The times., 1897-09-21
ROBINSON & CHERRY CO.,
18th and f. Sis. n. w.
Ihe - Gitstes
City Brevities.

The District W. c. T. L. is arranging
program for the annual mass NEE ting.
Patrol Driver Al Vernon, of the Fourth
precinct. ~ the happy father Of bright
boy baby.
Tie pablic schools of TIE city opened
wilh an increased attendance yesterday
morning.
Emanuel Boone, colored, arrested on
charge of promoting policy, yesterday was
gran5ed trial 10y jury
The work of layIug tie new pavement
m front OF the Patent Office win lie com
plcred ia few days.
The harvest festiva! being held under the
auspices OF the local Salvation Army =
proving a decided success.
Policeman Herbert, of the Sixth precinct,
found a key Oh Se.emth street, engraved
with The Hame "Corbin.'
Tue reteular weekly parade fthe mounted
police OF IN. city took place yesterday after
noon or tie northwest suburban roads.
James McGraw. under Indictment for
assault with intent to XIII, was taken be
fore Judge Cole yesterday and released On
81 oOC bail.
Mrs. Mary Reldy, sixty-two years old,
dropped dead from heart failure at her
boule No 234 Seventh street north-
east, yesterday
Henry SeIhaGsen, thirty-five years old,
was yesterday arrested by Detective Wat
son and Policeman McNamae ON the charge
Of Promoting policy.
Columbus f. Thomas, living at 1903
or To ha
yesterday morning that while on a Sew
enJh street car a thief relieved him of u
pcoke.bDOk containing $500.
An aleTm was sounded for fire in a
house O1cuple,. by Mrs. C. g. List, at No
1885 street.. at lI:2S O'Clock yester
day Eorning, caUscd by defective lue.
The building was owned by J. G. Schneider.
no damage.
The Commissioners have ordered the
suM Of S34413 charged against the de
post OF IL" Capital Railway Company. a 1
present In the hands OF the collector OF
taxes, for repairs on Nichols avenue.
The cisbnrsing ,lerk OF the District has
been Authorized 10y tiie Commissioners t.
employ skilled Iaborer OF. and after Oc-
tober ]. 10 assist him, the compensation
70 bc 81 PER d5y until otherwise ordered.
Charles G. Sanders has resigned his Do
sition as sanitary and food inspector il
the health office, and Charles R. Holman
las t'eeu appointed in ms stead. at a "a l.
airy Of 81 200 per annum. Both changes
are TO take effect october 1.
A jury HuraneIled at the Sixth precinct
station Yesterday 10 investigate the death
OF George A. Ammun. who was killed near
LHe PeuRsyl-aida-avenue bridge southeast
bY a Baltimore and Potomac train, ren-
dered Ve7iic eEoncrating the company
NJ. " Beach and Augustus Bavenger
have broken tile record for suburban
wheeling Ca leaving for their vacation
they made the trip TO Clifton Station,
twenty-five miles from Washington, In
three hours This is lively pedaling over
that route.
Hon. j. " Bingham, 4 ssistant Secretary
Of Agriculture, viii act as the third rep
rcsentative OF the District at the Irriga-
tt1n Con gress u be held at Lincoln, Neb.,
September -, % and 30. in addition u
MesSrs. 7. II. Newell and Morris Bien, who
have already been named.
John 9 Schlosser has filed suit for di
vorce from Mary +. Schlosser, upon the
ground Of Iesertion. He states that they
were married on June Is, 1892, in Roches-
ter, n. y, where the defendant Is stu
living. That )n June 5, 1885, she wiIIfully
deserted him, and has ever since refused
90 live with him
1890 and 81 Cal Clarets, So doz.;
1894, S2-40. Chr. Xander. 1t