Be sure to bear Col. Copeland's
Lecture upon "Snobs and Snobbery”
at Odd Fellows Opera House, Tues
day evening, 27th inst.
Is this the "Beginning of the
End?" —The New Central company
reduced the wages of the outside lab
orers last Saturday, the reduction
varying between 20 and 25 per cent.
Whether this is the inauguration
of a general movement in this direc
tion remains to be seen.
Tie Potomac Coal Company, in
annual session Tuesday, elected the
following directors; Hon. Lloyd
Lowndes, Gapt. John Sheridan, Hon.
George Hawkins Williams, H. Craw
ford Black and R. T. Lowndes. The
board te-elected the old officers, with
Hon. Lloyd Lowndos, president, Gapt.
Sheridan, superintendent, and H.
Crawford Black, secretary and treas
urer.
Skating Rinks.—Attendance at
the Club rink, Paul s Opera House,
continues unabated.
Mei-sra. George Kane and M. Jau
dorf are conducting a success,"ul rink
at Piedmont IJe witnessed the ex
ercise there Friday evening of last
week. The ‘Wo” by Mr. Kane was
exceptionally fine. He is probably
the most export icr-.-kater in this
section. The he iry applause which
rewaided striking points in his pei
forraance ou the occasion referred to
wts well earned.
A luncheon table is a “novelty’ at
tacheu to the Piedmont rink. Lem
onade is , >pe i dly refreshing to the
perspiring skater.
H irry Shelier opened a rink in M’.
Sivag" this w- k with good promise j
O: S'-O Si.
Tin re has he m some “prospecting’’ I
in Cumh-rland for a rink, but oni j
sister city threatens to be a poo mine ;
to work.
Under the auspices of a Club, late
ly organized, the exercise is reported
agreeable and pr fit able in Lonacon-|
ing.
