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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1892
Page
11
Notices invite news submissions to The Distance office by noon Saturday. Columns welcome secret organizations news only and will print news items. Do not publish meeting notices, praise of individuals, ads, or personal posts. space is limited and discipline matters cannot be printed.
The CM B A reports active expansion with branches planned in Rochester Ebensburg Greensburg Sewickley Hollidaysburg and Tyrone. Delegates Murphy and Savage to State Convention. Rev Quilter faces resistance. Branch installations and fund drives progress amid illness of Joseph May and ongoing efforts in Latrobe Connellsville and Loretta Cambria.
New Year’s Day social in Youngstown features Governor Hannen and Lieu tenant McComb with Banner Legion No 2 members Emerson Wheatland Riddle and Yencer. Officers to be installed include Grand Lieutenant Commander TV acting installing officer Post Commander Shurtliff and chairman Perkins. The Wick New Year’s Eve event drew praise for members and drill corps led by Captain Neal with Moley’s Orchestra and a grand march.
A local notice lists upcoming lodge events in Pitts, Liberty, and nearby towns. It mentions new quarters, memorial ceremonies on Memorial Day, visits by members, and public entertainments scheduled for early January, with details on dates, locations, and officers inviting participation.
At a recent Fidelity meeting held Monday at Fidelity Come So the following officers were elected for the council and board positions. Names include H. S. Avers as Councilor and Jennie Guhl as Treasurer, with Annie Roberts as Vice Councilor and Mary Reible as Associate Vice Councilor. other posts filled by Adela Frederick Recording Secretary Leonard as Associate Recording Secretary Martha Spinneweber as Financial Secretary and Emma Urkelowech as Treasurer. Also elected were Maury Goob as Trustee, W. J. Lacie as Ex Past Councilor, Mrs. E Reynolds Assistant Commissioner, Mos M Irvine Treasurer, and Kate Johns as ex Assistant Past Councilor with George Bieianier as Vice Councilor and Sayce Cratney Acting Recording Secretary.
The social event at Braddock district during New Year week featured a lively ax ante program under the auspices of Metropolitan Council No. 122. William Thaw Connell No. 306 marks its thirtieth anniversary in a new hall at Gageatt and Sarah streets Allegheny. A varied program of short addresses recitations music and lunch closes the evening.
In Fort Pitt Council No 220 officers were elected and to be installed in Washington Hall on January 4. Officials include Conncilor F. Muni Vice Councilor C. Chambers Assistant Recorder S. J. Patton Conductor CW McKay Warden A McClarren IO Graber OS J Johnston Trustee C W McKay. The council voted to change names back to the old nomenclature. Valley Forge Council No 36 held a meeting electing Hermon KC Des A eC ae Easter Wi Wet and others. vote favored restoring the old name. The new year begins under favorable auspices.
Five conclaves prepared to be instituted this month rallying around a fresh question What are we here for The body shows prompt duties and strong leadership in Youngstown Scranton and McKeesport as officers elect for Fifth Avenue Conclave include Archon Henrik Byrmon Provost Samuel Lillie and others with plans to grow operations and start new booms after forfeit payments
Hope Castle contests an offer to field a Guards team to match its weight. The combined weight of Guards Carver and Kiuss is .500 pounds. Next, Welcome Stranger Castle No 21 met Monday evening in Speck's Hall Harrelland to initiate eight new members and collect 40 for membership. Hope Castle No 182 of Millvale reports its officers: Past Commander John C. Gill Commander John Battenfield Vice Commander G W Benl First Lieutenant Graham Stevens Chief of Staff August Helin Assistant Chief of Staff J P Kistler Chaplain W W Connors Recording Scribe W H Carlisle Assistant Recording Scribe Uriah Carlisle Treasurer John Battenfield Inside Guard Carver Outside Guard Jacob ae Trustees Graham Stevens G W Beal and L B Walker Representative to Select Wa H Carlisle Alternats L H a
Next Saturday night Mechanics Lodge No 9 will confer the first degree on two candidates. Duquesne Lodge No Si will confer the initiatory degree on two candidates and Pittsburg Encampment No 2 will confer patriarchal and royal purple degrees on three candidates. Friday night the degree staff conferred the initiator in the presence of visitors. Next Friday night the first degree will be conferred by the degree staff.
Commandery No 1 will hold a regular meeting at Star of the Wear Castle Hall No 9 Fifth Avenue Wednesday evening January 6. Members to report in fatigue uniform and take part in installation ceremonies. Venus Castle 2991 held a lively meeting last Tuesday electing officers including P C W J Goddard and H G Grieg with other ranks listed.
Supreme Deputy Mrs. Gardner will take the Little Washington branch installation next Thursday evening. Branch 88, St. John the Baptist, to be instituted tomorrow evening in St. John's by Supreme Deputy Mrs. F. J. Jay. Branch 3, St. Michael's, Southside, to be installed next Wednesday by Supreme Deputy Mrs. F. fe.
Christen Lodge High School elected officers at the December 17 session led by President Adam Weitzel and Vice President W J Cook. Chaplain William Quinlan, Secretary George B Acker Jr, Treasurer John W Christen, Marshal Huck McClain, Inside Guild Michael Ledics, Outside Gourd Ludvic Ladies Triste Philip B Seehlender Frederick Emmel Edward Stellmacher. Refreshments followed, then speeches and singing as members adjourned shouting long live Tonti.
