Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-26
cream at Jacobs.
ECKLEY.

John Murphy Sundayed at Buckmoun
tain.
Mr.. Anthony O'Donnell spent Sunday
with friends at Freeland.
Walter Fernau made flying visit to
Hazleton last evening.
Hartman Steeinheiser and family have
moved to South Heberton.
James Mayor spent a few days in Free.
land last week calling on friends.
Dr. Mark Kellar, of Stroudsburp, is
visiting his brother, DR.. Henry Kellar.
Mr.. Hugh McGill had one of his hands
slightly injured by piece of coal, at
No. last week.
Mrs. Daniel Roarty and Mrs. John
O'Donnell, Of this place, were visiting
friends at Summit Hill last week.
Eckley Cornet Band are practicinp
quick steps, galops, waltzes, quadrilles
and other music for the 4th Of July.
Fckley Base Ball Clubs record for the
season is 5 won and lost. This is q
record that the boys should feel proud of.
John Lavelle has moved to Silver
Brook. John is great ball PLAYER, and
the Eckley Club feels down-hearted since
he left.
Michael Degan, who has been living
here for a number of years and was re-
spected by everybody, has taken up his
residence at Highland.
George Vanauker, of White Haven,
has received the contract to paint the
residence Of Rev. Father Brehony and
also the church building.
Eckley has some of the best base ball
talent to be had in this region, and there
is no reason why she should not put a
strong amateur team in the field next
season.
Frank Johnson, the efficient manager
of the Terrors Base Ball Club, has added
another charm to himself in the shape
OF handsome mustache, which he is
trying to raise, and from all appearances
he will succeed.
Every member of the base ball asso-
ciation are requested to be at the grounds
every evening this week to finish the
work of clearing the diamond. All out
side parties are cordially invited. By
order of the committee.
Samuel Klingerman and Manus Nc
Fadden, two Of the catchers who had
their hands injured in the game with
Silver Brook, are getting better and it is
hoped that they may soon be able to play
ball again, as they are two first-class
players.
Mr.. Hugh McGill, of Highland, has
dropped off the Gimlers Base Ball list
and has been signed by our Eckley Club
With Hugh as catcher and Fernau
pitcher our boys will have strong bat
terry. He will play his first game with
the boys next Sunday at Jeddo with the
Kickers.
There were two Hungarian wedding,
in town on Saturday evening, and all the
friends of the parties for miles arount
we're invited. The music for dancin,
was furnished by Hungarian orchestri
from Freeland. Beer and "Polinki'
flowed in abundance, and some of ou
native young men were not averse t,
taking little of it even if it came out O
a washboiler, but, as is always the case
the beer got the best of them and ou
nice young men had to be assisted hom,
in helpless condition.
About 300 people assembled on tn,
ball grounds last Sunday afternoon {.
witness the game between Lattimer ant
Eckley, but as Lattimer failed to shoy
up the game was awarded to Eckley b,
score OF to 0. The audience were ii
no mood to be cheated out of q game. s,
a game was arranged between the ls
and End clubs of Eckley, and q very ex
citing game it was. Fernau and Shearo,
acted as battery for the Second nine
while John Shearon and McCculey actef
for the First nine. The score stood to
in favor of the Second nine.
Our town was thrown into a state n
excitement last Sunday morning when /
became known that small boy. 3 year
old, son of Patrick Boyle, Of Foundry
Vile, had strayed away from home
Searching parties were Immediately or
ganized and commenced to scour tn,
woods in all directions. Parties with Ian
terms were out all night. The collierie,
we're thrown idle on Monday, and all tn,
employees of Coke Bros. & Co., togetheI
with the track men of the L. ". r. r
hunted the woods until near three O. clocl
in the afternoon, when John Denior
found the child in the swamp between
Foundryville and Jeddo. The new
rapidly spread that the child was fount
and he was at once given to his over
joyed parents. The child is still i'll, bu
will recover.