The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-09

was 72 years old and had been in
good health until she was stricken
Friday. She was born In Detroit
and spent her entire life here. In
1861 she married Capt White. who
was known at all the ports oil the
great lakes and who died Ave years
ago. Two children. Isabel =. and
Charles b.. both OF Detroit. survive
G.. Dunn, who spent his life In
the employ of the Michigan Central
and Grand Trunk railroads. died,
Sunday. in his home No. 26o Wabash
his advanced years. was the cause OF
death Mr.. Dunn was born in Eng
land and worked first in this country
as cabin boy on the old Mississippi
the age OF 20 to take up railroad
work. For 20 years previous to his
retirement. eight, years ago, he was
foreman In the Miehigan Central car
lodge No. 1. F. & A. NJ. and PENN
sular chapter No. l6. r. A NJ The
funeral will take place Tuesday aft
ernoon at o'clock. interment to be
I'm Woodmere cemetery.
r. F.. Humphrey, president of the To-
Iedo Union Stock Yards CO.. has Just
returned from the City OF idexico.
where he has been representing the
Mexican National Packing 20. as
general manager. This corporation,
which has capitalization of a6.0Go.-
600 is increasing the capacity OF its
plant in the Mexican capital so that
II Will be able TO handle 1900 lead
OF cattle every day. Mr.. Humphrey
has been supervising the establish
ment OF the company's operations,
and he comes north to place an order
chinery. He will spend six months
Of the year in Mexico. dividing the
remainder OF his time between To-
ledo and Detroit. Mr. Humphrey
III. %, ~
Philadelphia AVE.
The work of canvassinR the returns
from the election of last week Will
begin Tuesday. National. state aud
county results will be gone over by
the county board. which meets
Thursday afternoon at room No. 41o
county building. City and ward re-
suits will be canvassed by the city
board, which meets Tuesday morning
either in the council chamber OF IN
the election room OF the city hall.
The work of compiling the returns
will be done by clerks and supervised
by the canvassing board members:
City Clerk CASTOR. Cashier Sebert, or
the treasurer's office. and Justice
stein comprise the city board. Audi
tors Buhrcr and Cakman, Capt. A. Il.
Stewart and two others to be chusen
to represent County Treasurer Rob-
ertson and Judge Durfee, will conDti-
tute the county canvassing board.
The erection Of the new House OF
Providence and It's larger purpose OF
merging its present work with that
OF a woman's hospital. has brought
up the question of a name, and on
the suggestion OF Mrs John V. Moran
IL Is probable IL will be called the
New Providence hospital. The found
ling home and hospital for unfortu-
nate girls will remain an annex to
the pay hospital. which. II Is believed
will support itself and the annex be-
sides. Many society women or
means have already offered to fur
nIsh rooms. and judging from pres
ent indications, the hospital does not
lack friends. The fete for the House
OF Providence will open Nov. 80, with
promenade concert I'm the Wayne
pavilion. The fair which Will be con-
tInued In the Wayne hotel through
the first week of December, promises
TO be one OF the most pretentious
ever given in the city for the benefit
of charity.