The San Francisco call., 1898-03-17
TO HONOR ST. PATRICK.
Various Celebrations To-Morrow, With Grand Ball by the
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OAKLAND. March 16-The anniversary of St. Patricks birth will be appropriately celebrated in the Catholic churches to- morrow There will be masses at ' and 10 o'clock a. m, with special music, and in the evening several entertainments are to take place St. Patricks parish in West Oakland, Rev. J. B. McNally pas tor has arranged an elaborate pro- gramme to take place at Hansen Hall.
 Father Kings parish will give an enter tainment in the Exposition building. The panegyric will be delivered by Rev. Will liam Gleeson of St Anthony's Church, East Oakland. A fine musical and liter ary programme is also to be presented.
 The Ancient Order of Hibernians will give their annual ball in Germania Hall uons have been made for this and It promises to be one of the most successful events of it's kind given this winter.
 Morse After Miller.
 OAKLAND. March 16.-Harry N. Morse filed another letter with the Board or Public Works this morning, in which he calls attention to the digging up or Han over avenue, and concludes with the fol- lowing: "I again say to your honorable body that your Superintendent of Streets is either negligent in performing his duties or hopelessly incompetent, and in . either case he is unfitted to be your Su- you should depose the gentleman and put a more observing person in his place and thus put the whole city under obligations to your honorable body"
 DlVlS1On or expenses.
 OAKLAND, March 16.-Frank C. Ravens and 10. A. Heron Of the Realty Syndicate met the Board of Supervisors this morn ing in the committee of the whole but failed to arrive at an understandlng ln regard to the proportion that eacn would pay of the expenses of maintaining the Webster-street bridge. The syndicate representatives offered to pay one-thIrd of the help hire for tending the bridge and all of the repairs upon the no9ring for the year. The board desired to nave them furnish the electricity for the nov ing of the draw, but nothing definite was agreed upon.
 New Borax Industry.
 OAKLAND, March 16.-The Pacific Coast BoraX Company, of which F. M. Smith of this city is president, mas de- cided to establish a plant to manufacture boracic acid in this State An immense factory will be built at Daggetr, seventy five miles north of Los Angeles on the Santa Fe Railroad and in the MoJave desert For some time MT. smith mas been making experiments along thlS line and Is so far satisfied that the above steps have been taken. This Will not af- feet the output of the Alameda plant.
 Appraisers Valuations Differ.
 OAKLAND, March 16.-The report of the appraisers of Peterhof Castle, in set ting aside sufficient of the property Tor a $5000 homestead, has been filed. Two Of the appraisers-R. M. Anthony and J. 5. Lanktree-recommend that a lot, 12Oxl26 feet on Lydia street. be set off of the present lot for excess; while A. H. Breed believes that only 120x79 feet should be taken from its owner, Mrs Alice Austin, formerly Poulsen. The matter will be Aettled in Judge Ellsworth's court on .Ionday, 18th inst, if that gentleman is 'eble to be present by that time.
 A Quiet Wedding.
 OAKLAND, March 16.-Dr. c. M. Fisher and Miss Jessie B. Futile were quietly married last evening and are enjoying their honeymoon out of town. The doctor is quite prominent here and the bride is & member of the Philharmonic Orchestra.