The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-23
MAHANOY CITY.
MAHANoY CITY. March 9

Miss Burns, Of St Nicholas, did shop
ping here on Thursday morning.
Miss Ella Seaman, Of Gilberton. was
among the shoppers in town yesterday.
The work OF demoHshing the old school
house at Coles patch was begun yester-
day.
Miss Lizzie Schultz has returned from
Wilkes-Barre to spend Easter with her
parents.
DR.. Bowman, of East Centre street,
made an excursion to Pottsville yester-
day morning.
Thomas Dunn came from school yester-
day to enjoy Easter festivities with friends
and relatives.
Joseph Robinson returned to Philadel-
phia yesterday after a months visit to his
cousin, Joseph Robinson, of West Centre
street.
Charles Friedenberger, a gentleman Of
leisure, and George Jacobs, manager Of
Aliens opera house, Tamaqua, were in
town last evening.
Joseph A. Sullivan, the handsome and
pleasing portrait agent from New York
was happily entertained by Ashland lady
friends last evening.
While working on a counter in Patter-
sons store yesterday afternoon, Joshua
Myers, fell bodily through a show case,
demolishing $50 glass.
Thomas J. Humphreys, of Girardville,
roadmaster for the Schuylkill Traction
Company, looked after the company s
interests here yesterday.
William Helms fell through ceiling
in John Bricker's residence, on East Centre
street, yesterday morning, doing little
damage TO his person, but considerable to
his pocket book.
The remains of Mrs George Gof, who
died on Tuesday, was taken from her late
residence on West Mahanoy avenue this
afternoon and inferred in the cemetery on
the hill. The deceased is survived by five
daughters and four sons, all of age. Her
husband died about six weeks ago.
Three boys from town, named Henry
Keilman, William and jeremiah Yarnall,
and two men named Joseph Zimmerman
and James Bretz, of Schuylkill Haven,
were arrested by Coal & Iron Policemen
Geiger, Smith and kleindentz and taken
before Justice May last evening for rid
ing on F. & h. railroad freight train.
Some of the boys were old offenders and
after receiving a severe and Well-deserved
reprimand from the Justice were com
mitted to the lookup in default Of pay
ment of fine. The men stated that they
were looking for employment, and being
of respectable appearance, were liberated
on the payment of fine and costs.
| George Heines, the well-known local
comedian and vocalist, met with Il singu-
| lar experience while walking on Chestnut
I street, Philadelphia, recently. George
| had never been out of the county before
and naturally found much to feast his
| eyes upon in the Quaker City. While in
! the neighborhood of the post Office he
! stepped toward what appeared to be an
open store door, when his eyes were sud
| denly riveted upon a figure the counter
! part in face and clothes of himself. my
| twin brother n' thought George greatly
surprised and cordially extended his hand
to greet him, when it came in contact
with the chilly surface of a plate-glass
mirror,
George B. Yiengst, the well known
| West Centre street butcher, has made
what is probably one of the best records
in the county for killing and dressing
stock for market With one assistant he
prepared 1854 calves and 10 sheep within
| thirty hours, Seventy-eight of the calves
went to Shenandoah yesterday.
Burglars broke into the Polish church
| on Catawssa street, late on Wednesday
| night or Thursday morning and removed
| a gold chalice, some crosses and Other
church treasure to the value of $780, An
| entrance was effected through the front
door and from the rudeness of the work
the robbers are supposed to have been
amateurs. The local detective force are
looking into the matter but have as yet
discovered no clue.
DR., J. Garrett Mertz the West Centre
| street oculist, says there are many people
in Mahanoy City suffering with poor
| sight which in many cases may be at
| tributed to the electric light The bril-
| liant glare is too powerful for most eyes
and causes a weakness of the optic nerves.
DR.. Mertz is treating such cases with
great success and makes but moderate
| al, aIV 10. l.,
another column of the HERALD.
The annual inspection of Co. f, sth
regiment, N. G. Pa. took place in Ar
mory hall, last evening, The gallery anc
| all available seats and standing room
about the hall were thronged with pretty
| girls and their escorts, who came to admire
the evolutions of the brightly-uniformed
soldier boys. The Citizens band was pres
| ant and enlivened the scene by patriotic
airs and marching music. At eight O'Clock
the company marched in to the number
Of So with their arms shouldered. The
roll was then called and as each man re
spOnded let his gun drop heavily to the
| floor. Each soldier carried his knapsack,
oyercoat, haversack, canteen and a large
tin cup, besides a fourteen pound gun
making a total weight Of twenty-five
pounds. As they stood in rigid line, a
| dignified and keen-eyed officer inspected
| everything carried from white collars tC
! gunlOcks. The inspection ended salts
/ factorily and drilling commenced As the
| officers orders rang out clear and sharp,
the men responded, wheeling, retreating
| counter-marching and firing their white
| gloved hands and cleaning bayonets
moving together with the precision
of machine and winning great
applause from the audience. Lun
cheon followed this, when dancing
began in which blue coats and bright
! q i-tg haqa npppni IU pniwaH I'bf
| visiting officers were G. II. b. Hand
! Sayre; Lieutenant Colonel Theo Hoffman
| Shamokin; Major Ridgway Wright
Scranton; Major Wallace Guss, Tamaqua
| Lieutenant W. f. Richardson, Philadel
phia, all of whom were royalty enter
tanned by the home guard.
| Obituary,
The infant daughter of Joseph anC
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