The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-05-25
PITHY POINTS.

happenings Throughout the Country
Ohrouioled tor Hasty PerusaI.
The Oryigsburg schools close for the term
ou Friday.
Diphtheria has become quite prevalent in
Mauch Chunk
Strangers are circulating counterfeit silver
dollars at Hazlcton:
The odd Fellows Relief Association of
White Haven has dissolved
/ The State Board of Health began its an
nual meeting at Johustowu last night
/ Harrisburg shoe merchants say they have
good evidence of a revival of business.
/ A bicycle race from Port Carbon to New
Philadelphia is arranged for Monday even
ing next
Burglars got $34 and other valuables from
the Chestnut avenue hotel, Altoona, and $40
from a cigar store near by.
There are too many bicycles on the streets
after dark without lights Also too many
scorchers on the same bikes.
Crap shooting as pastime seems to be on
/ the increase in Pottsville The police
threaten to arrest all such shooters.
/ While fixing a gun as trap to kill game
in the woods, George Herr was himself killed
/ by it at Trout Run, Lycoming County.
Coal dirt has cho -ked the channel Of Blue
Mountain dam, north of Hamburg, and boat
/ ing on the Schuylkill Canal is at standstill
The practice of ball playing ON the streets
and pavements will result in personal injury
or damage to property if not soon stopped.
Overloaded garbage wagons leaving a trail
of tin cans and offensive matter behind
should receive attention from the authorities.
Having forgotten to turn of the gas in his
room, Charles II. Higgs, a wellknown young
man, was found dead in bed at Wilkesbarre
The summer theatrical season at Tumbling
Run opens this week. Something beside
back numbers are promised for the sum
mcr.
/ Dennis Murphy the we'll known politician
and business man, of Locust Dale, has been
appointed postmaster of that place, vice
Michael Weldon resigned.
President j. b. Puriton, of Denison Uni
yersity, Granville, o., was knocked down by
fire engine in Pittsburg, his nose broken
and otherwise badly bruised.
Earl Whitman, Representative from the
Fourth legislative district, Schuylkin County,
iell from his ice house at his nome at Adams
dale and fractured his arm.
Bapusts have raised $500, 600 of the $780,
900 to meet John d, Rockefellers quarter Of
/ a milliou-dollar gift to missions, as an
uouuced at the Pittsburg meetings.
The Mnersyille town Council muddle is
not yet disposed of, Judge sayidge being un-
able TO give the matter his attention last
week owing to illness in his family
John Baum, Of Palmyra, was perhaps
fatally hurt near Annylle by his horse dash
ing over IO-foot embaukmeut into a stone
quarry during heavy storm at night
ST. PuuIs Evangelical church was dedicated
| last Sunday at Auuville. Presiding Elder
/ r. l.. Hcutz, Rev j. IL. Williams and Rev.
| G.. k Fehr conducted the dedicatory ser
vices.
Bidders for the work of removing the
burned Capitol ruins at harrisburg have
been busy measuring and examining the
spot for several days The contract will be
awarded to-day.
On the ground that no plans were sub
mtted, and the specifications were changed,
the new steel bridge across the Schuylkill, at
Bern, BcrkS county, has been rejected by
the county viewers.
Colonel W. j. Harvey president Of Wilke. o
barre City Council and a number of other
citizens had their pockets picked ON a
crowded street car returning from the ball
game I'm thar city Saturday
The trial of Llyod S. Wintersteen and
Clifton Kuorr jointly charged with con-
spiracy to blow up with dynamite the house
of Levi Z. Waller, of Bloomsbury, COM
nenced to day at that place
Nora Kissell, an alleged accomplice has
informed Federal officials that for many
years, at a point near Bradford she aided
Daniel Wilder in making bogus dollars and
other coins. Wilder is under arrest.
Eddie Vaughn, a pugilist who is we'll
known i'm this region, and who year ago
defeated Samuel Meyers at MrAduo, is
lying 10 the point Of death in New York.