The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-17
PITHY POINTS.
happenings Throughout the Country
Chronioled for Hasty Perusal.

happenings AhS OounAiy
Ohronioled for Hasty Perusal.
Ashland's returned volunteers were given
reception by the P. o. S. of A.
The ground hogs allotted six weeks ended
yesterday.
Whist and progressive euchre are favorite
games with Ashland's upper tens.
The Bon Ton millinery opening last night
was a grand success.
Mud, mud-all around us.
Shows are drawing very poor houses in
town these days.
Sunbury will not get the silk mill it has
been banking on and all because the parties
wanted a bonus of S2s,00O.
The Centralia coliery closed down We'd
nesday evening and will not resume until
Tuesday morning.
Green was the predominating color to-day.
Criminal court closed yesterday afternoon,
and all jurors were discharged.
Shenandoah was we'll represented at the
shooting match in Mahanoy City to-day.
The Good win hose company of Pottsville
will purchase new hose wagon.
George ]. Wadlinger, Esq. of Pottsville, is
slowly improving at the Harlem hospital,
Philadelphia.
Since the recent cavern at Mahanoy Plane
some of that towns Oldest inhabitants have
moved to Frackville.
France Weist, formerly of Tower City, met
with fatal accident in the coal mines at
Belleville, Ill His wife is conducting
boarding house at Lykens.
Jacob Hoppes senior member of the firm
of Hopes Bros, of Mahanoy City. has sold
out his interest to his brothers, William and
George, who will conduct the business
Mrs. Anthony Stack, of Robinsons, re-
ceived word yesterday that her son in Phila-
delphiA is lying seriously ill.
Thomas Dalton is now located in New
York city
There was no public observance Of st.
Patrick's Day in this town.
Printers Ink says THE best results in
advertising are obtained by sticking to the
best paper and spending an adequate amount
Of money in it"
Teamsters who have had occasion to drive
to Sheppton the past few days state that the
road is almost impossible on account of the
depth of the mud.
The entertainment of the AnnunciatiOn
Sunday school in Ferguson's theatre this
evening will attract a large audience.
Patrick Leary, of Mahanoy Plane, has ac-
cepted the position Of chute boss at VIM.
Penn colliery.
Good Friday on March 81 and Easter Sun
day April 2.
The city of Reading will have no money to
pay its employees before July.
The proposed electric road from Miners
Vile to Heckscheryille will be built as soon
as the weather is favorable.
The Vulcan iron works at Tamaqua will
resume April 1st,, giving employment to
fifty men.
Tamaqua's banquet to the returned soldiers
cost Sss.
The limited-round bout between Jack
Boner, of Summit Hill, and Dick O'Brien,
which was arranged last week to take place
in Philadelphia. has been declared off by
Jimmy Browne, manager Of O Brien.
Mahanoy City had slight fire yesterday,
the damages amounting to slOO
The five suspects arrested at Mshanoy
City, on suspicion of being implicated in car
robberies, were discharged.
The Ninth Pennsylvania Regiment, with
headquarters at Wilkesbarre, which went
South during the late war, has been reorgan-
lied.
Burglars at Braddock secured $500
worth of jeWelry from the house Of II. Gross,
and $4,000 worth OF merchandise from the
Keystone Clothing Company's store.
The many friends of Miss Birdie Bells,
who is confined to one of the hospitals at
Philadelphia by sickness, will be pleased to
hear that her condition has 50 improved as to
allow her TO sit up,
A derrick falling at North Lebanon crushed
Adam Baum to death.
Burglars blew open the post Office safe at
Laporte and secured money, stamps and reg
istered letters.
The Foreign Missionary Society Of the
Northumberland Presbytery was in annual
session yesterday at Williamsport
Pushed from 2s-foot-high trestling by a
mine car at Stockton, Iuzerne county, Pat
trick O'Donnell had his back broken.
premature blast at the Henry Clay shaft,
shamokin, blew of the left hand of George
Roskoskie and otherwise injured him, 50 that
he will probably die.
Lizzie Lloyd, of Slatington, has sued
wealthy David Il. Morris for s., 200 damages
for alternating the affections Of his son. to
whom she says she was engaged to be married
John steifen one Of the victims of the re-
cent gas explosion at the MahanOy City col
lery, died in the Miners hospital at Ash
land, and three others are not expected 10
recover.