The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-28

ttty Affairs.
The new well now being bored at the San.
som street front of the Continental has reached
the depth of 1853 feet 45 feet OF which is
through the gravel aud clay superstratum aud
the balance through black mica or gneiss rock
with assures of from six to eight inches. On
the 18th the well was tubed and tested, when
at a depth of 145 feet 1t yielded from 25 to 40
gallons OF water per minute. The water is about
25 degrees colder than hydrant water, and is
slightly tinged with sulphur. The we'll is eight
incres in diameter, and will be tubed with pipe
four inches inside diameter. 1t is the intention
TO proceed TO "a depth of 200 feet, in hopes of
improving the quantity aud quality of the water.
Last evening before the Historical Society,
Mr.. John William Wallace delivered an address
commemorative of the duties aud services of the
late Rev. Benjamin Dorr, ID. ID. Mr.. Wallace
gave exhaustive history of the venerobe
divine, who was born in Salisbury, Essex county,
Mass, March %, 1896, and graduated at Dart
mouth College in 1917
Last Saturday evening a man called On Mr..
Levi K. King, residing On South street. near
Twentieth, for the purpose of leasing the store
and dwelling. Mr.. King informed him that his
terms were months rent payable in advance,
Tor which the man proffered check on the
North America Bank for S75, and demanded
$35 in change, which Mr. King promised to give
him on Monday ON his return for the lease. Not
appearing at the time named Mr.. King took the
check to the bank, and then discovered that the
check was bogus, such person having no account
there.
The Order of Progress, composed of ladies
and gentlemen, will celebrate the anniversary
of its institution on Friday, November 4, at
Horticultural Hall. There are five sanctuaries
of this Order in this city, all of which largely
attended: and as the celebration will be parti-
cipated in by the eptire Order, il will no doubt
be a success. Mr.. NJ. B. Dyott, the founder of
the Order, will make an address on the oc-
casion explanatory of the objects of the insti
tuition.
The Fourth Annual sunday-School Jubilee
of the Sunday Schools of the Methodist
Churches of this city was celebrated last even
ing at the Academy of Music. The exercises
were opened with singing by the children, fol-
lowed by prayer by Rev. DR.. Castle. After the
performance of a number of pieces the benedic-
tion was pronounced and the audience was
dismissed with the singing of the Doxology.
The committee appointed to consider appli-
cations for admission to the Night School for
Artisans, composed of Professors Hoffer and
Huston and q. j. Richie, were in session again
last evening" at the Central High School, corner
of Broad and Green streets. This was but the
second meeting of the committee, and yet about
275 applications were made up to the time of
adjournment last evening, and cards of admis-
zion given to the young men whose ages range
from 1S to % years Among the applicants were
persons representing the following trades:-
Wheelwrights, curriers', carpenters, paper
hangers, stonecutters, engineers, draug htsmen,
turner's, plasterers, masons, photographers, in
strument-makers, undertakers, tinsmiths
moulders, bootmakers bakers, shoemakers,
batters, blacksmiths, cabinetmakers, boiler
makers, and wool sorters. The school will be
opened next Tuesday evening, when all who
have obtained their cards of admission will be
admitted. The course of studies will embrace
natural philosophy, chemistry, practical mathe-
maties, drawing, steam engineering, penman-
ship, physiology, etc. Last year 537 young
men avaled themselves of the benefits of the
school.