Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-04-19
THE PASSING THRONG.


of the flu, and she sought warmer eli
mate with the hope Of regaining her health
Grace Presbyterian Church held what is
known as a "church meeting'' last week
for the purpose of calling a pastor One
year ago the Rev j. B. Barbour came to
the congregation on a years probation
which year having expired, the members of
the church were called upon to either con-
tnue his services or call a successor. There
were twenty-nine persons present at the
meeting, and the vote stood twenty eight for
the Rev. Barbour and one against. The mi
nority being too small for the moderator
to take any cognizance of, the Rev. Bar
bour was declared the pastor-elect His
salary was fixed at $1,000 per year, to- be
increased as the membership of the church
gained in numbers The Rev. Barbour
seems of a well balanced mind and will
doubtless develop into very strong pastor
Henry Gregg Seattles proposing pound
MASTER has not only rendered his resgna-
ton, but has actually absoved himself from
the job, and therey hangs tale. Henry was
appointed to the position of official dog
catcher of Seattle many years ago and until
he was made pond master his was life of
perfect peace and the dog fanciers all over
the State consulted him about their dogs.
Walter Washington named as city
herder about the same time as was Henry
dog catcher, and SO long as the two held
separate positions they were the best of
friends. Washington, like Gregg, had two
or more men under him, but unlike Gregg
and his men he had much trouble in keep
ing peace in his official family Once on a
time trouble broke out between one of his
men and himself at a ball game and both of
them went for their guns and for a second
and a half it looked very much like one or
the other would be corraled for life So
troublesome did the city herders continuous
brOils become that sooner or later it was de-
cided to abolish the job and merge it into
Gregg's job, which was subsequently done.
This sooner done than Big Henrys
troubles began. He seemed quite equal to
the situation for many months but it finally
got his goat, as said above, and he threw up
the Arlington quit many months
prior. But be it said to the credit of both
Gregg and Washington they are both fine
fellows and both are heavy taxpayers of this
city. Gregg held the job twenty-one years.
Sergeant Vrooman, a retired army officer,
is candidate for the place vacated by
Gregg and, unless there are radical changes
made in the way the affairs of the job are
than mere fighting chance to be named
city pound master of Seattle. However,
an effort is being made to have the office
turned over to the humane society, in which
case all Of the colored men now employed
in that department would be let out and
NroOman would stand no show of appoint
ment
Harry Legg, Of the Alhambra Cash Gro
Gerry, is busying himself these warm April
days in assembling baseball aggregation,
which he declares will wipe up the various
amateur teams Of Seattle and vicinity with
the same ease as does cow a handful of
salt Harry may yet have bunch Of buc-
aneers that will back even RUDE Foster
off the map, if he (Foster) ever dares to
cross bats with him, Legg. The most of
the members Of the team will be stars from
one or the other of the high schools of Sc
attic and be it said to their credit, are very
clever baseball performers.