The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
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..Warwickshire and the haunts OF
Shakespeare was the subject OF
Prof. A. III. Grlffith's talk in the Mu'
scum OF Art, Sunday afternoon.
Beautiful word pictures were given
of the poets life In Stratford, OF his
struggles at London and of his life
following his success. The audi
torium was crowded.
The Rev. Eugene {. Magevney, s. j.,
instructor in philosophy In Detroit
college. has been called TO the pres
idency of Creighton university,
Omaha, and will leave soon to enter
upon his new duties there. He VIII
be succeeded in Detroit college by
the Rev. Henry citing. from the
Marquette college in Milwaukee.
William Ryan, formerly a telephone
operator In police headquarters, mas
been promoted to the rank OF pa
trolman by Police Commissioner
Smith and will be assigned to duty
as assistant to Sergt. Leroy Pierce,
purchasing agent of the department.
Mr.. Ryan has been In the service OF
the department IL years.
Harry Hill, aged SO, died in the Smith
Fox home, Sunday, without discios-
ing to the attendants the names OF
his relatives. or telling anything OF
his past. Hill was found on the
street last spring in daZed con-
d'tlon. 1t was proposed to take him
10 the poorhouse, but he said he had
money In a bank, and he provided
for lis care
Former Mayor William c. Maybury
was unable TO address the news
BOYS Sunday night, owing to a Sc
we're cold. and his place was taken
by w. F. Woodin, of Bowling Green
O. Music was. provided by Mrs.
William Lowenthal, Mrs. SILVER.
Miss Louie Dawson. Miss Cooke ana
Miss Rene Fowler. Several num-
bers we're also given by the boys.
bjshop James M. Thoburn, known
amonu Methodists as the "St. Paul
of India" spoke Sunday in the In
terests of the haif-million dollar
thank Offering which his denomina-
ton Is raising this year to commem'
crate the opening Of mission work
! I'm China leo years ago. He preach
ed I'm the Cass-Ave. Methodist
church in the morning, and in the
afternoon spoke in mass meetlhs
In Simpson church.
servlces commemorative Of the tenth
anniversary Of the destruction OF the
Maine in Havana habor were held
in Grace Episcopal church SUNDAY
night. the local organization OF
Spanish War Veterans and Women
Relief corps attending in body.
The sermon was preached by the
Rev. John McCarroll, d. d., rector
OF the church, and after the Dene-
diction., Col. o. A. James. local pen
sion agent, made a brief address.
ars. Nettie Moffett, who shot her
brother, Harvey Price, in defense OF
her own life about week ago, was
released from custody by the ponce
Saturday afternoon. Both Prosecu-
tor Yerkes and Chief of Detectives
Mcdonnell were satisfied that the
woman shot In self-defense and
realized that IL would be impossible
10 secure a conviction IL Mrs. Moi
fett were prosecuted. Price Is re-
ported as doing well I'm the Solvay
hospital.
Members Of the Wholesalers associa-
ton Of Detroit are confident that the
attendance OF merchants from this
territory In New York. during the
course of the buyers excursion ar
ranged by the Merchants associa-
ton of the metropolis will not so
large. The announcement sent out
from New York was rather am
biguous, creating the impression
that buyers would be given rate
of q fare and a third. 1t developers
that this was rate based on the
old fares before new Legislation
made the rate two cents milo
throughout. Accordingly. the re-