The Washington herald., 1911-01-06
LOCAL BRIEFS.

John H. shreve sssetary of the National League
Of Commission Merchants f tho United States.
will leave tomorrow for Minneapolis, Mimi. to
attend the annual convention Of that body.
W. B. Bryan. who underwent . serious operation
at the sanatorium of Dr.. Howard A. Kelly. in
Baltimore, two weeks ago is nov out Of danger and
making good progress toward complete recovery.
Funeral srrviccs will be held this morning at sso
O'Clock at St Pauls Catholic Church for Thomas
F. Ryan, jr.. who died in Pittsburg. Pa, last
Monday. after q brief Illness Of pneumonia. Inter
ment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
The body Of Gilbert lockwood. seventy years old.
who died at his home. 3 Second street northeast,
Tuesday. after illness Of nearly q month. vas
sent to Pendleton. n. Y, yesterday for interment.
Funeral services were held at the residence.
Riddled with buckshot postage Stamps valued at
SIS were received at the Post-oface Department
yesterday for redemption from the postmaster of
Durham. Cal The stamps were stolen by a bur
glar. who was killed while attempting to escape
from the officers.
The steamer Charles Macalester was withdrawn
from service yesterday BY the Mount Vernon and
Marshall Hall Steamboat Company and put up At
her pier at the foot Of Seventh street for over
hauling. The steamer will be out Of service until
March i. and will be completely ovahsnled.
Rev. g. r. Bullock, Of Blueneld. w. Va. said
to be the largest preacher connected with the
National Baptist Convention. viii preach at the
Tenth Street Baptist Church. Tenth and streets
northwest, next Sunday. at the morning and even
ing services Dr.. Bullock weighs 40 poundA
In order to get a hrner hold On the South
American situation. should trouble arise in those
paris. the Navy Department yesterday ordered the
srmboat Dolphin. now at the Washington Navy
Yard to proceed to the naval station at Guam
tanamo. Cuba, for general service in Central Amen-
can waters.
Fuperal services were held at the Arlington yes
terday for Miss Deborah Griscom Pasmore. Who
died at her apartments there Tuesday. The body
was sent to 3Ioorestown, n. J., for interment.
Miss Passmore was an artist Of the Department
Of Agriculture for more than eighteen years
Letters have been sent ont to graduates of Nor
NAL Schools No. l and No. with view Of aseer-
tanning If they would anrept position in Maryland.
Virginia, and West Virginia, where there are
vacznce Graduates do not forfeit their eligibility
to places teachers in the local schools by taxing
these positions
Ch,rsing that the Southern Pacific Railroad has
charged SIS too much on . shipment at Il
horses and ten mules from Hauchuca., Anz.. to San
Francisco. Cal. the government yesterday hled .
complaint with the Interstate C0mmaH Commis-
sion, alleging that the government was charged .
higher rate than is charged to private shippers
More than 5000 people visited the Pcstoffice
Museum during the past ten months. and inspected
the relics of the stage coach. the pony opess and
other methods Of mail Carrying d moro modern
times, according to the published information of
the Posofhcc Department. The figures xven
out by the department yesterday. 1!6N. represent
only the people counted BY the g1ardA
Funeral services were held Last Sunday in the
chapel at Ancon Canal Zone. for w. II. H. Brady.
sanitary inspector at Gatm. who died in the gov
eminent ho<Iital there December 8 ~ the result
of injuries received December a by an accidental
fall from the vesanda Of his home. Mr.. Brady
was born at Bladenhmg. Nd. and was thirty
five years old.
!; Work was begun ycstcsday By . uecking CROW
under Capt. Broom. Il Baltimore. on removing ths
cargo Of coal from the barge Bandywine. which Is
sunk in the Virginia channel neaf the Long Bridge.
The Goal is being taken out Of tho hold of the
barge and deposited In small vessels and then
taken 10 Georgetown More than week WIN b
required to the carso AFTER which the barge
vii be nised
The Rmnp Psr,anent eooastd entirely q cson-