The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-14
MAHANoY CITY.
MAnANnY Cry. Feh. Il.

hAHANOY CITY, Feb. Ia.
Squire J. J. Coyle is in Washington, ID. G.
Mr. and Mrs. Woods, of Tamaqua, visited
friends In town yesterday.
Senator Keefer, of Cressona, paid his
respects to Postmaster Medler this week.
"PeclS's Bad Boy" appears at Kaier's opera
house to- night
Thomas L. samules was in shenandoah
yesterday morning.
John NJ Gowen, Shenandoah shoe dealer
will shortly occupy the building vacated by
the Dunn Tea Company last fall
Stophen Sunset Ryan, of Shenandoah
made business calls here last evening
Ed. Burden, Of Gilberton, was tho guest of
Timothy BrOsuahan last evening.
Among the hotel guests here Monday was q
tall, broad shouldered man, dressed IN black
broadcloth and wearing wide bImu cd felt
hat, over his locks, that fell over his shoulders
in big black ringlets. He had the appear
ance Of a typical Westerner and the boys
were not slow in sizing him up. Some big
scout, a .ew whispered, perhaps a member
of travelling company thought others,
or maybe some quack medicine chap.
They were all wrong however, as the gentle
man mOdesly denied the enjoyment Of lift
ing an Iujuns scalp, or of riding preakne,k k
across the prairies in pursuit Of wild steers
OF bronchos. In fact he had not been West,
| is by occupation au architect and resident
of Mt. Carmel. Hisname is George \ Meyer.
He had long suffered with poor sight and
was told that cutting the har Impaired the
vision, and in his willingness to try anything
10 bring relief allowed his locks to grow Ia
| Buffalo Bill, and now enjoys most excellent
sight Although sensitive, Mr. Meyer has
| gro Nn Indifferent 30 the stare aud remarks of
i'll bred strangers and rather enjoys their
spoculations as TO his readiness TO draw a
knife. OF gun, on any proyocation.
In hovel in the rear Of Riordans hotel
near the east end of Centre street, the family
| of lgnus Chuckauous lie sick and starving
Attention was first attracted to heir cOndi-
| tion by report hat the husband had turned
| thiof 10 keephui ger from the door chat when
| "A grocer came from neighboring house he
| saw a man disappear up an alley with "a bag
| Of potatoes on his back, and that on follow
! ing the grocer found the family already est
! ng the potatoes raw When % reporter
! visited the house this morning he was met
| by hollow.eycd man of perhaps 40 years
! who admitted him with re uctance A chok
| ing teuCh arose from the floor that was filthy
enough to have been the abode Of animals.
| The room had as little furnishings rs one
| ever sees among the poorer foreigners 1t
| Wac cold and cherries and without material
| for FIRE. On The table was cup of water and
! a crust Of bread, at which the man had been
! muucRiug. This it was learn from %
| ueighh0r, was ahont the only kind of food
| tbO family had subssted upon for overa mont .
! On bed ia the second story lay a W mau,
dirty and sick and shivcImg with cold under
covering that would hardly keep or q spliug
nighJ's chill. Beside her lay a little girl,
! perhaps three years of age, sick, TOO.
and cipging to its mother for warmth.
s the visitor Uearod the bed the httie one
| opened its mouth and eutreatinglJ held out "A
dirty hand, as though begging for something
to fiji the hungry mouth. There WIS an
other child in the house, halfclad boy OF
perhaps II years, besides two dodgers who were
IN as Strengthened circumstances ss the family
1t is said the men depend upon Park lace
colliery for work, but since it has worked
SO rregularly, they would come home day
after day without employment, often, too
when the breaker was in operation. So fI
rs can be learned, they have had no medical
attendance.