Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-16
LOCAL ITEMS. LIMITED.
Incidents of Day in Two Cities Condcnse
for Ready Reading.

Incidents Of a Day in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.
THE eolored citizens of the Eighth ward
nominated J. P. Hanna for Select Council last
night.
A PETITION will be presented to the court
to-day asking for overseers at the polls in the
First ward.
MERCANTILE APPRAISER MURPHY finds
there are $50 merchants dong business in Nc
Keesport.
THE citizens of the Thirteenth ward nomi-
mated f. H. Miller and James Patterson for
Select Council last night.
FRANK Cook fell through trestle at the
Edgar Thomson yesterday. and broke his leg.
He was taken to the Mercy Hospital.
THE first anniversary of the Y. NJ. c. A. of
McKeesport, will be celebrated Mayl. A six
acre lot has been hired for athletic sports.
The Baltimore and Ohio will commence to
sell round trip tickets to-day from McKeespoIt
to Pittsburg for 75 cents, good for two days.
THE repairing of a weak grip delayed cars
on the downtown division of the Citizens
Traction road for short time yesterday after
noon.
THOMAS BENNETT charges William Scott
with having extracted $40 from his pocket on
last Wednesday, and a warrant has been
issued.
A 5YEAR-oLD child was badly injured by a
cable car at the Pride street crossing of Fifth
avenue yesterday afternoon, and is not likely
to recover.
AT q meeting of the citizens of the Twenty
eighth ward, held in the ward ,schoolhouse last
night, George N. MonrO was unanimously
nominated for Select Council.
THE Second Methodist Church of McKees-
port bought a lot yesterday at the corner of
Sixth avenue and Carson street for 81, 500.
They propose to build a new church.
A COMMITTEE of bridge engineers yesterday
examined the Seventh street and suspension
bridges in regard to their adaptability for cable
roads and found that they could be arranged
at very small expense.
TOMORROW is the day set apart by the con-
gregation of the M. E. Church of Braddock
for the raising of funds to be devoted to the
erection of their new church. 1t is expected
that large sum will be contributed.
A LEAK in q natural gas main on Soho Hill
filled the conduit in the Fifth avenue traction
road and caused suspension of travel yester-
day. The damage was repaired in short time
and travel was resumed.
AT the annual meeting of the Pittsburg and
Chicago Gas Coal Company yesterday the fol-
lowing named officers were elected: j. Morton
Hall, President and General Manager:J. A.
Smith, Secretary and Treasurer: Directors,
John Pitcairn. ]. ], Lawrence, Robert Pitcairn,
John McClean, j. Morton Hall.
THERE will be temperance meeting Sunday
afternoon at $50 in the Moorhead building.
corner of Second avenue and Grant street,
under the auspices of Golden Circle Division
Sons of Temperance L. s. Cole, ESQ.,, Grand
Lecturer of the Good Templars, will address
the meeting in the interest of Constitutional
amendment
In the dedication of the Warren M. E.
Church tomorrow there will be preaching at
1870 A. M. by Rev. Mr.. Clinton, of John Wesley
A. NJ. E. Zion Church; platform meeting at
P. NJ, at which Rev. c. W. Smith, editor of the
Pittsburg Advocate, will have charge. Presid-
ing Elder Miles, of the Pittsburg district; Rev.
Charles Locke, of the Smithfeld Street M. E.
Church; Prof. Robinson, of Western Theologi-
cal Seminary and others will take part in the
dedication services. Rev. ]. A. Mulligan, of
Mount Pleasant, will preach at 7:S0P.M.