The Washington herald., 1919-03-27

The linotype duck-pin teams were
defeated Tuesday night, Hugh Carey's
foundrymen trimming wson's
Meres. and Eddie Dore's monotype
casters taking two out of three from
Eddie Beck's Limos. The teams lined
up like this: Foundrymen-Brown.
Carey. Selzle, Cavey and McCauley;
total pins. L3s1. Mergs-Wallace.
Coawley, Briebeau. Dawson and Fo-
garty: total. 1,3A Monos-Boswell.
Hixon, Dore, Nuhn and Shea; total.
1889. Linos-Peake. Howley. Zepp.
Perkins and Walker: total. 1.344. The
the total upset by their opponents.
The linotype teams each totaled the
same number of pins.
William A. Ward came in yester-
day and took seven games of check
ers from Col Entriken. and the bind
cry champion was able to secure only
one win. Reese learned more check
ers watching Ward than in all the
books he's perused. and he has de-
cided that Ward is a real checker
shark. His twists and jumps seem
ed to get the colonels goat.
Here is another chicken story;
Deacon Weeks has a hen on his farm
which was threatened with inflamma
ton of the craw, and Deacon COM
mitted an operation on the patient
with a safety razor, and is now get
ting eggs as numerously as ever.
Some hen doctor.
George Smouse says all his bowling
alleys have been closed. He rolls
nothing but high balls.
William r. Johnson has reported to
the Library bindery after an alb
sence Of two months undergoing two
very painful operations. He says the
bone-dry law was enacted while he
was helpless and had no chance to
stock up.
A feller offered to submit a pic
ture of those two bindery girls climb
ing the magnolia tree in the library
park.
Mrs. Mary Hooper Jarboe has re-
signed her position in the ruling
and sewing section. She has made
many friends assisting at the fore
mans desk.
Mrs. Elizabeth Booker. has just re-
ceived a helmet, canteen, and belt
from her son in France.
Robert Miller became provoked
at the high prices charged by
laundresses and proceeded to pur-
chase a wringer, and he now has the
job of cranking it every Monday.
q
Riedl yesterday George Baker held
down the initial sack in fine style.
Walter Oliver did the cutting for
the bunch.
Hon. David OBrien, formerly of
the Pennsylvania Legislature, and
now situated at the Capitol. drops
in at The library bindery on busi-
ness occasionally. Think of that!
Philip z. Sardo is again at work
Frightening up his corner after suf-
fering with an infiamed eye.
The he-vamp on the seventh floor
remains a mystery. but a she-vamp
has been unearthed on the fifth floor
who puts Theda Bara in the shade.
Jack O'Donnoghue is holding down
the big desk in the night monotype
section during the absence of Fore
man Haines.
Frank A. Kidd is expected over
from Philadelphia Sunday to attend
the Elks' rally and the banquet at
Rauscher's.
Jim Leslie's chickens are laying
so fast he is taking leave to gather
the eggs.
Mr.. Howard and Miss Stewart fur
nished music for the dancers in the
cogcert hall yesterday. Miss Mary
Norris seemed to enjoy IL very much.
Lou Allen says there is a school
of herring q mile long and hair
a mile wide coming up the river.
How about this. Dick?
c. F. Cannon is absent from the
electrical section because of Illness.
Shoeless Joe jackson was pour
ing the second chapter Of his life