Vol. X.-NO. jiL shenandoah, pa., thursdaiakuary 17, 1395. one nFlNT '
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unrismia;R iTO.oas.ii Hh n n hv personal.
riRGAtfs, Toilet tables, gold sofaj
SEWING MACHINES,, LADIES' DESKS, .
PICTURE'S, EASELS, MIRRORS:
GOLD RECEPTION CHAIRS,
RECLINING OHAIRS,
Must be seen to bo appreciated at
JOHN P. WILLIAMS &
We advertise the greatest sale of Red Under
wear ever offered in Shenandoah. All these goods
must go regardless of price, therefore we divide with
you and split the price in half.
Ladles' and Children's "Vests and Drawers, worth $1.50, for ?5c
" " !' " ." 12-5 " 63c.
116-18 N. Main St
i
Special S
ale..
ICI
Successor to EIRVIS, DUNCAN & WAIDLEr,
a full line of
umiaren s slippers lor the holidays.
jf rices irom 60 cents up.
Remember that we carry a full line of
the snag proof duck boots. Rubbers
of all qtyjoi at the lowest prices.
Jsepfe
14 South Main Street,
t
You can buy a
is Long as
JJ UliL HOLLER FLOUR at
"Wo guarantee every barrel to give entire satisfaction.
Have sold sovoral cars of it without a single complaint.
It was bought before the advance in grain and freight rates, and
is worth more money to-day.
This is the lowest price ever known for flo'ur'of thi'graHe'.''
You run no risk in buying it at the price and may save money.
"Wo make a profit on it, and will soil you one barrel or one hun
dred barrels.
As Long as it Xia&ts.
Just Received.
Fresh, ground "Old Time" Ryo Flour.
"Wholo "Wheat Graham Flour.
Fancy Pastry Flour.
. FiBhiiig Creek Buckwheat Flour.
We GffelTo.fdayI
'TworCara' Very
Uno Car Very Bright Clean Ryo Straw.
TO ABRIVE in a feydays:
" " Suitable 'for Presents.
TURKISH ROCKERS,
GOtiD ARM CHAIRS,
are
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" " " 80 " 40o. Jk
. I' " " 50 " 25o. K
" " 40 " 20o.
This Week.
8 South Main Street.
Men's, Women's and
Shenandoah, Pa.
Lasts !
barrel of Choice "Winter "Wheat
Choice No. fTiraothy Hay.
Two Cars Ohoico Whito Oats.
One Car Yellow Corn.
At Keiths,
15 ULltobD.
Messrs. Port.H Ojiene'd
Shot Jar.
Their
A LIST OF THE WINNERS
Tne First Cash'' Present Escaped Capture,
and Three .of the.Balance Oscar
Bender Won Ttie Guesses.
There Is probably no other town of Its
size' In this country' that takes more
readily to novelties' than Shenandoah
does, In whatever 11ns ,they may appear,
and consequently It Is not surpris
ing thiit irent Interest in Mf. In
the novel advertising scheme that Messrs.
P. J. Po-tz & Son. of North Main
inaugurated several weeks ago. The
scheme was nut on foot last Nnvp-nhnr
Qn the J5th of that month the Arm placed
in one of Its show; windows a jar filled
with shot. No one, not even those who
placed the jar In the window, kne it how
much shot It contained. The Arm offered
to allow purchasers of goods to make
guesses on the amount of shot tlm lr
contained and promised to make presents
01 casli to the people guessing the closest
to the actual "number. Eight cash
presents were offered, one of to. one of in.
one ot ry ana live of 81 each.
The contest closed at 3 p. m. vesterdav
witu 4 J. guesses. Mr. Warren J. Portz.
the junior member of the firm, nun.
signed the duty of decidiug upon the
winners and after several hours' labor he
found that the actual number of shot in
the jar was 28,093. This he announces by
amuavit published In another column of
this paper.
The number of cuesses shows that, flip
mmt be many people who are interested
in the result. Mr. Portz has furnlshpd
the Hehald with the names aud resi
dences of the winners, their guesses and
the presents they are entitled to. The
returns are: Oscar Bender, 30 North
White street, 28,000, second Dresent.
$3; Miss Ella Womer, North Main
street, 28,200, third present, 82; John
Greggory, 228 South Jardin street. 28.239.
$1, fourth present: Oscar Bender. 27.904.
$1, fifth present; T. M. Stoat, South
White street, 2S.G00, $1, sixth present;
Oscar , Bender, 27,500, $1, seventh present;
Eva M. Ilagenbuch, North Main street,
28,800, $1, eighth present.
