The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-17
NEWS SUMMARH.
CIV Annirn.


n Ihe extensive works at Spring Mills, on the
.EprustoWn Railroad, kuown as the Moorebead
N,lay WnrSs, were destroyed by lire about three
'oelock yesterday morning.
!. - Tne monthly display of the HOrticul ural
|esoc,tty OF Penusylynnla took place last evening
mnn nn lptI Ouholng, on Broad street, near Locust,
hne ,u.spiay was uot as large as usual, owing to
'toe latcuess OF the season. A nuuIber of persons
4 were IN attendance. At he close OF the exhibi
nnn the managers held their usual business
|mettlpg.
!, yhe Annual election for Directors of the
|Mercanliie Library Company, to serve for three
yehlH. t0ek place yesterday, with the folio wing
let ult:7-J0seph 9. Grubb, 5. u. Harlan, Charles
~. LAY lor, D. X. 8 evenson, Edward Taylor and
{5onn .. Wtiner. Under the amended charter,
inc remaining twelve members chosen last year
EtHo years.
Last evening the annual mee'ing of the
EAlumLi Association of the Central HIGH Schoo!
4 Mas held at the school building, Broad and
Hreen streets, John Davis WATSON, Esq, iu tue
ehair. William McMChael, Esq, delivered the
ppening ADDRESS, In which he alluded to the
peefulntss of the High school, aud paid high
Tribute to our popular system OF education. He
was listened TO throughout with marked atten-
ton, aud was frequently applauded. Edward
IL, Worrall, ESQ, followed IN q neat address.
The finger found at Seventh and Washing on
streets yesterday morning has been Identified
1t was lost in very singular manner. young
woman named Martha Sockurn, residing on
Eighth street. below DcGersou, had placed
bundle OF washed clothes into cart, and get
into II TO ride few squares, aud IN getting out
the ring on the hDgerlWag caught upon some
pr lection at the tai of the cart and the finger
torn entirely Off and left on the street, while she
was taken to neighborug drug store and
thence 10 the Hospital.
George Buckley, ESQ, bellringer at the
State House, was pleasantly surprised last
evening by large company OF Ladies and geu-
tlemen from the lower section Of the city. The
party were attred IN grotesque costumes. Mr..
B.ckley bade them welcome, and threw wide
open the doors of his domicll, and spread the
cloth aud gave them handsome set-out Then
the music struck up sets were formed, and to
its strains the merry party whirled theshours
away by tripping the light fantastic upon the
stone covered Railways. This, we understand,
was the fret party held IN old Independence
Hall since 1890, when Robert Morris delighted
his friends with just such an entertainment as
that of last evening, barring the costumes and
music of those more ancient days.
On Friday night last the factory ofCaldwell
& Campbell, on Naudain street, was broken
into and robbed OF a number of balmOral
skirts and other property. Seine OF the skirts
were obtained at the pawn office of John
Coney, ON South street. where they had been
pledged by Mary DoTan. She was arrested on
the charge OF receiving stolen goods aud had q
hearing before Alderman Kerr, when testimony
was heard i'll respect to the robbery, and to the
pledging of the stoleh goods; also, that they
were lett with Mrs. Doran 10 be pledged by two
young men, named Hugh Green and Robert
Mayo rry. Green was few weeks ago bound
over by Aldermen Kerr, to answer the charge
of attempted robbery at the grocery store OF
Mr.. John Stockdale. Mary Doran was held to
bail yesterday Tor her appearance at court.