The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-23
THIRD EDITION
MAHANOY CITY LETTER.
A BUDGET OF LATEST NEWS.
All the Events OF the Day Told in
Bright and SPICY Paragraphs-A
Record OF To-day's Dolngs.
IReported daily from the Mahanoy City bureau
OF the EVENING HERALD
MAHANoY CITY, MN 81.


MAHANoY CITY, May %.
Paul Dunn, Of the University of Penn
sylvania, Philadelphia, is spending IA
short vacation with his parents in town.
Richard f. Coogan, Of Lakeside drove
through town last evening with "A pretty
girl and a stylish turnout.
DR. A. p. Selgman, Alfred Palmer and
Charles NJ. Plank are spectators at the
Harrisburg convention to-day.
Miss Maggie G.. Horn has departed for
Chestnut Hill where she will complete
her education at st. Josephs convent.
W. V. IL VanIIorn, of Pittston, is the
guest of Henry Schu. Mr.. NHnlIOrn eN-
poets to remain in town two or three
months.
A gang of Traction employees began
work on the washed-out road bed east of
GilbertOu this morning and it is believed
il may be placed i'm readiness for the cars
TO run through to Mahanoy City by the
end of the week.
A barnacle-backed turtle weighing 125
pounds and probably 1870 years Old
founders IN big tank in Miuchhot hotel.
He will die by the knife next week and
be eaten by lovers of good soup ON Decor
Dton Day.
The Anhauser-Busch special brew beer,
which took the gold medal at the Worlds
Columbian exposition for delicacy of
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Palace saloon. 523Gt
Reports from all collieries is to the effect
that the water Is gaining upon the pumps
and it will probably continue to gain
until the rain will have soaked through.
IL Is not expected that any of the Collieries
will be operated before next week,
Among the departures for the Harris
burg convention this morning were Cap
tain Cumrey, Lieutenants Britt and
of = bs Not al IA
Phillips, the delegate from this district.
Farmers from the Locust Valley and
Brandonyille districts report some damage
10 crops through the recent storm Young
wheat and corn are beaten down and
water lies in great pools in every depres-
sion about tine fields. This, it is feared,
may soak and cause rot among the sprout-
ing vegetables Roads are badly washed
out in many places.
The work of repairing the washed-out
portion of the Lakeside railway goes
merrlly on to the tune of hundred
shoves and picks, and Captain Bailey
confidently expects to have the line in op-
Grafton tomorrow morning. On Friday
evening, May 18th, when the "Old Home
stead appears in Ferguson's theatre, the
last car will leave Shenandoah at mid
night
An excited horse came near tumbling
through the big glass window of b. La
bows store at Main and Centre streets
yesterday afternoon. The animal became
frightened and fell all over the pavement,
and but for the prompt efforts of the
driver would have crashed through the
glass.
One of the washe out tracks on the p.
u *. Railroad AT Boston Run was re-
paired sufficiently to allow train to pass
slowly over at one O'Clock yesterday after
noon. a special train of three cars, bear
ing an entire electric light plant and a
nj mber of skilled wOrkmeu and their
too $, pissed westward over the Reading
Railroad at 9 o'clock last evening for Mil
ton and MunCy where work of rebuilding
. the railroad bridges was begun this morn
ing.
An upTreciative and good sized audience
listened attentively to "A well-rendered
concert 10y the Citizens band in kaiers
opera house, last evening. The program
was as follows: Address, Chairman II.
j. Edwards; concert march, jackson
Guard, band waltz, "Aut Weidersehn,
band solo, 80 Fair Dove, O, Fond Dove, ~
NJ ~ Lizzie Mates; guitar duett Mr.. and
MRS. {. +. ShertZnger; characteristic
piece, "Russian Carriage" band; Clarionet
solo, Harry Harris; baritone solo, Rees
ROsser, Jr. original caprice, Solitude, u
band cornet solo, William Sauerbrey
baritone solo, Thomas Rosser; banjo
duett, Mr.. and Mrs. Shertzinger; piano
SOLO Mrs. ID. NJ. Jones trombone
solo, Lew Stack; piano duett, Miss
Jennie Refowich and Harry Harris
violin solo, Prof, John Jones; Spanish
fandango, "Alhambra" band. join
Glover was the musical director of the
concert and Harry Harris the piano ac
cOmpanist. The gentlemen of the com
mittee were Eben Richards, Fred klitsch
David Harris, Harry c. Harris and Johr
Glover.