The evening times., 1896-05-26
City Brevities

Burnside Post, g. A. R., has been as
signed the duty of decorating the new
Hancock statue on Memorial Day.
The funeral of Policeman Breen was held
this afternoon at O'Clock at his late resi-
dence, No. 1857 U street northwest
detail from the First precinct, in which
division the deceased was an Off Ger, acted
as pallbearers.
A garden fete for the benefit OF st.
Margaret's Church will be held this even
ing at the home of Miss Little, Columbia
road and Nineteenth street.
Eddie Sondheim, a fourold-boy, was lost
from his home on Z street for several
hours yesterday afternoon. The police
were notified and the lad soon found.
All kinds of prices are being asked for
country real estate about Washington.
Ground that has sold witlIis three years
for 5000 an, acre lies a longside land.
prices equal to Sc 900 an acre.
The Presidents dispatch boat, Dolphin,
willleave the Navy Yard dock on Thursday
next for Annapolis, and will be away for
number of days.
A large crowd accompanied the printers
TO River View last night.
The rush to Alaska ha not had any effect
on the population OF Washington.
The ladies of Morning Star Lodge. I. o.
@. T. will give pink social at Anti saloon
League Hall, No. 623 Louisiana avenue, this
evening.
The Union Veteran Legion will go to
Winchester, Va, on Decoration Day to pay
honor to the graves or dead soldiers there.
They will be Joined by the winchester Grand
Army post
The walls of the union station of the Capt.
tai Traction. Washington and Great Falls
and other street car lines. at the Aqueduct
bridge, are rising steadily, and the place
will probably be ready for occupancy by
foil.
Among those who have taken boxes for
the Caruanna May ball Thursday night are
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Downing. Mr.. Charles
Hanford. Mr.. William Boag. Mr.. and Mrs. 1.
| l. Blout and the Officers OF the Ad. Writer'S
| Association.
Manager Marean of the Western Unior
| Telegraph Company will entertain the local
| employees of that company this evening ut
ais home. No. 1900 Lincoln avenue north
| east.
The Mississippi Association will picnic
| May 80 at Chautauqua. tits desired by the
committee on arrangements that the mem
| 5ers meet at the Great Falls station in
| Georgetown at $50 a. m, when it is prob.
able special car will be provided. Missis.
| Sippians who are not members OF the asso.
citation are cordially invited TO attend, with
their baskets. when all will indulge in an
oid-time Mississippi picnic.
| One OF the results of the revived contro-
versy over crematory systems is the re-
| newal OF the claim OF superiority of the
| Dixon method. The owners Of that plant,
| when putting in bid for the contract, esti-
mated the cost to be 245 cents per ton, and
this, they contend, is the minimum
The passage by the House yesterday OF
the bill requiring the lexington and Sol
| diers' Home and Belt Line Railway Com
] panies toequip their lines with modern mo-
| tive power, was the occasion for general
rejoicing and great enthusiasm among the
| m r.. fnI
ton Citizens Association al their regular
| monthly meeting last night.
| Shortly before noon yesterday a sneak
| thief entered the store of Daniel Wood.
| and, No. 127 Third street southwest, and
stole from the money drawer about S63
n bills and silver. The case was re-
ported to police headquarters this morn
ing.
A permit was issued today to Col. John
A. Joyce and Others for an entertainment
at Aliens Opera House for the benefit OF
the widows and orphans of the deceased
firemen, whose lives were sacrificed on the
evening of the 18th. Policemen and fire
men are privileged to sell the tickets.
Mr.. A. A. Lipscomb. the lawyer, wal
elected delegate to the warrenton. Va.
Democratic convention by the Washington
district, Alexandria county, last night
Mr.. Lipscomb is pronounced silver man
Sam Rector, colored, was fined $40 O
thirty days in jail by Judge Miller thi
morning for stealing So from Winnie
Thomas. The woman gave Sam the m one
to send to her daughter at Chevy Chase
but instead of doing SO he spent it 10
whisky.
Laura Shorter, twelve year-old col
ored girl, was sent to the Reform schoo
by Judge Miller this morning Her mothe
claimed that she was incorrigible.
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