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VOL. X.-NO 70.
SHENANDOAH, PA., TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1895.
ONE CENT
to:
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W be
A Big Clothing Merchant
Of Shenandoah was In the city for throe weeks purchasing spring stock.
I bought great bargains In the finest styles. By chance I bought at
Sheriff's sale for $3,000 Clothing worth $5,000.
These Bargains Must be Sold
To make room for the 58 cases of SPUING CLOTHIVG which are to come.
The clothing just received packs my store and there is no room left for
more goods. I must and will sell these. .BARGAINS before the 17th of
March, as my Spring stock comes in Maroh. Come all, come everybody.
Come early to get your bargains. This sale will just suit you for these
hard times.
XgTo Offer Refused,
They must be sold at any price to make room for more goods. Don't miss
the great bargains. Remember the place.
Great Mammoth Clothing House,
L. G0LDIN, Prop 9 and 11 South Main Street.
Giassw
A beautful and very useful line
At the cut price of
5c, 10c and 15c per Piece.
NO. 21 K0KTH MAIN STREET, SHENANDOAH, PA.
We will jilve a sheet of Music FREE
lor me mere assing.
"Your Nearest Friend
Is
Good muslin underwear at bargain prices. Night gowns
elegantly trimmed for 48c ; Ladies' Chemise, trimmed with
deep embroidery and linen lace, only 29c; Drawers, Corset
Covers and White Skirts at equally low prices.
Men's White Shirts
First-class m every particular
Neglige shirts, made of fast color linen cheviot, all new pat
terns, only 39c.
L J. Wilkinson, 29 South Mam St
Id Id
i y in ii 1 1 s-y n i i i ii
i'KESli ROAtiTKI) COVFEE
lot of our Jiiucy Biended Ccileo, at 80c.
NEW NORWAY MACKEREL Whito and fat.
New Sink Froich Piunee, 311b
New Setdlop Rnitjiiis.5 lln. :5t.
LEMONS, 2 dozen lor 25c
CAI IFOBNIA and -VALENCIA
x'luuuiip, out mo uesi in uie
California WA1 NUTS Verv lino
NEW PJ KLES Natural color,
owjiiix x-j.u.i.LiJi,a Dy tno quart.
Fresh Tea Bmcuit, salted, 8 lbs.
Fresh Dandy OyBter
New FiBhinp Creek Buckwheat
No Complaint Everybody Satisfied Gur JJieh-trrado Family Flour
at $8.00 per bbl. Bakes well, makes light, white and sweet bread.
Special Baikminb Standard Tomatoes, new Sugar Corn, Marrow
fat Peas and String BeanB, 4 cans for 25c.
Table Oil Cloth 1 yds wide, beat quality, now pattorn,2yds. 25c
At Keiier's.
In (arniture 'hat will tunke the tbln
pocket-book smite all over with glud
ness. See what a small amount of
money will accomplish just now :
Ladles' Rockers f 1,00 up.
Bedsteads 1.00 up.
Cupboards ... 3.60 up.
Extension Tables 4.60 up.
Cradles 1.23 up,
Chamber Suits, 8 pieces.. 10.00 up.
Parlor Suits, 5 pieces 25.00 up.
Come and see and be convinced that
this Is the cheapest place In the state
to buy your furniture.
Williams & Son
No. 13 S. Main St.
are
to any purchaser of goods from our store
Your Undsrwear.
this week at 35c: Men's fine
Fresh Butter
"We received to-day a fine lot of
Strictly Fresh Bradford County
.Dairy uuttcr, in addition to our
regular supply of Gilt-edge Cream
ery, which we receive fresh from
the creamery evory other day.
STRICTLY PURE LARD,
Wo sell no compound or second
qualityJLard.
Now York State CHEESE.
Full cream, rich and fine.
BEST MINCE MEAT Wo sell
tho best only ; no second quality.
Fine O.'G. Java.
