Evening star., 1896-10-19
CITY AND DISTRICT.
CONDENSED LOCALS,

Thermometers and summer girls are sulk-
Ing Their season as central objects of
public attention is past
The hot waffle wagon has again made its
appearance on the streets.
Conversation overheard in all directions
indicates a renewal in Washington of reck-
less bicycle riding Cutting cornArs at nigh
speed seems to be the present cause of COM
plaint-
EDicures mourning over the poor
condition of the seasons oysters. They are
admittedly larger than usual, but they are
fiat and favorless. The cold weather will
remedy these defects.
Curhstone orators are looking about for
cheap halls wherein to continue their phil
osopnical dissertations during the coming
chiliincss-
Suburban villages are wreathed in SIN oke
rising from smolder.ng piles of burning
autumn leaves, ana commuters bring red
eyelids and irritated bronchial tubes into
town each morning along with their
lunches.
''Veritas" PRO Bono Publieo"":Old Citi-
zen and other well-known correspondents
are making ready to consider other burn
ing subjects after November 3 hurries the
political issues out of sight.
The approach of the hunting season has
caused Lively revival in the dog market,
and wel-broken pointers and settlers are
commanding high prices
While attempting to board a moving
electric car on AZ street Saturday night
Harvey Stewart fell and was severely in
jured. He was attended by the Emergency
Hospital physicians.
William Thomas and John Evans, young
colored men, who live at No. 11l5 2Oth
street northwest, engaged in d fight at 10Th
and l. streets Saturday night about 0
O'Clock. Evans used a knife on his i'd
yersary. infiict;ng a painful cut across the
neck Tine injured man was sent to the
Emergency Hospital. and the police are
looking for his assaiant.
Saturday night about o'clock there was
a bright blaze IN ROsemont, where the barn
of Charles Lynch had caught fire. The loss
amounted to about $50 What caused the
fire IS unknown.
Monsignor Martinelh spent yesterday at
the Villa Nova Monastery near Bryn
Mawr. Pa, the American home of the
Order Of Augustnians. of which he is the
head Many members of the order visited
Villa Nova to pay their respects to the
apostolic delegate. He will return to
Washington this evening.
Mr.. IsaGorc Saks has resigned as a di-
rector of the Union Savings Bank.
Jack Frost has touched the foliage in
Soldiers Home Park, making it a polychro-
matic marvel of loveliness.
One of the beavers escaped from the Zoo
few weeks ago .tnd has made its home
on the banks of Rock, creek, near the ruins
Of Blegden's mill A crowd of persons
gathering autumn leaves in the neighbcr-
ing woods yesterday saw the animal sport
ing in the water but were unable to get
near enough to catch 1t.
Tire Evans dental parlors have moved to
1209 F street northwest.
Superint sndent Lowery Of the Metropoli-
ttan Railroad Company is out again, after
ten days confinement to his bed with Sc
psre chills.
West-bound cable traffic was delayed for
q few minutes this morning at 15th and
G. streets, while the crew of train Nc. 3l5
extiEguished a fire that was blazing in the
padding that covered the rear wheel guard
on the grip car. After vain attempts TO
beat 0ut the fire with car hooks some
bright genius remembered what a good
W hIc cEat of
the latter was utilized traffic was resumed
The rectory of St. Patrick's Church has
been fitted with a complete system Of
steam heating.
The danger of putting smooth shoes on
horses was illustrated anew today at 9th
and F streets, when valuable animal
slipped and fell and was badly strained in
his forelegs.
Annie Stewart. colored twenty-eight
years old. was taken sick yesterday near
9TH and n streets. The police called the
ambulance and sent her to Freed11an's
Hospital
The dead body of a colorad infant was
found near 9th ard College streets, in the
county, yesterday. SerSt. HARRISON had the
body sent to the police station. Coroner
Hammett gavc a certificate OF death.
A reetfng of unusual interest to Wash
Mgton church-goers, b1t especially to the
Methodists of the city, has been arranged
Tor w Nednesday evening next in the Foun-
dry Church The services will be In the
nature of missionary meeting. Bishop
McCabe will make an address 1t is EXPECT
Christian Advocate, and Bishop Fowler
will also h.. hpa