The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
NEWS CUT SHORT.

Report was made TO the police las, night
by George Chipaura 81 the loss Of $500 which he
says stolen from his Trunk in the rear OF I'll
street Friday night.
As a reward for excellence in academic
work. Miss Susanna Z. Amin Of 2l23 Eighteenth
al Wellesley College. where she is in the junior
class.
The District Public Library, beginning
April !. viii circulate from it's useful ar depart
ment technical periodicals. that are on file there.
These viii be issued in addition TO the usual allow
ance OF two books
The funeral Of Prof. James P. Caul-
field for years an organiSt OF note took place res
terdsy afternoon from ST. Paul's Catholic Church.
Father Mackin. pastor. officiating. Burial IN
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
George Edward Poole. Spanish war vet
eran. who died Thursday. was accorded fun mill
tary honors yesterday al the funeral services at
Hindle and BaylisS chapel. Fifth and II streets
Burial was in Arlington Cemetery.
Coroner hewitt. after visiting the bodies
of Henry Silas. negro. and bis wife, Cecilia Silas
victims Of suicide ard murder. yesterday afternoon
gave the necessary certificate OK death. He deemed
II unnecessary TO hold an inquest.
Mrs. Grace Martin. ofAGlen Echo. re-
ported the police last night the loss Of So which
stolen from her pocket while she was in Center
Market Mrs Martin said she believed the money
taken by a negro woman who jostled her several
times.
Aquilla Barton, a negro, seventy years
old. living az Chews court. was taken to the
Emergency Hospital from 3l2 Twelfth street north
west. yesterday afternoon. She is suffering from
gastrtis. and because Of her advanced age may not
recover.
Two boxes. containing dresses. were
stolen from a delivery wagon Of y. Z. Besson with
cleaning establishment az i529 Fourteenth street
northwest. yesterday afternoon. The boxes were
addressed to 1906 Sixteenth street and 226 street
northwest
Rev John w Melody, of Chicago. will
speak at to-nights services at the Shrine OF the Sa
cred Heart There viii be special musical pro
gramme. AT the "Wednesday night service Father
John Harvey. c, $. p, viii speak on the "Ccnfes-
sion Of Sins
The District Of Columbia militia will
not participate in the manenTers AZ Pine Plai;s
y. Y. this summer. The War Department has de
cided the expense is too great. and will send the
local companies and the militia Of Maryland to some
nearby point. No site has been selected.
J. T. Vowel. OF 23O1 Paca street. Bal
timore. Nd. reported 10 the police that he had
been robbed Of SIS while in the Union Station
last night Report was made at the same time by
William t. Thorne. living at Bread Creek. Prince
George County. Nd, of the loss Of horse and
buggy.
Miss Ethel Belcher. 244 Elm street north
west. employed in the Carnegie Library reported 10
the police yesterday that card case containing two
$ bills was stolen from her desk at the library YES
terday afternoon. The theft. she believes. was CON-
mitted by a white woman who left an umbrella
when she went away.
Mrs Mary Harris Armor. of the Georgia
Women's Christian Temperance Union will speak
at two temperance rallies tO-day-in the afternoon
AZ o'clock. at the First Congregational Church
and AZ night at the Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church Mrs. Amor is the guest Of Mrs J. H.
Robinson, 1907 S street northwest