The Penn Assembly elected officers December 24 with Enler as Instructor, Valentine Fichter as Counsellor, William Ulrich as Secretary, John J. Simmnon as Financial Secretary, Henry Erskine as Treasurer, P. W. Seibert as Prelate, J. G. Crusan as Director, Joseph Bleakeley as Guard, P. Katzenmeyer as Trustee, and J. Crean J. J. Alford Arthur Keefe as Trustees. Installation by D.S. P. B. W. Seibert scheduled January 6. Assemblies 24 and 13 invited.
Thomas A. Armstrong Council No. 21 has ejected officers including Benj F McIntyre V C George A Grier BR C George M Burton A B S HJ Folmer F S G M Bratt Louis H McMahan E Charles Burk LP Dorsey White O P J J Greer T Janes AL Klemm BR C William HK Evans P George H Burton The council will hold its first annual reception in Semple Hall Federal Street February 5.
John G. Ransom Grand Vice Dictator reports rapid strides as members increase. He publicly installs Boyle Lodge officers in Braddock Monday evening and William Penn Lodge officers in South Side Tuesday January 5. N. A. E. No. 5 of Allegheny elected officers Monday evening with F. W. Withers as President and G. Maggi as Trustee among others.
In Col Jan 2 Mike Perino and two other Italians mined near a stream. Perino descended for water when a snowslide buried him out of sight. His companions, alarmed, searched but were swept 200 feet down the mountain yet rescued. Perino's body had not been found.
An OCR fragment references Carter’s Little Liver Pills and mentions sick headaches. The note suggests an old patent medicine ad style. No clear event or date is present to name entities beyond the product and symptom.
Report of major real estate activity in Pittsburgh highlights sale of No. 999 Penn avenue for 30500 to W H Keech, plan to replace with a six story business house. adjoining owner Levi Wade to join for a similar project. Notes brisk East End acreage deals and Southside transfers amid steady market.
Robert J. Stoney Jr won the treasurer post in a quiet exchange election with John Barbour Jr as the main challenger. The slate, led by J. McKee Jr as president, included a long list of officers and directors. Market activity was subdued with limited sale data and buoyant sentiment noted for the future.
A fragment lists stocks for Onongahela Water Co and Westinghouse entities including Airbrake and Brake companies, plus Standard Underground Cable Co, indicating a miscellaneous update of industrial shares.
The New Year opened with buoyant stock activity led by low priced shares and industrials. Union Pacific Wabash New England and Chicago Gas posted notable gains as buyers from London and local brokers kept up strong demand in a brisk session.
Chicago wheat prices fell after a holiday lull as cold weather spread across the winter wheat belt. Traders faced discouraging cables and large hog receipts ahead, with January and May futures slipping and corn and oats following suit in a downbeat session. Produce prices showed little movement with butter steady and eggs at 23 to 24 cents.
The Barnes area banks posted solid business yesterday with the five day total exceeding 1.5 million dollars over last year. Clearing House data indicate weekly exchanges near 0.007,568 and balances around 2.198,047, while New York reports money on call easy with no loans and various shifts in reserves loans and deposits.
Oil field activity slowed after New Year with several wells described as flowing or near completion. The Dougherty lot well reportedly reached 40 barrels per hour before settling to 30, while the Georgetown well on Dawson McNair Co. began flowing at about 11 barrels per hour after initial wildcat expectations. Gauge readings list numerous wells with varying outputs and several new rigs being erected by the People's Gas Company and other firms as the Gordon sand belt extends through the region.
Banking districts show varied weekly clearings and balances with several cities noting percentage-based rates and exchange discounts. New York and Chicago report active sums, while St. Louis and other centers reflect differing premiums and par exchange statuses across the period.
Late news briefs report floods in Upper Austria and Russia massing troops near Austria. Other items note Bishop Loughlin’s funeral in New York, Nova Scotia shipping decline, a death by self inflicted cough, civil service mailing curbs in Canada, a Chattanooga execution, robberies, discharges for intoxication, a Joliet blast furnace strike, West Superior plasterers’ expulsion, Rhode Island voter gains, Brazil easing cargo invoicing rules, a Townsboro derailment with three killed, a Beiaire Beilaire freight collision injuring five, and a clash between police and West Indian Regiment soldiers.
Santiago reports a disposition in Chile to make an amicable settlement with the United States to avoid humiliation. The Matta note may be withdrawn, with cabinet action expected after the Baltimore court report. British and German diplomats offer mediation while Chilean officials seek reasonable terms.
Live stock markets report mixed activity with cattle shipments to New York and hog receipts totaling over 4,000. Hog market remains firm with top prices for medium to heavy weights. Sheep numbers and prices listed. A column on shoe fitting notes daily timing for best fit. An essay on tea drinking cites a London Lancer opinion linking mental effects to tea.
The Fourteenth Regiment plans an officers meeting on Monday January 11 at headquarters with all officers to attend. Medals for marksmen arrive for distribution across local organizations and will be issued next week. Court inquiries into Adjutant Reese and a looming section 31 issue loom over Eighteenth Regiment. Controversy over leasing Fifth Avenue Market House to the Eighteenth and Battery B faces opposition, as critics urge relocation and warn against declines in National Guard appeal.
Oil market sees modest gains as new option linking January and February contracts prompts bullish sentiment. Trading light nationwide with notable activity in Oil City and mixed regional price moves for refined products. Nymex and National Transit certificates show varied open higher closes.
A New York Times note describes the Baby Brigade started by young London women to ease churchgoing for mothers by caring for infants during services. The plan to visit babies is viewed with suspicion as potentially leading nurses into unusual situations, and the venture is seen as lacking practical merit.
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