Also anothor
25c. Extra size and quality ,2 lbs 25c
New Muecatol RaiBins, 5 lbs. 25c
New Cleaned Currants, 3 lbs. 25c
ORANGES Not quite equal to
iimrKui, zuu u uuzuu.
aualitv. 2 pounds for 25o.
large size, crisp, sound 8 doz. 25c
25c. Fresh Ginger SnapB, 4 lbs. 2Go
Crackers, 5 pounds for 25c
Flour. Fresh Ground Ryo Flour,
lillMISlUl
Effort to be Made to Collect Pay
ment on an Old Judgment From
the Borough.
OLD IDEAS ARE DISPELLED.
TRYING TO GET II0LD OF THE LICENSE
MONEY BEFORE THE COUNCIL CAN
APPROPRIATE IT.
The Borough is to Show at the Next
Term of Court Why It Shall Not
Pay the Claim The Uses of
License Money.
An effort Is being made to enforce col
lection of one of the judgments which
have been entered up Bgoinst the borough
of Shenandoah In recent years. The case
that is being pushed is one in which Mrs.
Ann Haley secured judgment against
the borough for damages sustained In
falling upon a pavement.
The Impression has prevailed among
most people of the town, and especially
among the Councilmen, that a judgment
against the borough was worth about as
much as one against an insolvent debtor;
that if the borough officials did not wish
to pay the judgment they could upproprl
ate all money deposited in and coming to
the treasury for street work and other
purposes and leave the judgment creditor
without a chance to attach any funds
By this method, the Councilmen who
nursed the belief said payment on the
judgments could be put off for an Indefi
nite time, or at least until such time as
the borough had no other use for its
money.
This illusion held full sway with many
until several months ago, wh-n Judge
Pershing stated from the bench that
Borough Councils hud no power to ap
propriate funds not actually in hand; i. e.,
that money due the borough would have
to be actually deposited in the borough
treasury before the Borough Council
could appropriate It for any purpose.
It is on thin ruling that the Haley case
is now being pushed. Mrs. Haley's
counsel yesterday secured from the court
an alias mandate for the borough to show
cause why her claim should not be paid
and the mandate is returnable to the
next term of court. The borough has
not yet received its proportion of
the license money for this year, and
it is supposed the object of the counsel
in the Haley case is to get hold of part of
this money before it gets into the borough
treasury and can bo appropriated.
The claim made by some that the
license money ennnot be used for any
other than highway work is based upon
an error. The law requiring Jthat the
money can only be u'ed for this purpose
does not apply to boroughB.
Hot
night.
lunch at the Schelfly House to
A Quiet Wedding.
Seme surprlso was occasioned this
morning by the announcement of the
marriage ot Miss Mary Gunter, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Gunter, and
Mr. Smith S. Bosworlh, of Newport,
Ohio. The ceremony was performed at
9:15 this morning at the residence of the
bride's parents, 233 West Centre street,
Rev. William Powick. pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, officiating.
Miss Jennie Gunter, a sister of the bri le,
wai the bridesmaid, and Prof. G. W.
Williams, of Wilkes Barre, was the
groomsman. After partaking ot a sump
tuous breakfast, In which only members
of the family and immediate friends par
ticipated, the happy couple left on the
11:15 Lehigh Valley train amid a shower
of rice for the wedding tour. Their future
home will be at Newport, Ohio, and they
expect to reach there about the S5th of
this month. The bride was the recipient
of many beautiful and costly presents.
Mr. and Mrs. Bosworth have the sincere
wishes of their numerous friends for a
long and happy married life.
Everybody likes the Scbeifly House free
lunches. Hot one tonight.
It Is Embarrassing.
M. M. Burke, Esq., found himself in a
pre licaraent when about to leave the
Pottsvllle court house yesterday. lawyers
are In the habit of' leaving their huts and
coats in Prothonota.'y Deegan's vault
while they are In attendance at the court
room. Yesterday Mr, Burke was detained
at court later than usual and upon going
to the Protbonotary'a office found that
Mr. Deegan had gone home and the vault
was locked with the coat, hat and over
shoes on the wrong side ot the door.
