The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-24
CENTRALIA.

George W. Davis visited Mt Carmel on
Monday.
Mrs. Gwinner is spending a few days
with friends in st. Clair.
Joseph Yetters and George Troutman
went to st. Clair yesterday.
Miss Sallie Michaels visited Mt. Carmel
yesterday.
James Cain and wife, Of Mauch Chunk,
returned yesterday after spending few
days with town friends.
Mrs. John B. Irwin, Of Williamsport, is
spending a few days with friends in town.
The saving funds heldLtheir monthly
meetings last evening.
Miss Carrie Black was in Mt. Carmel
on Saturday evening.
John r. Edwards, one Of our prominent
young men, smiled on the fair ones of
Raven Run on Sunday.
c, II. Anderson, the hustling news
gatherer OF the HERALD, passed through
town on Sunday enroute for Mt. Carmel
Miss Jane Wright, one of Irish Valleys
bright young ladies, is spending few
days here as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. =. Cook.
The collieries here were unable to do
much work on account of the heavy rains.
Logan and Centralia collieries worked
few hours, but at North Ashland the
water was so high as to prevent any work,
Mrs. Letitia V. Watkins, one of our
we'll known lecturers, will give a humor-
Gus lecture in the |. o. o. +. hall on
Wednesday evening. All who enjoy
good lecture would do well to attend, as
this will surely be a first-class one. The
subject is good one and Mrs. Watkins is
one who will render 1t in a pleasing and
instructive manner. Don't fail to attend.
A Hungarian, on his road to work on
Saturday evening, was hit by stones
thrown by a gang Of touEhs He fell on
the road and was unable to rise until as
sisted The toughs scattered but all their
names were asCertained and Will be fur
uished If the party wishes to prosecute
them. These people are carrying things
little too far for their own good and the
sooner they are behind the bars at Blooms
burg the better it will be for the cOmmu-
nifty.
Quite a little excitement was raised on
Sunday evening by a false alarm of fire.
1t seems one of the residents of Locust
avenue was making a fresh fire and the
heavy wind in progress at that time blew
the smoke down the chimney and filled
the room with it, The door was then
opened to let the smoke escape and some
boys, who were about at the time and
saw the smoke coming through the door
way, thought the house was on fire and
gave but blhIIls III dDbub live lllluNt9
the greater part of the population of our
town was on the scene. Boys, in the tu
ture should be positive that there is fire
before giving the alarm.
Fire broke out in the blacksmith shop
at Centralia COlliery on Saturday night
and for a while it seemed as if serious
damage would result before it could be
subdued, but thanks to the rainy weather
and our noble bucket brigade destruction
was prevented. \ very hot fire had been
| kept in the forge Saturday, as some heavy
machinery was being repaired When
| the work was completed the fire was
drawn out on the floor and left to 90 out
of its own accord, but contrary to eXpec-
| tations it set fire to the shop. Two young
men on their way home noticed the blaze
and promptly rushed to the cOlliery and
| gave the alarm. One end of the shop
was burned out and the roof partly
damaged.
Charles Grift, Polander, residing on
! Railroad street. was killed at Logan col.
/ liery on Saturday. He was engaged in
coupling wagons at the bottom of the
slope and in doing so got his head caught
| between them and was instantly killed
| At the place where the coupling is done
| there is a sharp curve. He was slow in
| making the coupling and as the wagons
were turning the curve the corners came
together and squeezed his head. No one
| knew Oh llt dCtlutnl ullll his DONN was
found some time after lying beside the
| track. He had only worked at this occu-
patton three days. He was a quiet. in
offensive young man and was well liked
by those who knew him. The funeral
took place this morning. Interment was
made in St. Ignatius cemetery.
The show on Saturday was as grand a
! success as the previous evening, each of
the participants playing their parts with
the ease and grace of professional atcors.
All who witnessed it any of the evenings
were amazed; they could not imagine that
it could be produced so perfectly by home
talent Indeed, it was said by many that
they played it much better than the com
pany that produced it in one of our neigh
boring towns last season. The audience
was very small, as it generally is when a
good play is produced In this respect II
I seems as if our tOwnspeople like to be
| faxed, that is to say, that they enjoy to
attend the shows which are no good and
| stay away from the good ones This play
should have had full house both nights
as they deserved it if ever any show did
They may play in some of the surround
ing towns for benefit purposes, and il
such is the case we advise all who wish tC
see the Shamrock and Rose" produced
in tirst-class style to attend.