The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-19
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 Doings,
Reported daily from the Nahanoy City bureau
OF the EVENING HRRALDl

[Reported daily from the Nahanoy City bureau
Of the EVENING HRRALDl
MAHANoY CITY, May 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne departed for Read
ing last evening.
p. German and daughter are soiourning
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hagenbuch and
| child have returned from Williamsport.
Ex-Supt John Holland contemplates
Western trip.
Timothy O'Brien, Of Shenandoah, was
| in town yesterday.
James II. Kelley is confined to the house
| by illness.
f. j.. Ford spent a few hours in Shenan-
| doah yesterday.
John Begley, the sprinter, and his
| hacker, John Cleary, spent few hours in
town last evening.
| Rev Sweeney spent Friday evening
with Pottsyille friends.
! Edward O'Donnell OF Shenandoah,
! visited friends here yesterday.
Captain Leib. of Ashland, was yester-
| day the guest of w. w. Lewis.
l. c. Bagenstose and Rev. Keiser went
fishing to Lakeside yesterday.
Miss Dollie Whitfield departed for
| Tamaqua last evening.
Miss Maud Smith is spending a few
| days with Reading friends.
John MCGOWAN, the West Centre street
| shoe merchant, has returned from a visit
| TO New York.
| Messrs. r.. b. Brumm and Levi Wilkin-
| son. OF shenandoah, bicyCled through town
| yesterday.
Arthur r. Jones, of Shenandoah greeted
! friends here yesterday afternoon.
Thomas Fleming, Of Delano is visiting
| friends in Bethlehem.
Mrs. John McAvoy and daughter Nellie,
are spending few days with Bethlehem
| friends.
Quite number of Mahanoy City peo-
pie will attend the drama, Border Land"
in the new Park theatre, Frackville, this
evening.
MessIs. John Scheuhing and Hyppolyte
| Lawson were among the Shenandoah
visitors here yesterday.
Miss Katie Krebs is attending the
funeral of Mr.. Snyder, late proprietor Of
the Commercial Hotel at Mt. Carmel.
The Delano frog shop began work this
morning on the ten hour basis. They
have been working but eight hours
ior several months. Ten hours are now
put in by the carpenters and boiler
makers.
The Girardyille military ball last even
ing was graced by the presence of Messrs.
| George Garrett, Harry SeligmaD, George
| w. Warner, George Stern, Harry Klein,
| William James and other graceful expo
nents of the light fantastic.
Henry Smith, aged about GO years, died
| at his late residence in Coles Patch yes
terday of heart failure. The deceased
was member of the G. A. r. and well
known in this vicinity. He is survived by
a widow and one daughter.
A horse belonging to DIR. Weber was
g.; l,,rn I,,, al ,F . 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and dashed
away from the Doctors residence toward
| Centre street. The carriage came in COLI
sion with post and was freed from the
frightened animal. The horse was
caught on Centre street shortly after
ward.
A recent change on the l.. V. r, r. is
the abolishment of sub-storekeepers, or
rather of the title, the employees in this
department hereafter coming under the
direction of the master mechanic and
| bearing the more modest title of clerk.
| Heretofore they have !, Cu.ytd inst uctions
from the general storekeeper at Packer
ton.
1t is said that Charles Ettla will soon
leave the Hotel Kaier for a more profita
BILE location in Atlantic City. II. &.
ReZeau, now proprietor of the TOga
Hotel at Waverly, n. Y, is about to
negotiate with Mr.. Kaier for a long lease
q
in the hotel business for lifetime and if
he takes charge of the Hotel Kaier we
predict for him a bright and successful
future in our midst
An euchre party was held at the resi-
dence of Mr. and Mrs. James Hagenbuch,
on West Centre street, on Thursday even
ing. Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Mcmillan, Mr.. and Mrs George
Seligman, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Silliman,
| Misses LOttie Seligman, Susie Hermany,
Name and Katie Schaetfer, Eva Lewis,
Messrs James Fister, DR.. Sehgman, Harry
Schwartz and Robert p. Swenk. The
affair was most enjoyable one. The
prizes, a coin purse and souyenior tidy,
were won by Mr.. NJ. NJ. Mcmillan and
Mrs. Silliman.
John Eroh, laborer at Mahanoy City
cOliery, met with n ludicrous accident
while working on the dirt bank yesterday
afternoon. Eroh with several other men
were shoyeling at the foot of the bank
when the top began to slide All hands
Jumped and saved themselves but Eroh,
| who tripped and was Immediately covered
by the rolling mass to the depth of four or
five feet Shovels were vigorously piled
for three or four minutes, when ErOh'S
head appeared, He gazed solemnly about
at his fellow workmen, who soon effected
his release, He received no injury be-
yond a scratch upon the face
A pretty reunion was that of the Bow
man family held in the residence Of DR..
p. Hermany yesterday in celebration of
the seth birthday of David Bowman. The
affair was surprise to the old gentle
man, who for the time became quite
young and gleeful. Among those present
were; Mrs. o. o. Jarrard, of Mauch
Chunk Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Swain, of
Shenandoah: Mr.. and Mrs. David Bow
man, Jr,, Mrs p. Hermany, Misses Susie
and Sallie Hermany, Hattie Bowman,
Masters Henderson, Jerrard Bowman, and
Charles Bowman, of Mahanoy City. The
afternoon and evening was spent in a
social way concluding with a luncheon.