Commissioners' Clerk, Phil. Connell,klnd
ly loaned .Mr. Burke a Fedora with which
to make the journey home. The mishaps
have been quite frequent lately and the
lawyers are beginning to think they are
part of Prothonotary Deegan's practical
jokes and believe Phil. Council is In
league with him, as the latter always
appears at the right moment with a hat
to loan In hand, and when the victim
glances up to the windows upon leaving
the ennrt hnnan h urp faces smiling in
the most tantalizing manner.
baDD has removed his gallery to HotT.
man's old stand, West Centre street.
THIS AND THAT.
Subjects Discussed From Many Stand
points In a Concise Manner. .
in Michigan the people get up corn-beef
hash eociabhs, and they appear to be
popular. Here In the East mush and
milk festivals, held by the church people,
were just as popular at one time, but now
one seldom hears of them. Chicken and
waffles have superseded the latter.
Tamnqua, in some respects, Is retro-
gadlng. In glancing over the papers
published in that town, I notice that the
members ot the Borough Council have
come to the conclusion that It's no one'
business what they do oh the law-makers
ot Tamnqua, and have accordingly
resolved to exclude representatives of
newspapers from their meetings. The
pencil pushers will have to depend upon
Dame Rumor for what information they
may desire, und if the information Is not
correct ns obtained from this source, the
Councilmen themselves will be to blame.
Reporters.ns a rule, will secure the news at
all hazards, and that being so the better
plan would be to allow them admission
to the meetings. Then there need be no
occasion for misrepresentation. The prob.
abilities nre that the reporters have
criticised the action of the' Councilmen
something the narrow-minded individual
detests hence the action of the Council-
men in excluding the newspaper represen
tatives. Men who are fearful of just
critichm, should never be chosen as pub
lic officials or law-makers. Instead of
awakening from Its 'Rip "Van Winkle
steep, Tamaqua appears to have taken
another nnp.
As a justification of their course, the
Councilmen have decided to pay a fixed
sum to one ot the papers for publishing
the proceedings, the latter to be furnished
by the Town Cleric. This means, in a few
words, that If there Is anything crooked
in the action of the members on any
particular legislation, it will be sup
pressed. One thing, however, can be said to the
credit ot this progressive (?) body of men,
and that is they refuse to permit the
erection of water troughs in front of
hotels or other places. What a rural
picture it would have presented to see
horses and other cattle standing in front
of the Columbia, tfnlted States, Beard's
and other hotels slacking their thirst I
In the expenditure of the people's
money, this particular body of Council
men appear to be most too liberal. To
vote the High Constable $5.00 per mont
in lieu of the fees attached to that office,
will soon bankrupt the treasury. It will
also likely cause a scramble among the
people for the office when it next becomes
vacant. Shenandoah and Mnhanoy City
can well afford to pay 40 and ?50 per
month, since the High Constables In the
places are required to speak a dozen r
more languages. Their doctors' bills run
high owing to dislocation of their jaws.
Truly, Tamaqua is a progressive town,
her Councilmen are men of great intellect,
and her newspaper men are fortunate
beings. Pity 'tis, 'tis true.
No one will regret the close of the snow-
bill s ;asou In Shenandoah. In the hands
of the present generation of young Ameri
cans the practice has been greatly abused.
The police, had we any to do day service,
would have been Justified In running the
leaders into the "cooler."
.
Many of the streets and alleyB are in
miserable condition, and our officials
appear to take no notice ot the fact. My
attention has been particularly called to
the obstruction of the pavement at the
corner of Centre street and Market alley,
north side. To pass up Market alley at
this point pedestrians muBt take to the
street as the obstruction takes up the
whole of the pavement. INDEX.
Preparing: to Build.
The Phoenix Hose Company is prepar
ing to build its new house on the site of
the old Harkins property, on North
Jardin street. It Is advertising the build
ings on the site for sale and as soon as
they can be disposed of will begin work
on the new building. They hope to start
by April 1st. The now house will imme
diately adjoin the old one ana will be
two-story brick structure. The old build
ing will be Bold.
