The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-22
pITHY POINTS.
Happenings Throughout the Country
Chronicled for Hasty PerusaI.

Palm Sunday.
They call this spring weather.
Eggs are selling in Ashland at 10 cents
The Pension Board met in Mahanoy City
this morning.
Senator S. A. Losch is critically i'll at his
home in Schuylkill Haven, and no one is
allowed to see him.
Prof. Miller, of Frackville, is making an
active canvass to succeed Supt. Weiss.
The mine breach on the main street of
Mahanoy Plane, which was recently filled up
again, settled to the depth of four feet on
Monday afternoon.
In fight at cake walk at Marietta, Peter
Smith was badly clubbed, and his injuries
may prove fatal.
The big double hosting engine at North
Ashland colliery is being renewed to Locust
Gap colliery at the big shaft.
The Chief Burgess of Centralia enforced
his orders on Sunday against keeping saloons
open, and the town was dry"
Bears have been stealing pigs and lambs
near Arendtsville, Adams county, and the
farmers are trying tn hunt them down.
The Elks Minstrels of Ashland will give
performance the latter part of next month.
The p. & r. railroad employees at Mahanoy
Plane were paid to-day by Paymaster Guy.
The Tamaqua Recorder appeared in en-
larged form yesterday, and was well filled
with display ads and choice reading matter
Rev. Joseph Hunter pastor of the Ia
maqua Presbyterian church, has accepted a
call from Berwick, with increased salary.
An amateur speciality company has been
organized by frequenters of Galvin's pool
room in Mahanoy City.
Among the bills passed on second reading
in the Legislature is one making five per
cent. the legal rate of interest for the loan or
use of money. The rate now is six per cent.
pension of IS per month has been granted
to James D. Yost. of Locust Dale.
According to a decision by Judge Peck, of
Bradford Co., cOnstables are entitled TO the
new fees, provided by the act of the Legisla-
ture passed at the present session, upon their
qualifying at the first return day.
Miss Fanny Morgan. lady evangelist from
Reading, is conducting revival services in the
English Baptist church of st. Clair.
On railroad tracks near Shamokin a train
killed Charles Dewalt.
The sale of the personal effects of the late
William Dornbach, at Mahanoy Plane, will
take place on Saturday
Bradford county Republicans will hold
their primaries on April 30, and convention
on May 4.
The Bethlehem Iron Company yesterday
shipped 12-inch breech-loading mortar to
Sandy Hook.
Wash Orme, of st. Clair, who is at the
Miners hospital being treated for injuries re-
ceived at Chamberlain colliery is improving
slowly.
Bethlehem will have some of its streets
macadamized this year with trap rock, at an
expense of $4,000.
Frank Carter, land agent of the c. & 1.
Co. wac reported critically i'll at his residence
in Pottsville
Lawyer Taylor of Bethlehem, has pur.
chased for mining syndicate the Geissinge1
farm, Of 400 acres, just outside Of that town
Governor Stone and staff will go to Scran-
ton on Thursday to participate in the public
welcome to the Thirteenth Volunteer Regi-
ment.
The Atlantic Cement Company, composed
principally Of New Workers, will establish a
cement plant near Egypt, Lehigh county,
with capital stock of $500 900.
Eighty-year-old Jacob c. Mohler, prom
inent farmer Of Mill Creek township,
Lebanon county, yesterday took out license
TO wed Miss Maria Reber, aged SO years, OF
Hoagsville, Cumberland county.