The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-15
City Brevities

| Ninth. are being trimmed.
Rev. DIR. Stuart, OF Christ Church. ha.
gone to New York for several weeks.
! Mir. Al BuhfmhD, clerk Of CIRCUIT court
No. 2. is enjoying a four weeks vaca ton
Mr.. John W. Lowe, OF l19 G street north
| west, Is ona visit to relatives in Des Moines,
| Iowa.
Mr.. John TweedaIe, OF the War Depart
| ment. has returned from his visit to New
| England.
L. Meade, OF First street northwest, i,
! spending . few weeks with friends il
Kentucky.
Mr.. Edward Keegan. OF street north
west, has returned from his vacation in
Philadelphia.
Mr. Ernest b. Hodge, of No. 2139 X street
northwest, VIII return this week from
Grand Rapids, Mich
l. All the trees between A and Is streets
on Twelfth southeast, were trimmed yes
terday Of dead limbs. .......i., .....
Mr.. Bouic l.. Clark of Sligo. Nd, has re-
turned to his home after short visit
with Washington friends.
MIR. Fred Kappeler, of 1881 L street
northwest; has returned from a summers
outing ut Cape May, N. j.
- The street pavement has been repaired
va dNeuuC, DttWttu ANlILi
ana tenth streets northwest.
Contractor Humphrey has built a three
story terra Gotta brick front dwelling at
l231 Tenth street northwest.
The parking-ipclosing the statue of Gen.
Hancock, at Seventh street and PennsyE
vania avenass Is being -sodded. s~,-ss-,ss---
Mr.. Charles Burke, OF Sixth street sou
west, will leave f0morrowfof 1.-TWO weeks
hunting trip through MARYLAND. o.
Assistant Secretary wike has recovered
from an attackof malaria and resumed liis
duties at the Treasury Department.
Judge Bradley and wife and Mr. Andrew
Bradley have ,Eeiurned from IA vacation
spent In the mountain and coast resorts OF
Maine .ss-s----s>~- VS. a.f,S~ sa---@-ss
New hollegs. and machinery are being put
in the reconstructed Waiiach school, corner
Eighta-ssSEeR1. and Pennsy lvauia avenue
southeast.
Willfaff- Purcell a faffnrrSsfrom vir-
ginii, WIS sent to Freedman's Hospital
yesterday In the police ambulance To re
ceiye t<catnent,- 4,.--.---s.-y,.- -
Mr. and Mrs. John W Knox returned yes
tcrday ron summers vacation at Bar
HarbuI, Newport, and other Northern
watering places.
e George Belt, who fell into the sew er on
First street, on Saturday. and fractured his
leg. * not the George Belt VIII lives at No.
) Foundry place northwest
Both the Arthur and the Gales schools
which have been Undergoing extensive re-
pairs, are now completed and are ready
for the opening Monday next.
Fire broke ont at 1l:20 last night in the
frame house. No. 1878 Oregon avenue, oc-
cup,ed by Peter Lennox- The loss was
$500, and is covered by insurance.
The committee On government owner
ship Of telegraph met last night at Typo
graphical Temple. \ great demand Tor
literature on the subject Was reported.
Louis Redmond, a small boy. was ar
rested Yesterday on n charge of lar
,Ccny prcferred by Edward Scott. The
amount of the theft was only 10 cents.
Gen. DufficId returned yesterday from
an extended tour OF the Western coast ana
Alaska during which lie inspected he work
beng done b y the United States Coast Sur
vcy. "
Everett Lee, tolored. was locked up at
No. station last night by Policeman
Dalrympe, for an assa III, and battery upon
Martha Cant of-No. 6i0 Blair court north
east.
\ coal wagon belonging TO John Ken
ne,iS. SroAe do WI yesterday while entering
the Capitol grounds at New Jersey avenue
street.
Gcurgiana Panister, colored, aged tweR-
ty, Of No. 1926 Fifteenth street, wds
carried to the Emergency Hospital last
night IN an ambulance, suffering from
hemorrhaSe OF the lungs.
The carriage and wagon makers held a
largely attended meeting last evening
There wer. four new members enrolled
and three applications for membership re
Ceivcd.
i horse and carriage Collided with a
south bound Seventh street Cabi" car last
night at Pennsylvania avenue. Tie unly
dam age resulting was the smashing of the
car lamp.
Edward Taylor, Il sCOrcheT will prob ably
know Policeman Robertson OF the bicycle
squad when he meets him again. He en-
Iuyed the officers company to No. l
staliun-hnIIse last night, where he left
So collateral.
Policeman Gleason reported at the Ninth
precinct station yesterday that a tclc-
graph pole, belonging To- the Western Uni
Company, is in immediate danger of fall
ing at the corner of Florida avenue and
NJ street northeast. ,.,....... .
William Gail, u cUlored laborer living
At No. 5O5 Twentieth street northwest,
had the forefinger OF his right hand
broken yesterday by Il kick from horse
The injured member was dressed at the
Emergency Hospital.
Annie Butler, colorcd. was struck on the
head with an AK. yesterday, by her hus-
band. during quarrel at their home in
Riggs street alley northwest A long CAST.
was inflicted. which ncccssitated u half
dozen stitches in the wound. ..... ,.,,..,. .
An alarm of fire was sounded n the Navy
Yard at IL o'cock last night for flames in
the lime house. The department of the
yard turned out promptly and the fire was
extinguished. The loss Is about SIS. Spon-
tancous combustion was the cause.
james Dixon; 'eoored, was arrested by
Policeman Muller. OF the Fourth precinct.
last night On the charge o! assault aud bat
terry upon Policeman Herndon, Of the First
precinct. Early Friday morning Dixon
struck Herndon on the Jaw aud then fled
A bicycle, which is supposed to have
been stolen, was found early yesterday
by Sergt. Dunnigan. in an alley
near Sixth and Rhode Island avenue north
west. 1t was carried To the Second pre-
cinct station, where it awaits idcntifiCa-
ton.
Secretary Lamont has designated Gen.
Thomas NJ. Vincent. assista MT ad juta Mt gen
eral, to represent the War Department in
he ceremonies attending the dedication
II the soldiers monument at Antetam
The dedication takes place on the 18th
instant. 80
A rally of the East Washington Demo-
ratio Association will be held tonight in
;helton's Hall, corner of nnsylvania
ivenue and Third street southeast Ex-
BrcokSliire of Indiana and |
The Hon. E. +. BALDWIN are to be among
he speakers. tss
A new craze in cycledom is to put two |
strips of pastebbaru about an inch wide |
oie on each side-of the fork of the wheel |
and sufficiently long TO touch the spokes |
while the wheel is in motion. 1t makes |
a harsh. buzzing SOUND and has caused no |
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