The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-21
COUNTY CHAT.
SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL
COUNTY EVENTS.
Presented in Brief Fand Interesting
FOrm-Latest News From all Parts of
schuylkilI-PersonaIs and other
hention
MAHANoY CITY.

schuylhilI-Personals and Other
hention.
MAHANoY CITY.
Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Sehgman spent part of
yesterday among friends at the county seat.
Mahanoy City colliery was forced to sus
pend operations yesterday morning owing to
the breaking down of some machinery The
coliery resumed work this morning.
r G. Mclean and Miss Marion Prescott
will give our theatre. goers a treat in refined
acting tomorrow night. They come at the
special request Of those who appreciate fine
acting and have been promised crowded
house
Stantons Double Mammoth Uncle Toms
Cabin Company will appear here on Friday,
December 23d. Although this really good
old play is much abused on account of its
chestnut qualities it never fails to attract
those who love the manly and honest hearted
old Uncle Tom.
Ollie Goodman, wholesale fruit dealer, was
looking after the interest of his Shenandoah
branch store yesterday
Harry Yeingst, who has been laid up with
a severe attack of sickness for several weeks,
IS able to be around and resume his business
again,
Lieutenant NJ. c. Reinhod, of Co. E, sth
Regiment National Guards, of town, has re.
signed his commission on account of the pres.
sure of legal business which occupies his
whole attention. Lieut. Reinhold made a
model officer and his loss to the Company is
deeply regretted by all interested. 1t is not
yet known who his successor will be.
Ralph Bricker, Of Philadelphia is expected
home this week to join his relatives at their
Christmas gathering
Frederick Blew, of town, was Girardville
visitor yesterday.
The Good viii Club, of town, composed Of
members of the Sons of Veterans, intend hav-
ing a pig roast on Christmas Eve.
The Citizens Fire Company will hold a
grand fair during the holidays They have
been promised generous support by our people
and the financial result will no doubt be salts
factory to the brave boys. There will be a
parade of local and visiting fremen on Satur-
day evening, next, when the fair opens,
The employees of the p. & R. R. Co. in this
vicinity, will be called upon by Paymaster
Guy on Saturday next and receive the
wages due them for November month. Mr..
Guy could not time his arrival to suit the
men better and he will prove a welcome
visitor.
A spirited team of horses, owned and
driven by William EHert Of Quakake, be-
came frightened at some object at the corner
of Main and Railroad streets and, for time,
the occupants Of the wagon were in a
perilous position, but through the interven-
tion of some passers-by the animals were
caught and pacifed The wagon was badly
damaged but Mr.. EfTert escaped with few
slight bruises
The voters Of our borough went to the polls
yesterday and decided whether we should
have city or syndicate water in the future
The advocates Of both ideas have heen airing
their opinions pretty freely in the matter
with the balance of opinion slightly in favor
of Syndicate, or, Old Water Company Water
Those who thought the borough should dis
tribute the precious liquid have been loud il
their claims Of the beauties Of pumpins
system that would give never falling sup
ply of water similar TO the one now in opera
tion at Shenandoah system that woul'
eventually lin a century or two pay for 1t
self and after wards be a standard meanso of in
come and keep the treasury in bursting
state for all time. These people have beei
pretty numerous and make their wild asser
tions by the same course Of reasoning tina
some Of your people have been guilty o
Practical people here who have gone over tn
territory of the proposed new plant are salts
fed that instead of one pumping station tw
will be necessary to perform the work re
quired, which would almost double the est
mated cost Of the new works. Now tn
friends of the old Water Company say ther
is plenty of water being furnished and th'
the Company will be able, when contemplate
improvements are made, to supply town
twice the population Of Mahanoy City, an
that scarcity of water in the future will be
thing unknown.
A bad cough or cold calls ior good remed