Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-02-20
BRIEF ITEMS.
Lent commenced yesterday.

Lent commenced yesterday.
j. G. Berner is selling ladies and
children's coats at half their value.
Mr.. James McNelis, of Mt. Pleasant
visited the Carey family over Sunday.
Miss A. Carr, of Hazleton, is at pres
ent visiting Miss Bridget Carey, of Cen
tire street.
On Tuesday the Freeland planning
mill property was sold by the sheriff to
Lewis kreyscher for $4,000.
Miss Morgans, the accomplished
daughter of Prof d. B. Morgans, is y-
ing very low with pleurisy.
The Misses Name and Annie Boyle,
of Lansford, were visiting Miss Sarah |
Hanlon the fore part of this week
F. P. Malloy, of Drifton, will leave
for Elmra on Saturday morning to take
a business course at the Elmra business
college.
Joseph Birkbeck, President of the |
Citizens Bank, of Freeand spent yes
terday in town looking after the interest
of the bank.
j. G. Berner offers a silver set of |
knives and forks worth $500 to be
drawn with l lib of English Breakfast |
tea at 30 cents per lb.
BY request of the President there
will be special meeting of the Council |
next Monday evening to audit the ac-
counts of the Tax Collector
For the last three days the weather
in this section has been like that of sum-
mer, but at present there is about one |
foot of snow on the ground.
"A great offer at J. c. Berner's, six |
dining room chairs, and a six foot extern
sion table, worth $3.50 with one ID of |
baking powder if you draw the lucky
number.
Sally, wife of Jno B. Moser, of Wal
nut street, died on Wednesday morning.
Funeral tomorrow afternoon at p M
Services will be conducted by Rev. l..
+. Smith.
Marriage licenses have been granted
tc Samuel M. Herring and Carrie Wag-
goner, both of Upper Lehigh, and Joseph |
Schomsky. of Jeddo and Katarina Ber-
moves, of Freeland.
Attorney John D. Hayes spent two |
days at Wilkes-B Barre this week in the in
terest of his clients, who are applicants
for license. All applications presented |
by him were granted.
Mr. Thomas Powell, of Upper Le-
high, and Miss Lizzie Richards, of Ia
maqua were married, on Monday, at the |
home of the bride. We extend to the |
Doctor our best wishes for his success in
his journey through life.
The Band of Hope, of Drifton, will |
hold concert and entertainment at
Yannes' opera house on Monday even
ing, February 24th. varied programme
of exercises has been prepared for the !
occasion. The proceeds are to be used
to enable them to enter the contest at the |
Esteddfod March lst.
-Watkin Evans the Treasurer of the
Musical Eisteddfod, to be held March
1st died at his residence, Drifton, We'd !
nesday evening, Feb 10Th, of pneu-
mona, aged about 80 years. Funeral
will take place on Saturday, interment
to be made in the Freeland cemetery
Mr.. Evans was an old resident of Drift !
ton, and in its earliest days done much
to promote the welfare of his fellow
men. He was much interested in the
Band Of Hope, and looked forward to
the date Of the Eisteddfod with great
expectation. The members of the Band
of Hope will take part in the funeral
exercises.
The ball of the Young Mems |
Literary Society, of Eckley, at Yannes
opera house, on Monday evening was
one of the most pleasantest ever held in
the hall. Early in the evening the
reception committee were on hand re-
ceiving guests as they came in. The st. |
Patrck's Cornet Band was present and
rendered some fine music during the re-
ception, and some four hundred bouquets
were distributed to the ladies who were
present. At $50 the grand march com
menced, led by Mr.. Frank johnson and
Miss Kate Campbell, of Eckley, and was
participated in by ninty-four couple, af-
ter which dancing was kept up until
late hour, when all departed to their
homes well pleased with the first recep-
ton and ball of the Eckley Literary So
cety The financial proceeds were
success beyond the expectations of the
committee.
The literary entertainment given by
Young Mems I. A. B. Society, at their
hall on Main street on Sunday evening,
was very pleasing affair. The recita-
tions and select reading were well render
ed. The debate between P. ii. Hanlon
and Hugh Maloy was spirited, and be-
fore ending it was made general and was
participated in by a number of others.
iutiS NVIC Iullt VI SlidHStlo
present, who in response to invitations
to address the meeting, gave the mem
bers some advice on the rules and usages
of debate. A novel feature of the even
ings entertainment, and one never to be
forgotten, was the speech of Senator
"Mum." We hope to see a large gather
ing present next Sunday evening. The
opening address of Mr.. John Brady was
well rendered, and contained some fine
points for the young men to study and
practice. The programme for next Sun
day will be found in another column.