The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-10
STREET WHISPERINGS
Many Subjects Discussed by
Many People.
TIE SEWERAGE QUESTION
"Reminiscences Suggested by the Telegra-
pliers Contest-The Commonweal Has
Sympathlzers Here-The Working People
Interested.

A number OF property owners on West
Cherry street have undertaken to get in a
sewerage line to connect with their prop
critics and carry all refuse matter to the
borough culvert which runs eastward on
the same street to Pear alley, but find
there are also a number OF property
owners who will not cooperate with them,
although well able financially to do so.
Ii has been estimated that if all the peo-
pie on that street would cooperate in the
movement sewer line could be run from
the west end to the borough culvert near
the east end for a cost of from Sl5 to $50
for each owner, yet there are some who
say that this is too much money. ] do
not see it in that light as | know that the
man who can keep the cess pool of his
clubhouse clean at an average cost of from
$40 to so year considers himself as
getting off easy. In my opinion every
property owner in the town ought to take
| enough interest in his property to connect
| it with a sewer line when 1t can be done
| at a reasonable cost, but | find a large
number OF citizens who do not agree with
me and would rather throw their slops
where it will breed pestilence. These
people will yet meet their equal in the
Board of Health and after stepping up to
the captains desk a few times to pay fines
| and costs for creating nuisanCes detri-
| mental to the public health they will
| conclude that a permanent system of
drainage is cheaper.
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| While speaking of the recent tele-
/ grapher's reunion the other evening
| Borough Solicitor Pomeroy vouched the
| historical fact that the first telegraph
| line in the United States was constructed
in 1874 by an appropriation from Congress
| and the first message sent over the line,
on MayI24th of the same year, was written
| by woman. The message was what
hath God wroughtp
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That was a striking message and the
| lady who penned it must have felt honored
in having the privilege of giving the first
message to be sent over the first telegraph
line ever constructed in this glorious land
| of ours, but she did not feel a wee bit
more proud than did Mrs. Benjamin
| Church, of South White street, when she
| showed me yesterday bunch of rhubarh
raised in her garden. 1t was one of the
finest punches have ever seen. The four
stalks measured forty 1.-TWO inches in length
each and were in prime condition.
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| The CommOnweal Army has more
| friends in this section of the country than
many people suppose and the movements
1
| confess that | did not realize COXey had
near the number of sympathzers that
| has developed in this town. A Conversa.
| tiOn with the wOrkingmen will show that
| while some of them do not know exactly
| what COXey's movement really is or means
a great majority feel that there is some
| thing at the bottom of it which is in
| tended to and can benefit the working
| classes. | have met many who say that
whether or not CoXey's plan is feasible,
the movement will stir up some of the
law makers sufficiently to make them
pull in their horns and do something for
the relief Of the poor and distressed.
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Many people will be pleased to hear
that eX-Town Clerk Jacob 5. Williams is
making steady progress towards recovery
from the very delicate operation per
formed upon him last Saturday. He il
still quite weak, but is doing as well a.
could be expected under the circum
! stances. The operation was made neces
sary by necrosis, which attacked two Of
his ribs and which followed an injury
| sustained in railroad accident. On the
seventh of last August Mr.. Williams was
| a passenger on the Beach Creek Railroad
in the western part of this state, bound
tor Glen Ritche. At Clearfeld, as the
train was being backed from the main
line, the car left the track and in the
iolting over the sills Mr.. Williams was
thrown against a seat and two of his rib,
were fractured. 1t was this injury that
| caused necrosis.
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was told in strict confidence but il
all sincerity, last evening, that a strong
branch of the A. r. A. is in existence in
town and Mahanoy City has a growing
one. My informant says the members are
representatives of all political factions
and no party lines are recognized in tn,
encourage the election to Office OF peopl,
who are opposed to indiscriminate natur
alization Of foreigners, the employment
Of aliens and nou-taXpayers on public
works and trumped up tax receipt practic,
at the polls. If all my informant tells
me should come to pass we may expect
some radical changes in the public affair.
of the town within the next twelv,
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