The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-08-14
PITHY POINTS.


Ohronioied Tor Hasty Perusal.
There is shortage Of laborers and mechan-
les in Centre county
Deaf mutes will hold their fourteenth
annual convention at York on August 23rd
Edward Doughorty was caught under q
fall of coal at the Black Diamond mine, near
Wilkesbarre and killed
Lebanon county Christian Endeavorers
have asked District Attorney McCurdy to
help enforce the liquor laws
The negro workers imported from the
South to Wilkesbarre went to Easton Satur-
day morning to work on a railroad.
Philadelphia capitalists want TO purchase
tho fremont Iron Works, which have been
idle for several years.
Philip Mangold, aged 75 and formerly
wealthy was killed by a wagon running
over him at Locust Spring collery, near
Shamokin.
Auburn and Lloyd Garloff and several
other Myerstown youths had a terrific en-
counter with big copperhead snake, which
they killed.
A half score of Hungarians, just landed,
were stranded in Pottsville on Saturday.
They are bound for Mt Carmel.
Next week Hiram Hinkle, of Weathery,
and Jacob Kressley, of Allentown, will begin
tour of the country in gospel wagon.
District Attorney Bechtel and his assist
ants are already making preparations for the
September term of court which begins in
two weeks. A large number Of cases have
accumulated during the summer months.
The coliery employees in the Ashland and
| Girardville districts were paid to-day.
The German Catholic Knights of Ashland
will have a big time tomorrow.
Anthracite Division No. 90, of the Grand
international Auxiliary of the Brotherhood
! of Locomotive Engineers was instituted at
Pottsvile Saturday afternoon.
The intelligence has leaked out from among
relatives and friends that Thomas Hughes, OF
st. Clair, and Miss Jennie Hopes, of Potts
vile, are to be married August 26th.
v II. Niche left Hazleton year and half
ago for the Klondike, and news of his death
there has just been received.
Belefonte is promised several new indus
tries in addition to the projected antitrust
match factory.
Chas. Witcavage was released from Jail
Saturday, after having served two years and
five months He was sentenced on the charge
of assault and battery, with attempt to
| ravish.
Several of the individual operations will
work full time this week. The Reading
collieries will work five days.
Daniel Brislin and Miss Mary ODonnell,
both of New Silver Brook, will be married
next Wednesday.
Tamaqua ministers object to sacred concerts
on Sundays by local band.
A four story addition to the Park Hotel, at
Pottsville. is now being erected.
The shoe factory of H. S. Albright & Co.,
at Orwigsburg is to be increased to double
its present capacity, which is 1,5OO pairs OF
misses and child's shoes per day.
Regardless of the possible clash with glass.
blowers the chimney plants at Pittsburg will
probably resume operations on Thursday.
Miss Gertrude Byers, of Mahaffey, claims
to have been healed of partial paralysis OF
the legs, by faith, in a camp meeting at Sus
quehanna park.
Elk State Democratic Chairman Garman
left Wilkesbarre last night for Hot Springs
Ark, for the benefit of his health.
Fireman James Strausser, of coal train
on the Wikesbarre & Eastern Railroad, was
fatally injured in collision with pay car al
Jenkins Junction.
100000 cold storage plant will be
erected at YORK by G. w. Meredith & Co., OF
Philadelphia, and factory for cigar-shaping
machines will also be built there
The new edifce of the Hepe Evangelical
church, at Ephrata, Lancaster county, was
dedicated yesterday
Co. E, sth Regt., N. G. P. of Mahanoy
| City, has received its new uniforms and
equipments.
The saloon of John Stalavage, at Mahanoy
City, was robbed early this morning The
loss was SIS.