The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-28


posi- ion is now pending before the organization
Of Odd Fellows IN this city and vicinity for' Me
| purchase Of more ground Tor cemetery purpos6v
! The cemetery lots have been disposed OF rapidly,
and there is scarcely slt any choice for pur-
! chasers In many cases tbey cannot bo suited,
J and ore compelled 10 go to other grounds. A
! committee have addressed 6 report on the subject
to the prssid, Rtand Trustees Of the Odd Fellows
| Cemetery Company. Thcy Cantnd that Odd
| Fellowship Is pledged by its ttual 30 hold It's
/ guurd ard make no reirCgrIGt movement, or
| stan q ill, bot progress and mo-C onward, and
not lc Cohteni with the narrow Confines Of the
present cemetery 90 hurry the dead Of the present
| lttholacrs, and coming genera ion Of OBJ F1l-
| lows, or those who may desire TO become lot
Z owners, vNh the limited number Of 'Ot5 IN pos.
'CIon OF TIE Company. Tho 10 is absurd, too
limited and sCldsh % be entertained by TIE incl
Hgeucc OF the order
For want OF ample ground, they G. IA no longer
CaWl etc with speculative organizations, and With
ous an effort their pars % ,tirt another ccrrp-
try, and stand by the people spCCnations ia
other grounds win become rampant. and soon
the price If burial lot will BE beyond the meal5
| Of many worthy persons in ths community.
ENpsr enc Of the p8st and present time
admODi'hCr them 10 bc'on tsC ALERT a9d work
| while IL IS yet day. The immense and rapid y
ACCOMPLISHING fortunes Of many men will soon
prove HAT capital viii st possc,r'Dn of all afirls-
tive and lsNiIb,c land, moderate capital will be
set aside and the miss ion aud hose OF the Com
, Pauy tOicytr be destroyed.
eco ,1cstt No., ,'t' i ','.r'o'i ", ~ Is',%nE I'M
p, ,,,,t In Nf-.b I,s, of 49,, i- ,i g,.,..t '
md usJiuluesB Of the Cumn4uy by che urlmpt
puIDhasc OF more ground for mctrry purposes.
As q preparatory step applci io. must be
I.pto ID, r an op..-stf f ~ ,r, f i,.,,-,,-,
80, r,tIi,, a., ~ ,.. , N ' "' ~ .H u P.I" ~,
enterprise for size benefit OF tl'ir fellow men, and
Co assure the vast interest in hv old ground the
rovlluc oC,ruiug tLcr,'rum shalI be bc,d inyiD-
I NU HU NsV aF# D. A.. Al.
uast III cal year the number Of .rfrrli,ufs made
I'm the cemetery ba. bpcp lisr. ronl,v,ls frnrn
n.y. si sigu"s' ~, L,'E',e an "5 e'lu ol l''a'
~ """'u '' 'uV HUul'VI prov .Niay Itno'teu,
! lrtN'' hnh'H AINu@ toldi Oh $4,000 during
the year ~ bodies have been d.sntcrred and
removed 90 other grounds. The receipts for the
vCar were -TS3j So: cypcudiurts 'S1g-I.,3.
balance on hand StGO.Aj
'''
IlEtThp PRINCIPAL Philip a. trcg1r, Hsu,,
formerly prlrcipal of the Girl TIiqh School has
been un0r'WOusly elected lr'U'lpal OF The
Mnrroc Grammar Srb,oI ir th, Frprt,s-fh
-.
Nara. iue selection VIII be very beneficial to the
F'F.' W ''0 S,"'O' "N - " w. i"tN '"u' .''''
I'm @u'mt W WI. yIta'' n Tnl It.'EIluln Oh t.s
HNIle HS lCetHel. lntre we're ABOUT twenty
app.icln's for the position; Mr. Cregar has been
dIhf @ W i,, uI,. s ] o Z, - o' H''''
'' " 80 80 | .''''
ANNUAL w LtN or TRAY En- ne Oitr-
Gvmcn Of the Methodist Epi nopal Church. at their
last meeting IN this cIty. IscoumOnded tho ohscr
vance OF a week of prayer, and adopted the ,How-
ing as the r, grammc BY which 20 observe the differ
cit dnvs ON Supdoy ns,.t ,,, Inc, ,r,a ,I,r
80 ~t H. ,,,h1'l, -, 80 ,, -, ~, | ,,
IN AZ 'ne he'houst ,hulo"V' IN lhlS oiY on tho
Agency Of the Holy spirit IN the present dspCnsa-
| ilCu. On MuIdny afternoon devotional cNercses
with srocnl reference to indfydunls. nations. aud
! below Arcn. tuesday the services win be hold in
! the Salem Church Lombard steet, bo'ow Broad
| lnc prayers ON thl occasion WIZ b. for PASTORS,
5SgchcIs lynn clsis, anu M''onGriG' ON ednes-
| CbrrcL Chrsiicp street bc. o,y rour'h Theso s,r
| wees W Layo ocaI reference TO children OF
! 'hnshah pafen s. congTeSatiNR5 and schools. me
,,lC,s u i.u Sual WI. ~ ~" ln NV NIteii 7I'vc'
t,r 80 m S,,r,f, s~Io,Is on,T a n oct,,I,' o,,,, I
m Christ an work Friday's .,.ryiccs viii be heId in
! kerslng;on Church. corner of Marlborough and
| Eichu0nd str cts ihc tmuorfaI,t oucstions of thc
Abolition OF slavery and ces saton OF tho war " IN he
! unGCr confederation On Saturday the mootag,ullI
! low Vino where vIiI he discussed ulo Cnr.gfIau
Church ior increased holiness, activity, and harmony
among its several sections
~, ual, 'ai"l,S o,,,, % o ~ u'i ~; VI t
| NStLodist lunches m tho CIV on ibe "Visjbe
! Unity Of the Church
| There VIII be appropriate services zach evonng
Hurh tho week III al 'he Me'houlN' hpisc'pa'
'huiches'
! PRESENTATION TO Col. VIM B, THOMAS.
M ,.,o,,, -, t,,o ,,,gt,,,, tI,s, ,,,,., ,t,,
bod ronntoc,rrcd bcautin,I canc for nrcscnt,tior
to Colonel WIN b. TuoNAs The present "a made
from wood taken from Endepondence Hail. and a
piece of the old Liberty Boil containing the date
l776. ornaments the side The head is OF SOLID gold
and bears the following inscription: "Coono
MM. B IHoMAs, collector OF inc Fort Iron, from ,i M
hj n, ~, SS 1set ~ Tho rrr,scntation to,t nI"cr
on Monday az the Custom housc in presence of q
large audience T.. REED MYER Esq, Surveyor OF
the Fort, presided ana y u. MAIEhuousE, W Esd
aetea as sIcrGISIy Ne od ,nono "
by Inc fecipient. Col lHoMAs, who made a lengthy
ard appropriate reply.
FILTHY CONDITION OF DOCK. STREET.