The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-08
PITHY POINTS.
Happenings Throughout the Country
ChronIoIed Tor Basty Perusal.

Ohronicled for Hasty Perusal.
Pottsylle anticipates big parade on
Memorial Day
Brook trout are reported quite plentiful in
tributaries of Pine Creek.
Anglers are getting rods aud bait TASKS
ready for the trout season.
jacob Day. OK Poor Director, will remove
his family TO Philadelphia.
Joseph Parry, hoistiug engineer at the
Bast colliery. has resigned.
The Third Regiment of the S. of v win
meet at Caawissa April 18th
The Pennsylvania Telephone Company Is
sttiuging new wires about town
Insurance policies for $4,000 have been
placed upon Borks county public buildings
Miss Clara Kicbs and Fred Portz, Jr., both
of pottsvillc. win be married ON the 2lst
inst
The Anthracite Brewing Co.. Of Mt Car
MEL capital stock $4,000 was granted q
charter
For passing alleged bogus checks at
Huzctou. John II Miller, Of Lehighton, was
arrested.
Burglars made a big haul I'm Goodman &
Co. IS grocery store, pottsvillc, unknown TO
thc police.
flag stone pavement is being laid around
W y
White streets.
/ Wlkesbarre citizens will appeal to the law
in resisting the Spring Water Company raise
of rates to them.
The Shamokn Town Council passed an
ordinance placing the chief of police under
civil service rules.
There is % very brisk inquiry by proposed
bidders ON Readings new issue Of 100000 in
street paving bonds
The new addition to the Episcopal church
Of Fuckviue will be finished and ready for
service by May 1,t
The funeral of the late james Kenuey will
take place omorrow, at Ashland, iutermcnt
at Fountain Springs
Elijah Gregory, late superintendent of
the Girardvillc district, removed his house
hold goods TO Reading yesterday.
over % lodges have accepted an invitation
To- participate in the Odd Fellows demOustra-
tun at Mt. Carmel on the 26th inst
The Goyue shops at Ashland, started on
fun time and established night shift, Civ
ing employment to 10 additional mechanics
Mrs Salume Brow n, of Brownsville, Wash
ington township died, aged % years. She
was one of the Oldest residents Of the town
ship.
John Honer aged is years, attempted to
board "a moving train at Mt. Carmel, fell
uudcyt the wheels resulting in amputauun of
his leg.
Harvey Wagner. the only son Of William
\ Wagner wel-knovu merchant Of
Orwig,lurg, died yesterday afternoon of
pneumonia.
Work ON Rertolcts new washery at
p GiurdviIe has been begun, and will be
! pushed rapidly. Contractor Isaac Christ has
p the work iu hand
, After % long idlencss the six double
furnaces of the puddle department of th,
Mahuuing Rolling Mill, at Danviilc, have
d resumed operations.
o. There are 22o prisoners in the county iai
to-day. six years ago l20 was big number
b. With gauls and ulmshouscs ovcrtiOwug
whittier are we drifting?
Eugene Magargle, candidate for sheriff
and John Weeks, Shenandoah, looked owe
their political fences in town yesterday morn
ing Mahanoy City Record.
The entire body Of the National Guard will
be ordered out on May 18th to take part il
the parade at the uuveiliug Of the Washing
ton Monument in Philadelphia.
Witnesses from Palo Alto and the Norwc
gians and Newcatle townships were befor
the Lyon Dunn contest court yesterday
Judges Ehrgood and Craig presided.
Shenandoah receives SIS i20; Mahano
City, S15, $50, and Pottsville Ss,2 2sO from tn
Liquor license fees paid this term. McAdoC
borough of but a few months, receive
81 OsO
Rev r. NJ Bateman of Girardville, VIII
was recently elected pastor of the First p. NJ
church, Pittsburg, viii locate in the smok
city May /. His successor is Rev. Nichols {
Mahanoy City.
Judge Ermentrout has decrcod that a
future bridge building in Berks county sha
be under written contracts, prepared undC
the supervision of the County Solicitor and
- competent engineer.
The date of the annual reunion of IL
First Defenders Association has bee
changed from the 18th to the 18th Of Apri
The 18th falls on Sunday this year, hem
the necessity for the change
I 1t is now stated that the rumor that JOSEF
= NJ. Harris was to be retired from the pres
S dency of the Philadelphia & Reading Raj
way, is without foundation. He will renal
at the head of the company.
Frank, the 12-year-old son of John
Campbell, of Ashland, wandered from hon
on March 31st, and his whereabouts is III
known He is small of statue, blue eye
shabbily dressed and wore a blue REFER an
blue sweater.
q r. c. Joiner, Allen P. o., Hillsdale CO
Mich, says; Nothing gave my rheumatis
.u.l ot,;,ly roliar as Dr Tbonos' EcIpctr