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VOL. VHI.--NO. 50.
SHENANT) O AH. PA.. SATURDAY. APRIL 29. 1893.
ONE OENT.
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ANOPENER
That is just what we are going' to do.
Open your eyes to a realization of the
fact that you can buy more goods for 50
cents at the Shenandoah
Ready-Pay Store !
Than anywhere else for $1.00. They are
all fresh goods moving daily and as
good as any in the market.
Everything in the Grocery Line !
Not in this list sold at extremely low
prices. Give us a call and be convinced.
Beat family flour, (quality guarHii-
teed) per 100 lbs $2 10
J6 cans marrow fat peas 1 00
12 cans good corn .'. 1 00
10 cans best corn 1 00
12 cans cold packed tomatoes,
(Standard) 1 00
10 cans cold packed tomatoes,
(whole) 1 00
30-lb pall best jelly 90
7 " " 25
20 " " 70
30 " " preserves 2 00
31 " " " 25
1 toy pall apple, but tor, 5 lbs 25
10 3-lb bars yellow soap 1 00
9 pieces yellow soap 25
6 pieces Miners' soap 25
6 pieces white soap , 25
7 lbs Carolina rice - 25
4 qta soup beans 25
5 lbs XXX soda crackers 25
4 lbs Muscat olle raisins, no stems 25
1 lb best Bultana prunes 10
3 lbs evaporated apples 25
4J Ibti dried pears 25
4 lbs small pretzels 25
3-lb box silver gloss starch 15
6 lbs loose silver gloss starch 25
1 keg of best Holland herring 55
Mackerel, large, fat and white,
per lb 13
All goods promptly delivered free of charge,
will receive careful and pronlpt attention.
SHENANDOAH
114 South
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FRESH BUTTER.
Received Daily.
Strictly Fresh Extra Quality.
Dairy and Creamery Butter.
Pure Country Lard.
PURE COUNTRY LARD
Pure Country Lard.
FOE
One Car Fancy Minnesota Hour.
One Car Choice Middlings.
One Car Baled Straw.
Two Cars Choice Timothy May,
Mackerel, large, fat and white.
per kit 1 00
4 lbs best boneless cod flsh 25
Parlor Pride polish, regular price
15c 10
3 bottles flavoring extracts, largo
size 25
1 lb best ground pepper 15
3 doz large green pickles 25
Chow Chow and mixed pickles,
per qt 10
1 lb Joker plug chewing tobacco 28
1 lb Gall & Ax smoking 28
7 cans beat table peaches 1 00
No. 7 broom, 4 tie 25
No. (3 broom, 3 tie 20
4 boxes Bed Seal, lye 25
4 bottles blue, large size 2
7 bottles blue, small size 25
Scaled herring, 50 in box, per box 16
1 lb baking powder, equal to any 12
7 boxes oil sardines 25
6 lbs good tea, regular price 25c... 1 00
3 lbs best tea, regular price 45c... 1 00
Fure cider vinegar, apple juice
only, per gallon 14
Cigars, per box of 100, from $1 to 6 50
Gold Dust washing powder, 4 lb
box 21
Cottoline, In 3 and5 lb pall, per lb 14
Mail orders
Maia Street.
SALE.
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NEW WEST CENTRE STREET
SCHOOL BUILDING.
THE PLANS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED
A HaudBomo Frame Struoturo
Will bo Erootod and it Will
Have a Ventilatlnsr and Hot
Air Heating Syatom
II E School Board mot
last evening In rcsponso
to a notlco sent out at
tho Instance of the
building and repairs
coinmlttco to consider
matters relating to tbo
construction of tho pro
posed now school build
ing at tho rear of tho present structure at
tho corner of Centro and West streets. Tho
members present wcro Messrs. Coury,
O'llearn, Ilauna, Ogdeu, Lynch, Qallaglior,
Burke, Davenport, Bachman, Trezlso, Bed-
dall, Brennau and Muldoon,
Mr. Rcilly, tho architect from Pottsville,
was present and presented his plans for tho
proposed now buildings, but stated that ho
proforrcd awaiting tho decision of the board
on tho question of heating and ventilation
beforo making a definite report. This led tho
chairman to call upon two representatives for
tho Smcad aud Fuller & Warren systems of
ventilation and heat.
Finally both agents withdrew and upon
opening tho bids it was found that both
ofTcrod to give tho board "the best thing on
earth" for $1,000. After sorao discussion tho
Smead system was adopted by a voto of 8
to 2.
