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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23
USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA, ITS
THE KIND THAT CURES"
P. o. s. OF A. CONVENTION.

Several Hundred Delegates are In Attend
ance at Chester
The delegates who are attending the state
camp of the Patriotic Order Sons of America
at Chester number $50 Schuylkill county
has representation of 40 camps or mem
bership of nearly 1000.
The convention opened yesterday morning
and in the absence of Major Hinkson, Chief
of Police James R. Bagshaw welcomed the
delegates,
An election of officers last evening resulted
in the choice of the following:
President, F. G. Hobson, Norristown; Vice
President, H. F. Koehler, Scranton; Master
of Forms, G. F. Dengler, schuylkill Haven
Secretary, W. Weand, Philadelphia Treas
urer, l. s. Smith, Reading Conductor,
George G. Bolton, Frankford Inspector, II.
g. Smink, Shenandoah Guard, NJ. r.
Bloom Chester; Trustees, H. ]. Stager,
William Weand Philadelphia; R. H. Koch,
Pottsville, and o. b. Wetherhold, Reading.
To morrow the annual parade of the order
will take place.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23
TO CHANGE TOMORROW.

The Reading Employees to go Back to
Old Quarters.
A force of men yesterday commenced to
give the old Philadelphia and Reading
passenger depot at Union street general
cleaning up and continued the work to-day.
Under the recent reannouncement of the
Philadelphia and Reading lease by the
Lehigh Valley Railroad company it becomes
necessary for the former to withdraw its
business quarters from the Lehigh depot and
60 back to the place that is now being cleaned
and repaired.
After passenger train No. 9,of the Philadel-
phia & Reading road, comes into town at 1927
tonight it will be transferred to the p. & r.
Railroad tracks and train No, ii will make
the first start from the old P. & R. depot at
2:1O o'clock tomorrow morning.
All trains will leave two minutes later than
they have been leaving the Lehigh depot.
Mr.. T. ]. Davies, late station agent under
the combined system, will tonight assume
his old position as agent of both the P. & R
passenger and freight stations. Mr.. T. ]
Farrell, who has been ticket agent at the
Lehigh depot will go back to his old position
as ticket agent at the P. & R. passenger
depot.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23
THE COMING SEASON.
Manager Ferguson Has Number of Ex-

Manager Ferguson Has "a Number of Ex-
celltnt Attractions
The season of 1894 will open at Fergusons
theatre on Thursday evening, 3lst inst, with
Charles A. Loder in 90, What Night" Mr..
Ferguson has many dates filled and the book
ings run into next May, the last attraction
thus far on the books being "The Old Home
stead, which is to be produced on the 25th of
that month. The following is a complete list
of all the bookings and it will be found many
which people who take an interest in theatri-
cal affairs will pronounce first class attrac-
tions:
Aug. 81. Chas. A, Loder, 10, What Night"
Sept. s. New York Day by Day."
8. Fortune Folly"
12. Paul Barnes, "Chamois Hunter"
2l. Gilbert Opera Co., 'Black Hussar."
%. Latoska.
25. Later On"
Oct. 3. Theresa Newcomb.
g. Breezy Time"
8 to Ii. Fitzgerald's Dramatic Co.
16 and H. Harry McComas.
10, "Ivy Leaf"
%. Chas. B. Hanford.
%. "McSweeney's Nomination."
80. "Fairies' Well"
Nov. 2, and L. "The Bohemians."
10. Power of Woman"
II. "Nobody's Claim"
16. Sweeney, Alvido & Goetz Minstres
II. "The Diamond Breaker"
23 "The Lady of Chicago"
25. "Streets of New York"
2s "The Dazzler"
30, Chas l. Rober
Dec. g "a Modern Heroine"
g. "The World Against Her"
8. S.."Hamlet," James Young, Jr
8, "Richsrd Ill.," James Young, Jr.
u. "The Burglar"
" is. Frank Marion, Fighting Fortune
10. "Miggs"
26 "a Cluster of Diamonds"
30. Matte Vickers.
Jan. 3. "O'Dowd's Neighbors"
8. Little Nugget"
-. "Mr Barnes of New York"
16. Limited Mail"
20. "The Tornado"
% to 27. New York Theatre Co.
80. James B. Mackie.
Feb. 3. Stoves "Uncle TOMS Cabin"
8. NJ. L. Nibbe.
10 to "a. Annie Mitchell.
81. "Side Tracked"
Mar. ?, Carroll johnson, "The Irish
Statesman"
April Z. Annie Pixley.
II. East Mail"
q, 26. "Pay Train"
May %. 'The Old Homestead"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23
Ringto Fair.

