The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-04
MAHANOY PLANE.
Items of Interest From Our Reg
ular Correspondent.

ular Correspondent.
Miss Ella Faust, one of Ashlandis fair
sdies, is visiting friends in town.
We are pleased to note that Thomas
Giles, inside foreman at Bear Ridge coll
iery, is rapidly recovering from a severe
attack of typhoid fever.
Thomas Pierce, one Of Frackville's pro.
gressive young men, was in town on Thurs
day. He will shortly remove to Girard-
vi lie, where he has been offered a lucrative
position.
Miss Theresa Wright, of Trevorton,
bright and accomplished young lady, is
the guest of the Wright family of town.
The Misses Francis of town, and several
lady friends of Philadelphia, gave a pleas
ant entertainment TO their many friends on
Monday evening last. The affair was ole
Of the most uccessiul social events of the
season.
The funeral of Patrick Joyce, who was
killed by the cars at the foot of Mahanoy
Plane on Monday last, took place on We'd
nesday. Interment was at GirarGville
cemetery. Deceased was track repairer
on the P. & Il. and while at work on the
tail track was thrown under moving
train of coal cars, and so terribly mangled
that he died few momeuts after being re-
moved to his home
The abandoned Tunnel colliery at Ash
land is being dismsntled, and the hosting
machinery removed 10 West Bear Ridge TO
be added to the present hosting plant at
that colliery, where extensive improve
ments are being made in the arrangements
for bringing the coal to the surface and pre-
pairing it for market.
A neat and substantial fence has been
built along the upper portions of the
Frackville and Ma zeville roads. Credit
for this improvement is due to Frackville
borough
The juvenile populati N of this baijiwicz
is saving its pennies and anxiously awaiting
The advent of "The Greatest Show ON
Earth" whose brilliantly illuminated
posters have, for some time past, orna-
mented our fences and wood-sheds.
! Letters remaining uncaled for in the
post office at Mahanoy Plane, Pa, Sept.
Sd, 1891. Geo, w. Newlin, James Rowan (2l-
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Firemen of Two States to Meet.
The fremen of Pennsylvania and those
of New jersey will hold their respective
annual conventions during Septem ber
| The Pennsylvania State Firemen's Con-
vention is to meet at Lock Haven, Septem-
Der 18th to 18th, and an announcement
comes from the Reading Railroad that it
will charge only a single fare for the round
trip from any of its stations to Lock Haven
and back, the tickets being available Sep
tember u to lS going and until September
q returning. To take advantage Of the
low fare certificate is required from the
secretary of the association, W. w. Wun-
der, of Reading. The New Jersey fire.
men will hold their fourteenth annual
convention at Atlantic City, opening Sep
tember 20 and closing October 2 A great
turnout is expected. For this the Reading
Railroad has agreed to charge all corners
but single fare for round trip tickets to
Atlantic City from all points on its lines
good going September % to October and
returning until October 6 inclusive. The
horses and apparatus of companies attend
ing these conventions will be carried free
over the Reading line.