The morning times., 1896-06-08
City Brevities


II T Gordon of Los Angeles, Cal . Is
stopping at the Howard House.
The Ladies' Aid Society of North Capitol
NJ. Z Church Will give a social on Wednes-
day evening.
Mr. w. N Wmfore was slightly injured
iii runaway accident on the BladcnsGburg
road yesterday.
Horace Greeley Knowles Of Wilmington.
ex-consnl TO bordeaux, has registered at
thc National Hotel.
Robert Grain and his mother, Mrs. Nellie
NJ. Grain. of baltimore, registered yester-
day at the Metropolitan.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society OF st.
Peters parish will give an excursion ON
Monday next to River View.
The Junior Epworth League Of Dunn
barton n +. Church will give japanese
and Chinese bazaar next Friday evening
Mr. John C. Toppan and Miss Toppan of
Arkansas, who are making a tour OF u
States, are registered 1t the Metropolitan.
Gen. c. C. Watts, United States dis
tr.cJ attorney. ana the Hon. Ben w ilstjn
of Virginia are stopping at the National
Hotel
James Bailey, colore boy, is locked up
1T No. S station, on suspicion Of having
stolen a bicycle which was found i'll his
possession.
The local trustees of the Wesleyan Fe-
male College will leave here today to
attend the meeting OF the trustees OF tnat
institution.
4 largely attended meeting of the Ep-
worth League of Mount Vernon Place
Church. WAS held last night i'll the Sunday
school room.
The mems meeting of the congregation
of Wesley NJ E. Chapel will be held III Ire
Sunday school room of hat church tins
evening at 1870 O'Clock.
Mr.. Eugene Davis has given up his
law practice here TO accept lucrative
position i'll brooklyn. n. Y, where he Will
hereafter make his home.
Nathan Ashton was arrested yesterday
by Officer NeaIe on complaint Cf John
wagner. who charges him with stealing a
yellow dog, valued at So.
The annual excursion of the Sunday
schools Of the lexington md Gnr!ey Mt
mortal Churches will be given To River
View on the 26th OF this month.
Mr. G Spicer CurIett of Lancaster county,
Va, WHO is mentioned rs tie hcpuIiI.',h
candidate for Congress in the Seventh DIS
tract IL that StItc. IS at the Metropolitan
Hotel
A Slight blaze was discovered shortly
before 8 o'clC OK last night on the back
porch Of vacant house No. 1914 NJ street
northeast. The flames were eXtinguiShed
by Mr. Thyson.
WI Rohinson, Ct No. 4c9 Terth street,
left his Rambler iicyce standing in front
% he house last Friday night at O'clock.
aud when he came cut TO get il an hour
later ii WIS gocc.
Edward II Keys, of No 100 street
northeast. rel ortch ut p'icc headquarters
Yesterday that 90 Nay 81 lie hired 81
Heating bicycle TO II stranger who failed
10 return with II,
a bus ness meeting OF the EpwOrth Leag
connected with the DumbartOn Avcnu" NJ.
f. Church Will be held tomorrow evening.
at wh'ch delegates to the Harrisburg CON
ycntion Will be chosen.
W j. Beard man was arrested yester-
dag morning by Policeman RebsCn, on
complaint of Humane Agent Rcplinger, for
cruelty to animals. He furnished So
collateral at No. 3 station.
Richard CampbelE. a tough character,
well kt,rwn 20 tie Ice Gf South Wash
ngton was arrested yesterday by CniCer
Anderson ard returned to the w RI tCuSc.
from where lie escaped several weeks
ago.
Andrew Tyler. Coiored, living at No.
1908 Turner street northeast. Iru.ally
beat lis wife, AuniC, 1T tEeir home last
EIghi, and row the husband Is resting
behind the iars at No. station. charged
wit, assau lt and battery.
a gentleman we'll verseI in musical af-
fairs said yesterday that the wor'' OF tie
CHRISTIAN Endcavor choir in this city during
| the SesS IONS OF the convention N July would
| be TIE greatest exhibition OF chorus singing
| tbs country has ever known.
Bird thieves are again active in the
EIghti precinct. Mr.. a. Weilner. living at
No. 1910 + street northwest, has reported
to the police that some one entered TIE
shell at the rear of his residence Friday
night ana stole four pigeons valued at So.