The Washington bee., 1907-03-09
PARAGRAPHIC NEVIS.
BY hiss BEATRIZ L. CHASE.

Mrs Ellington, the mother of Rev.
w. S. Ellington, the associate editor of
the U. B. S. S. Lesson Commentary,
died unexpectedly at Memphis, Tenn,
quite recently at the age of seventy
seven. The Nashville Globe speaks in
glowing terms of the Christian life of
Mrs. Ellington.
The fourth attempt within the past
ninety days to dynamite street cars be-
longing to the Portland Railway, Light
and Power Company, at Portland, Ore
gon, was accomplished last week, doing
much damage.
1t is stated that the Duchess of Marl-
borough will join the Church Army
London, with the intention of devoting
herself to social rescue work.
George Harris, janitor of the Medical
School of the University of Georgia, has
been arrested, charged with stealing and
selling to physicians over one hundred
skeletons throughout the country.
Miss Susie R. Hamilton accompanied
the remains of her mother to their for
mer home, Boydton, Va.
The report comes from Richmond, Va,
that the little son of Hon. H. P Cheat
ham, who was bitten by a mad cat is
doing we'll under the treatment at the
hospital.
It is stated that DR.. S. NJ Vass win
go directly from this city to Shreveport
La, TO conduct a Bible Institute.
It is said that the site for the build
ing of the Y. M. C. A. is to be on 18th
street between S and T streets north
| west.
Henry Holt & Co. are printing for the
ffty-frst time "The Honorable Peter
Sterling" It is said to have appeared
thirteen years ago.
The house of Robert Louis Steven
son at Vailima is to be the official resi-
dence of the German governor of Sa-
moa.
Last year the circulation of "Success"
was about 10000 copies monthly
DR.. Don L. T. Herrarte is the newly
appointed minister from Guatemala to
Washington.
A warrant charging George w. Fitz-
gerald, the teller of the United States
Subtreasury at Chicago, from whose
cage the $4,000 disappeared, with as
sau1t was sworn out last week
The Cleveland Journal, published at
Cleveland, Ohio. says that "our news
papers would accomplish more good If
they talked about practical, helpful
things at home, instead of copying edi-
,torials out of encyclopedias
Richard o. Hoops. a student at Lake
, Forest University, Chicago, son of Ira
c. Hoops. a lawyer, of Kokoma, Ind,
was placed under arrest this week, and
charged with robbing the residence of
Hobart Chatfeld-Taylor, of Lake For
est, who is wealthy.
An order providing new regulations
governing the size, form and weight of
private postcards entering the mails of
the United States has been issued by the
Postmaster General
It is said that in compliance with his
request Christopher c. Smith, of Cam
den, N. J., was given a trolley funeral.
The ministers, black and white, of
South Carolina met in Charlotte last
month and discussed matters pertaining
to the people of the South.
Mr.. J. P. Early is president of the
"Waiters' Political Club" of Cook coun-
ty. Illinois. The club has four thou
sand members.
Mrs. Mary Stevens, whose husband,
DR.. A. H. Stevens, died recently, was
formerly Miss Foote, of Vicksburg,
! Mississippi
Rumor says that Mr.. R. w. Thomp-
son may locate in this city permanently.
The jury returned a verdict of not
! guilty in the case Of Henry Bell, a col
ored man, charged with the murder of
William Jones, a white man, in 1890, in
/ Arkansas.