The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-26
MAHANOY CITY.
MAnAnnr C1rr. Fnh. pa.


John Grady has returned from Wilkes
Barre.
Two good girls wanted for general house
work at the Grand Central Hotel, Mahanoy
City, Good wages paid.
Thomas Connoll, glass manufacturer from
Buffalo, N. Y, is doing business in town this
week.
George Stein spent Sunday in Locust Dale.
Joseph Lyons met friends in Ashland yes
terday
Mrs. d. X. Ettla, Of Middetown, Dauphin
county, will occupy the Derrick House as
Soon as alterations are complete,
The work of re building the Merchants
Hotel and other buildings, recently damaged
by 6rc, gOrs rapidly ON, and In twu weeks
there will be no indication that hJe OC
Cured The buildings will be much i'm.
proved in appearance, too, the hciEhlh being
three stories instead of two, aud two and .
half as before.
Miss Miller, Of East Pine street, visited
Girardville friends yesterday.
Thomas Horan called upon Mahanoy
Plano friends ON Sunday afternoon.
Patrick Cleary, Of pugilistic fame, made
afternoon calls upon Mshanoy lame friends
yesterday.
william Bailey, Of Eust Main street, visited
friends in Girardville yesterday.
Joseph Hillsbush was buried from his late
home iu Jscksou's yesterday. Services took
place in the German Lutheran church and
iuterment was made IN the Protestant Ceme.
terry on the hill.
The remains Of John Egof was removed TO
Boyerton this morning for burial.
John SmesChcck was the plaintiff in a suit
before Squire May, on Saturday evening,
charging bis wife, Magdalene, and John
Belick with being too intimately related.
The testimony proved, however that Smes-
check had beaten his wife most inhumanely,
and that in affordiug her refuge and a resting
p ace BeliCk, who is Yrs. SmesCheck's uncle,
could oLly offer her to share his couch and
that nothing very improper had occurred
The defendants were discharged Mrs Smes
check then brought suit against her husband
for assault and battery, for which he went to
jail in default of bail.
Miss Name Donovan, OF Shenandoah, spent
Sunday with her parents in town.
Mss Agnes McMsnus returned 10 her
home, in Shenandoah, last evening, after an
enjoyable stay with Miss Katie Flynn, of
West MahanOy avenue
Mrs Wade, of Shenandoah, was entertained
on Sunday by Mrs Felix Quinn, Of West
Centre street.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Wythc and daughter, Of
West Centre street, visited Ashland friends
| yesterday.
John Reilly and Michael O'Hara, Of
Shenandoah, drove through Centre street
| yesterday afternoon.
Frank Bsmer was among the Shenandoah
| people who found Mshsuoy City pleasant
| place TO spend Sunday.
The window Of Adam Egolf's jewery
store, at 20 North Main street was broken
into at an early hour yesterday morning and
jewelry stolen TO the value Of $40. The
! plunder was principally rings, chains, eaI
| drops and bracelets, some of which are solid
| gold. No arrests have as yet been made nOI
| have the police discovered q clue TO the
| perpetTator. The robbery was particularly
| bold one, occurring on one of the streets
frequently patrolled by the police and
right under the glare of an electric light
An alarm was sounded by Mrs Weevil. who
lives next door to the Egolfs II was
awakened at l:2O by the jingling Of glass,
said that lady, "and an instant later heard
the foo steps Of some one running toward
| Centre street, but when we reached tn,
window the thief was out of sight" Tn,
| rObber Is made particularly dispCable by
selecting a house for his crime where death
has already caused worry enough. Nj
Egolf offers a reward for the apprehension o
the thief in another sOlumn.
Reading railroad employees were exercised
| yesterday morning over report, that com
mencmg ON March lst they would b.
required to accept reduction of sen pei
cent The report, iuwwel, is Loy s-b5tan
tiated by the officials.
Reading railroad employees were paid thi
morning.
Mrs, Alex May is visiting her daughter a
! Bloomsbury
Kittie Dormidy, of Langaus patch, is proba
| bly, the Oldest resident of the county. Sh,
| was born in Galway, Ireland lO6 years ago
! says our informant, and remembers well IN,
| execution Of McCaToll in 1888 Besides be-
! ing quite active, she prepares her own foo
| and does a share of the homework