jlrIJii Ejl. The Evening VOL. IX. N'O 48 SHENANDOAH. PA.. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1894. ONE CENT. O 11 M g oomeining iew i nis vveeft. Gents' Night. SliirtH. Wo havo opened ono case of these garments which turned out more than satisfactory. They aro made of an elegant muslin, pocket on the left side, feather-stitched collar, cuffs and front and trimmed In aseortod colors. In deed, a garment that coat $1.00 could not he neater. This week at only 50o Ladius Lawn Ai'Ross A nice vatloty, colored borders, full slro and made of black or whlto lawn. Sold now at 25o -no-no xorn main otreet, - csnenanuoau, ra. What a And Largo Boasting Pans, Bird Cage, Fancy Market Basket, Five Decorated To Cups and Saucers, Vickie plated Steel Shears, Child's Dok, Child's Tablo, Fancy Craikcr Jar, Mirror, 12x18. Electric Light Shade, Tea Kettle, Successor In GlfiM DUNCAN I WAIDLLY. Ladies' and Gents' -&ZSBnB-Reduced f i Half the Former Pr.ce Silk and Cashimere Gloves, Best quality, at half price. ff Hosiery for men, women and children. wo paid lor .hem, Dress Uoous aud Trimmings excellent stock to cliooso Irom. Bargains In - J&.m Dillon, 104-6 West Centre Street, Wk Offer: Two Curs Choico Timothy liny. Two Curs Fine Middlings. ' Ono Car Choice Yellow Corn. Ono Car Fancy MINNESOTA PATENT Flour. Quality guaranteed equal to anything in the markot at any price. Our price, $5.00. ' 1 Car MINNESOTA "DAISY" Flour Our 1 '"' popular brand, always good; reduced to $4.50 Ono 'Car.OpennBylvania Roller Flour at $8.90. OLD TriOfi Eye Flour Fro.li ground. "We invite attention to our Special Ikrguin in Fine TaWe Sjra?iips. Strictly pure sugar goods at 8, 10 and 12c. Also to our now crop Now Orleans Baking Molasses at 50c por gallon. Don't forgot our Fancy Northern-grown Sugar Corn "PRIDE OF SHENANDOAH," 2 cans for 25c. Wo open to-day another lot of Fancy Norway Bloater Mackoro), lino whito and fat, reduced td lCc a pound. JRTcw Hag-Carpets. ; Handsome pattoriis, and pricoa from 80 cents up. Now FLOOR OIL CLOTHS, 2 yards wide, at 50c. New (Spring Patterns. T Furniture of every variety and price. Many specialties worth columns of description and praise. But we only have room to mention a few things. Chamber suits, $20 up ; rug parlor suits, $40 up. All other goods cut down at same rate. J.P.WILLIAMS&SON Tl.' A I, f Half Dollar uuill Buy savo you from 15 to 25 cents. Japanned Bread-box, Conking Boiler, "All-bristlo" Hair Brush. " Cloth " "Threa-sholf " Corner Brackot, Coffee Mill, best make, Large Doll and Coach, Galvanized Coal Scuttle, Poker and Shovel Fair Window Shades, Meat Saw, 1'alr Cleavers. 8 South Main Street. Underwear. Sotno very pretty shades at less than what havo been going last, but wo still liavo an ltomnants. WAHANOY CITY, PENNA. 1R1 COMPLETION Work on the Lakeside Rail way Progresses Rapidly. ENGINES NOW IN POSITION The Power House Will lie Completed and It Ik Ilxpecloil Ml Connections Will be MhiIb Tor a Trial Trip on St. Patrick's Day. The Lakcslds Electric Company is pushing work on its road and tho power house plant at Mabanoy City so rapidly that the line will bo in operation by the nponlug of spring. In splto of the recent storms the company has kept its men at work with excellent success. Tho power house is rapidly Hearing com pletion. Tho walls of the building, which are eighteen feet high and about twenty inches thick, will be finished within a week or ten days aud corrugated iron tidoe and roor will boadueu witbout delay. At the same time work on the flooring will begin. The dimensions of the flooring will bo 75x125 feet and sufficient track room will bo nude for fifteen cars. It is expected that an tins work win bo nnlsnod within a month. The two Westinghouse kodak compound steam engines are already In placo aud tho doublo set of Westiughousoelectrio generators will be put in position next week, as well as tho hollers. The track connections between tbe lino and tho power bouse will be made curly lu March. inn contractors expect to run a car over tho road on St. Patrick's day, but tbe road will not bo thrown open fortratlU: before April 1st. It is intended tu use four cars on the line between Mabanoy City and Shenandoah, a car leaving each terminus overy 15 minutes liotii u a. in. untiil uiuimgut. 