The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-11
City Brevities

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| Sixteen dogs were executed at the pound
| yesterday.
| ". E. Carr has gone for a short trip
through Virginia.
H. L. MariDden. OF tue Coast Survey. il
on leave OF absence.
Dr. B. X. Ashford and DR.. Elmer Lothron
are at Virginia Beach.
The Catholic schools of the District be-
gan lheiI term On Monday last.
A number OF oyster boats arrived yester-
DAY, tie first for nearly week.
Mr.. Pattison, OF No. 623 Third street
northeast, had his bicycle stolen yesterday y.
Flooring. S1.5O per 100 feet. all one
width. +. Libbey q Co.. 9th and N. Y. ave.
Justice OF the Peace A. s. Taylor left
Yesterday for sOjouIn at Ocean Grove,
NJ. "a
MIR. Robert Mcdonald, Of X street, has
| gone to Berkeley Springs for the month
of September
Miss FloreDceiFeffy, of New Jersey ave
Due, has returned fiOm a three weeks trip
to Philadelphia. III
Gen. Birney, of the Bar Association, re-
turned last evening fro m his visit to
Central New York.
Sewers in the eastern section of the city
were Cleaned and flushed by the water de-
partinent yesterday,
A colored camp meeting has begun ON
Sheridan avenue, between Seventh and
Ninth streets northwest.
Past assistant Surgeon George w. Earber
OF the Naval Academy. Annapolis, Nd,
is In the city on leave OF absence.
Mr. William Mexican OF Belfast, Ire
land, Is in the city. He intends remain
ing n this country for some time.
Secretary OF the Interior Francis left
Washington late yesterday afternoon for
jamestown, Il. l.. TO visit his family.
Mr.. Magruder Berry, OF No. 40 Seven
teeDth street northwest, is spending q
month in the mountains OF West virginia.
Two new threc-story brick dwellings have
been built by George c. Hough at Nos. AIT
and Alb Massa chusetts avenue northwest.
DIR. A. II. Stearns, Of Baltimore, will
give little reading at Epworth Church.
Seventh and A streets northeast, this even
Ing.
An examination will be held by the
Civil Service Commission October 10, TO
NIL the position or day Inspector of customs
at Georgetown.
Clerk OF the District supreme court. Mr..
John X. Young, has returned from his
Northern resorts.
Mr.. Frank c. Calhoun. organist at the
Union NJ. E. Church, has returned from
his summer vacation, which h e spent with
Maryland relatives.
Mr.. Eugene Foote, OF the law firm OF
Lawton Il Foote, in New York, Is In the
city on visit 10 his parents, Capt. and
Mrs. Foote, of II street.
The ladies of the congregation of st.
Anthohy's Church. brookland. Will give
lawn party on the 9Th instant at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Louis Julien.
James Berkely, OF hillsdale. sustained a
confused wound OF the left foot by the fall
Of a piece Of timber yesterday. He was
conveyed to Emergency Hospital.
The Y. NJ. C. A. weekly debates will lie
resumed on the last Saturday evening
in this mouth. AT the opening debate the
financial question will be discussed.
Large audiences are attracted nightly
to the services OF the mission tent OF / our
aDd-a-half street southwest Rev. F. d.
Power OF Vermont A venue Christian Church
had Charge OF the meeting last evening.
Edward Middleton, colored, sixty years
Of age, WAS taken with cramps at the corner
of Sixth and streets southeast, and con-
veyed TO his home, No. 701 street north
east. in the Fifth precinct patrol wagon.
william Chase was taken sick at the
corner OF Thirteenth and NJ streets north
west yesterday afternoon, and had to be
removed to his home, No. 5O7 Fifth street
northwest, in the Second precinct patrol.
The Commissioners ordered yesterday that
the charges filed against Private II. W.
RObey, OF the police force, be dismissed.
The patrolman was tried August IL. for
conduct uebecOming an officer and gross
neglect of suty.
Hon. Alexander Mcdonald, minister to
Persia, is in the city. Mr.. Mcdonald
~ene to this country sometime a go on sick
leave of six months. His bealtif is now
now much improved. and he anticipates
returning TO bis post in the near future.
Mabel, the little daughter of Capt.
Aarsden, whose boat phys the murky
waters OF the canal, was romping about
the edge or the craft last evening, and
fell into the water. She was fshed out by
her father. none the worse for the duck
ing.
Columbia Lodge No. l, Order OF the Sons
of Herman, va, Incorporated yesterday
afternoon by Gustare Bender b. F. Schu-
bert, william L. Elterich, J. A. Sciueryer.
Charles Hermab. George Jaeger. Jacob
Kreis, F. W. Schmidt. Carl E. Gundlacii,
Gustaye Maier and August Romacher.
Building permits were issued yesterday
as follows: To James Keliher, three
dwellings, Nos. 1912 to 1916 inclusive,
Thirty-second street. $1,000 George w.
Engle. dwelling, No. 431 Tenth street north
east, $500; William Baylor, dwelling,
No. 2239 Seventh street northwest, ST.
500.
A prize entertainment was given by the
young people of the v ermont Avenue Baptist
Church Wednesday night at the Y. M. C. A.
Building. Eleventh and r streets northwest
Invitations were extended to all local BIZ
cycle clubs TO contest for a handsome banner
The B. L. B. c. responded thirty-one strong
and received the prize.