counting within seven days.
| Attorney s. T. Thomas having decided
| that tine law does not authorize the erection
| in alleys or poles or wires for electric
| light or pow 81 purposes, the Commission
| ers today rejected five applications from
| the United states Electric Light Company
William e. Wontteu, OF the Southern AS
Soc!nted Press, probably had more con
| fIdence in Mr.. Bryan's election than any
| one i'll Washington. He was very busy last
night and this morning settling his obli-
| cations which amounted to over hundred
dollars. of which he had IA some cases
given odds on the pOpOcratic candidate.
The viii of the late benjamin F. Fuller
| of thi = city. was filed for probate today. To
| deladci II Fuller, his ia lighter, tie de-
| ceased hcqucatuel No. 321 Rhode Island
! avenue with the furniture. Tie remainder
| is 10 he equally divided among Henry Clay
| Fuller. J Franklin Fuller, and Miles
| Fuller.