The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-23
PITHY POINTS.
Happenings Throughout the Country
Chronicied tor Hnsty PerusRl.

Happenings Throughout the Country
Chronloled tor Hasty Perusal.
Toe peach harvest has fairly commenced in
the Cumberland valley
The G, A. r. Of Fuckville will hold
camp FIRE, beginning next Friday.
New crossings aud flags are being put down
throughout the borou Of Glberton.
The Union Coal Compauy's collierics at
Mt. Carmel, are working ten hours o day.
The camp of Sons Of Veterans of Mt Car
mel, initiated sixteen new members Friday
night.
Mrs. Jacob NIaury, of Tamaqua, fed
tramp, who rewarded her kindness by steal
ing $40.
Mystery surrounds the disappearance Of
| Thomas Johnson, who left his home at Mauch
Chunk last Thursday
Resolutions relative to the death of the
late b. W. Cummings were adopted by the
| Schuylldll county bar on Saturday.
| The employees Of the p. & r. c. & I. Co.
in the Ashland aud Girardville districts will
be paid ON Tuesday afternoon, Aug. cath.
/ 1t is estimated that the advance in wheat
will make Berks county farmers SlsO 600
richer than their expectations one month ago.
Walking in her sleep, Mrs. Ernest Ulrich,
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mine hole and almost perished before help
came.
1t is stated that Joseph Moody has been de-
cded upon as postmaster of fremont In
politics he has trained with the Losch fac
tion.
Much complaint is made because Of the in
ferior light furnished the borough Of Girard-
vile by the Fmckville Electric Light com
pany.
Jacob Gellert and Miss Bertha Levi will be
married shortly. The prospective groom is
the son Of 1. Gellert, the Pottsvile clothing
merchant.
There is a big rush in the Berlls county
naturalization court by those foreigners who
are anxious to escape payment of the new
alien tax.
The North franklin colliery at Trevorton
is practically complete, and will resume
shortly giving employment to several hundred
men and boys.
Five thousand men are expected to tax,
part in parade Of the Demonstration Asso
citation Of Central Pennsylvania, al
Lehighton, ON Labor Day.
Vice President Voorhees, inspected the 2
& r. warehouse at Tamaqua, and that ha.
caused its citizens to believe that the com
pauy will erect a new one
Rev. w. j. Burke, pastor of st. Joseph.
Catholic church of Locust Gap, is seriously
i'll with malarial fever. The reverend gentle
man has had an unusual amount of sickness
The Lancaster county court refused tC
allow mol, pros in the case Of William
Liebold, charged with forging the name
Charles B. Grubb on paper filled out foi
$4,000.
Cards are out announcing the wedding o
Miss Katharine Barton Davies, of Reading
to BIr. John Bowman, of Schuylkill Haven
on September 1st., at the home Of Mis-,
Davies in Reading.
Preparations are being made to secure
James j. Corbett, formerly the world's cham
pion pugiist to play first base in a game OF
ball which the West End GreYs are arranging
with the Fegley team.
On Wednesday next the sale of the Potts
vile Iron & Steel Company's effects will prob.
ably take place. This will be an important
event and one in which the people of Potts
willie are deeply interested.
Some Of the fellows up in the thirtieth dis
trict to whom Coyle and Wyatt promised pos
offices for supporting them for delegates ar
now presenting their bills" to Brumm aut
demanding the swag they claimed to hav
earned in recent delegate contests.-Republt
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