The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-27
NElGHBORING TOWNS.
HAPPENINGs or LOCAL CHARACTER
BRIEFLY CHRONICLED.
Interesting News Items From Mabanoy
CITY, Girardville, Mahanoy Plane
and GilbertoH.

MAHANoy CITY, Dec. EN- the sweep
stake pigeon shooting match held here on
Christmas Day under the management Of
Fenimore Cooper for the benefit of Mahanoy
City amateurs, William Hostler won first prize.
breach loading shot gun. The targets were
blue rocks. Martin and Paul tied on the live
bird shoot and divided first money. N. Coop
er won twice in shooting at blue rock targets,
and Halderman took first crack At the same
targets.
p. J. Slavin, tha Shenandoah man who won
$500 ON Splinter Douahoe is spending the
holidays and some Of his winnings with
friends about town.
Joseph Egan, the electric railway contract.
or, returned from Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Ollie Weber, Philadelphia druggist, for
merly Of town, was here on Tuesday evening.
On paying visit to his old store on Centre
street he was asked ifhe remembered shooting
wild turkey st Lakeside last fall Ollie mod
estly replied that he did. "Wel, ," said tho
party who propouuded the question, Mrs.
Farrel, of the Junction, left bill here lately
for a tame turkey which she said you killed
on its roost last October"
John j. Ryan spent Christmas in Port Car.
bon.
Mrs. Mary A. Tovey, of this place, has been
netifed that she has been granted q widows
pension.
James Skeath has been appointed platform
foreman at the P & R. station and Edward
Snyder will succeed Benjamin williams as
transfer clerk Williams being transferred to
the telegraph department,
Albert Robuski sued Joe skurren his
boarding boss for election and assault
Skurren brought d cross suit against Robuski
for using profane and indecent language be
fore Skurren's wife. Squire O'Brien gave
skurren liberty on bail and committed
Robuski TO the Pottsville jail for further
hearing.
Constable p. J. Muldowney, who has just
been appointed in Squire 'Fogartys district
is rapidly distinguishing himself as an
efficient officer and terror to evil doers
Last night he took a warrant to the house
of Michael Stancowski, ON the east end Of
Pine street, and was told by the crowd there
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knives and bilHes to defend their friend. At
this declaration, the constable dashed in,
grabbed his man. threw him into the street
and jumping out after him took Stanc)wski
before Squire Fogarty where, on the charge
of assault and battery preferred by Jacob
Qescavage, he was placed under bail to
appear at the April term Of Pottsville court
1t making another arrest last nigh. the gal
liant officer had his coat torn off but secured
his prisoner.
Mathew Nc Alec, who was burnt at Tunnel
Ridge colliery last week by an explosion of
gas, was much improved this morning. H,
learned last night for the first time that he
will not lose his remaining eye.
Frank Albrecht, of the United State
School Ship Saratoga, is home ON visit
Squire Edward Fogarty received 81 genuine
blackthoru shilaleh yesterday morning tina
was cut on the outskirts of Castle Conner
county Kilkenny, Ireland, and sent over by
friend travelling abroad.
Jesse Webb and wife are visiting in Free
land to-day.