The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-06-22
pITAY POINTS.

Chronioled for Hasty PerusaI.
All the old teachers were reelected by the
Fmckville School Board
The 2. & r. railroad employees at Mahanoy
Plane and vicinity were paid to-day.
Pottsville's new daily was issued on Mon
day, but has just reached this town.
The collieries south of the mountain were
idle yesterday because of scarcity Of cars
The colliery employees at St. Nicholas will
be paid on Friday and at Mahanoy City on
Saturday
Nine car loads of lumber arrived at Locust
Gap for the erection of the large new breaker
at that place.
A lamp exploded, throwing oil over Mrs
Gustave Luhrke, of Hazleton, and she was
fatally burned.
bolt of lightning struck John Miller's
house, at Tamaqua, and glancing off hit his
barn and wrecked it.
For breach of promise Miss Maggie Moss
has sued James Reilly, of Lebanon, fixing
the damages at $1,000.
John Foley, Of town. passed into the senior
class at the Stroudsburg Normal s. Ool. He
received high hOnors.
After repeated meetings Of the Port Carbon
School Board, that body is still deadlocked
over the election of secretary.
The wedding of Mr.. John Howell, Of Gil
rardville, and Miss Carrie Rebhorn, of Ash
land, is announced to take place shortly.
J Fire destroyed the double frame stable and
ice house at Fishbach yesterday, owned by
W. E. Lesher. Loss $1,000, partly Insured.
Twenty-one young men are under bonds
at Lebanon, charged with participating in a
free fight at the Church of the Poor camp
meeting.
John O'Keefe, the Mahanoy City rockman
and contractor, has been awarded the con-
tract to drive a ninety foot tunnel at the
EllangOwan colliery.
Commencing with yesterday double shift
has been put on at the P. & r. weigh scales at
Mahanoy Plane, owing to the increase in the
shipment of western coal
The beautiful flowers displayed and worn
at the ice cream festival of the Young Mems
Usher's Association last evening were furn-
ished by Miss Mary f. Jones, the florist.
Carlisle Presbytely yesterday severed the
pastoral relations between Rev. Dr. George
r. Stewart and the Centre Square Presby-
t rian church, of Harrisburg.
The Gordon School Board is deadlocked
over the choice of teacher for one of the
primaries. Misses Maud Wagner and
Gertrude Rice are the applicants
The controlling stockholders Of the Pitts
burg Plate Glass Company have decided to
build one Of the largest soda-ash plants in
the world at a cost of SO, 100000.
The investigation of the alleged corruption
in the erection of the Centre street annex,
Mahanoy City, by a special committee of
School Board, is proceeding apace.
The trustees of the Keystone State Normal
School, at Kutztown, will offer the principal
ship Of the institution to State Superinten-
dent DR.. n. c. Schaelfer it is said.
Jameson Brothers, of Lock Haven, have
purchased a 2200-acre tract of timber land in
| Union county, and expect to cut 10000 600
feet of white pine and oak from it.
John +. Stivetts, of base ball renown, who
was recently released from the Cleveland
team, arrived at his Ashland home yesterday
evening. Jack" got an old time welcome.
John Evans, a well-known resident of Gil
rardville, left last evening for New Mexico
territory, where he has secured "A job as
stationary engineer for big mining com
pany.
Sheriff johnson is trying TO break up
illegal liquor selling in Tioga county. and Oh
Sunday he and his deputies made nine arrests
for such violations of the law at the new
Gaines oil field.
The final examination of law students for
admission to practice at the Schuyl1ill
county bar will take place Wednesday after
noon, 2sth inst, at ? O'clock in the office OF
ID. G. Henning, Esq.
A tramp arrested near Jersey Shore for
threatening TO kill Mrs. Milton Henry,
broke away from officer Norton and escaped
by swimming the river, paying no attention
to pistol shots after him.
Judge Savidge has refused to dismiss
County Detective Dougherty, of Northumber-
land, at the request of District Attorney
Shipman, in order that George Stovey a
Republican, may be put in his place.
Many violations of the factory law, by the
employment for long hours of girls under IS
years of age, have been discovered at Halle
ton and the surrounding towns, and the
prosecution of parents will follow.
From heat. Engineer Helwig, of engine
Penn YAM No. so, on the Fall Brook
railroad tainted in his cab, near Cammal,
LycOming county, and the train ran several
miles before the fireman discovered his con.