The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-10
PITHY POINTS.
Happenings Throughout the Country
DhrouicIed for Hasty PerusaI.

Happenings Throughout the Country
Ohrouicled for Hssty Perusal.
Harry Linkenhoff and Peter J. Kubeldzis
of town. have enlisted in the regular army
Fred. Burkhart, who formerly conducted
bakery in this town, and now resident Of
St Clair, will remove to York, Pa.
Theophilus Williams will shortly remove
to st. Clair and occupy his own property
there, for which he has secured a hotel
license.
Two Hungarians visited st. Clair and at
tempted to pass counterfeit money They
feigned ignorance, and the matter was
dropped.
The wages of Lehigh Valley train Aagmen
have been advanced ten per cent
A strange thing occurred at the Vanderbilt
wedding. There were sixteen gold presents
to one silver
Shamokin and Mt. Carmel will both cele-
brate Dewey Day, on May lst.
Yesterday was the 33rd anniversary Of
Lees surrender
The capacity of Pottsvlle's shirt factory is
to be increased
William f. Weand, State Secretary of the
Patriotic Order Sons of America, was visitor
to Pottsville to-day on business connected
with the order.
William Evans has resigned the position of
freboss at Morea colliery.
The Comptroller of the Currency has is
sued a call for a report of the condition of
national banks at the close of business
April 5.
Miss Fannie Morgan, the evangelist, is
conducting meetings in the Baptist church at
Pottsville.
George Seager is greatly improving his
recently purchased property on North Jardin
street.
Mrs. Margaret Henry and family, of Gill
berton, have removed to Pottsville.
NJ. A. Carey, the Democratic leader of
Butler township, is said to be a candidate for
Prothonotary
Rev, P. B. Meyer who was assigned to the
Covenant NJ. E. church. at Orwigsburg, as it's
pastor, resigned, and Presiding Elder Nc
Dowell appointed Rev. Daniel A. Keys.
York county Poor Directors have decided
to compel pensioners in the almshouss to pay
for board at the proportionate rate of So for
each S12 they draw from Uncle Sam.
A syndicate of Pittsburg capitalists pro-
poses to establish big bridge-building works
near New Castle.
The new filtration plant at York is being
visited by many inspection parties from othei
cities interested in the water question.
Westminster Presbytery meets to-day al
Lancaster, and Rev, d. F. Giles, who retires
as moderator, will deliver the opening
sermons
At sale of property of the late Mrs
Lehman, of Churchtown, Lancaster county
one of the heirs noticed false pocket in q
cushion which was found to contain S42.
There are only SO cases on the trial list fol
the April term of Lancaster County Quarter
Sessions Court, the smallest number for any
spring term in recent years.
The overhead wires of the Lakeside rail
way along East Centre street were undergoing
repairs to-day.
Work on the erection of the Swain build
ing by Contractor Morris Hickman will be
gin in few days. Mr.. Hickman has lef
town in search of brcklayers.
Lorenz Schmidt's Mt. Carbon brewery bocl
beer is being delivered to local customers b!
the agent, Sol. Haak.
The Shamokin High school gave a largel!
attended musical and literary entertainment
on Friday evening
The p. & R. G. & l. Co. has staled off I'll,
site for a new breaker at Locust Gap to pre-
pre- the product Of the Gap and Spring col
lieries.
The division of the diocese of Centra
Pennsylvania of the Episcopal church wa
discussed by the standing committee of tn
diocese on Friday last. 1t will probably b
cOnsummated.
Slater Newberry believed to be the ma
who held up" Reading freight train nea
Williamsport ON Thursday night, has bee
arrested by the c. & 1. police.