Immediately upon the passago of this
motion tho plans of tho architect, which are
in accordance with tho suggestions of
Superintendent Freeman, were adopted.
Tho new school building will bo a hand
somo framo structure of bIjc rooms, based
upon tho modern 6tylo of architecture, but
leaning toward tho Queen Anno lines.
Tho uoxt meeting of tho board will bo
held on Tuesday evening, nezt, when n
superintendent will bo elected.
Rheumatism Is quickly cured by using
Arnica and Oil Liniment. lm
STRUCK LUCK IN THE WEST,
Hilly" Sweeney ltecomes a Deputy Sheriff
In Montnnit.
It will surpriso many who woro acquainted
with William J. Swconoy, familiarly called
"Billy," when he was proprietor of tho
Watson Houso In this town, to hoar that ho
is now under sheriff of Granito county,
Montana, with headquarters at Philipsburg,
A letter was received from him yesterday,
Ho says ho is "Mr." Sweeney now. Sweeney
went to Montana about a year ago and after
four months service as a bartender in n largo
liquor establishment ho becamo managor of
the place, at four dollars a day. Last month
tho county in whioh he resided was divided
and ho was tendered tho position of under
sheriff of tho new (Granito) county wiih
salary of $125 per month and all mileago and
oxpenses when serving papers, besides 40
cents a folio for copying papers. Of course,
ho accepted. lie says in his letter, "Evon
with all this good luck I often think of
Shenandoah."
USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA, its
"THE KIND THAT CUBES."
Elaborate and Clicup,
Tho "B. &; H," also tho Rochester gold and
onyx banquet lamps, wo recommend, as all
leading and reliable houses in tho country, as
the most artistic in finish and claim their
superiority over all others in tho market. In
order io suit tho pocket-books of people with
moro limited means wo have annexed to our
stock a number of banquet lamps in cheupor
qualities. Tables of all slzos with onyx and
tops of prima quality, and sllk-laced parasol
shades In all styles at rock bottom prices,
defying all competition. Call nt Holderman's
jowolry store. 4-29-31
Bartholomay's Rochester Beer at Schoencr's
North Main street. 4-22-tf
This Isn't lllow
or buncombe, but living facts. Low Hopkins,
of Co. K, 81st Pennsylvania Volunteers, has
had a Singer Sewing Machine in his family
In use for 25 years and is in good working
order to-day. Misses Dougherty and Linden,
inuth are contestants for a Now Improved
Singer Machine. Give them a vote and help
along a worthy cause the Widows' and
Orphans' Fund, Q. A. R. 4-31-Gt
Will Soon be Heady.
Tho plasterers have- finished their work on
Max Schmidt's new building on North Main
street and In a few days the mammoth store
which Mr. Schmidt will use for his dry
goods aud dross goods sales will be ready for
occupanoy. Tho groat, wide show windows
will soon be filled with samples of the most
extensive stock ever brought to tho town,
Attend tho olosing out sale at 14 South Main
street.
Said a noted man of 00 years, "my mother
gave me Downs' Elixir for coughs and colds
when I was a boy." lm
, Ejesh Morris Diver Covo Oystors received
dally at Coslett's. fl-22-tf
I have a number of Bed Lounges that are very low in price-$13 to $17.
. real cheap, from S12 to $20, aud in a town like this, where the houses
GREAT POLL YESTERDAY,
BALLOTS FOR THE TEACHERS
CONSTANTLY FLOWING IN.
The Four Lenders In the Contest Keep
MHrrhlne on itnd ltolllnr; up lllr
lUiorils Some C'oiiteslimtB
Change l'ualtlous.
Agnes Stein ftsaoB
Mamoll. Wasley 37.101)
Nellie Batrd 30104
Mary A. Connolly gttfiHD
Mabala Falrchlld .,H 13201
Frank B. Williams 8070
Carrie Faust 4323
Anna M.Dcngler 2?ot
Mary A. LaHerty 2(175
Carrie M. Smith 21(5
Bridget A. Burns .. 21:18
Ilattlo Boss 2ul6
Lllllo B. Phillips 1801
Mary A. Stack 1690
James It. Lowls icra
Ella Clauser 807
Maggie Covanaugh 714
Clara CUno 088
Irene Shane 701
Hannah Hecso 0o7
Annie Mansell RTZ
Sadlo Danlell 459
Jennie Ramago 210
Lizzie Lone 1M
Mlnnio Dipper ;... 139
Lizzie 0-Conncll 123
Votes polled yesterday 2735
Grand total S00OU3
world's fair routes.
