The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. George p Meier, of SS7
North Delaware street, have returned from
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. r. Monroe and their
family have returned from Lake Wawasee,
where they spent the summer.
Mrs. j. A. Everitt and Mrs. T.. Rathfon
will entertain at cards Thursday evening
for Mrs. Brown, of Galveston, Tex, and
Miss Hirshfield, of Kansas City, Mo.
The Sunday school OF the Hall-place NJ
K. Church will give its annual rally day
jubilee, at the church, next Sunday. Gov.
Mount will make the rally day address
Further evidences of the presence in In
dianapolis or the dreaded San Jose scale
were furnished to State Geologist Batch
ley yesterday by w. A. Breunninger, OF
S3l West Walnut street.
County Commissioners McGregor and
Greer, Sheriff Clark and Superintendent
Quigley went to Cleveland last night, TO
attend the congress of prison officials now
in session In that city.
Miss Kimball, of Marion. and Miss Mat
son, of Greencastle, are visitors at the
home of Mrs. Edwin Barton Pugh, on
North Meridian street. Miss Kimhall will
leave Tuesday for California, to spend the
winter.
William McDougal. colored. was struck
by Big Four passenger train at the lndi-
ana-avenue crossing yesterday morning,
suffering a compound, fracture OF the
forearm. He was taken TO the city Hospi-
tai He had been In the city but two days.
n. A. Secrest, of No. 1871 Woodlawn ave
nue.. was thrown from his buggy and Sc
riously injured last night while he was
driving an unbroken colt, which became
frightened and got beyond control he was
taken TO his home by friend and physi-
clan called.
The Church of the Seventh Day Advent
lists, at No 1911 Central avenue, viii be sold
and the church established in a new To-
cality. The action is taken because the
fe~ raf.f- and "a
a less valuable piece of property would be
sufficient for the needs OF the church.
w. V. Wheeler, of the Rescue Mission, in
his report TO the trustees, shows that DUR
ing the last twelve months he and his as
sistants have attended 2S5 sessions of Police
Court; received $500 callers at the mission;
returned 81 girls to their parents; held 275
meetings at the mission and 102 at the
workhouse.
The clam bake given by Harry W. Over
man. of the Maryland Casualty Company,
for the agents OF the company at the camp
north of Broad Ripple Friday afternoon
was a success. The party was taken 10
Broad Ripple in special cars, and on the
steamer Sunshine TO the camp. About forty
of the state agents were In attendance
Mrs. Alma Jewell, of Burlington. Ia. a
musician of unusual ability, Is spending
few days in the city with her husband,
Mr.. Sol Yewell, who is here in the interest
of the Electric Quarterly Review, pub
LEGATION devoted TO the interest of the Union
Traction Company, the new interurban line
now rapidly approaching completion.
Josephine Singleton, fifty-five years OF
age, living at No. 1904 Lexington avenue,
was found dead in an outbuiiding at her
home yesterday morning, about o'clock.
Coroner Nash found that death was due to
epilepsy. from which she had suffered for
forty years. She was a sister-in-law or
Joseph Brown. of the county clerks office.
PhiIomathean Club. Sept. IS. Presidents
day, with Mrs. S. ID. Farrabee. The Paris
Exposition of 1900" Mrs. f. G.. Richie;
music Mrs. G.. Q. Bruce; "China-Current
History" Mrs. III. II. Hall; THE Sandwich
Islands, Mrs. f. w Tidban; Japan and
the Japanese" Mrs. Brant; music. Mrs.
Paul Mason.
The first meeting of the season of the
Contemporary Club win be held Wednesday
evening at the Propylaeum, when Prof. AL
bert Harris Tolman, of the Chicago Uni
yersity, will talk on THE Epic OF Finland
The reception committee for that evening
will be Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Baker, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles w. Fairbanks, Miss Anne
liza Warning Platter and Mr.. Austin Flint
Denny
The Classical School building will be open
for the inspection of patrons and friends
of the school, Tuesday, at 3 O'CLOCK Mrs.
Sewa1l, assisted by Miss Allen and otner
merobers of the faculty, will be present TO
receive visitors. The school VIII open Tor
the season. Wednesday, at $50 o'clock.
Mrs SewalI has issued invitations 70 the
alumnae of the school TO be present on the
opening day.
Fred Vehling, of 333 South East street.
Yesterday celebrated his ninetieth birthday
He has been in this city nearly sixty years,
coming to Indianapolis shortly after his
arrival in this country from Germany,
where he was born. He entered the grocery
business and continued In II until about
ten years ago when ne retired. He has
lived in his present home almost from the
time he came to the city. His wife died
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Fred vehling, f.. OF Anderson, and Mrs
William Babe, William Vehltng. Mrs Her
man Kehlbock. Christian yehling. Henry