The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-19
CITY NEWS NOTES.

A musical and literary entertainment will
be given by George II. Chapman Post, No.
2U9, and w. r. c. Saturday night al 1854
North Delaware street.
The Aquatic Club will entertain its mem
bers, their families and friends Saturday
night The houseboat will be lowed up the
river a distance and then brought back.
The boat will be decorated with lights and
lanterns.
Dennis Beechum. seventy years old. died
last night at the poor farm from old age.
He was received at the institution the sec
ond of this month. II is said he has rela-
tive by the name Of Richard Dawson Nv
ing in Haughville.
Avondale Heights. formerly known as
Kissel's garden, now under the manage
ment of August g. Tamm, will be formally
opened tonight with a free band concert
1t is promised that the garden will be OPP
Grated family resort.
The postofice has been allowed fifteen
new clerks and four additional carriers.
After July the office will have l04 car
riers, providing free delivery in Tuxedo
Park and all other sections Of the city ex-
cept some inconsiderable suburbs.
Mrs. Sarah Clark sixty-four years old, in
alighting from street car at Washington
and Pennsylvania streets last night fell
to the pavement and was severely bruised.
She was taken to her home, No. 81 Lincoln
street, in the City Hospital ambulance.
On the 26th, 9th and 2sth of this month
entrance examinations will be held at the
Indiana polls Academy for Yale under Prof.
Edward B. Reed, of Yale; Harvard. under
Mr.. William Taylor; Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology. under Alex. S. Mitchell.
principal.
Detectives Asch and Lancaster who are
working on the Rosengarten case, learned
yesterday that the policeman had fired
shot at a fleeing negro. This was done about
ten days before Rosengarten was found
dead and may account for the empty shell
in his revolver.
After a conference with Governor Dur
bin yesterday Wayne Lesson, of the Eli
wood police board. withdrew his resigna-
ton. Governor Durbin announced that the
matter was settled. Lesson resigned after
the appointment of DR.. G.. V. Newcomer
had been made.
A number of teamsters struck yesterday
for 371a cents an hour. Ii is said that few
nonunion teamsters Joined the strikers.
| Only the drivers of the gravel wagons be-
| federal site are not affected, as they are re-
ceiving the union scale.
The lawn fete given by the women of
| IS. Peter and Paul congregation last
| night on the grounds surrounding the St
| Agnes Academy, was well attended. The
| grounds were iluminst ted by many-coiored
electric lamps and gaily decorated booths.
| The festival will be repeated tonight.
Word was received yesterday of the death
| of Walter Darby. of Louisville. who was
| formerly in the typewriter business in this
! city. He went to Louisville about twelve
| years ago, where he practiced law He was
| once elected states attorney. Mrs. Joseph
| Marshall and Miss Emma Darby, of this
| city, are sisters.
An appeal has been made to Governor
| Durbin by attorneys of Peru TO pardon
| William Green, sentenced TO life impris-
| onment for the murder of +. Brumbaugh
| in Cass county In July. 1881. The petition
seven of the jurors that found him guilty
and Of two hundred citizens.
| DR.. and Mrs c. W. Marker, who were
married at Brookville Tuesday. arrived IN
1 - + lie lr.ge rfrv1.f
! of Dr. Markers sister, Mrs Meyers. So
! South Noble street. A reception was held
| last night for the couple which Us
| guests were entertained. DIR. Marker is a
professor i'm the new Central College of
! Physicians and Surgeons.
The ladies of the Home Missionary So
/ clety OF Roberts Park Church will give an
| ice cream social in the church pariors to-
| be rendered by Miss Ida Belle Sweeney.
! Roberts Park Quartet Mrs Rhea Hale
| Behymer, accompanied by Mr.. Geo. L.
Brown. and Miss Nellie Demmerly: also a
recitation by Mrs. Edmunds and ronologue
| by Miss Grace Eldred, accompanied by
| Miss May Allison.
| Vocal music. mingled with instrumental
| tried for the first time this season at Broad
| Ripple last Sunday afternoon and night.
| proved such success that IL has been de-
| cided TO repeat the experiment next Sun
! day. Frank Binkhurst, operate baritone.
! whose singing was vigorously enccred last
| Sunday, has been re-engaged 10 render
| numbers uuIluS the Ddlu concerts al Broad
| Ripple Park next Sunday afternoon and
| night. Among the selections that will be
| given by MIR. Binkhurst are in the Shade
| of the Palms" and "A Son Of the Desert"
Chester Worth and Frances Walters had
| 10 get two marriage licenses 10 be married.
| Tuesday license was issued 10 Worth. X.
| A. Rossette making the aff1davit that the
| young man was OF age. After the license
| was issued Rossette became suspicious Of
| Worth's age and telephoned 10 Worth :
father at Plainheld He learned that young
| Worth was under twenty-one. but that his
| father was not opposed 10 the marriage.
He said he would like TO have his son come
| home and talk over the matter. Rossette
| then took the license back 10 the court
| house. 1t was destroyed and the money re-
turned. Yesterday Worth appeared with
| his fathers written consent and a new IL
cense was issued.