Yesterday the water route to tho World's
Fair was touched upon and tho reader was
loft at Cleveland. Tho tourist can leavo
Cloveland at 10 p. m. daily, arriving in De
troit RIvor in tlmo to enjoy tho glorious sun
rise while passing up that beautiful stream,
Upon arrival at Detroit yon may bo anxious
to reach tho World's Fair as soon as possible
If so, you will find fast trains for Chicago at
almost any hour of tho day. Howover, for
the full enjoyment of tho invigorating water
rido so that you will arrive in Chicago re
freshed and in trim for slghUecing, your
trip should bo continued through tbo St.
Clair river and Lake Huron to tho Island of
Mackinac, from which beautiful resort closo
connections can bo made with tho best linos
of Lake Michigan steamers for Chicago.
This delightful all water trip ou tho finest
steamers on tho Great Lakes, consumes only
six days bora Buffalo to Chicago, and tho en
tiro oxpenso, including meals and berths,
will be about $21 or $39 for tho round trip.
In subsequent Issues wo will have something
to say of Niagara Falls, whore two of tho
winning teachers in the Herald's contest
will go.
When you are tioublcd with dizziness
your appetito all gone, and you feel bad gen
erally, take a few doses of Dr. Henry Bax
tor's Mandrako Bitters, and you will bo sur
prised at tho improvement in your fcollngs
Every bottle warranted to glvo satisfaction,
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SPECIAL SERVICES.
Anniversaries to be Commemorated lu
Two of the Churches To-morrow.
Tho centennial colobratiou of the Roformcd
church in the United States will bo observed
to-morrow in all the congregations of that
historical church. Tho celebration is in
commemoration of tho Reformed church in
tho United States declaring In 1703 indepou'
denco and separation from tho synod of tho
chiirch in tho mother country. Hov. Robert
O'Boyle will have special services in Gorman
iu the morning and in tho evening, in addi
tion to tho special sermon In English, tho
Schoppo orchestra will render 6acrcd music
appropriate to tho occasion. As it is oxpected
the capacity of tho church will be taxed, it
is suggested that there bo an early attend
anco. ,
To-morrow evening the members of Wash
ington Camp, No. 183, P. O. S. of A., will
attend tho English Lutheran church on
North Jardln street in a body to listen to a
sermon by Rev. M. H. Havice on the 104th
nnniversary of Washington's inauguration rs
President of the United States.
THE WATER WORKS.
ltolh the Jolut Commltteo and Water
Company llusy,
Tho borough officials aro pushing all pre
liminaries attending the establishment of tho
publio water works and to-morrow afternoon
the Joint committee of citizens and membors
of the Borough Council will meet iu tho
houso of the Rescue Hook & Ladder Com
pany to discuss tho proposition made by ex
Senator Torbert at tho meeting held last
Tuesday evening for tho purchaso of the
streams and adjoining land.
It was stated yesterday that tho Shenan
doah Water and Gas Company is dissatisfied
with tho decision of Judges Bechtel and
Weidman in the company's injunction suit
against tho borough and arrangements ' aro
being made to take tho case on appeal to tho
Supremo Court.
liuslneaa Clmngi).
II. E. Bowman has sold his West Centre
street grocery to Mahlon Yeager,. who will
take possession on Monday next. Mr. Bow
loan is Bonding hla household goods to Mlf
fllluburg, Union county, and may enter busi
ness there. Mr, Yeager has had several
years exporlenco and at various times was
employed by Frank Schmidt and E. O,
Brobst.
COLLIERIES TO SUSPEND.
SHENANDOAH CITY AND WEST
SHENANDOAH SHUT DOWN.
AN INDEFINITE SUSPENSION.
Over Two Thousand Mon and
Boys Will bo Out of Employ,
niont -Tho Wator Works.
An Appeal to ho Taken.
DISCOURAGING picco
of nows to tho miners
was received in town
from Pottsvillo last
night in tho form of a
notice from tho head,
quarters of tho Phila
delphia & Reading Coal
and Iron Company that operations at tho
Shenandoah City nndMVost Shenandoah col
lieries will bo suspended Indefinitely to
night. Tho officials hero know nothing more than
that tho order has been issued and cannot say
how long it will remain in forco, although
somo of them express tho belief that tho bus.
pension will continuo only a few days.