No one secured the first present, as none
of the seven guessers hit the exact
amount of shot In the jar. which was
28,093. Mr. Bender was the most accurate
guesser, coming within 94 of the exact
number and capturing three of the seven
presents given, aggregating 85.
The counting of the shot occuoled Mr.
W. J. Portz's time from 2:30 vesterdav
afternoon until 10:30 o'clock last nlttht.
with an occasional rest and supner time
aggregating one hour aud a half. The
shot were counted by niacins them on a
sheet of white paper and separating those
counted from the bulk with a palette
knife, the count being tallied by 25 and
every four counts tallied as one hundred.
The Bcheme proved an excellent adver
tising medium for the Messrs. Portz. and
the winners nofdoubt feel amply rewarded
ior tueir trouble In making the guesses,
' Col. Fowler's Career.
The following interesting blozranhlcal
item on one of our townsmen Is taken
from the Tamaqua correspondence to the
Miners' Journal : Col. M. P. Fowler, who
has been a resident of Shenandoah for a
number of years, and is one ot its most
prominent citizens, Is still verj active in
both business and politics, notwithstand
ing his advauced age. Since he left here
he has had bis ups and downs, financially,
and is now so well fixed that he could
retire to nrlvata life. The Colonel baa
always been a hard worker and I believe
it ne was to drop business cares ne would
arrow old ranldlv. He has alwavs bean
prominent In Kenubllcan nolitlcs. hern is
wen as eistwnere, ana a campaign with
out Mr. Fowler- being In it would be a
dull one, indeed. ''Fowler's." a mlnlncr
village about one mite east of Shenan
doah, was named after him. At one tiina
ht was engaged In the coal business there
in partnership with Hon. Harrv Huhn.
now of Philadelphia. In the early days
oi 'lamaqua, he was in charge of the
freight and express business of the Little
Schuylkill Kailroad Company,and during
the whole time he held the position the
company never lost a cent, although he
handled hundreds of thousands ot dollars
In money and goods. This town lost a
valuable citizen when he left.
Granted a Pension.
David Morgan, inside foreman at the
West Shenandoah colliery, has been
granted, through Justice Shoemaker, a
pension of 80 ner month datinor from
March, 1894.
Coaster Injured.
Frank Snlnard: a bov. had hla 1ft leir
badly bruised this morning while coasting
on East Lloyd street. His sled collided
with a telegraph Dole. He was carried to
his home and will remain there for some
time.
Rupture.
Cure guaranteed. No operation. In
quire at the Shenandoah drug store, No.
8 South Mai street. 0-13-tf
1 . C. J. Oulnn transnctpd IhhIum. f ft.-
county seat to day; . .
Justice T. T. Willlainsvlslted friends at I
Mahanoy City to-day. j
MUq .fpnnln W.-mi. a, m.l. i, '
King Mis H'lttle Shaffer, of North Mln
street.
Miss Lizzie Powell, of Kst Coalstreet,
Mpep.thls morning visiting friends at
Delano. ii ,'. . ' t . ;
Reese, Robert, pecl,i Benjamin
Richards and Thomas Lee returned from
Harrfsburg last night. . .
John Weeks, who was In attendance at
'be HAb,tlngs .inauguration ceremonies at
HttrrJj.9.u.rKi returned yesterday.
William H Suntt ranuunlln tf..
vw. . uyi wwuv.uk
Kellar, Smiths & Jordan, type founders
of Philadelphia, was a visitor to the
HERALD sanctum to-day
Smoke Brennau's famous cigars. They
are the best in the market, for fine trade
0Qly t 12 21-tf
A Mlnersville Party.
A sleighius Dartv comnn.ml nf fl.o.
Minnie and Emma Glenwiight aud Jessie
ixear, ana Messrs. Harry Gienwrlght,
William and II. Z. KisBinger aud Elmer
omun were very pleasantly entertained
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. K
T.T..I., ,t . . . .
jBuier, on ixortn Main street. It was a
jolly party lrom Mlnersville and several
hours were spent In most enjoyable social
intercourse.
Special Meetlne.
There will be a special joint ineotiue of
all members of Star of Bethlehem and
Lady Harrison lodges, in Schmidt's hall,
on U'rlday evening, January 18th, at
o'clock sham. National Grand Mnstnr
Daniel W. Heese will be present. Business
of Importance will be transacted.
MItS. KATE BlENEMANN, D. D. G. M
M7-2t
e right mau there is a good dosI
tlou Open. Inquire at 12 South Main
street; second floor, front room. 2t
Fire at Park Place.
The engine house of Park No. 3colllerv.
