Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07
BRIEF ITEMS.

Thanksgiving Day-three weeks
hence.
The season Of sauer kraut making
has come.
Five dollars reward is offered for a
lost dog. See advertisement.
AS might have--been expected the
election returns didn't suit everybody.
The Stroll family performed to small
audiences here ON Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings.
-Depierros orchestra plays at the ball
of the Eureka Social Club of Weatherly
tomorrow evening.
New time tables will 90 into effect
on the main lines of the Lehigh Valley
and Jersey Central roads on Sunday.
Confirmation services were held at
st. James P. E. Church, Drifton, on
Sunday, by Bishop Rolliston of Reading.
Schooner & Birkbeck placed large
heating furnace in the basement of St.
Mary's Catholic Church, Eckley, on
Tuesday.
"A license was granted at Wilkes
Barre on Tuesday for the marriage of
Henry j. Gillespie of Buck Mountain to
Miss Bridget McGill Of Eckley.
The Union Insurance Co. of San
Francisco was organized in 1865 with
cash capital of $750,000, fully paid in
gold. Their agent here is w. A. Grimes.
AT the ball of the Drifton Base Ball
Association on the 10th inst Prof. Daniel
Bonner will entertain the audience by
dancing schottische clog during the in
termission.
The Citizens Hose Company decided
last evening to send delegation to Slat-
ington on Thanksgiving Day, to attend
the parade and dedication ceremonies of
the Slatington fire department.
The remains of James Farrell, who
was killed last week at Jermyn, Lacka-
wanna County, by fall of rock in the
mines, arrived here on Saturday. The
funeral took place the following day
from the residence of Mrs. Frank
Farrell, Washington Street.
-Zemanys hall on Main Street has
been leased by the Young Mems T. A.
B. Society as a meeting and reading
room, also for the location of their IL
brary. Several hundred volumes have
been ordered and the rooms will be
opened within few weeks.
In the coal report, which is pub
lished in another column, it may be seen
that the Coke Bros. & Co. VS.. Lehigh
Valley suit will be decided by the Inter
state Commerce Commission about the
end of this month, with the probabilities
in favor of the Drifton operators.
AT session of District Assembly
No. 81, Knights of Labor, held at Free
land on Saturday, Master Workman Jos.
d. Myers was elected as delegate to the
General Assembly, which convenes at
Atlanta, Ca, on Tuesday. Mr.. Myers
will start for Atlanta on Saturday morn
ing.
The second local institute of the
sixth district of Luzerne County was
held at the opera house Friday evening
and Saturday of last week. The exer-
cises consisted of addresses, singing,
class drills, talks on teachers subjects,
etc. Large audiences were present at
all the sessions.
The Freeland opera house was com
fortably filled last Thursday evening by
those attending the ball of the Young
Mems Social Club of Highland. At 10
o'clock the grand march, led by Master
of Ceremonies NJ. A. Ferry of Highland
and Miss Cassie Furey of Jeddo, took
place, and was participated in by rs
couples.
The grand jury has recommended
the building of bridge in Sugarloaf
township across Nescopeck creek on the
road from Lehigh and Susquehana turn
pike to Freeland cost not to exceed $500;
also one across the Big Nescopeck creek
in Butler township on the road from
Hazleton to Wilkes-Barre, cost not to
exceed 500.
The board of trade of Pottsville is
doing its utmost to have the Fottrel In
sulated Wire Company to locate its plant
in Pottsville. The company is now run
ming plant at Bristol, but desire to re-
move from there on account of malaria,
which is so bad as to greatly interfere
with the steady working of the plant.
If Freeand's board of trade was organ
lied that company might be induced to
locate their works here.
The pigeon shooting match between
M. E. Fritzinger of Freeland and John
Lesser of Upper Lehigh, for $50 side,
took place at the Woodside field Satur-
day afternoon. A heavy fog prevailed
during the time of the shooting which
prevented either party from doing the
work they are capable. Nine birds
apiece were shot at, Fritzinger killing
four and Lesser three. Considerable
money changed hands on the result