The Thirteenth annual fair ofthe Ringtown
Agricultural Society will be held at Ringtown
ON Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Aug.
30, 81 and Sept. l, 1898. In addition to the
daily attractions on the programme are Col
orado Charley's Wild West show, and Cop
pock's great cycloRma of the Battle of Get.
tysburg. A special excursion train connect
ing with regular train will leave E. NJ. juno
tion at 9.lO a. m, returning leave Ringtown
at 6.45 p. m, stopping at all intermediate
stations. ISRAEL APPLICABLE,
s .23-2t Secretary
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Shenandoah Public Water Works Bonds at
Five Per Cent,
At meeting of the Shenandoah Borough
Council, August 10, 1898 it was decided by
resolution that the bonds of the Shenandoah
Public Water Works be issued at five (5) per
cent. per anpum and the citizens the town
be given fifteen (15) days to purchase same,
at the expiration of which time the bonds
will be open to the general public, In accord
anoe with that resolution the citizens must
make application to the Borough Treasurer
before Saturday, August Goth, 1893 at p. m.
S-ll-lbt
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23

The home team and MahanOy City club are
struggling for supremacy at the trotting park
to-day
Delaney, of Demorest's, Williamsport joins
the home team next Saturday. He is a
pitcher and fielder.
On Friday Shenandoah will play at Maha-
noy City and on Saturday will meet the
Pottsvilles on their own grounds.
W. Henry, one of the new players on the
home team, is said to be quite sprinter, not
withstandiug he weighs over 200 pounds.
Go to McElhenny's restaurant. s.9-tf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23

(L,Ss4hb tG6a0SA attended a meeting of
I.pAyESA0SLfsfS the Board of Health in
W-E-pstsS SSslS- the Council Chamber
E!lS,s-SN 4 last night and took the
oath of office, which
was administered by President spalding. All
the members of the board were present and
Borough Solicitor Pomeroy was also there.
The Health Officer said that he entered nm.
on the performance of his duty on the morn
ing following his election and since that time
he had visited many places, in fact he had
travelled all over the town. The result of his
visits was that he found only one clean allev
in the town, and that one is Juneberrv al1ev
which runs between Oak and Cherry streets
west from West street. He went in Num-
Der of yards to see their condition. Soma
people objected and some did not. Some of
the people did not think the officer had
right to enter the yards
Officer Miles also reported that he had via.
tied the two places on Market alley COM
planned of so much at the recent meetings of
the Borough Council, and the parties resnon.
sibe for the nuisances had taken stems to
abate them.
After hearing the report of the officer the
board endorsed his action and told him IN
continue the good work In connection with
the opposition the officer referred to as having
met with when entering yards, the board told
the officer that it was his duty to visit from
time to time streets lanes alleys, manufac.
tories, slaughter'houses, pigpens, cellars.
oyster saloons or restaurants, and green
| groceries, and shall also upon com-
plant being made visit private wards
and residences with view of
ascertaining whether any nuisance or source
of filth or disease exists thereon. And Mr.
Miles was also informed that every person
who shall wilfully and knowingly obstruct or
resist the Board Of Health, or any of the MEM
oers thereof or the health officer, or the su-
bordinates, assistants, and workmen of the
officer will be liable to a fine of not exeeedinp
$1,000 and imprisonment not exceeding one
year, both or either at the discretion of the
court.
After imparting this information and au-
thorizing the officer to purchase badge of
Office, the board proceeded to take up other
business
President Spalding appointed the following
committees On rules-Mles, Malone and
Broughall. On epidemics-lTcH Broughall
and Spalding. On nuisances-Miles, Malone
and Broughall. On printing-Miles, Malone
I and McHale.
The board decided to meet the Borough
Council as a committee of the whole at the
next council meeting to ask for an appropria.
tion and make other arrangements for the
cooperation of the councilmen with the
board. It was also decided that beginning
with the Sth inst. the board will meet every
Friday evening.
Secretary Scanlan was instructed to notify
all physicians, undertakers and clergymen
in the town that hereafter they must regular
ly report to the Board of Health all births.
deaths, marriages and the existence of any
! contagious diseases aud such reports must be
filed within the time prescribed by law.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23
meeting of standing COMMITTEES.

