Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-21
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.
Incidents Of a Day in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.

Incidents Of a Day in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.
A STILL further invoice of stolen goods was
found yesterday at the residence of Mrs. Jiles
Collins, daughter of Mrs. Thomas Wilson, in
Homestead Both were detected in the act of
shoplifting in McKeesport on Wednesday.
Both women were held for court in 81 600 each,
as well as Mrs. Dunseath, another daughter of
Mrs. Collins.
THE lecture room of the Coursin Street M.
E. Church, McKeesport will be opened for
service on Sunday week next. Rev. Dr. ]. W.
Mills, Rev. DR.. T. n. Miller and Rev. DR.. T. N.
Boyle will conduct the service The entire
church will be completed in June.
THE Boys Who Succeed in America" was
the subject OF lecture delivered by VIII ].
Mcconnell at the Centenary Church, Wylie
attendance, and listened TO the temperance
speakers remarks with interest.
PITTsBURG will not be represented at the
General Hartranft Memorial Committee that
convenes at Philadelphia to-day. The distance
is too great for a one-day celebration. The
Pittsburg troops will pay their share of the ex-
penses, however.
THE Waizel house at Erie, one of the most
noted hotels between Buffalo and Cleveland,
was burned yesterday. Nearly 81, 600 in money
was destroyed, besides the wearing apparel and
household goods. The loss will amount to
$4,000.
JOHN HEACoCK a well-known farmer living
near Hiram station, o., while walking the
track near his home, was struck by q passen-
ger train on the New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio Railroad, and instantly killed.
JOHN DANIELS, of .Gibbon street, made an
information yesterday charging Frank Perkin
with assault and battery for striking him on
the head with cobblestone. Daniels gave
$500 bail for hearing tomorrow.
PRELIMINARY papers are being prepared by
lawyers for Mr.. Patterson, the defeated candi-
date for Council in the Second ward, McKees-
port to contest the election and will be pre-
sented to Court on Saturday.
CENTER AVENUE LODGE No. 124, 40. wv,
celebrated the twelfth anniversary of its organi-
zation at the residence of A. e. Miller. on Cen
ter avenue, last evening. The programme in
cluded dance and supper.
COLONEL T. B. DEMAREE will speak on tenn
perance at the NJ. Z. Church, West End. this
evening at 7:30 o'clock. Colonel Demaree is
known as the eloquent and powerful orator of
Kentucky"
AT 6:l5 last evening q chimney fire on the
corner of Main and Walnut streets, Allegheny,
caused an alarm from box 141. The engines re-
sponded, but were not required to go into
service.
THE report of w. R. Fofd, Collector of De-
linquent Taxes, for the month of January is as
follows: City taxes, SIG, 571 49, water rents.
Sll, 4SS IS; special $3.50; advertising $S2 Isl sS
CHIEF BIGELow, of the Department of Pub
lie Works, has given orders that book agents
be excluded from the Municipal building. This
will be great relief to the city officials
WALTER E. Koch VIII lecture before the
Sharpsburg Y. M. q. A. this evening on the
subject Of Aluminium Mr.. Kocn is the
manager of Spangs Steel Works.
REV. Mr.. MAXWELL, rector Of Trinity
Church, has rented his residence for another
year and will hold the Vestry responsible for
the payment Of the rent.
g. W. BALPR and W. G.. Tiles have seen ap-
pointed stamp clerks by Postmaster Mexican.