The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-15
PITHY POINTS.
Happenings Throughout the Country
ChronIoled for Hasty PerusaI.

Payday at the mines.
Justice Shoemaker invests from "a to 81
daily in revenue stamps for leases, powers of
attorney, etc.
The VIM. Penn was the only cOlliery in
operation in this vicinity to-day.
Discouraged at the outlook for steady ,,em-
ployment at Centnlia, many families are
leaving that place.
Danvile has taken on new lease Of life,
Everything in the town appears to be on the
boom.
Milton Il. Kershner, charged with making
false returns as judge of elections of the vote
cast at Democratic primaries in the Middle
Whitehall district, Lehigh county, was yes
terday placed on trial.
Congressman Brumm, next Tuesday, will
distribute seeds from the Agricultural depart
ment at his office and home in Minersville.
Welsh Bros circus has started on its sum-
mer tour.
Ex-senator John ingalls, will discuss the
Expansion Policy of the United States" at
the fourth annual assembly of the Eglesmere
Chautauqua which will be in session from
July 25 to August 29.
A lodge of the Knights of st. John, a
Catholic organization, is to be established in
Pottsvile in the near future.
1t IS announced that John L. Miles, VIII, Sc
dramatic company is playing at Pottsvile
this week, will take up the study for The
Baptist ministry,
The ward assessors are making their
annual revision of voters.
There is quite boom in the matrimonial
market
Mrs. Levi Schrefller, of Tamaqua, is
admitted to a hospital at Philadelphia, to be
treated for chronic troubles.
Pottsville has sewing machine war, and
legal prosecutions have resulted.
The First Defenders will go to Philadelphia
next Tuesday, where their reunion will be
held.
The Poor Directors of Centralia and Gun
ningham township appointed Patrick Rowan.
steward and Peter Lenahan, clerk. The
appointment of collector and treasurer is
deferred
By cutting telephone wire and using IL
to draw himself to the top of the surround
ing wall, l.. Hasbrouck escaped from the
Williamsport Jail
w. j. Nichols, wanted in Jefferson and
Armstrong counties for burglary, was cap.
tured at Sabula Clearfeld county, yesterday
on a train on which he was escaping East.
Four-year-old James Rider, at Two
Taverns Adams county, was carried down.
hill by wagon with which he was playing
and his neck was broken.
After being captured at Shamokin and de
prived of three revolvers, A. Watson, wanted
for forgery at Williamsport, escaped from
Officer Fred Altz of Sunbury.
J. J. Durkin, one of the genial owners Of
the Kaier House in Mahanoy City, has an
nounced his candidacy for the nomination o.
Prothonotary, subject to Democratic rules.
George Roxby and family left town to-day
for Boston, Mass, where they will MAKE
their future home. Mr. Roxby's son ha
been there several years.
Thirty prominent Bethlehemites bav,
organized a fraternal Mystic Circle, an(
elected officers.
Although in good health, Mrs. Jonas Christ
of Schuylkill Haven, has ordered her grav
dug, SO that it will be ready when she dies
M. z. Carey, of Lost Creek, assistant super
intendent for the Prudential Insurance Com
pany, will move to Girardville next Tues
day.
Peter McGinnis, the Mt. Carmel youn
man who had his arm torn off at the Rich
ards breaker, has recovered sufficiently to b
on the streets.
There is report that the Schoppe Bros
Minstrels, which gave successful perform
ance recently, will volunteer to give anothe
for the benefit of the soldiers monumen
fund