The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-10-21
PITHY POINTS.
Happenings Throughout the Country
Chrnnioied for Hasty PerusaI.


Chrnnioied for Hasty PerusaI.
There are 1876 prisoners in the county Jail.
This was potato day in Pottsvile's public
schools.
Coal cars are scarce, causing suspensions at
the colieries.
The Tamaqua Town Council will probably
increase the tax levy.
Ashlands contribution to the Lafayette
fund is sl5, donated by the public school
children.
A swindler is said to be heading this way.
He cleans sewing machines for 80 cents and
then finds broken wheels and other appli-
ances which need repair. Give him the boot.
Miss Mae Sailor, of Pottsville, is now a
member of Arnold Wolford's Cameron
Clemens company,
The Shamokin and Ashland junior foot
ball teams will play at the latter place to-
morrow.
Mahanoy City hotels are turning away
guests for want OF accommodations.
Senator S. A. Losch has recovered from his
recent illness and is again in the political
arena.
The Borough Council of Tamaqua has
requested the Board of Health to reduce the
salaries of the officers of the latter body.
The Daughters of Liberty in session at
Easton, elected officers, with John II.
Shuster of Harrisburg, as State Councillor
Rev. William Acornley, of st. Clair, has
been quite i'll for the past six weeks.
A correspondent says it is surprising the
amount of shoplifting that is going or in st.
Clair
The Merchants hotel at Reading has been
| sold to A. S. Flicker for $45 600.
| The Stoddart washery at Maizeville is about
completed, and operations will be resumed
about November lst.
Rufus Lash. who recently purchased the
hotel of Frank Everett, of BrandOnvilo in.
tends having fox chase in the near future
The Elks minstrel troupe, of Ashland, will
give benefit performance at Mahanoy City
Monday night,
The p. & r. colliery employees at Mahanoy
City will he paid tomorrow
In the case of First National Bank OF
Minersvile VS.. Samuel Freeman, action on a
promisory note, the arbitrators awarded
! $1,000.
! The attaches of the District Attorneys and
! Clerk of the Courts offices are getting ready
! for November term of court.
Judge Bland handed down the audit OF
James A. Medlar, trustee of the estate OF
samuel HeHner, late OF POttsYllle, deceased
1t is said a water famine threatens the
county almshouse. Shenandoah has been in
that prediCament some time.
Lieut.. James Carter, of the cruiser May
flower, well known here, is visiting relatives
at st. Clair.
Miss Laura A. Clauser, of Minersville died
at the home Of her parents ON Wednesday,
aged 21 years
Big brewery interests in the Wyoming
Valley have been consolidated.
The new water works at Mt. Carmel will be
ready for service the first of next week.
Ia the Chauncey NINE Luzerne county,
Edward Buckley was kicked to death by a
mule.
Taking 1870 of his fathers savings, the son
Of a foreign laborer at Mahanoy City has
left for parts unknown.
One of the soldiers shot dead in the saloon
fight at Newport News, Va, Tuesday night,
was John GOrham, of Ashley, Luzerne county
At yesterdays session of the state conven.
tion of the Womans Christian Temperance
Alliance, at Pittsburg, Mrs. S. F. Savery, OF
West Chester, delivered an address