The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-09
City Brevities

Tie annual ball OF the Unione Frattellanza
Italiana will he given ON February 10,
At National Rifles armory.
Mr. Jesse Suter is representing the Anti
Saloon League before the excise board dur
ing the Illness OF Attorney Shoemaker.
Henry NJ. Clapp, of Ohio, who has been
Secretary Carlisle secretary, has been
| appointed examiner OF the mint at 81 300
| a year.
| .Painters' Assembly, No. 1898, held an
| enthusiastic meeting last evening at the
rooms OF the Workingrnen's Library Asso-
| citation.
I he Civil Service Commission hopes to
have its pamphlet of instructions and dates
| for examinations ready for issue next
Monday.
Chicken thieves entered the stable OF
| Frank Martin, on the Bladensburg read,
last night, and got away with nine fine
| pUllets.
The week OF prayer was observed at the
I Sixth Presbyterian Church with prayer
service conducted 10y the pastor, Rev. DR..
skellinger.
Rev. Byron Sunderland has been absent
frsut-the. city for week, on a visit TO his
daughter in the CAtskills. He is expected
70 return tonight.
The Christadelphian League will meet
and "a streets northeast, at 7:30 O'Clock
tomorrow evening.
Hack Inspector Croft is making a New
Years raid on the unlicensed drivers OF
public vehicles, and has made several ar
rests since January i.
Local No. 90. Brotherhood of Electrical
WORKERS, held a largely attended meet
ing last night at their headquarters, No.
sos Eleventh street northwest.
A sacred concert, the third OF a series
OF entertainments for the benefit of the
Sixth Presbyterian Church, Will he given
on next Wednesday evening at that church.
r. Y Belt formerly chief Of the Indian
Bureau, delivered a most interesting lee
Jure on athe American Indian before the
pupils OF the Business high School last night.
The committee recently appointed to
confer with the Commissioners in respect
TO the order against crying sunday news
papers on the streets will have hearing
On Thursday next.
The election OF officers of Grant Circle,
No. l. Ladies OF the Grand Army of the
Republic. VIII take place at Topographic
cal Temple Tuesday evening, January ~.
Mrs. Nellie C. Royce viii conduct the ex
erciSeS.
Prof. John Hendley, the former wizard
If the National Museum a most remark
hl1le ant ldieEleu Oiu man, was SENT TO
the Washington Asylum Hospitality Judge
Kinball yesterday to recover from the ef-
fects OF alcoholism.
A prisoner arrested by Sergt. Daily as
an babitual drunkard, yesterday, said he
started on his debauch by following the
advice Of "a friend" who advised him TO
take raw beef and equally raw whisky for
his stomach complaint.
Secretary Roger Williams, of the excise
board, is still confined TO his home from
the effects of the injury to his ankle, sus-
tanned two months ago. Clerk Woodward
is attending to the office work in the
absence Of Mr.. Williams.
The home at woodside, Nd, OF Mr.. An
drew Braid, a clerk in the Geodetic Survey,
was burned TO the ground yesterday morn
ing. The fire seems to have been the work
OF incendiaries, the house being unoccupied
at the time There was no insurance.
Mr.. Howard Douglas, jr., of Cincinnati,
Ohio, is spending a few days with his
cousin, Miss Helen Day, of No. 2O7 Third
street southeast, on his way home after
a prUtracted visit TO various Eastern cities,
including New York and Philadelphia.
Gen. J. S. Garrison, who has been I'M
alile on account OF illness to meet either
of Two recent appointments with the Com
missioners, for a discussion of the Standard
Telephone Company's application for a
District franchise, will have a hearing one
day next week.
Mr.. ]. Thomas Bailey, the popular Young
druggist, who has been with G. G.. Z.
Simms for u numbeFof years, has resigned
TO accept a lucrative position as travelling
salesman with William X. Warner q Co.,
wholesale druggists Of Philadelphia. Mr.
Bailey will leave in few days for New
Orleans, where he will begin work
Shepard Barrett, colored man, fifty
five years old, and who lived at No. 2460
Eighth street northwest. died at tbs home
this morning without medical attention.
Dr. Gaines. who was called after the man
had died refused to give a certificate OF
death, and Coroner Hammett was notified
a meeting of the executive committee
OF the inauguration committee on illumina-
building last evening and ratified the
action OF President Weller in his previous
conference with, Chairman Bell, of the
general committee, in respect to the ap-
preparations, and adopted a design for the
street arches.
The officers OF the Emancipation Cele
bration and Historical Association held
brief conference at No. 2212 Champlain
avenue northwest, last nj ht, and Mr.. Rob-
ert Halliday, president OF the association,
ordered meeting OF the organization to
be held at Israel Baptist Church, Eleventh
street, between f and g streets northeast
on Friday evening, the 18th instant, to
elect the officers OF the day for the APP
propriate celebration of Emancipation day