The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-25
ONE CENT
MAHANOY CITY.
[ Reported daily from the Mahsuoy City bureau
OF the EVENING HERALpl


MAHANOY CITY, May %.
Thomas f. Samuels spent Thursday
about Tamaqua.
Joseph Hopes visited Gilberton friends
last evening.
Thomas Davidson, the fascinating and
persuasive representative of Sellgmau's
hardware house, solicited orders in Tama-
qua this morning.
Miss Annie Farringer OF Park Place,
was the guest of MahanOy City friends
yesterday afternoon.
Operations in Park Place colliery No. 1
were resumed this morning i'm the upper
lifts. The lower lifts are still submerged
but no time is being lost in freeing them
of the flood.
Silas Hufnagle and John PeitIer, of
Brandonyille, exchanged grips with
friends here yesterday.
Messrs. Matthew McCool and Florence
Mahony OF Gilherton, We're in town
yesterday.
The rooms Of the Young Men S Bepubh-
can club are being rettted, decorated ana
returnished and when completed will be
among the finest i'm the county.
The AnhaLs special brew beer.
which took the gold medal at the Worlds
Columbian exposition for delicacy of
flavor is now on sale at Miuchhof's Hotel
Palace saloon. Try it. 5-23Gt
The grand ball of the Omega Social
Club in Armory hall on Tuesday evening
next will doubtless be one of the graudest
affairs ever held in the county
A Childrens' Grand May party will be
held in Armory hall this evening under
the direction of Prof j. ID. Holt and
wife. \ feature of the affair will be the
children promenade and the wrapping
and plating of the streamers about the
May pole.
Katie, daughter of James McCabe, died
at the reside2ce Of her parents on West
Centre street a. o'clock Yesterday morn
ing, aged Is years. Though an invalid
for almost year, the deceased was al
ways cheerful and agreeable. She had
many friends who will mourn her death
Decoration Day in Mqhanoy City will
be observed by all the societies. A parade
headed by Severn Post No llO, q. A. r..
and the Citizens band and followed by all
the patriotic and other orders will march
through town and to the cemetery at 9 a,
m. Graves will be decorated and other
pretty ceremonies of the day observed.
An address to the old soldiers will be
made at the cemetery by j. Frank
Schaeiter Esq, one of the legal lights
of Lancaster county. An American flag
will be presented to the High school by
the Jr. o. [. A. NJ. in the afternoon and
the evening may be spent in the enjoy
ment of a supper given by the latter
named society in Armory hall.
The Mahanoy Fish and Game Protec-
| tive Association now numbers 3OS mem
bers. The executive committee expect to
run the membership up to four hundred
before closing the books on June first.
| All joining by that time will have their
names honored upon the blue book for
| lS9i-95. \ grand picnic will be held at
| Lakeside in July. The program will
| include pigeon shooting, wild game eXhi-
| bits and an exposition Of the famous
'snake game" by "Wild Bill' Bensiuger.
The following named sportsmen Joined
the organization to-day: Messrs. William
Horn, W, f. Laudig, b. H. Laudi-,
Samuel Lindenmuth, Samuel II. Miller
and Emanuel Derk, of Ringtowu. 4. j.
Ford, Harry r. Gearhart. Charles Dieter.
Martin j, Mcclure and James MorrelI, OF
Mahanoy City, and Charles +. Wright, of
Philadelphia,