The morning times., 1896-10-29
City Brevities

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A thirt y-foot Flagstaff has been put up
on the Metropolitan carslleds.
l.. IL. Jasper was arrested for having no
light on his bicycle last night.
number of iDarksmen were ut practice
sesterdayat the navy yard rillcrange.
Hezckiah Waple was arrested for as
sault last night by Policeman Mnivey.
New pavements are beng laid on q street
southeast, between Seventh and Eighth.
MI Wilnm ByerS, of 219 + street, has
retGrncd from u trip to Richm ond, Va.
Drillings are being made for well al
the corner of Third and l. streets south
east
Col. Fred Tires of the Pension Office,
WHO has been seriously i'll, is back al las
desk.
The gas mains on l street southeast, he
tween Eighth and Tenth, are being lowered
u foot
Lieut.. Boyle, Third precinct, returned
To i!> duties yesterday. after week 5
vacation.
f"iicemnn Smith found an abandoned bi-
cycle ON + street, near Twcnty-iirst street,
last night.
Gas mains are now being laid on street
southeast, between New Jersey avenue and
First street.
The police trial board held its monthly
meeting yesterday at the Sixth precinct
station n ouse.
DIR. Berry. of l246 II street northeast,
has Just returned from a twoEWceks' va
cation at Manhattan Beach.
The funeral of Fireman Mcclure, of No.
4, VINO Died last Sunday occurred at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
THE St.1 ,,,,o,,,r ra,pnr unft
from Perryville, Md. is lying ut Williams
wharf, foot OF Fourth street southeast.
The work Of razing Ebenezcr Methodist
Episcopal Church, colored, corner Fourth
ana ID streets southeast, is nearly completed
gang Of men are engaged in digging
up the stumps Of trees on Il street rorth-
east, which were left by the recent storm.
Ihc Henderson Drum Corps accompanied
The Mckinley and Hobart Marching Club
To Ballstun, Va, to the McCaUll rally there
last night
BENJAMIN Withers, aschool boy, waslocked
up at the Ninth precinct station last even
ing for cutting james Crawford's head
with II stone
Luther Brown, colored, was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Policeman Howard,
or No =, charged with boisterous con-
duct on the streets.
Messrs. Roy Dayton and Ralph Harlan,
We'll known in musical circles, have Joined
ID" choir of the Fifteenth Street Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Moses Berry, colored. was arrested by
fatrolman Hutton last night and locked
III the Firth street station house on
charge Of disorderly conduct.
Bids We're opened yesterday for the in
terror finish work of the Washington, d.
c., public building +. F. Gobel Of Chi
Cago, Ill, was the lowest bidder at 81 ST.
16T.
PatrUlnan j. A Foley of tie Eighth
precinct found wly-made quilt on the
pavement at the corner of Eighth and. s
streets last night and carried IL To the L
street station rUusc-
Nathaniel Carter and John O'Neil, two
culored scbonlboys, Were arrested yester-
day afternoon by Policeman Tapscott, OF
No. s. The cldrgc preferred against them
was Tor throwing missiles on the street
A colored Woman named Martha West,
residing at No. 1908 L street northwe est,
suffered n badly burnt hand yesterday, as
the result OF an attempt To start the
kitchen fire With kerns enc. she was
treated at drug store.
The Travel Club will hold its first fall
meeting at the residence OF Mrs. Mary L.
Lock wood, No. lle1 X street northwest
soon after the election. The subject for
the evening will be the Bat1le OF the
Standards ANA Will he discussed by DR..
John NJ Gregory.
A horse attached to q wagon. the property
Of Archibald Wade, a ruralist, ran away
Yesterday from in flont Uf the Western
Market, on X street, near Twenty first
street northwest. The animal WAS stopper!
after he had demolished the wagon and
several tree boxes.
Tue guild Of the First Baptist Church
has issued very pretty and unique in
viGdlicns to j birthday party TO be gwen
at the residence Of Mrs. j W. Clark, No.
1913 F street northwest, tomorrow even
ing from 3 TO and to 10, for tue
benefit Uf the mission fund.
A bc,iraggled game cock, with a bloody
comb and minus IN eye, occupied eel
v,.ste rday AT the Third precinct station
house The fowl was held as evidence
against a man named Joseph Lee, who
has hcen charged by Precinct Detective
Mc,ilue with the theft OF the bird.
The pererrnations of Ferdinand Eddla
and Charles Meyers, two travel worn
ho,,os, ternlinated abruptly yesterday on a
bench in Decatur Circle, where they Were
found by Patrolman Lynch in a state OF
| blissful iethargy. They were charged with
vagrancy at the Third precinct station
house.
W a Fuller, Thomas Fuller, James
Campbell. white, anu Isaac Reeves, colured,
| Were arrested last evening by Policemen
Foley and owens, of No. s, on a charge of
yarrancy. The men. vino were found in a
| freight car ut Eckington. admitted that
| they We're trying 10 beat their way to
| Chicago
Stannie Dyer, 4 schoolhoy. admitted ia
Patrolman Lynch lat his pa had licked him
on several occa Sions for carrying a bean
shooter Lynch caught Stannie on g street,
| near Eighteenth street. Just as that young
gentleman was drawing a bead on 4 spar
| row Stanmc wept long and loud ard his
papa left So collateral at the Third pre-
Cinct statiun-hOuSc.