The Washington herald., 1916-12-28
Nutshell Neus

The membership committee of the
Board OF Trade yesterday passed upon
the application of twelve candidates. The
names will be submitted to the board
for approval at the next regular meeting
Chairman G. H. Macdonald presided at
yesterdays meeting
George R. Shields. for several years a
law clerk in the office of the COMPTROLLER
OF the Treasury. has resigned his posi-
ton to enter private practice in this CITY
AFTER January l, he will be associated
with the firm Of King & King, in Seven
teenth street.
The golden wedding anniversary Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles n. Moore, of 1145 Seven
teenth street northwest, was celebrated
at their residence Christmas Day Mr..
Moore Is clerk In the War Department,
and Is a veteran of the civil war.
To avoid danger from ice in the river.
many craft Of the pleasure fleet are being
Withdrawn from the water. Many of the
boats are out on the marine railway at
Bennet's boatyard. at the foot Of
Eleventh street southwest, and other dry
docks
Preparations have been commenced by
the District engineering department for
tine extension OF Sixteenth street from
Montague street to Alaska avenue Eff
fort will be made to complete the pro-
inCt during the coming working season.
The G. B. MuIlin Company Of this city
has been awarded the contract for the
necessary grading work. The contract
calls for S2S,41O.
It was announced at the White House
yesterday that President Wilson had
completed the personnel Of the new Tarifr
,,nnounced so soon as acceptances are
70 ceived from those selected.
BY the will of Sarah King. filed for
rr"bate in District Supreme Court yes
'erday. the decedent leaves her entire
tS School street southwest to her niece
Nary Helen Docket, of Pittsburgh, Pa,
who is also named as executrix
William Richard HiIlyer, by his will
fled for probate yesterday in District
Supreme Court. leaves his entire estate
10 mis- widow. Fanny Fredericka Hillyer,
who is named executrix.
The winter schedule of boats of the
Maryland. Delaware and Virginia Rail-
way line between this city and Balti-
more has been cut to one round trip
each week. steamer leaves Baltimore
Saturday evening at o'clock and reaches
tire Monday morning. On the return trip
1t leaves here at o'clock Monday even
~. arriving in Baltimore Wednesday
morning.
Bishop Earl Cranston. Bishop W. F.
Mcdonnell. ard Bishop John w Hamil-
ton, will attend the joint commission in
union with the Southern Methodist
Church. which opens in Baltimore to-
day.
Word was received in Washington yes
terday Of the death in Baltimore of
William McAboy, 6S years old, formerly
OF this city He was found in his room
at 400 East Pratt street early yesterday
morning with the gas turned on. Be-
side him was a note directing the au-
thorities to turn his body over to the
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Some petty thief purloined eighty
pounds Of live pork from GEORGETOWN
College during the past week The pork,
in the form Of a healthy pig presented
e black and white appearance. The case
was reported to the police by A. Herr,
Of the college. who said the missing
porker was valued at IS.
Fred Pinknay, a colored man living at
63 K street northwest, complained to
the police yesterday that his wife had
with brick. He was taken In a patrol
wagon to Casualty Hospital, where his
injuries were treated.
A pair OF gauntlets, valued at "a, be-
longing to c. L. Carson, Of the Dudley
apartment, 142S R street northwest was
stolen from his automobile yesterday
while the car was parked at Eighth and
ID streets northwest
A thief entered Union Station yester-
day and robbed two men Of their bag
gage. David T Hasktn, an out-of- town
visitor. was the loser Of a hand bag con-
tanning about $c5 worth of clothing and
merchandise. Thomas H. Haskin,
brother, was robbed Of a suit case con-
tanning about s. worth of clothing.
To take the place Of whips in driving
cattle a Texan has invented an imple-
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