Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-20
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.
Incidents of a Day in Two Cities Condensed

Incidents of Day in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.
Mr.. CoLLIvER, D. D., Grand Master Of
Johnstown ]. o. o. f.. is in Pittsburg
AN lS-monthsold child of John Betcher, of
17O Main street, Allegheny fell from second
story window yesterday. and received bad
cash on the forehead.
The Allegheny Fire Committee will make
the annual inspection of the fire engine houses
to-day. They will leave city hall in carriages
at 10 o'clock this morning.
A LINEMAN of the Western Union Telegraph
Company tname unknown) fell from a tele-
graph pole at New Brighton Yesterday and
broke his arm. DR.. Mckinney dressed his
arm.
THE Children's Orphan Asylum, corner Penn
avenue and Fortieth street. will have celebra-
tion to-day, being their donation day. Music
and refreshments will be features of the after
noon and evening.
LEWIS LoEFFER, an employe of ex-Mayor
Wyman, of Allegheny. was drowned in a cess
pool at the corner of Thirtieth and Middle
streets, early yesterday morning. An inquest
will be held this morning.
MRS. ELLEN ALDRIDGE, the woman who
came from Pottsville, with her five children to
meet her husband here failed to find him.
She was given accommodations at the tempo
rary home on Penn avenue.
The engine and siphon at the Center ave.
nue. pond were started yesterday about y
o'clock, and have been pumping out an eight
inch stream ever since, reducing the depth of
the pond to three and one-half inches at 10
o'clock last night.
The Southside Turner's have arranged for an
entertainment tonight in honor of their men,
bers, who leave tomorrow for Cincinnati to at
tend the annual National funniest The en-
tertainment will be held in the hall on South
Fourteenth street.
THE Coroner's jury has placed tne blame of
the explosion at the Bear Creek Oil Refinery
on Michael Purcell whose duty It was to oper-
ate the agftator, and the jury decided that he
had negligently overcharged it with benzine.
Purcell was one of the victims
WILLIAM MCINTYRE. an old.time butcher
of lO2 Diamond Market, left his home two
weeks ago without any intimation as to where
ne he was going, and has not been heard of since.
wiI oah afer fer h WAS reported to the police who
thinks MS father is off on SPREE
Two new councils of the independent Sow.
ereigns of Industry have been instituted on the
Southside within the past two weeks. and an
other IS being formed. A special meeting of
the Grand Council of the order will be held
Saturday evening to consider the advisability
oil extending the order to adjoining States
AN information was made before Alderman
McMasters yesterday against Joseph Williams,
constable of Etna, for extortion and misde-
meanor. There are two prosecutors Peter
Kassay alleging he secured S27 from him on
false representation, and Maria Ola, alleging
he got 80 from her on account of trivial suit
JOHN WAINWRIGHT, brakeman on the
Pittsburg and Western Railroad, was struck
on the head with several pieces of sharp iron
clippings Yesterday afternoon at the foot of
Thfrty-third street. He suffered several severe
cuts on his head and had one eve injured so
that he will lose 1t. 1t is not known who threw
the iron. DR.. CLARK attended Wainwright
THE Homestead School Board elected E. H.
Morton, President, Jos. A. West, Secretary.
and the First National Bank, Treasurer. The
following named teachers were elected: Prin.
eipal. ]. Q. Kendall; Assistant Principals. Lulu
Burlington, Minnie Jones; assistants, Kate
kessier Belle Wakefield, Matte CIeaver. Mary
HinchIiffe, Ethel Evans, May Bailey. Ella Poi.
lock; BERTHE Jones, Iona Atkinson. Emma
Menk. Dakota Williams, Matte Tafel, -
Williams, Kate Blackburn; Janitors, First ward
Mr.. Watkins; Second ward, Jacob Miller.