The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-07
PITHY POINTS.
happenings Throughout the Countr
Chronicled for Hasty Perusal.


Shoe buyers will do well by consulting
Balls "ad." which appears in another column
Of to.day's issue.
Max Levitt has established the agency in
town for the original Dunlap hat.
st. Clairs Board Of Trade will apply for a
charter.
Serious injuries were sustained by William
Christ the Oldest uhabitant Of Nazareth,
Northampton county by a fall downstairs.
Efforts are being made to reorganize the
Pottsville Iron and Steel Company, which
about two years ago went into the hands of
assignees.
When will Shenandoah's streets be paved?
The Mahanoy Plane water company has
much trouble with its pipe line because of
the ground settling.
Train Dispatcher Brilps resignation takes
effect May 1st
Ashland is without a Borough Surveyor,
because they refuse to pay him a salary and
he declines to serve.
Ray Weaver, of Shamokin, who recently
accepted position on the p. & r. G. & l.
engineer corps at Ashland, has resigned
Alfred b. Garner, Esq, of Ashland, in the
interest Of clients, left for New York to in
yestgate the affairs of the New York Build
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with heavy losses
The Laflerty- -Broadbeck shooting match at
Mahanoy City park, Saturday next, will be
attended by large number of sports.
The young men of Ellangowan are arrang-
ing benefit for Mark Nicholas, of that place,
who has been suffering from illness for a
long time past.
The firm of Hersker & Co. threatened to
sue the borough of Mahanoy City for refus.
ing their hose on the ground of unsatisfac-
tory test
Henry Levy, driver of an express wagon,
was arrested at Wilkesbarre, charged with
stealing package containing 500 addressed
to j. Gaylord, of Brooklyn.
Governor Stone has refused to sign a peti
ton to have one of the new cruisers named
Gettysburg, on the ground that it would tend
to revive sectional feeling between people Of
the North and South.
All the liquor licenses granted by the
Northampton county court have been taken
up, except the one TO the Northampton
county Agricultural Society, which meant
that no Intoxicating drinks will be sold al
the next Nazareth Fair.
Thomas J. Davis has been appointed station
agent for the Central railroad at Lansford, K
succeed John W. Thomas. who is transferred
to EastOn.
Brush fires on the mountain northeast o
} town attracted attention last evening.
Tax Collector Burke issues an importan
, notice to delinquents, in another column.
} Liveryman Neiswenter will hold a publ
sale of 20 head of Western horses in the nea
J future.
Owing to unfavorable prospects for tn
coming summer the Pennsylvania railroad
said to have dispensed with about 40 brake
men at Sunbury.
1t is rumored in railroad circles tina
assistant trainmaster, w. T. Schmieskers, 0
Hazleton, will succeed George w. Brill a
trainmaster of the coal branches.
Congressman Kulp denies that George Bril-
5 will associate with him in the lumber bus
9 ness.
1t is said the Jarvis family, of Mt. Carmel
4 received $4,000 from the Lehigh Valley rail
q. road. A son was killed in the wreck.
4 Secret service men are at work in this re
gion looking for violatOrs of the revenue law
8 Only half the money necessary for Hazlt
/. toms silk mill has been raised.