The morning times., 1896-12-30
City Brevities

Bishop John F. Hurst has gone to New
York on short business trip.
The third concert of the season was given
Monday afternoon at the Marine Barracks.
The plot about the Luther statue, off
Thomas Circle, has been undergoing re-
pairs.
Mr.. Richard F. Davidson, of Capitol Hill,
has as guests several friends from Rich
mond, Va.
Mrs. Salle Davis, OF II street north
east, is entertaining friends from Mary
| land at her home.
Mrs. Loitie Williams, Of 1101 Thirteenth
street, is visiting her son. Mr.. Charles
Williams, in Portsmouth, Ohio.
The reservation between street and New
York avenue, Tenth and Eleventh streets,
is being regarded and reset with grass
and shrubs.
Miss Grace E. Hobbs entertained the
members of her Sabbath school class yes
terday afternoon at her hornc, 5ls Fourth
street southeast.
James J Pearce was today appointed
an additional private on the police force,
! for duty between First and Fourth, c and
i streets northeast.
Final rehearsal was held last night for
the annual Christmas cantata. 10 be given
10y the Sunday school OF Trinity NJ. E.
Church this evening.
The Sunday sch, ol pupils Of st. Paul's
Catholic Church VIII have Christmas tree
and entertainment this afterno on in the
chapel adjoining the church.
George II. Wilson, OF New York. is at
Wizards Hotel. Mr.. Wilson is the in
yentOr OF an artificial ear-frum that has
gained him no little celebrity.
After the meeting of the Building Trades
Council last evening, those present were
entertained with some excellent music
by members of organized labor.
Lieut.. Kelly reported yestreday a bad
leak in the water pipe in front Of the
Government Printing Office. North Capitol
street, between and II streets.
The annual election of officers of the
National Fencibles viii be held on January
3 II is understood that there is no oppo-
sition to the present incumbents.
Miss livery Holndge gave a successful
pound party at her home, No. 22O6 Seventh
ing and festivities were kept up until late
hour.
Or. Joseph Morris and wife, of Column
bus grove, Ohio. are spending the holidays
in Washington. the guests OF their daugh-
ter, Mrs c. A. Harbaugh, at 155 street
southeast.
Master Harry snippin, who fell and broke
81 81 IA
east, Will soon he able TO remove the
splnts from the injured member, as the
bone has knit firmly.
A colored man fell off the platform of
Z northbound Fourteenth street car last
evening about o'clock as it was rounding
Thomas Circle The man was painfully
though not seriously hurt.
The charter of the Plasterers Assembly,
K OF l., in District Assembly. No Sc,
Hall is draped in mourning out of respect
to the memory Of Columbus Reagan, who
recently died in Alexandra.
An overheated furnace caused a 500
fire Monday night in the house Of Mrs
Emily HeintZclman, No. 1000 Twenty
second street northwest. II was extin-
guished by No. . chemical engine.
Travelling on Fourteenth street and New
York avenue in the vicinity of their inter
section was made dangerous yesterday
morning from the wide stretches of ice
formed by water used at the Rink fire
OF the night before.
1t was red-letter day OH the calendar of
the children who live in Willow Tree alley
Yesterday, for Mrs. Rosa Brown assisted
by Misses L. F. Dyson, Hattie Sanders,
jamie Page and Mrs. Cuddy, gave CHEEKY
dinner TO the little ones.
There will be a watch night service
commencing at 10 o'clock New Years eve,
at the Salvation Army Hall, $50 Pennsyl-
vania avenue. The meeting will be led
by Ensign E a Worthington, assisted by
Lieuts. Hopkins, Bradshaw, and Wordstrom
prominent South Carolinian, who was
in the city yesterday, said the most i'm.
portant matter to be considered by the
legislature at its next session will be
the Tedistricting OF the State, so as TO do
away with the 'shoestring,'i the Seventh
Congressional district.
Elaborate arrangements have been made
10y the Washington Light Infantry Corps
for a Christmas celebration to take place
this seveninG atthc Fiftcenth-street armory.
There VIII bc a huge Christmas tree from
which presents will be distributed to all
OF the children, while the grown ups''
will he treated to refreshments. There
viii be dancing from 10 II O'Clock