The Washington bee., 1907-10-19
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
By Miss Bedtris L. Chase.


ed at Seattle, Wash, composed of the
women, and Mrs. H. R. Cayton was
elected temporary president.
Mr.. James a. Spears, a recent gradu-
ate of Howard's Law School, has locat-
ed at Buxten, Iowa, to practice law.
Rev. James Marcus King, DID, LID,
who died on the 3rd instant was we'll
known as a true Methodist Christian and
the general corresponding secretary of
the National League for Protection Of
American Institutions.
The improvement of the south side
of Pennsylvania avenue will be IN inn
portant question during the coming ses-
sion of Congress.
DR.. William NJ. Starr, of this city,
celebrated his one hundredth birthday
anniversary last Monday by luncheon
which he rendered some of his friends
and the members of the Association of
Oldest Inhabitants.
The residence of Lawyer Thomas l.
Jones was not totally destroyed by fire,
but damaged to the extent of two thou
sand dollars.
The funeral of Mrs. Cassie Chadwick
took place last Monday at Woodstock,
| Ontario.
The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. holds that "a special tax is required
for the manufacture and sale of alleged
medicinal alcoholic compounds, or for
the sale of malt extracts manufactured
from fermented liquors.
Twelve cases of alleged speeding OF
automobiles were presented the Police
Court last Monday.
The funeral services of Mr.. Daniel
w. Elder were held at Asbury Meth
odist Episcopal Church last Tuesday at
ternoon at two o'clock.
Ebenezer Synagogue, in Norfolk Va,
was damaged by fire to the extent OF
fifteen hundred dollars last Sunday.
The cornerstone for the new court
house at Oakland, Md, was laid last
Wednesday.
The Rev. DR.. Willard, Of Piedmont
5 Church, is reported to have resigned his
: oosition so that he can devote all OF his
1 time to golf.
0 Major Sylvester, in an interview last
: Sunday, said that pickpockets have not
he, yerv active in this city during the
n past few years.
c Mr.. Ambrose A. Bennett, of East
o Nasbille, Tenn, has accepted position
: in the Government in this city.
r, The new station will be paid for by
It the people who travel. The sum OF
- twenty or twenty-five cents will be add
- cd to the price of tickets through and
d from this city.
l-I The appeal of counsel for Karl Hau,
r formerly of this city, was rejected last
is Tuesday by the Supreme Court at Lelp-
ID sic, Germany.
e, The temple of the Washington He
ID brew Congregation on Eighth street wa:
it badlv damaged by fire last Tuesday
y morning.
e, Seventeen cars of a work train crash
ne ed through a trestle on the new Erl'
n and Jersey Railway at Stony Fort, nea'
a Middetown, n. " this week Manl
OF were seriously injured.
te. George H. Brouwer, confidential man
ne ager of the Stock Exchange hrm o
tie lanes H. Oliphant & Co, New YORK
m was charged last week with the larcen'
he of half a million dollars.
ng The dog-catchers have been quite bus
nd the past year. The report shows tina
ty : 2oI animals were impounded durln
that time.
Mrs. Laura Hubbard and Mrs. EFnin
he Diggs, of this city, spent the sunrne
ed at their country home in Lovingstoi
n, Va While there they had as thei
zig guest Miss Florence Wood OF N'"P0'
uy NeUS Va.