The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
City Brevities

Frederick Dow, of West Washington, is
seriously i'll at his home.
SuperntondentB,Ii, o:the city rostoffice,
was oafined TO his hCme yesterday 10y III
ness.
President circuit. of the Newport News
ShipbuiIding Company, is a guest at the
Raj eigh.
The fifty-sXth meeting of the Geological
o-iety wild bc held at the Cosmos Club
tomorrow night at O'Clock.
The Dung Mems League of the i Street
BaptiStC church met last evening atthe ONE
OF Mr. Frank Simpson, on Florida avenue.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union will
hold a meeting this evening at the Second
Baptist Church in southeast Washington.
otert Parke, the former general agent
OF the SeabOard Air Line railroad, has re-
turned o thee city from trip 20 Portsmouth,
Va
The annual meeting OF the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Society Will be held
atthe church, on Howard avenue, this even
ing.
meeting OF the Vaughn Glass Club will
he held in Calvary Sunday school house next
/. Monday evening for the transaction Of i'm
lortant business.
Mr.. w. p. Fowler, ST., of No. go D
\
OF his ribs Saturday last, is improving from
/, the shock 49,.
The NJ cunt Tabor Church, of Georgetown,
Will Old a bazaar al the Nasonic Hall, o
TbiTty-seC Oad street, beginning tonight,
which will ContinCe during the week.
Jacob PeykeF, once a resident of Wash
ington, and a mem Der OF the Masonic MI
tual Relief Association, of this city died
in Petersburg, Va, yesterday afternoon.
Moncure Burke. Of the District Engineer
Commissioners office has returned from
visit to his old home in Virginia whittier
he had been for recuperatiUn OF his health.
Detectives weldon and Horne have re-
covered from thieves a white, black and
yellow-Striped horse blanket, which is held
at police headquarters for identification.
Rev. Dr. Newman will lecture this even
ing the First congregational Church on
AN Evening With Bl nirg," under the
auspices or the Ladies' Home Missionary
SOciety.
Little Celia Moore was knocked down by
a reckless bicyeliSt at Second and G streets
last evening ana painfully injured. Friends
removed the child to her home, No Ale
First street.
Friends in this city have been advised
o. the severe Illness of Mr. F. ID. Hyde, who
was until recently a law student in the
office Of L. c Williamson. Mr.. Hyde is
at his home in Lincoln, Nebr.
Coroner Haumett issued suicide GER
tificate this n Orning in the case Of Charles
II Chapman, who was aSphyXiated at the
Howard House by Illuminating gas. The
remains viii be taken to New York.
Columbus Gray. colored laborer. resid-
ing at Garfield, ID. c.. fell into an excava
ton for a new church on Eleventh street
southeast, where he was at work yester-
day afternoon. and broke his right leg.
While riding bicycle on Capitol HilllaSt
evening, J. Hamlein. mounted messenger,
collided with George Williams, also on a
wheel. Both were thrown and slightly in
juTed; their bicycles were wrecked.
TIE officials OF st. Johns College have
received news OF the death at Paris of
Brother Joseph, who was superior general
Of the Christian Brothers of Fraternity.
He was seventy-fiye years of age.
Policeman Cox found the front door of
George E. Gartrells hardware store, No.
Sl5 seventh street northwest open at
1890 O'Clock this morning but no bur
glars could be located in the neighborhhood.
Policeman Thomas b. McNamee reports
that one OF II. s. Smith & Sons milk
wagons, driven by Alvin Luskey. ran into
Kate Cook yeSte rday slight njuring her
The driver was not to blame the officer
says.
In the future St. Cyprian's Church, corner
Of Thirteenth and streets southeast, will
he heated boy steam instead of stoves. A
steam heating apparatus to cost 81 900 is
being placed in position and will be / n op-
GRAFTON by Sunday.
Prisoners convicted in the District of
oSfenses mcriting commitment to the pen
Itentiary will hereafter be sent 10 Trenton
v =. prif OH, instead of TO Albany, as here
tO-ore. Attorney General Harmon yester-
day onpleted the arrangements with the
Trenton authorities for their reception.
a life-size bust portrait of the late Rev
Father Delaney has been presented to Holy
Name Gommandery, No. PAS, Knights of
st John, by Sir Knight w. J. FrizZell 1t
was executed in pastel by Miss Louise Friz-
zell. and rs said TO be striking likeness of
the dead priest.
The next lecture in the complimentary
series at the Carroll Institute will be de-
livered Thursday evening by Mr.. f. ID. F.
Brady, of the Washington bar His sub
will be beautifully illustrated by Mr.. Will
lam L. Soleau.
A local alarm offire was sent in this morn
| ing for a blaze in the house of Jeffrey Bar
ton. No 1928 i q Pennsylvania avenue
north west. Nc. engine company and the
| Third precinct police reserves responded.
Hot ashes thrown on back room floor
caused the blaze. Damage trifling.