The morning times., 1897-01-24
City Brevities

Charles Grant of No. S2l Grant avenue,
for many years an employe at the Interior
Department. died at his home yesterday
after a short Illness.
Albert o. Mays deposited SO collateral
in Judge Kinball's court yesterday morn
ing for having failed to provide ade
quate shelter for his horse yesterday.
1t is now an open secret that the official
board of Trinity NJ. E. Churc h have decided
TO petition the Baltimore NJ. f. annual con-
ference for the retention of the Rev. w. q.
Hobbs in that charge.
John Daggs and James E. Smith We're
fined So, James Desmond went down for
six days, and Albert Hamilton for thirty
days on tie charge of disorderly conduct
in Judge Kimball's court yesterday morn
ing.
Tie Rev. william Futterer, pastor OF
St Marys Catholic Church, is at his
home, at the bedside OF his father, who
is on the point OF death, In his absence
the Rev. II. s. NagenGast has charge of the
parish.
Congressman Foss of Chicago, Ger. New
ton NJ. Curtis and Secretaries Quesada and
Albertin of the Cuban iunta have accepted
invitations to be the speakers at the Lin
coin Club dinner at Grand Rapids Feb
ruary IL. They will go as guests Of
Representative William Alden Smith.
Mr. william j. Palmer, chairman of the
entertainment department of the Dis
trct Epworth League, will arrange shortly
a series of union sociahlcS to be held in
the various churches, and participated in
by members of his department from all
OF the city leagues.
A number of local architects will sub
nit plans shortly To the building COM
nittee of the Ninth Street Christian Church
for the proposed new building. to he
erected on tie site OF the old, corner OF
Ninth and u streets northeast.
Workmen completed yesterday placing
the tiling on the towers of the new Trinity
NJ E. Church, corner Fifth and c streets
southeast. The structure Will be ded-
icated about the middle Of March.
The Commissioners have asked for the
inu iuction of clause in the District APP
Io9riation bill to give the board of con-
troll OF Rock Greek Park authority TO use
70: purposes OF care, maintenance and inn
provemcnt of the grounds the money ac-
cumulated from the rents of the park build
ings and privileges
The. Commissioners have recommended
favorable action upon the bin To authorize
the Chesapeake Beach Railway Company
To extend its lines into the District.
Robert T Webb has been appointed an
additional private on the Police force for
duty at the premises of the Norris Peters
Engraving Company.
John T. Gravey, thirty five years old,
fell in a fit al out midnight Friday night
at the corner OF Third street and Penn
sylvania avenue Southeast and was re-
moved to Providence Hospital in the Fifth
precinct patrol wagon.
L. A Barr obtained a permit today for
the construction of a dwelling at No. 1928
Columbia street, Columbia Heights, TO cost
81, 500
William Hoare, who was arrested Friday
night on the charge of setting up a gaming
table, was released by Judge Miller yes
tertlay morning on S3CO hoEGs, furnished
by Mr.. j. Keane, to appear in court on the
9th inst.
Henry Rtch, colored, was locked up at
the New Jersey avenue StationhOuse last
evening on the charge of assaulting Buck
Evans in South Washington with brick
several weeks ago.
A meeting of the Center Council of the
Civic Center will be held al the Congrega-
tional Church, corner Tenth and g treetS,
tomorrow afternoon at 4:15 O'Clock.
Mr. Patrick Calligan, of No. 413 First
street southwest, desires it to be known
that he was not the person of that name
who was arrested a few nights ago, as
a vagrant.
John Logan, colored, was taken to Emerg
ency Hospital last night suffering from
several bruises about the head and face
which, he said, had been inflicted by three
colored girls who had beaten him with
pitcher when he met them near the corner
of Twenty-lifth street and Pennsylvania
avenue.