The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-04-02
PlTHY POINTS.
happenings Throughout the Country
ChronIoled for Hasty PerusaI.

DhrOpicled Tor nasty Berusal.
Tomorrow will be Palm Sunday
The mine workers at Hazleton were in
convention this afternoon.
The area TO be paved in Mahanoy City
covers 40, 41G square yards.
Tho North Mahsnoy collery has been
equipped with telephone line.
Yesterday was pay day at the court house,
but there was no money in the treasury.
The schuylkil county Medical Society
will meet at the Almshouse next Tuesday.
Pottsvlle defeated the Danville team last
night in game of basket ball, score II to 8.
A new Masonic lodge was instituted at
Hazleton last night under very favorable cir
cumstances.
An eisteddfod is to be held in Bethel Welsh
Congregational church, Mahanoy City, on
Good Friday.
Philip ]. Huntzinger, Mahanoy City
amateur wants to meet Jack McGeever, the
Wiliamstown light weight.
The news items in the correspondence to
the Pottsville daily papers appear in the
HERALD the day previous.
Dennis Dougherty, we'll known young
man of Connors patch, left the forepart of
the week to enlist in the navy.
The new Halle brewery at Hazleton, was
OpOueu yeSleTudy loI uho hlob Vlhho' lIo
capacity is 20 600 barrels year.
The work of rebuilding the Commercial
House at Mt Carmel that was recently de-
stroyed by fire, has been begun.
A St Clair man was appointed Almshouse
Steward, and the Pottsville papers give him
a column in biographical sketch. Such is
fame
John Dech, formerly of Mahanoy City and
st. Clair, died at the amshouse yesterday
aged 6s years. Although an inmate lie was a
valuable attendant and nurse in the hospital
for many years.
| Cards are out announcing the wedding of
Miss Nora Barrett, an accomplished young
lady of Connor's patch, to Mr.. John F.
Rollins, popular young man of Homes
vile, on the 18th of April.
! The many friends of Thomas J. Edwards,
| formerly of Mahanoy City, will be pleased to
learn that he was recently promoted from in
side foreman of Logan colliery to inside fore
man of Green Ridge coliery.
William Burden, outside foreman at the
| GibertOn coliery, has sent in his resignation
taking effect the first of April. He has held
! the position of outside foreman for many
years. He intends to make Mahanoy City
his place of residence.
Rev. David b. Schneider, of Reading, has
gone to establish mission at Sendai, Japan.
Several druggists of Mahanoy City are
threatened with fines of $50 each for selling
alcohol without license.
John Prosser was on tho streets early this
morning expounding his views on the
American-Spanish question. He was loaded
for wal
Suit has been brought by Coroner George
B. Sheck against the Lebanon County Com
missioners for 1886, the charges of an in
quest, which they refused to pay.
During the month of March work was be-
gun on 50 dwelling houses in Allentown, and
it is expected that the year will be a record
breaker for building operations.
For attacking Tax Collector McNeal, OF
McAdoo, Schuylkill county, Mrs. Joseph
Raynock was heavily fined, and Joseph
Stefako and Stephen Pail, her allies, were
held for court.
The North Bangor slate quarry at Bangor
Northampton county, which has been idle
two or three years, will resume operations
Monday, and large number of hands will
be employed.