The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-28
PITHY POINTS
~ ippenings Throughout the Country
Ohronicled for Hasty Porusai


Ohtonici"d for Hasty PorusaL
Four weeks more--then the holidays.
After December 18th it is unlawful to shoot
rabbits
The factories at Mahanoy City are short Of
female help.
A two-cent stamp is all that is nece sary TO
carry a letter to the Philippines
Coal will be higher in price within the
next ten days, so buy your supply now.
The p & r colliery employees at Girard-
vile and Ashland will be paid tomorrow
VIM. L. Torbert was yesterday appointed
postmaster at Ginrd Manor, Schuylkil
county.
The Pottsvile Elks will present the re-
uowned comic opera, THE Highwayman, &"
in December
Thomas Edwards, formerly Of Mt Carmel.
but now of Shsmokn, was granted "a pension
Of IS a month.
The tax receiver Of Pottsvile yesterday
paid to the County Treasurer over S37 600 on
his 90 duplicate
Mrs. Anthony Murphy, of Lost Creek, has
been called to the sick bed Of her son, Mich
ae Murphy. in Reading.
Over 225 children to-day presented them
selves for the rite of confirmation at St.
Mary's Roman Catholic church at st. Clair.
Several OF the Jr o. IT, A M. lodges in
this county. since the trouble with the
national body, have applied for county
charters.
The Reading Company succeeded in open
| ing the blockade yesterday and a tremendous
amount Of coal and freight was transported
over the main line.
John f. Davis, long time resident of Gem
tralia, moved his family to Philadelphia on
Saturday. There Mr.. Davis has-secured en-
/ ployment in steel works.
| Eugene " Debs did not lecture at Shamo-
kin according to program He could not
reach the town on account of wreck, but
will lecture there tomorrow night.
Congressman Ryan has secured transpor-
lation for the body of Private Curley. of
Girard vile, who died in the Philippines.
The remains will be shipped at once.
| A. S. Genung, formerly of the Pottsville
newspaper field, has drifted back to New
/ York City again. He now holds desk on
the New York Times and his pos ton has a
fat salary attached to it.
Mnersville business men contemplate
organizing Board of Trade.
Fatal injuries were sustained by Simon
Ripka, run down by shifting car at Belle
fonte.
Oil from lamp which exploded flew over
Mrs. Caroline Balace, of McAdoo, and she
was fatally burned.
A load of shot greeted burglars who visited
A. q. Binkley's store at Bird-in- Hand
Lancaster county, and one of them was
probably wounded.
Rev. Charles Schaal of the College Hill
Presbyterian church, EastOn has been ap-
pointed chaplain of the Fourth Regiment
Miss Helen Brodhead, of Delaware Water
Gap, distinguished herself as a sportsman by
shooting deer, at Shawnee, Monroe county.
Beginning December A. farmers institutes
will be held in Schuylkill county on succeed
ing days, at Higgins, Orwig5burg, Hammond
and Mantz.
Editors of Montour county adopted resolu
Thomas Chalfant, who conducted the Sun
and Intelligencer, at Danville.
Adams County Institute opened yesterday
at Gettysburg. with 19l teachers in attend
ance.
Teachers Institute for Columbia county
began its sessions yesterday, at Bloomsburg
Patriotic Sons of America will hold dis
trict convention at Ephrata, Lancaster
county, on Thanksgiving Day.
The marriage license clerk at Lancaster, il
SO rushed with business that he has to keeI
his Off re open in the evenings.
Difficulty is being experienced to get suffi
cient labOrers to make the excavations for thI
grading of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany's new sidings at the Lytle colliery oil
the Primrose tract, northwest of Minersvlle