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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1889

Page

3

Legal entanglement grips Coraopolis school board case

Porter and Kelly sue the Board of School Directors of Coraopolis over a contracted school expansion. The suit alleges misrepresentation and conflicts of interest involving Johnston Whalen and Porters as subcontractors, with funds and legality under scrutiny as a special election could affect financing.

Gripp Porter Caler Johnston & Whalen Johaston & Whalen Porter & Kelly Cook, Esq C. E. Cornelius, Esq Johnston

Suburban Improvement Committee Recommends Sewer Connection Ordinance

At a Public Works meeting the committee sent the abutting property sewer connection ordinance to a subcommittee. Chief Bigelow urged grading and paving on Roup Street to cover railroad-owned sections and asked for railroad action at Roup Street. The Russell Binder election case ends hearing and moves to court.

Committee On Public Works Messrs Wightman Ford and Urry Chief Bigelow Pennsylvania Railroad Roup Street Young Deepa Artmert OF Public Works Iseanu Price Array Avenue Wilkins Avenue Forbes Avenue Court of Common Pleas E. M. Bigelow Department of Public Works Pirrandee OTICE Mulberry Street Crown Fourteenth Street Fifteenth It Fifteen Street Spring Alley Teenth Street Fifteenth Street Center Avenue Wallingford Street Station Street Larimer Avenue Everett Street First Crown Meadow Street Dresden Alley Fifty-second Street M. Dless Selby Alley South Eighth Street South Ninth Street Natrona Alley Fifty-third Street McCandless Liberty Gothel Wich M. Bigelow

Carriage Silk Robes and Traveling Goods Sale

Wool robes priced at 150 dollars and various low prices listed. A few wolf and goat robes offered as clearance. Men's goods department at Jos. Houxs & Co. Penn Avenue Stores active sale.

Jos Houxs & Co Penn Avenue

Discounted seal market offers New York fur stock

One blacks seal full length at 200 dollars, half price on some items, call wraps at 55 dollars, black lynx pieces at 100 dollars, reduced from 150. Assortment of seals and fur wraps priced to clear, with Russian ermine Persian lamb astrakhan marten on sale. Jos. Harri & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores.

Jos. Harri & Co Penn Avenue Rubicon Roberts Mt. Weehington U. Reilly Diamond St Jad Third Avenue Ferry Street W. A. Herron & Sons Fourth Avenue Granville Street Eleventh Ward Schmidt Fourth Ave Bedford Fulton St W. A. Hermon & Sons Penn Ave Barogain J. C. Reilly Onorner Wylte Avenue Caramel Alley Thirteenth Ward Gehmania Savings Cod Street Forbes Street Ortiome Gilat Street Ann Street Samuel W. Black &O Butler St Eighteenth Ward Lombard Street Geo. Schmidt Val Woltart Square Oakland A. Ae Smith Sony Ae Ee E. Es Ardi P. H.R Samuel Black & CO Roup ST Eyueen Anne Ontia Carn Ma Station Sai

Illness Cancels Davenport's Grand Opera House Appearance

A large crowd arrived at the Grand Opera House to learn Miss Fanny Davenport was ill and could not perform. Ticket exchanges were offered for another night. Davenport reportedly had a cold from a draft and was kept quiet by doctor’s orders to rest, with overwork cited as a factor.

Grand Opera House Fanny Davenport Anderson Hotel Melbourne McDowell Wavenport Company Miss Davenport McDowell

What Did Mr Avery Mean in His Will Controversy

Rev G W Jenkins of Merrill M E Chapel says he did not intend offense to opponents over church funds from Charles Avery estate. He believes the will’s phrase to the African M E Churches referred to all M E Churches with African members and aimed to aid the colored church, not a single wing.

G. W. Jenkins Merrill M. E. Chapel Charles Avery Mr. Avery M. E Uest

Membership gains at Engineers' Society annual meeting

The Engineers' Society reported 370 members with 5 deaths 25 resignations and 16 removals. Officers elected included Freshment John A Hrashear Vice president A E Hunt Directors Metcalf and Max J Becker Secretary 8 M Wickersham Treasurer A E Frost. New members elected W W Snaw A G Shaw H C E Hunt G H Baxter and H T De Puy.

Engineers’ Society Freshment John A. Hrashear A. E. Hunt Wit Metcalf Max J. Becker M. Wickersham A. E. Frost W. W. Snaw A. G. Shaw H.C. E. Hunt G. H. Baxter H. T. de Puy

Plucky Olivers Prepare Final Installment Payment

The fourth annual installment of the extension indebtedness of Oliver Bros. and Phillips and the Oliver Roberts Wire Company Limited will be paid at maturity February 1. The amount, including 6 percent interest, is $306,058, leaving one more payment to be made by these firms.

Oliver Bros. & Phillips Oliver & Roberts Wire Comry, Limited

Remains of Hugh Wood to be interred at Tarentum

The late Hugh Wood will be taken to Tarentum on Thursday for interment. Wood served as Treasurer of the Retail Merchants Association of Braddock, which met last night to honor him and arrange funeral attendance. The Turtle Creek Gas Co plans gas wells east of Wilkinsburg after erecting a derrick on the Greensburg pike.

Hugh Wood Tarentum Wood Retail Merchants Association of Braddock Turtle Creek Gas Company Greensburg Pike Montgomery Farm Wilkinsburg Thatcih Rebecca Street Railroad Station Fourth Avenue Pittsburg Laches Beet den Ce Tabling Pennee Weillng Wood St Fan Vitcaburg Town of Manor Kk. M Estmore and Co Walls Station Praywelling War Department Washington Upitcate O Nance Department U. S. Army V. Enet

Bargain Three Day Sale At P C C Clothing

Pittsburg shoppers are told of a three day sale to reduce a large winter stock. Fine suits and overcoats previously priced 28 25 20 are now offered at 15 dollars. Includes velour and tapestry items and home goods. Jos Hoene & Co. operates stores on Penn Avenue.

Pittsburg P. CC. C Children's Union Cartwright & Warner's Coos Home & Co.'s Penn Avenue Anyeety Grant and Diamond Streets New Court House Partieres Jos. Hoexe & Co Peon Avenue Jas Cline M. WA Senple Bederal St Altheny Gay Fourth St Philadelphia Mtuwwssu Gentlemen O Indy H. Go Sirth St Lowes Es Aleramer A Lee Wood Et Juloe Pittsburg Co., Limited Real Beate and Intrance 13Th Avenue Pittsbururg East End Fale Hoch Alwood Street Geo. Johnston Fourth Avenue Bhick Koes Third Fourth Fourth Ave Pittsburg Cor A. D. Wilson Federal St. Allegheny Oakland Hellefeld and Shadyoide Agt Jnzt Fifth Avenue Jad Penn and Thirteenth St Ningay Cme Orbes Street GEU. Bohmldt Sixth Ave Mean Ave Sixth St Seventh Ave Third Ave Allegheny KO. Johnston

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