Brief as tho suspension may bo it is a hard
blow to tho miners employed nt tho collieries,
as thoy havo been working on a poor schedulo
and few, if any, have had an opportunity to
lay asldo any of their earnings for a rainy
day.
Tho Euspcuslons coma with additional
force in that many of tho miners who woro
thrown idlo' by tho suspension of Indian
Rldgo colliery depended for employment
upon tho two collieries to Buspcnd to-night.
Shenandoah City colliory employs upwards
of 7G0 mcu and boys, inside and outsido.
West Shonaudoah upwards of 450, and In
dian Ridge upwards of 830, so by tho sus
pension of tho three collieries
men and boys are thrown out
ovor 2,000
of cmploj"
ment, which in town like Shenandoah,
do.
pendent entirely upon tlio coal industry, is
bound to result in great Ioes to tho com
munity. It is reported to-day that operations will
bo resumed at Indian Ridgo colliery in tho
near future, but there is nothing official to
that effect.
Maplo nil! will also suspend to-night nnd
it is said Gilberton colliory will do likowiso,
It was reported to-day that tho P. & It.
company proposes to closo down 30 of its 90
collieries.
Considerable anxiety was manifested iu
town this afternoon.
"O'Oowrt's Neighbors.'
"O'Dowd's Neighbors'" is in Its third sea
Bon now. Thero is good reason for its
popularity, for tho pieco is distinctly abovo
the ordinary run
"O'Dowd's Neighbors'
of farce comedies.
is au "Irish Operatic
Comedy." This just about fits. Tho intro- j cako will bo given to tho wluners of tho cako
duction of much operatic music makes a , walk. Notwithstanding tho numerous at
pleasant artistio performance, and thoso tractions of tho closing night tho price of
operatic bits socm to please just as well as , admission will remain tho same 5 ceuts and
tho topical songs, of which thoro aro plenty. 1 each one purchasing a ticket will receive u,
Indeed, everything O'Dowd and his daughters numbered coupon.
do seems to suit tho audiences. Mark! '"
Murphy's jerky, pugnacious way, his nimblo- Tut, tut ! You never heard of so good a
ncss of leg and the elasticity of his grotesque
Irish face aro always comical. Ho is ably
abetted in his efforts by a company of almost
entirely new people. The singing of Miss
Taylor, who appeared as Belindo, was tho
musical treat of tho ovoning. Miss Taylor
has a superb voice and knows how to use it.
Sho is freo from those annoying affectations
which aro possessed by so many singers, and
when sho sings her hearers can understand
what she Bays. The Tyrolean duet, by Miss
Tavlor and Mr. Holcombe. was vory pleasine.
They will hold forth at tho Palace theatre,
Girardville, to-night at usual prices.
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Set Illiu Itlght.
Goo. Augustus Salo, tho well known Eng.
lish writer, on his last Australian trip, wrote
as follows to The London Dally Telegraph:
"I especially have a pleasant remembrance of
the ship's doctor a very experienced marl-1
timo medico indeed, who tended me most I
kindly during a horrible spell of bronchitis
aud spasmodic asthma, provoked by tho sea
fog which had swooped down on us just after
left Sau Francisco. But the doctor's!
prescriptions and tho increasing warmth of
tho temperature as wo neared tho Tropics
aud, In particular, a couple of Allcock'sj
Porous Plasters clapped on one on tho chest
and another between the shoulder blades
soon set me right."
Chanee of l'nlplls.
' Miss DeMerritt, who is conducting revival
services at Gilbertou, will exchange pulptte
to-morrow morning with Rev, J. Preude, of
the Primitive Methodist ehureh of town. In
the evening Rev. Proude will occupy his owu
pulpit and havo communion service.
USE DANA'S SAESAPARILLA, its
'THE KIND THAT CUBES."
Also some wardrobes that are
are built with so few clothes
I'KltHONAL.
J. O. Roads, of Pottsvillo, spout last night
lu town.
L. A. Bamberger is homo from an extended
business trip.
Miss Bella Brown is visiting friends lu
Philadelphia.
P. M. Dunn, Esq., of Mlnorsvlllo, was iu
town yoatorday.
1 'Squire G. W. Hosslor returned from Now
York last night.
