The evening times., 1896-08-14
City Brevities

Officer Wilson, OF the Capitol police,
started on ten days leave yesterday.
Flooring $50 per 100 feet. MI ons
width. F.Libbey s Co.. othand n Y-uvs.
Lawyer Campbell carrington is making
tour Of the Northern watering places
q. B. Denton. leading Republican OF
Aurora. Ind, is guest at the st. James.
Commissioners Truesdeli left the city last
evening for Deer Park, Nd, to remain until
Monday.
Senator James L. Pugh has returned to
Washington from his successful Alabama
campaign.
Rev. j. T. Grove. rector OF the Episcopal
church at Brookiand, left yesterday for
Atlantic City.
TIE Murine Band, with Prof. Fanciuli
In cliarge. Is booked for a trip to Atlantic
City early next month.
The sewer at Ninth street and Nassa-
chusetts avenue was flooded during the
heavy rain last evening.
Rev. William H Chapman and family
have removed from Maryland avenue north
east to No. 915 n street northwest
The compensation OF Frank Howard. dri-
yer for the excise board has been increased
to $45 per month. an advance OF So.
Rev. @. ". Hobbs. pastor of Trinity N. E.
Church. has returned from Washington
Grove Camp, where he has been spending
several days.
The Takoma Cycle House, recently open
ed at Takoma, has been greatly partonized
by the whcellnen Of this city and the neigh
boring counties.
Robert l.. Ella has sued Richard Ella for
$16.s34.78. alleged TO he due the estate
OF George w. Ella, of which the complainant
isadninistrator. is
Much suffering has been saved the hum
d.eds OF horses and dogs which travel our
beat-beset streets by the fountains OF the
Humane Society.
There will be competitive eSamina-
tion for the post g; assistant resident
physician at the Emergency Hospital on
the goth Of this month.
Mrs. Charles T. Peck. wife of Policeman
line explosion Wednesday night. Is on a
fair road to recovery.
The house owned and occupied by David
Barry, at Seventh street and Whitney ave-
nue. northwest. was damaged by fire to the
amount of $500 before daylight this morn
ing.
The police court was ore Of the hottest
places In Washington yesterday. In judge
Scott's court the Thermometer registered
90. while In Judge Mills tribunal 1t was
80 degrees.
Phillip III. Julian. a ticyciist, colided
with q cable car yesterday at the corner OF
Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
He was shaken up considerably and was
helped to the Emergency Hospital by
sergt. Moore.
Civil Service Commissioner Proctor is in
New York supervising tae details for the
| transfer of the several thousand postal Of
|, ficiais in the vicinity of that city 10 the
classified list, as provided for in the re-
cent executive order.
Work on the Eew Trinity NJ E. Church
| is being rapidly pushed for the corner stone
| Ia ying, which will take place early in Sep
tenber. It is very probable that the stone
Will be laid with Masonic rites by the grand
council OF the District.
| Rev. G.. 8. Williams has written TO his
| church from College City, Martha's Vine
| yard, that lie and Mrs. Williams arc en-
| joyipg their vacation by attending serie,
| of Baptist meetings there. They will re
| main two weeks longer.
| The Metropolitan electric cars are great!
delayed Oh C street, between the Baltimor,
and Ohio depot and Delaware avenue by
the lexington horse cars. This is nov
almost the only stretch on the F street lin,
| where siow-going is unavoidable
| A moment after the lightning struck III,
fiaspoie on Mays hardware house on Penn
| sylvania avenue yesterday afternoon, a
| light cloud OF smoke floated off and wa
dissipated In the air. 1t was three mnlte.
later when the building was discovered Il
4 he on fire.
People in the neighborhood Of the rive
| wharves witnessed the novel sight Il few
days ago of some seveDty-five Chinese men
| women and children, bound for an excursion
to Marshall Hail. They constituted MIS-
Sommers' Chinese Sunday school Of tn,
Metropolitan NJ E. Church.
| By order issued today the vacancy in the
1 fire department occasioned by the death o
| Engineer Angel has been filled by thu
| promotion OF Fireman ]. F. Reynolds
Private Mosby Brown was also promoted t.
take the place yacatedby Fireman Reynolds
and Edward T. Martin was appointed
private to complete the roster.
Golden Lodge. No. 7l2, Golden Gross
elected portion OF its Officers last night
as follows: Ossie Klinger, commander: Mis-,
Ayers. vice commander; and Arthur Kemp
keeper of records. The list will be com
pleted at the next meeting Of the organ
ization. two weeks hence. The new com
mandery starts off with a membership O
nearly 200.
Col. George Fl. Raymond of Smyrna, Del
is visiting his old friend and fellow-towns
man. Mr. N Watkins of No. 447 II stree
northwest. The colonel is a prominen
citizen OF his State, having been o mem
Der OF the legislature and president Of tw
OF its national banks. He is returnin,
from forty-day Western tour and hi
health, which had not been good OF late
10 greatly improved.
The officials Of the Eckington,and so
diers.s Home Railroad Company have Tee
directed to pave tie spaces between tn
tracks OF their North Capitol street brnncf
and to the extent OF two feet exterior I
the outside rails, within fifteen days fror
the date OF receipt Of notice. Notice ha
also been served upon the road officials {
repave with asphalt the spaces In stree
branch, at points where the company ha
| recently had excavations made.
Chief Clerk Sylvester, of the police OF
flee. is congratulating himself upon hi
stock of prudence. While on recent fish