The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-02
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The new shaft at the Yorktown col
liery of c. II. Meyers q Co. was com
pleted last week. The shaft is 300
| feet deep. Two9 8 foot veins of coal
have been discovered. Tunnels will
be driven at once.
Work is being rapidly pushed for
ward at the new collery of Markle d
Co., located between Jeddo aud Eek
| ley. The slope, which is known as No
| 5, Pink Ash, ls being arched and put
| in readiness to commence operations.
The firm expects this new opening to
prove very valuable working and
through it will be able to procure the
coal in the old Pink Ash slope, A
pair Of hoisting engines arrived there
last week and will be placed in posi-
tion in short while. A breaker is to
be erected there in short while.
Hamilton Seymour, miner em-
ployed at Pine Ridge coliery, Wilkes
barre, had his head blown OFF by
premature explosion of powder
| Another miner, who was standing
nearer the spot where the explosion
occurred than Seymour, escaped unin-
jured.
George Martz, of East Sunbury was
crushed almost beyond recognition on
the railroad near Renova. Martz was
n brakemen in the employe of the
Pennsylvania railroad company.
About II 80 o'clock he was seated on
box car turning the brake with a
| brake stick when the latter broke, and
| the unfortunate brakeman fell between
| the cars.
The Faust family, of Ringtown, con-
sisting of mother and five sons, had
very pleasant reunion on Saturday and
| Sunday last. The mother, Mrs. Cath.
arine Faust, and son, William, live at
| Ringtown, Adam at Lehighton, Josiah
at El Paso, Texas, Ben at Shamokin
and Daniel at Shenandoah. Their
ages a GS, 20, 45, 81, "a and 32 years,
respectively, and this was the first re.
union for % years.
Stanny Conket, of Mt. Carmel, is un-
der heavy bail for his appearance at
september court, charged with at
| tempting murder. COnket, aceompap-
led by several friends, We're passing
down the street when the former nc.
ticed man for whom he had a DISLIKE
standing in front of hotel. Conket
drew a revolver from his pocket and
fired several shots at him. One of the
bullets lodged but few inches above
the mans head, but the others went
outside Of their mark.
The Luzerne county operators made
their first semi-monthly pay on Mon
day. The following companies paid
A. Pardee g. Co., Hazeton; Calvin
Pardee & Co., HOLLYWOOD Pardee
Brothers & Co., LattimeT; Linderman
IL Skeer, Stockton and Humboldt
8 Milnesville Coal Company.
9 AT all of the many weddings o.
Hungarians and Poles which have
taken place in South Bethlehem there
! has been fighting and boisterous con
. duct, and the arrests by the police
a were numerous. The thing became
very bad, and a few weeks ago twenty
charges of assault and battery arose GU
OF the festivities at one wedding
} Father Heinau, of East Mauch Chunk
who is the pastor of the Slavic churcl
being built in that town, has deter
mined to stop the unseemly conduct
n and, after marrying couple last week
U addressed them on the manner
- which other weddings were held
'e and cautioned and advised theI
T. against auy repetition of the proceed
ings. The caution Of the priest wa
heeded'
w. H. Hoskings, Sr., who for sixtee
y years was inside foreman for the l..
in w. Is. Coal Co. at Ashley, Sugar Motel
Plymouth and Wilkes Barre, has take
n charge of colliery for Leisenring
Co. at Minersville.