Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-06-18
BRIEF ITEMS.

With this issue the TRIBUNE becomes
three years old.
County Treasurer McGroarty was a
visitor to town over Sunday.
Sunday will be the longest day in
1891, so sayeth the almanac.
Its the season for finding postage
stamps hopelessly agglutnized to your
inside pocket.
Whenever you find man who says
that honesty does not pay it is sign that
he has never tried it.
st. Patrick's Beneficial Society will
hold a picnic at the Firemen's Park,
Saturday August 15.
Notwithstanding the many changes
in fashions, the prettiest thing in dress
goods Is the pretty girl.
Supervisor Sarricks has commenced
to open the road leading from the Obey
valley to White Haven.
Picnic of Freeland Base Ball Asso-
citation at the Firemen's Park this after
noon and evening. pleasant time
awaits you.
If you are not a regular subscriber
to the TRIBUNE now is an excellent time
to send in your name. We will enter
on our fourth year next week.
The County Commissioners are pre-
pairing books for the registry under the
new ballot law and will deliver them to
the registers inside of two weeks.
The only legitimate way of advertis-
ing is by the newspaper. An advertise
ment in newspaper is read ten to one
to an advertisement on post or poster.
AT the Freeland Park on Sunday the
Cincinnati Reds, champion ladies club
of the country, will play with the home
team game called at 8 p M. Admission
% cents.
Coke Bros. & Co. will close their
hospital at Drifton next month and furn-
ish the building with the necessary
appliances for the occupancy of their
industrial school,
In compliance with the Saturday
half holiday law the Luzerne court house
will be closee from June 15 to Septem
Der 10. Patrons of any of these offices
should make note of this.
Judge John Rawle Brotherton of
Ogallala, Keith County, Neb., was mar
ried to Miss Leda Hemsath, of Zehner,
on Thursday evening last by Rev. II. II.
Bruning, of White Haven.
The man who never reads the local
papers was heard from in one of the
barber shops Saturday evening. He got
his hair cut short, and didn't he kick
when he found it cost quarter
S. II. Hollinger, secretary of the
middle coal field poor district, and one
of the directors of lhe Hazleton miners
hospital, died at his home in Lansford
on Monday evening. He has been i'll
for the past six months.
Two bridges are to be built over the
Nescopeck creek-one in Denison and
the other in Nescopeck townships. The
contract for the former has been let to
J. j. Shulde, for $3.50. and the latter to
w. w. Sackett for $l679.
Michael Patterson, one of the burg
lars who robbed Berner's store and broke
out of Jail, and was recently recaptured
at Allegheny, pleaded guilty to both
charges in court on Monday. He will
be sentenced by Judge Rice on Saturday.
The Italians employed on the d. S.
& S. railroad are preparing to give us lots
of news items for some time to come.
The contractor failed to pay on Monday
ana general StrlKe is threatened. Inc
strike will be followed by innumerable
suits for wages.
The time given by council to lay
pavements has expired. Many have
taken advantage of it and complied with
the law, while others have neglected to
do SO. Street commissioner Burton has
full power to make the necessary i'm
provements and will in few days have
force of men at work, and charge the
cost to the property owners, together
with 20 per cent. additional.