Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
BRIEF ITEMS.
cream at Jacobs.

wards, at Neuburger's, Brick store.
Strawberry, Vanilla and Chocolate
Ice cream at Jacobs every day.
-Depierro's Orchestra will furnish
the dancing music for the picnic to-
morrow.
st. Ann's Ladies Temperance So
clety will picnic at the grove at st. AIMS
Church to-day.
Paper hanging done by A. A. Bach
man at short notice and in frst-class
style. Call and ascertain prices.
For bargains in paints, room mould
ing, calsomine and wall paper, call on
A. A. Bachman, opposite I'll. G. Rooms.
Mr.. Peter McHugh, of Jeddo was
visiting his sister, Mrs. William Mclean,
of Summit Hill, from Saturday until
Monday.
Patrick Burke has made improve
ments on his Walnut street property, by
erecting a new front, steps and turned
railing posts.
On July 10th a purse containing a
quantity of money (gold) was lost in
Freeland. The finder will be rewarded
by leaving it at the TRIBUNE office.
The spirit of improvement has
seized our town. Several parties have
in contemplation the laying of flag
sidewalks and otherwise improving their
property.
The members of the Freeland Base
Ball Association are requested to meet at
Miller's Hotel, Freeland, Sunday, July
Goth, at $3.50 p. IN. A full attendance is
requested.
"A grand supper was held by the 1. o.
e. It. Lodge of town at Lindsay's hall on
Tuesday evening. A number of invited
guests were present including the Upper
Lehish Society.
The next attraction will be the re-
ception and entertainment to be given
by the ladies of Eckley at st. Mary's
Church on August Is. Keep the date in
your mind, otherwise you might miss
rare treat.
The work of clearing the ground for
the laying of the new railroad of Coke
Bros. is progressing rapidly at this end.
There is considerable number of men
employed on the road who are at present
working near Eckley.
Thomas Ashman, of South Heber-
ton, acting as bumper at the top of No.
breaker, Drifton, on Monday had one
of the joints of the little finger of his
left hand taken off by getting it between
door-latch Of one of the cars.
The coal from No. slope, Drifton,
is now hoisted to No 2 breaker, being
run up to the foot of the plane by loco
motives and then hoisted up on separ-
ate track. The output averages 750 mine
cars day exclusive of No. 2 coal.
p. NJ. Boyle and William Davis, of
Drifton, will be candidates before the
examining board at Wilkes-Barre next
Tuesday for the position of mine inspec-
tor of the Fourth Anthracite District,
caused by the death of David Jonathan.
John H. O'Donnell, engineer at No.
Drifton, while tightening some bolts on
pump near the creek back of the
breaker, last Friday, slipped and fell in
to the creek, causing a severe cash on
his head. He was also bruised on other
parts of the body
simultaneously with the storm that
struck Freeland on Tuesday afternoon
Pat Furey made his entry into the Points,
and later on in the evening could be
heard making the air ring with his vitup-
erations. Our police will be kept on the
alert for few weeks.
The TRIBUNE has now on hand and
for sale all kinds of legal blanks used by
Justices of the Peace, such as warrants,
summons, capias, executions, agreements,
- leases, landlord warrants, notices to quit,
receipts, etc., all done up in neat style
and in an improved form. Call and see
them.
An excursion to Coney Island, over
the Jersey Central R. R. from Drifton
and Upper Lehigh and points between
Hazleton and Mauch Chunk, under the
auspices of the st. AIMS Pioneer Corps
and the Young Mems L. A. b. Society,
of Freeland, will take place on Saturday
August %.
The friends of the Citizens Hose
Co., of Freeland, should not forget to
attend their annual picnic to be held by
them in the Freeland Park, Front street,
tomorrow. Several bands have signified
their intention to be present and do all
in their power to aid the boys who COM
pose this worthy organization.
Ice cream at Jacobs.
"A grand picnic will be held in
Lorenz's Garden, Freeland, Saturday
afternoon and evening, July 10Th, 1890.
Ouigley's orchestra has been secured for
the occasion and will render the dancing
music. The garden has been thoroughly
: overhauled and put in condition, and an
invitation is extended to all. Admission
free. Refreshments of all kinds will be
on sale.
High Constable Rinker has almost
rid the streets of hogs and goats, for
which he has the thanks of the COM
-. munity. If he will now turn his atten-
ton towards the ours that make night
hideous by their continuous barking,
and also run in few of the COWS with
bells attached to their necks, he will re-
ceive the thanks of the grateful and suf-
fering people.
Remember, when about going to the
picnic tomorrow that the proceeds are
not to be used for any purpose of the in
dividuals themselves, but are to be ap-
piled towards establishing for them
library in their rooms over the council
! chamber. Let your response to their APP
vpeal be such as to cause them to work all
the harder for our towns interest should
their services be needed.
The plane of the breaker at No. /
Drifton became cracked on Friday even
ing while loaded car was being hoisted
to the dump. Since then work has been
stopped at the old breaker, some of the en-
ployes being transferred to the new iron
structure at No. and others to work on
the new railroad being built by Coke Bros.
No. 2 breaker was also idle short time
last week owing to some defect in the