Committee, duly elected on Saturday, August
18th, 1898, are respectfully requested to meet
at Union hall, Pottsville, Pa, at 10 o'clock a.
m., on Monday next (2sth inst.), for the pur-
pose of organization. By forwarding your
credentials by mail or other wise, to the un-
dersigned, prior to that date, you will acili-
tate the labors Of the officers.
S-22-5t w. j. WHITEHOUsE, Chairman.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23
USE DANA's ssARsAPARILLA. ITS
THE KIND THAT CURES


LoUCks.-On the 22nd inst, at shenan-
doah, Pa, Ulysses S. Loucks, aged 20 years.
Funeral will take place on Friday, August
%, from the residence, 4O9 Mayberry alley,
and proceed by the 24s P. m. p. & R. train
for Iamaqua, where interment will be made
in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Relatives and
friends respectfully invited to attend. s-2s 2t
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23

Ex-Councilman Thomas Moakler and Miss
Rose A. Bradley were married in the Annun.
citation church this morning by Rev. Kane,
The bridesmaid was Miss Annie Giblin and
the groomsman Edward J. Farley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Moakler left town this afternoon for At.
lantic City,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23

All taxes due to me on the duplicates of
1889 and 1890 must be paid to M. NJ Burke,
Esq, who is retained by me to make such
collections. CHRIST SCHMIDT.
August 4, 1898. S.4.lm
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23

The motto of the propretors of DR.. Henry
Baxters Mandrake Bitters is, "the greatest
good to the greatest number" and so sell a
large bottle of valuable remedy for the
small price of 25 cents, and warrant every
bottle to give satisfaction or money re.
funded I'm
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23

KNu are invited TO cali AZ
STtcke'a Carpet store, no. KO
s0ath Jardin Street, go see
his new lime Of Carpets, OH
Ct0tlas and window 8HR 1ms.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23

McElhenny's saloon and restaurant, corner
White and Centre streets Best Of everything
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23

Arnica & Oil Lininent is very healing and
soothing, and does wonders when applied to
old sores. I'm
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23
First Day After the Terrible
Carnage.
NO ADDITIONAL DEATHS
False Reports About Amour's Condition
Get Ahoat-The Officer stim Lives, but is
in a Critical Condition-John Briggs
Gives His Version.

has only claimed
two Of the victims of
the terrible midnight
carnage at Gilberton on
Monday, the street and
newspaper reports to
the contrary, notwith-
standing. The dead are
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23
Another Meeting of the Board
of Health.
HEALTH OFFICER REPORT.
His Statement to the Board Last Night
Shows That AN Active Campaign Against
Filth Has Been Opened i'm the Town and
the sanitary Laws strictly Enforced.

EALTH OFFICER Ed
ward Miles and Secre-
tary Thomas NJ. Scanlan
attended a meeting of
the Board of Health in
the Council Chamber
last night and took the
oath of oflice. which
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23

Go to McElhenny's restaurant. s-9-tf
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04
DEATH OF JAMES c. RIli5
NAL RELEASE rRom
r"Aes.a' c'ess 90 Friday nera,.-
hsnArkahio Career of
fiamed Knixht.

