The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-01-02
TURNING !
NEW LEAVES.
The New Year ObServanceS in This
Borough.
BUSINESS OPENS TODAY |
The Public Schools Are Open Again Re
ports Concerning Operations at the
COllierieS-ChangeS Looked For.

New Years Day, the closing day of the
Christians holiday season, was almost
generally observed here yesterday. But
few places Of business other than the
hotels, saloons and restaurants were open.
The number of slsighs fitting TO and fro
on the sire s during the day and evening
showed hat the demand upon the livery
men was brisk. The sleighing was de-
lightful and all the young men who could
scrape together a couple of dollars and
young lady as a companion were out in
force. The Grant and Lithuanian bands
spent most of the day giving serenades
and several drum corps followed the ex-
ample.
To day the opening Of the New Year
and cessation of festivities was heralded
by the re-opening of all places of busi-
ness and the appearance of truck sleighs
in place of the pleasure vehicles The
tolling of the school bells also gave notice
that the time for business had arrived aud
the children wended their way to the
various school buildings in large num-
bers, evidently refreshed by their holiday
vacation.
In many quarters is heard a recital Of
what new efforts will be made in this and
th At business for 1895, but, unfortunately,
nothing OF promise is heard from the coal
circles All the collieries of the p. 81 r.
C. & l. Company resumed operations this
morning and will work tomorrow, but
tomorrow night will again shut down
for the balance of the week
The Lehigh Valley collieries also
idle about ten days. No announcement
is made as to what their working time
will be this week.
The people here having relatives and
friends in the Mt. Carmel and Shamokth
districts will be pleased to hear That all
| the coIlieries there that were shut down
indefinitely just before Christmas started
up again to-day.
Among the discussions overheard con-
cerning mining operations and other
business relative to the intere sts of this
community was one to the effect that a
number of alterations in the working
| staff of the Lehigh Valley Coal and Navi-
cation Company will probably be made
this month. FreI. Zerbey, who was re-
Gently chief of the company's engineerin g
| corps, will retain his promotion to the
superintendency in the Hazleton division
and will shortly move his family tC
HazletOn. John A. Grant has been filling
Mr.. Zerbey's late position, but it has not
| been decided that he will retain it. Their,
/ is talk of the company dividing It's
engineering corps into divisions, to b,
known as the Lehigh and Mananoy. In
such an event, it is said, Mr., Grant may
/ be assigned to take charge of the Lehigh
/ division,
1t is also reported that there may be re
newed activity in connection with the
/ Scluylkill Traction Company before the
! close of the month. The Philadelphia of
ficials of the company are to visit the Gi
| rardville plant tomorrow and make al
inspection of the lines. Next Monday
is the day fixed for the argument
on phe rule for an injunction asked
| by the company to restrain the Gil bertoI
borough authorities from interfering
with the company in Recommending tn,
road and operating a through line in tht
borough. The company feels confden
that the injunction will be granted. II
such an event the work of putting tn,
Gilberton branch in trim for through
operation will begin at once, unless, O
course, it is stopped by proceedings OF
aDpeal