Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-30
BRIEF ITEMS.

The first fire engine ever in this
town was on the occasion of the Yannes
building fire.
Hugh McGeehan will be candidate
for tax collector before the Democratic
Nominating Convention of the borough.
Otto Nervit. young man aged about
1S yerrs, employed on one of the locies
at Drifton, was killed by cars on Tues
day night.
The Young Mems T. A. B. Society
at its last meeting donated the sum of
twenty-five dollars towards the Father
Boyle defence fund.
The restaurant at the corner of Pine
and Walnut Streets is offered for rent
from April l, 1890. Apply to Mrs.
Hannah McCole, on the premises.
Constable Quigley is laid up with a
sprained ankle.
Marriage licenses have been granted
by the Register of Wills to John Supa
and Tekla Bisloka, both of Drifton, and
John Buysahak and Barbara Dvorshak,
both of Freeland.
Hugh McMenamin, Jr., son of Hugh
McMenamin of South Heberton, will
leave home on Saturday next to take a
course of instruction at the State Normal
School at Bloomsbury.
-Rinker says he has had plenty exI eri-
ence in serving notices to abate nuisances
and now wants to try his hand at issuing
them-he wants to be burgess. See his
card in another column.
The Miners Examining Board of
the fourth anthracite district will meet
tho WnnHaila oahnol hpuoa Cot,
day, Feb at a. M, and will meet on
the last Saturday of each month here
after until further notice.
There will be meeting of the Free
land Base Ball Association held at
Miller's hotel, Centre Street, on Satur-
day evening, Feb. ] at o'clock sharp.
All members are requested to be present.
By order of the directors.
Thieves broke into the pigeon ducket
of Charles Kringe, of Highland, on Sat
urday night and took away fifteen
pi. e )ns. They also visited the chicken
coop of Thomas Mulligan and relieved
him of four game chickens.
John Mcintyre Of Highland was
arrested on Saturday last, on the oath of
Austin Harvey, charged with attempting
to rob his money drawer. He was
released on Sunday morning on payment
of cost, Mr.. Harvey Withdrawing the
suit.
"A number of the Lehigh Valley R.
r. officials inspected the work on the
new branch from Freeland to Upper
Lehigh, yesterday, and decided to run
switch into the Freeland water works
property, for the purpose of delivering
coal
Citizens Bank, though their COM
mittee, yesterday closed = contract with
Mr.. Charles Wise, agent for the National
Safe and Lock Company, of Cleveland,
Ohio, for one of their large safes to be
placed in their Front Street building.
The safe will have an outside measure
ment of 72x41x33 inches.
Mrs. Ann McGroary, widow of the
late John Boyle, of Centre Street, died
on Sunday morning after short illness.
The deceased was one of the first settlers
in Freeland and leaves family of two
sons and three daughters to noun her
loss. The funeral, which took place on
Tuesday was largely attended by friends
from Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton and sur
rounding towns.
Rev. Thos. Brehony OF Eckley paid
this Office pleasant visit yesterday, and
reports that the fair being held for the
benefit of the church of the Immaculate
Conception, of which he is pastor, a
grand success. The fair will close on
February %. All who have not visited
it should do so. Open on Wednesday
and Saturday evenings.
The Democratic voters of that por-
ton of the Middle Coal Field Poor
District, included in Luzerne County,
will elect one delegate next Saturday.
The candidates for the Office of delegate
in Freeland borough, as far as we could
learn, are Albert Goeppert, A. w. WASH
burn and John G. O'Donnell. Poll opens
at p. M, and closes at p. m.
John Seranko, Mike Seranko, Mike
Kassachk and Paul 8imons were arrested
at Pond Creek on Sunday by officers
Sault, Quigley and Burgess Davis, for
beating Mike Salona at wedding held at
the house of John Urishan, at Pond
Creek, on Saturday night. Upon being
placed on trial, and the prosecutor fail.
ing to appear, they were discharged.
The ball of the Tigers Aehletic Asso-
citation, held at the opera house on the
18th inst, was complete success in
every respect. The grand march was
led by Peter Gallagher and Miss Madge
Boner, and was participated in by ninety
couples after which dancing was kept
up until morning The members of the
association at their meeting on Saturday
passed vote of thanks to the public
and all who contributed to make it a