Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-12-11
ONDENSED LOCALS

Thomas Davidge, Prince Georges coun-
ty colored man who was wanted on
charge of stealing pair OF boots. some
whisky and s. from the store of George
Holmes at Landover, was arrested here
last night. A man who saw him rear the
market arrested him and turned him over
to Policeman Herndon. An officer from
Maryland look him back to the county last
night for trial.
Lieut. Gessford. Sergts. Daley. Barry.
Lombardy and Honey and fifty-cne privates
of the police force are on leave. Sergts.
Jordan and Bryan and eighteen privates
are on the sick list.
A leak in the alter main in front of 739
9TH street northwest an INSTRUCTED sewer
in front of 927 street and dangerous
hole in front of 313 I'd street northeast
| were reported to the police today.
There were seventy-nine arrests made by
the police yesterday, including eight fe-
| males. Nine arrests were made for viola
tons of the bicycle law and fourteen for
vagrancy There were nine arrests for
drunkenness.
The report made yesterday afternoon
l. that a man had fallen from a building at
lst and streets proved untrue boy had
a fit near the building but when the police
patrol wagon reached there he had been
taken away.
Miss Mamie Havell, whose home is at
1870 w street northwest, is a bicycle rider
but her inability to remain on her wheel
yesterday afternoon caused her serious in
| jury. She was on 14th street between S
and T streets when she fell from her silent
steed and was rendered unconscious. After
DR.. Johnson had rendered medical aid she
| was taken home by friends.
George Eaton, nineteen years old. was
| taken sick on the street near ID street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast yesterday
afternoon. The police patrol wagon re
Sponded to a call for assistance, and the
young man was taken to his home at No
I34 It'll street southeast.
Yesterday afternoon between 5 and G
o'clock the fire department was called out
| by the turning in of an alarm from box
! 351. An overheated stove had caused the
I fire in the house of J. NJ. Williams, No 80
NJ street southeast. The damage was only
slight.
picture of Rev. DR.. Hamlin, the pastor
| Of the Church of the Covenant, is the front
| page feature of this weeks issue of the
| New York Evangelist. In the same issue
appears a sermon recently delivered by DR.
Hamlin.
Venison, which was scarce earlier in the
season, is now more plentiful, and is cheap
er. This wild reat is in fine condition this
season, and is SO fat that Ii has the ap-
pearance of bear meat
| The fourth annual banquet of the Alumni
Association of the National University will
| be held at Freund'e banquet hall next
Tuesday evening. All the professions will
be represented, plates being laid for over a
| hundred guests.
Precinct Detective Sutton has recovered
| quantity of copper plate stolen from Dr.
| r. Stone, 14tn and F streets, several days
ago. The stolen property had been sold at
a junk shop, but the thief has not been ap-
pretended.
| The regular weekly meeting of District
Assembly No 66, K. of L. was held last
evening, but their proceedings were devoid
OF public interest.
For entering the Boston Variety Store re-
Gently and purloining three opera glasses
twentyfOur gold rings, six necklaces eigh-
teen watch chains ard eight bracelets. Ar
the action Of the grand jury in $500 bonds
Fred. Moore, arrested on the same charge
was discharged from custody
dent Of the National Gospel Mission Union
For keeping a dangerous dog Mrs Sarah
Miller of 465 G street was fined SO today
ness was little boy named Edward Sauer-
man, and he testified that he was badly
bitten several days ago by the dog.
Mr.. Staley, plumber in wissahickon. q
Philadelphia suburb, came here this morn
ing and saw his son Herbert for the first
time since the 10th of September. Herbert
Is the handsome boy with curly hair who
was arrested by Detective Boardman he
cause he was trying to dispose of a bicycle
His story was that he left home because
he did not like his stepmother and he said
he never wanted to return. This afternoon
he went home with his father.
DR.. ]. P. Garrigan's topic for his lecture
yesterday in Father Mathew course at the
Catholic University was "The Essential
Eiement In Temperance Work"