Don't miss the Schelfly House hot lunch
tonight.
Mantell In "Monbars."
Robert Mantell will appear In "Mon
burs" at the Ashland opera house on
Thursday evening. The performance
will begin promptly at 6 o'clock and eleo
trie cars will be held' to enable peopl
from Shenandoah and other places to get
home after the performance. S-lS-St
A Theatre Parly.
A party ot eight has been formed in
town to attend the production ot "Mon
bars" at the Ashlend opera house on
Thursday evening by Robert Mantell.
The two private boxes will be engaged by
the party and lull dress suits will be In
order.
Bank Statement.
The statement of the First National
Bank of this town appears in another
column of this issue. A perusal of it
will show that the instltutior Is In a flrst
o' his condition. The deposl.B aggregate
1308,001.29.
TOPICS OF
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Paragraphs
Framed
on Different
by the Pen
Subjects
and
Pencil Pushers.
NOTES ABOUT THE MINES.
WORK ON THE NEW BREAKER AT
SHENANDOAH CITY COLLIERY IN
SPECTED BY MR. LUTHER.
Some People Believe the Colliery Will
be Ready to Resume Operations by
April 1st A Longer Delay
Probable.
Mr. R. C. Luther, the general manager
for the Philadelphia & Reading Coal &
Iron Company, and Mr. Chris. Muehlhof,
tho company's master mechanic, were In
town yesterday afternoon and spent
several hours inspecting the work on the
new breaker at the Shenandoah City
colliery. They expressed themselves as
well satisfied with the progress the work
men are making. It has been stated that
the new breaker would be ready for
operations by April 1st, but some of the
officials fix the date a month later.
Considerable surprise was occasioned
in some of the class rooms of the White
street school building yesterday morning
when the dismissal bell was rung at
11:30 o'clock, fifteen minutes In advance
of the regular time. It was due to a
mistake, which was brought about by one
ot the school clocks being ahead of time.
A pathetic circumstance in connection
with the death of Philip Whitehread, the
Lehigh Valley yardmaster who was
killed by a train l Brownsville on Friday,
Is that the young man was to have been
married at an early date. Whitebread's
parents died a few years ago and he made
his home with John Mock, the engineer
who was in charge of the engine that
killed the young man. When White
bread slipped under the wheels be was In
the act of jumping on the engine to hand
Mock orders.
The Justices ot the Peace, police and
constables report business in their line as
very dull. This is due to the Lenten
teason. Tne weddings and christenings,
which act as a grist mill for the agencies
of the law, are temporarily suspended,
und as they are the cause of nine-tenths
of the drunks, fights and other sources of
revenue for the officers of the law, the
stringency In the market is well explained.
When the Lenten season closes then
lookout for a break. A good pay with
the close of the season of devotion will
line the pockets of the peace preservers
for months. It has often been remarked
by those in authority that there are les
miue accidents during the Lenten season
than during any other simitar period of
the year.
The Sunday News said in its last issue
The court has refused n new trial in the
case ot the Herald vs. the borough. The
latter should now make a settlement."
When It Is considered that the News was
one of tne most determined agencies
from which the Herald's claim origin
ally met opposition, the above quoted
statement must bo received as a graceful
concession, und we agree with the jury,
court and News in the justice of the
sentiment that the claim should be paid,
There has been considerable specula
tion sb to the identity of the gentleman
who donated a check of $50 to the purse
presented by the congregation of the
Methodist Episcopal church to the re
tiring pastor, Rev. William Powick. The
name was successfully withheld until
yesterday, when it leaked out that the
generous donor was Mr. Charles E. Tit-
man, "the lumber king." Mr. Tltman Is
not a member ot the church. His gener
osity arose from an Impulse created by
admiration of the clergyman.
There are many common liniments sold
but there Is only one great patn cure for
all forms of Sprains, Cuts, Bruises and all
bodily pain. Its name Is Red Flag OH.
