The Washington bee., 1909-02-20
Ps2t59iPYIC NEWS

last hOiludyy IItSlQtIC KOOSeVelC
recommended the legislation of laws
for the government of dependent
children in the District of Columbia.
an by so doing the Capital of the
nation may become an example for
the other sections of our country.
Special exercises were held last
Monday at Arlington Cemetery by
the Maine Memorial Association, and
friends, in memory Of the victims of
the Names destruction eleven years
ago.
Rev. William Harris, pastor of
Greenmount Methodist Church, Bal
timore, Maryland, tainted last Sun
day morning in his pulpit while on his
knees offering the prayer.
Morris Winthrop, a Seventh street
grocer, was fined $Ioo by Judge
Kimball for having his scales loaded.
Captain Williams, of the first pre-
cinct had to send a special squad of
his men to disperse the crowd of peo-
pie on the corner of D and Tenth
streets, because it was rumored that
a man had been pulled out of turret
window in the post Office by the hawk
which has been holding such high
carnivals in the tower of the building.
The rumor was false.
The Italian Ambassador says his
government "has many things for
which to thank the people of Amer
ica."
The number of vessels said to
have been stranded during the year
1908 is 1893.
Thre were no funeral services held
in this city over the body of Repre-
sentative Daniel L. D. Granger, but
the funeral was held in Providence,
Rhode Island, last Wednesday at
noon.
The funeral of Mrs. Louisa Wash
ington took place last Wednesday
from her late residence, $50 Elm
street.
Rev. DR., S. P. w Drew has an
nounced that the midnight parade by
his church will take place some time
during the first week in March.
There may be many balls on the
fourth of March, but there will be
only one '"inauguraI' and that one
will be held in the United States
Pension Office.
Applications for positions in the
line of the inaugural professions are
being received from every section.
The fine of $4,000 imposed upon
the Waters-Pierce Oil Company by
the Court of Missouri was paid last
Monday.
The Buxton Gazette says Buxton IS
thriving city and belongs to the la
boring man. Peace rules supreme,
and life and property" are safe day
or night.
The admonition of the Denver
Statesman is to "keep your eye on the
colored Democrat"
Mrs. Leola S. Oliver, the wife OF
Mr.. S. B. Oliver, died on the fifth
instant at her home in Mississippi
Mrs. Oliver was prominent in social
and musical circles.
A boy, twelve years Of age, was
sentenced to 20 years in the peniten-
tiarv in the criminal court of LOUIS
lana, for placing distractions on the
"A. c. L. railroad track.
Rev, Father G Alexander Nc
Guire in an address at the Mems
Forum. Boston, Massachusetts,, on the
Power of the VIII, paid glowing
tribute to Mr.. B. T. Washington and
his will power.
The Boston Advocate says the
State Central Committee is making
elaborate preparations to visit Wash
ington during the Inauguration.
A movement is on foot to have the
Legislature of the State Of Kentucky
make appropriations to construct a
bridge across the Kentucky river at
Frankfort as a "joint memorial OF
the two former leaders, Lincoln and
Davis both of whom were from Ken
tucly."
The dedication exercises OF the
First Congregational Church, at At
lanta. Georgia, which began on the
roth instant, closed last Monday
o~c,ou xxrae