The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-12
PITHY POINTS.
Happenings Throughout the Country
Chronicles tor Hasty PerusaI

Chronlolea tor Hasty Perusai.
The Third Brigade band will wear white
duck pants
The State Treasurer is paying out the
school appropriations.
A marriage license was issued to Allen
Obcnhans and Viola Holman, both Of Ash
land
John L. Sullivan, the ex-champiou, will
umpire a game of base ball at Forestville ON
Saturday.
Mt Carmel dealers have followed those in
this town and put the price Of cigarettes up
to cents
Swain, the hardware man, has cut the
price on the remainder of his stock of bicycles
below cost.
A mule belonging to John A. Reilly, died
last night Ulrich & Sons, Of Ashland,
claimed the carcass
While in Swalm's hardware store yesterday
we noticed that they are doing big business
in bicycle repairing.
It has been decided to hold the Lavelle
fair under entire new management from
October 10 to 22 inclusive.
Judge Gordon will be ia Pottsville on
August 20, to hear argument for new trial
in the second case of Neri DIETRICH.
/ p. W. Bierstein d Co., have swung a new
sign to the breeze, which announces their
place of business as the City Drug Store
/ Benjamin Faust, Jacob Gaeber and Joseph
Guebcr, prominent citizens Of ShamOkin
have started for the Klondike gold fields.
The monthly report Of Mine Inspector
Brennan shows only four fatal and four non
fatal accidents in the Shamokin district for
July.
The license of the late James P. Conuois
i'm Pottsvillc, has been transferred to his
brother, John, who will hereafter conduct
the hotel
Bishop McGoyern,o of the Harrisburg diocese,
is i'm Shamokiu to adjust differences be
tween st. Stanislaus Kostka and Slayish
churches.
Judge John j. Henderson, Of Crawford
county, was renominated for his present
office by the Republicans, there being no
opposition.
The receipts of the Shamokin postoliice
. {. p the last year showed such a large increase
as TO warrant an extra appropriation Of SiOl
for clerk hire.
Speeches, music and big public dinner
will mark the 1Olst birthday anniversary o
Mrs Betsy Trout at Longs Hill, Berk'
county, tomorrow.
Edward Mason, of town, brother of JOIN
Mason, who died at Mahanoy City Tuesday
night says the latter was at no time mem
her of the National Guards.
Freight train No. 70, on the Reading road
was wrecked at Alaska yesterday morning
The engine was thrown across the track anC
IA cars were broken to pieces.
Inquiry is being made throughout tn,
state for J. w. Bixler, young merchant o
Hanover York county, who disappeared
from his home a few days ago.
Wallace & Jones, the contractors, who ar
doing the paving work on the streets o
Mahauoy City paid their hands yesterday
They intend to pay every two weeks
The Lyon-Dunn Orphans Court judge
contest will reopen on August "a. Judge
Dunn has prepared a bill of Particular
which will be presented at that time.
The big rattlesnake which escaped from
Coach Davis, of the Lafayette College foo
ball team, has been found and killed, anC
? residents of Easton again feel at ease
The Lost Creek Cadets will hold a picni
in Browns grove at Lost Creek, on next Sat
urday and Monday at, which a prize of S.
will be chanced off by the society, tickets fo
which are sold at 10 cents each,
t The prosecution of Grocer Ernest Frankli
and f. w. Bell, manager of the Grei
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company's store, ;
Ea.ton, on the charge of selling adulterate
; coffee, has been abandoned for lack {
| evidence
Mrs. Rose Boyle, of Audenred has brougl
suit against the l.. " Coal Co. at Mauc
Chunk to recover $4,000 damages for tn
loss Of her husband, Patrick Boyle, who WI
killed Jan IS 1896, by fall of rock in on
of the defendant company's mines.
l. A medal Of honor for heroic conduct