Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29
CAUGHT ON THE HILL.

CAUGHT ON THE HILL
NEwsY ITEMS FROM KNOXVILLE, ALLEN
TOWN, Mt. WASHINGTON, ETC.
THE funeral of Mrs. Andrew Brice took
place yesterday.
ST. GEORGES SCHOOL tea party. April q, is
one of the events looked forward to in Allen
town. 1t will be held in Turner Hall.
FRANK D. FIRTH, the Knoxville pharmacist,
is snugly ensconced in his new store at the
corner of Amanda avenue and Charles street.
MRS. HUNTLEY will deliver a lecture on
temperance under the auspices of the South
Street NJ. E. Sunday school tomorrow after
noon at o'clock.
and Mr.. David ]. Mercer were married Thurs
day evening. Both are well known young
people of the hill district
Mr.. AND MRS. GEORGE W. BEAM, Of Allen
town, will celebrate their wooden wedding
April s, at their pretty home on McLane street,
The invitations read for o'clock.
CAPTAIN MCCLELLAND, of Boyd street,
Knoxville, died Thursday. The Captain was
well known in that vicinity and leaves many
friends. He was about go years old
THE Brownsville Road Company will soon
have things in shape to pave Southern avenue
between tine tracks of the Suburban Rapid
1T is quietly rumored that there will be a
wedding in Allentown, April Is. The parties
are both young society people and are just now
not anxious to have publicity. Look out for in
yitations next week.
QUITE little event on the hill this week
was the surprise party rendered Miss Emma
Koch, by about go couple of her friends. Wednes-
day evening. Euchre was the absorbing feature
of the evening. Stephen Struuz carried off one
BOBBY and Mr.. Sorg the other. The head prizes
were won by Mrs. Julius Koch and Miss Alma
Sorg. A dainty luncheon at Il was served.
THE residents of Mt. Washington are just
now living on hopes. The mad. axle-deep IN
the streets, has become SO much topic of fill
in-time conversation as the weather. When
you speak to a citizen about the mud he says:
'Oh, well, you know the streets will be paved
soon" On looking about it is hard to see how
they can be satisfied with hopes of something
SO indefinite, as it seems. However, Grand
view avenue is to be paved in the spring or
avenue will be next. The Board of View ers
were on the Noun "Wednesday fixing the dam
ages for grading Shiloh street.
THE Citizens Committee of Mt. Oliver and
vicinity, organized to find ways and means to
build boardwalk out Southern avenue to the
third toll gate, report that the subscriptions
are coming in steady and the walk will soon be
built. The walk will be a three-stringer one.
four feet wide. 1t will be about three miles
long and will cost something over $4,000. The
committee having the matter in charge are:
William Baxmeyer, Fred Baxmeyer, John NJ.
Phillips August Ahlborn, John Theobold,
hev. Father Fisher. Fred Hempe, John II.
Meyer, Charles d. Schaub, John Phillips,
Henry Fricke, Rev. James Kirk, Arthur
Lowe. Another meeting of the committee will
be held next Tuesday evening at the office of
the Mt Oliver Insurance Company
THE Woman's Gymnasium Club, of Mt.
Washington, will give two entertainments.
April 10 and II, for the benefit of the club
library. The club has been great success so
far. Instead of the interest dying after month
or so, as some prophesied it has increased.
The ladies all say that it has been of benefit to
them in more ways than one. In the first place
it serves as social organization in disguise.
Again the prime object, physical development,
has made roster cheeks, lighter steps, less
stopped shoulders and better health generally.
This is only the first term but the effects are
very evident. Miss Blancne Jones is the in
structor of the club The present term will
soon close. The next term will include more
difficult exercises. and possibly the use of other
apparatus.
YESTERDAY was Miss Annie E. Hershman's
last day as teacher in the Mt. Washington
schools. She has resigned to accept position
in the office of the Chronicle Telegraph. of
which her brother is business manager. Miss
Hershman was pupil of the Mt. Washington
schools and when the office of floating" teach
er was created, some two years ago, she was
given that position. She has given the most
excellens satisfaction IN her work and all her
co-workers and friends who have been accus-
toned to meet her in the schools are sorry to
lose her. 1t has not been decided who will sue
ceed her. There seems to be some difference
of opinion in regard to the attain
ments necessary TO fill the position. In
some schools comparatively inexperienced
teachers have served as floating teacher"
where most of the time is occupied in
clerical work. The office would signify that
the teacher should be able to take chargesof
any room from the grammar grades down, and
oftentimes their duties are that of an assistant
principal. The salary is the same as that de-
partment from which the teacher is taken.