Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-07
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.
Incidents of n Day in Two Cities Condenseo
for Rendy Reading.

Incidents of n Day in Two Cities CONDENSED
for Ready Reading.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company has de-
cded that hereafter Semaphore signals shall
be used to govern all tracks, and the train
| movement, so far as practicable, will be direct
/ ed by position and not by color, A horlzontai
position OF the home signal arm indicates da1l,
ger. A horizontal position of distant slgnai
arm indicates caution. Either arm at an angie
OF 75' degrees to the horizontal indicates
safety.
DAY or two ago an Allegheny lady lost a
valuable gold watch on getting of q street car
and advertised for it, offering reward OF soO
for IT'S recovery. Yesterday driver Oh iIoy
Hill line car returned it to her and received Inc
reward.
ALITTLE child of Edward Stehler, Of Law
renceville, was badly bitten by dog owned py
James Burkhart, Yesterday, Suit was entered
before Alderman Leslie, but it was settled py
Burkhart paying all expenses and killing the
dog.
WILLIAM SMITH, who shot his wife and then
shot himself. is suffering from pneumonia,
which set in yesterday. There are still some
hopes however entertained for his recovery py
the authorities at the Mercy Hospital.
A MEETING of the State Flood Commission
has been called to be held at Johnstown on
next Friday, September Is. The commission
will hear reports and take action to 1acllltate
the completion of the second award.
SIxTY-NINE children were brought from the
temporary summer home at Oakmont on
Thursday and So sent there yesterday for
stay of two weeks by the Society Tor the I'm
provement of the Poor,
THE alarm of fire from box Z67, Washington
and Bedford avenues, at s P. NJ. yesterday, was
I,-o 10, in r
sons house, % Bedford avenue. The damage
was only nominal
A LAMP exploded at 10:45 o'clock last night
in house in the rear of No. 2723 Penn avenue,
occupied by family named Stevens. Box "a
was rung, but the fire was extinguished with.
out damage.
YESTERDAY afternoon a man named Nc
Carthy, employed at Shoenberger's blast fur
mace, was struck by car and knocked down.
His leg was caught in the wheels and badly
bruised
GOSPEL TEMPERANCE UNION No. will
meet Sunday evening at Curry Hall. Mr..
Charles F. Kellenberger will preside. A reor-
ganized choir will be led by Mrs. Stuckrath.
THE annual reunion of the One Hundred and
First and One Hundred and Third Regiments,
Pennsylvania Volunteers, will be held on the
Mayfower, September IL.
THERE are 25S inmates in the City Home, an
increase of one over the previous month. One
hundred and twelve of these are in the insane
department.
NORRIS LYNCH had a commitment lodged
against Hugh Coyle for aggravated assault and
battery. Coyle is in Jail on another charge.
THE Allegheny Poor Board met yesterday
afternoon and approved the bills for the past
month, amounting to s., ,205
THE Board of Viewers yesterday held a final
meeting on the grading and paving of Cargill
street, Thirteenth ward
A SEWER burst about o'clock last night and
flooded Penn avenue between Thirty-frst and
Thirty-second streets.
FRANK BoNBREIT was sent to jail yesterday
for assault and battery. He is accused of beat
ing one Riddler's son.