The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-12-12
RAPPAHANNOCK NOTES.

Miss Kate KcLain, who spent the past
year with friends in Holyoke, Mass, re-
turned here Saturday evening.
Quite a number of our young people spent
pleasant afternoon on the ice at Lost Creek
yesterday.
Miss Mary Wright, of Shenandoah, spent
last evening with friends here.
The Lost Creek Dramatic Club is rehears-
ing play which it will produce in February.
Packer colliery No. 5 worked only tour
days last week.
"Peck's Bad Boy" will he at the Palace
theatre the latter end of this week.
Joseph Hutchison, of Colorado, was well
come visitor here last evening.
From a reliable source comes the news that
the sth Regt., at Camp Mckenzie, Ga. will
be mustered out and the boys will be home
for Christmas. This will be glad news for
their mothers.
A selected committee held meeting at the
Lost Creek r. A. b hall yesterday afternoon,
for the purpose of making arrangements for
the coming fair to be held under the auspices
of the Temperance Society of that place dur
! ing the holidays.
James Brehony, an aged man of Mahanoy
Plane, died at his home Saturday morning
from heart trouble.
Patrick McMauiman, of Homesville, spent
yesterday with friends here
o F. Mcdonnell, of Lost Creek, the hust-
! ling insurance agent, transacted business at
| Pottsville on Saturday.
The general committee on the fair to be
held in the basement of st. Josephs Catholic
churcl has decided that the opening date for
the fair shall be Tuesday (to-morrow) even
ing, Dec. 18th. That evening and the fol-
| lowing evenings of the week, frst-cass en-
tertainments will take place and pleasant
evenings are assured all who attend. Tickets
are now going around for the supper and en-
tertalnment to be held on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. These two evenings
will be the most enjoyable of all, and every
thing points to grand success. The proceeds
of the fair will go to the erection of a
parochial residence.
James Conry, of this place, aged so years.
died of kidney trouble at 2:30 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon. The funeral will take place
at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning
Night school is well attended here and the
pupils are well furnished with the necessary
books.
A young female foreigner visited town Sat
urday with violin. While she was playing
her instrument on one of the corners by
stander remarked that the girl was tiirt, as
she always had bow on string.
Thomas Mills and wife, of Gilberton, spent
yesterday with friends here.
j. Walter Kennedy and company produced
the tragedy Samson" in the palace theatre
Friday and Saturday evenings. The second
evening the company was greeted by large
and enthusiastic audience
The Dramatic Company of this place viii
open a two-nights' engagement on Monday
| n,n ,,tl tl .nAx
drama, Border Land" This piece is sure Il
make hit, as the characters are well So
lected and the company have added severa
tirst-class specialtes. On Tuesday evening
goth inst, the same company will produc
the great labor drama, Strife, or Master AM
Men"
William Jeromes whirlwind of laughter
P "A Jay in New York, " will be at the Palac
= theatre tomorrow (Tuesday) evening. Al
I. lovers of comedy should come early AM
A avoid the push.