The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-04-17
MAHANOY CITY.
MAHANoY CIT


yesterday.
wv. Stone, of Gilberton, made bus
mess calls here last evening
Thomas Condron, of Gilberton, was a
spectator at the Fast Mail' show last
evening.
Fred. Reese, of Shenandoah, was in
town yesterday.
George II. williams was among the
visitors from Shenandoah yesterday.
NJ. Long, an electric railway magnate
from Hazleton, met railway men here
yesterday.
A. Prince, of Pottsville called upon
customers about town on Monday.
Telegrapher George Lentz has returned
to Mt. Carmel.
]. ]. Rattigan returned from Pottsville
yesterday morning.
Harry Ball exercised his new 2:20 trotter
on Centre street this morning. The
animal is handsome and has very grace
full movement.
Edward Fogarty, with high top wading
boots and fishing tackle, went to Lake
side this morning to create havoc among
| the trout.
Isaac Ball went TO Mauch Chunk this
morning, prepared to bring home a mess
of the speckled beauties.
Professor Albert Wright performed
upon the orchestral piano in Kaier's opera
house last evening
Garfield Commandery No. 81, OF town,
will hold their annual meeting on Tues
day evening. A large attendance is ex-
pected for business of Importance will be
transacted
Rev. Father German, accom- panied by
his brother Edward, arrived from Phila-
dephia last evening and will be the
guests of their parents during their
several days stay in Mahanoy City
Miss Bertha Depew, of Delano, and Miss
Nal el Packer, of Mauch Chunk, were ens
tertained last evening by the Misses
| Behler. ,. ...
John w. Phillips, teller of the First
National Bank Of Mahanoy City, is a
hustling candidate for state delegate and
from present indications he will be the
one to represent the first Legislative dis
| trict at the next gubernatorial conven-
| ton. "IH
In Fast Mail' Manager Quirk intro
| duced another first class show to the
patrons of Kaier's opera house last even
| ing The scenery was excellent 1t was
| a good, live, natural railroad play. The
audience was large and well pleased.
j. w. Reese has been promoted to the
assistant superintendency of the Pruden-
tial Insurance Company at Girardville
| and will assume charge next week, Mr..
Reese won his honors through a lively
competition with eight other employees. o.
William Bansinger, Jr.. whipped
twenty-five pretty trout from Locust
creek yesterday. They were about six
inches in length and the lot weighed five
pounds. Mr.. Bensinger reports the streams
high and the fishermen numerous.
George II. Garwood, of Indianapolis,
Ind, is stopping at the Grand Central.
Mr. GarwOod is bicyclist of considerable
repute. He rode 7,135 miles last year
going from New York to the World's
Fair and back twice on the wheel, besides
taking many other lengthy rides o.
Five Poles from Morea furnished liti,
cation for seven cases in Justice O'Brien's
Office last evening. Their names were
Joe and John Merkovicz, Albert and
Annie Golofsky and Frank Gowlick. The
trouble began on Sunday through a snow
ball match in which the first named were
somewhat victorious. From snow balls
they began to use fists. The MerkoyicZi
were getting the worst of the battle when
Mrs Galofsky came to their rescue anC
in the melee men and women became en-
tangled in struggling, kicking, slugginl
mass, piling on top of one another like
the boys game of "bloody miller" FRANK
GOwlick received n terrible cash across
the face from club in the hands of Mrs
Galofsky and others received similar deco
rations. Lawyer Dolphin was engaged
and the cases will 20 to court, the several
defendants furnishing bail from $500 t.
$500 each.
Last evening was one of thorough en-
iioyment for the members and friends o
the English Lutheran Literary Society
which met at the residence of Mr.. |. Nj
Behler. on North Main street. M. Il
Horn, in a graceful speech, accepted th
responsibilities of presidency which wer
conferred upon him at the last meeting
Following this came the literary program
which was opened by Edward Snyder
who told, with much feeling, ''why h
loved the ladies'" j, Ernest thinner
man, in an extemporaneous speech, tolC
of his aversion to porter and other NAL
liquors" Milton h. Crawshaw spoke o
- musical instruments; Miss Laura Hornsb,
e said some nice things about the Hello
=, phone and William Smith extolled tn
4 destinations of "rhe store clerks nous
I, tache;" Rev. l. r. Zimmerman gave tn
5 single hearts few points upon tieing tn
4 matrimonial knot, and Miss Maud Rutte
]. read an interesting essay upon Edga
0 Allen Poe Others followed in wei
I rendered selections, after which a mus
5 cal program was arranged for the mex
= meeting which takes place at the home o
Rev. |. 7. Zimmerman two weeks hence