The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-22
City Brevities

The usual Monday concert will be Civer
at the Marine Barracks this afternoon
Jctn TcyIcr pad So into tie Golfers OF
the police count today fer trepassing on
Garfield Park southeast.
DIR. Moselyg formerly chairman of IN,
Republican State central committee of
Alabama, is in the city
Postmaster General Gary returned "a
thscity thiSmorningaftar spending Sunday
at his home in Baltimore
William Skidmore, formerly an employe
OF the navy yard, in this city, died sud
denly in Alexandria yesterday.
Gov. Atkinson, OF West Virginia. dined
with Senator and Mrs. Elkins last even
ing Tie governor viii leave for Cha rl,s-
ton this evening.
Arrangements are being made to com
mence the sospel-wagun outdoor work
at an early date by the managers Of the
Centred Union Mission
For disorderly conduct on Water street
southwest, Louis Cavanaugh was assessed
50 or fifteen days in the workhouse by
Judge kimball today.
Several OF the new compresseG-air motor
cars were run over the lexington and
Soldiers Home line yesterday. and proved
to be a great success.
Hon. William L. Wilson. formerly Post
master General, went to Lexington. Va,
today on business connected with Wash
ington and Lee University
"Spectacles;a Focal Point in the Worlds
Development" viii be the subject of a
lecture by Prof. W K Butler this after
nnpn at ba rolp,,,bi,,
Several OF the riders who are to take part
In the siX-days' -yOu-plcase bicycle
race, which begins t Convention Hall on
Monday next, have arrived in the city
For INDUCING in immoral conduct in
Br1ghtwood, Benjamin Shanklin, colore,l.
was sent 10 the chain gang for thirty DAYS
by Judge Kimball today n default OF a $40
fine.
The Ladies' Home Missionary Society
OF the First Congregational Church will
give luncheon Wednesday from II to
1:30 O'Clock in the church parlor to raise
money for their work
John A. Noon forfeited collateral in the
police court this morning for falling to pay
his hack hire to Cabby Theodore Smith.
The arrest was made by Policeman Hart
man on Smith complaint
Capt. j. s. s. Hassler, former appoint
ment clerk at the Interior Department. but
at present the receiver of the General
Land Office, at Enid, Okla, is in the CITY
60 remain about two weeks.
Prof. Hawkes., of Baltimore. preached
twice yesterday at the Gay Street Baptist
Church, at the corner Of Thirty-firstan and NJ
streets The church was crowded with an
interested audience on both occasions.
The topic before the Society for Philo-
sophical Inquiry, of Columbian Univ arsity.
tomorrow afternoon, will be The Worship
of Humanity Rev Frank Sewan and
Mr.. Henry Farquhar will be the speakers.
While taking a spring outing yesterday
IN the vicinity OF Benning James E. Fur
long, secretary OF the Virginia Commits
sion and Exchange Company, was thrown
from his bicycle and painfully injured.
he collided with tree stump.
Lawyer Albert sillers received the con-
CALCULATIONS of his friends at the police
court today IT is a boy, weighs eleven
pounds and made his bow on the stage of
hfc at noon yesterday, the first day ct
spring. Mrs. Sillers is doing well.
Judge Jonn j. jackson, OF the federal
court Cor the district of West Virginia,
was a guest at the National yesterday.
Judge Jackson has servedon the bench con-
hnuously since his appointment in the
early eos by President Lincoln
Police Lieut.. Boyle reports the side
walk on the north side OIL street, between
Connecticut avenue and Twentieth street.
is dangerous to pedestrians, owing TO loose
bricks. Lieut.. SwiDdells reports the side
walk sup:scn at the southwest corner of
Thirty second and o streets.
Mr.. ". +. Downey, OF the Downey Stables.
states that lhe team of horses which ran
away AMI knnckeddvwn Mrs. George Crafts,
as stated in The Morning Times, is stabbed
with him by private parties and it is not
his own property FOR renting purposes