Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
HITLER AND THITHER.
Movements Of Pitfsburgers and Others of
Wide Acquaintance.

alIaEh AND IHlIAEhs
Movements of Pitrsburgers and Others of
Wide Acquaintance.
j. B. Bradley, of Bolivar, N. Y,
President of the Empire Gas Company, ar
rived in the city yesterday afternoon as the
guest of II. A. Fisher, manager of the Ameri-
can Press Association for this district Mr..
Bradley is one of the pioneers of the oil re-
gions, and one of the first operators in the oil
market. Lately he has been giving his atten-
ton to gas, and furnishing many Of the towns
in New York with the fuel Just now he Is en-
gagged In experimenting the laying of a 3Qmile
gas main to Van Vert, Q. His luck from the
ebbing and flowing with the wells; but he has
come out on top" and has been for some
time thorn in the side of the Standard Oil
Company. At last he was brought into the
fold, partially at least being given shares in the
company as a truce on one of his ventures to
keeping him from being too active in gobbling
valuable interests in 1T the ne
and the old Titusville first strike is to-day bet
ter known than he. or can give more from ac-
tual experience in oil region matters.
j. A. Mcconnell, the Secretary of the
State Prohibition League, came into the Union
depot last night on the Walls accommodation.
He said that the convention of the league at
Harrisburg on the 18th of this month bore every
. =
that the most novel feature at the meeting'will
be the many new delegates who formerly be-
longed to the Republican party, but having be-
voted on the amendment they had left the old
party. Among these he mentioned DR.. ]. NJ.
Fulton and J. M. Nevins. Esq, of this city.
j. D. Lyon, chief clerk of the w. R.
Thompson Banking Company, left yesterday
for Bedford Springs to enjoy vacation of two
or three weeks. Mr.. Lyon has been chief as
of the immense fund sent directly to the Pitts
burg Relief Committee, and for over two
months has worked faithfully in the tabulation
of funds received, sometimes finding it neces-
sary to work into the small hours Treasurer
Thompson thinks his assistant deserves va
cation.
james McKean, ESQ.,, received tele-
gram yesterday from w. R. ErIett to the effect
that hon. Russell Errett and those accompany
ing him have arrived safely at Queenstown and
are ready to sail for the United States. Mr..
Errett's health has shown Improvement, and it
is anticipated that he will reach home in better
health than when he started on his trip.
A. 81. Leslie, Esq, accompanied by
about IS others. all making up the Iron City
Fishing Club, will leave this morning over the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie for Sparrow Lake,
composed of mon, women and children. will be
Severn Bridge, Ontario. Canada. They expect
to be absent about month.
w. A. Magee, Tom Keenan,, Sheriff
McCandless, George 81. Welshous and James
Henry left last night for Harrisburg and At
lantic City. Messrs; Magee, Welshous, and
vention, while the other gentlemen have gone
to enjoy the balm Of the breezes from the
Atlantic.
Mrs. Charles Robinson, of Lawrence
Vile, has been appointed teacher in the Ponce
schools, Indian Territory, at salary Of 5000
per annum. Charles Robinson, her husband,
same school, as was stated in these columns
day or two ago.
AS Major Robert Lyon is an authority
on orthography, he is not supposed to be the
author of the notice printed in large letters at
Charters, and signed "School Board" by
which people are ''notifide" that fertilizers
tain time.
Captain r. s. Fallwuth, an officer in
the German navy, passed through the Union
depot last night en- route for Europe. The
Captain has been in this country for the last
few months on pleasure trip.
DIR. L. F. Slocum took out q permit
yesterday for the erection of a three-story
brick and stone residence at the corner of Lin
den avenue and Reynolds street, Twenty-third
ward, to cost Sl20Ol
IS. B. Mclean, an assistant in Alder
man Doughty's ofiee, was presented with a
handsome gold watch by the Alderman yester-
day in recognition of his good service.
Turnkey Stewart Hamilton, of the
Allegheny lookup, with his family, leaves to-
day for months sojourn in Kansas, where
Mr.. Hamilton owns fine farm.
w. D. Reed, Assistant Superintendent
of tho Pittsburg and Western Railroad, vacated
his position yesterday. His successor has not
yet been appointed
William McKain, who is in charge at
night of the Allegheny patrol service. left yes
terday for ten days visit to his daughter at
Coraopolis.
Chief Bigelow. Of the Department Of
Public Works, and his wife. departed last
night for two wsDksf trip to Newport. r. l.
Miss Mell6 Johnson, stenographer Of
the Department of Public Works. will take
her mother tSA Atlantic City this morning.
-Friendf Of DR.. E. A. Wood, who is at
Bedford Springs, hear encouraging reports of
his progress toward recovery.
&C. P. Mackenzie, East ern Passenger
Agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Is
at the Monongahela House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Fisher. of Boil
var, N y, parents of H. A. Fisher. in this city,
are the guests of the later.
Charles Gernert, of the Gernert &
Guenther Orchestra, will leave for Atlantic
City in few days.
e. Harris, Of Columbus, a, a,superintend-
ent of the Panhandle Railroad, arrived in
town last evening.
John L. Steele. q well-known WASH
ipgson correspondent arrived in the city last
night
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Thompson. Of
Evergreen, will leave to-day for trip through
Iowa.
Ex-senator John M. Grier, Of Butler
county, is guest at the Seventh Avenue Hotel.
Gilbert L. Rafferty,, the coke operator,
made the Duquense his home. last night.
Francis II. Saylor, Of Philadelphia,
has come to this city on business.
Alderman j. d. Carlisle Is absent on
visit to Clearneld county.
IT. w. Bannerdall, OF Bradford, Ia 0
guest at the Duquesne.
~. K. Armsley. Of Chicago, is at the An
derson Hotel