'vr History of Nchurlklll County. The Biographical and I'ortrait Cyclopidia 01 ttcnuylklll county, published by Hush, West & Co., of Philadelphia, is before us. The work is a handsomely executed volume containing nearly nine hundred pages, elo gntly bound iu morocco. It is divided into two parts, historical ami biographical, with an analytical index to every incident of his tory and biographical sketch. Tho general history is a coucifo but eoniprehf usive piosenu.tiou or the main facts or the history of the county aud includes much that is val uablo pertaintiK tn the races that are sup posed to have occtipitd ihit section prior to uie white man, the toiuiuuou ot tho country, tho development of the coal Industry, civil roster, the part taken by the county In the civil war, and much information relative to the many borough and townships of the county, together with their various ill dustries. in the biographical department aro to bo found the sketches of many of the representative men of the county. Some of these SKelcnts are Illustrated with portrait of a high style of art. The book, upon tbe whole, is very creditable aud will prove valuable work ol reference to present and succeeding generations and we bespeuk for it a very kind reception by the intelligent people ot ino county. The Ktxmln-itlon, The civil service examination of applicants for clerkships and carrisrships under the local poBtoluce administration was held In town on batutnay by the local board of ex aruiners, comprising Messrs. John Bartich aud John Hock and Miss Kate fl lover. The examinations aro strictly private, only the examiners and the applicants being admitted to the examination room and the result is never mado public until after the papers have ren rorwaraeu to ana examined ny me uivii service commission at Vt ahhlngton. I ho ai pllcantej who appearad for examination on Saturday were i'atricK conry, Henry Eeilly, George Ploppert, Jr., Martin J Malone,Slmon Itomanaitis, James J. Bell, Jr., and Miss Julia L. llradisau. Tho last named two aro applicant for clerkships and the rost for carriersbips. At the l'li4tre. A season of laughter and (noymontis promised the patrons of tbe theatre on the arrival ncre 01 a red t . wnson a production of "Peck's Bad Hoy," The niece has been considerably Improved, aud tbe company has been cnaugea lor the better, and anyone who won't laugh at tbe play, as it will bo presented, must Indeed be void of good humor. At Ferguson's theatre ou Friday cveuiug, February Kith. tlood Chance 1'or lloja Boys who aro willing to work can make money by selling the Kvkninh Herald in Shenandoah. Apply at once at the Hekai.h office. That Squeeze (lame The newspaper hogs of 1'otUvlllr, who wanted to rob tho county in the piloting of tbo tickets ol the approaching election, re ceived a just rebuke when the work was taken away from them by tho authoriUe and given to a party outside the county, at less than one-fourth the figure asked by the hogs. Some of tbe same fellows are always shouting for reform, too. Sunday Ktwi, lluslueaa N'lglit rctiuol. t Tt nr1nn ...111 .. hll,, l....,l ,t. ,-,.. !.,.. .1 I...II.1,.... ul deal), Pa., ou the 112th Inst, tors term of .1 . T..l. !.....(.... .....1 .!. T. .-,!