Park Place, was destroyed by fire last
night. The origin of tho fire is not
known, but it is sumjosed to havn hppn
started by an overheated stove. The col
llery Is owned by Lentz, Lilly & Co. The
hoisting machinery was considerably
damaged but the colliery will ba ready
lor operations on Monday.
A Card.
Hereafter and until my new buildings
near the Lehigh Valley depot are com
pleted, and such changes in my present
building are made suitable tothechnni?pR
required for the change of business, mv
Btore will be closed at 6 p. m. Orders for
undertaking will be taken at the office, or
my residence, rue present stock will be
sold at cost to reduce it, or close It out.
1-17-tf J. J. FllANEV.
A Nuisance.
A young man has been visltlnc the
public schools of this borough for several
days past, representing himself as Mr.
Marr, a School Director of the North
ward of Pottsvllle. There is no such
director In that borough. The joker Is a
source of amusement to some of tho
school teachers, but a source of treat
aunoyance to others.
Mr. Ryan Considering:.
There have been no additional develop
ments In the quo warranto proceedings
of Constable Thomas To3h to oust Sheriff
Alexander Scott, because District At
torney Ryan still holds the matter under
advisement. He has promised to announce
on Monday, next, whether he will sign
the papers and present them to the court.
Coasters Numerous.
Coasters flock up the Locust Mountain
every night and enjoy rapid descents that
bring them far down Main street. Tho
slede and "bobs" ascending and descend
ingare so numerous that It Is surprising
serious collisions have not ocenrred. Dno
conspicuous "bob" carries eighteen people
on a trip.
Jack Frost Bites.
The, thermometer took another drop to.
day aud Jack Frost mads himself felt
with considerable effect. It wai so cold
this morning that there was a scarcity of
peuestnuus on me streets, notwithstand
ing th idleness ot a great many people
through the suspension of the collieries.
"Moss Back Songs, or Give us Some
thing New," "That Little Knot of Blue"
and "Kitty Adair" are the latest in sheet
music at Brumm's Jewelry store. 1-9-tf
Democratic Primaries.
The stundinc committee has ilrml nn-rf.
Thursday evening for holding the Demo
cratic primaries to make nominations In
the five wards in town. Thev nromlsn to
be lively, especially In the First and Fifth
wards.
Oysters !
If vou want trood ovaters cro to II. Mehl's.
105 East Centre street, next door to Devers
barbershop. The best selected oysters in
the town. Private parlors for ladles.
9-15-thsat
Cave-in.
A hole, small In diameter, but verv
deep, was made yesterday In the middle
ot tne west-bound track of the Lehleh
Valley railroad, near Yatesvllle, by a
caving In of mine workings, but It did
not Interfere with traffic. A gravel train
prew filled the hole to-day,
TOPICS OF
THE TIMES.
Some Interesting Paragraphs From
tne pen. and Pencil.
HINTS ON THE PRIMARIES!
i. . i , ....
voters Should Prepare to Attend Them
Next Weekchat Abput Marriage
Licenses and Their Publication.
The Republlcans of Shenandoah should
turn out In force at the primary meetings
mm, mu oe neia next week, very likely
on the 25th Inst. The nominations for
High Constable, Borough Auditor, Coun
oilmen and School Directors are td be
made, and it Is very important that the
best po.-siblu ticket be made. Too often
this work Li left to a few men. iind t.h
result is not satisfactory to the people
who Ho the voting. If we desire uood
government, all entitled to vote should
do their trt toward trvlnir In ornn.
it. At the primary meeting where tho
tlCKets are made Is the place, and
thee meetings are of more lmpor
tance than most people give them
Every good citizeu ought tn tji Im
parl in these meetings, and ev-ry voter
uas an equal right and voice at these
meetings. If the people choose to
away and let a few men. orobablv tlinJH
who hove axes to grind, make the tickets,
it is tueir own fault. Thev trnn en mil
have this matter in their own hands if
they will. But if they don't co and don't.
taKe part in these meetings. t.hv n,ti,.
not to grumble if things don't suit them
afterwards
It is of the utmost importance that tha
very best men be placed on the ticknts.
Guod mea are needed for Council, men
who will give lutelllcent consideration tr,
the borough's interests and attend to their
uucies as Uouncllmen. It is often a
thankless tusk, but s -mebody must dolt,
and the best possible men should ba hr
cured for these places. The samo is to be
said of School Directors and ward officers.
Let there be a full turn-out at all the
ward meetings by the Republicans of the
town and let them make such nomina
tions that will command the respect of
the people, win their confidence nnd l.
ratified by their votes on election day. A
grave responsibility rests upon the Re
publicans of tho town. Let thorn turn
out and well and bravely meet It.
