The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-09
The ~ TimeS
City Brevities.

Lieut.. J. W. GeSsford, OF the Eighth pre-
ciuct, is on leave. and Sergt. Daniel STAT
ter is acting Lieutenant.
Richard Young, oolored, who is driver
OF a beer wagon, fell from the vchiole at
sixth and X streets yesterday and broke
his right leg.
william. arris, a small boy, residing at
No. hl3 Third street, was struck n the
face with a base ball and had his nose
broken last evening.
suit was entered today by Stephen s.
Ford against George w. Kialey 10 dissolve
tie partnership existing hetN cen them IN
the conduct OF a saloon at No 433 Third
street southwest.
Charles F. Herman was riding bicycle
on PENNSYLVANIA avenue southeast yestcr-
day At ii speed greater than allowed by
police regulations, and was fined So In
tie Police court today.
There is a bad washout on the north
side OF Fort street between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets northeast, Brookland, D..
C, anc Acting Lieut. Daniel SIattery re-
ported the matter to headquarters today
Martha Broadus, of No. 1923 Third street
northwest, asks The Times 10 Geny that
she was elected corresponding secretary
OF the new chapter OF TIE National Negro
Protective Associa ton, recently organized
at Second Baptist Clutch.
The Fnst Washington Baptist Assocla-
tion viii hole it's twea; y-siXth annual scs-
sion with the Liberty Baptist Church, at
tn: ormer of Eighteenth and streets
northwest, TINS city, beginning next Tues
ming al ! g'clpck "A
Mrs. Hannah Eannister, sixty-six year
of age, who resides at No l01l Fourteenth
street southeast, fen fIom Capital Trac-
tiOn ca tie train tins morning, and was Sc
verely in ured bout the hao anc shoulders.
A police ambulance conveyed her L. Prov
idence Hospital.
John Butler, colored, is a sport and de-
lights in dog fighting. He was arrested
on the commons yesterday while engaged
in his favorite pastirne, and in the police
court today Judge Kimball gave him the
privilege OF paying So for his sport OF
going down for fifteen days.
The trial OF Stationkeeper Allen, Of No
i, was concluded before the trial board
YESTERDAY afternoon, but the type-N ut
ten evidence will not reach the Commits
sioners for several days. IL is the general
opinion that Mr.. Allen will be honorably
acquitted of the charge brought against
him.
William Clifford ald Oliver Morgan found
q silk umbrella in the Penns ylvania ,le.
pot yesterday, and were found trying to
& sell the same for 81 in the Division. In
the police court today they were charged
w:tn icing suspicious characters, and were
sc;iteuoed to thirty days each or 20 give
$50 bonds.
A ColOred driver, while asleep on one Of
the Washington Brick Machine Con- pany'S
wagons about O'Clock this morning, ran
into a Great Falls ice wagon, at seventh
siieet and Florida avenue, severely cut
ting the fore and hind leg Of enc Of the
horses. The police declined TO arrest the
sleepy driver, on the ground that il was
@ case for civil suit
Mr. John wanstall, the former livery
man, who was reported missing by his
wife yesterday, has turned up safe and
sound. Policeman Austin found him on
Pennsylvania avenue last nignt, and he
Returned to his wife Mr. WanstaIl .le-
MES that he was missing, and attributes
his absence from home Wednesday night
to the fact that he was employed and
could not go home.