Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-01
BRIEF ITEMS.

strawberry, Vanilla and Chocolate
ice cream at Jacobs every day.
"A number of our young men intend
to leave shortly for other fields of labor.
A regular monthly meeting of the
borough council will be held on Monday
evening.
"A new set of harness from Sc to $S
and upwards at George Wise's, Free
land and Jeddo.
Paper hanging done by A. A. Bach
man at short notice and in frst-class
style. Call and ascertain prices.
"A marriage license was granted on
Monday to George Pettitt, of Highland,
and Ellen Paul, of Freeland.
The first annual ball of the Junior
Gimlers base ball club, of Highland, will
be held in the opera house on May 80.
For bargains in paints, room mould
ing, calsomine and wall paper, call on
A. A. Bachman, opposite II. c. Rooms.
1900 pair of Sweet, Orr & Co.'s over
al pants just arrived at Joseph Neuburg-
er's. Selling at $1.00 pair. A great
bargain.
"A son of John Wagner, of Drifton,
had one of his fingers taken off yester-
day by an accident at the machine shop,
at Drifton.
High Constable Rinker is making
heroic efforts to rid the streets of stray
hogs. His actions should be commended
rather than ridiculed.
Mr.. J. P. Mcdonald is erecting a
large store room adjoining his grocery
and dry goods store for the display Of
furniture and carpets.
The next social event is the ball of
the Upper Lehigh base ball association
to be held in the opera house, Freeland,
on Friday evening, May 16.
Patrick Brown, of South Heberton,
left for Philadelphia Monday morning,
where he has secured employment, and
will shortly move his family thereto.
The st. AIMS Pioneer Corps will
hold their regular semi-annual ball at the
opera house on the 2Sth inst. There is
every aspect Of this being grand affair
-Pritchard and Williams have COM
menced the sale of ice cream at their
store on AZ Washington street. Those
wishing good plate of ice cream should
give them call.
Photographer, James J. Ward, and
his assistant, John Maloney, spent Tues
day at the Nescopec fishing, and were
well rewarded for their labor by catch
ing fine lot of trout.
All persons who are in the habit of
throwing their ashes on the street better
look out. The street commissioner has
his eye on them, and will make it hot
for any of them caught at it.
Have YOU been fishing yet? If not,
then go to T. Birkbeck's, 35 Centre street,
and buy yourself an outfit and follow
the crowd or you may get left. Fishing
tackle of all kinds at lowest prices.
An order was made by the court last
week to open the road from the lower
end of Main street to the intersection of
the Sandy Run road, in Foster township.
This will be of great benefit to our up
town merchants.
One of J. c. Berner's delivery
wagons, which was being driven by Geo.
Hudock across the tracks of the Central
railroad near Upper Lehigh on Saturday,
was struck by a passenger train and
slightly damaged. The driver was thor
oughly shaken up but received no in
juries.
The officers and directors of the
Citizens Bank, of Freeland, held meet
ing last week and unanimously elected
Mr.. B. r. Davis cashier of the Citizens
Bank, to succeed the late Thos. Wilson.
Mr.. Davis has been assistant cashier of
the Bloomsbury Bank for a number of
years. He will take charge of the Office
to-day.
The last issue of the Scranton Inder
contained portrait and sketch of the
life of Mr.. Frank Mclaughlin, of Free
land, Captain of st. AIMS Pioneer
Corps. The production was fair picture
of the efficient captain, and displayed
the energy of the editor of the Inder to
put before his followers the temperance
advocates of this community.