The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-19
MAHANOY CITY.
MAHANoY CITY, Feb. 19


land yesterday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs John l. Matthias and daughter
are visiting in Philadelphia.
George Skeath, OF Shenandoah, made his
weekly visit to his parents yesterday.
j. Ryan returned from a visit to the
homestead at Port Carbon this morning.
George NJ johnson of the Mansion House,
made flying visit to Philadelphis on Sun
day,
Miss Stella schert2inger, of slatington, is
the guest Of her brother, Charles F. Schertz /
niger,
MIR. aud Mrs. D. j. Cleary, of West Centre
street, visited in Gilberton yesterday after
noon.
Miss salHe Thirwel, of Ashland, is the
guest Of Mrs. John A. Latham, of West Vine |
street,
Harry Tempest and Frank Ramer, Of
Shenandoah, met many lady friends here
yesterday.
Thomas Connors, handsome lady and a
three minute horse dashed through town yes
terday afternoon.
Misses Minnie Ocshman and Ida Waters, o I
Tamaqua, are visiting Miss Mary krause, of
West Pine street.
w. A. Bensinger celebrated the fifty sixth
anniversary of his arrival in America On
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs Joseph Pelstring, of Ashland visited
Miss Hannah RefowiCh, of East Centre street.
on Sunday afternoon.
George s Whitesides, Of Ashland visited
his son .in-law, Martin Werner, OF East Nah
anoy street, on Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Rich, Misses Blanche Rich
and Cora Christian, with Robert HeatOn
were visitors from Ashland on saturday.
| Misses Annie COogan and Maggie Cav
| anaugh, of Shenandoah were visitors at the
| Haughney residence yesterday afternoon.
! Misses Annie Coogan and Maggie Cavs-
naugh, of Shenandoah, raised their sweet
voices in song at the st, CsniCus church
| service yesterday morning.
Patrick and John Murphy, Michael Sulli
van, Joseph Bell and Patrick Conville were
entertained by the Riordan sisters, of East
Centre street. on Sunday afternoon.
"Does fire burn upward or downward 2'
was the perplexing and interesting subject Of
debate, at the last meeting OF the Citizens
Hook and Ladder Company Literary Society.
Squire Edward Fogarty, of the Second
4 ward, went to ShlbertOn this morning to at.
4 tend the funeral of his late unce, Edward
Fogarty, well known Justice of the Peace
of that place.
Mrs James OBrien and children went to
Heckschervile this morning TO attend the
funeral of Mrs. Julia Curran. Mrs. Currau
was the mother of John Currap, inside fore.
man at the Otto colliery, and was 65 years of
age.
Attention is called to the change in the
HERALD advertisement OF Miss NJ. A. Dillon,
; who announces a special sale of muslins,
} indigo blue prints, Lancaster ginghams,
. hosiery, chenille covers, fur mufls and cSpes,
and coats. People in search of bargains
! would do well to interest themselves in the
announcement.
The wedding of Miss Kate Brause of Lake.
side, and Samuel Depew, of DelanO, was sol
emnlzed at the home of the brides uncle,
Augustus Roth, at Lakeside, on Thursday
afternoon. The marriage was quiet only q
few intimate friends being present The
happy couple went to Reading the same even.
ing and after trip to Niagara Falls will take
up their residence in Delano.
Politics have been almost forgotten in the
discussion over the new water works. Warm
debates over The proposed borough indebted
ness may be heard arising from any knot on
the corners, in clubs, stores and bar rooms
Both sides have kept interest at fever heat
. by the almost daily issue of circulars enumer,
ating the many advantages Of their side and
3 the shortcomings of the other On Saturday
afternoon, two well known citizens backed
up their argument with blows that resulted
in one of them receiving two knock downs.
Bystanders interfered and moment later
the two were seen walking arm in arm, en-
route for a beer saloon.
Loud screams from pair of hearty female
lungs, with the scutiling of two struggling
men, brought dozen Poles and Huns to the
house Of John Eankedavits, near the dead
line" on Saturday at midnight. 1t seems
that one John Butchufski had been smiiten
with tho gTaces of Mrs. YankedaVits and
evidently believed that an easy way to her
J favor lay in an entrance to her chamber,
; when The husband was not about So, on
! Saturday night, when all good folks are bed,
= Butchufski made his way to the house with
the previous knowledge that Hankedavits was
elsewhere, and gazing cautiOsly about him to
make sure his actors were unObserved,
forced a window and entered the house.
I Moving quietly through the room, he stealth
/ lily assembled the steps and listened lie then
tip .oed to the low burning lamp, aud with u
glance at the form beneath the covers, he
blew out the flame. At this point Mrs Eanke
davits, who was only half asleep, became
aware of the mans presence, but thinking
it was her husband, took no further notice
, Again, with stealthy step, lie advanced to-
: ward the bed. Lightly touching the cover
let, he slowly drew it down until the chill
, night air caused a shiyer over the uncOn
scious form. Butchafsh bent over her, when
she felt his warm breath upon her face, which
! aroused her with a start. Whew, that
wasn't Johns breath-he had no such breath
as that and suddenly sitting bolt upright,
her head came in contact with the headpieOe
of the intruder.
The lusty scream soon followed and caused
, Butchufski to rush down the stairway just as
the husband opened his door, The tive
I srapped and struggle ensued, which
! brought in the neighbors and resulted in
Butchufski's arrest at the instance Of Mrs.
Yankedavits. She, however, withdrew her
charges on the defendant paying her Sl5 dam
ages and the costs Of the suit to Justice
1 OBrien.