The evening times., 1896-05-30
City Brevities

Mrs. Lou Gregory has gone TO Prince
William county, Va, to spend the summer.
She was accompanied by her little graud-
daughter. Haryis Sanlinons
j. L. johnson of Culpeper. Va. is at the
Raleigh. Mr.. johnson has Congressional
aspirations.
H. H, Hancock and Walter Smith. both of
London, England, are registered at Will
ards
Z. c. Spalding, a prominent citizen OF At
lanta, Ga, is at the Raleigh.
Thomas s Hopkins of this city delivered
the Memorial Day Grafton at Westminster.
Md.
In bouquet laid on a EeIo's grave at
Arlington today were five huge roses that
could not have beeu placed in a peck
measure.
s. 7. Knight of Cincinnati, an attache OF
the c. c., c. & L: railroad offices. is
among the guests at the National.
A freak of the last storm was witnessed
on Secoud street, where several ladies'
stood at u front window, watching the
gale A heavy gust of wind struck the
window, breaking every pane in it, while
not another window in the Eousc was in
jurcd
u ~fI rtr a,
has gone to New York on u business trip.
At the last meeting of the faculty of
Howard University DIR. c. NJ. Emmons was
elected professor of diseases of the MUD. "
DR.. Emmons was for IA number of years
associated with DR.. William A Hammond
at his sanitarium.
Senator EIkins was called to New York
yesterday evening by IA telegram announc-
ing the death OF his son-in-law, +. Z.
Bruner. The Senator was arranging 10
take his family to their hcme in West Vir-
ginia, hut in the afternoon received sew
eral messages concerning the alarming
illness Of Mr.. Bruner, and later a telegram
came with news of his death.
Rev. n. w. skellenger will speak to
the Knights of Malta in the Sixth Pres
byteHan Church tomorrow evening The
uniformed knights will marc! in IL body
from No. 80 Pennsylvania avenue to the
church.
P. T. Moran, county president, and Jas.
E. Bergin, section president OF the Ancient
order of Hibernians, have been elected del
egates from the District to the fortieth
annual convention OF the order at Detroit,
Mich. in July next. They will endeavor
to have the next convention held in this
city aud also work to get the national Of
fices moved here.
A small girl crawled into bread box
in front of a dairy store on the corner OF
Third and q streets this morning and an
other child snapped the latch on the box,
locking her in. The child's cries attracted
the attention of her mother and she was
extricated from her close quarters.
Crusader Commaudery, No. $50. A. and
/. o. Knights OF Malta, held a special meet
ing Thursday evening for the purpose of
giving several members the third degree.
Four members of the National Fencibles,
W. L. Crst, W F.. Baum, W F. Carruthers
and W. E. Shannon left for Basic City, Va,
last night, from whence they will wheel
TO Natural Bridge, Luray and through Penn
sylvana, reaching Washington sunday ev-
ening, June Z.
An entertainment was given las night by
Master Adelbert II. Stern at his residence
No. i6s Maryland avenue southwest, for
the benefit of the firemen's fund. He was
assisted by Misses Jennie Saenger, Clara
Strauss and Alice Gross, Harold and War
ren Taltwall, Harold Strauss. Madam Ber-
tha yolasky and her sister Flora sang ant
played some fine opera duets and solos.
Clarence Nelson, who was ta ken 10 Provi-
dence Hospital suffering from injuries re-
ceived in a runaway last evening, is lin.
proved today and will be out SOON.
The police report that a building in the
rear of No. 1928 Pennsylvania avenue is
unsafe, owing to the weakness of its walls.
Prof. Burroughs, the aeronaut and stu
dent of aerial navigation, OF Georgetown
Heights, who aided Prof. Langley in his ex-
periments, is in Chicago.
William Virgins. colored, nineteen years
old, made criminal proposal to Miss Ella
Waters at Brightwood yesterday afternoon,
which resulted in his arrest by Mounted Offi-
Ger Mathews. The negro was locked up It
No. police station.