Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-03
C. OND ED LOCALS

The funeral services over the remains of
| the late Policeman John n. Salleld, were
| held yesterday afternoon at his late home,
No lib New Jersey avenue northwest, the
Rev. G. V. Leech of Grace NJ. L. Church
| officiating. Pallbearers represented the
| police department. Grand Army and indie
pendent Order of American Mechanic s.
During the course of his remarks the Rev.
Leech referred to the deceased as having
been an able officer and good soldier. as
well as credit to the community as a
citizen. Congressional cemetery was the
place of interment.
Arrivals of food products at the river
trent last week included 12,92i punches of
fish, 1.51o Spanish mackerel, 10 sturgeon,
1O1 400 crabs, $4,000 cantaloupes. 21,6DO wa
! termelons and 10 bushels of oysters.
Fred Cursor, a colored oyclist, fifteen
years old, did not fare well when he went
| out riding yesterday, for he met with an
accident which resulted in badly damaging
his wheel as Well as spraining his ankle
He was riding near Pennsylvania avenue
ard 18th street when his wheel collided
with Herman Ellis express wagon with
the result stated.
Mr.. Gwynne Harris, inspector of marine
products, who has undergone an operation
Tor his eyeSight, has been greatly benefited
and was able to leave the hospital some
days ago He has returned to work.
A colored man and woman riding a tam
dem on 9Th street northwest last night
met with an accident from which they
| emerged n ore frightened than hurt: They
were riding down grade in fror. of the
pension office, and their wheel colided wit
horse car. Their tandem was slightly
injured. but the riders experienced only a
shake-up.
Frank Ruffin, colored man. who lives in
an alley in rear of 9th street southwest
was arrested yesterday by Detectives
Horne, Weldon and Boardman on a charge
OF having stolen gold watch from Mrs
Hopfmaier, who lives at No. Alb 9Th street.
Tie prisoner says he took the watch from
two boys on the flats, and got a friend to
dispose CT it for him. Tomorrow the ca Sc
VIII be heard in court, and the officers ex-
pect to recover the watch.
Food Inspectors Mothershead. Cavanau ugh
and Hoover last week condemned .s,5 pounds
| of beef. ;'91 pounds of mutton 2o5 pounds
| OF veal, BIG pounds of pork go pounds of
Dacon, 81 pounds of sausage, % chickens,
Slf quarts of berries and several barrels of
miscellaneous fruits and vegetables
The steamers Arrowsmith and Sue yes
te1day brought about 5000 cantaloupes
from down the river, principally from the
Farms along Coan river. From North Caro-
lima there arrived about 1900 watermelons.
Al spector Harris says both the Coan river
cantaloupes and the North Carolina melons
are as fine as he has ever seen on the mar
ket. $4,000
The sidewalk in front of Nos. 947 and 9ae
26th street northwest is in a dangerous con-
ultlon Repairs are also needed to the
| pavement in front of 2cl H street north
east. and at the corner of 4th and n
streets in the same section.
Complaint has been made by the police
that the pumps at New Jersey avenue and
Pierce street, 18th and G streets SOUTH
east and Sd and c streets southwest re-
spectively, are out of repair.
The tramp dogs in the city have had a
nonth rest, but yesterday morning their
vacation was brought to sudden termirla-
uon by Poundmaster Einstein and his men
Ihey succeeded in getting forty-five dogs
at the nrst haul, and this morning thirty
TWO more were captured. Last week the
owners OF ZIG dogs gave UP their pets be-
cause they decided not to spend s. on each
of them this year.
Hattie Harrison was TODAY Sent to :ail
Tor ninety days in default of payment of
800 fine for the alleged larceny of lot of
wearing apparel, valued at $780, from
Louisa Morris.
ana striking 500 Wah in a dispute about
some laundry work. was today sent to jaiI
for fifteen days by Judge Mills
Collateral was forfeited today before
Judge Scott as follows: Violation of bicycle
regulations, William Holding, Edw. Mum
son: Henry Hough. George w. Snedew:
enticing for prostitution, Sadie Blake and
Anna Miller; cruelty to animals Frank
Harzochi; unlawful assembly. George
Tucker, Bernard NJ. Penwick and Peter
Donnelly.
Aaron Tollfver, who, it was charged, last
evening stole coat valued at s. from Mrs
Bertha Eiseman, No. 421 9Th street. was
today semitic Jail for thirty days by Jud ,e
Mills.
A small boy named Edward Reeves. while
riding a bicycle near A. and c streets
southwest about l O'Clock yesterday after
neon, collided with express wagon
driven by Thomas j. Winslow. The bicycle
was wrecked and one wheel of the wagon
passed over the boys leg. Friends took the
little chap to the home of his parents, No
46S K street southwest.
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A small boy named Willie McCioskey was
struck by cable car near New York ave-
nue. and 9TH street last night and was
slightly injured. He was taken to his home
by friends.