Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
HITLER AND THlTHER.
Movements of Pittsburgers and Others of
Wide Acquaintance

Wide Acquaintance
Secretary Shade. Of the Mahoning and
Shenango Iron Manufacturers Association.
passed through the city lass night. bound for
Youngstown from tbs East. Mr.. Shade says
the pig iron men have not given up the fight
for a reduction in coke rates to the valleys but
at present they realize il is fruitless to appeal
to the railroads. The industries all over the
country are reviving very fast and the annual
scarcity of cars is already being felt. IF the
railroads" !" he continued, restore the old rates
on iron they will make them higher than the
trade can stand. The trouble with the roads is
they do not grade their rates to the temper of
the market. Usually the freight agents jump
over the garden wall"
Harry N. Gather, Secretary Treasurer
of the Commoner Publishing Company, and
formerly one of the most graceful and reliable
writers for THE DISPATCH, secures a merited
recognition in the appointment as press agent
for the PIttsburg Exposition. in the outstand-
ing cities and towns. Few writers for the
newspaper press can put plain fact in more
attractive form than can Mr.. Gather; and.
when he has realities a little more ornate to
handle he knows, Intuitively, Just how and
where and when they can be made to appear at
their best.
Superintendent j. V. Patton, of the
B. & o. road, is in Baltimore, attending the
monthly conference of superintendents with
the General Manager. Some action will be
recently adopted on the road. They will also
look into the merits of patent switch invented
by Chief Engineer Maintenance of Way W. T.
Manning, of the Pittsburg division.
Thomas NJ. King, Second Vice Presi-
dent OF the b. d o. road, and Mrs. King were
at the Duquesne yesterday. They left for Bal
timore last evening. Mrs. King has been spend
ing the summer at Chautauqua, and they were
en- route home from there. The Vice President
inspected the new depot, and expressed him.
self as well pleased.
Prof. Mark Andrews, principal of the
public schools in lower st. Clair township, and
Miss Ellie Hall. of Thirty-third street, Pitts
burg, were married last evening. Miss Hall was
a teacher in the same school. They left last
night on the limited express for an Eastern
trip. When school reopens they will resume
teaching as usual.
George 81. Anderson, local member of
the standing committee on the Three Americas
Exposition, says there is no doubt but that the
approaching worlds fair will be held in WASH
ington. He puts the claims of the National
capital far beyond those of New York or
Chicago.
The band connected with 81. Angus
tines Young Mems Literary Society serenaded
Edward Vilsack. who lives near Fortieth
street. on Liberty. last night. The young man
had just attained his majority.
Mrs. ]. s. Mooney, of 12O Sandusky
street, Allegheny, and Miss Josephine Mooney
left on Thursday evening for Atlantic City,
where they will stay some weeks.
L. NJ. Kirner, the fourishilg stationer
of Thirty-seventh street. left for Newark, O.,
last night He will mingle business with
pleasure on his trip.
Major William Phillips, the Johnstown
dynamiter, who did such great work in remov-
ing the debris at the stone bridge, was in the
city yesterday.
M. de Rontkowsky, of the Russian Le-
CATION at Washington, is at the Anderson Hotel
The Russian visits Pittsburg frequently on Of
fcial business.
Select Councilman II. C. Lowe, of the
Second ward. Allegheny. and wife left last
night for Atlantic City and other seaside re-
sorts.
Mr.. Pontefract, of JOS Finch & Co.,
distillers. Southside. has gone to Germany,
Russia, France and England.
Thomas Midgley, of Beaver Falls, and
]. L. Duke, of Wheeling. are among the guests
at the Monongahela House.
John K. Ewing, Jr., and wife, of Union
town, and C. Reisinger, of Washington, are
stopping at the Duquesne.
w. X. Endsley, of Johnstown, and
Charles Blasco, of Havana, are registered at
the Anderson Hotel.
William Burnside, of BelIefonte, 2nd
C. E. Sinkler, of Massillon. are at the Seventh
Avenue Hotel.
Richard Osmond, of the Union line,
started for Chicago yesterday on his vacation.
Detective Fitzgerald, who has jeen to
Atlantic City, returned yesterday.
g. W. Schmitt, the wholesale liquor
merchant, has left for Europe.
Hon. B. F. Jones went to Cresson last
evening to spend Sunday.
Ritter and Conley, the iron contractors,
left for New York.
Christopher Zue left tor Philadelphia
last evening.
&C. g. Montooth, Esq, went East last
evening.