The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-14
NEWS SUMMARY.
City AnnIrs.


About 2 o'clock yesterday morning de-
stiuciive FIRE occurred at the extensive hardware
store OF Hasstnger Il Britain, situated az NO.
So4 Commerce street nyoyng tne on,,s sVa oeUl an5
lltlOn of the building, with It's cOntenVs auu
considerable injury to surrounding property,
The building destroyed was four-story brick
structure, and was owned by Mr.. Hassinger,
who is insured in the Franklin Fire Insurance
Company. 1t was occupied on the FIRST floor
as a store and sample room, the second story
was stocked with bells, locks, ETC., and the
third floor was stocked with hardware gene
rally. Hassinger & Britain have saved nothing,
but were insured 10 the amount OF S33,0O0. The
insurance is as folows:-In the Fame, $4,000;
Fire Assurance, $4,000; Mutual, $4,000; Spring
Garden, $4,000; Citizens, $4,000; Excelsior,
$4,000; and Enterprise, $4,000 This firm estl-
mated their loss at about $4,000. The origin Of
the fire is unknown, but 1t is thought to be the
work of thieves who were trying to get into the
adjoining BUILDING, as ladder was found IN the
back yard that did not belong to the premises.
The thrty-third anniversary OF the Home
Missionary Society OF Philadelphia was held
last evening, in the West Arch street Presby-
terian Church. George H. Stuart, Esq, was to
have presided, but was prevented by sickness.
The services were commenced by singing an
appropriate anthem, after which the Scriptures
were read and prayer offered. The reading of
the annual report then took place, from which
it appeared that during the year ending Decem-
Der II, ls6s, the General Agent, Mr.. E. II.
TOland, and the Missionaries, Messrs. A. j.
Rowland and w. II. Walter; made 54OO visits to
the needy, poor, and sick; 34O0 families and
persons were relieved, $50 orders (3344 tons) Tor
coal were given; 1862 orders for groceries;
26l pairs of shoes; 1860 articles of clothing; 4S
pounds of coffee; 200 pounds of meal stoves;
3 beds and IL bed quilts; lac families supplied
with medicines; 40 persons with dlnners and
"a persons with soup tickets; 86 children placed
in good homes, and 40 adults furnished with
employment IL persons sent TO Almshouse; 8
persons sent to hospital, and 2 girls to Mag
dalen Asylum. l20 persons applying for relief
were not found, and LAG proved unworthy of
assistance; 40 persons (includlng three
families of 10 persons who were sent to
Western Pennsylvania, and persons to
Europe) were furnished with transportation
from the city, $4,000 pages OF tracts were dis
tributed; $50 religious papers; 800 Testaments;
20 Bibles; 16 temperance meetings were held,
and 81 persons induced to sign the pledge. The
Treasurer had balance in his hands, December
Is, 1867, of Sl765'T2 He has received since
S7492'49, making to December Is, 1868, S9258'2l
He has paid out S753936, leaving balance, De-
cember 10. 1865 of Sl62l'35. By the bequest of
the late John Wright, ESQ.,, the Society has been
enabled to secure, by purchase, on very easy
and liberal terms, the valuable property No.
533 Arch street.
About 4 o'clock yesterday morning slight
FIRE occurred in the cellar of a tavern No. sos
Locust street, occupied by Sheridan Crewster.
"A slight fire occurred yesterday morning,
about 10 O'clock at Carpenters Ice house, on
York avenue, near Willow street.