The morning times., 1896-12-03
City Brevities

Mr.. William Courtney. Of Philadelphia.
is visiting Mr.. Matt Jones, OF Myrtle
street.
Wood work on the new tower OF the
Church of the Epiphany has feen COM
pleted
There were five arrests at No. 5 station
in the twenty-four hours ended at 8 a. III.
yesterday.
An artesian well is being tored at the
southeast corner Of Ninth and NJ streets
northwest.
The directors OF the board OF trade will
meet this afternoon at the Ames building
at 8 O'Clock.
Mr.. W. G. Carr of Third and East Capitol
streets, has returned from short visit
to Bristol, Va.
Mr.. Leon Heineman, of Philadelphia Is
the guest of Mr.. Michael Dietz. OF 237
New Jersey avenue.
Workmen are engaged in laying new
pavements along | street southeast from
Eighth to Eleventh.
Mr.. c. n. Hood, of 6iS Ninth street, has
returned from II hunting trip in Prince
George county, Md.
Lunch will be served at the W. C. T. U.
headquarters. 80 F street, during the
Anti-Saloon convention.
Mr. W Berdine, of Laurel, was in the city
yesterday on short visit to friends at
3l3 + street northeast.
A. false alarm of fire was sounded yester-
day afternoon from the call box at the cor
ner OF Eleventh and NJ streets southeast.
Senator Arthur p. German is in the
city arranging quantity of private busi-
hess preparatory to the opening OF Con-
grcss.
fnIananflat,t
give a banquet on Thursday, December 10.
Hon. Simon Wolf will be one of the speak
ers OF the evening.
Last night the body of Rev. Father John
Darby was removed from 9O5 Maryland
avenue to ST. Joseph Church, where the
funeral will take place.
Miss Jessie Aokcrman. the around-the-
world W. C. +. u. missionary. is in the
city, and is visiting Mrs. Samuel l.. Bielcr.
No. 1874 = street northwest.
March 90. the anniversary of the birth
of Neal Dow. the celebrated temperance
advocate. will be observed as Prohlhi-
tion Day by the W. G. T. U.
]. j. Hickey has been appointed sta
tion-keepcr i'll the Third police precinct,
TO fill The vacancy Occasioned by the
decease of the former officer.
A chimney caught on fire last night at
No. B street northeast. a local alarm was
turned in by Policeman Hayes, and the
blaze quickly eXtinguished.
The Senior Club of the Eastern High
School will meet tomorrow evening at
the residence of Miss Hughes, curncr uf
Eighth and B streets northeast.
The cold snap has caused a temporary
stoppaee Of the repairs being Elade to the
steeple of the Metropolitan M. Z. Church.
Four-and-a-half and streets northwest.
The Washington Brewing Company has
secured a permit to erect "a new boiler
house and shop at their brewery, which
will be surrIounted 10y stack % feet in
height.
John Britweli, huckstar in the south
eastern section of the city. was arrested
yesterday by Policeman Tyser, of the
Fifth precinct, for crying his wares on the
street.
Work ON the excavations for the new
EbeneZer A. NJ. E. Church, Fourth and
u streets southeast. is being ra pdly pushed,
and work on the foundations will tegin
shortly.
DIR. Charles NJ. Thomas and MIR. Harry
Brown We're victims last night Of the eagle
eye of Bicycle Policeman j. II. Duvall.
The former had nU light and thc latter was
in Il hurry.
observation-disclosures Irterstatec Campaign
'iub Ii'lii tHt W IESJ
floor of the Globe building yesterday,
and will in the future have its entrance
directly off the Avenue.
Two TaSs meetings III the interest of
the mission work of the Methodist Episcopal
ChurCi. will be held ON Sunday, Dccem-
Der l3. one will be at Foundry and the
other at the metropolitan Church.
The Unity Club gave a delightful enter
tainment last night at the Anderson,
CORNER OF four-ind-a-half and streets
northwest. The program was made up of
beth literary and musical selections
Lawrence Provo, No. 300 q street so jth-
west, was struck by market wagon driven
terday afternoon. He received several slight
injuries and had To be carried to his home.
Tuesday evening a drummer for Nc
Dowell, the grain dealer at North Capitol
and streets, while in a store on Eleventh
street southeast had his horse and buggy
stolen. The rig mas not yet been recovered.
Since the beginning of the cold snap the
car men of the lexington and Soldiers
Home Railway have kept a brush fire burn
Ing where they may warm at the con-
nection of the morse and electric branches
Of the road.
Local dealers III toys and novelties have
begun to feel the impulse Of Christmas
purchasing. Streets in the shopping sec
tion have a decidedly holiday appearance
as the fair dealers daily throng the side
walks.