The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-18
OUR NE1aHBoRs.
Important Items Taken From the
Fraclzville Item"

Important Items Taken From the |
Fraclzville Item"
On Monday the Pennsylvania road |
tried an experiment on the heavy
grade between Morea and st. Clair
that settles all controversy as to tn
efficiency of the air brake on coal
trains. An engine with a train of 30
numbers Of large coal hoppers with ali
brake equipments was started from
Morea, on a gradiant of 100 feet to the
mile, with very satisfactory results.
The test consisted of slow and fast
running aud i'm each case the engineer
had perfect control of his train. At
proaching Black Water station the
speed was very nearly 40 miles an
hour and yet the engineer passed the
station under as perfect clntrol as
though he had only two or three pas
senger cars attached. The result Is
very important to companies working
on heavy grades and it is likely that
the Pennsylvania will lead the way 10y
| equipping its coal cars with air brakes.
| To the men working on these grades
| the result is likely to reduce the dan
| gers of their vocatiOns to minimum,
The Board of Trade is about to start
f8ctory that will employ 80 young
girls. II is only the initiatory, and If
those who can, and should, perform
| their part, our young people will have
an opportunity to learn business that
pays them well and adds greatly to
the welfare of the town.
On Monday pigeon match was ar
ranged at "Billien Taylor's between
William Beggs and Peter Bodman, OF
town, to shoot at / birds each on the
! 5th Of August for $3.50 a side. The
agreement calls for u yards rise aud
60 ards boundary. This is the largest
stakes that have eyer been waged on
any local match and the great interest
manifested by the several friends OF
the respective principals promises lots
of money being placed on the contest
On Wednesday evening four little
girls LETT their homes on Railroad ave
Il nue. TO play in the field in front Oi
their homes. The little ones by means
OF chair succeeded in climbing uI
d one of the many trees there, one little
tot four years old ascending to the top
most limb, q distance of about 25 feet
While playing al this distance from
| the ground the little one lost her hole
aud fell headlong to the ground
u Parties who witnessed the accident
we're mortified, expecting the little on,
p to be killed, but to their asst Jnishmen
the little tot merely complained Of ,
little pain and toddled home more
, frightened thsn hurt.
Itis now given out that as soon a
the Peunsy completes its own line {,
j. FrackvillP, there will be a junction n
Head of Grade and a line across tn,
Reading above grade and run viz
j. Locust Summit to its Northern Contra
branch. The contemplated Readiul
, branch over the same route has beer
- abandoned for line from Snydertowl
to Harrisburg which ii is said will &C
l. complish the same purpose.
That is very encouraging new
y which we hear, the news that til
north. h.of-the-mountain towns are t
" have big improvements in their mai
service. If this is in line with tn
scheme which the ITEM originate
and published month ago, we sha
n be very glad and somewhat proud.
ID The Schuylkill Press Associatio
as had a delightful trip TO Harvey's LAX
:. through the courtesy of the Lehig
- Valley company. How would a Sin
AZ liar trip to Eagles Mere strike tn
q sUribes? The Reading Railroad Con
is pany will take the hint if Messr:
or zer6ey and Barron but give it uttel
5O auce.
1f If, after the discovery of so muc
wealth lying in the earth about Us
this town fails to realize any benef
ar therefIom, it will be the fault of th
men of the town themselves. If me
of means wont take hand in deve
oping our resources while others thrO'
cold water on all plans ever proposed
y then certainly nothing will be accom-
y plished.