The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-02

ANOTHER SUcoEss-Last evening an ad-
journed meeting of the congregation of the West
Arch Street Presbyterian Churchs was held in
the Lecture Room, fer the purpose of hearing
the report of the Committee on Subscriptions to
the Improvement Fund. At the annual meeting
of this congregation held in January last the
Board of Trustees were instructed TO investigate
the amount necessary to repair, improve, and
beautify the church edifce, corner Of Eighteenth
and Arch streets, and report to meeting
to be held in April. fortnight ago, the
board submitted their report, specifying
in detail the repairs, alterations, inn
provements, and adornments which in their
judgment seemed necessary, and setting
forth that twelve thousand dollars would be
required to pay for the work. Among the re-
conmendatlons in the report was the sensible
and Important one that the board deemed ii in
expedient to proceed further until the sum of
ten thousand dollars had actually been sub
scribed. subscription paper was started the
same evening, and committee appointed, and
last evening the required sum was raised and
the board instructed to go ahead at such time as
the trustees and session might determine.
Immediately after the January meeting the
ladies of the church decided to do their share
of the work, and resolved upon holding fair.
This action was prompt, decisive, and quite
effective. The fair was held for four afternoons
and evenings, and netted nearly one sixth of the
whole sum required.
AT the meeting last evening, this act of kind
ness and devotion on the part of the ladies was
of the following resolution
RsSolCed, That the thanks OF the congregation OF
the West Arch Street PresbJt teTian Church be and
they are hereby rendered to the ladies OF the church
for their noble and generous efforts in behalf of the
Improvement fund, closed this night In this grand
work they took the initiative their unremittng labOrs
resulted in the accumulation Of an amount exceed
ing their most sanguine anticlpatlOns; and their
energies and good works, combined with the Com
mittee Subscriptions and Others have secured TO
the Trustees a sum sufficient to put West Arih IN
such condition as will enable the congregation to
present the church in capita, order fitting memo
rial to the Lord for His great mercies.
This is the last expense to the West Arch
people. They have done nobly. Including this
repair fund they have paid, during the past
three years, for debt interest, Sabbath schools.
and improvements upwards of eighty thousand
dollars. The example set by their working con-
gregation has done vast deal of good through
out this city; and, like West Arch, some dozen
churches have been freed from the terrible in
cubus Of debt To effect so grand result in
any church requires only determined and per-
sistent effort and all who desire to engage in 80
praiseworthy an enterprise can get full 1ntorma-
tion from the worthy President of the Board of
Trustees of the West Arch Street P Presbyterian
Church.
ANOTHER SwINDLER.-Thls morning man
went to the private residence of gentleman up
town. and presented a fictitious telegram,
which he said he had taken to the store but
was unable to find the gentleman in. He asked
and obtained the sum OF $4 65 as charges for
firm as that mentioned exists. The following is
transcript of the document: -
Quicker L. Davis have failed to the amount OF
$4,000. Davis has gene and no one knows where.
You had ,tter send ON your papers. They have on
deposit $1,000 in good bonds, and they willing to
pay yOu Is per ct. Don't tell your partner uut you
hear from me- WARREN, KIDDER & CO.,
"Charges, s4'65. Wall ST."
The man who presented the so.called telegram
is German, wearing Kossuth hat, of fair
complexion, with sandy moustache, and dressed
in black coat and pants. His eyes appeared to
be nfamed, as if he we're drinking man.
Another swindle of q similar character was
attempted yesterday, but without success. A
man went to the music store of f A. North d
Co., and presented a note, asking that the
money from the sale of certain concert tickets
be given to the bearer as printers bills and the
like had to be paid. Luckily the firm refused tc
pay the money to unknown parties.
TIE Coal TONNAGE of the Philadelphia and
| Reading Railroad aud branches for the week
ending Saturday, April 20, 1871, was al
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