Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-28
WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING.
Some Who Travel, Some Who Do Not, and
Others Who Talk.

Hon. Jacob Ridgeway, the Philadelphia
millionaire and former politician, together
with DR.. w. K. Brown, of the same city, were
guests of the Seventh Avenue Hotel yesterday.
They are in Pittsburg looking after their min
ing interests at Red Stone, on the Monongahela
river. Mr.. Ridgeway said he was not in politics
any more. and, though a Republican. he be-
lieved Pattison would be the strongest man the
Democrats could put forth for Governor. His
partner, DR.. Brown, who is a staunch Demo-
crat, however, said he did not believe Pattison
could carry the Philadelphia delegation. He
did not know who would carry it and said no
slate had been made up.
Alexander Matchett, for many years at
the head of the Matchett Paper Box Company
in Pittsburg, but now manager of the West
moreland Glass Speciality Company, of Grape
vile, was in Pittsburg yesterday looking after
business affairs. He left last night for his
home in Greensburg.
General j. f. Temple, of Wavnesburg.
Pa. was in the city lastnight He is interested
in the South Penn Railroad, and though his
visit to the city was in connection with that en-
terprise, he refused to say anything about it,
He says his county-Greene-is solid for Wal.
lace for Governor.
Mrs. G. C. Ford, of Cleveland, O., the
soloist who is to take part in the concert to be
given by the Acme Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ to-
night on the Southside, arrived III he city last
night and took rooms at the Hotel Duquesne.
A d. Sutton, of the Outondale stock
farm Indiana, Pa, is spending a few days in
Pittsburg looking after his business interests
He is one of the largest breeders of trottinc
horses and roadsters in Pennsylvania.
Among the various foreigners registered
at the hotels last night we're: Berntz Ludwig
of Vienna. Austria, ]. NJ. Rouge and son, Of
Geneva, Switzerland, and Miss Lumsden and
George l. Iumsden, of Scotland.
C. L. Watson, former Bradford man,
but now New York oil operator stopped last
night in Pittsburg. He leaves this morning
for the new oil fields of West Virginia.
Harry Richline, one OF the Oldest en-
ployes of the postofice, celebrated his birth
day yesterday. He was presented with hand
some leather chair by his associates.
Albert NJ. Bullard, agent of the Thorn
SON. Houston Electric Company. is in Pittsburg
looking after the company's interests in the
new electric street railways
General Agent John D. Super. of the
New York Equitable Life Insurance Company
is in Pittsburg and is a guest of the Schlosser
Hotel.
DIR. W. n. Pringle, of Johnstown, was
in the city last night. He reports everything
moving smoothly at Johnstown.
S. W. Harley, of Petrolia, an oil opera
tor. was in the city yesterday and is registered
at the Seventh Avenue Hotel.
Charles Mckee, ESQ.,, left last night
for Harrisburg, Philadelphia and New York.
His errand was political one.
Charles Shoyer went East at $40 last
evening. He will visit his daughter, who is
going to school in Brooklyn.
Samuel G. w. Brown, of the Iron CITY
Mutual Insurance Company. left last night for
his home in Kittanning.
j. P. Witherow, of the Hotel Duquesne.
started on another of his mysterious trips to
New York last evening.
Judge John McMichael, of the Law
renee and Butler county courts, was in the city
yesterday.
Il. Rich, shoe merchant of Bradford.
Pa, registered yesterday at the Duquesne
Hotel.
Arthur Kennedy left for Philadelphia
this morning on the $40 train on business
trip.
"A. C. Huff and wife, of Greensburg.
were guests of the Hotel Anderson yesterday
"A. c. Hogan, lawyer from Union
town, was at the Schlosser last night.
B. w. Porter, of Emlenton, was visit
or in Pittsburg yesterday.