The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-13
PITHY POINTS.


happenings Throughout the Country
Chronicied tor Hasty PerusaI.
Preparations are being made for September
court.
BY next summer Reading and Harrisburg
will be connected by trolley.
G. George Miller, of Pottsville, has pur-
chased the Randall homestead at Schuylkill
Haven, from John Murphy.
Joseph Flahertv, of Girardville, has been
appointed u momber of the Miners Examin-
Dewitt, resigned.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
will meet in Lebanon next week. The local
lodge will be represented.
The old shantics on the site Of the pro-
posed new Federal building for Pottsville are
being torn down and next week the work OF
digging for the foundation will begin.
Lin B. Zulick, of Orwgsburg, a Volunteer,
is home from camp ON sick leave.
The water in the Schuylkill river is of
drinking mud
Many complaints of lost mail matter are
made to Pottsyille's postmaster.
The p. x r. employees at Mahanoy City
received their pay to-day.
department is in such bad condition that
some of it will not stand 40 pounds pressure,
James J. O'Neill, formerly operator at Lost
Creek, is relieving Thomas Reynolds, opera
tor at Dclano, for few days. Reynolds is
suffering with sore eyelids,
Many Of the saloon men are wondering
where the money is to come from to take up
next years license.
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metcors is just now due. Meteors belonging
to this group may be seen from about the
middle of July to the latter part of August.
A. +. Sweet is the name of a travelling
salesman that beat Mahanoy City hotel men.
The Mountain Grove camp meeting closed
on Wednesday.
=, st Mary's Catholic church at McAdoo will
be dedicated on Monday with imposing cere-
monies
The Irene Social Club, of Mahanoy City
will hold their annual picnic at High Point
this evening.
Miss Name Reilly. one of Shenandoah:
charming daughters, is a guest at the Kaiel
residence in Mahanoy City and will remaiI
several days.
The Shamokin School Board is enforcing
the vaccination rules.
A movement is on foot to erect an electri,
light plant at Orwigsburg.
A railroad station is being erected at tn,
odd Fellows orphan home, near Sunbury
It will be a great convenience.
James O'Hara, the Mahanoy City livery
man, sold a valuable trotting mare to Hon
William Torbett, of Girard Manor.
committee of McAdoo saloonkeepers will
call on Shenandoah and Mahauoy City
brewers in reference to the price of beer
| While gathering tobacco Henry Barr, o
| Lancaster, stopped to pick up a stalk, anC
| gouped one of his eyes out with his cutter
Foreign laborers employed along the rail
| road at SChuYlkill Haven fought after receiv
ing their pay and several were badly cut
Excavatng was yesterday begun for a larg
machine shop to be built by the Phladelphi
& Reading Railway Company, at Tamaqua.
A vein of zinc has been struck at Almedia
Columbia county, by George L. Seip, q
Allentown, and capitalists have taken step
to mine it,
Henry Haupt will on Monday remove hi
family from Frackvi to Reading. Mi
Haupt has secured lucrative position at tn
latter place.
Ellis Lewis, former resident of town, an
who has conducted hotel at Tamaqua, fo
the past year or so, will remove to Shenar
doah.
The Pennsylvania railroad company give
a choice of seaside points for excursion
Thursday, August 18th, Atlantic City Cap
May Sea Isle City Ocean City, Avalon
Anglesea, Wildwood or Holly Beach. Allan
tic City being the most popular takes th
crowd. Passengers desiring to go throug
same day can avoid the transfer througl
Philadelphia by taking the Delaware rive
bridge route, the only all rail line from point
in Pennsylvania.