The morning times., 1896-12-16
City Brevities

Rev. DR.. j. Z. Gilbert has gone to New
York city on a business trip.
MIR. Hanley g. Ragan of Kentucky is
registered at the Owen House.
Mr.. j S. Irby, or Richn. ond, visited this
city yesterday on business trip.
Mr.. Frank FraZzan of 720 Fourth street
southeast, is spending a few days in Phila-
delpiia.
The semi-annuai election of officers Of
Electrical Workers Union will be held
Friday evening.
The inaugural military committee will
meet tonight at 7:30 p. m, and not ON
Thursday, as announced.
Prof. Mason will give the first of a
series of six lectures at the First Baptist
Church, Friday evening.
new brick pavement has been laid on
Sixth street, between Pennsylvania avenue
and B streets northwest.
Rev. Dir. Stearns, of Philadelphia, will
give a Little readipg at the Central Union
Mission on Friday at noon.
Tie fence surrounding the reservation
about the statue of Martin Luther is being
removed and will be replaced by curhing.
During the last week the attendance at
the revival meetings at the Southeast Branch
of the entral Union Mission has been un-
usually large.
Peter jacket, druggist, and John
Fame, school 10y, We're arrested yester-.
day by Policemen Dodge and Estes, II
the bicycle squad, for fast riding
The meeting of the Illinois Republican
Association which was set for last night
was deferred until the Esd instant, on
account of the inclement weather.
Traffic over the Washington and Alex
andria electric read was delayed for som e
time ast night 10y a break IN the switch
at the south END OF the Long Bridge.
Allen Wolf, fourteen years old, was ar
rested yesterday by fonceman Hendricks,
or the Second precinct, Charged with the
larceny of bicycle lamp valued at So.
A literary and musical entertainment will
be given during the holidays for the
benefit OF the out-of-work and sick fund
OF the Carriage and Wagon Makers As
selnbly.
James f. Engle, late corporal Company
!, Ninei y-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers,
has been Warded amedal for diStinsuishe ed
galiantry at Green Plains, Va, during the
late war.
Cardinal Satolii has presented to the
American Historical Society OF Philadel-
phia. the girdie and Zuchetto he Wore while
an archbishop and papal delegate to the
United States.
new air pump is being placed in the
water main at the east angle of the til
angular parking west of Eleventh street at
it's intersection with Massachusetts avenue
and L street.
f.ev L.. Il. Bailey, OF the Central
Union MISS on will occupy the pulpit o (
the First Congregat onal Church next Sun
day morning and talk on the aims and
purposes OF the mission.
The Bimetallic League was compelled by
last nights stoIIn to forego their meet
ing, announced TO come Off at their rooms
in the Sun Building. Only two or three
persons answered the cali.
The Rev. Hugh l.. Stephenson, pastor of
the Anacostia bapUiSt Cnprcii. rs making a
vigorous effort to have the location o1
Wayland Seminary removed from this
city to the site of Old Fort. near Anacostia
The funeral of the late Columbus Reagan
of Alexandria, at that place this morn
ing, will be attended by the members oi
Plasterers' Assembly, X. of l., oil this
city, of which organization he was a
member.
Among the callers at inaugural head
quarters yesterday W ere ConGr essrnap
AahaDey OF New York, Gen. George q
Williams, Hon. Simon Wolf, Col. L. P.
Wright, E. b. Hay A. II. s. Davis, Col
Clay, b. II. Warner and John B. Wight.
a huSlcdi anu literary entertainment
will be given this evening by the Gospel
Temperance Society or Trinity N. E..
Church, in the lecbure-room of the church
under the direction OF President T. B.
Stahl OF the society
Presiding Elder Rev. Luther B. Wilson
Rev. Charles W Baldwin, pastor of Wesle y
Chapel NJ. f. Church, and Rev. G. w
Hobbs, OF Trinity N f. Church, spent yes
terday in baltimore, attending the funeral
of the late Rev. James A. McCauley, y. ID.
! ex-president of Dickinson College, as tn,
representatives of the Methodist minister
OF this city.