The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-20
City Brevities

Matchless is docked at the navy yard
Rev. B. Franklin Rattroy will speak at
the Union Mission meeting tomorrow even
ing
Gen. V. ID. Groner, promipent Repub-
lican politician, of Norfolk, Va, is stop
ping at the Riggs House.
Judge Hagner was unable to hold or
phan's court yesterday on account of ILL
ness. Judge Cox presided in his place.
Mr.. George A. Jordan has recovered
sufficiently from a severe attack OF grip
TO again appear at his place of business.
An Illustrated lecture on the Life of
Our Lard VIII be given by Prof. Turner at
st. Cyprian's Han next Monday evening.
The marines stationed at the Washing
ton Barracks and Navy Yard will appear
in dress uniform on parade next Monday
River men living along the wharves in
Georgetown fear another destructive flood
if the heavy rains of the past few days
continue.
George A. Jordan, the real estate dealer,
Of No. 1417 street, who has teen i'll Of
the grip for the past month, is now entirely
recovered.
Avalon NJ. Dufor. Walter Hillary and
James Williams forfeited collateral in the
police court today, for disorderly conduct
ana profanity.
number of churches will tomorrow
change their hour of evening worship from
7:30 to { O'Clock, because of the length
ening of the days
Champion Robert Fitzsmmons has teen
booked to give an exhibition at a local
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theatrical sea sol.
For INDUCING in profanity on Fourteenth
street southeast. James Crainey was fined
s. OF fifteen days in the chain gang Ivy
Judge Kimball today.
Prof Hawkes., of Baltimore, known as
the Laughing philosopher viii lead
the services at the Gay Street Baptist
Church tomorrow evening.
Gracomo Morisi, an Italian organ grinder,
Is held at the First precinct station,
charged 10y his brctIer, John Moiis. with
the theft Of valuable letter.
Mrs, Martha Ellen Rehner began suit
for divorce yesterday agains her husband,
Charlie Casper Rehner. She says that
he d, serted her five years ago.
The members OF the police force are look
ing forward with considerable interest to
Congressional ac,io1 on the proposed change
N their daily schedule of service.
Mary Gregg and Captor Thomas, coIored.
Were assessed 50 each in the police court
today fortrying to disfigure thecountenanoe
of Charles Mitchell, coIored urchin.
Detective Joseph Carter has been placed
in charge Of the pawnbrokers' and second
hand dealers work at headquarters during
the illness OF Detective Charles Proctor.
The board OF managers of the Working
mems Library Association is making elab-
crate arrangements for the entertainment
to be given April for the benefit of that
INSTITUTION
A party of workers from the Central
Union Mission viii assist Rev. E. W. Felt
ncr, of Fredericksburg, in his annual camp
meeting, to be held at some time during
the coming summer.
Policeman Birkigt arrested Howard West,
a tail youth, on Thirty-second street Last
night because he Was fighting with q
smaller boy. In the police court today
West was fined 50.
A lady member Of st. Aloysius' congre-
CATION has presented handsome medal TO
Gonzaga College, TO be competed for by the
senior students and awarded at the close
OF the scholastic year.
Can't Knight and his seine haulers at
Stony Point, down the + otOmac, have gone
TO work and daily consignments of shad
and herring are being received at the fish
wharf, foot Of Eleventh street,
First Assistant Postmaster General cry
Heath was local reporter on the Evening
when that newspaper was published on
Ninth, between E and F streets northwest.
The police are generally jubilant over
the revocation of the District ordinance
which required vehicles TO stop on the right
side of the street. This regulation, they
say, caused them more trouble than any
other in the code.
The funeral of Col Macomb Mason,
formerly of the Egyptian army took place
from his former residence, No. 1716 Rhode
Island avenue at O'clock yesterday
afternoon, and the interment was at Oak
Hill.
Policeman Witt told Judge Kimban today
that Nancy Naylor, colored, created a
scene on Factory Hilllast night andindUlged
in loud and boisterOus talking. Nancy
went down for one month in default of
$40 fine.
Policemen narrower and shrader found
the front door of Eugene ID. Porter's car
rage factory, corner OF Delaware avenue
and L streets southwest, open at 100
O'Clock this morning. The watchman was
notified.
over % excursionists from the New Eng
land States, who have come on to see the
sights of the National Capital, are quar-
tered at willard's. The party came over
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and will
remain in the city for several days.
The frequent rains have demonstrated
the fact that the suburban electric railroads
should be ballasted with gravel or rock i'm
stead of dirt, as there are several points
slong the roads where the ballast has to
considerable extent been washed away.
The apartment on the top floor OF the
police court building, formerly occupied
by the late Hall Colgate, then docket clerk,
as his office, is now used as a private
consultation room. Mr.. John Peyton, who
succeeded Mr.. Colgate, has his desk down
stairs in Clerk Potts office.
dat man done struck my husband wild
a rock" said Mary Washington. in testi-
fying against william Coleman, who was
charged with assaulting her husband,
before Judge Kimban this forenoon. Cole
man stoutly denied Mary's accusation,
but was fined So by his honor