The morning times., 1897-02-03
City Brevities

Fred Sims, the crack bicycle rider,
forfeited So collateral for scorching Mon
day night.
There Were several dismissals yester-
day from the force Of laborcrs employed
at the Depart ment Of the Interior
The recently elected Officers If the
District Epworth League will be installed
on next Wednesday evening at Grace NJ.
Z. Church.
Walter NJ. Taylor, who was arrested
Monday night charged with cmbeZzle-
ment, was held in $500 ban by Judge
Miller yesterday.
Collaterals continue TO be forfeited in
considerable numbers at tie police court
by persons charged with falling To re-
move snow, as provided by law.
The board OF control of The District Ed
worth League will meet this evening at
Foundry NJ. +. Church Mr. Dewhirst. the
recently elected president, VIII preside.
An experience meeting'' will be held
this evening at the Bruen Mission. on NJ
street, between Half and First streets
southeast. Remarks TO be contributed.by
several converts.
A meeting of tie Oratorical Association
or tie istrict Epwurth League Will be
held on Friday TO fix the date and ar
range the details of the contest which
will take place in March
A team match at checkers wllltake place
between Anacostia and Washington at the
Chess, Checker and Whist Club. No. 6l2
Twelfth street, this evening, TO which all
lovers of the game are invited
Prof. j Howard Gore Will deliver an
address next Sunday at 7:30 p. N. at tie
Cniyersalist Church, at Thirteenth and L
streets. His subject is, Tie Struggle
for Religious Liberty; or, in tile Wake
of the Pilgrims.''
The local insurance men have been
granted hearing by the Commissioners,
TO take place on Friday morning next.
for an expression OF views upon the new
insurance law now in the hands of the
board for consideration.
ltis said that young man named Camp
bell has been taken from the civil service
list to fill the place OF station keeper at
the Twelfth street police station, made
vacant by the transfer of j. w Everly to
No. 3, vice Edward Mitchell, deceased
The Rev. DR.. Adolos Allen, formerly
co-paster Of the First PrcSby terian Church,
with the Rev. Dir. Byron Sunderland, has
accepted call 10 the First Presbyterian
Church, at Reading, Pa. DR.. Allen will
leave for his new field of labor in a few
days.
Policeman kilmartin, with the First pre-
cinct patrol wagon, was summoned to the
Southern Railroad hiding, Thirteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue. last night
to remove +. j. Pierce, the light watchman,
TO the Emergency Hospital, he having been
taken suddenly and seriously ill.
A concert will be given by Arthur d.
Mayo, assisted by Mrs Charles Shaler. at
the UniverSalist Church, corner Thirteenth
and l. streets northwest, on Thursday
evening. Mr.. Mayo is well-known pianist
Mrs. Schaler is a contralto singer possessing
voice OF excellent power and purity.
The Commissioners have returned TO the
President, with recommendation for
favorable executive action, tile resolution
extending the time within which the
lexington and Soldiers Home and the
Belt Line Railway Companies shall be re-
quired to equip their roads with rapid
5nSlt facliiteS.
A permit was issued yesterday to John
Z. Herrell Co. to grade Seventeenth
street east, from East Capitol street north,
on condition that the work shall be done
III accordance with grade sheet furnished
by the engineer department, and the im-
provemcnt to be made at the firms sole
risk and expense.
Policemen Schuyler and Bell have locked
up three boys at the Twelfth street sta
tion for completely in the stealing of a
baby carriage, valued at So, from Mrs
Nellie ID. Haskall, residing at No. sos Penn
sylvania avenue southeast. The boys are
Nose Kelly and Sam Smith, coiored, each
fifteen years of age, and George Knott, a
white school boy, aged twelve years.