The morning times., 1896-12-17
City Brevities


has been admitted to the bar OF the Court
of Claims.
Senator Lindsay OF Kentucky arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon and is at
the Cochran.
The external woodwork of the Ebbitt
House has been improved with q new
coat of paint.
Frank Atlee wasarrested yesterday after
noon by Policeman Dodge OF tie bicycle
squad, charged with fast riding.
Mr. George Dallas of the Interior De-
partment has gone to spend the holidays
with his family at La Grange, Ga.
Yesterday was teachers meeting, day
in the public schools, and the children were
released an hour earlier than usual.
Hon. Simon Bolivar Buckner, recently
Vice Presidential candidate on the gold
ticket, is at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Tic Corcoran Cadets gymnasium is un-
dergong considerable improvement and
some new apparatus is being added.
The remodeling of the spire of the
Church of the Epiphany has been COM
pleted and it will be painted in few
days.
Mr.. Luther w. Bremmen, a clerk in the
Treasury Department, started yesterday
for Florida where he will remain several
weeks.
ii-C StNCiitii VI tHt clasp Va oV
OF the Washington High School will be
held at the Grafton on December 2S at
u. III.
An important meeting Of the Inaugural
ton committee OF the Republican National
| League will bc held at the Ebbtt House
| tomorrow evening.
The first Christmas trees of the season
| We're seen on the streets yesterday. They
were fair specimens or tLe ceoar variety
| and found ready sale
| Bobbie Burns, the crack pitcher OF the
| Washington Light infantry ball team cf
| last season, has two offers TO play i'll the
| Indiana State League.
| Miss May Belle Murphy, a last year grad
uate of the Normal Training School, has
| been appointed vi teacher in the second
grade OF the Morse School e.s
Hon. s. E. Nicholson of Maryland, who
has been leciuring in Maryland and Penn
sylvania in the interest OF temperance, re-
turned to the city yesterday.
Mr.. Henry Wooden returned to the city
yesterday from New York, where he was
| in attendance on the six DAYS bicycle
race, in Madison Square Garden
The, elevated railway over the line of
the street trunk sewer has been moved
eastward, until Fourteenth street is al
most completely blocked at that point.
The license OF John N onnor. as master
plumber and gas filter, has been ordered
| by the Commissioners TO be transferred
| To the firm of Connor Brothers, at the
| request OF the holder nHe
Clianes Irving was arrested yesterday
| by 7 Policeman Mcdonald OF the Second pre-
cinct on charge or petty larceny. Irving
| is believed to be one OF tie gang who have
| been robbng clothes lines.
The extraordinary abundance of game,
fIoll Of Nx-ilh fftrl tS ffr1n I'M o.
many sportsmen OF this city to the fields
and forests OF Cuipeper, Va. All returning
| Nimrods report excellent sport.
Marshall Robertson and Henry Wheeler,
| colored. aged fifteen and thirteen, re-
| spectvely, were arrested yesterday by p o.
| liecman Carson. Each sDatcbed a valuable
souvenir cup from counter in store.
The Catholic Club was Incorporated yes
terday for the social, moral, literary and
physical improvement OF its members
| The incorporators ore Francis A. w. Van
Reuth, W. T. Sullivan and NJ. A. Keane
Mr.. Abner Mckinley, who has been at
| the Ebbitt House for few days. returned
to Canton yesterday. His visit was purely
social, all the arrangements for the re-
ception of the President elect having al
ready been made.
a cottage meeting was held last even
ing at the residence OF Mrs. Robinson, No.
lolU SlAtn street sOulD west. 1Hefc was
good attendance and the service was con-
Quoted by the Rev. W. II. Skellinger of the
sixth Presbyterian Church
Mr.. Joseph II. Chandler, a prominent
member of the Chicago bar, is at the
Arlington. Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. j. X.
Redington of the Washington bar are in
innate friends, the latter having spent the
evening with him at his hotel.
An Anconia, Connecticut, man recent,
applied to the District Commissioners tt
maintain a lunch wagon on the streets
OF this city at night. He was Informed
yesterday that under the municipal regula-
tions permit could not be granted
The announcement or the third lecture in
the series delivered by Bishop J. V. Nc
Nau.ara, formerly a priest in the Roman
| Catholic Church, tended To attract a large
audience TO Masonic Temple Hall last
night. His subject was why n Priest, and
Why Not a Protestant"
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