The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16
and bride are ench % years of years, but
the Doodys were opposed to the match.
SAVED BY Her SISTER.
Little jeanette Howell of Golden
Gate Escapes a Horrible
Death.
Playing About Bonfire Her Clothes
Become Ignited and She Is
Severely Burned.

BERKELEY. CAL, July 15.-Jeanette
Howell. the seven year old daughter of
Clerk Howell of the Golden Gate sanitary
district, while playing about a bonfire
yesterday afternoon Fell headlong into the
blaze and was seriously burned about he
face, hands and arms. Her hair was almost
com mpletely burned off. With a scream of
terror she ran into the house, where her
burning garments were smo .hered by
May, her 18-year-old sister. The young
girl writhed in the deepest agony
ali last night and ii is not known to-day
whether she will recover or not.
1t is feared that the child has inhaled
the flames.
May Howell is lookel upon as hero
inc in saving her sisters life. She was
engaged in her household duties when
the little one rushed frantically into the
house, a mass of scorching flames. Seiz-
ing bedspread, she threw it over the
child. Soon help arrived end physician
was summoned to dress the young girls
wounds. In rendering assistance to her
sister, Mays hands were painfully burn ed.
Lodge Installment
BERKELEY, CAL, July 15-Hearts OF
Oak Lodge No. 81, A. o. q. W., of West
Berkeley, hold its installation ceremonies
last evening. The officers installed were
as follows: G. D. MaIonev, P. G. W.. j;
George Phillips, NJ. W.; w. Wulferdingen.
overseer; Charles Wniferdineen, guide
G. Lyons inside guard; Paul O'ConnelI,
outside guard; s. A. Penwell, recorder
Charles Bonkofsky, financier; h. Strohm,
receiver; DR.. Gladding, physician.
Want More Streetcars.
BERKELEY. CAL, July 15.-The citi.
zen OF Norm Berkeley Rave taken steps
toward securing a streetcar line for their
has been called for next Thursday even.
ing, when the matter will be brought up
for consideration. Among those promi-
nently connected with the movement are
Harry ]. seuires, J. ]. Dunn and w. K.
Weir.
1--WE wish 10 get our representative citi.
zens together" said H. ]. Squires to-day,
'and scuss the plan. We are IN WE'LL
populated district without single street.
car line. 1t is possible to get either the
Grove-str or the elegraph-avenue COM
pan1es to ex end their lines to the North
End. The plan seems to meet with uni
versal approval among the citizens of this
section, and doubt not that We will have
an enthusiastic meeting"
Cole-Naylor Engagement.
BERKELEY, CAL, July 15.-The en-
gagement of Elmer X. Cole of the San
Francisco Argonaut and Jessie N. NayIor.
daughter of Cashier Naylor of the Com
mercial Bank, has been announced. The
wedding will take place Tuesday. The
brides mother, who is regularly or
daiped pastor of the Quaker church, will
tie the nuptial knot.
Offcers Elected.
BERKELEY, CAL, July 15.-The
Fourth Ward improvement Club elected
afficers "a follows Tue sday evening": G. E.
Boag. president; ID. j. Kane, vice-presi-
dent; E. V. Cove, secretary; w. T. Bar
nett, treasurer.
The club passed resolution asking the
Southern Pacific Company TO not remove
Ashby station from its present site, in op-
position to the petition containing 225
names now in the hands of the railroad
company seeking its removal to Russell
street.