-!. branches will bo taught oh Monday, Tuis day, Thursday and Friday evenings trom 7 to O ClOCK. There can he no other answer than thai Dr. Coxe'g Wild Cherry aud Senoka is the best croup remedy er prepared. Price 25 aud 50 cents per bottle. (Ireut Miulo Ofler. Send us the names and addresses of three or more performers on the piauo or organ, to gether . with 8 cents in pottage and we will mail you one copy Pupular Music Monthly, containing ten picws, full sheet music, con sisting of popular songv, waltzes, marches, etc , arranged for the piano and organ. Ad dress .Popular Music M"Uthly, Iudianapolts, lud. Fried oysters specialty at McElbenny'f, U-lStf SUNDA.Y AT THB OHUROHBS. lHrge 1 crne In the rrMbytrrlun Cliurt h CongregHtl'in. The fruits of Rev T. M. Morrison's active and effective work since ho has been pastor of the First l'reshyterlan church' of town made themselves apparent yesterday morning when, just beforo the communion service, twenty-six jieoplo were admitted to member ship in the congregation by piofesslon of faith mid three by letler. Itcv. Morrison piearbod very Interesting sormons in the morning and evening. I'rttiding Eider O. W. Groia proaehed an inlereltlug sermon in German at tho Evan gelical ohtiich, corner of West and Cherry stteel, yesterday morning, and In the even ing preached III English. Communion ser vice was also held at both meetings. Thero was a large gathering In tho Trinity Iteformod church on West Lloyd Btreet last evening tu listen ton very interesting dls conrso ou "Does it Pay" by Rov. Itobert O'Bojle. THE SUPREME COURT. Lnwjer lu riithuldphl Arguing Casei on ApiinHl. The majority of the legal fraternity being in attendance nt tbo supremo court at Phil adelphia, tho Pottaville court has been post poned until the 19th Inst. Amoug tho Shen andoah lawyers in attendance at tbo supicme court are J. II. Couicroy, S. G. M. llollopcter, M. M. Burke and J It. t'oylo. Messrs Ilollopetcr and Pomcroy will argue the 6benandoHb water cases and tho cafes of P. J. Ferguson aitainst Lauterstine and Mr. Covin will look after any iutoiesta of the Thomas Coal Company that may arise in the argument of tho water case. Mr. llurke will argue for tbe property owner lu the Sumnia license caee arising out of the transfer of tho saloon li-ense U the Iltcen property, creditors of Biimma having protested against the transfer. UKNTll.VLIA. Charles Mcllrearty and sister, Mame, were amoug ihe visitors to Shenandoah on Sattir day. Michael Calaghan is happ. . Its a protty girl. Among the many visitors tn onr town on Saturday luoining wo noticed J. 0. Sampsel, solicitor of the Evening IIura.i ' J. Hoover, district coal iuspector, was in town ou Saturday. Yesterday as John Egan was walking along tho. loud leading to Dark Corner, hn fell and hioko his leg. Ho was removed to the Miners' Hospital at touritnin Springs and it will he quito a while before bo is abnutagain. Miseq Kate Flannory and Mary Cox two of, Lost Cieck's fair ones are sponding a few days among thoirmny friends In town. Edward Cuff is all smiles. The cause being tue arrival or a bouncing baby boy Meters. M. P. CutT and J. J. lleiliy were among the visitors to Ashland ou Saturday. MimSnhlna Moore, one of MinersviHe's fair damsels, is spending a few days here as the guest ot Mrs. !'. Devine. Most of our local politicians are ntleuding to their work In a business like wav but there sresome who must hustle a great deal moie if they drslre'Mo be iu it" on Pcb.xOth. TAMAUl'A. TheTamaqu Mandolin and Guitar club entertained their friends in the Felix club room on Sunday afternoon. A J Spee, oneof our druggists, is going to Philadelphia this week to tindoigo special treatment under direction of Doctor Keenc, an eminent physician of that place. Tho store will be cared for during Mr. Speose's absence by Edgar shiflersteiu. Elwood Shoeuer, of Philadelphia, is borne tor a short visit to his parents on Wont Broad street. John Johnson, of Beading, visited his cousin, Boss Bond, on Sunday altornoou. T-tiH lleform. The business sagacity of Comnrsdonnr V aide f . Allen was exhibited yesterday in H remarka1 lo degree. For p'lntlug tbe tickets a tn o mtng February election toe leading pub ishing houses ol Schuy kill c m b ned and the lowest hid presouted was$l,. 