Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-18
BRIEF ITEMS.

}. c. Berner has seventy We rolls of
carpet in stock.
Thomas Evans, of South Heberton, is
doing jury duty this week.
Quite a number of the store win
dows in town present holiday appear
ance.
j. c. Berner is getting ready for
JACK frost lie has inst opened five
cases of blankets and quilts.
Joseph Birkbeck, of Wilkes Barre.
President of the Citizens Bank, of Free
land, spent yesterday in town.
Council failed to meet on Monday
evening. The next regular meeting will
be on Monday, January 5, 1891
M. Halpin, on Tuesday, shipped
handsome new cutter to Rev. j. J. Far
rell, at Montrose, ,Susquehanna county.
Poor Directors Clemens, Miller and
Monroe were in town on Saturday on
business pertaining to the poor house.
Rev. J. w. Bedford, while going to-
wards. Highland last Sunday afternoon,
was insulted by numbef of small boys.
Borough Treasurer Van Horn fell on
tiiC oioNdlh tllc lOWtT emu OF w alnnt
street on Monday and dislocated his
arm.
The diagram for reserved seats fro
the Stetson Uncle Toms Company is now
open; and tickets for sale at Ferry and
Christy's Book store.
"A handsome sign has been placed
over the Office of G. B. Markie & Co, at
Jeddo, to designate the Headquarters of
the Jeddo Tunnel Company limited.
The shovel brigade was in full force
this a. M Our property owners are not
to be caught as they were last year by
the burgess. Clean your sidewalks is
his motto.
Dan Bonner and Billy Jones, the
well-known dancers of town, will leave
for Weatherly tomorrow to enter a con-
test at ball to be given in that place to-
morrow evening.
j. G. Berner has more holiday goods
than all the other stores together.
-Stetson's Combination will play
Uncle Toms Cabin at the Opera House
Tuesday evening. They have all the ac-
cessories for producing the play in the
most approved style and are highly sue
cessful in pleasing their audience.
Miss Ella Arner has removed her
millinery and dress-making business
from the Cutler block to the room lately
occupied by Squire Davis, on Centre
street, and invites her friends to ex-
anime her stock of goods
The work on the new railroad at
Eckley is about finished and the loco
motive has been transferred to the
Stockton end of the line. The bridge
across the cut at the south end of the
tunnel will he placed in position in a few
days. Work is being pushed on the
Drifton section rs fast as possible.
Col. William Kelly, of Priceburg,
Lackawanna county, who was injured
some time ago, is visiting friends in this
section of the county this week Mr..
Kelly formerly lived at Drifton, and his
friends here are more than pleased to
know that he is rapidly recovering from
the effects of his recent injuries.
j. c. Berner has sold over two hnn-
dred ladies and children's coats. Over
two thousand dollars worth left yet.
Mrs Eynon, wife of John Eynon,
formerly of prifton, but of late years a
resident of Nanticoke, died on Friday.
terment being made in the Hazleton
cemetery Mr.. Eynon was for number
of years Il resident of Drifton, and h S
many friends will be sorry to hear Of
the loss he has sustained.
John NJ. Powell, I'd, B. F. Davis
and few m, re- of our business men
(who are too mo lest to acknowledge that
they could spare the time) spent Friday
1f luSt WnnE tha nT Mi,.hon al
Zemany on his farm in Butler Valley,
and while there took it into their head
that they could hunt On their return
they report game as being very scarce;
so scarce indeed that when a rabbit did
show itself, six men fired at him at once,
and it is not settled yet who killed the
rabbit.
j. C. Berner has the best 81 90 lady's
shoe in the market.