The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-27
MAHANoY CITY.
MAHANoY CITY. March %.
eport spring trade active.

yesterday
John Carlin transacted business in
Hazleton.
Joseph Wyatt, of Shenandoah, visited
his parents here yesterday.
p. j. Kelly, OF Blueheld w Va, has
returned from a visit to friends in town.
Misses Alice and Agnes He'll, OF West
Pine street, visited Gordon friends yester
day.
The milliners have been worked to their
utmost capacity during the past two
weeks.
Rev. Father Sweeney went TO Chester
this morning where he will remain a week
among relatives.
Councilman 4. j. Foley, Of Gilberton,
was the guest of Patrick MahOny on
Monday evening.
Messrs Hoffman and Amandus
Woomer, Of Shenandoah visited W. A.
Bensinger last evening.
Miss Emily Leitenberger sang sweet
solos in the Lutheran church service at
Girardville on Sunday evening.
Joseph Skeath, warehouse foreman at
the Reading station, received a severe
strain to his back while lifting a piece of
marble yesterday afternoon. He was re
moved to his residence.
A meeting of the Mahanoy City Game
and Fish Protective Association Will he
held in the Grand Central Hotel tomorrow
evening to order membership tickets, to
make payment of dues and to elect officers
for the ensuing year.
William Bensinger, a boss at Park
Place coliery, had a narrow escape from
injury yesterday morning. lie was in the
way of "A falling log on the landing and
Jumped in time to save his legs but one of
his feet was caught in the jump and
severely, although not seriously injured
The Imperial Speciality Co., which has
won such great success in the large cities,
is booked for Wednesday night, March
| 2Sth, at Mahanoy Plane. The Wilkes
Barre papers say the singing and dancing
! features and the funny work of the come
dians have never been surpassed in that
| city. This will be great treat for the
people of the Plane.
The wedding of Miss May Malta and
! John Garfield was solemnzed by Father
| Sweeney in st. Canicus church. yesterday
| 0. orning. The bride is a popular young
society woman and the. groom the man
| ager of the Swift Beef Company. The
marriage took place very quietly, only a
| few friends being present. The grooms-
man was NJ. j. MuldoOu, Of Shenandoah,
and the bridesmaid, Miss Mary German,
of town. The couple took an early train
| for New York.
The ball of the Citizens Fire Company
held in ArmOry hall, last evening, was a
rousing success. Before the ball the fire
men, about POO strong, paraded Centre
street headed by the Citizens band. \
grand march opened the evening fun
and was led by William II. kirschuer and
Ella Lynch Twenty four quadTiies were
interspersed with waltzes plain and var
suuvana, Yorks and schottisches. Liberty
orchestra furnished the music and wound
up the entertainment with Home, Sweet
Home
Several hundred young folks faced a
binding snow storm at the Reading
station last evening to welcome the return
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ r.. Stein, who were
married in Philadelphia on Sunday even
ing. As the young couple alighted from
the $40 train, all smiles and deep bluShes,
Il merry huzza went up from the as
sembled crowd and was followed by
showers of rice from some one in the rear.
DR.. Leitzel and Miss Name Gearhart,
who had accompanied the couple
to Philadelphia, followed and were
treated TO some of the hilarity, too
The party stepped into a carriage and
were rapidly driven to the Ball residence
on East Centre street, where another
welcome was rendered them The Citizens
band followed playing wedding march
and other music appropriate to the oc-
caslon. Red fire was burnt and big fire
crackers exploded. Ia the meantime
about hundred of Mr. STEMS old college
chums assembled i'm the Hotel Palace and
sat down to a chs. vGwnp supper with the
groom at their hc,,.., ,...,. ,,, the i-o. pient
of toast from every one present Each
guest then quietly dropped a greenbacb
into "A general fund for handsome pres
ent to be made the bride and groom to
day.