The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-11
City Brevities

Senator Elkins left the city yesterday at
4 O'Clock FOR business trip to New York.
After a dangerous attack of illness Rev.
F. y biSchUff is reported TO be improving.
The sewer On the banks OF Rock Greek
paralleling the stream is nearing compile
ton.
Mgr. Martinelli has accepted an invita-
ton To visit the Catholic Winter School at
New Orleans.
The Forty Hours Devotion at st. Aloysius'
Church commenced yesterday, and will
close tomorrow.
Mr. William Jose, of this city, was regis
tered yesterday in Wheeling. w. Va. He
was noted as bicycle man"
meeting OF the Carroll Institute fair
committee will be held in the library at
7:30 O'Clock tomorrow evening.
A large band of gypsies passed Martins
burg, w Va. Friday, en- route to tins city.
They viii camp on the lexington road.
Lieut.. Amiss reported to police head
quarters this morning that there is dan
gerous hole in tie Sidewalk in front OF No.
903 c street northwest.
Tie Penns ylvania Railroad Company has
completed roof over the sidewalk to pro-
tect baggage en- route from the baggage
room to express wagons on the curb.
newspaper reporter, played the role of
Santa Claus at the recent st. Theresa's
Church Christmas entertainments
A broken gate at the street crossing
renders travelling across the Baltimore and
Ohio tracks at that point extremely dan
gerous.
A mud scow stretched from bank to bank
across Rock Creek dams up the sewerage
from four large sewers, and is n source Of
complaint Throughout the northwest sec
ton.
The police made twenty-five arrests dur
ing the twenty four hours ending at O'Clock
this morning. There were seventeen col
ored prisoners and eight white, seven being
females.
Bishop Sstterlce will conduct services,
commencing at 3 O'Clock this afternoon,
IN St Luke s Church, Brighton, and at 1870
o clock this evening in st. Johns Church,
Olney, both in Montgomery county.
MontroSe Angle. driver. living at 1920
Union street southwest, was injured this
morning in lifting heavy roll OF paper from
his wagon at Eleventh and Pennsylvania
avenue. He was taken to the Emergency
Hospital.
One Of the horses attached to herdic No.
Sc fell near the corner of Ninth and
streets this morning. Electric car No. $50,
i
passed the herClic the projecting guard on
that vehicle smashed all the window panes
on one side of the car and did other dana ge.
Governor elect George w Atkinson, of
West virginia, who has been in the city
since Friday. left last night for the capital
OF his State, m company with Hon. George
NJ. Bowers, Of Martinsburg, TO be present
at tile opening OF the Legislature on Mednes-
day. Both gentlemen will return here on
the Goth instant.
The case Of the United States against the
wilkins Brothers for violating the internal
revenue laws, which was to be heard be-
fore United States Commissioner Mills this
morning, was continued until Saturday
morning. The Messrs. wilkins are charged
with refusing Cancelled oleomargarines stamps
in Philadelphia.
An average of IL 900 cans of milk come
into Washington every month over three
lines Of railway, and are delivered TO local
dealers from warehouse near the District
end OF the Long Bridge. Probably as
much more comes over the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad and by wagons from near
by points.
kerosene lamp exploded last evening
in the house Of Henry Smith, No. $50 F
street southwest, and, whizzing through the
air. left a trail OF fire over the floor and fur
niture. Before the men of No. 4 engine
company could extinguish the blaze S25
damage had resulted.
A lecture and sermon will be delivered
this evening by Rev. Alex Mackay-Smith,
s. 4. D., rector OF S t. Johns z. f. Church,
this City, 60 the Brotherhood of st. Andrew,
OF Rockville in Christ Church, that town.
The reverend gentleman will do this in
compliance with an invitation from the
Brotherhood.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Guilford Granite Company, held at Gull
ford, Howard county, Nd, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
A. Ii Jouvenal, OF this city, president;
George L. Kirby, OF Laurel, Md, secretary,
A. Drummer, of Guilford, treasurer, and
John White, general manager.
Washington Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, viii celebrate the seve nty second
anniversary OF its organization in Masonic
Temple next Wednesday evening. A BAN
quet will be served and several species
made by prominent knights. Visiting dele
cations from other Communicates in the
District will be present and participate in
the Publication.
In the announcement this morning that
Nine. Melba would not be able TO appear
in this city during the season of grand
opera the Columbia Theater was mad
yertantly mentioned in connection there
with. The Damrosch company will appear
at the Lafayette Opera House; while Ed
ward Chevalier, the greatest and most
remarkable OF all entertainers, will COM
mence his engagement at the Columbia this