The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-24
SOME RANDOM
THOUGHTS.
String of Interesting JOttingS From
Pen and Pencil.
THE ELECTRIC RAILWAYS.
RumOrs Of a Consolidation by the Lake
side and Schuylkill Traction Com
panieS Are Again Revived.

There has been unusual activity among
the Lakeside Railway and Sohuylkill
Traction Company's officials during the
past week and it has aroused a number of
reports of consolidation aud change of
officials. One of the reports is that when
the new year opens steps will be taken
toward consolidating the two lines 1t Is
also said that Mr. Anderson, one of the
stockholders in the Lakeside line, will be-
come president of the combination, and
the report that Mr.. E, W. Ash will become
general manager under the deal is again
revived.
The report of the attack made upon
Druggist Shapiro or Thursday night in
the alley at the rear of the postofIice has
brought forth Number of complaints
about the dangerous character of that
part of Oak street The police should
give it special attention. It is said that
the place is made rendezvous of some of
the worst characters of the town. The
awning on the Oak street side of the Rob
bins building darkens the alley and its
immediate vi oinity and makes it an ex
cellent place for operations by sneakng
| crooks.
The papers during the past week have
had good deal to say about the suspension
of several conductors on the Lehigh Valley
railroad, and the "spotters" who were
held to blame. Two of the suspended men
were from Mauch Chunk, and in com.
menting on their suspension the Daily
News published there says the talk about
spoilers" is all nonsense The charge
against one of them is that he missed his
train on the morning after election and
the train was compelled to leave Mauch
Chunk on its trip down the road without
him. The charge against the other dates
back to the week of the Allentown fair.
A lady passenger on one of his trains lost
a pocketbook The purse was afterwards
found, got into the hands of Detective
Smith, and when she called for it she ex
planned how much money she had when
she left home, and how much she had ex-
pended up TO the time she lost it. BY this
means it was developed that she paid her
fare on the train and afterwards it was
learned that there was no excess cheek
for that particular fare,
Hugh ODonnell, of Homestead strike
fame, and who has a mum Der of personal
friends in this town, is figuring in the
newspapers in connection with specula.
tion on probable political appointments
in the near future Congressman. elect
Monroe H. Kulp, Of Shamokin has felt
called upon TO deny story in circulation
to the effect that O'Donnell is to be re-
warded for his lab )rs in Culp's behalf by
an appointment as clerk to Jhe Congress.
man at Washington.
On Thanksgiving Day the Polish
societies of the coal region parade in Mt
Carmel in celebration of the great Polish
rebellion which began November %, 1880,
and in which many of their patriots were
killed by the Russians
Much is said about the success the
Board of Trade of Weatherly meets in
reaching out for enterprises for that town
The truth of the matter is that Weatherly
hasn't much of a Board of Trade. The
way in which it is done Is this When one
of the business men hears of an enter
prise desiring a location, he starts out
| personally on tour of investigation,
learns all about it in his power, comes
back, and reports. If it is any good, all
hands take hold of It, If it IS no good,
that's the last you hear about it.