The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-11-19
ONE CENT.
MAHANoY CITY.


Engineer J. H. Pollard and his assistants,
Thomas Rich and Timothy vanBuren, Of the
P. & R. surveying corps, were in town
Thursday.
The Boston Comic Opera Company will
appear at the opera house three nights,
commencing ON the 2lst inst
Owing to a fall of the top at Tunnel Ridge
slope and the consequent wrecking of the
cage the colliery was thrown idle on Wedues-
day.
Mahanoy City colliery was forced to
suspend operations Wednesday afternoon on
account of running short of water required
for washing the coal Even the supply Of
mine water is low now.
S. Haupt, the big. and genial veterinary
surgeon of shamokin, paid our place visit
on Wednesday.
Charles Adams is in Tamaqua among rela-
tives.
Mrs John Sheath and her mother, Mrs.
Weber, were the guests of the formers son
in Shenandoah, on Wednesday.
General Superintendent Luther and
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c. & 1. Co., visited the collieries in this
vicinity Wednesday in the BLACK Dia-
mond"
Mrs. H. J. schu and her two children left
on Lehigh Valley train on Wednesday for
Pottsyille,
Simon Erby was suddenly called to Tama-
qua Wednesday evening to see his father,
who was reported dying.
NJ c. Reinhold was visitor to Shenandoah
yesterday.
William f, Jones, our wide-awake book
dealer, is in Philadelphia, selecting an assort-
ment of reading matter for the holiday
trade
Justice of the Peace May went to Pottsville
on legal business.
Homer Boyer is putting up a large black
| smith and wheelwright shop on the alley in
the rear of the Derrick House. The form er
shop, which was a new one, was destroyed by
the flood last June, just as Mr.. Boyer was
making arrangements to occupy it.
Nellie, the two.year-o old daughter of Dennis
! Dunn, fell from high chair on Wednesday
and broke her left arm below the elbow.
John Lynch, who had his leg amputated
some months ago, is able to be about again.
He is one of the two brothers who were so
frightfully injured by P. & r. shifting en-
gine that struck them while they were walk
ing on the tracks.
David Jones, of East Water street, is ha,
ing a large residence and business place
erected at the corner of Sixth and Centre
streets.
W. L. Yoder, Cashier. of the First National
Bank, is in Philadelphia this week on fnan-
cial business.
John }. Parker, of Philadelphia, who is
visiting the coal region, included Mahanoy
City in his route this week.
An electric light has been placed in front
of the Lehigh Valley depot. This was a
long felt want and the patrons of the road
will feel duly grateful to the company for
| this additional accommodation.
M. T. OConnor, T. J. O'Connor and
Denny Dunn partook of Democratic
hospitality at Pottsyille on Thursday night.
The dancing school is being well attended
and is proving great success.
The Washington Hook and Ladder Com
pany will hold their 9TH anniversary ball in
the Armory hall on Thanksgiving evening.
A great many tickets have been sold and the
boys expect it will be big financial and
social success.
The members of the German Lutheran
church gave supper on Thursday evening
IN Amory hall, Everything was splendidly
arranged and those who attended were well
entertained.
The employees Of the electric road were
forced to suspend work yesterday owing to
the severe rain storm which visited this
section The storm also retarded work at
the collieries
Nov. 10, 1892.