600.00. Ou- t'wusman Mr. All. n, at once detctodtlu) 'nlggirin the w. i d pllo," aud Immediately communicated by telegraph with Wilkts-IJarre, Reading and Alleutown and as cerlalued that the s.'imo work was being done in the latter city for much lesa than our county oonoems demanded. Tho result was a hurried trip to Beading, on Wednesday night, the meeting of the representative of an Allentown publishing boue in the city ol Beading and the lumpletiouof tbe contract for $1,270 he, for which our county publishers demanded $1,500 00. The result isasaving of over $3,200.00 to our taxpayors. Well doue, Commissioner Allen ; your work is that of tho true reformer, and your efforts arc appre ciated by overy taxpayer of our county. Tamaiua Hecurder. "llluo and Gray." Patriotic Americans of limited meauswlll ho glad to loam that their favorite magaalun, Slue md Gray, (Philadelphia), has been le duced to ten i-enui a copy instead of tweuly flvo cents as formerly. This change of price takes effect with the February issue, the lint edition of which is one hundred thousand copies. If the publishers keep up tbe exist ing standard of excellence, it is hard to see how they eon fall to reach the circulation of quarter of a million copies for which tbey are striting. AI r. Jainea bpeakH. The local and Jtecoril have no reason to be alarmed as to the dual insult in regards to their contraot with County Commissioners for printing the olectlon ballots for the February election. Our bid was houestand lawful. There was no conspiracy before or after th ooutravt was awarded them, and we purpose giving tbe publio an opportunity to hear our tiumiui version ot tue wnole atlair before thecouits. We court the fullset investiga tion of whatever kind tint will enable the courts, as well as the public, to get at the truth and nothing but the truth. Athlund lineal. Deprived or Ilia l'eutlou. Jacob Probst, of Palo Alto, who ie a crip pled veteru of the rebellion and uutU for manual labor, luw been notified that his pension of $12 per mouth granted him two years ago baa been cut off. ITave you tried McElbouny's fried oysters? 8-12-tf Ub Wills' Launphy Blok. the Wit I Dining for laundry use. Each package market WATCH I! TABLES Several Changes Went Into lSffuct on Sunday. NEW RULES AND SMAL8 Itullvray lliiiployen .Meet lit Helium Hint Tarnation l'or Inslruotlotisuit tho Clnitiges. Six Hundred lbnploje- AVero Ht tbe Tiimiuiim Meeting. The new standard rules and uniform sys tem of signals went into operation on the New Jersoy Central, Lehigh Valley anil Philadelphia A Beading railroads jestcrdsy and tho Lehigh Valley company made sev eral changes iu its passenger train schedules. Assistant Superintendent George Brill, of tho Lehigh A'alley, met the freight and coal train men at Delano on Sunday and spent several hours explaining to them the main points of the new rules and system of slgnsls. Six hundred railroad men from all over tho Catawissn and Willlamsport division of the Bending Bailroad sfyst'-m assembled in Allen's opera house on Sunday morning aud dis cussed tho changes. Tho meeting was compos ,1 of all employes, from tho highest official lo the humble dol-tar-a day subordinate, the big burly engineer to the slim telegrapher, the conductor, tbo hrakemau, tho fireman, the watchman and section bom and his men, all were on baud. A well-posted official read the rules and made explanations. Twelvo cats weie required to take the men to Tamnqiia and back to their respective destinations. Many of tho changes made iu the schedules of tho Lehigh alley local division loke better mail aud other connections. The tTain which formerly arrivid here at 2-28 p ru. with the mail from New York now comes In at 1:32 p. m., eight minutes