James g. Blaine died at his h,
ington on Friday the eth a, II "
Mr.. Blaine was consc.ou. 49,
u,-n's before death, and the 80 r
and peaceful that only the expe-,rrs., .
the physician could perceive ~, 'Is
statesman bad Joined the na,orI.~
immediate members o, the fam,,, az
Dodge we're a, the bedside w.. 'a
came As
DIR. johnson, Mr.. Blaine, psv,,.s
OF his death as follows: Il ~, - "a
morning 10 the Blaine rrside,ea A-sa
O'Clock and found Mr.. Blaiue IA
hansted coalition. He had rrra,
during the early morning hoa-, "a
$3.50 o'clock the nurse oh..--.l, j. Ha
breathing was more difficult a.
more feeble than IL had bes,
uAs also sent for and arrived IT,.
O'Clock After my arrival ", g.'-
tinued TO grow weaker very taB,lyi- n
becoming very feeble He die! a, II ~
He vas perfectly conscious IN a ~.
few moments OF his death. ara -.
all those around hlEa. lie de. vl.s
ferinS."
In AnsIer 30 the direc, qurg.,-.
Mr. Blaine die Of Bushr, 49,,
johnson .aid; "Nhus there ~. ~
Ing the last several mou,a. -
ehroaie disease OF tAs klInsy., ~. -
OF whA' Is eomaonly known 4. B.,,.,
ease, Jet this wss not the sole can. !,
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which iradel 10 ethans, hin as5 !,
the end The lapses vhieh hshuA,S
time 10 time were due 70 hsart -
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The Lamar register., 1893-02-04


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played At half siaa, and thai iar 7'-'a !.
thirty days the department q s;Aiz bs 40
In mourning. BESgANiS HaEl2sA
By the President,
JoBS W. FOsrEE. Secretary o: slsi,
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04
p,...,i.ne,iaa IN uaylL

Mall sdvlees from Hsyti fully eosa'I -
er reports as To the progress o. y -. -
ton Hippolyte i making siruas = =,
crush the rcvolulionlsts ani has X
partial success.
The revolution apparently zAs stal-- st-s '.
naturely ani the reyolltlonlsts nAl - - =,
pleieJi their Organization. The yAsi = 4, \,
of the people sympAthize opeaIy - - :
reyoluti0nists, and most Of the elAt -.
them eoyertly. The big conmsTc.A -, -
arc also supporting the enemies Of ~ ~
government both on the isi9>s ~ ali''-
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

OUR junior senator having ventured
to eriticise the new postage stamps, a
Chicago paper says: "Senatsr VOL
cott has been making faces at the new
Columbian postage stamps. If the
eminent boy terror of the Rocky noun
tains is not careful somebody will glue
him up in one of Mr. Wanamaker's 5
new Iaauve-colored pastors.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

Mr. HURD, the recent superinten-
dent of insurance, states that the in
surance companies take out of the state
every year the sum Of So, 500, 600 and
return in payment of losses about
$500, 900. If this statement is correct,
it seems that insurance rates might be
lowered very considerably.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

A ST. LOUIS paper is offering big
prize to the person who guesses the
number of words in Mr.. Cleveland :
forthcoming inaugural address. This
ought to be windfall for some indus
trious New York typewriter.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

THE Orleanists are setting up the
claim that they alone of all the politi
cal factions can save France. They
might achieve splendid results by try
ing, anyway, and Immediately leaving
France in body.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

INDIANA comes to the front again
with the most filial son on record. He
assisted his father to elope with a IL
year-old girl, going to the trouble to
commit perjury to secure a license fol-
the old gentleman.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

KAISER WILHELM will be patron
of international yacht racing, but he
will exclude American boats from the
competition. One way of winning a
victory over formidable opponent is
not to have any opponent
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

