The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-21
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
Facts of Interest Grouped so That They
May be Quickly Read.

May be Quickly Read.
Almost nine out of every ten persons
now chew gum and there are at least a
hundred kinds Of the article in the mar
ket-good, bad and Indifferent "Antisep-
ticonn is the latest candidate for favor
and ia fast taking the place of all others.
Ii aids digestion and, 1t is claimed is a
preventive Of cholera and kindred dis
eases.
Few people Of the town know that
very near and dear relationship exists
between Rev. Neff, pastor OF the English
Lutheran church, and Rev. Robert
O'Boyle, of the Trinity Reformed church.
The former is the latter's uncle.
A stranger said the other day, "Why
your town extends from Mahanoy City to
Ashland" True, to new arrival, pass
ing through the valley from one end to
the other over the two lines Of electric
railway, one would naturally come to that
conclusion. We may yet see the day
when the big and little towns in the Shen-
andoah valley will be under one muni-
| cipal government.
If the railroads passing along the line
OF the electric railway have lost in passen-
| ger traffic they are making it up in carry
| ing freight, and this pays the companies
| better on short distances.
T. J. Foster formerly of this place, has
\ had great success with the mining schools
| in Scranton He employs about forty
| teachers and clerks and the students who
receive instruction in the schools and by
mail are numbered by the thousands.
| The Colliery Engineer and Metal Worker
has forged to the front of journals of that
! class.
There are some ordinances on the books
of this borough that might just as well
be wiped OFF, for instance the ordinances
relating to dogs. The increase OF the
canine population IS becoming a serious
| question.
One of our townsmen remarked with all
seriousness the other day that he would
like to see the graveyard insurance busi-
! ness revived. "Why, ~ said he, there were
some justices who made as high as $500
before breakfast in fees during those
days" A bystander interjected. Yes
and some of the people insured are alive
to-day"
John'A. Lewis, the retired carpenter,
has very fruitful mind and is always
evolving some big scheme If half his
schemes were feasible he would have an
income eclipsing that OF the Astors.
The new national bankruptcy law which
has passed through the lower house of
Congress and is now before the Senate is
being watched closely by several of our
business men.
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| swept off this week and the accumula-
tions of several weeks carted away. 1t is
a mistake to leave sweepings in piles on
the streets over night They are blown
and kicked about and become a source of
great annoyance. Only that which can
be carted away before night should be
swept up and the rest left to the next day.
1t is predicted that in a few years the
unsightly culm banks on the borders OF
the town will disappear and large
amount of stuff which short time ago
was considered worthless will be turned
into cold cash. Some in a po -ition to know
say that many of the banks contain fifty
per cent. of excellent coal.
The value of town property is still held
high. When sales are made and outsiders
hear the prices they are almost induced
to believe that some valuable coal land
has been sold.
Roadmakers are like DOCTORS it is
seldom they agree. The practice OF
breaking stones upon the streets is con
demned by some and upheld by Other
roadmakers 1t is claimed that the stone
in addition to being hard on the feet Of
horses, eventually become swallowed NJ
by mud, or rolls into and fills up th'
| cutters, thereby creating a nuisance anC
waste of time and money.
When water is plentiful no one feel
! like using it TO clean up 1t is wheI
| water Is scarce thdU most people tnlnk o
. ! cleaning paVements, etc. This is a re
minder given by a gentleman who SEEM
to be posted. He predicts that there will
: soon be a scarcity of water
An Italian passed down the Lehigl
Valley railroad this morning balancing
a box on his head the size of a coal car
The difficult feat caused a bystander t.
J remark: "Whata tremendous load tina
fellow has upon his mind"