The morning call., 1893-06-16

claimed that it is not Frck's teaching but
his politics which is the cause of his re-
moval. Ninety-fve per cent of the parents
of children attending the Lorin school
have offered Mr. Frick every assurance of
their perfect confidence and satisfaction
with him. and petition will probably be
presented at the next meeting Of the board
asking for his reinstatement.
IN PROSPEROUS CoNDTrIoN.-The
presbyterian church has just issued
manual. being the ninth one since the
organization of the church on March 81,
1873. The church now has 500 members.
During the past year $500 has been col
lected by the treasurer. $1,000 of which was
on the account of the new church building,
which does not include S42S3 collected for
the various church benevolent asscca-
tons work and S4G9 raised by the Sunday
schools for missionary work.
AN INCREASED SERvICE.-The long
switch of the Oakland Onsolidated Elec-
trio Company on Shattuck avenue is now
being used, and as soon as the long
switch on the Lnrin branch is completed
new additional cars will be put on, so that
the same service may be given as that on
the Southern Pacific line on Telegraph
avenue where. during the middle of the
day, cars run every five minutes. and IN
the early morning and evening every seven
and half minutes.
w ENT ASHORE OFF 6UAIALA.-- - i6
lumber schooner Bill the Butcher was
towed into West Berkeley yesterday by
the tug Wizard in disabled condition.
having lost her rudder and sustained other
damage by being forced on shore off Qua
laIa in the heavy weather on Tuesday.
She is laden with lumber for the Taylor
Lumber COMPANY. and will at once be un-
laden and put In repair
LOTS OF TRAVELLERS. - Tuesday and
Wednesday the Berkeley ticket Office did
land office business. Over a hundred
tickets were sold to various places at
distance, east. north and south. The busi-
ness Of the office Is constantly increasing,
last Sunday being the heaviest days
travel for the past twelve months.
GooD USE OF HIS MoNEY.-Thomas
Cragmlre, the fortunate carpenter who
received nearly $4,000 by bequest from an
English uncle recently deceased. has de-
clded 10 Invest his money in property, and
has just conSummated contract for n
two-story business block and fat on Shat
tuck avenue and Adelne street.
OLDEST FROM CALIFoRNIA.-Dr. Almon
Lull of Berk eIey, who is now visiting the
White City In Chicago, is the oldest visitor
but is yet hale and hearty and went to the
fair alone.
Alameda.
CROWDED SCHOOL.-The crowded
condition of the Haight School during the
last term has necesstated the Board of
Education to have the basement of that
school bituminlzed, and next term this will
be used az classroom. The cost is some
500. The Board of City Trustees had
voted $1,000 transferred from the city's
general fund to the school fund, there
being deficit in the latter fund. AT the
last meeting uf the City Trustees, how
ever. the matter of the legality of such
action was raised, and at the next meeting
! the City Attorney will file written
opinion stating the law in the case.
ARMoRY HALL.-Park Opera house will
hereafter be known as Armory Hall, Com
pany q Of the National having taken pos
session Yesterday. The company is meet
Ing with success from all quarters and
liberal subscriptions are being received
! from residents to the fund that will go
toward the full equipment of the com pany
with uniforms and other accOuterments, as
the State Legislature has provided but
half the usual appropriation. The new
company held their regular drill last even
ing in their new quarters. and there were
about sixty men in line.
LECTURED THEM.-Tbe local courts
have been quite buslly engaged the past
few days. a. G. Snow, j. 0rdway and r.
Il. Maeill Jr., three well-known young
men, we're arrested on Wednesday evening
for riding bicycles upon the streets with
out lights. They were arraigned before
Recorder st. Sure, and after "a severe lee
tnre were discharged from custody.