The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-05
COUNTY CHAT,
SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL
COUNTY EVENTS.
Presented in Brief and Interesting
Formulated News From all Parts of
Schuylkill-Personals and Other
Mention.
MAHANoY CITY.

MAHANoY CITY
Our people are delighted with the opening
of the electric road.
The new water works project is not dead
only seepeth.
Ex-Postmaster Litsch is candidate for
County Chairman Of the Democratic Stand.
ing Committee
Three-quarter time at the collieries is
disappointment TO the business men here.
S. S. Hopes has been elected Post Com.
mander Of Severn Post, G AR.
Hon. J. J. Coye goes to Norfolk. Va.
today Are we to lose our representatives
Jed keating miner living on West Pine
street, and Polish laborer name not learned.
residing on West Mahanoy avenue, were
badly burned by an explosion of powder and
dualin at Morea coliery, Friday, operated bv
Dodsou & Co, The accident happened in a
curious manner, illustrating the Ignorance
and recklessness Of one of the injured men.
On the morning in question Heating had
carried in fresh keg Of powder and several
sticks of dualin and a box of caps. These
were placed close together in the heading.
Some time later Keating noticed his laborer
breaking a hole through the slaves into the
side of the keg and in a minute afterward
ghe fellow had placed his mining lamp in
side the keg through the hole in the side and
was sitting on the keg to warm himself
Heating jumped to rescue the man from his
perious situation as well as to preserve his
own life, but just at that moment a spark
from the lamp ignited the residue of the !
powder in the old keg, and terrific ex.
plOsion shook the chamber all of the powder
in both kegs the sticks of dualin and caps
going off in one big explosion Miraculous
TO state, both men came out alive.
With one car running about eight hours,
the electric company carried 11Ol paid
passengers ON Saturday BY Thursday the
company will he able to run cars between
this place and Mahanoy Plane.
TAMAQUA.
Dull times here.
How about the Lansford- -Tamaqua electric
road We have heard so little about it lately
Business houses are displaying nice holiday
goods.
Many strangers in town last week
Johnny" Meyer, lately of town, will 60
into the restaurant business at Danville.
The fight between the Courier and Recorder
is oil.
F. p. Spiese, it is said, win be a candidate
for Senator in this district to succeed Senator
Monaghan, Of Shenandoah. If the Demo-
cratic party wants TO reward real merit it
should send Daniel Shepp to the Senate,
FREIDENsBURG.
Levi Kershner and wife spent Sunday
afternoon at d. r. Ney's
John Fesser, ST., is nursing an injured
thumb.
George O'Neal and family and Mrs Henry
O'Eeal were visiting friends in Lehigh
county, near Allentown, over Sunday.
Rev. smoll conducted English services in
st. Johns church on Sunday. There was a
good attendance.
Luther Mipnich j. II. Laubenstine Joseph
shappell and c. NJ. Ney were at Pottsyille on
Saturday.
VIM. w Ney was in Reading on Saturday
and returned by the way of Summit Station
where he stopped with his grandfather,
Daniel Ney
]. R Ney was in town one evening last
week.
Mrs. John Deter, who lived near the foot
of the Second Mountain, died, and was
buried on the 26th ult in St. Johns Union
cemetery. She was "a years old and leaves
an aged husband and an unmarried daughter
TO mourn their loss. Rev. w. Donat, of
schuylkill Haven, ofiiciated. Undertaken
Denger, Of town, had charge of the funeral.
Michael Fritz, the oldest man in this Sec
ton Of the county, died at his residence here
on Saturday, November 2Gth. He was in his
Goth year and was in a good state Of health
up to within a few months Of his death. His
hearing was good but his eyesight failed rap
idly during the last few months he lived,
Notwithstanding he was able to sign his PEN
sion papers without the use Of spectacles
plainly enough to be read. He was a soldier
ia the war Of 1912 aud served the county as
County Commissioner. For many years he
was engaged in the tanning business here
and was known as the "Old Tanner from
Freidensburg" His estate owns the tannery
which is operated by Luckenbill & Bro. Be
sides this he owned considerable real estate
and was a government pensioner. He was
widely known throughout the Union, more
particularly in this county. He was often
visited by friends and took great delight in
telling Of his experienees In early life His