The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-02
ACROSS THE BAY.
Organization of the New Board
Of Education.
e W. Moore's Suit for $50, 900 Closing Up
the Varney Estate-Banquet of Presbyter-
ians-W Wholesale Poisoning Of Dogs.


President Fine and Superintendent Nc
Clymonds rendered their thanks to the
board. and the members then introduced
their successors and the board adjourned
sine die. The new board was called to
order by Superintendent McClymonds.
Henry L. Smith of the Third Ward was
nominated and duly elected as President
for the ensuing year. On taking the chair
he read an excellent address, showing the
needs of the department. and afterward an
nourced the following standing committees
for the year:
Rules and Regulations-Eyans, Plunkett
and Ingler.
Glass if cation, Text books, etc.-Wacott.
Rutherford and Rowell.
School Houses and Sites-Ing!er, Getchell
and Girard.
Furniture. Supplies and Printing-Ruth-
erford, Rued and Getchell.
High School-Girard, Rowell and Wal
colt.
Evening School-Rowell, Walcott and
Russ.
Flnance-Russ, Evans and Rued.
Judiciary-Plunkett, Ingler and Ruther-
ford.
Industrial Education-Getcheli, Russ and
Plunkett.
Observatory-Kued, Girard and Evans.
GORDON HARDWARE COMPANY.
Elijah W. Moore yesterday sued Hannah
b. Dingley and Charles l.. Dingley. as exec
utor and executrix OF the estate of Charles
l.. Dingley, and also the first-named de-
PENDANT individually, to recover $4,000,
growing out of transactions in the Gordon
Hardware Company, Incorporated, with
nrlupinal flapr1 n I'm n San Francisco
In 1880, with a capital stock OF 500, 900,
divided into 200 shares of $1,000 each. He
alleges that on and prior 10 The 1st OF Feb
rGary, 1882, he was aud still is the owner OF
twenty OF the 200 shares; further, that the
affairs of the Gordon Hardware Com
pany were managed and transacted by
Charles ~ l.. Dlngley, now deceased.
then President, and that prior to 1885
large business was transacted by the
company IN Los Angeles and in Seattle.
then in the Territory of WashiDgton that
during that period the assets Of the firm OF
Westhotf IL Co. of Seattle was purchased
from the creditors of the firm for $4,000
and afterward sold for the sum of 100000;
that goods to the value OF $4,000 were sent
from San Francisco to the Seattle branch
house; that the Seattle business was
transferred TO Dingiey illegally. and
that finally, just prior to his death,
the business of the company at San
Francisco was transferred to Mrs. Dingley.
lie charges tuaJ MS SUCK Is now Worthless
and demands $4,000 Judgment against the
estate and Mrs. Dingley.
Mrs. 5. /. Savage yesterday sued George
Y. Savage for divorce on the ground OF de-
seruOn.
THOMAS vARNEY's ESTATE.
The executors OF the estate of Thomas
Varney filed yesterday their final account
and petition Tor distribution of the estate to
the trustees under the will, L. ii. b. Narney,
III. II. Pitcher and John Taylor. The total
amount If the estate which came into the
hands of the executors was S549,65O and the
balance asked TO be distributed 10 the trus-
tees uuder the Will is $3.50, 124 The eXecu-
tors show that the contest OF Mrs. Green
Varney King against the estate has been
compromised and settled by the payment 10
her OF S90,025, and she has relinqulshed all
claims against the estate. The report states
that as she has relinqulShed all claims
against the estate, the trusts as to her with
reference 10 her life interest in the income
of $4,000 and the keeping up Of the home
for her at East Oakland are eXtingushed.
The report will come before Judge Els worth
for continuation. The sum OF S12,UO0 in the
aggregate has been paid TO attorneys. One
attorney was allowed $500 for drawing the
VIII.
a. J. Kelly, who was at one time hos
piial steward, and is generally known as
Doc" Kelly, was allowed to plead to a
charge OF blaming money under false pre-
te nses yesterday, ana the charge of forgery
against him was dismissed i'll The Superior
Court. He will be sentenced in the Police
Court on the reduced charge.
