Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-02
PHILADELpHIA .4FFAIas.

NiDuOW OF ubI NUM-.
The Rev. George W. Burroughs, NJ.
D., retired Presbyterian Minister
died on Christmas. at Bethayres, aged
So years.
John Smith, aged Q years, was acci-
dentally killed ON Saturday while try
ing to board an engine at American
and Berks streets.
Mary Ryan, aged 90 months died
Sunday of scalds caused on Thursday
by the accidental overturning of a
tubful of boiling water upon her.
William II. Wallis, veteran actor,
who was a member Of the stock com
panies OF the Arch and Walnut Street
Theares, died on Saturday, aged 20
years
During drunken quarrel, on Friday
night, Ellen Green, 30 years old, was
murdered at 1924 Leithgrow street by
her husband, Charles +, Green, who is
in custody.
Thomas Marshall, aged 10 years, died
on Saturday of a gunshot wound acct
dentally inflicted by companion, with
whom he was shooting sparrows on
Wednesday.
oOun DlueiuuTbi, dD dCllNo lll6IlDoT
Of the Master Painters Association,
and Of the Board of Managers of the
Spring Garden Institute, and ex-mem-
Der OF Common Council from the Four
teenth ward, died Sunday, aged &C
years.
A trolley car collitled with Reading
railroad passenger train which was
moving slowly Monday at Ninth street
and Montgomery avenue. One passen-
ger in the trolley car was slightly in
iured. Slippery tracks caused the ac-
citlent.
Theodore Roosevelt, president of the
Board Of Police Commissioners of New
York City, addressed massmeeting
under the AUSPICES of the Citizens Re-
publican Committee, in the Academy
of Music, Saturday evening. Hon.
William Potter presided.
A bronze tablet inscribed "Joseph
Jefferson, the actor, was born here Goth
Fob; 1929. Here's your good health
and your family's; may you all live
long and prosper, was placed Thurs
day on the hpilse at the southwest cor
ner of Sixth and Spruce streets.
Hhe Society of the Cincinnati was
authorized by the Park Commission
on Friday to erect its monument to
Washington at the Green street en-
trance to Fairmount Park Work will
be started at once and may be com
pleted by next fall. The monument
will cost about $3.50, 600.
John Patrick and Angelo Loket OF
Ayondale and Thomas Notta of Phila-
delphia were Monday held for fur
ther hearing on the charge of passing
counterfeit money. They are believed
to be members of gang that has been
circulating large amount of spurious
money in the southern section of the
city.
In the United States circuit court
Thursday, Judge Dallas appointed, at
the request of tho Lehigh Valley Rail-
road Co., a master TO receive testimony
and state an account between the
Lehigh Valley and the Reading Rail
road Co., growing out of the former
lease Of tho Lehigh Valley to the Read
ing Co.
Benjamin +. Steiner, who was ar
rested on Saturday ON suspicion OF
having stolen roll of velvet he was
trying to pawn, stated, under oath,
that he had set fire to the house at 212
South Eighth street, Thursday night,
at the instigation of Lucy NJ. Chap
man, who wanted to get the insurance.
The woman is in custody.
Vice President Stevenson has accept
ed the invitation of the Young Men Is
Democratic Association to attend its
annual dinner on jackson Day. Among
others expected to be present are At
torney-General Harmon, Secretary OF
The Interior Hoke Smith, Senators
Morgan, Faulkner and Villas, and Con.
gresham Erdman and Hart.
The grand jury Monday found an
indictment against William A. Shoe
maker, counsel for III. Ii. Holmes.
charging him with attempted subordi-
nation of perjury. Bills were alsc
found against Bette Carnie and 81
men, charging them with various Of.
fences during the strike. Similar
bills against IL men were ignored.
The Board of Education on Friday
directed its committee ON supplies to
invite new proposals for paper, it being
alleged that tho former specifications
barred out all but one bidder. 1t was
agre to draw a warrant for SO, 600 in
payment of the bill for Century Die
tionaries, in lieu of warrant for the
same purpose that had been cancelled.
Both branches of the City Councils
Thursday appropriated $50, coo to the
Department of Public Safety to meet
extraordinary expenses incurred during
the recent strike. Common Council
passed an ordinance permitting a sid
ing on Market street for trolley mail
cars with the proyiso that an addi-
tional license of $50 be imposed un each
mail car.
The annual grand communication of
the Grand Lodge OF FREQ and Accepted
Friday. Matthias II. Henderson, r.
W. Grand Master, and other recently
elected officers were installed. The
Grand Holy Arch Chapter of Pennsyl-
vania held its annual grand conyocation
in the evening when officers were in
stalled and appointments announced.
A threo-story stone barn on Thorp's
Lane, near Stenton avenue, Chestnut
Hill, owned by John Lowber Welsh,
was destroyed by fire, which was
started early Wednesday morning. Seven
horses and two cows were burned to
death, and large quantity of feed was
destroyed. The loss is estimated at
$40, 600 Mr.. Welsh believes the fire was
caused by tho accidental ignition Of a
match.
The compittee appointed at the re-
cent massmeeting in the Academy Of
Music Thursday adopted resolutions
urging City Councils to take action
which will speedily result in vesting in
tho city the ownership OF its street
railways, $50 that the city may be in
position to lease them TO the highest
and best hidders. for limited nerinds