The morning times., 1896-09-07
City BreyitieS


Officer Steurman of No. police station
| Is on u twelve days leave
Twelve DRINKS were locked up In the
Sixth precinct station Saturday night.
Rev. j. B. Stltt Is spending his vacation
in the mountains OF western Maryland.
Mr., s. NJ. Clark left yesterday for twu
weeks hunting trip through Maryland
| Mr.. S. Began has returned from the Ches-
| apeake Bay, where lie spent two months.
| Flooring, $15O per 100 feet. all one
width. F. Libbey & Co.. 9Th and N. Y. ave.
! Mrs. Harry Davis, who has been sum
| mering lit Atlantic City, returned home
| yesterday.
| Rev. Wallace Radcliffe isexpected to re-
turn and resume his pulpit by the 10th OF
| this month.
| No arrests were reported at No. 8
| police station yesterday from 8 a. m.
to IL p. m.
Josephine Ford, alias Jesse Mccoy, an
old offender, was locked up at the Ninth
| precinct station Saturday.
Rev. c. H. Butler. pastor OF Keller Me-
| mortal Church. has returned from his trip
to the Thousand Isles, n. Y.
A leak has been discovered in the large
water pipe on Four-and a-haif street south
west, between f and F streets
Mr. Percy Foster has been spending a
| short vacation at kensington, the guest OF
| DR.. and Mrs. George G. Lamson.
Mr. Patrick Carr of G street and Della
ware avenue northeast las Just returned
from an extended visit to Ireland.
Mr.. 2. L. Hiatt, OF the recOrisand pensions
division, War Department, Is OFF ON viSt
to friends and relatives in the West.
There were nine unfortunates charged
with divers petty offenses locked up at the
Third precinct station house last night.
Mr.. j. j F. o 'Brien, of Wheeling, W. Va,
who has been the guest OF frienus in Uni
versity Heights, returned home last night :
Thcstonework on the new Grace Lutheran
Church, at Thlrtieth and CoIcoran streets
northwest, is rapidly nearing completion.
Mr. J. B. Allen of Norfolk is visiting
at 11O2 East Capitol street. He wheeled
over from Baltimore in Saturdays driving
rain.
The meeting OF the board of trustees and
stewards or the Central 81. L. Church Will
he held this evening instead of tomorrow
event. g.
Mr.. John Robinson, who has been visit
ing his home in Martinsburg, w. Va. for
the past several weeks, returned home
yesterday.
pr. Hugh Johnston, pa stor Of Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal Church, will return the
niudie OF tins month from his home on the
Niagara river.
Rev Dr. HanliD, pastor of the Church
of the Covenant. is expected to return
shortly from Europe, where he has been
spending his vacation
george L. Dcnnng has teen granted
permit to rebuild md repair the brick store
No. 9l3 Sixth street southwest, which was
damag ed some time ago.
r Ia, nd -ata mir
in the Capitol grounds northeast or the
great building has neccssitated the digging
up of a lot OF sodded ground.
james Crag and Patrick Fcnol, two sons
OF Erin, and members of the hobo fra
ternity. were arrested by Mounted Officer
Dyer OF No. 3 station, on suspicion last
evening.
Ex-Congressman Ben T. Gable is at the
Raleigh. Mr. Cable is president OF the
Rock Island Railway. in addition to being
one Of the most prominent politicians in
the West.
Col. n j. O'Brien, OF Danville, Va,
superintendent OF the Southern Railway,
is at the Metropolitan Hotel. He will
remain here several days before returning
to virginia.
An animal freak can be seen at 9O5
East Capitol street in the shape OF kit
ten whose eyes are projected from their
sockets by q curious formation Of the
membrane.
The Christian Eudeavor meeting at the
Central NJ. p. Church last evening was led
by Mr.. James Dulaney. The service was
well attended and an interesting and en-
joyable hour was spent.
Little Albert Stien of No l39 H street
northeast. had his foot and leg badly hurt
by falling off a furniture wagon at the
corner OF Thirteenth and II streets north
east on Saturday evening.
Tomorrow night the East Washington
Democratic Club will start the ball rolling
In that section by having an enthusiastic
meeting in the hall at Pennsylvania avenue
and Third street southeast
John Coates, colored. sixteen years old,
Wa arrested yeste rday by Policeman Allen
for throwing missiles and was taken to the
Fifth precinct. He was released later in
the day upon depositing So.
The authorities of st. Augustine's Church
are making the necessary arrangements
for a big fair and festival in November.
The enterprise is being arranged TO raise
funds TO use in paying off the church debt
Tomorrow evening promises to be gala
night at st. Josephs lawn party. Owing
To the inclemency Of the weather the
time has been extended until tomorrow.
The Knights of st. John will attend in u
body.
Rev. Mr.. Bryant of Mt. Clemens, Mich
who has been filling the pulpit at the Fourth
Presbyterian Church in the absence of
Pastor Kelly. Will preach but che Sunday
more, after which he will return to his
home and to business in the West.
Travel Oh the several railroads running
into this city Is Increasing, nearly every
train bringing in a number of visitors and
carrying also a large number of Washing
fI.stv
from the seashore and mountains.
A pushcart carrying trunk cullided with
a wagon of the Great Atlantic and Pacific
Tea Company Saturday evening at the cor
ner of Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth
street The cart was overturned and tile
trunk dumped in the street. The wagon
did not stop.
Alexander Bell a colored .cyclist, while
riding along Virginia avenue, near Twenty
third street northwest, yesterday Afternoon,
was thrown from bis wheel and received
severe injuries about the head and face.
He was conveyed to his BONE in the Third
precinct patrol wagon.
David b. Hill n pensioHer. accumulated a
feeling Saturday night, and his
eloquence would have done credit to his
llustrious namesake. As he insisted on
enforcing his gold views to the detriment
OF "a peaceful neighborhood, he was locked
up at the Ninth precinct station.
AL Willifms, colored, twenty-scven years
OF age, looked on the wine while it was
red. and as result AIS wheels began to
revolve tue wrong way AL became very
on the street and was taken in
by o fficer Owens. OF No. station, Williams
not having the necessary SIS was :ocked up
for the night
At meeting of the Mckinley and Hobart
Club, held on Saturday, President G. r.
Seymour in the chair, several new MEM
hers were enrolled Messrs H Gaskips