The morning times., 1897-01-03
City Brevities

! Mr.. Earnest A. A. Dunn of Fifth street
southeast spent yesterday visiting friends
in Baltimore.
Miss Lottie Kane Of Glcns Falls, ". Y,
| is visiting Mrs. f. B. Mayne of Tweli v
second street.
| Mr. Joseph Cooper of Knoxville Tenn,
is spending a few days in the city visiting
the family OF Mr.. X. w. Dunn, Fifth and
| q streets.
Two little misses, in yellow sweaters,
riding bicycle built for two, Were the
observed OF all observers on the Avenue
yesterday afternoon.
Steam engineers licenses have been
| granted as follows: To A. j. Schofield,
second class; to Henry Edwards and K.
II. Sargent, third class
The new Library building has been the
Mecca OF thousands OF Visitors during the
holidays. Its marvellous beauty has been
the subject or much comment.
Miss Marion Garfield Of New York.
who has been visiting Miss Ethel Camp
OF No. 2l1S L street, returned to her home
yesterday.
Mr.. Oswald Camp, of 211s G street, who
has been spending the holidays at his
home returns to Phillips Academy, 1T
Exeter, n. H., today.
William Hendley's bicycle slipped fiom
under him last night on Twenty third
street. He received bad fall, but was
not seriously injured.
John A. Keech was yesterday appointed
watchman at the Washington Asylum, vice
a. NJ. Nichols, removed, the appointment
to take effect from the 1st instant.
Gen. j. S. Clarkson will meet with the
District Commissioners on Tuesday next
to present anew the appeal ofthe Standard
Telephone COmpany for District franchise.
A the marriage anniversary entertain
ment given by Mrs. Van Horn Of 1149
street northwest, last week, excellent
music was furnished by Mcssrs. A. Haske,
Daw and Schrivener.
The Will of Wilbur y. Mcknew, dated
May 6, S95, was filed yesterday for
probate. The deceased itaveS his entire
estate to his mother, and appoints Rut-
ledge Wilson executor, without bond.
The Lyceum of the Second Baptist Church
viii be addressed at $3.50 O'Clock this
afternoon by Major Charles X. Douglass,
Prof. l.. NJ. Hershaw and Lawyer r. $.
Freedom.'' s.a f5
James Mason, twenty-One years old,
coiored stranger in the city, was taken
sick al the corner OF Seventh street and
Florida avenue yesterday afternoon, and
was removed to Freedmans Hospital III
a police ambulance.
Coroner Hannett will make an inves-
tigation Monday Of tie circumstances sur |
the death of Molie Lee. colored, |
whose body was discovered floating in |
the canal yesterday. The body was re-
moved TO the nIorgue last night.
Congressinan-elect William Pierce of the
Sixth tNashvilIel district Of Tennessee
Is in the city. Mr.. Pierce's son is a
student at the Georgetown University,
lnd returned here with his father after
spending the Christmas holidays at home
The Popular Price Book Company, by
Daniel Schieler, made an assignment yes
erday to Alexander WClr. The assets are
placed at $909.30 and the Liabilities at
81 ,SO1.59. The firm had stores at 223
Pennsylvania avenue, and 3037 NJ street
northwest.
The superintendent OF the street and
Hey cleaning department was yesterday
rected to visit New York City to inspect
he Charlton street sweeping machine, on
onditIon that the inventor of the machine
will advance one-half the amount of the
lci1ent expense.
Physicians now serving in official
apacty in either the Army or Navy of
he United States are exempted under
ne provisions of the new medical practice
i'll, in operation in the District since last
une. 1t is not necessary that they shall
ave the license provided for to be issued :
Y the board of medical supervisors
The officers of Lafayette Pest, No. 20,
l.. A R. and Woman's Relief Corps, will
: installed Wednesday evening, January
at the Church OF Our Father corner i
Thirteenth and l. streets northwest.
II interesting literary and musical pro- I,
:am will be rendered. C