Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-02
TIE STROLLfR,S STORIES.
Odd Opinions and Quaint Observations From
Curb and Corridor.

Odd Opinions and Quaint Observations From
Curb aud Corridor.
THE hotels were yesterday more barren Of
guests than they we're on Christmas Day.
Only few travelling men were in town, pre-
pared not to miss day in the new year. While
the sidewalks were thronged with people, the
hotel corridors were nearly deserted At one
of the first-class hotels there had been only one
registry down to 8 o'clock in the afternoon.
THE newsboys had great sport yesterday on
Fifth avenue. Few people had anidea that
there were so many newsboys in Pittsburg un-
til they saw that great host of them, filling the
street on the Fifth avenue hill. During the
melee in The afternoon there were many incl
dents. One Of the most laughable happened
to Clark Gibbs, the actor He wore silk hat
and was anxious to get to the front in the
crowd, to see all the fun. A newsboy grabbed
from the ditch double handful Of mud, and
hurled 1t at an italian. The aim was bad, and
the mud struck Mr.. Gibbs broadside. Half Of it
spread over his face and filed his left eye with
the muddiest mud that Pittsburg gutter can
produce. The other half covered that silk hat
The yells Of laughter which arose from the
crowd found no response from Mr.. Gibbs
People thought there was traction row. and
ran to the spot from curiosity. As soon as able
to move from laughter the crowd dispersed
MEssRs. ANDERSON and Woog gave up pos
session of the Monongahela House Tues
day evening, and Attorney Florence G. Miller
is now in charge Of the property. Tho work Of
repairing will begin in few days and will go
mucher further than simple reparation of the
Injury done by the fire. Mr.. W. s. Anderson
and his son, Harry. are stopping temporarily at
the Hotel Anderson. 1t is probable that they
will go into the hotel business in same Eastern
city. Mr.. Woog expects to remove to New
York, but neither he nor his partner have posi-
lively decided what they will undertake.
a FEW days ago a doctor out Penn avenue
sent note to the Twelfth ward police sta
tion, saying that boy had died at certain
house under rather strange circumstances, and
asking that word be conveyed to the Coroner.
The physician's writing must have been hor-
ribly wretehed. The desk Sergeant worried
over it for half an hour. Finally, he sent the
''fall wagon" to the number given. The driver
pulled up at the house, descended from his seat,
pulled the door bell where the crepe hung, and
asked where the COW was which had died.
IT was cheeky crowd Of FOUNDERS who went
into restaurant, near the Federal street
depot, and ordered three oyster stews. The
dishes were brought on-bread, butter, pickles,
crackers and slaw. The men fell to and ate
everything in sight making hearty meal, The
stews did not come. The mon looked at the
clock. Finally they arose and went to the coun-
ter. "We have only one minute left to catch
our train" the leader said. ''and we can't wait
for the stews." They rushed out of the door
without paying cent. and when they reached
the center Of the Sixth street bridge they
stopped to laugh.
THE working girls Of the Southside have
formed a commendable organization. They
are uniting in what they call the Working
Girls Club aud meetings are being temporarily
held at the corner of Carson and South
Fifteenth street. The third weekly meeting
will be held this evening. The club viii take
in all girls who work for wages, girls in stores,
factories and mills. The chief aim of the club
is to give its members the incentive and the
opportunity to improve themselves mentally.
Many girls nave been compelled to begin work
for living be fore they were able to complete
their schooling, and they feel the need, in this
lively age. Of better literary culture 1t is the
design of the club to rent a suite of rooms and
to furnish them for club quarters. The chief
feature of the quarters will be library of
standard works. The magazines and leading
daily journals will be taken, The club has al
ready membership Of nearly 200. =