The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-06

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best railway accommodations in the st -te
and the company the best paying institu-
ton outside the large cities.
1t is surprising that with the incoming
OF so many immigrants to the al region,
large proportion of whom come from an
infected country, there has been little sick
ness. 1t cannot be tecause these people
weren't dirty enough. Perhaps it is the
very air we have that neutralizes the dis
ease germs. Visit some of the dirty
quarters in town and then approach some
of the new arrivals; the odor is about the
same.
"A prominent citizen of this county, a
shrewd business man, too, and one who has
no stock in the electric road, said in our
hearing, yesterday, that If he owned any
stock of the road be would ? OF part W tn
| it, being satisfied that in few years 1t
would be worth from 500 o sleeper share,
The par value of the stock lie only $50, and
there is but little stock held by outside
parties.
The electric road between Mahanoy
Plane and Mahanoy City will be good
paying one, and lie solid and well built
section. The connection with Girsrdviile
and Mahanoy Plane and extension to Ash
land will be pushed forward at once.
Lakeside, this year, Was visited by
thousands of ueople who were never there
Def re and few of them believed there was,
in the heart of the coal region, such q
pretty and healthy place. Next year the
grounds will be much improved and e new
hotel erected on the plot back of the paviI-
lion and The grounds nicely laid ouL
Our phys clans are both active and
alert to the true condition of the town and
are all of the opinion that the borough
authorities cannot act too soon in giving
the town general cleaning up.
"A new game, which was introduced in
social party, the other evening, soon be-
came fsvorite and will, no doubt, be
introduced in all the social gatherings this
winter. 1t is called the "Ccbweb A
web mad e of twine, wrapped around {
silver hook, is placed in the hall and the
ends OF the web extend to another section
of the horse. The threads are blIe anc
red. The former are given TO the gentle
men and the latter to the ladies. They
wind the web around q stick until they
! reach the other end, upon which is attached
prize or amusing object Another fea
! ture of the evening WIS gathering potatoe
| with spoon. Two row of potatoes OF A each
were placed upon the floor to be gsthere
= up singly with a spoon and carried to
plate on a table. Two persons played at
> time and the one who placed the pot toe
, on the plate first secured prize.
-Budd Doble, who drove Nancy Hank
> in herrecent record breaking achieyen enu
is well known in Shenandoah and ote
visits this place, and enjoys the envisbl
4 reputation of having been euccessively tn
= successful driver of Dexter, Goldsmit
5 Maid and Nancy Hanks but since the La
named flyer won her laures, Budd Dob
has held the reins over Martha Wike
and by his mast rly training has placed he
- rs the second fastest trotte in The worlc
t and himself ms the head and front of a
o trotting trainers and drivers. H. is state
y as noteworthy act that Nancy Hanl
y and Martha Wilkes have each Bostc
2 owner If Sullivan beats Crbett. Il
Hub will be able to hold up its he. d in Il
spor ing line, having pTe-emnence bol
with the feet and he fsts.