Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-27
City News in Brief

FLIMFLAMMED, II IL alleged. out Of
a diamond ring. valued at $50, and four
dollars in money, l., q. Evans. 141 North
Dewey street today caused the arrest of
John Carboni. thirty.fve years old. 92s
North Twelfth street The latter was held
in $500 for court by Magistrate Beaton.
Evans alleges that Carbonl fimnammed
him during a cOn-ma:ching game IN
saloon. Carboni told the court that Evans
was simply n hard loser" and ho offered
to return both the ring and the money.
BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS re-
ceiYed orders for foTty-three new loco
motives during the week ending December
20, Thirty for the st. Louis and San
Francisco Railroad ten for the Central
Railroad or New Jersey and three for the
Union Pacific.
GAS POISONING caused the death OF A.
Matriz, twenty-five years old. sailor on
the United States bnttleshlp Montana today
at the Hahnemann Hospital. MRtriz was
found unconscious yesterday in n lodging
house on North Tenth street near Vine
street Before retiring MatrlE opened the
windows In his room from the top and
left the bas burning. During the night the
wind blew out the gaslight
REV. ROBERT oBOYLE, chaplain Of
the First Pennsylvania Cavalry, has re-
signed from the National Guard because
Of his duties as pastor OF st. Johns Re
formed Church, Fortieth and Spring Gar
den streets. lie returned from the border
last month, after Ave months OF service.
Up to year ago he was chaplain Of the
Twelfth Regiment, but when II was dis
banded he was transferred TO the cavalry.
A HUMAN SKELETON was uhearthed
by a steam shovel which was at work ex-
49,
Germantown avenue and Duval street. II
is thought that the bones are those OF
Revolutionary soldier who was buried in
the cellar OF the house
THE NATIVITY" was given In the hall
of st. Edwards Catholic Church. Seventh
and York streets The play was written
by Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson and
credtably produced by young men and
women OF the parish. Among those in
the cast were Agnes Fay. Frances MoylRn.
Joseph A. Gavin. William @. Hayes Arthur
]. Donnelly and Joseph Il. OIoughlin
Nearly fifty priests, some of them from
other cities. were present.
DRYDOCK NO. /, at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard, sprang a leak while work was
In progress on the armed transport Prairie
ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN platform Is being
mounted on the battleship South Carolina,
now at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The
platform is located near mIdshlp and will
carry n rifle capable OF firing at extreme
angles of elevation. This. II Is said. Is one
of the improvements scheduled for the At
lantic fleet, which will place them In fight
ing trim equal 10 those OF foreign nations
COL. SYLVESTER BONNAFON, JR.,
cashier OF the Customs House. is confined
90 his bed at his home. 3439 Walnut street,
as the result OF a fall on the icy sidewalk
Thursday morning, He is now seventy-two
years old and still suffers from the effects
of a bullet wound received In the Civil War
ROLLER SKATING party was Elysn by
Mrs. Walter Jackson Freeman for her sons
W. Keen Freeman and John Freeman. The
party held In rink at S906 Market street,
was attended by more than 500 happy
youngsters home from school for the holi-
days.