The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-17
PiTHY POINTS.
appeuings Throughout the Country
Chronicled FOR Hasty Perusal.

sppeuings Throughout the Country
Chronicled for Hasty Perusal.
This is pay day.
President Mckinley smokes pipe.
There arc few flag raisngs these days.
The merchants anticipate n brisk trade this
fall
Two months pay are due the furloughed
soldiers
Frackville's public schools are attended by
700 pupils.
Thomas Keeney was killed by train at
Wilkesbarre
/ Harvest Home services in Trinity Reformed
church to. morrow
/ Lu2cue county will probably have new
court house. They need it badly.
| The School Board has received $1,000 of
| their quota of the state appropriation.
7 substantial pavement is being placed in
| front of Fcrguson's theatre building
The excursion TO Camp Meade tomorrow
over the p. q r. road will be well patrOnized
Jack Boner and Joe Butler will meet in
limited round fight at Pittsburg next month.
Maitin Subovic has applied for the retail
license of John Treschak. i'm the First ward.
A new tower house will he erected by the
p. & r. Company, at the head of Frackvile
grade.
Thomas NJ Reed. of Frackvile has re-
eeiyed his commission as Justice of the
Peace.
The $50, 600 of Shamokn borough bonds,
for street paving, will be sold to the highest
bidders.
Two cases of small pox have been dis.
covered at Shamokin, in the family of Simon
Freeman.
Raymond Ehrhart son of Prof. Ehrhart,
formerly of town, is student at Cornell
college. Ithaca, n. y.
George w. Drieshlch, of Shamokin,
volunteer in the army at Porto Rico, was
shot while doing garrison duty.
In freight train smashup at Monocacy,
Bcrks county, Engineer John Moser, of
Schuylkill Haven, was badly scalded.
II is again reported that the Natalie col
lery, vt Mt. Carmel, will be sold to the high
est bidder on the 21st inst, at Pittsburg.
Fackyillc's Borough Council has been
dcadlocked for two months over the question
of purchasing the Mountain City water plant.
Carpenters are now at work on the new
washery for the Stoddart Company at Gilber-
ton. Coal will be shipped about the first Of
November
Daniel Wilt, "Pennsy" brakeman living
at Sunbury, in some unknown manner had
both legs cut off on the railroad, and died
soon afterwards.
At Easton aged William Bogart attempted
to pass between two sections of an uncoupled
train and was killed when they were suddenly
showed together.
Falling as he ran in front Of cars in the
Beaver Brook mines, near Hazeton, John
Welsh was run over and sustained injuries
that will probably result in his death.
Cruel Charges Haunted His Deathbcd
New York, Sept 17.-Dr. George w.
Lindheim. surgeon Of the Red Cross
and corporal of the Eighth regiment
New York volunteers, who had charge
of the train conveying 265 sick SOL
diCrs of that regiment to this city from
Chickamausa died at his residence
here yesterday from typhoid fever,
aged o. DR.. Lindhoims illness, said
DIR. Monac Lesser chief surgeon of the
Red Cross, was brought on by his la
bOrs at ChiCkamauga and worry over
the accusation that he i'll treated the
sick soldiers while en- route to this city.
For the last five days DIR. Lindheim
was deirious and raved over charges
that had been brought against him.
crying out that they We're cruel and
| uniustided.