ahead of the sfhedulo time that was in force several monttis ago. Thli tiain goes right through to Sbamokiu iu place of the 2:2d train. Tho train that formerly Irf: Shenandoah at 11:03 a. in lorShauiokiu aud way points has been chauired to 11:14 A train row loaves Shenandoah at 11:411 p. ni. for Ieauo9ville Lewistou and Beavi r Meadow and (he 5:27 p. m. train lias bteu taken nir Tho train which 'eft Pottsvilleat 1:10 p. m for Shenandoah, via I)eUno,.hs been taljjiii mi, mm one leiviugat l iup. in. nan necu substituted. The 5:27 p. in. train for Scnuiton ffom Shenandoah uat,lii been taken elf. Ihe Sunday train heretofure leaving ilazietun at l::l p. ru. fur Shenandoah, now leaves at 1.05 p. in. A PITIFUL SIGHT. Brief Mory uf. Ou HHwaril Glil'a l?x p. i-leiicu. Saturday afternoon an Intoxicated young nan was secnstaggcrlng along West Centio street, acconipanitd by a girl apparently about 18 years of age. The luttcrj WHS alto very much under the Influence of drink. Later the girl was seen noting along Jaiuln street. When she m med Coal street a young man, apparently sober, slopped her and tho two conveiscd in an under tone for several ininiitra, during which liruo tho girl seemed to have con siderable trouble in iiuiiiitnining a perpen dicular attitude. Finally the young man oroseed to tho opposite side of .farilin street and turned eact on Coal. The girl lollowed, but on tbo opposite pavetnen'. She was about to go after tho young man on Coal street when a boy about, 10 years of age ran after and halted her with the cry of "Katie! Katie! Stop where you are. Ah the boy caught up withlier the girl turned and looked at him lu a (bixd manner. Alter a brief and animated conversation the pair turned end rut raced their st on dyirdin Bluet. 1 he girl wept violently Ml (tie walked with the boy. The incident was a pitiful one, lint how much ruoro so would the cao 'eon if the whole story could be learned and told. i'i:.vcir, points. The Schuylkill Piess Association meets in Pottsvillo to morrw morning. Max Beese is now snugly ftxtd in bis now resilience ou Eut Centre street. Tho Citizens' Standing Committee ruet nu Saturday and transacted Important business. Martin Fahey is trying tu get hi foot ra-;e with llendershott fixed for Match 1st, post poned until Much 17th. He says he ipraiuod bis ankle. The resignation of Miss Kale Glover from ber clerkship in tbe local peat office took effect Saturday night. The position is vacant, Postmaster Mel let not having made arrange ments to fill it. With 1IU old (Jnnareffallou, Itev. I. V. NelT, of Middleburg, Snyder county, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Folmer, of North Malu street, over Sunday and preached in the English Lutheran ehurch, ou North Jardiu street, yesterday morning and evening. Rev. Netf was located here several years ago and was the founder of the English Lutheran congregation ia this towu. Active llnrglHFS. The house of Dr. E. W. Farrow, t Ashland, was robbed ou Saturday and the thieve rnrried oil' $130 in cash and $900 worth ol jewelry and silverware. On Uie same day tno House ot wiiiwin luunenmisn, of lxwust Dale, vm robbed of $20 and sqoie silverware. It is supposed both burglaries were com mitted by the same gang. Iloja YViintetl. Gotd, active, wide awake hoys wanted to carry the K inino Hkkald iu Bheuandcah. Apply at once at tbe Kg ALU office, Wall I'aper llaiuatua Will tell my rutin Mock of wall paper at the cost of manufacture in order to close out busiueu. Ueori W. Habm.kk, 108 North Juid n -.in i. 2 ' lw Mico ul. . Buy At'. nr. flror lie nrc ti rcma I.K-aio & Iiaeb, A 'it ri:itso.N.ti Max Levitt sjient to-day at Fottsvillc W. 8. llrenuaii visited Tauiaqua fneiids to-day. John II. Smothers was a Shamokin visitor yesterday, Blchard Jones, of Wm. Pemi, was in town last evening. George Greenawsld. of I'ottsvllle, was in town yesterday. KMinrd Armour