Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-16
BRIEF ITEMS.

Two great balls coming-firemen to-
night and the Tigers tomorrow night
The St. Patrick's cornet band will
attend St. Gabriels fair at Hazleton
next Saturday evening.
"A marriage license has been granted
to Balser Hess of Butler township and
Julia Young of Hazleton.
Timothy Boyle announces himself as
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton of tax collector of Freeland.
LADIES' AT ]. G. Berner's you can
buy coat for yourself or daughter for
less than first cost. $500 coats are SELL
ing for $500.
The restaurant at the corner of Pine
and Walnut Streets is offered for rent
from April l, 1890. Apply to Mrs.
Hannah McCole, on the premises.
The Union Insurance Co. of San
Francisco was organized in 1865 with
cash capital of $750,000, fully paid in
gold. Their agent here is w. A. Grimes.
Are you acquainted with ]. C. Ber-
ner? If not it will pay you to make his
acquaintance if you need any underwear,
shawls, blankets, etc. He is selling
them out below cost.
1t seems those who employed Con-
tractor Sweppenheiser of Freeland to
build for them are left. He has decamp-
ed, leaving work unfinished, "stuck"
merchants, and left some lumber bills to
be paid for.-Lansford Record.
The people of White Haven and
East Foster should interest themselves
in securing the election of township
supervisor who will open the new road
in Obey Valley, so generally demanded
by the farmers there.-Jou,nal.
John O'ponnell, for many years
resident ofs&@kley and Highland, died
at his home IL Hazle Brook on Monday,
aged about 56sbears. The remains were
inferred yesterday afternoon at ST. AIMS
cemetery. A wife and several children
survive him.
Joseph Gottwhite was arrested yes
terday afternoon at the corner of Centre
and Main Streets by Burgess Davis for
being drunk and disorderly. He was
placed in the lookup to sober up, after
which he was given hearing and dis
charged on payment of the usual fine.
1t is rumored that the Wells Fargo
Express Company, which does an i'm
mense business in the West, will super
cede the United States Express Company
on the Reading system. 1t is said the
same company is trying to secure control
of the express business on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad.
Ferry and Christry have opened a
store in Gvens' building, Centre Street,
and will keep what may be called a
varied style of goods. Stationery, school
supplies, fancy articles, musical instru-
ments, song books, cigars, tobacco and
sporting goods are some of the articles
they keep on hand.
-Freeland has no love for crowned
heads is evident from the fact that at an
auction sale few evenings ago Auction
eer johnson found great difficulty in
getting bid on an album containing the
photos of all the crowned heads of Europe
Finally it was started at two cents and
was knocked down at FIVE.
Tomorrow evening the Tigers Ath-
letic Association holds its first annual
ball at the opera house. One good turn
deserves another and the similar asso-
Citations of Upper Lehigh, Drifton,
Jeddo, Eckley and Highland are assist
ing the Tigers in every legitimate man
ner, thus assuring large and successful
ball.
The beautiful souviner programmes
for the firemen's ball at the opera house
this evening are on ex xhibition in several
of the show windows in town and have
attracted much attention. They eclipse
anything in that line ever presented to
ball-goers in Freeland Attend the ball
If you wish to procure one. Help along
a deserving organization and get back
double the money expended in pleasure
and enjoyment.
William Boyle and John Williams,
two tramp thinkers, claiming Philadel-
phia as their home, were arrested early
Sunday morning by Constable Sault, on
complaint of Albert Depierro, night
watchman at the Lehigh Valley depot,
for breaking into freight car contain
ing quantity of flour. They were given
hearing on Monday before T. A.
Buckley, j. p, and in the absence of
any prosecutor were discharged.