The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-30
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Imperial Order of the Great Ski-Hi.
the amusement adjunct of the Capitol
Council, Y. NJ. l., will give a picnic Monday
at Greenwood Park.
AT the Union Congregational Church to-
morrow evening the pastor, the Rev.
Thomas Smith, will deliver a sermon on
why he is to leave and take UP the work
of evangelism.
There will be no preaching service at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church until the first
Sunday in October on account of the alb
sence from the city of the pastor. the Rev.
g. L. Macintosh.
The Rev. H. w. Kellogg. pastor of the
Central-avenue NJ. E. Church. has returned
TO the city from his vacation and will fill
his pulpit tomorrow morning. Topic.
obedience as an Expression of Christian
Life"
A defective fue in the home of Mrs.
Frank Freers, 1410 South Senate avenue,
yesterday afternoon at 4:30 caused a fire
mat managed the house 10 the extent II
800. Damage to the furniture was pre-
vented by the work of the salvage corps.
Fletcher Wagner and his younger brother,
sons of DR.. Theodore Wagner. have started
on a trip down White river. They expect to
reach the Ohio in good time, and, if not too
tired. will drift down the Ohio. They start
ed in a well-built boat, plentifully stocked
with provisions.
NJ. H. Spades has provided a band for a
concert Monday night at the beautiful
pagoda which he gave to Spades place.
The concert will be free and Mr.. Spades
VIII DIONluE duOlltI ldltI III the mOnIn.
Mr.. Spades is bearing all the expense of
these concerts himself.
The Rev. Charles C. Rowlison, of the
Third Christian Church. will preach his
farewell sermon tomorrow morning. He
has received a call TO Berkeley, Cal, but
has not decided if he will accept it, as two
other churches have asked him to visit
them before accepting the call.
c. w. Smith, who was reported Tuesday
as missing from his home IN BrOwnsburg,
Ind, yesterday returned 10 his home. Ii
was learned that he had been sleeping in
an empty house. 1t is thought Smith is
deranged and efforts will be made 10 have
him committed TO the Central Hospital.
Fred Poland, who shot himself i'm the
head Thursday afternoon while temporarily
deranged, was reported yesterday evening
by the City Hospital physicians to be some
what improved. 1t is said the bullet en-
tered the head back of the right ear. but
grazed the skull without penetrating it. 1t
is now thought he Will recover.
1t has been learned that Hiram F.. Por-
ter. Of this city, was secretly married TO
a young woman at Anderson, W. Va. Mr..
Porter Is a son of John Porter. Of the
township assessors office. and is EMPLOYED
as ~bookkeeper by the Marion County Con-
struction Company. 1t is expected that he
will return in a few days with mis- bride.
]. NJ. Simpson, a fire insurance agent Of
this city. was badly injured yesterday
morning in d runaway at Mooresville.
Simpson called at a farmers house to
collect a premium due on a policy. The
farmer left "A pair OF mules hitched to a
mower. Simpson climbed into the seat Of
the mower and the mules took fright and
ran away. Simpsons leg was caught un-
der the machine and he was also badly
bruised.
The funeral of Mrs. Daisy Spilker, who
was severely burned Wednesday evening
and died Thursday night. will be held to-
day. The body viii be taken 10 Philadel-
phia. Pa, for burial. Mrs. Spilker received
her injuries while she was lighting a fire.
She threw a quantity OF kerosene on the
coal and then threw a match on the pile.
Al explosion followed and Mrs. Spilker
was wrapped in flames. She leaves a hus-
] band and one child.