The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-11
PITHY POINTS.
Happenings Throughout the Country
Chrunioled Tor Hasty Perusal.

Happenings Throughout the Country
Chronloled for Hasty Perusal.
The county league Of base ball clubs is a
thing of the past.
The Pottsyille Council win be asked to
build new lookup.
The Wasley residence, on North Jardn
street. is undergoing nu nerous repairs.
Several residents of Easton have caught the
gold fever and started for the Klondike
fields.
The campfire at High Point park viii be
opened again on Saturday afternoon aud
evening.
Little Harry Wise, of Anuvilo Lebanon
county, was kicked ON the head by a horse,
and will die.
Andrew Bankus will probably die from
injuries received in fall Of coal in the Nah
anoy City colliery.
The p & r. employees at Mahanoy City
were paid to-day. Those in this district will
receive theirs on Saturday.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Board
Of Trustees Of the state hospital at Fountain
Springs was held yesterday.
There were 33 admissions to the Pottsville
hospital during July making total Of 81
cared for during the month.
telephone line is to be established be-
tween Pottsville and fremont, by the
Pennsylvania Telephone Company.
The Blythe township School Board will
meet Saturday to appoint ten teachers
There are double that number Of applicants
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the United
Evangelical church, Cressona, has raised
g. 500 in the past two years to liquidate the
church debt.
Frank Lauer, the Reading brewer, may
purchase the hotel at Tumbling Run. The
price asked is $4,000, including the amuse
ment grounds
Henry A. Meek, an old soldier, Of Por
TrevOrton, Northumberland county, tried t
take his life with chloroform at police head
quarters in Williamsport.
Charged with having cruelty heated boy
at ball game, Taylor Humphries, a coloreC
| policeman of Carlisle, Columbia county, wa
yesterday placed under arrest.
/ Patrick Motley resigned his position a
engineer at the Bast colliery, Big Mine Run
and went to the New England states wher
he accepted a lucrative position.
The union fathers of Scranton have gon
back to work after one days strike all tn
contractors in the city having conceded
the demand Of 10 cents per bundle.
Inserting the tube of a bicycle pump in hi
baby sisters mouth, 7-year-old Thoma
Rulhman, of Beaver Falls, inflated the in
fants stomach, with almost fatal results.
An attempt at suicide by cutting his throa
with pocket knife was made by Danit
Miller, who is in jail at Carlisle, Cumberlan
county, charged with assaulting his daughte
Waldron's monster horse sale takes place
OHara's livery, corner of White and Lloy
streets, tomorrow at o'clock. Watch fC
the magnificent display of horse flesh in I'll
parade at noon.
The Bradford and Susquehanna Count
Medical Society, with the physicians
Wyoming and Luzerne counties as guest
held meeting yesterday at Lake Carey
Wyoming county,
Liveryman Neiswenter states that tn
next load of Pennsylvania horses will b
the best ever shipped, They will also b
sold cheap, which should be taken advar
tage of by horse buyers.
Suit against the School Board of CentraGi
Columbia county, will be instituted by J I
, Eisenhower, recently displaced as princp
Of the High school, who holds that he WI
serving under three-years' contract.
Ex-Mine Inspector Lewis, Of HazletOn, is
candidate for appointment TO the position
Chief of the Department of the Bureau
6 Mines aud mining He is indorsed by Pre-
dent Walters, of the Lehigh Valley; A.
. Coke, of Drifton, and Senator Wolverton.