There his been considerable controversy
with respect to the publication of names
of people who take out licenses to be
married, and it was left to the Readintr
Eagle to test the question as to whether
the clerks of the Orphans' Court have a
right to deny the newspapers access to
the records to tecure the names for nubll-
cation. The question was taken to court
and It has been settled in favor of the
newspaper, the court holding that the
marriage license dooket is a public record;
that one of the objects the Legislature
had In view in passing the law requiring
licenses to be taken out was publicity, and
tnat tne morals, safety and general wel
fare of the community was the nrlncinlp.
underlying the policy of proclaiming tho
nanus. Tlmy, people intending marriage
need not become alarmed over this deci
sion and jump to the conclusion that if
they apply for a marriage license vsry
newspaper in the county will be duty
bound to publish the fact. The Clerk nf
the Courts is frequently requested to keep
applications ior a license under lock and
key and quite often crants the rentiPHt
Thls custom has been adopted out of -re
spect and regard for all who may de
sire, irom purely Innocent reasons, to
keep their marriage a secret until after
tho ceremony Is performed, and will
no duubt be continued, so that there
is no reason for an exodus to Camden,
N. J., on that score. The Reading case
was simply a test one, and It does not
necessarily follow that the publications
ot marriage license applications will be
come more numerous.
The Merchants' National Bank of town
has declared a semi-annual dividend of
three per cent., aud has given notice that
It will be payable on and after January
19th. This is a very gratifying showing
for the stringent Industrial times we are
now experiencing- and evidences an ex
cellent management.
The name of Christian Schmidt, of
town, has become connected in conversa
tion with the recent purchase of the Eagle
brewery at Shamokln. Mr. Schmidt Is in
no wise connected with the deal. He Is
now enjoying an excellent revenue from
his local agency for the Lauer Browing
Company and has no Intention, so far ns
known at present, of embarking In the
brewing business for himself, although
were he to do so there would be
no doubt about the business be
ing a success. There is no resident
of the town of mora genial disposition
and buslness-makinc aualltles tli
Schmidt, and, although the products of
tne brewing company he represents are of
tne oest, to nis personality Is due In a
gr?at measure the wide range whloh the
company Bas secured In this vicinity and
which It holds without the slightest
depreciation, In spite of all comnetltion.
This gentlemau was .coufounded with
iuax&oumiut, tne dry goods merchant,
who J concerned in the Shamokln deal.
lest and Finest
sskk h County.
18 kr. plain Wedding Rings.
Band and Fancy Rings, Dia
monds, Sterling Silver and
Platedware, Jewelry, Clocks
and Optical Goods sold lower
than ever.
'S
Jewelry
Store,
n
n
Cor. Main and Lloyd Sts.
Repairing done prompt and
faultless manner.
in
I, W. J. Portz, of tho firm of F. J. Ports
&ISon, do solemnly swear that I hav
carefully counted tho shot In the jar la
our window and find 28,093 grains of BbW
contained therein. Also have awarded
the different prizes to tho different guess
ers, with favor to none.
W. J. PORTZ.
Shenandoah, Pa., Jan. 17, 1893.
Sworn and subscribed be
fore me this 17th day of Jan
uary, A. D. 1895.
C. W. DENOLER, J. P.
See the names of
The Prize Winners
In Our Window.
AMUSEMENTS.
"THE TOUSIADO."
One of the greatest scenes in "The
Tornado," Lincoln J. Carter's second
great scenic play, Is the one In which sir
old tars are shown clinging to the yard
arm of a ship and shortening sail, while
the mast sways from side to side with the
rou ot the vessel, vivid flashes of light
ning illuminate the scene, and one is
In constant fear of seeing a sailor either
blown away or fall to the dock forty feet
below. One forgets they are In a theatre,
and for the Instant all Is reality. At
Fergnson's theatre this evening.
COMING.
We are coming to entertain von. nn
and all, the Daisy Beverlv Little Phut
Company. The biggest show on the road.
Twenty people in the band and ten artis'a
in tne orchestra. Bee Little Pansy and
her little pony and big dog Spot. Will be
at Ferguson's theatre on Tuesday evening;
next.
The Electric Light.
A new set of flues is being placed In ona
of the boilers at the aro electric light
station, on South Main street. The com
pany has received a new supply of carbons,
for the lamps. It purchases them la
20,000 lots and uses 80,000 a year.
Smokers' articles, silver match boxes
and fire cigar tubes at Brennan's cigar
store. 13-21-tf
Eggs.
Don't use eggs six months
old when you can buy good
fresh ones.
"We have lots of 'em.
Don't handle ice-house or
pickled eggs at any time.
122 North Jardin Street
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