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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1890
Page
8
A Thursday society event celebrated as one of the season's brightest gatherings. Mrs. Charles Lockhart hosted a lavish reception in a mansion transformed into a plant conservatory with lush tropical greenery, pink decor, and numerous tables set for a formal banquet.
The Young People’s Aid Society of the Fifth Avenue M E Church held an orange tinted social in church parlors with smilax and evergreen decor. Attendants in orange costumes ran booths including ice cream, fancy articles, candy and lemonade. President Miss Sadie Reed, Secretary Miss Laura Moore, and Treasurer Mrs. Bowman led planning. proceeds benefit the church fund.
Miss Anita Cordier and Mr. Robert A. McDonald wed at Trinity Lutheran Church on Stockton avenue and Arch street. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Dr. Goettmann with bridesmaids Henrietta Cordier Sophia Rose Margaret Armstrong Laura Hoece and ushers W J McDonald Harry Dunlap David Dunfevr Robert McClean James W. Gray Harry Carr. A reception followed at the bride’s Cabinet street home. After a trip East the newlyweds reside at 1 North avenue.
Columbus Club held a musical and literary program for members and guests followed by a banquet. The event featured Rosa Weber Jennie A Evens Grace McElroy the East End Sacred Heart choir and pianists M and Celia OConnor. Secretary James A Burns spoke on education from a Catholic standpoint. Louis Jordan prepared the supper. A Fiorist's Marriage: W L Trumperer and Lizzie McCartney wed at Rev C E Locke's residence with Blanche Liddell as bridesmaid and Frank Edwards as best man. The couple will honeymoon in New York City.
The wedding of Harry E. Geigseenheimer and Maggie Lamb took place at 2 PM yesterday at Grace Reformed Church corner Grant and Webster Avenues. The bride is daughter of William and Mrs Lamb of Union Avenue Allegheny and sister of Charles Lamb of Pittsburg Tube Works. The groom is a popular trainman with Pittsburg and member of the Linden Club East End. The article notes other social events including a Linden Club pool and bowling series and a YMCA lecture by Erasmus Wilson on John Ricky Schoolmaster, plus a Library Association reception at Southside Turner Hall marking the Young Men's serial events.
The Library Association hosted a highly enjoyable event with many renowned local men counted among its members and supporters.
The Select Knights Bend hosts a Hallowe'en reception and dance at Salisbury Hall on Twelfth Street South Side. It is the tenth annual gathering with committee leaders Harry Davis D Hutton F McClelland T Jones Jr W Davis and Ed Lewis. The Mozart Orchestra will provide music with Gus Erie promoting, promising a good time.
Captain Munro and his nine crew members narrate a harrowing rescue after the brigantine Eugenie ran aground off Jones Inlet near Fire Island. With two masts gone and the ship breaking apart, the crew and captain evacuated into a yawl using a buoy signal as life savers arrived. all possessions were lost, the vessel valued at $5,000, and the captain recounts his near loss of his son.
Washington dispatch reports Mr Haugh Howe, newly married to Miss Mary Butchworth daughter of Rep Butterworth of Ohio, died of pneumonia after a night of delirium and violent struggles. The young widow, Dr Boosa and Dr Magruder were at his bedside as his heart gave way. Howe was a son of the late Colonel Frank E Howe of New York and held posts as dispatch agent and disbursing officer for the International American Conference.
In Boston on October 30 delegates from 33 Massachusetts associations formed a State Board of Trade. The gathering united local business groups to coordinate commerce and promote regional interests amidst ongoing economic activity.
The oil field diary notes a general move toward reduced drilling and production across main districts. McCurdy well in Mansfield draws activity, while horizons and future output remain uncertain. Gas and oil wells at Coraopolis, Turkeyfoot, West View, and Wasurdonx show mixed results amid harsh roads and approaching winter.
Obituaries and funeral notices list residents with ages and residence details in Pittsburgh Allegheny and nearby towns. Entries name Bratt, Delaney, Fahnestock, Guatelli, Ry, Light, McMeekin, Scheel, Smythe, Stewart, Yellig and others, with dates, addresses, and service times for October 1890.
The Catholic Citizen reports Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul has been summoned to Rome, stirring Catholic circles. The summons is linked to his remarks in favor of public schools and compulsory education before the National Teachers Association in St. Paul last summer.
Fragmentary OCR describes glove sale items with prices such as 500 750 1 125 150 and mentions Roottaum hoce. The readable text hints at gloves offered in varying quantities or sizes with historic pricing references. No clear dates or organizations are established in the legible portion.
A parent recalls a years long eczema on a baby’s face head and body that resisted doctors. After using Hood's Sarsaparilla the child improved fully with skin clearing and comfort, plus Olive Ointment as external aid. The notice urges trying Hood's first and warns against alternatives.
The piece argues that quality and value define their clothing not the highest price. It claims they offer the best quality for less, achieved by large purchases and efficient making. The focus is on stylish, substantial garments where quality leads the price.
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