The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-24
CENTRALIA.

Miss Celia Gerriety, one Of Browns
ville's fair bellies, is spending few days |
with town friends
Miss Mary Sharpless, one of Catawissa's |
bright and talented young ladies, Is the |
guest of the Millard family.
John J. Kealey. Of Ashland, spent Sun
day with his parents here.
Terrance Burke buried three-year-old |
daughter Sunday afternoon. The child |
died on Friday after severe spell of
sickness. Interment was made in st. |
Ignatius cemetery, and the funeral was
largely attended.
Charles McBrearty called on Ashland
friends Sunday.
Miss Ellen Hooglau, of Williamsport,
is spending few days here as the guest
of Miss Edith Fortner.
DR.. r. NJ. Lashelle has returned after
visiting friends in the Quaker City
Jacob Spaeder, of Ashland, visited
friends in town Sunday.
The Byrnesville base ball club defeated
the Glen Carbon team in an interesting
game of ball on the formers grounds,
Sunday. The game abOunded IN pretty
and exciting plays, but it was plain to be
seen that the Byrnesvlle boys were much
better players than their opponents The
score was 10 to II in favor of Byrnesvllle
The Baptist Sunday school held basket
picnic at the p. O. s. of A. park on Sat
urday. A large number OF people were
in attendance, and all report having had
a delightful time.
Centralia and Logan collieries resumed
work Monday after three days suspension.
Miss Maggie Mclaughlin, of Lost
| Creek, returned yesterday after spending
| a few days here.
The U. c. band held their picnic in the
! !. o. o. +. hall last evening ON account OF
| the rainy weather. Quite a number of
young folks from here and surrounding
| towns were present and all report having
passed an enjoyable evening. Music was
! furnished by Ryan's orchestra.
! Thomas Devine is visiting friends at
| Minersville
NJ. p. Cook and wife returned to-day
from visit TO Irish valley.
| The Centralia foot ball team is now
open for challenges from ali similar teams
in the coal region. 1t is composed Of boys
| between the ages of 10 and 10. Send all
communications to Q. McBrearty, man
ager.
The Centralia Grays and the Mahanoy
City club played a great game at the
latter place on Sunday. After eight in
| nings of brilliant playing the score stood
3 tO3. At this stage the game was given
up but the teams will meet again III
the near future. The battery for the
home team was Schauher, HOran and
Burke and for Mahanoy City McNerney
and Lyons Mahauoy City, could only
secure hits from Burke, while our boys
touched McNerney for hits The Grays
have progressed greatly since they met
this team before.
| At the shooting match on Saturday be
tween Higgins and Finnell, the meanness
of one crowd was plainly shown by them
buying the referee to substitute shells
loaded with salt for the ones properly
| loaded Out of the eleven shots Higgins
was to have it was found that six had salt
in them. Before this trick was dis
covered Finnell had shot at three birds and
had missed two out of the three. Higgins
had shot at two birds and killed one OF
them and would have pro badly killed the
two, but it is supposed that the first shell
used was one filled with salt One thing
is certain that the first bird was a much
easter one than the second and any com
mon shooter could have killed it. AS
| Higgins was about to shoot at the thirC
bird the man who was loading
his gun found that the shell handel
him by the referee was much lighter
than it ought to be. He pulled out the
wad and found the shell was loaded witt
+ coarse salt Then it was when the
rumpus began. All eyes sought the re
feree but that worthy individual was no
to be found. He had left the grounds
3 After half hour wrangling and fight
ing the crowd left the grounds, Higgins
E friends claiming the money and there op
1 pouents denying their claim. The fight
ing was kept up around town all through
! the night, but who is to get the money i
still a question Of doubt, The Finuel
faction bet heavily on the first and thirC
birds, probably because they knew tina
the shells were false ones, but few of then
were found TO put money on the seCOnt
bird. Boys, if this is the way you wan
a to manage shooting match you ha,
better select fools who are not able to de
tect you.