The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-07-06
THE NEWS GLEANINGS
Lively Events in the Town Last
Evening.
THE PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY,
P~arade-The Police Arrest Two
Shell Game Men-Columbia
Hose Company's Picnic.

The pyrotechnic displays that were post
poned Thursday night took place last night
and for about two hours Main and Centre
streets were in a blaze of glory. Sky
rockets, Roman candles and red fire we're
set off in profusiou and the sight was a
beautiful one. The displays in front of the
places of business of Postmaster Mellet
and Councilman McElhenny were espec-
tally fine and attracted crowds of people to
the scenes of operation. The small boy
had heaps of fun running for the sticks of
the rockets n many people took invOlun-
tary sprints to escape the rockets that
slipped and shot along the ground instead
of into space. No accidents were reported.
The own had a holiday appearance
during the entire night and it was long
after midnight when the report of the last
cannon cracker died away. During the
early hours of the evening the streets were
enlivened by music from the 4th Regiment
Drum Corps of Pottsville and the drum
corps of the Salvation Army. The
former spent the day here and the young
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They furnish excellent music and have
been invited to repeat the visit at an early
day. AS the Salvation Army passed down
Main street with its drum corps playing a
sacred selection the Pottsville young men
fell in at the rear and marched in that
position for about half a square. Many
people were misled to the conclusion that
the army had uniformed its members in a
season of prosperity, but when
the visitors turned off at Centre street the
humor of the incident made itself APP
parent and there were broad smiles on all
sides. The army was cut down one half in
a twinkle. The incident was more en-
joyabIe from the fact that the Pottsville
young men were not in the least boisterous
and they fell in and out of the line
with a neatness that would nave been
creditable to a veteran military organiza.
ton.
The brewery agents also made the fowl
lively for some time with their annual
parade, Eight wagons were in line filled
with young men attired in ridiculou.
fashion. The displays by the Lauer and
Barley agents were very catchy. The
parade was headed by a horseback rider
attired in an ulster tied about his body
with bunting and a drum corps furnished
the music. Thu occupants of some of the
wagons were too boisterous and fresh t.
make the parade an appreciative one to tn,
public,
The Columbia Hose Company took adj
vantage of the clearing weather to continu,
its picnic at Columbia park, and the Gran.
Band gave a short street parade TO an
nounce the event. The attendance at tn,
park was very good during the evening
and the company retrieved some ofthe los
it sustained the day before. There was
pyrotechnic display at the park. Several
balloons were sent up. One of them caugh
fire after it got some distance above tn,
grounds. The picnic was continued TO-DAY
and will be held this evening. This after
noon the company's postponed fantastic
parade took place and was a success. Their
were a number of very funny features in il
Last night Chief of Police Tosh ant
Lieutenant Lee arrested two ~stragglinG
fakirs of the Ashley circus for working {
shell and ball game at Columbia Park.
The fakirs were fined 81 % each by Justic,
Toomey and stopped their preying on thu
, innocents. These fakirs have given up thu
circus to remain in town, as they say the
suckers are plentiful. They should b,
avoided and prosecuted each time the!
attempt to throw out their drag nets. 4
few fines will COMPEL them change theil
base Of operations.