The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-17
PITHY POINTS.
Happenings Throughout the Couhtfy
OH onioled for Hasty PerusaI.

OH Onicled for Hasty Perusal.
Another wreck occurred yesterday on the
dirt plane at North MahanOy colliery, where
Frank Wertz met his death last Thursday
The smash was caused by bad rail, which
threw both barney and bumper off the
track. hut fortunately no one was injured
Judge Stewart of York, issued an in
junction forbiddiug the jefferson school
directors from paying out any more money
for the new school house. because the bor-
ough has already exceeded its legal in-
debtedness.
The family of tIrs Thomas S. Wright, Of
Brownsville, Fayette county, was badly
poisoned by eating horse radsh with which
poke root was mixed.
Jacob Close. a weak minded character, who
made his abode in a little tumble-down hut
on a culm bank. uear North Mahanoy col
liery. was token to the almshouse Saturday.
J In addition to the steel plate mill recently
secured from tile Bethlehem Iron Company,
I Andrew Carnegie will soon erect two other
mills at Homestead.
/ Mart Costello, Jr, Of Locust Dale, who left
( for Colombo couple of weeks ago. had his
/ left leg broken while at work in silver mine
! Daniel Shough, one of the old pioneers,
( died at Roaring Greek, aged 81. He was a
/ very eccentric character. having no faith in
banks. and had So 600 in gold secreted in an
I old trunk.
The three-year-old daughter of John Krow-
/ kowski, of Shamokn, was scalded to death
! by falling into tub Of hot water.
( Harry G. Morganroth, clerk of tho Shamo-
kin post office, received from the head of the
department at Washington, ID. c., commits
sion as a substitute ilway postal clerk.
Anthony Miller, u Russian Polander Of
| Gilberton, was injured AT the Gilberton col
liery this morning by having his right leg
broken, by fall Of coal and severe sprains
to his back
The State Board of Health has cautioned
local Boards of Phla. to be prepared for a
rapid increase in smallpox cases, and sug-
gests plans for the construction of emergency
hospitals
Addison Elston was discovered by his
father in the Methodist church at Pa SONS
suffering from the effects of poison which he
had taken with suicidal intent.
John Hobbs, a laborer at Tunnel Ridge col
ery. had several fingers badly lacerated
while at work yesterday.
John SockUlaski, 16 years old, is at the
Miners hospital, suffering from abdominal in
iures, received by falling ON plank at the
New Boston coiiery yesterday.
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in Jail at Towanda for shooting and killing
George Rutledge. There was trouble through
Henry's intimacy with Rutledge's wife.
Owing to the continued squeezing of the
underground workings at Audenreid, it is
found necessary by Revs. Malloy and Rahilly
to abandon st. Patrck's parochial residence
The building has lately been repaired at q
cost of several hundred dollars,
Herman Burton, p & r. brakeman o
Tamaqua, had his left arm so badly crushee
at Milton Saturday evening that she member
will likely be amputated at the Mary Packe
hospital, Sunbury.
Edward Krebs, of Mahanoy City, and Mis-
Ada john of Mt Carmel, were quietly mar
ried at Reading on January 4.
The dance announced for last night a
Robbins opera house by Clealy's orchestr
will take place tomorrow evening.
Mauch Chunk has been in partial darkness
for about week owing to singular cause
!. The electric light plant is run by waite
|, from the Lehigh canal. 1t is said that tn
! water in the canal has become frozen almos
, down to the ground.