Mrs. David Holvoy vliltcd friends at
Mahanoy City to-day.
Misses Idaho Kolb and Knto James went to
Pottsvillo this morning. '
Milton Blllman and Robert Hughes spent
last evening at Glrardvlllo.
Misses Uattlo Hess and Annlo Coogau wcro
visitors to Pottsvillo last ovculng.
William Bcacher, of Boston Run, circu
lated among friends in town ycslerdoy.
Joseph Wyatt has returnod from Now
York City Whoro ho enjoyod tho navel ro
viow. Miss Annio Clauser corao over from Ring-
town last oveulug to spend Sunday with
relatives,
Mrs. Georgo Skeath returnod lost ovening
from Delano, where sho was spending a fow
days with her parents.
Miss Gussio Fricko, who was tho guost of
hor sister, Mrs. J. R. Boyer of town, loft for
homo in Port Carbon yesterday.
Harry J. Parrott, of Philadelphia, and
formerly of town, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Mary Pnrrott, ou North Jardln street.
Among tho passengers who loft ou tho
early train for Philadelphia this morning
wero Misses Nollio Finney, Mamo Wasley
aud Jennie Hcatou.
Miss DoMcrritt, tho lady evangelist who
recently conducted a vory successful season of
revivals in tho P. M. church of town, is the
guest of Miss Nellio Balrd.
Stephen Middleton, of Malzeville, was an
interested spectator at tho horso sale' yester
day. He says tho Gilberton lino of tho elec
tric railway is doing an immense business.
Among those who attended tho Spring
assombly at Ashland, Wednosday evening,
tho following wero from Shenandoah:
Misses Lizzie Williams, Jessio Sneddon, Mol
lio Evans, Annio Maun, Dodio Sanger and
John Hlggins.
Samuel Sutton has resiinied his position as
apothecary at Stein's drug stony to assume a
similar position at his old homo, Wllkos-
I Barro. Duriug his stay hero Mr. Sutton has
' made himself very popular aud In leaving
I takes with him tho best wishes of friends,
who aro legion.
THE LAST NIGHTS.
Tho . A.
It. Fair Will Cloe Xext
Tuesday Kveulnjr.
There was a largo attendance at tho G. A.
R. fair In Bobbins' onera houso last nieht aud
j CTery one who attended had a vory enjoyable
time. Tho prize last night was a bag of
flour. To-night there will bo an extraordin
ary array of attractions at the fair and tho
prize will bo a beautiful one. Every onowho
attends will have a chance to securo it. It
was originally intended that tho fair should
closo to-night, but upon tho earnest solicita
tion of a number of tho contestants and
other patrons it has been decided to continuo
it on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Tho
closing night (Tuesday) will bo tho galaono
of tho soasou. Thero will bo a grand cake
' walk and the Grant Band will glvo a grand
concort. A vory largo and handsome Iced
remedy for hoarseness as Dr. Coxe's Wild
Cherry and Scneka. Price 25 and 50 cents
per bottlo.
A L'rompt Payment.
Jh the officers of the Home Friendly Society
of Jialtimore, Md.
Gentlemen: Ploaso accept my sincere
thanks for the peorupt manner In whioh you
paid me one hundred ($100) dollars ou the
death of my beloved husband, Hugh Lafferty,
luruS rour Buporiutenaeut, wm.x. .Evans,
aud nrmt Jamee Patterson. I now desire to
jpestlfy of my own personal knowledge to
I tho fact, and recommend your company to
j my friends and tho public in general for the
prompt manner in which youiy yeur just
claims. Mrs. Maev Lafkertv,
a 523 West Centre St., Shenandoah, Pa.
1 . ...
Gone u lu Smoke I
Hundreds of packages of the Bpw eigrette
"Admiral." This cigarette is not made by
tho trust. For further particulars call on or
address B. Labows A Co., Mahanoy City, Pa
, " 1
urn. cnuiiif iiiuuiuiue iiiuves me ifoweis
Each day. In order to bo healthy this It
1 necessary.
I G. Meade Peters, the popular bartender,
has not gone to Lakeolde. He can now lx
found at Seboener's restaurant.
4-87-tf
Bay Ktfutone flour. Be sure that the
name Lbbsio & Bake, Ashland, Pa, is printed
on every wok. HHttew
QARPET BEATERS,
All Kinds, at
Fncke's Carpet Store, S. Jardin St
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