visited Wlggans aud S Nicholas to day. Louis ItabonowUr. wo a Mabanoy City visitor yesterday. Charles Niece, of PotUvllle, spout Sunday in town with I r lends. J. M Kslbach spent to-day at Frack- illo drumming up business. Mrs. George Bedford, of Phllailolpl ia, n vi Itin friends in town. Will'iam Ilcddall of Ashland, visited Iih ptreuts here yesterday. Harry Learn, of the Shamokin Ditp tch, spent yesterday iu town. Hon, J. J. Coyle, of Mahnnoy City, was visitor to town this morning. James Grant spent this morning circulating among tho Pottsvillo politicians. K G. J. Wadlinger, of Pottsvillo, viaitod his old friends in towu yesterday. Miss Emma Sehiim, of Pottsvillo, was tho guest of Miss Maud Kelper yeatunlay. Jamos Bell was among tho townsmen who spent this morning at the county seat. Elmer Wilde and wife spent Sunday at Audenried, the guest of Mr. Wilde's brother, William. William Moyer, a professional tonsorial artist of Mnluuoy Ciry, was a visitor to towu yesterday. Editor Wilson, of the Mt. Carmel Hem. In dulged in a pleasant chat at the IIkuai.ii sanctum this morning. W. W. Lewi, the leading sportxman, Amoj Walbrldge and T. Ilroolus, of Mahauoy Cuy, called on friends yesterday. TRAFFIC DELAYED. A Coal Train linglne 1 r.illed t Wetherlll Illllf l loll. 1 Engine No 210, ol tho Pennsylvania Kail road, while hound from Pottsvillo at about 5 o'clock this morning with n train of empty coal cars for the Wm. Penn colliery, jumped a switch at Wetherlll Junction, whero tho Philadelphia and BtadliiK tracks cross tho Pennsylvania line. Engineor Siegfried ap plied the air brakes at once and stopped the train before lunch daniaiie was donu to the crs, or Hack, but traffic over that point was delayed until nearly noon, when a wreck crew uec tiled in jscking tbe engine up ou tbe rails. In consequence of the mishap no train eon Id pass over Hie Pennsylvania, short line to or from Pottsvillo during tho morn ing, but the train due here at noon passed over the route and arrived hero pretty near schedule time. The (land!) a m. trains went to Pottsville via tbe Deliuo route. f.efl Tlielr Home. Peter McDonald, of West Otk street, aud "Pack" Wheellhan, f North Main stroir. youths aged IS and 17 years, respectively, ran away from their homes on Saturday and have not been scon or heard of since ' They left homo on the midnight Lehigh Valley freight train, bound east. They had no money and wore not diessed for tho cold blasts. Their parents aio very much wor ried. A Slfner Htirnsil. Paul Donalski, a Polish miner rcsidinr on South Emerick street, was burned on tho hand, face and neck by an exobwion of gar lu the Knickerbocker colliery this morning. Tho mau was attended by Dr. Hamilton, who says that wbllo tbo injuries are very severe, they are not uecesanly dangerous. In the l'ollco. Tho attention of the polico is called to h gang of young mid boys who congregate at theooiner of Coal and Jaulin streets, and In addition to blocking the pavement, insult people to try to pas the corner. A number uf ladles complain that they wero insulted last night. Fresh Meat. Low Prices. Price to Suit the Times J. J. ROHLAND'S CHEAP CASH MEAT MARKET I Opposite Keest's Auctl .n Room-,, No. 31 West Centre Street. Hoi II at Meat, froro...,. .. to He pei it: Koaet. from- Dtoiav " Beefsteak, lrom... lo to l'.' .e All Bauaage lov Freeh Pork, from S to 12V ' F'resh Oouotry Ianl lav " Compound Lard . gL- Mologoa, our own make, loo " Fresh Pudding......... . (jo " All klada of smoked meats, hams, sbo jldcrs. bacon, summer sausage and dried beer AJso freab oouotry egg. Are You Hard to Please In MOLASSES? Then try our "Century." The best in town for the price. Heavy body, sweet, and rich flavor, and only 10c a quart. Grafts YZ Uortlx Jardin Stro. wo quarts, ibeu, bold by Uoakley iiros, j printed on every sack ' , I
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