The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-31
MAHANOY CITY.

Miss Ella Flail entertained about thirty Of
her friends at her residence on West Maha-
poy avenue last evening. The music fur
nished by Prof. Wright and YiOlinst Harry
Cook was greatly admired. .'inmo
Mrs Martin Becker, of East Pine street,
was to-day admitted to the insane depart
neut of the Sehuylkill county alnishouse
The long looked for and an1iously awaited
scboOl desks arrived here yesterday and will
be placed in position in time for the opening
Of the public schools tomorrow. The
parOehal school connected with st. Fiedelis
church was also opened with an increased at
tendance yesterday over last year lht aNl.
/ Prof. Jones' orchestra will render two
sacred concerts at High Point park next Sum
day afternoon and evening. They will be
assisted by several members of the Schoppe
orchestra, Of Shenandoah. b, a.H HtIH
James Norris, Jr., proprietor Of the Man
sion House barber shop, and Miss Name
Myers were quietly married at the p. bI
parsonage last evening. The pastor Rev,
| HigginsOn, performed the ceren0nY.lIl lu1i
A large number of friends gathered at the
Lehigh station last evening to bid good. bye
TO Mrs. Priscilla Seymour, who left for Den!
yer, Col to make her future home. IAfrs
Seymour was a resident Of town for up.
wards of 80 years and enjoyed q large ac-
quaintanceship ,.fa a5 9Basd lsui hBd o.
A large number of cyclers jouFneysdh 10
camp meeting at Lakeside tordaguh Hon ~
Miss Name Davidson entertained a num-
ber Of her friends at her home on Gatawissn
street last evening.
A shooting match took place atEllahe6wan
on Saturday between Joseph Grifiths ana
William Davis two local marksmen OF that
place. The match was for $40 side, each TO
shoot at birds. The contest was won by
Davis killing four while Grifiiths killed only
one 1t was witnessed by large crowd and
considerable money changed hands.
Frederick a six-year-old son Of William
Price, died at the family residence last night
of dropsy. At midnight the boy was seized
with violent coughing which aroused the
father from his slunber.i To reduce the
coughing the father went for some water and
when be returned to the sick bedside of his
I SON he had already become corpse The
Z death is sad blow TO ths family.4 ui 11s
William BOlinski, a First ward saloons
/ keeper, was the defendant in a case before
( Justice May last evening in which be was
charged BY Paul TFoeofsky With selling in
/ toxicating liquors 10 minors Among the
/ witnesses who testified were the three chill
] ulCu OF but pidlullu WHO were Drought nome
on Sunday afternoon in an intoxicated
condition from the effects Of drink
received at Bolin.kis home The
youngest Of the witnesses IS but six
years Of age Owing to the absence Of one
of the principal witnesses the case has been
continued John r Whalen, ESQ., Of Potts
vile, who represented the defendant asked
that tho same be excused on the ground that
he CBoinski had not given the drink to the
children, but his wife, and that it was IN
known to him. Both Torofsky and Bo-
linski figured IN d second case before the
same Justice Afterwards IN which Bolinski
says that Torpiski came 70 his saloon last
Sunday and asked for drink. Upon being
refused he threatened the saloopkeeper and
his wife with personal injury. Torofski was
held in $500 bail for his appearance at court
Carl McColiick was before Justice May last
evening charged with assault and battery by
Andrew Hudock McCollick became mad
when awakened out Of Ifs sleep by Hudock
and administered a Sound beating in which
he was assisted by his wife McCollick was
held In 5000 bail