Costa 35 oents. Sold at Gruhler Bros,
Drug Store.
New Council Instituted.
On Saturday evening, a number of
members from Shenandoah, Mnhanoy
City, Girardville, Ashland and Mt.
Carinel visited Centralia for the purposo
ot assisting in the Institution of a new
Council of the Jr. O. U. A. M. The new
Council starts out under very favorable
circumstances, having upon the charter
74 names. It will be numbered 1000.
Successful Agent.
John Daltou, who some weeks ago
accepted the local agency for Barbey's
celebrated beer and porter, Is making the
business very successful. This Is not sur
prising, as Mr, Dalton Is a most popular
young fellow and the Barbey brewings
rank with the best.
Important Notice.
Notice is hereby given to all parties who
have left watches at my place for repairs
that it they are not called for on or before
March 80, 1895,' they will be considered
forfeited and sold at auction 'to the high,
est bidder. Alt work ordered ot me will
be executed at once. Yost, Jeweler, 103
North Main otreet. 2-26-apU
Best and Finest
In the nty,
18 kr. plain Wedding Rings,
Band and Fancy Rings, Dia
monds, Sterling Silver and
Platedware, Jewelry, Clocks
and Optical Goods sold lower
than ever.
HOLBBBHAH'S
Jewelry w Store,
Cor. Main and I loyd Sts.
Repairing done prompt and in
faultless manner.
SUICIDE AT ASHLAND.
Henry Troutman Shoots and Instantly
Kills Himself.
Special to the Hkhald
Ashland, March 13. Henry Troutmnu,
the retired hotelkeeper, committed sui
cide nt nbout 7:15 o'clock this morning by
hooting himself in the head. Hp was 58
years of age and left a wife, but no chi
dren. Ill health Is supposed to have been
the cause for the deed.
A thort time ago Troutman purchased
a f ir.u near Pi tman Post cilice, in tho
Mahantongo Valley, and made arrange
ments to place his brother on It. Ear1'
this morning he was at the house ot hW
brother, who was preparing to move .
to the farm. Alter spending some
t me with the relative Troutman left th'
house, saying he would go home. Instead
of doing so, however, the man
went to a store and purchased a
revolver. He then went to the Rtable
at the rear of his residence and, while
seated on the side of a sleigh, sent a
bullet Into his brain. The ball entered
immediately back of the risrht ear and
passed out on the left side of the bead.
Death was Instantaneous. The deceased
had suffered for some time from head
trouble and rupture. He was formerly
proprietor of the Locust Mountain House.
His eitate is valued at between $50,000 nnd
100,000.
ADOPTING A JIG PLANT.
Improvements and Alterations to
be
Hade at the Cambridge Colliery.
Operations at the Cambridge colliery
were suspended last night until April 1st.
It ix the intention ot the operators, the
Cambridge Coal Company, to spend iti
the meantime several thousand dollars in
Increasing the facilities ot production.
Jlg, two buckwheat screens and a new
set ot rollers will be Introduced. Tbo
capacity of the colliery at present is 100
tons a day. After the improvements are
made the production will run up to 1,000
tons a week. The colliery gives employ
ment to 44 men inside and 33 outside. J.
C. McGinness is general manager and D.
R. James the inside foreman.
Special School Exercises.
There will be a program of special exer
cises in the High school at two o'clock,
next Friday afternoon. It will include
debates and vocal and instrumental
music. Exercises of this character are
held every six weeks, the object being to
accustom pupils to appear before and ad
dress audiences.
To Take the Road.
Messrs. Ge-wley, Thomas and Young
are organizing a speoialty company for
the spring and summer. They are voung
men of town who hwr frequently ap
peared at benefit entertainments witu,
excellent success, and many of their
specialties are quite novel.
You'll be Surprised
To learn how cheap EGGS
are at our place. Lower
than ever. Cost less than
meat. Remember, we sell
none but fresh eggs.
We have a great variety
Butter.
of
122 North Jardin Street