The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-08
CITY NEWS NOTES.

A meeting of Third ward Republican
voters will be held at Buffers Hall this
evening.
The color of the 81 revenue stamps has
blue to light green to prevent their use
twice.
A plan is being formulated by Postmaster
Hess for the extension of free delivery to
every house within the corporate limits of
Indianapolis. 5s
The Indiana Teachers and Young Peo-
pies Reading Circle will hold it's annual
meeting at the Grand Hotel at 7:30 o'clock
this evening.
Grace Wilson, white woman. the wife
of a colOred man, was arrested yesterday
and charged with stealing shirt waist
from Olive Brown, 925 Maple street.
Mrs. Mary F. Lewis. of Peru, Indiana,
has been selected as matron of the Odd
Fellows Home at Greensburg. She Will
take her position the first of March.
Sampson W. Mansfield, a young attorney
of this city. announced his candidacy for
the Republican nomination to the House of
Representatives last night at the Denison.
About 9 o'clock last night a defective
flue in the house, 912 Bennett street, oc-
cupied by William Hill and owned by Mary
Clarity, caused a blaze which did about
five dollars damage.
Sunday evening, Feb. II, at the Peoples
Congregational Church, Blackboard and
Michigan streets, the Rev. II. b. Long
oils his lecture, Abraham Lincoln which
has been highly commended by the press
both East and West.
The diamond jubilee services of August
Bessonies will be held in St. Johns Church,
Feb. % 1t is the celebration of Mgr
priest The celebration will be a quiet one
and will probably be participated in by the
clergy of indianapolis only.
The members of the congregation Of the
IoIl Chrrrf will 80
row evening to take action regarding the
enlargement of their church. So great has
been the increase in membership the last
two years that a more commodious audi
ence room has become imperative.
Rev. Frederic z. Dewhurst, of Indian
aporis, will enter upon his new duties as
pastor of the University Congregational
Church. Madison avenue and Fifty-sixth
street, Chicago, next Sunday afternoon,
when he will be rendered welcome and
reception by the congregation and visiting
clergymen.
movement is on foot to organize COM
pany to construct vimotum hydrocarbon
cars. Arthur Stillwell, builder OF the Kan
sas City, Pittsburgo IL Gulf Railroad, is
at the head of the movement, and says that
the company will have capital of s.. ZOO, 900
and will erect plants at Indianapolis and
Kansas City, and have offices in New York,
Chicago and st. Louis. Thomas Defrees is
the inventor.
AS Patrolman Johnson was going home
early yesterday morning he saw two men
on Senate avenue carrying sacks. Thinking
they were thieves. he gave chase, but the
fellows dropped the sacks and made their
escape. Johnson fired two shots in the air,
but these did not stop them. The sacks
were found TO contain large number of
bolts of cloth and one dress suit, which
were identified later in the day as part of
the goods stolen during the night from a
tailor shop at Greencastle. The goods re-
covered were worth about 500.
A south-bounN Illinois-street car caught
fire about O clock yesterday morning from
burning fuse, and there was for some
time great excitement among the passen-
gers who were jammed into the car. The
fire department was called. but was not
needed, as the motorman put out the small
ticed at North street, but the car was kept
running until Market street was reached.
Several of the passengers, seeing the smoke
issuing from the cracks In the floor, jumped
off while the car was running at full speed.
The regular monthly meeting of the
"Persimmon Brigade Club" of this CITY,
was held Tuesday evening at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Hanna. 317 East
Vermont street There was good attend
ance of the club and a number of guests
were present. In addition to the regular
cences and interesting talks. At the close
OF the meeting the party was served with
refreshments The meeting was a success
and several new names were added to the
roll of membership. The next meeting will
be held at the same place, given by the
president u r. Landers. An interesting
programme has been prepared for the oc-
casion-
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