The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-05-25
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An Eloquent Memorial sermon Delivered
by Rev. Umbenhen Yesterday.

An Eloquent Memorial sermon Delivered
by Rev. Umbenhen Yesterday.
PoTTsvILLE May 20.
mems meeting for rairoaders was held at
the Y. NJ c. A. yesterday afternoon. Seats
were arranged for 500 persons and every one
was occupied, Short talks were given by
Il. L. lIaumm, general yardmastcr Philadel-
phia G. u. Senior, road foreman of Reading;
W. b. Gormley, tranmaster, Reading, and
others. The music was conducted by a
double quartette of male singers.
Rev. j. II. Umbenhen, of the Trinity
Lutheran church, preached an able and
appropriate sermon to the members Of Gowen
Post No %, G. A, r., last evening. His text
was taken from Matthew, % chapter, 21st
verse Render therefore unto Caesar the
things which are Caesars, and unto
God the things that are Gods The
reverend gentleman has not quite re-
covered from a serious illness and at
times his voice was rather weak, but his SER
mon was listened to with great interest by
the large congregation. Among other things
he stated that 50 many people were crying
the evils Of immigration. Good honest in
dustrious immigrants are what we want. 1t
is what has made our country what it is.
immigration will not hurt the country, but
it is our American capitalists who import
cheap, foreign labor which brings us the
scum of Europe and they are the ones to
blame for the evils of immigration. Also
that many people doubted whether the
soldier should receive all the praise and
honor which is bestowed on him. He stated
that they did and more than we could ever
give them. More than some Of those men
who draw $1,000 year and sit in Congress
doing nothing; or what little they do is at
the peril Of running our country. In closing
he said that above all we should remember
our duty to our country and endeavor to
keep it sacred as a land of prosperity and
liberty for all posterity.
When the case of the Schuyll1ill Electric
Railway and c. 2. King, trustee VS. Thomas
II. Connell ct. al, was resumed before Judge
Albright in No. 2 court room Saturday
morning it was found that one juror was
missing. He was Jonathan Henning, of
Washington township. An order had been
issued for the payment Of jurors and HEM
ing, on receiving his, thought that he was
discharged, as Judge Albright had excused
all Jurors not then engaged on cases. When
it was discovered that he went home, the
facts were set before Judge Albright and
counsel for both sides concluded to go on
with eleven jurors, and the case was con
tinued until the noon recess with one juror
short. An adjournment was then taken un-
til this morning at 10 a. IN. The case will
take several days this week before conclusion.
There will be no performance at Tumbling
Run this week, until Wednesday, on account
Of the numerous repairs and Improvements.
A wheelman from Patterson named
Bonenberger met with painful accident last
evening while riding down Norwegian street
line Of drain pipe is being laid up NOrwe-
gian street and at the western end of the
ditch plank was stretched across to prevent
traffic along the excavated part of the street
But there was no light Of any kind there and
BOnenberger coming along at quite good
speed, dashed into the plank and was thrown
headlong from his wheel, receiving a number
of painful bruises, besides having iuncture
to one of his tires.
A three-y -year-old child of Alex. Madisour
was bit ON the leg by large dog, owned by
man named Goodwin, of Mechauicsville.
The wound was cauterized and the dog was
shot.
William Carter, Land agent for Warren H.
Delano, Of Mahanoy City, transacted business
in town to-day
Work will soon be started on the Pottsville
Water Company's new reservoir at Indian
Run, about three miles west of town Howell
Halberstadt left for the South to engage
negro laborers to work Oh Che new dam.