Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-01
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.
Incidents of a Day in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.

Ancioents OF d LAY IN Two C1fies CONDENSED
for Ready Reading.
THE Fruit and Flower Mission distributed to
the various hospitals in August ~ gallons ice
cream, 1,5O0 bouquets, 52h dozen lemons.
bushels pears, 95 bushels peaches, 81 bushels
tomatoes, case apricots,'2 baskets grapes. ~
bushels apples, bushel citron melons, 6water-
melons, l dozen glasses jelly and dozen eggs.
The committee for August were Miss Mary
Monte 9th, Miss VanKirk, Miss Ruth Benney,
Miss Paul and Miss Grace 8. Williams
MRS. MARY LYNCH, who lives on Second
avenue had partial hearing last evening be-
fore Alderman Jones, before whom she is
ch arged with selling liquor without license by
Constable Jones' The hearing was postponed
until Monday on account of two important wit
nesses, who were out of the city.
LOUIS KEEFER sues Philip Reedenaur be-
fore Alderman Flach, of the Southside. for as
sault and battery. the suit being the outgrowth
of fight in Southside mill. Keefer claims
that he was knocked down and beaten. and that
his wife's silk parasol, an importation from
England, was ruined.
ALDERMAN BRINKER turned over SIS to the
Department of Charities yesterday as their
share of fines collected by him for an infrac-
tion of one of the old blue laws, covering the
sale OF liquor and sale OF goods on Sunday
Some two months ago he turned over $50 for
the same offenses.
BRIDGET KELLY entered a charge of ma
licious mischief against Mary Reese and Mary
O'Toole yesterday before Alderman Bupp, of
Allegheny. The prosecutrix alleges that the
defendants purposely tore down part of her
fence, allowing thereby considerable poultry to
escape.
THE E. s. Morrow Band of Hope, a temper
ance organization over which City Controller
Morrow keeps watchful eye, had a picni: at
nt1rfn he 1au he
band presented gold-headed cane to William
Hughes, their assistant superintendent.
AN alarm of fire from station No. 65, at
o'clock last night, was caused by small blaze
in Hills lumber yard. on Thrty-first street.
The damage will amount to SIS. The fire is
supposed to have originated from spark from
an engine on the junction Railroad.
The One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Penn.
sylvania Volunteers Colonel Colliers) will
hold meeting in the Select Council chamber
next Thursday to complete arrangements for
their Gettysburg reunion.
DAVID MCANDREws. driver for j. Painter
& Sons, was thrown from his wagon on West
Carson street yesterday and suffered fracture
of his right thigh He was removed to his
home on Wabash avenue.
FRANK KERN. the u-year-old boy who was
arrested on suspicion of having stolen some
tobies from Stevens tobacco store on Wylie
avenue, was discharged last night by Magis-
trate GIipp
BELGIUM GORDON was discharged by Alder
man Nolan last evening on charge of keeping
a disorderly house on Old avenue. The prose-
cutrix, Mrs. Della Gibson, did not appear.
PATRICK HAYES, who lives at Terealta, Md,
was brought to the Mercy Hospital yesterday,
suffering from severe injury which he re-
ceived while lifting heavy steel rail.
JOHN BURNS, employed at Singer. Nimick &
Co.'s mill West End had his foot crushed yes
terday morning by wagon running over it.
He lives on Steuben street.
MRS. ELIZABETH KEENAN,, of Commerce
street, Fourteenth ward, gave $500 bail yester-
day.to Alderman Jones on a charge of selling
liquor without a license.
JOHN SULLIVAN, brakeman on the Pan
handle Railroad, had his hand crushed while
coupling cars. He was taken to the West
Penn Hospital
MRS. MARY CARSON, of No. 8 Second ave-
nue., was badly burned about the face and arms
by a lamp exploding while in her
hands.
YESTERDAY was the warmest day in the
month of August. At P. N. the mercury reg
istered 8So and 1t subsequently went up higher.
PERMITS were issued yesterday for $4,000
worth of new buildings In Pittsburg. They
will be principally dwelling houses.
THE Band of Hope, of the Welsh Presbyte-
rian Church, Soho, gave picnic at Rock Point
MAGGIE RE1NER, a child years old, Is lost
from her home at No. q Third street, ALLIE
gheny.
The charter for the Pennsylvania and Lake
Er1e Dock Company was issued yesterday.
ALDERMAN HYNDMAN handled IS2 cases In
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