Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-07-03
ECKLEY ETCHINGS.

Austin Mochamar took drive to Laurytown
Sunday
james Norris was a visitor at Hazleton on
Thursday.
Pitching quots seems to be the pastime of all
our old men.
A. H. Vannauker and John C. sheldon Sun
dayed at Beaver Meadow.
DIR. Joy is kept very busy at present, as we
have much sickness in town.
Eckley can boast of two reporters; one re-
ports sense and the other nonsense
| We would like to see less beer drinking and
less beer parties in town, especially on Sunday.
Misses Jane Philips and Sarah Edmunds of
Drifton were among the Sunday visitors here
Anyone desiring a first-class shave or hair cut
should call upon Shad Davies, the genial bar
ber.
John James is taking course in shorthand
and type-writing at the Hazleton Business
College.
Willie Mochamar went on a fishing tour last
week and brought home several pounds of the
speckled beauties.
The p o. S. of A. band intend parading
through town tomorrow morning. prior to
leaving for White Haven.
Miss Elma Streeter of White Haven, who has
been visiting friends here for the past few
weeks, returned home Thursday.
c. ii. Hill, graduate of the Kingston Busi-
ness College, has accepted position as assistant
coal dispatcher at No. 10 breaker
VIM. f. Hayes, whose foot was slightly in
jured in game of ball recently, is able to be
about with the assistance of n crutch.
Miss Rachael James, who has been attending
the West Chester Normal School, returned
home Friday to spend her summer vacation.
The p. q II. surveyors were through town
during the past week. They intend to run a
railroad through here and take the coal from
both breakers.
Some mschievous person or persons built a
fire at the No. 5 boiler-hOuse Sunday night If
it had not been for the timely assistance of
James Levan we might have had a large fire to
report.
John O'Donnell and daughter, who have been
visiting friends in Ireland, returned home
recently. John reports having had splendid
time He brought back with him u bag-pipe
for his son Patrick as Patrick is n great lover
of music.
The FREELAND TRIBUNE is considered by all
our citizens as first-class newsy paper, and as
it has just entered its second year we wish it
greater success than ever 1t is the paper for
the people.
Jacob B. Zegler, who has filled the position
OF breaker DOss at NO. Tor many years, mas
resigned. BY his resignation the employees lose
good boss, as he always did what was right
by the workngmen.
blanchard, the diamond drill contractor, has
finished here and is now at Beaver Meadow,
where ne has another contract. The hole bored
here will be used to pump the water out of No.
slope, as is done now.
NO. III breaker is working IL hours every day.
The bank coal, which has been lying outside
for the past 80 years, is being run through.
They are also repairing old No. slope and in
tend to hoist coal out of it soon
Our little town has been greatly remodeled,
new shanties having been built and all the
houses repaired. There is one thing yet, the
atopping of which would add much to the ap-
pearance of our streets. Parties owning cows
should milk them in the stables or alleys, not
upon the sidewalks, which are intended for the
| use oil pedestrians. SCHOOL Boy.