The evening times., 1896-10-01
City Brevitiiye.s;

Policeman Charles c. Estes of the bicycle
| squad, is co0fincd to Ills home by sickness
Mrs. s. r. Pennifield matron OF the
| Twelfth street police station, is absent from
duty owing to illness. -s. roo =
G.. w. Sellers was today appointed an
additional private of the metropolitan po-
lice force, for duty in connection with his
office OF station keeper.
Rev. S. Hoover. OF Philadelphia. who has
been visiting relatives on Fifteenth street,
has returned to his home.
Detective Michael B German, clerk -at
the detective bureau at headquarters, is
enjoying leave 0f absence. " 80
The Connecticut SOUND money people will
held meeting tonight at the hail, No.
207 Four-and-a half street northwest. :
Stationkecper E. Mitchell, of the Fifth
police precinct, was reported 10 police head
quarters as on the sick list this morning
Lieut.. c. r. Vernon was reported sick
al police headquarters this morning. sergt
John N. Barry is acting lieutenant OF the
Fourth.
Gen. Ii. L. Street, of this city. is talked Of
for commander of the Union Veterans
Legion, which will hold lis national en-
campmcnt here this month. -
Work is progressing rapidly on the new
Trinity NJ. +. Church. corner OF Fifth and
e streets southeast. The structure was
not injured by the storm.
j. NJ. Snyder was today appointed tcn-
porary inspector in the street aud alley
cleaning department. to take charge OF the
refuse resulting from the storm. -.
The resignation of Joseph +. Davis as
private i'll the District Fire Department
was accepted today. and william b. Lin
kns was appointed To fill the vacancy.
Anna T. Greenwell today lied suit for
divorce against william NJ. Greenwich.
Judge Cole, presiding in equity court No.
/, ordered the papers placed in the safe.
A call has been extended TO Rev. F. NJ
Gibson TO become assistant pastor of st
Andrews Protestant Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Gibson is now assistant at st Paul's
Church. ...
The free library. in order to encourage
The reaoing Of other looks than of fiction,
now issues to each applicant look Of
biography. history, etc, III ADDITION TO the
novel called for.
The edition of the report OF the Secretary
Of the Treasury is nearly exhausted. The
usUual number was cut down by Congress
and the demand has been much heavier than
at any previous time.
The monthly business meeting OF the Ep-
worth League OF Trinity nj. E. Church,
Fourth street. between F and Il streets, was
held last night in the lecture room OF the
church, followed by social.
The sum OF Sl9.25- was today allowed
by the Commissioners, as the amount re-
Quired TO repair the damages caused by
Hose Reel No. 3 10 a wagon belonging to
j. L. Atchison. on the 2;-i ultimo
White Harrod. colored woman twenty
seven years OF age, was locked up at the
Georgetown station yesterday afternoon
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sanity. Armsteod Webster is complainant.
Paul Dement, or No. 81 Z street north
east, had his cellar lone fractured yester-
day by being thrown from Il bicycle The
iDjury was attended TO at Emergency Hos
piLal by Drs. West aud Lawrence
a meeting OF The trustees OF the Anieri-
can University Will he held at the Airing
ION Hotel on the 10th Instant 10 make IInal
arrangements for laying the cornerstone
of the Hall of History on the succeeding day.
The license of Roys " Roys as master
plumbers has been suspended for "a pcr.od-
OF SIX months for violation OF the regula-
tons in the work cone by tire firm at
premises No. 1878 New Jersey avenue
southeast.
The Anacostia Mckinley and Hobart Cam
paign Club Will have Il meeting In HaInes'
Hall, Anacostia, Friday evening next, at
: 80 O'Clock. Among the speakers eN-
pected are the Hon. j ". Douglass and
u. +. era wshaw
A report was made to Inspector Holm
berger at police headquarters today that
Mr.. Fred W. Enrich is rapidly improving
and the Y rays examination 20 determine
the location Of the bullet in l. . neck may
be made Saturday or Monday.
Policeman n. F. Mcclure, Of tie Third
precinct, has been suspended from duty
uuder charges OF conduct Cnbecomine an
officer. 1t is alleged that he used disre-
spectrul language to his superior officer,
Lieut.. L. b Boyle
An order has been issued hy the Com
missioners, upon the recoininendatiOu OF the
board OF assistant assessors, placing the
Emerson Institute property upon the tax
able list. The property is described as the
south half of lot 20, square 2ls, ana The
north seven feet lot 2l, square 2ls.
Charles W. Sheaffer, the commission mer
chant, of No COS Eleventh street south
west, had to move some Ueighbor's tin roof
from his doorway before he could get out
of uis house yesterday morning. MIR. Sheaf-
fer could not find where the roof came
from, but ne says he wishes the man who
Owns it would come and get 1t
The 16 to ] probiem was partially solved
u day OF two ago. when a colored
u bike collideG with motor No. l and coaJ> .
16. Oh the Seventh street cable tue. The
McKinle site emerged without personal i'll
Jury, but there was damage done to the
bike and the 16 to ] train.
The bethesda Sound Money Club will
hold big public meeting tor oriow night.
Among the speakers for the occasion are
Gen. l.. T. Michener of Indiana and McSSrs.
b. II. Warner and Henry L, Davis of this
city, Capt. John Mcdonald, Republican
nominee for Congress from Maryland. will
be present and discuss the issues ofthe cam
paign. The spea king begins at I:;i0 p. IN.
One of the laughablc incidents of Tues
day nights storm occurred in East Wash
ington. sleeping lad was aroused by
the furious rattle of t he shutters and the tin
roof. and betoming frightened ran out into
the street. Before he reached the middle
of the roadway the hurricane stripped him
of his niGht-shirt. Other members of the
household. who were viewing the storm
from an upper window. discovered the
frightened lad ard went to his rescue.
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