The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-06
MAHANOY CITY.
MAHANoY CITY. Feb. 6.

MAHANoY CITY, Feb. 6.
yucca" the strong woman, lifted six Of
our citizens, whose combined weight was
about 1900 pounds and large horse said Ia
| tip the beam at 1,4OO pounds at Ksiers opera
house last evening, and variety company
entertained the audience until the bout was
announced between "CaW Mccarthy and
| "Jim" Gillcn, the latter Of Norrisiowu The
two ieatherwcights raiued blows upon each
other thick and fast executing some very
nest ducks and cross counters, and on the
whole gave a clever exhibition.
! 2 1t is quite startling to hear Of tho number
of children through the Mahauoy Valley who
have lately become imhued 9th pugilistiC
notions. Every day i'm the past week or two
they could be- seen or heard of humping
each other with a set of gloves larger than
their silly little noodles. OF course they can't
do each other much physical harm, but it was
carried a step farther last night, when a
| youngster barely in his teens came to a HER
AID reporter and wanted publicity given to
| the fact that pair of his chums IA or IA
| years Of age, would attempt 10 pat each other
] into a sudden slumbor with three ounce
! gloves, which are a little worse than bare
| les, for purse Of ten or fifteen dollars,
and the fight would be refereed 10y a well
known man about town who has worn grey
hairs years enough TO know better
"Fen" Cooper, j. J. Quirk and R r. Clay
! ton will 20 TO Riuggold on the 18th 10 shoot
I the second of series Of four pigeon matches
| The third and fourth matches will be- shot at
! Tamaqua and Mahanoy City the last match
occurring in March.
ABE" Scltzer. a prosperous Orwigsl urg coal
dealer and his family have been visiting rela
tives in town for the past few days. Mr.
Seltzer will be remembered by many travel.
crs on the Lehgh Valley road several years
since as a hustler in the freight house. Abe"
was hen green country boy and many were
the tricks his fellow employees played upon
him. One day a way bill was made up by the
boys, calling for a "hSg OF bung holes.' "Abe"
reported the bag short" aud was told that it
had probably been carried to shenandoah,
that the cuusignee was in great hurry for
it, This jealous young employee boarded
the next train and presented his way nil to
2. y Ferguson at Slena dOah. That official
smiled swoeuy and asked abe" Il the
calendar didn't call for that day being the
first of April. 1t did.
James Muhcarn, Of Shenandoah, made
business calls in town this morning
Rev Father MoEnroe is visiting in Phil
adelphis
Peck s Bad Boy" will be the next atirac.
tion at Kaiers opera house, and is billed Tor
Feb. litE.
Misses Sallie and Priscilla Yost. Of Nc.
koausburg, are visiting Mrs o. j. Michael, of
tatawlssa street
Yesterday morning William Bcnsingcr
bought a sleigh from Martin Gebhart for 81 so
without seeing his purch lse. IL was brought
to The door shortly after, a relic Of dals gone
py, hr by, and which was probably the
vehicle that brought tho first settler to our
hoo fr,l "a l. L
or sides, and the shafts were attached TO the
runners by bits of wire. As for paint, there
was hardly any place to put it, Bensinger
didn't grow particularly enthusiastic over his
purchase, in fact he looked AS though he
would get even with Gebhart yet, but rs he
had guest to convey up the mountain at
once he concluded to make the mos of his
bargain, and pu' his hostler "Jim' Blew, to
work making what repairs were within the
ability Of that all.arouud mechanic
When all was in readiness, the horse was
brought out. The animal gazed At the
vehicle with suspicion. He sutf red himself
to be attached TO il, however, and the party
started up Centre street All went well
until Sixth street was reached, when
runner broke down and startled the horse,
which dashed the sleigh agai ST lamp post,
ana after demoishiug the dashboard with
several vigorous kicks, freed himself and
'ahe TulOlhB nome, leaving the pas
sengers IN posst esiOn of the wreck.
The poor animal has evidently been boarding
over his humiliating experience during the
night and tried to drown his sorrow in drink
and oats, for when the hostler arrived this
morning he found ~" horse had broken open
a feed box dcvOuIt Irah.I .. gf oats
and some spoiled dried apples which had
been tossed aside in the stable and was so
enormously sweled as to make his exit
through the stable door impossible
Bensiuger has been dancing around the
stable all morning and it is not safe to inter.
view him.