The Washington herald., 1916-10-12
Nutshell Neus

Mary Drusilla Sweet yesterday filed In
the District Supreme Court a petition
for limited divorce from Neil NJ. Sweet
The wife asks alimony. She Is represent
ed by Attorneys Reynolds and Evans.
There have been no new outbreaks Of
infantile paralysis during the past few
days. Yesterday the case of Jean Eber-
sole, year old, Of 413S Conduit road,
was reported cured, and quarantine was
discontinued.
A fire in a stable in the rear OF 1901
Howard street northwest, owned by Spen-
GER Harry. did 500 damage yesterday.
An automobile operated by DR.. e. T.
Stevenson. 655 Maryland avenue north
east, and a horse and wagon driven by
Sam Cutter. 1921 Georgia avenue north
west, collided at Sixth street and Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest yesterday.
About SIS damage resulted.
Standard Oil Company wagon yes
terday ran over the foot OF William
Terrell, an eight-year-old colored boy, on
Morris road southeast The boy was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
property Of DR.. Charles J. Mooney, 13 NJ
street northwest, was stolen yesterday
afternoon from Vermont avenue and H
street northwest.
Death, due to his own carelessness and
neglect was the verdict of the coroner s
jury yesterday that considered the death
of James Dowell, who fell twelve feet
and fractured his skull Tuesday, while
working on a building at Sixteenth and
Crescent streets northwest.
A pocketbook was lost or stolen from
David Mackie, 29O6 G street northwest
yesterday morning. The book contained
Sc and a check for $40.
Mrs. George F. Crawford. 1920 Sixteenth
street northwest, yesterday lost a gold
wrist watch. The initials ''T. V. B." and
the word "Galt" were on the case.
An automobile of the Union Garage. op-
Grated by Wallace Baker. collided on
Ninth street northwest. between E and F
streets. with an automobile driven by
George Mantzouris, 314 Ninth street
northwest yesterday afternoon.
John T. O'Hara, employed at the Gov
crnment Printing Office, was knocked
uO"n III ITOnl OF lne ODlOn SIdIlOn Dy
taXicab. on his way to work yesterday
morning. O'Hara was taken to the Cas-
ualty Hospital, suffering from a bruised
nose.
While working on car tracks on Four
teenth street northwest. near Q street
John Gregsby, colored. was struck by
car No. 1877 of the Capital Traction Com
pany, yesterday. He was taken to Emerg-
fol
leg and bruises.
A green handbag. containing s23.69, was
lost by Grace Waters, 1928 Thirteenth
street northwest yesterday morning, on
Twelfth street northwest, between Mas
sachusetts avenue and P street.
A French poodle dog. the property of
Mrs. f Adams, 943 Massachusetts avenue
northwest, strayed from her home yes
terday. The poodle is eight months old
and wears no collar or tag.
Samuel c. Wise, twenty-five years old,
Of sOS Sixth street southwest, yesterday
fell from the top of a car in the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
barn at Fifteenth and H streets north
west. breaking his right arm.
Policeman T. A. Dawson, Of the Sixth
Precinct. fell and sprained his ankle
early yesterday morning, while chasing
two negroes. The fugitives were carry
ing sacks which were supposed to con-
tain stolen goods
Henry Blorey. twenty-five and Lee
Jones, twenty-four. both colored of Glen,
Va, were taken from a train yesterday
afternoon at Union Station and arrested
on charge of carrying concealed weap-
ons. According to witnesses, the two
negroes annoyed passengers on their way
from Steelton. Pa, and had threatened
to use a razor.