The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-04-11
MAHANOY CITY.
MAHANoY CRY. April II.


Frederick Urich drove in from Taman-
end yesterday afternoon
Levi Grim, of Tuscarora, was among
the town visitors yesterday.
Jacob Albert, Of Lebanon, but who had
been employed with Mahany Brothers
for the past two months left for Allen
town yesterday.
Edward Weimer, of Sunbury, greeted
old acquaintance in Mahanoy City yes
terday.
Samuel Stoyer, of Hamburg, made his
weekly tour through town yesterday.
Andrew d. Kopp, of fremont called
upon Mahanoy City friends yesterday.
Henry Hoehler, of Shenandoah came
into town with the snowstorm yesterday.
NJ. f. Kinney, Of Tamaqua made bust
ness calls here on Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Agnes Kelly went to Philadelphia
yesterday to remain several weeks.
NJ. j. Foley, Slatington insurance
man, was yesterday entertained by the
McGuire family of East Centre street.
Miss Mora Brown, of East Mahanoy
avenue, is visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Bannan, who lies quite i'll at her home in
Delano. M
Frank Brecker of Shenandoah, and
John Shoener, Of town. will play game
of pool for $50 side in Cleary's pool room,
on Friday night, instead of Saturday, as
before announced.
Martin Lynch is making preparation to
open an attractive saloon at 1876 West
Centre street. Martin is well known in
town and as he expects to sell beverage
of good quality will doubtless meet with
success in his new venture,
An effort was made to operate the
electric railroad this morning. One car
was run ten feet out of the power house
and stalled. A gang of shovelers are now
making the snow fly.
The old Hayden GleeClub will soon be
reorganized The new plan is to charge
an entrance fee and monthly dues, which
will be used to open handsomely furn-
ished club room where the members may
meet every night for practice, to discuss
musical matters and otherwise employ
! their evenings. Other features will be a
library and smoking room.
Work on the Lakeside Electric Railway
is being pushed rapidly forward. The
wiring is complete, as Is also the track,
| except few hundred yards along Com
mercial alley where the line crosses the
L. V. r. r., and for the six tracks within
! the power house. The brick work around
the big tubular boilers will be finished
next week and the plant would be in
| readiness for operation within ten days
were it not for the delay occasioned by
for completion of the work by April 2Sth,
but they will not begin until Monday and
from that time it may be four weeks un-
til they can finish. The two engines are
Westinghouse, high speed, of 240 horse
power, each, and coupled directly to the
generator, no betting being used. The
four boilers are of 370-horse power
each. The fuel used will be pea coal.
Hard times seem to have no effect on
the business of the weighing machines.
The receipts in pennies of the one stand
ing at the L. " r. r. station was S2.1s
for the past two weeks about the same
amount as when dollars and pennies were
about twice as plentiful With yester-
3 days receipts were two dimes, several
/ buttons, four Hungarian coins, a beer
? check and a bit OF paper upon which
some heartless wag had inscribed "Good
? for one gold watch at Joyces-Sanford. u
The coins and buttons differing in size
from a copper cent will seldom operate
the machine and often cause il
to clog and the next patron tc
get nothing for his deposit. The
other morning Mr.. Morris noticed
man vigorously pounding the top with {
, brick. whats the matter, joint" in
= quired the clerk. "Well, me givit dime
but no givit change and no getit weigh
= mebbe shakit ovt with brick"