The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-10-07
PITHY POINTS.
happenings Throughout the Country
Chronlcled for Hasty Perusal.

George Sage, of St. Clair, had three of his
ribs broken in the mines.
Ashland borough has outstanding bonds to
the amount of S4s 100.
The Shenandoah and Ashland foot ball
teams will play at the latter place tomorrow
afternoon
Tho Odd Fellows orphans home, near Sun
bury, will be dedicated next Tuesday.
The Miller and Steele dramatic company
went to pieces at Ashland yesterday. The
manager flew the coop"
Locust Dale has organized foot ball team
The removal of the main offices from
Delano to Hazleton is said to be the first of
many changes in which the removal of
Delano shops is threatened.
The soldier patients at the Pottsvillc hos.
pital are all convalescing, Four were dis
charged to-day.
The Poor Directors and Controller yester-
day awarded contracts for furnishing supplies
to the poor house.
Pottsville's fire department is in need of
more hose.
The Town Council of Spring City has
adopted the curfew law.
A movement is on foot among the many
singers of Mahanoy City to organize choir
of about sixty voices to compete at the
EsteddfOd that is to be held at Hazeton on
Christmas Day.
The frame work of the Stoddard colliery,
between Gilbcrton and VAUDEVILLE, is about
completed
There are at present 1853 prisoners in the
county Jail.
Mine Inspector Mcguire, of Pottsville. re-
ports but two fatal accidents in his district
for September.
Potatoes are selling at the county seat at
sixty cents per bushel.
The Mt. Carmel News notes an air of
activity about the colleries and preparations
for busy work 1t predicts full time for the
colieries of that district
Miss Fannie Morgan, missionary for the
Reading Baptist Association, is holding
meetings at Mahanoy City.
The state flremans convention will be held
| in Scranton next year.
Mr. p. F. Broderick has removed his
barber shop to the storerOom at No. 13, East
Centre street. adjoining Max Levit's hat
store. Mr. Broderck is well known as a
clever tOnsOrialist and success precedes him
at his new location.
| The Bloomsbury county fair opens next
week.
prof" j. d. Holt, of Tamaqua will open
dancing school at Hazeton.
| The State convention of the Daughters
of Liberty which was to have opened at
| Easton next week has been postponed OH
account OF the conclave at PittsbuIg.
! Nathan c. Schaetier, superintendent OF
| Public Instruction, has set apart Wednesday
October 10, as Lafayette Arbor Day in the
public schools of the state.
! During the past month 81 deaths have oc-
CURED in Pottsville.
The Washington Hook and Ladder Com
pany, of Mahanoy City, participated in the
State Firemens parade at Lebanon, Wednes.
day, and won the $50 prize for having the
| handsomest truck in line.
| The Lehigh Valley railroad employees will
| be paid about the 10th inst
Five Orwigsburg anglers caught 80 pounds
of bass on Wednesday near New RinggOld.
| The temperance societies throughout the
county are making elaborate preparations fol
! the celebration of the birthday of Father
Matthew, the patron saint of temperance
which occurs on Monday, October 10.
Lieut.. Siyiter has now opened recruiting
station at Harrisburg.
| Pottsville papers complain of the slim
attendance at the School Directors meeting
in that town. They draw the line on tina
hoggish town.
St. Clair's borough treasury is empty and I
temporary loan has been made. Pottsvill
Council borrowed $4,000 last week.
Ex-Chief Charles II, Cohn, of the Allen
town Fire Department, was elected presden
of the State Firemen's Association.
policeman yesterday found woman
supposed to be Mrs. Mowery, of Danville
lying unconscious in back street at Shick
shinney, Luzerne county, and she diet
shortly after she was discovered.
Soldiers pensions were issued to the follow
ing among others: Henry Laudermann
Minersville, S12i Wm. T. Beach, Minersville
So; Josiah Hoch, Valley View. SO
In mine at Jeddo, James Bowden wa
squeezed to death between a car and somI
timbers.
A Scranton man asks for divorce from hi
wife because she "chews snuff" In tn,