The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-01
TOWN TALK.

-Messrs. Frankel & Co.. better known as The
t' tair' invite the readers of The HERALD to at
teHu tneir grand sacrifice sale, which ends to-
morrow.
The photographs of the individual members
OF the Mystic Shrine and centre piece repre-
sentlng group of Shriners in full regaia that
f;rince. the PHOTOGRAPHER, has placed on exhibit
ton 1s attracting considerable attention from
passers-by on the Avenue. The photographs
are very good.
Mr. n, Becker. resident of this city for
Ine past thirty years. died at his home, No. 9O5
ID street northwest, Thursday q ternoon The
remains were taken in charge by Pentalpha
Liooage a; i; and A. M, and conveyed to Char
iotIesVlile' va, where they will be inferred.
The ifth anniversary of the Knights of
tne Golden Eagle, of the District, will be cele-
6rated by an entertainment and hop at the
National titles Armory on Thursday evening,
November IL.
Mr.. Albert H. Morris, whose funeral took
place from his mothers residence 1899 Co.
lumbia street, last Monday, was a son of the
late Daniel Morris. and was well known In
washington and the principal Eastern cities as
Baltimore ierssng ing agent, HIS s sudden death in
friends; Mr.. Morris left young widow. who,
with his widowed mother his brother and
SISTERS. has the sympathy of many friends in
his loss. The interment was at Glenwood.
The Baltimore Building and Loan Assoca-
ZION, Mr.. 0. g. Staples, president, and Joseph
Roy, secretary, will be ready for business in
thls CITY IN Few days. It'll national organ
lzation. and has about forty branches. A large
number OF the members are capitalists, who
nave plenty of money to lend at reasonable
rates, and the funds of the different branches
are i9aer-usaple. two facts which insure an
abundance or money. The plan is good one
giving solid foundation. which will doubtless
secure an extensive business.
j. A. Colby has been appointed inspector
OIL materials for the new Benning's bridge.
"A patent self-registering clock has been
placed in the City Postof1ce. 1t is intended to
n ffrnn q
and time taken up of each carrier while at
work. 1t is wonderful piece of mechanism
ana to keep track of the carriers 100 different
keys are used. Each carrier has kew differ-
ent from every other one. and he is Obliged to
insert that in the clock, which registers on the
same plan as a tire-alarm box. 1t is the only
one or It's kind in existence, and is placed in
the Postofiice on trial.
The contractor for laying the sidewalk in
troht t OF tne executive Mansion does not seem
,eoao 20 De ina IN a hurry TO finish the work. He has
peeh nearly three weeks on the job.
Charles Snyder has been transferred to the
office or bridge-keeper of the Pennsylvania
avenue bridge over the Eastern Branch and
w IN. ?: Edelin has been transferred to the office
bI brda assistant bridge keeper Of the Anacost ia
prluge, each at a salary of $780,
In answer to letter from the Commits
sioners Assistant Attorney for the District ST.
Thomas yesterday forwarded his opinion in
which he states that he does not believe the
commissioners are obliged to formulate any
new regulations for the assessments on the
cost OF paving under the compulsory permit
system.
One of the clerks of the Land Office last
week, IN accounting for his absence, said il
was caused oy cholera infantum." This nearly
paralyzed the custodian of the Rose" colored
daily reports OF the clerks.
Mr.. Ed. b. Crane. superintendent of the
wholesale market states that the three CLAN
aefed horses seized and killed by the authori-
ties, were not from his place, but from the
stable at 1910 Ohio avenue.
The four pickpockets arrested on Monday
last, after a rather desperate encounter with