Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-21
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.

meeting adjourned.
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.
Incidents ofa Day in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.
AFTER an all night session the Lincoln School
Directors broke the deadlock yesterday morn
ing and elected the following teachers: Misses
K. Bell, NJ. Wymard. Maize Neumont, Ella
Reed, Sadie Nicely, Dougherty, Stella Ward,
Bessie Murphy, Jennie Means Ada Miller,
Forbes, Sadie Burkely, Viola Cuthbert, Annie
Myers, Able Barbin and Mrs Dumb. Miss
Frazell and Miss Starr were elected for the
bennington building. Two positions are yet
untitled,
ONE of Joseph Bruening's brewery wagon
horses took fright on Bluff street yesterday
morning and dashed into Masee street, run
ming into a valuable horse of Patrick Gala
CHER, and hurling him to the pavement.
Meanwhile the shaft of the other wagon had
pierced the neck of one of Bruenings horses to
the depth of several inches. The horses will
probably not survive.
A wAYFARER stopped few hours on Satur.
day with a butcher named Alexander, who
unites butchering and semi-tavern keeping.
After the guest departed Alexander employed
himself with q calculation as to tho number of
ne must sell to make up 81, which stuck to the
guests fingers.
THE Board of Viewers yesterday held a
meeting to receive claims for damages for the
opening of Formosa alley, between Murtland
avenue and the city line. The alley is to be "a
feet wide and will run through several proper
ties, including two or three houses. Trouble in
adjusting the damages is expected.
MRS. LEVI, who was burned by an explosion
Of oil at her home. No. % Federal street, Alle-
gheny, yesterday morning, died at o'clock last
night at the West Penn Hospital The de-
W a laavas a
family of six children. The Coroner will hold
an inquest this morning.
THE Stonecutters' Association held meet
ing last night at Riders Hall. East street. Al
legheny, to make final arrangements for their
picnic next Saturday. The picnic comes of at
Forest Grove on the Pittsburg and Western
road. At least 0Q0 people are expected to at
tend.
MRS. A. SWAN on opening her door. at No. 8
CHARTERS street. yesterday morning. found
lying on her doorstep male infant, dressed in
an old wrapper and shawl. Major HUNGER,
of the Poor Board, sent the child to the City
Farm yesterday afternoon.
AGENT DEAN, Of the Anti-Cruelty Society,
turned Mrs. Fahy and her three children over
to the Charities department yesterday: The
woman was living in great destitution in
Hatchs court, Seventeenth ward. Her husband
is in the workhouse.
MRS. ETTMAN, of AZ Federal street, in trying
to light fire yesterday, used can Of OIL
which exploded and burned her severely. The
room caught fire, but section OF the fre bri-
gade being called out, the flames were speedily
extinguished.
ELLEN CADY charged Dora Stainz, of South
Twenty-ninth street, with mischief and malice
before Squire McSourley yesterday. She also
charged Mrs. Stainzs husband with assault.
Both parties gave bail for hearing next Tues
day.
A MEETING of the Executive Committee Of
the Sabbath schools, in connection with the
holding of the Sunday School Convention. will
be held at the rooms of the Young Mems
Christian Association at 4:30 o'clock to-day.
FOUR ladies called on Major Hunker yester-
day to adopt the boy founding discovered in
Allegheny Park. Major Hunker declined their
offers and said that all applications must be
made through the Childrens Aid Society.
JOHN CASSIDY was sent to the Fourteenth
ward lookup last night for striking his wife
with a club and finally falling through front
window of his house. The latter crime was not
of malice aforethougEt.
A TEAM of horses belonging to Contractor
Nimick fell into the ditch for the natural gas
main on Bingham street, Southside, yesterday.
and had to be hoisted out by a derrick. The
driver escaped unhurt.
OVER 200 people left by the special excursion
to Niagara and Toronto from the Union depos
yesterday morning. The big excursion to
Milwaukee leaves at S:l5 O'Clock on Saturday
morning next.
THE r. F. Pearson Raccoon Hunting Club
holds its first annual picnic next Friday at
Windsor Park. The Mozart Orchestra will at
tend, and already 800 tickets have been sold.
ALDERMAN LoHRMAN married George W.
Hartman and Josephine F. Kress yesterday
afternoon. This is the first time he has tied
the marital knot since coming into ONCE.
BECAUSE Pat McGraul has failed to support
his wife for four months he will be called upon
by Alderman Bell to state o reason for his ac-
4 tion at hearing to-day.
ALDERMAN McKENNA sent James Carr to
Jail yesterday, to await hearing on charge
of biting James Coyle on the shoulder and hand
while fighting with him.
head & McCleane's mill yesterday by heavy
piece of iron falling upon him. He received
medical attention.
ABRAHAM HETRICH was arrested at Nc
Keesport last night on serious charge pre-
ferred by Maggie Wiseman. He was locked
| up for hearing.
ACovENANTERs picnic was held yesterday
at Rock Point Rev. j. R. ]. Milligan was the
master spirit. There were speeches and good
things to eat.
MINNIE PORTER and Julia Schoeller yester-
day entered suits in court for 5000 each
against Bridget O'Halloran for slander.
ALDERMAN PORTER, at hearing last night,
sent August Koch, of Webster avenue. to jail
for 20 days for abusing his wife and child
JOHN KLoPFEL was knocked down by the
merry-go-round at Soho yesterday He was
slightly injured.