Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-08-22
BRIEF ITEMS.

Have the children hunt up their
school books.
Kline Bros. just received a carload
of prime cut hay.
is Labor Day-Septembe 2-to be
observed in Freeland?
The excursionists to Coney Island
on Sunday report a pleasant time.
-McFadden's circus is billed to
exhibit here on Friday, August 80.
-Watermelons received terrible
slaughtering Saturday evening and Sun
day.
Rev. j. B. Kerschner married Caleb
Burton and Miss Ellen |. Rinker at
Conyngham on Sunday.
For solid, dry cellar floors, use i'm
proved cements. Only 80 cents per sack
delivered by Kline Bros.
Foster township schools open on
Monday next, and the borough schools
on Tuesday, September 8.
-Amandus Lilly and Bertha Hegel-
schueler, both of Foster township, have
been granted a marriage license.
We have been selling "RoyaP' and
standard" -four for five years. ALWAYS
gave satisfaction. Kline Bros at the
mill.
At No. 2 Drifton Friday afternoon
Edward Owen, q resident of the Points,
was seriously injured by fall of top
coal.
Eight well-iilled cars conveyed the
firemen and their friends to Glen Onoko
on Tuesday, where they spent an enjoy
able day.
The picnics held at Jeddo and
Fairchilds' grove on Saturday were well
attended and both report success,
financially.
1t is doubtful if the youngsters who
can now quote base ball rules by the
score, will be able to remember a Single
rule in arithmetic next month.
Joseph Neuburger has purchased
the large store and dwelling of Conner
h. Jones, on Walnut Street, and will
make some changes in its interior.
The borough and township police
officers were conspicuous by their alb
sence from the streets when their SER
and Sunday.
Five carloads, containing the st.
Patrick's cornet band, st. MichaePs
Beneficial Society and others, left here
Sunday morning for Shamokin, where
church was dedicated
The 125-yard foot race between
Patrick Mcclure of Upper Lehigh and
Thomas Belant of Highland for $75 a
side was ran on Saturday evening and
resulted in an easy victory for Mcclure.
Preparations are being made for the
grand entertainment and ball, under the
auspices of District Assembly No 81,
Knights of Labor, at Freeland Opera
House, Thursday evening, September
10.
The standing committee of the
fourth legislative district selected Il. p
Kisner, DR.. r. B. Fruit and A. B. Coke
as delegates to the Democratic state
convention at Harrisburg on Septem-
Der 4.
Edward Reeser, young man en-
ployed by Schooner d Birkbeck, fell
from the roof of George Krommes build
ing on Birkbeck Street Friday afternoon,
spraining his left ankle and receiving
severe internal injuries. He is now i'm
proving rapidly.
The excursion to Mountain Park on
Saturday, under the auspices of the
White Haven lodge of Odd Fellows,
promises to be attended by many from
here. The train will leave Upper Le-
high at 7.13 a. m. The fare is adults,
so cents; children, 60 cents.
The ball for the benefit of the de-
fense fund Of Father McFadden at the
Opera House Friday evening was very
successful affair. The grand march was
led by Mr.. John Houston and Miss Cas-
sic Boyle and participated in by seventy
one couples. Depierro's orchestra fur
nished the dancing music.