The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-02
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City Brevities.

The Catholic University viii be closed
for the season next Wednesday
The competitive company drills Of the
G"nzaga cadets viii take place at Marshall
Hall tomorrow.
Miss ALA Waters, OF Gaithersburg, Nd,
has entered Columbia Hospital, THIS city, u
pursue medical course.
The women students at Columbian Uni
verSity are giving an excursion toda yon the
steamer Manchester TO Marshall Han.
Mr. John F. Rodgers, formerly OF this
oity, tut now OF Milwaukee, is visiting Mr..
J. Bartlett, OF Thirty-second street ex-
tended.
THE commencement # the college Of
Howard University Will take place ~
morrow evening Senator ThursJon VIII
deliver the principal address.
a can Tiled with coal oil exploded last
evening IL tie house OF MIS-. Ida Talbot,
No. IL stleet northeast, and caused coz
siderable excitement but slight daTodge.
Rev Father Garrigan, OF the Catholic
University, has accepted an invita- ton
70 preach the sermon at the conservation
OF new Catholic church at oxford, Mass
Roger y. Fenwick, a patent attorney
was arrested last evening by Bicycle Po-
licenan Robertson, charged with ''scOrch-
ing Mr.. Fenwick left collateral at No.
station
The Thursday night meetings of the Cen
tr.l Union Mission have been placed tenn
porarIly liz charge OF Rev. E d. Bailey,
during the absence in the country OF Mr..
Allen Wood.
The distribution Of premiums to the
students II the Academy of the Visitation
viii take place Wednesday, June 16, at
10 o'clock a n, at the academy On
Connecticut avenue.
The local Federation of Labor held a
short session last evening at 1. O. n Hall
There were delegates present from eight
cen a. EXAMINATIONS No business Of specialin-
terest was transacted.
Tie final musicale the season 10y the
pupils Of Mrs z. d. BuCheT occurs in the
Church Of Our Father, corner Of Thirteenth
and L stleets northwest, this evening. Al
mission viii be ly card.
The Washington delegates to the general
synod Of the Lutheran Church, which viii
convene in Mansfield. Ohio, neXt Wednes-
da~. are: Rev. J. G.. Butler, Albert F.
Fox aud Cornelius Ec6hardt.
Policeman Emerson turned in an alarm
last night for blaze in the cellar Of NJ.
w fuckers residence, No 62S Third
street northeast. The fire was extin-
guished before much damage had re
suited.
Charles Keegan, sixty years Of age, was
found sick and helpless 10y Policeman
Luton ct Third and Q streets northwest
yesterday He was removed to his home,
No. 307 Elm street northwest, in the
patrol wagon.
Edna Lewis, q lost child, three years
old, was found wandering ainlesSy about
the streets last night by two Colored boys
She was taken to No 2 police station, and
later restored 10 her father, william Lewis,
at No. 26l \ street northwest
Lieut. Teeple reported to police head
quarters this morning that there is a tad
leak in the main at the corner Of Northern
Liberty Market and X street northwest,
and the water is pouring out OF the electric
light manhoie and flooding the street.
M Morrison. Of No 1927 Seventh street
northeast, denies that his son was one OF
the boys who held up Chester and Elmer
TAdNiiCA - htIt ditSt Ntl : NNothr OAA sur
day last He says his boy was an eyewit-
ness, but not a participant, Of the affair
Reign OF the Frost King" is the title Of
en- Interesting lecture which VIII be de
livered before the members OF the Church
OF our Saviour. In the town hall at Brook
land. n. c. by Prof. Allen Hazen, ofthe
Weather Bureau. on the evening of June Is.
Every time the fire alarm bells soIad
members Of the police bicycle squad parrol
the streets contiguous to the blaze to pvar-
haul wheelmen who are "scorchinS' in
their efforts to quickly reach the con-
flagration. and dash reCklesSly along the
crowded thoroughfares.
Mrs. &C. Mason, the wife Of the drug
giSt who killed himself in the Fourth
precinct station yesterday morning, states
that her husband was not a drinking man,
and Contradicts the statenentof the police
that he was under the influence Of liquor
when token 20 the station.
A strawberry festival win be given this
evening by the ladies of Pinckney Memo
rial Church at the residence Of Mr.. H. c.
Dobbs Hyattsville. Tomorrow evening the
Ladies Aid Society, of Hyattsville, will
give a similar entertainment, with straw
berries and cream galore, at the Methodist
parsonage.
novel entertainment Will tie given by
the members of Carroll Institute tomOT-
row evening at their han. The program
viii be participated in by the institute or
chestra, MINISTRIES, dramatic club and gym
nasts. and the one-act comedy, TOO At
tentive BY Half" will be presented, with
an excellent cast.
A missionary musicale will be given to
morrow evening 10y the women's mission
airy societies OF the Metropolitan Presby-
terian Church Music will be furnished by
choir of young men and boys: quartet
under the direction Of DR.. Charles Elliott
and several lady singers. The annual
mite box opening will be feature Of the
evening No charge for admission.