There was great demons trstion at Dublin
on the 29th to celebrate the release from
prison Of James Egan. More than %, 600 men
with bands and banners marched IN the
torchlight procession In the evening. John
Redmond, DIR. Kenny, Pierce Mahonry and
James Egan, the dynamiter recently released
from Portland .prisou, addressed a great
meeting at the custom-house The enthuslasm
was intense and the speakers were cheered al
most continually. The speakers without ex-
ceptiOn emphasized the necessity Of securing
the release Of the political prisoners.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04
Quences,

ANYBODY who has watched small
boy taking the last bites of an apple
core knows just how the average fed
eral oficeholder feels as the 4th of
March approaches.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

WHEN Brooklyn man wants to eN-
cite New Yorker to bitter rancor he
advocates the unifeation of the two
cities and alludes to the Manhattan
part of the system as West Brooklyn.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

\ TELEPHONE designed for service
on all floors of high buildings by travel
ing up and down a chute is the latest
economic idea Of the Engineering Rec
ard \ travelling telephone that will
go out and deliver messages is the cry
ing need of the day
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

An English journal vouchsafes the
interesting information that ladies at
the theater in America take off their
hats and use them as fans Go to an
English writer if you want the exact
truth about anything in this country.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

THAT lawless comet has again been
seen from the Lick University. The
heavenly lunatic will get into trouble
and lose another of its tails ifit doesn
exercise more discretion in its ram
blings.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04
CURRENT COMMENT.

IT would be extremely difficult for
any one less cnterprising and diiigent
than the American Congress to do so
little work in so much time.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04
A cARLEaRAM from Mad

A cABLEGRAM from Madrid. an
nounces that the young king of Spain
was recently spanked by his mother.
The proverbial ''uneasiness" of the
crowned head seems in this case to
have settled little lower down.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

THE cold snap again brings up for
observation the peculiar exaltation and
pride felt by the young man whose
moustache has grown long enough to
become frosted with ieicles.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

An Italian savant has invented a
machine that will weigh a thought.
He should now turn his attention to
machine that will weigh the eonse-
Quenees.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

A PHILADELPHIA burglar robbed
two dentists of all their false teeth the
other night. Evidently he didn't have
teeth in proportion to his cheek.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

THERE is an ice bridge over the river
at Niagara Falls. Everything possible
is being done to make it easy for Cana
da to come in under our government.
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04
F., PRESIDENTS PBocLaMauox
rshiieiy AnHsas-s. M Haa1sf', Dsssl
snd Calls ssses,isa t. H.
rasils >srstr..
EIrSaiirr NAasss

.s',-l Iss rr'''asai i''aai be fa1''i'' 20
The Lamar register., 1893-02-04

The Crested Butte Pilot says. An Italian
lsborer in camp number four Of Levy &
MOorc's grading outfit, was killed carly last
Saturday morning. The man had an armlaad
of giant powder sticks which were in some
manner exploded In his arms, blowing his
body Into pieces. The remains were brought
TO town In a cracker box aad Inferred in
Crested Butte cemetery.
The herald., 1893-12-18
The Czarina Had Her Way.

The czarina has shown herself all
along the most devoted of wives and
mothers, and many Muscovite matron
delights to recall an incident of 1853,
when the young empress had lost lit
tie child of months old. She was in
consolable and mourned day and night
for her baby. On the day of the fu-
neral, though it was in the depth of WIN
ter and the cold was intense, the ladies
in attendance were greatly distressed
when, on entering the room of their
sovereign, they found her standing wrap
ped in black veil, and having, amid
her tears, passionate discussion with
the emperor, who was trying to dis
suade her from a resolution she had
taken-that of, according to the Rus
sian custom, carrying on her lap in a
shut carriage the little coffin, which was
to be taken to the fortress of st. Peter
and st. Paul, the burial place of the
Romanoff family. What the poorest
woman in Russia has right to do, "
the czarina said, Il will do myself!'
And she had her own way, but she
caught terrible cold, which kept her
in bed for a month. Moscow Gazette.