The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-11

MN AnnlrA


. "A meeting was held last evening in the Sum
day-school rooms of Rev. DIR. Wylie's Church,
Broad street, below Spruce, for the purpose of
bidding farewell to the female missionary to
India, Margaret A. Creigh. Rev. DR.. Wylie
presided, and opened the proceedings with
prayer, at the close of which ami address was
made by Rev. DIR. Sterrett. Miss Creigh will
sail next Wednesday, and on her arrival in her
field of labor will instruct the youth in the
truths Of the Gospel. and aid also in preparing
their minds for usefulness by teaching them in
reading, writing, arithmetic, and history. At
the close Of the remarks of DR.. Wylie, hand
some Bible was presented to Miss Creigh by the
members of the church as token of their high
regard.
The regular meeting of the Sunday School
Association of the Protestant Episcopal Church
was held last evening in st. Matthias Church,
on Nineteenth street. above Wallace. Mr..
Charles E. Lex presided, and the meeting was
opened with religious exercises, after which an
address on the subject, ~'What are the charac-
teristics OF good Sunday school teacher?" was
delivered by the Rev. William II. Hare, rector
of the Church of the Ascension. At the close of
the address, short speeches were made by
various clergymen and laymen in the discussion
of the subject, giving their views as to the best
mode of teaching, preserving order, interesting
the scholars, etc. A large audience was pre-
sent, and the discussion was quite spirited.
The meeting adjourned after further religious
exercises.
AT the twenty-sixth annual meeting of the
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows of the
United States, held few days since, the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing year, -
Robert Jones, Philadelphia, Grand Master;
Joseph w. johnson, D. G. NJ; d. B. Bowser,
g. Secretary; Henry Gordon, Treasurer. Direc-
tors-P. G. NJ Z. Scott 2. G. NJ. Charles Simpson,
4. j. Mercer, j. Nixon. The following State
were represented at the meeting.
New York, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Ken
tucky, Ohio, District of Columbia, and Province
of Ontario.
The water tank at Chestnut Hill will hold
1taI
of 35-borse power. The consumption of water
is about 20, 600 gallons per day.
AT half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning,
the stable of Mr. Henry Taylor, situated on Hay
street, Aramingo, was destroyed by fire at a
loss of $3.50. Mr.. N. Supplies machine shop
was also damaged There is no insurance in
either case.
Yesterday afternoon two small barns and
some shedding, on Main street, Chestnut Hill,
owned by Ambrose White and occupied by
Joseph Johnson were destroyed by fire, with
their contents, quantity of hay and a number
OF carpenters tools. There was an insurance
on the real estate of $500, but none on the con-
tents of the barns. The loss was about $1,000.
1t is supposed the fire originated from children
playing with matches
Mr.. Franklin Butler, living at Fishers lane,
Germantown Railroad, of the firm of Butler,
McCarty & Co., jewellers, No. 131 North Secoud
street, whilst going from his house, near the
station, to meet his wife, in the four o'clock
train, was struck in crossing the track, by the
quarter 10 lour o CLOCK express Wntcn ne mis-
took for the four o'clock train, and was instantly
killed.
The Philadelphia Rifle Club of this city
will be represented at the biennial festival OF
the American Sharpshooters, to be held this
year at Cincinnati, by a delegation numbering
thirty persons, among them some of the most
skilled marksmen of the club, The festival
commences next week, and will continue for
ten days.
While General Thomas was addressing a
meeting last evening at the Falls of Schuylkill,
against coolie labor he was assaulted by epithets
by one of the crowd. Upon General Thomas
resenting the insult he was set upon by a num-
Der of men, and with great difficulty defended
himself The meeting was broken up and the
audience dispersed.