Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-07-25
BRIEF ITEMS.

an bNcldSc Vi lVe caflOauS OF
huckleberries are shipped daily from the
Lehigh region.
. Ask for "RoyaP' and STANDARD"
tlour-straight grades. For sale by Kline
Bros. at the mill.
The Freeland Citizens Hose Co.
will run an excursion to Glen Onoko on
Tuesday, August 90.
Camp James G. Brookmire, No. 24s,
Sons of Veterans, have started out with
large membership.
The appointment of teachers for
Foster Township schools will be made
next Saturday evening.
The Middle States League club of
Shenandoah and Freeland will cross
bats at the park on Sunday.
Emil Bicker and Miss Martha Mac
afee, both of Upper Lehigh, were mar
ried by Squire Turnbach last week.
An entertainment showing interest
ing and descriptive views of the late war
will be given at the Opera House this
evening
D. 0. Pritchard, inside foreman at
No. 2 Highland, has rendered his resig-
nation to MarEle & Co., to take effect
August l.
The st. Patrick's cornet band will
accompany the excursion of the Young
Mems T. A. b. Society to Glen Onoko
on Saturday.
Commencing with August l Hugh
Shovlin of Highland will act as assistant
freight agent with James Roarty at the
Il. V. station.
No. l Drifton is becoming a formd-
able rival to the Nottingham colliery at
Plymouth i'll the number of accidents
happening there.
"A concert will be given at the Sum
church, Drifton, by the Hayden Glee
Club on Saturday evening, August 3.
james Oliver of Highland has chal-
lenged Richard Cox of Wanamie to
shoot pigeon match, IL or Is birds
each, for purse of 5000 or $500 4 sid :.
Camp l47, P. o. S. of A., will hold a
public installation and entertainment at
the Opera House tomorrow evening. A
very attractive programme has been pre-
pared.
-"See 'em drop'-the potato bugs
soon as they get busting of air-slaked
lime. Better and safer than Paris green,
and it makes your potatoes grow. Sold
by Kline Bros.
A committee consisting of Frank
Depierro, V. Passarela, Domenic Albano
and Nj. Cellitti are soliciting subscriptions
for the erection of an Italian Catholic
church at this place.
A despatch was received at II a. m.
to-day from President Vaughan, stating
that the G. T. A. U. convention will re-
convene next Tuesday at 8. M. in Col
lege Building, Scranton.
"A blind (?) man and his wife held
forth at Centre and Front Streets the
latter part of last week, selling perfumed
stone, songs, etc. 1t is needless to state
he went away with more in pocket than
he came.
Hugh Dever of Jeddo was seriously
injured by runaway car at the Oakdale
stripping on Thursday afternoon. The
collar bone was dislocated, also painful
internal injuries. He is on fair way
to recover at present.
The Jeddo base ball club will hold a
picnic on their grounds on Saturday,
August II. Refreshments of all kinds,
a good orchestra, dancing and game of
ball between Jeddo and Summit Hill
clubs are among the attractions offered.
When you know an item of news,
personal or otherwise, that will interest
your friends or the community, make q
note of it and leave it at our Office, then
watch it appear in print. This is modi-
fication of the nickle-in-t n-the-slot-machine
and costs nothing to try it.
District Assembly 81, X. of L., have
under consideration the holding of a
lecture and ball at the Opera House
Friday evening, September 20. Henry
George, who will soon arrive home from
his Great Britain tour, will be here, also
probably G. M. w. Powderly.
To newspaper borrowers: Wouldn't
you really feel more contented when
reading your neighbours paper if it was
your own? The TRIBUNE offers to sup
ply you with all the important local and
county news for the insignificant sum of
two cents week. Now is the time to
subscribe. Only S1.00 per year.
The Evangelical Sunday School of
Catasauqua will run an excursion to
Glen Onoko on Saturday, July ~. Sew
eral parties from Mauch Chunk, Lans-
ford, Summit Hill and Coal Dale have
also announced their intention of being
there, thus increasing very large
attendance and lots of amusements for
those who accompany the Young Mems
T. A. B. Society.
-Workmen are engaged tearing away
portions of the old Woodside breaker of
Coke Bros. & Co. 1t is not known
whether the whole structure is to come
down or not, but present appearances
indicate that its days are very short.
No coal has been run through it for sew
eral years, while the inside workings are
filed to the surface with water since the
strike of 1SS7-'SS. The breaker was
built in 1867.
Eleven candidates to the priesthood
were ordained this morning at Scranton
by Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Ilara. Among
the number ordained was VIM. O'Don-
nell, former resident of Drifton, who
has just completed nine years course
of study. A large number of friends
were present from Freeland, Drifton and
Hazleton witnessing the impressive cere.
monies. Father O'Donnell will read his
first mass at Hazleton next Sunday.
Another of Freeland' $ fair daughters
was led to the hymeneal altar on Tues
day afternoon, when the marriage OF
William Timony and Miss Mary A. Doris
was cosummated at st. AIMS church.
The nuptial ceremony was performed by
Rev. Father Fallihee, with Miss Fanny
sister of the bride, and Patrick F. Gala
CHER acting as bridesmaid and grooms
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