The times., 1897-11-30
City Brevities.

James A Davis nas been appointed a
policeman 10 take the place OF :. ". Bur
roughs resigned
william Dodson has been granted di-
vorcefr4n cinder Ella Dohson, ON the grounds
Of desertioE and adultery.
Ths naval uoaiu on construction Gs"t
yesterday morning in the room OF the As
sistant Secretary of the Navy.
An entertainment for the benefit Of
Auacosti. Lodge, j. O L.. 4. NJ, viii he
given next week al Masonic Han, Ana
costa.
The special business sf the B. & o Riii
Ioad for Sunday, November -, announced
t. sixteen parties, with a total OF lu6
people.
Florence NJ. Miller has been gran-ed a
divorce from Adplph ". Miller, on tie
grounds OF ha bitual drunkenness and non
support.
The viii of Mrs. Miranda Bailey WAS
filed yesterday, leaving her property TO
her two children. Anartasia and william
+. Bailey.
wlnam a King, chief clerk of the
Census Office, has returned from has leave,
which was spent on the eastern snore cf
Maryland.
The viii of Gen. Albert Ordwly was filed
yesterday, leaving all his property TO Mrs
ordway and appointing his son, Goodwin
Ordway, executor
W. II. McCuen, of IiO4 Connecticut
avenue, complained at detective head
quarters yesterday that some one on Sat
urday stole his bicycle.
Miss Shuck, a teacher in the fifth grade
al the Thompson school, who has been
III for several days, yesterday resumed her
work with her classes.
Policeman Lee, OF The Third precinct,
yesterday reported a dangerous hole in he
Sidewalk al the southwest corner OF
Twenty second street and Virginia aveupe
northwest.
Nj W II Forester. inspector Of street
ana alley cleaning, has been removed sir.
D. u Proctor. is promoted 10 200. vie
Forester aud J. /. Barrick = appointed IN
rpector al St.IOO, vice Proctor.
Mr.. John ; Laws yesterday filed suit
aganst the District for 5000 damages
for injuries received 10y falling into node
in the pavement at the corner Cr T and
Eleventh streets on october last.
The voluntary liquidation Of The Ma
uonal Bank OF the Republic Is now an
accomplished fact. Since July lie told
ers of stock have realized $500 on each
Sl9C snare of stock from dividends.
Pensions wete granted TO District people
yesterday as fellows: Original John Y.
Mcintyre and Francis Ruth. Increase
EdwinC.Goss original, widow etc. -Alinurs
OF Charles Z. Saver and Sarah f. how ard.
Fred BurIeigh. the boy who shot himself
on TIA. rDsd between Rockville andGaithers-
burg, several US ago, is slowly improv-
ing at edman's Hospital, and the phySi-
clans believe that he VIII now recover.
The third quarterly conference Of the
Douglass Memorial Church vas held last
evening in the board toom. A large pr
portion Of the officers OF the church were
present, ana only routine business was
transacted.
Henry W Williams alias Edward Har-
rity. charged in the police court yes
terday with the larceny of an overcoat from
Mr.. Richard II. Dalton. Nc. Z b street north
west, pleaded guilty, ana was held for the
grand jury.
John I. Shechan, an aged inmate oi
the Soldiers Home, was fined - OF fifteen
da Us in the workhJuse yesterday by Judge
Scott Tor breaking two large plate elass
windows at Castelberg's jewelTy estab-
lishment on the Avenue early Sunday .mhrn-
ing.
Mr. T Thomas Fortune, editor of the
New York A &c, WI deliver an address,
entitled Thomas Jefferson, the Greatest
Democrat, before the Bethel Literary ana
Historical Association TINS evening aU ,he
Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church.
Eleventh nj K streets northwest.
Chr. Xander's fusel-free Gold Medal Rye,
65c. qt 909 7th. II