The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-19
PITHY POINTS.
Happenings Throughout the Country
Chronioled for Hasty Perusal.

Happenings Throughout the Country
Chronioled for Hasty PerusaI
There are 7lG pupils enrolled in the Frack
willie public schools.
new water tank has been erected at the
st. Nicholas colliery.
The lease Of the Kaier House, at Mohanoy
City, is offered for sale
The p. & r. railroad has placed an order
for 5000 tons Of steel rails.
Thomas J. Joyce's fine in the libel case was
5000, with costs amounting to as much.
The p. s. r. will likely erect new depot
or remodel the present one at Fnckville.
The funeral of Mrs. Jane. widow Of James
George, Of Wadesville, took place ON Satur-
day.
John Reese, a miner employed at Silver
Brook, near Hazleton, was instantly killed
by a fall of coal.
The railroads are carrying large amount
of freight just now, an indication Of i'm
proved business
The Pennsylvania Steel Works. near Har-
risburg have nearly 1000 more men at work
than they had a year ago.
The Cloud Castle hotel at Frackville win
soon change hands. Daniel Coleman, the
owner, will take charge.
An otherwise inexplicable rumbling at
Reading late Sunday night was attributed by
many to an earthquake.
Thieves broke into and ransacked the
home Of Thomas Webb, at Bloomsbury, three
times in three consecutive days.
The four men who lost their lives at the
Kaskawiliam mine explosion were con-
signed to the grave yesterday.
Harrison Ball, of MahanOy City, has been
drawn as petit juror for the next term of
| U. S. District Court, at Philadelphia.
/ All of Northampton County's public
schools are closed this week to enable the
teachers to attend the institute at Easton.
DR.. +, w. Samuels of Mt. Carmel has
been elected supreme commander of the
Knights of Malta, which convened at Boston
last week.
Samuel Gillian, who shot his wife at
Phillipsburg on Saturday evening was jailed
at Bellefonte Sunday to await the result of
her injuries.
Attacked by a mob that resisted the arrest
of John Basaka, at Springfield, near Shamo-
kin, Constable Michael O'Leary shot
Anthony Basley in the hip.
Licenses to wed were issued to the follow.
ing: John State and Mrs. Katie Gargsol
both of Middleport; G. L. Strauch and
Helen o. Carter, both of Pottsville.
Judge Stewart, of Franklin county, re
fused to remove the school directors o
. Lehmasters school district, Peters township
for lack of the best school accommodations
With a bogus check for $3s a strange
swindled Undertaken J. S. Calvert at jersey
Shore. Clinton county, and got him to chas,
all around the country looking for a bogu
corpse.
William Miller and Miss Annie Goii'
popular young couple of Mahanoy Plane
haye announced their intention of entering
into the holy bonds of matrimony in th,
near future.
Owing to a boys disturbance during SER
vices in synagogue, at Reading, and hi
fathers vigorous defense of the lad, VOL
Paer, the parent, was arrested and held un
der $500 bail
General w. L. Doster, of Bethlehem, wa
yesterday substituted for District Attorne,
Fox, to try the conspiracy cases agains
Reeder and others before the Northampton
court, in November
The trial slope being sunk near ShepptoI
on the Shepp-Dull tract by Lloyd r. Brandon
is down to the depth Of 25 feet and AZ foo
vein of good coal has been passed through
The slope is on a 90 degree pitch
The Health Officer of Brooklyn has pre-
sented to the board Of Aldermen an ordin
dnce prohibiting the use of bitumnous Goa
in the city. The Aldermen are favorably t
it and it will probably be adopted.
Franklin county court has decided tina
the Poor Directors must pay Constable Joh
Myers 10 cents a mile for taking woman t
the almshOuse, instead Of half this rate
which they allowed.