Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-23
SHORT SOUTHSIDINGS.

Bits of News Cleaned Entirely Among and
for the Birmiughamers.
THE Humboldt Dramatic and Literary Asso-
citation will celebrate their fourth anniversary
January 81.
R. BURFooT, the artist is engaged painting a
picture of the late Leslie Winfred Benbow,
chOrister of St Marks Church.
The Catholic Library Association will soon
renovate their rooms and add beautiful brus-
sells carpets and other comforts.
THE E Cowen Fishing Club viii open up its
new cIubrooms in the Twentysixth ward,
Thanksgiving, with pig roast.
DR. L. F. SCOTT, Of 24l9 Carson street, moved
to Chicago Wednesday. He will give up his
profession and embark in business.
THE Prospect Building and Loan Associa-
tion, of the Thirty-second ward, will start
fifth series on the first Tuesday in January.
A. M. BAILEY, gymnasium instructor OF st.
Marks Guild House, has been engaged by the
Mt. w ashington Reading Room Association
MICHAEL. BLoRKY, of the Clinton mills, had
his left foot mashed Wednesday by q mass Of
iron falling on it. He lives on the Welsh road
THOMAS BUTLER, Of Thirty-hfth street, went
to get on a Birmingham car at Thirty-nrst
street Tuesday and slipped and fell, breaking
hls wrist.
HENRY KRE1N, with Thomas Evans & Co,
has been appointed Chief Marshal OF the South
side division of the Armstrong Monument
parade, Thanksgiving.
LIEUTENANT NJ, DURR. of Engine Company
No. II. had his ankle badly sprained at the nre
of.Turner Claus & Co, Wednesday morning
1t was caused by wall caving in
A MEETING of the friends OF St Marks
Guild was held Monday evening to make
further arrangements for the bazaar. The
secretary reported that 600 tickets were already
sold.
A NEW council of the Daughters of Liberty
was instituted on Thursday evening at Castle
Shannon by National Vice Councillor James
W. McCleary. assisted by several members OF
the orde. from this side OF the river
THE Southside Medical Society met last Mon
dav evening at its new room in DR.. Koehler's
Office. DIR. Arnholt read a very interesting
paper on "The Phyisological1and Therapeutic
Effects OF Medicine" The next paper VIII De
read by Dr. Kress.
A CHRISTMAS cantata, entitled Catching
Kris Krinkle," will be given in the Walton M.
e. Church Christmas eve. The committee OF
arrangements is composed OF Il. A. CampDen,
]. r. Speelman, n. r. Swearer, A Q. Jarrett,
Miss Mary Reed, Mrs. Martha Gonld-
STREET car horses on the Short Line fell In
an open trench. where the Philadelphia Com
pany's employees were making a connection at
23OO Sarah street. last Sunday. some laborers
were in the ditch. The horses fell on top Of
them and they barely escaped with 1eW
bruises.
Mr. P. ]. MORAN a shipping clerk at Jones
& Laughlins'. received painful injury to his
right hand Tuesday afternoon. In showing
some of the heavy trucks about he caught
his hand between them and lacerared it, requir-
ing the amputation Of the little finger at the
first joint
RESIDENTS Of the upper part Of Carson
street are complaining of the railroad company
in allowing trains to stand across Twenty-sixth
and Twenty-seventh streets to take water at
the tank just above Twenty-seventh street
They say that they are kept from work Dy
waiting to get across and that the lives OF
women and children are endangered.
A CURIOUS accident happened on Carson
street last Monday. One of the rails OF the
Birmingham track was loose at one end. A
car going toward the city caught the END OF
the rail and it slid up over the wheel and stove
into the car, raising the seat. 1t took nalt
hour to get it disengaged. The car was dam
aged some but no personal injury sustained.