Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22
City News in Brief

Anna Miller. years old, Is in n critical
condition in the Episcopal Hospital, as the
result Of playing with matches at her home,
Trenton avenue and Hazard street, early
today. The child was painfully burned
about the face and arms Her mother was
upstairs when the accident occurred and
extinguished the flames by wrapping a rug
around the child.
Miss Bertha Anthony. Of 1893 North
Edsewood street, who attempted suicide
yesterday after brooding over the death of
her hance for more than a week. is in
serious condition in the West Philadelphia
Homeopathic Hospital Her recovery is
expected, however. Miss Anthony's hance
Lester Van SAINT, 6oth and Master streets
died of appendicitis a few days before they
were TO have been married. Miss Anthony
locked herself in her room. stuffed all the
crevices at the door and windows and
turned on the gas. When she was found
she was clasping photograph OF her dead
hance.
Contests OF the appointments of election
registrars in the Forty-sixth Ward will be
heard September g. The date was set by
Judge Barratt, OF Common Pleas Court No
2, at the request OF the Democratic City
committee counsel. The contests may be
carried to the State Supreme Court, ac-
SoToing 70 Edgar w. Lank. chairman Of
the city committee. They involve the right
OF regularly organized ward COMMITTEES to
name registrars TO represent the party
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Funeral services for George Warren.
wealthy lumber dealer who fell dead n,
the Cape May Hotel. at Cape NAV. Sunday
morning, viii be held tomorrow at his
home, 1905 North Seventeenth street IN
terment VIII be In the Friends burial
ground at Wakefield. Bucks County. Mr..
. suffering from heart disease Tor several
years He was widely known in lumber
circles and at the time OF his death had
offices In the Drexel Building He was a
member OF the Union League and the CO.
lumbia Club
Search is being made for the body Of
Thomas b. Neville. IS years old, OF 1897
Vandiks street. who is believed TO have
fallen out OF a boat Saturday afternoon
and been drowned while his COMPANION
Joseph Owens. OF s4is Almond street. was
asleep According to Owens. they went out
70 fish near the dixie opposite the gas works
at Frankford.
The oIraFd Life Insurance Comuanx ,wiu
award the contract in the near future for
: modern office building to be erected on
the site purchased a year ago for thfs ptr-
pose In Chestnut street opposite Independ-
snee Hall The old building on the site win
be razed and two-story structure. prob
ably Of stozs, with front OF marble and
SASS. viii 80 up TO brighten the corner
IN the downtown section
James FsFiaI. > night uafahman living
at 1888 North Sixteenth street. was bitten
Ia the left hand BY a supposedly mad bull.
deg while making hts rounds last nikht
IT Eighth and Bristol streets. Ferial shot
aHd killed the animal ana then walked 10
ST. Lakes Homeopathic Hospital where
his wound was eautsrizsd. He Is being de-
tainsd for observation.
Levi G. west. general MANAGER Of the
Qaaksr City Mills. Thlrty-second ana Chest
nnt stFssts. announces that the plant, which
As destroyed b. hre on the night OF May
> has been entirely rebuilt and Is running
tAis week on \ big order.