The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-13

viii hold their first annual exhibition. at
that place commencing october I, and II
will boz concluded on October g. All ar
TauEcmcuts have been completed Tor the
fair. and il is expected that il Will be a
big success
The following are the officers Of the as
D0uOuOe. Vice President Elton Reuuey
Secretary, r. T. Thornton. Treasurer
The directors are r. Walton Moore, Jo-
pm T. Willard. James =. Mdchen, IT.,
and John D. Garrett
Next Tuesday the annual exhibit Of the
Prince William HOT~emens Association,
AT MANASSAS. viii take place and be con-
Guided on Wednesday. An unusually large
number Of entries have been made, and
the affair promises 20 surpaSs anything
OF that kind ever held at that place be-
fore. CORTLAND H. Smith. of the Hamp-
ton Stock Farm, west OF this city, mas
nftv-three entries Among the features OF
the show will BE- hunt teams. polo ponies
ladies driving horses and unicorn teams
Thomas Merrimau. aged about seventy
three years, died Wednesday night at MS
residence. 40 North Columbus stree
after "A lingering illness The deceased
Was d carpenter by trade. wife and
several grown children survive him. The
funeral will take place tomorrow
a larg. number Of pocket knives which
We're taken from q negro named Charles
Harper yesterday, are held at the police
station, as the police believe that they
were stolen The owners VIII, II Is
thought. shortly come forward and claim
the goods Harper told some OF the police
that he with several other negroes took
the knives from pcddIcr at Monroe. "a
station OF the Southern Railroad. A car
seal found IN Harpcrs pocket led the
police 90 believe that the knives had been
stolen from car.
Richard Pines, CoIOrcd. was yesterday
arraigned IN the police court on the
charge OF dlSguSIug Of IWcutE-threc OF
The knives for Harper for the sum Of
81. AT the hearing he proved that he
D.. NNH.HHH
ana did not know where Harper gOt
them. Pines WAS afteTwarl released
Harper was yesterday fined $3.50 fC- sell
ing goods without license and after
ward dismissed
The proposals for the construction Of a
pipe sewer on King Street from Fairfax
street TO the river front were yesterday
morning opened IN the office Of the city
G. NJ Cuvillier bid N.324. and S p. Fisher
bid N.l09 Mr. Fisher was awarded the
contract The work viii be commenced
at once
J. +. Hammerslcy has purchased from
j. D DE Silva house and hot on the
south side Of Peudl,t1u Street, between
Patrick and Henry Streets FOR 81 80,
Ellen Frazier has sold to J. r Ham
n@rsley, JT.. lot on the east side OF
West Street. between Princess and Orono-
co Streets. for $50
a youth named Thomas Strobcl was
TINS morning, IN the POLICE court, hned
40 Tor jumping on moving cars OF the
Washington Southern Railway Company
II IL Mayor simpsons Intention 10 break
up this habit.
number Of interesting T-Trrrs VIII De
read AZ the literary meeting 20 be hello
this evening in the IectHrc room or
the Methodist Episcopal sch south
The meeting will be under The auspices
Of the Epw1rth League Of that church-
Misc Hattie Selechaau. ~of Occoquan.
Va, has been appointed sPaHgli 10 rep
resent this district at IA. IN, ,i.r.- OF the