The Washington herald., 1907-11-17
NEWS CUT SHORT
FOR BUSY READERS.

] Clarence Copper thirJy-sCven years o'
age. u jle Delaware avenue northeast. had hi, left
hand crushed la-t night while coupling cars Boz Oh,
/ Baltimore and Ohio freight yards
The police have been requested % To-.
cate Miss Esther Dshberg rnet,on years of age
who Ii reported as missing from Der home s. Bates
/ street northeast
Mark Sherman and Lucas =. Lovinl
were appointed receivers Of the property of William
Eich1lv q Co. cotricrs lG6 Seventh street north
west hy Justice Barnard yesterday. bankruptcy
proceedings are pending against the firm.
The White Company have just issued
the White Route Book 40. g. The new route
book gives detailed road directions Cor morc than
J 500 miles of the main highway suitable tdr tour
lists. ia Ncw YORK State and the Province ~ Que
bee
Permission has been granted 20 the
Warren r. BrCuZar Company O. construct narrow
gauge railway with sidiugs and switches. for the
purpose ~ Transporting earth to the on required
Che construction Of The approaches 90 thc new A.
costa bridge,
Martha Chapter. No. T. Order Easi
Star, bcld a donation party last night i8 The
Lodge Han Tor The Eastern Star home
number Of members were uuscut aud
pared programme was given. The hall d.
with new designs ln ECpuan art
With the rank of brigadier
Col Garrett j. LydccScr, Corps az EuS.4,>.-. --
charge 4 river and hafbor Improvements al Detroit
was yesterday retired because q tle age limit
Col Lydecker vas an one time engineer C1mmis-
siuncr in the District Of Columbia
The schedule of bids for the coustruc-
ton u "a stable ioT the water department iu Bryant
street. opened November O. were closed ThursiIv.
Commissioner Alscfarland recommended the offer OF
T. H. Melton d. accepted The huiliiuc is t0 De
erected with wooden floor construction at cost oi
Sl3r
John =. Heap. secretary OF the Wash
ingten Humane society, has requested the Commi--
siouers % furnish tbe society with copies ~ aI.
Mutual Protective Association at the recent hearing
thar may have been filed since then. relating %
the alleged misconduct Of the agents Of the society
The Womans' National Press Associa-
tion held a meeting recently 40 the Public Library.
Echoes Of the birmingham convention were given boz
fine style by Mrs Rich. one Of TIE delegates The
Eastern and Western delegates are enthusiastic iu
praise of the hearty southern welcome accorded
them. Mrs Rich also gave the poem of "Wei-ome.'
The mass meeting for men AZ the Y NJ.
&. A. this afternoon Will Dr. addressed by j. J..
Nirg0. Of Melbourne. Australia. az $50 O'Clock.
There viii hc a convention chorus and social
sing u the lobby az 3 O'Clock AZ $50 O'Clock
United states Treasurer Treat viii address a
meeting for boys between The ages f fourteen and
eighteen.
Proposals for the construction Of an
addition 90 school building No los Queens chapel
sioners yesterday. Joseph n. Gibbons sent 10 the
lowest bid S0993 Allan r. HowisUn bid SIS
Robert r. Humphrey. $500 Burgess * Parsons.
S2l 800 and Pavariui q Wyue S69l0. The Com
mi-siorefs have not yet awarded the contract.
John II. Gibson. policeman filed suit
against the Capital Traction Company yesterday %
reclaim damages for injuries received In q collision
between q and a patrol wagon he was driving
May p last BE declared be suffered two broken
ribs. a permanently injured hip and arm and
numerous cuts and COMMISSIONS. The corporation he
says. violated the police regulations in not stopping
The car and giving the patel wagon right Of way.
He wants $1,000
\ masquerade party was rendered the
Sunday school classes of Mrs Thrift and Mrs Reed
at the home Of the latter GIG Third street north
west FRIDAY evening Those present were. Misses
Mabel Davis Gladys Smith. Ivy Osborne Bessie
Thrift. Ethel Thrift. Hiss Neale Mrs. Leach La
yinil Reed. Mrs. Jones' Mrs. Aluddiman and
Messrs. Lester Ballard Clarence Elum Turner
CoTder. Eugene Harris. Mason Lipsc0mh Ausu
Nuddman G. A. Muddiman, Robert Montgomery
Cuy Harris, Theron Talbot. james MOTLEY Willie
True. Hunter Watkins. x. Neale. and r. Ncale.