The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-05-13
NAHANOY PLANE MELANGB.


Local Happenings Written up in "a Read.
, able Form.
. One Of the most ludicrous of the many
amusing incidents that characterize the
every day experience of Conductor
! Donghertys crew occurred at Mahanoy
Pane on Wednesday morning last. Among
the many passengers was Polish woman for
Shenandoah who as usual was so freighted
down with bundles, baby and shawls, as to
arouse the sympathies of the chivalrous
Leahy who went to the rescue and soon had
the lady baby and bundles safely landed on
the platform. The excited calculations of
the woman soon made it evident that some-
thing important had been left behind She
pettioned Leahy to "hod baby" while she
went back for the missing valuable, but poor
| Leahys inoXperience in the handling of
such precious merchandise led him to decline. !
However the gallant Dougherty, ever ON the |
alert to obige his passengers, with the bow Of |
a Chesterfield, offered his services with an
"Ill bring it, Nam" He went back INTO the
ear and, great Scott, just as he reached for
the bundle it showed unmistakable evidence
of containing something decidedly animate,
and the gentleness with which the sind
hearted conductor took up the supposed
Polish baby would have done credit to the
gentle touch Of a nurse at the Miners
Hospital He had proceeded but half way
down the car when series of yelps
and the frantic efforts Of the conductor
to eXtricate his index fingers from between
the molars Of healthy Polish pup dog. The
valiant Leahy, however, did not desert hisI
chief in the hour Of peril and with few
bounds was beside him and had his dOgship
la tail. The lady in waiting, not seeing the
mishap and misnterpreting the kindly
offices Of the men, evidently thought they
were going for her nightly protector with /
malice aforethought and with blood in her
eyes, dropped the baby from her arms on the
bundles on the platform and sailed forth TO
wage battle for her possessions. Fortunately
for the handsome visages of the men, a
of the woman's took in the
and yelled out something like
" Yar-is- ki-ho.di.hip at which the pug with
a satisfactory yelp let go the conductors
fingers Leahy dropped its caudle appeudtge [
and with discretionary haste made for the
baggage car. Z
Mrs. James Murphy, of Water street, died \
on Thursday evening after lingering illness. I
Mrs. Murphy was one Of the oldest residents F,
in town and highly respected by all who (
knew her. She left the following children, |
all grown up, to mourn her loss; Mrs. Beck, |
Of Shenandoah; Mrs. Balentne, of Philadel'
/ phia; Thomas, engineer on Shenandoah
| freight; James A., Mrs. Hobin, Mrs. Tobin and
Mary A. Her husband died about five years
ago. Funeral will take place Monday next
at 9 a. m. Interment will take place at
Frackville. Thomas Colihan is funeral
director.
Druggist J. NJ. lillian was in town this
week advertising his wonderful Elexir and
paid us a friendly visit.
The boys of town are determined to make
, the coming 4th of July one of the greatest
in the history of the borough. For several
t years past this borough has gained an
enviable reputation for their parades and
celebrations Let us outdO ourselves this
, year. There will be a meeting Of citizens
on Monday evening" next, in Murphy's hall,
and every one is invited to attend.
/ Council will hold a special meeting Monday
/ evening.
Miss Maggie Reynolds gave a party on
e Friday in honor of her 10th birthday Those
present were Mamie and Maggie Miller,
Il Maggie and Lizzie Farrell, Katie and Annie
Coonan, Teresa Nearey, Laura and Lulu
k Whalen, Annie, Lou and Mary O'Boyle
Annie Wright Mamie Sheehen, Maggie and
Of May Leahy, Charles RiOrdan, Minnie
y Hickman, Mary McAually, Hattie Welsh
il Josie and John Reynolds, Nellie, Name
Annie and Tom Reynolds, Louisa Shoppie
~ Katie aud Alice O'Boyle,