A pleasant reception WAS held on Tues
| TO Reys. Edward Everett Hale and William
| X. Alger.
ST. PAUL's PARISH MEETING.
The annual meeting of ST. PauPs Pro-
| testant Episcopal parish was held at the
| parlors OF the church on Tuesday evening,
| at which the following vestrymen were
elected: d. Henshaw Ward. Professor +.
| LIE Conte, A. W. Bishop, Captain White,
| ii. c. Taft j. c. Norris, b. +. Stone and
| d. Nj. Kent The rector appointed ID. Hen
| shaw Ward senior and Professor Soule
| junior warden. d. Henshaw Ward was
elected President, ID. NJ. Kent Secretary
and the Union National Bank Treasurer.
| Receipts for the year over expenses are
| $500. Delegates chosen to the Diocesan
! Convention are: j. A. Stanly, d. HenshaW
| Ward, I. b. Coghill, Professor Soule, l.. j.
LIE Conte, the rector, Rev. Rober Richie.
TIE Easter veStry meeting OF the On urch
| of the Advent. PTotes tant Episcopal, East
Oakland, was also held on Tuesday night,
| Rev. Il. d. Lathrop, DID, the rector, pre-
| siding. The following vestrymen were
| w animUusly elected: }. }. Valentine, q.
| NJ. Nichols, C. b. Foot, J. Petty. George
| Weeks, J. Stalder and H. HI. Maggie. The
| delegates to the Los Angeles convention
will be elected by the new vestry on Mon
| day.
| The residence Of N. Fox on Adeline street
| was entered on Tuesday afternoon and a
| quantity of jewelry, siverware and personal
effects carried away during the absence OF
| the family.
BANQUET OF PREsBYTERIANs.
On Tuesday evening banquet will be
| held at the Albany Hotel, which will be at
tended by the ministers, elders, trustees and
| Sunday-School superintendent and their
| wives of the Presbyterian churches of Oak
land, Alameda, Berkeley aud adjacent
towns. After the banquet Presby
| Social Union will be formed for tue pur-
! pose of the better acquaintance aud unity OF
| work among the Presbyterian c0ngrega-
TONS The United Presbyterans and the
| Reformed Presbyterians have been invited
| to participate.
| The work of canvassing Oakland by the
members of the new Evangelical Ass0ci-
| alton to ascertain how many attend church
| and what church has commenced. The can
| vassers present card dated Oakland,
| Cal, 1884," and bearing the following:
"You are cordially invited to attend the
! church of your choice" Following this are
| the names and locations of the thirty-one
| Protestant churches of the city.
1t is reported that Mary Merry, the
| woman who tried TO secure a divorce from
| George Godfrey, but failed, the court CIV
| ing the decree to the old man, and who aft
| erward married a clerk named Nicholas
Merry, has lett him. and returned to her
| fathers house 1t will be remembered that
she obtained $4,000 from old man Godfrey
| before She left him.
LIBRARY TRUSTEES.
The newly elected Library Trustees have
organized with II. s. Melvin, Md, as
| President and F. 5. Osgood as Secretary
| President Melvin has appointed the follow
| ing committees:
On Finance. A. McKInnon, Jere Tyr
| rel, F. S. OSgood.
On Building-Tyr osgood. DR.. B. A.
| Rabe.
On Bnoks-Rabe Mckinnon, Osgond.
On Reading rooms-Osgood, MckinnOn,
| 1yrrel At the previous meeting of the
| board vote of thanks was rendered to
| Gary Howard, the retiring President. The
resignation of l.. d. Mason as Curator of
| the West Oakland Reading-room was ae-
| cepted and l.. A. Parker was appointed.
Police Officer Hail b. Rand, who will
| leave to-day on two weeks trip to Oregon
| on "A visit 10 his son. was called uDOu on