The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-29
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Tho WIN Of tho Lhto Uhurlos Gerons.


Charles Gerong was admitted to probate. He
commands that his widow, who is demented, be
thus provided for:-
i direct that after my just debts and funeral
expenses have been paid, my hereinafter men
toned executor shall invest all my estate in
approved securities, and shall pay over to my
beloved wife, Augusta Gerong, during her natural
life The income arising and accruing from my
said estate, In such sums as her comfort and
Necessities may require; that suitable board
ing. place be provided for her where she can
have such attentions as her situation and condi-
tion may require. | direct that upon
the death of my beloved wife, after providing
for her suitable burial, my said executor shall
divide the residue OF my estate into two equal
moieties-tbe one-half moiety l direct
them to pay over TO the German
Reformed Salem Congregation and their sue
cessors, the other full one half moiety
l direct my said executors to pay over to the
Rev. John G. Wiehle now pastor of the German
Reformed Salem Congregation, to be his and his
heirs forever. / appoint as my execu-
tors Jacob Rech and Conrad Bruder, both elders
of the said Reformed Salem Congregation.
The value OF the estate is about $4,000.
THE NEW HALL OF THE Y. NJ. G. A. OF GER
MANTowN.-La Last evening the new rooms of the
Young Mems Christian Association of German
town were opened to the public for the first
time This association has hitherto met in the
various churches of Germantown, but they have
now leased the whole of the upper portion of
the building No. 4765 Main street The meeting
room of the association is q large room on the
reading groom, which will be comfortably fur
nshed and supplied with books aud periodicals
intended to attract young men into the associa-
ton. The association hitherto numbered about
So members, hut last evening 50 new members
were proposed and elected, making a member
| ship now of 108. The treasurer last evening
received $6l from the members present The
members are divided into several classes paying
| different sums into the treasury. Active men,
| bers are required to be members of some evan
gelical church and pay 81 per annum. An asso-
| ciate member paws 81, sustaining member s.,
life member $40 without further payment,
ana an honorary member $50 without further
| payment.
After the transaction of some routine busi-
| ness, Mr. John A. Wagenseler addressed the
meeting, wing that the efforts of the members
should be turned to bring under religious and
moral influences young men who are not as yet
members of any Church. He spoke of the
| closing of the fire companies houses, and hoped
| that the young men who formerly cougregated
there would be brought into the reading-room Of
| the association.
AN ALLEGED FRAUDULENT CLA1M.-The case
| of Captain Thomas Conner, charged with pre-
| senting claim to the Government for subsist-
euce of troops prior to their being mustered into
the service of the United States was resumed
This morning before United States Commissioner
Hibler.
One OF the receipts which, it is alleged, the
defendant forwarded to Washington, was for
the payment by Conner of the rent of barracks
The precise locality was not stated. The testi-
|
to show that the barracks were not at Barnwell
and South streets:-
Bernard Mcguire sworu-I reside at Barnwe and
South streets; Barnwell used to be called Bank
street; Captain Conner never used my premises for
recruiting purposes he used the property opposite
there two corners there there is only WELL
ing at the corners; live in 1t; Captain Conner re-
cruited company in 1881, at Chippewa and South
streets, think; there are three houses between
Bank and Cbippe8a streets. Crhe defendant asserts
that the barracks were at Chippewa and South
| streets)
|
answer at court He arrested by Deputy
United States Marstal Beals-
1t is proper in this correction to state that
Captain Conner protests his entire innocence OF
any fraud he says the claim is a just one, and
that confusion has arisen by of the altera-
tion of the names of the streets. He promises to
make satisfactory explanation.
PEDDLER IN TRoUBLE.-E. r. Knight, bas-
ket merchant vulgarly known as peddler, was
Yesterday in house at Broad and Vine
streets, endeavoring to dispose of half-clasS
SOAP spliced shoe-strings, tin razors, etc. 1t was
observed that Mr. Knight had not In his posses
sion a license, and the matter being inquired
into little further, the fact was demonstrated
without the possibility of doubt that the
thought of taking out a license had never en-
tered the Beotian mind of the soap and razor
man. This important discovery having bser
made, it was thought that the attention of Alder
man Jones should be CALI to the matter. Ac
cordingly, Knight was taken before that magis
trate, and held in 5000 bail to answer at court
| BEAT HIS MOTHER.-A bad boy, so IL Is SAID
is Francis McElroy. He lives at No. sos Nortt
| Twelfth street. What did the precious you'll
do yesterday but go home in a beastly state o
intoxicatioD. and beat his mother; and then, Il
add to his bad conduct, he stuffed number o
articles in his pockets, and went out an sole
them. Francis was arrested afterwards, ant
Alderman Massey has had the duty and tht
pieasuIe of placing the young man under suffi
cient bail to answer.
THE SoUTn STREET BRIDGE.-Yesterday Con
| Toh txrr rnnAn aV
the South Street Bridge. The work at presen
| Yesterday, Also the jury viewed the land ol
| the eastern bank, belonging to private parties
preparatory to taking it for the use of the east
, ern approach and assessing damages.
BUMMERs Observation-Disclosures Flaherty
( | accompanied by q number of officers made
raid last night on gang of corner hummer
4 | who have been wont to infest the corner O
! | Twenty third and South streets. Five of tn
r | rowdes were put under arrest, and Alderma
Morrow has held them in bail to keep tn
g peace.
: STREET LITERATURE. - Louis Barber, fo
tearing do n a number of handbills which ha
been posted on the fence surrounding the Key
stone Skating Park, at Moyamensing avenu
: and Morris street, was yesterday arrested, an
has been held In bail by Alderman Lutz to al
: s6er for The offense.
NAVIGATION OPENED.-The water was let int
> the Susquenanna and Tide Water Canal yesteI
5 day, and boats are now passing at all points.
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