The morning times., 1896-12-06
City Brevities

III the CITY,.
Mr.. John Honn OF No SCI street is
on a hunting trip.
Major Gen. Schofield, U. 8. A, came to
the city yesterday.
The line officers OF the Navy met last
night at the Arlington.
Ten recruits have reportcdf for duty atthe
duty at the Marine Barracks.
new brick building is being erected
at No. l006 Fourteenth street
The new library grounds are being planted
with shrubs and flower plants.
Senator Cullom was pointed out to several
inquirers yesterday as Mark Hanna.
Ex-senator Paddock arrived in the city
yesterday for tie session of Congress.
Naval Lodge. !. o. G. t, viii celebrate
their fourth anniversary on Tuesday next.
The new roof on the reconstructed mold
ing shop at the navy yard has been com
plcted.
Mr.. Reuben Harlowe OF 1874 Park
Place, who has been very ill for the past
week. is convalescing,
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A Gorgas, of Shelby
vile, Ind, are visiting Mrs. Scott. at
80 street northeast.
Mr. Edward Langvoit of No. 707 II
street northeast has returned from a hunt
ing trip in the carolinas.
Mr.. WattcrSon Stealey, son OF Col. o. G.
St.aley. of the Louisville Courier journal,
has returned from a trip to Kentucky.
A great many ticyclists took advantage
OF the rise IN the temperature last night
and the streets were thronged with wheels.
TIE sunset view from the Capitol ter.
race yesterday was one OF unusual bril-
iiancy and drew a crowd OF prouenadcrs.
-
session every Tuesday evening during the
winter at their pariors in the Lehman
building.
Bi,is for furnishing the mali wagons used
in the various cities were opened yester-
day by the Second Assist ant Postmd stcr
General
Mr.. Kcndrick Gibson, first sergeant OF
the Miles Cycle Infantry, and Mr. Alfred
Potbuiy made II century run in Mar yland
last week.
William Camp, of Pals court, while
crossing II street, near First street, yes
terday, was run into and knocked down
by bicycle.
\ new iron railing is being built around
the little park Immediately south of the
Luther Place Memorial Church, on Four
teen,h street.
The nurses Of the Chdren's Hospital. or
W street, were photographed in group
on the front steps of that Institution yes
tertlay afternoon.
The wheel of a light wagon belonging
to a sewing machine company broke on c
street near North Capitol, yesterday, throw
ing out two machines.
jesse Nelson. en- Jioye1 by Richard WASH
ington. Will appear in police court tomor-
row morning IN n warrant iss ued b. his EN-
I:iOyer, charging him with enGezzienlenr.
August Laskus. candy vender. tarried
TOO long TN Seventh street near the o
street Market last night. and Policeman
Carson, of precinct No. 2, arrested him.
Col. j. Shelby Williams of Paris, Tex f.,
gave a banquet to party of frieEds
Friday night, at the owen House, Col
Williams leaves for New York tomorrow
Lin emcn Were engaged yesterday in
stringing copper wire on poles along Thir-
teenth street southeast, from f to /
streets, to take the place of the iron
wire.
George Carroll attempted to get away
with several pounds OF meat last night
wHicn lie siiatcuc,i from u stall III the o
Street Market Policeman Donald locked
him up.
The woodburn Athletic Club was incor-
porated yesterday with Eugene c. Wilson,
George W. Funk, Thomas A. Martin George
Mcdonald, and Thomas McDona Id al schar.er
members.
AT the F street crossing Of the B. & o.
tracks yesterday whceiwomen while at
tempting 10 cross after the gates were
down barely escaped being run down by
an engine.
The annual election OF officers of the
District Anti-Saloon League will be held
tomorrow evening. After the election there
will no I, social hnur tIurinv which ri,
ments will be served.
Charles Thompson, n colored boy living
at No. 413 A street northeast, had his
arm broken yesterday by colliding with
a coal cart at Ninth and Il street north
west while riding his bike.
Capt. r. d. Evans, formerly in comma nd
of the Indiana, has been ordered to Wash
ington as a member uf the light house
board to fill the vacancy caused by
the detachment of Capt. R. d. Bartlett.
Miss Lulu Mley, of Third street north
east, is visiting relatives in Woodstock, Va.
Hon. Thomas Il. Reed accompanied by
city last night and as usual nude his
headquarters ut the Shorcham.
BY reason OF holding ticket No. 1922
Mr.. Emil SPAIN of 1023 Sixth street south
west, is the lucky posscsSor of n handsome
suite of parlor furniture, which was put
up as first prize at the fair held at St
Dominic's Church, which closed Tuesday
night last
The William J. Palmer Octettc, OF this
, city, which won the inter-city competitive
contest at Fen Mar last September, in
which octettes from Baltimore, York, and
Cumberland were entered, viii receive the
medals won on that occasion from tue
City Missionary and Church Extension
Society OF Baltimore on the evening of
December IL, at the Central Y. NJ. C. A.
H.,iI in thaf