The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-31


was almost nothing going on to-day. The
most lively scene found was at the Dougherty
building, corner of Centre and Jardin streets,
where large force of carpenters are hammer.
ing and saving with all possible speed to try
and have the structure complete
by the 10th of September, which is
the time stated in the contract, but it is not
likely that the work viii be accomplished by
that time. With the exception Of the new
West street school house the d ugl erty build.
ing will be the most imposing new structure
in town. 1t is a three-story building with a
fine frontage of seventy feet and a depth of
thirty feet on Jardn street. The first floor
being partitioned into storerooms, the second
will be used for dwelling purposes and the
third floor will be placed at the disposal Of
societies for meeting. The assembly room on
this floor will be second to none in the town
and far superior to many. 1t is large and has
ample means for light and ventilation on
three sides Four ante-rooms are connected
with it in a very convenient manner and
each aute room has large window When
showing a reporter through the building to.
day Councilman Dougherty said many appi-
cations had been made for the lodge room but
none thus far have been acted upon. Some
| people have been urging him to use the third
| floor as a hall for balls and parties, but after
mature consideration he concluded to lease
the hall to some society for a term of years
with the privilege of sub-letting to others, for
| private meetings.
The corners of Main and Centre street are
! looked upon as the exchanges for all gossip
and when anything goes on in the town some
inkling can be secured there To-day the
exchanges were almost deserted A small
group on one corner discussed base ball and
each one in the group had a different idea
about the way base ball club should be man
aged. A, J. Shortall of Pottsville who is in
the field on the Republican ticket to defeat
Jack Toole for Clerk of the Courts, visited one
of the exchanges for few minutes
and stopped long enough to say that he
thought he had an excellent chance to win.
Later in the afternoon he drove up Main
street on his way to the Ringtown Fair
Jack Toole preceded him by few minutes,
having made but brief stay here. P. J.
: Mulholland and large number of our towns.
men followed, so that by noon there were but
few people left upon the streets
One of the most active men on the streets
to-day was Michael Muldoon. He was run
ming to and fro taking hasty leave of his
numerous friends. Tonight he starts for
Washington to begin work in the position he
recently received by government appointment
in the Treasury department at Washington,
DC.
A tour Of the justices courts during the day
failed to raise the spirits of the news gatherer.
Justice Monaghan was not at his office He
is in Harrisburg urging the appointment Of
Constable Jere Toomey as Justice in the First
ward Many hope he will succeed, as Jere is
| a pretty good fellow and has served as Biiab
in the court of his ward so long that he is
| competent to try anything from dog fight to
! a breach Of promise. Justice Shoemaker sus.
pended court to-day TO act as horse
doctor A farmers horse got cranky on Mar
ket street this morning and in trying to exc.
cute a skirt dance straddled the tongue of
hay wagon the tongue broke and the end Of
it was iabbed into the acrobatic quadruped's
flank. Justice Shoemaker had considerable
experience with horses at Buck Horn several
years ago and he gave the injured ami
NAL the benefit of it. When it comes to
horses Squire Bill is knee deep in
it, At Justice Dengler's office nothing
new could be CLEANED. There were two men
in the office and they were engaged in earnest
conversation. One was the Squire, the other
Bijah Tosh, and the subject was" Bill seltzer."
Justice Williams was called upon and found
pasting steamship announcements on his bill
boards. He says people are too poor to get
mixed up in law suits now. Justice Bailey
Was also idle, but was pulling an abundance
OF consolation out Of a cigar.
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