East Side Jottings
Philadelphia Inquirer, October 13, 1899

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George Brown, of Twenty ninth and Mitchell streets, was held in $300 bail by Justice Sasse yesterday on the charge of having assaulted Nettie Jones.
Henry Purnell, of Thirtieth and Mitchell streets was committed to jail last night by Justice Plum, in default of $300 bail on the charge of beating his wife.
Charles Eckler, of Polk avenue, was robbed of a pocketbook containing $3 and a watch and chain while on the North Cramer Hill ferryboat yesterday morning on his way to work.
City Electrician Janke of Camden, will commence the placing of the new Gamewell police boxes in the East side to-day. They will be located at Seventeenth and Federal streets, Thirty-fifth and Federal streets, Twenty-ninth and Mitchell streets, on the north side of the railroad bridge, at Cooper avenue, State street and River road, and at the foot of Cooper avenue.