The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-11
NEWS SUMMARY.



"A meeting Of the Managers Of the Penn
bylvania Baptist Educational Society was held
yesterday.
Mrs Margaret English, residing at Ninth
and Federal streets fell in the yard of her
house yesterday, and broke one Of her legs.
John Stokes, 80 years of age, residing
at No. 237 Bainbridge street, was badly
burned last evening by his clothes taking fire
from lighted candle. He was removed to
the Hospital
The alarm of fire last evening, at z
o'clock, was caused by the slight burning of
some materials in the cellar of house of
Joseph Lewis, Marlborough street, below
Belgrade street.
I'm the Wilmer case the Coroner's jury
yesterday rendered a verdict that Hester Viii
mer came to her death from injuries received
at the hands of Levi Wilmer, and the hus-
band was committed for trial.
Policeman b. Mullen, of the First dis
trict, was yesterday put under $2500 bail by
Alderman II. r. Smith, to answer the charge
Of having committed an aggravated assault
and battery upon Mrs. Elizabeth Fishbourn,
residing at No. 1916 Shippen street.
On Tuesday next the Committee of Coun-
ellis on House of Correction will visit the
River Farm, at the mouth of Pennypack
creek, containing eighty acres of upland and
sixty acres of meadow land, which is offered
as site for the proposed House of Correction
for 1926, 900.
Last night the twenty-third anniversary
Of the Juvenile Missionary Society of the
Green Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday School was held in the church, Green
street, above Tenth, which was filed to its
greatest capacity. Rev. j. b. Mccullough,
pastor, presided and the exercises were edi-
flying and pleasing.
The closing exercises of the Night School
for Artisans took place at the Central High
School last evening in the presence of the
Controllers of the Public Schools and a large
number of the friends of the institution.
Addresses we're made by James II. MacBride,
M. Hall Stanton, Hon. Daniel NJ. Fox,
Edward Shippen, George L. Buzby, and Pro-
fessor George l. Richie.
AT a meeting of employing house
painters the following resolution was adopted:
"ResolUed, That the standard wages to be
paid blythe members of this association be fixed
at three dollars per day of ten hours from
the LIST day of March until the Goth day of
October, and at $2 25O per day from the goth
day of October to the 1st day of March, to be
paid only to such journeymen house painters
as may be worth that sum, all others to be
rated in accordance with their worth"
"A meeting of colored persons took place
last evening at the Spring Garden Hall, Thir-
teenth and Spring Garden streets, for the
purpose of devising plans for the celebration
of the day to be set apart in commemoration
of the adoption of the fifteenth amendment
to the Constitution of the United States.
Reynolds Price was appointed chairman, and
g. De Young, secretary. A preamble and
resolutions were adopted setting forth the
object of the meeting, and expressive of theil
gratitude for the freedom of the colored race
An address was made by Isaiah Wears, after
which the preamble and resolutions were
adopted.
Last evening farewell services took place
in the Central Presbyterian Church IN. So,
Coates street, below Fourth, on which occa-
sion addresses were made by Rev. j. Y. Nit
chell, PASTOR Rev. Samuel Duffeld, and
Elders Sanderson and Griest. There was O
large congregation present This church
was built thirty six years ago, and has been
sold to the German congregation, st. John
street, below Green, for $18,000 The mem.
bers of the Central Presbyterian Church will
worship in their new and handsome building
at the northeast corner of Franklin and
Thompson streets, which will be ready fol
occupancy in about two weeks. The services
last evening in the old building were of al
interesting character.