The evening times., 1897-01-13
City Brevities

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come off at the Rosslyn links tomorrow
The Mississippi Association viii hold a
meeting at the Confederate Veterans Hall,
corner Of Eleventh and E streets northwest,
this evening.
Miss Adeha Gates the well known trav-
eler, gave talk about the various contries
SIZE has visited, at the WimodaughSis so
cial last night.
c. G.. Essner, the Philadelphia caterer,
who has been awarded the contract for
the Inauguration Ball supper, is registered
at the Arlington.
The last lecture of the season by Rev. DR.
Stafford for the benefit OF st. Paul's
Church, viii be delivered at the Columbia
Theater next Monday evening.
Mr.. j. c. Greenman. secretary Of the
chief Of police aud Humane Society agent,
OF Kansas City, Mo-, was a guest of Chief
Clerk Sylvester at police headquarters to-
day.
The Georgetown police made only one ar
rest during the twenty-four hours ending
at O'Clock this morning, William n
Storch- charged with being drunk and dis
orderly.
The forty hours devotion will commence
IN ST. Mary's Church, Fifth street, between
q and H streets northwest, on Sunday, Jan
uary "a, and conclude on the following
Tuesday.
Detective Frank Burrows stated today
GDat Little River, opposite Georgetown, is
frozen over If the freeze continues for
ty-eight hours longer there will be good
skating on the stream.
The Board of Control of the District Ep-
worth League viii hold its annual meeting
this evening at Foundry Church, for the
election OF president for the ensuing year.
The hour OF meeting is 7:30.
Mr.. John T. Harris, who viii be remem-
bered as having been Senator Elkins' pri-
yate secretary during the first session Of
the present Congress. has been chosen as
the secretary OF the West Virginia senate.
George McKenny was found sick and
PROSTATE on thesidewalk at Fourteenth and
streets northwest last night. The police
had him removed to his home, No 1910
Corcoran street northwest, in the ambU-
lance.
Fred Broker, a colored clerk, gave an
entertainment last night in North Wash
ington, but having failed to procure a
license, was arrested by Policeman Muir
phy and required to leave SO at No. 6
station
Policemen Pat Creaghe and NJ. Lynch
found the front door OF James Ferry & Sons
grocery store, No. AL New Jersey avenue
northwest, open at /: 80 O'Clock this morn
ing Nothing missing and no burglars
sighted.
Officers have been elected by the Young
Ladies' Sodality OF St Domnic's Church.
They are: President. Miss Mary Z. O'Con-
NOR; vice president, Miss Anna Doyle; sec
retary, Miss Mary c. johnson; treasurer,
Miss Mary Bischoff.
John B. Livingston, the colored driver for
the late Capt George E. Lemon, twas
thrown from the carriage he was driving
yesterday at Fourteenth and Park streets,
Mount Pleasant, and seriously injured He
was taken 10 Garfield Hospital for treat
ment.
The mascot Of the Sixth police station,
tiny turtle, has been provided with an
aquarium. The policemen have trained
their pet to feed from their hands, and he
will almost spring out of the water to get
a live fly held between the fingers of q
person.
Rev. A. S Zimmerman VIII hold a special
service for men only this evening at Nc
kendree NJ Il. Church, on Massachusetts
avenue northwest; subject, Darkest Man
hood Revival meetings have been held
there each evening since the week OF
prayer began.
Potomac and Stone Posts, OF the G. A. r..
and Potomac Posts auxiliary-of the Wom-
en s Relief Corps will hold union installa-
ton service this evening at Costelo's Hail.
corner of Sixth and g streets northwest
Tie ceremony will be public, and refresh
nlents win be served at its close.
Detectives are being employed here by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COMPANY to
break up the petty stealing of coal from
fheir cars by men, women and children,
who are provided with bags and "fetchers."
The latter implements are long iron hooks
ior pulling humps OF coal from the gon-
eOlas or flat cars.
The tower OF the Metropolitan NJ E.
Church. at the corner Of Four-and-a-haIf and
c streets northwest, which has Just been
reconstructed by ArchitectJ H. Hammond,
at a cost 20 the congregation Of So 500,
contains ,23O feet of iron roads, $50 feet
vertical and 300 feet horizontal, so ar
ranged as TO make the snirc safe against
any storm likely TO visit Washington