The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-21
City Brevities

Dir. Walter $. Harlan returned from an
extended outing yesterday.
Lieut.. H. Nj Reeve. Third Infantry. is
WISHING friends at 1916 n street
Assistant Secretary Curtis OF tie Treas
ury is confined To his reom by iliness.
Mr. Edward ]. Stelwagen has returned
from "A trip TO The seas side aad mountains.
Flooring. 81. so per. 100 feet. all one
width. F. Lhteytx Co. 9th and \. Y ave
Stationkecpcr- Rolf, OF the Ninth pre-
cinct, is in Virginia spending his raca'
ton. .f'
OFFICER Gee. of the Ninth precinct, has
returned To his po>t after an attack OF
illness.
Mr.. John $. Slriyer. correspondent OF
the New York Mali and Express. has goae
to Chicago.
Christian Kenney. Manhattan. kas.. was
yesterday appointed u cadet AZ the United
States Naval Academy.
Assistant Secretary Harnlin resumed his
duties al the Treasury Department yes
terday after vacation al Marion, Mass.
Capt wilde. naval secretary to tie light
house board, has returned from his vacs-
ton and resumed the discharge OF his
duties.
NJ. b. Winters is authorized b. license
issued yesterday to operate a merry-co
round at the corner OF Twcnty-fift and
y streets northwest
The janitor OF the Central High school,
John W. Sinclair. has been objected to
report for temporary duty at the office Of
the building inspector
The Treasury gold reserve declined yes
tertiay to iO3,952,111. The days with
drawals were 81 29, 700. and for tie month
they aggregate $3.50 900.
Gen Craig Chill, chief Of engineers, has re-
turned to the city from visit of inSpec-
ton of the river ard harbor works and
Notifications in New England
Grand Master Workman Sovereign, ut
the Knights OF Labor. left this city last
night at 1890 by way OF the Chesap eake
and Ohio railroad Tor the west.
A decayed tree in the parking ON the
south side OF the Columbia road on New
York avenue, between Ninth and Tenth
streets, was removed yesterday.
Thieves entered the stable of j. II.
Beally, in the rear of No 2OlO Fourteenth
street yesterday, and carried off various
parts OF harness and horse trappings.
Mr.. Fred Hepp. well known restaurateur
Of Youngstown. o.. is in the city. Mr..
hepp is looking round with u view to open
ing up IA first-class establishment here.
THE extra sprinkIing which has been
given lately by the street clea ming force
beyond the limits OF the department has
been ordered to be discontinued, on ac-
count OF the scarcity Of water.
Walter Hall, small colored bootblack,
wastaken to Emergency Hospital last nigi.5
and was found to be suffering from collie
Walter had indulsed in watermelon and
had indu' ged in it too close to the bark.
Miss Al ncs Burns. No. 421 Ninth street
southwest, and, Miss Maggie George. No.
4i9 Ninth street southwest. returned 10
the city yesterday aftera visit of four weeks
to Mrs. Charles King, OF Fredericksburg,
Va.
President Ipsalls. OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad, will reach this city tonight
at l1:2O in his private car kankakee. on
his way to the sHot Springs. He will BE-
accompanied by several Of the officials of
the road.
DIR. B. Asllbourne Capehart has returned
from a trip To Europe, where he has made
IA visit OF eight weeks to his sister. who
lives in London, He spent a large part
OF his time visiting numerous hospitals
while there. Il 80
Charles LOuis Smith has asked the Dis
trio. supreme court for permission to
change his name to Louis Boyer, jr. lie
was reared BY Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Boyer, j
and by Mrs. Beyer's will, filed today. is
made her heir.
Hon John c. Clancy left yesterday for
Milwaukee to attend the National Republi
can League convention, as one OF the dele
gates from the Mckinley and Hobart Club
OF this city. He will take an active part
in the campaign in the State. ct Indiana
after the convention adjourns.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has built
an additional track which runs close up
to the passenger depot in this city. The
bank was cut away on the south side OF
the depot for n distance of three. or four
Rect and by the careful moving Of the
other two tracks there was enough roOm
for the new one. The new track gives
considerable room Tor the ha ndling of pas
senger trains.
The finest. the best boarda. only 81
per 100 feet. II you want common boards.
75c. per 1OOfeet. Franks Iibbey & Co. 18th
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