The morning times., 1896-09-17
City Brevities

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| Is in the city.
LieutsP G.. Smith, Fourteenth Infantry
Is on a visit to this city.
A number Of trees have been cut dowr
| on Eighth street southeast.
Mr.. j. N. Harding, of lexington, ha!
returned from Frederick, Nd.
| Mr.. Harry Gardner, of Ardwick Md.
| Is visiting friends in this city.
A new telegraph pole has been erected al
Eighth and Ii streets northwest
Mr.. b. N Hicks of Cumberland. Nd. is
visiting relatives and friends in this city.
| Mr. FiDney of Kansas City is visiting
his son, Mr.. Edward Finney. in Brookland.
| Mr.. A. B. Scibold of 10 Maryland avenue
northeast has from trip to Mia CARA
| Falls.
| Mr.. George Miller of Maine avenue SOUTH
west will leave for ST. Mary's College next
| week. I'd
| Mr.. Samuel s. Skinner, OF Thirteenth
| street southeast, is quite i'll with maiaiia
fever.
| Mr. Charles Hayden, who has been visit
ing his parents, III Frederick, returned Yes
terday.
| Mr.. Rengifo, charge d'affaires OF the
| Colombian legation, has returned from
Long Branch, ,r
| Nj j. l.. Krick, OF No. 2222 Fl street
| norrnwes,, hss n.uurned from an extern
sive Northern trip.
| MIR White of lexington. has re-
| tuFne- : 5li'a protracted visit among
| friends "a. ct" York State.
| Mr.. Clei..on, Fitzgerald, OF Rhode island
avenue northwest, viii shortly return tt
his former home in Ireland.
| Mr.. ". T. Robertson, chief consul of
| u. ,,,.rhf
| weeks outing OIL chesapeake Bay
Mr.. Arthur Orrison, OF Southeast Wash
ington, has returned from an enjoyable
| trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
| Contractor volland las put up two three
story brick Houses On Fourth street Forth
| west, between q and streets.
| Mr.. Charles Dennis of New York, who
| has been summering in Brookland, las re-
| turned to lis home On l street.
| Mr.. Ross r. Gessford, OF No. 63l II
| street southwest, ma, lcturned from an
extended tour through the North.
| 1t was discovered yesterday that gas
| was escaping freely from the main at The
corner OF Bridge ami N streets southwest
| Samuel Nalley. twenty-two years old, left
| So collateral at the Ninth Precinct last
/ night. for tt charge of disordeIly assembly
| Mrs John ID. Pearson, OF Orange, who
| has been visiting relatives at Annapolis
| Md, is in the city, guest or Mrs. james
l. Fair.
| The work of building the big trunk line
| sewer i'll the southeast section OF the city
| requires the employment OF over 100
| laborcrs.
Mr. j. w. Little. OF 1913 Fourteenth
| street northwest, VINO met with severe
accident some weeks ago, is now con
| valescinG
DIR. Fred A Test has resigned his, posi-
| ton in the Department OF A gricUiture Il
enter upon the practice OF his profession
| in Chica go.
The May Flower Social Club will hold
It's regular weekly business meeting at
| their clubhouse, On the seventh street road
| this evening.
Sixty-nine new members We're added
| to the roster of the Union Veterans Pa
| triotic League at the last meeting OF that
| orga niZation.
| The iron roof frame at the top Of the
postoffice tower has been completed, and
/ is ready for the slate, of which the roof
is TO be made.
The Naval Ordnance Bureau yesterday
| received the first consignment of the new
Lee magazine rifle, recently adopted fol
use in the Navy.
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| southwest, between X and l., Is being
| tapped To connect large service pipe
| in an adjacent alley.
| A. ]. Clarridge of Third street and In
| diana avenue northwest has returned to the
| city after an absence OF two weeks in
Boston and New York
| A new lamp POST will be put up at the
| corner IF New jersey avenue and 1 streets
| northwest to replace one damaged by a
| runaway some tim ago.
Annie E. Combs. widow of the late
Elijah W. Combs. petitioned the Orphans
| Court yesterday Tor letters OF adinnlstra-
ton upon the estate of her late husband,
| who left no Will
| Elijah Jones' colored, ,hirty-six years
| old, living ut First and @ streets north
| west. was arrested last night by Police
| man Keith, on warrant charging him with
| an assault upon bis wife. Jane Jones.
| John Cohen. who gave his age at Emer-
| gency Hospital as thirty-three years, and
| his address as No. 80 Thirtythird street,
| was treated for lacerated wound OF the
| forehead, due to having been hit by a
| stone.
Ada wilkins, dressrnaker, No. 321 Penn
| sylvania avenue northwest, was treated at
| Emergency Hospital by Surgeon West
| last night for a burn of the chest and left
| arm, received from boiling grease last
| Sunday.
| a horse attached to an Adams Express
| Gompany's wagon started from Fourteenth
and streets north west, on n runaway
yesterday evening and rcache d Tenth
| and X streets before the driver could
| stop him.
| A meeting OF the Junior Bryan and Sc wall
| Club will be held at 600 F street north
| west this evening. Matters pertaining
| In ha rlprnharS' ntfnnia "a a.
| reception Saturday afternoon will be
considered.
| J. Arthur McDermOtt and Neal I. Muir
ray. administrators, We're yesterda author
| lied by Justice Cox. presiding i'll Orphans
| Court to pay to Marie Murray her dis
tribuIive share of the estate of John Nc
Dermott, deceased.
There is a movement on foot among the
| friends and admirers Of Mr.. Frederic Bond
| to give him royal reception at the New
National Theater when he makes his reap
pearance with My Friend From India"
| next Monday night.
An old soldier, giving his name as John
Hess, was found lying i'll the street at the
corner OF Fourth ana l. streets northwest,
last night, suffering from a partia pa ral ysiS
of the lower legs. The police had him
removed to Frcedman's Hospital.
Rosa Garrett, who lives at No. 1882
Thirty-second street, Georgetown, swore
out a warrant yesterday afternoon for the
arrest of her husband, James Garrett.
charging him with continual drunkenness
and abusive and disorderly conduct.
The general Labor Day committee OF
the Central Labor Union met last night
at BrickIa yers' Hall to hear final reports
on the celebration Of the day. There was
good attendance of delegates from the
several affiliated bodies and the reports