Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-11-26
BRIEF ITEMS.

All wall paper sold at Bachman's is
trimmed free of charge.
The Jeddo Progressive Club held a
very successful ball last evening,
The TRIBUNE gives thanks to-day to
the public for their patronage during the
last year.
White Haven expects to have an cleo
tric light plant in operation before the
year closes.
Lanterns of all styles, with white and
colored globes, are selling for 3S cents
each at Birkbeck's.
Bernard McDevitt, a slate picker at
No. 2 Drifton, had his left foot slightly
injured on Tuesday.
James Simmons, base ball player, was
married to Miss Mamie Fortwangler. of
Lehighton, last week.
/ Gold paper from ~ cents to 81 90 per
double roll at Bachman's, next door to
Central Hotel, Freeland.
During the high wind of Tuesday the
derrick at the water works, on the lower
end of Front Street, was blown down.
Frederick Kline, of South Heberton,
this week shipped to his son Samuel at
Caresco, Michigan, eleven head of cattle
John Lines, White Haven's oldest in
habtant, was killed while picking coal
on the Central Railroad track last Thurs
day
George w. Miller, of Freeland, and
Miss Anna Eveland, of Light Street,
were married at the latter place Thurs
day last.
Luzerne County's Jury Commissioners
are busy with the allotment of next
years list of jurors. LOO names will go
into the wheel.
NJ. Schwabe is having foundation
built on Front Street, between Centre and
Ridge, and will remove the old Donop
mansion to the site.
Rev. Joseph Kosalko, of Hazleton, has
commenced suit against John Tonkay
for So, 900 damages for calling him a
thief and highwayman.
Justice Silas NJ. Clark of the State Su-
preme Court, died at Indiana on Friday.
He was 81 years old and has been on
the bench for nine years.
Forty members of Pocahontas Degree
Lodge, l. o. of r. NJ, of Freeland, will
visit the Hazleton branch this evening
and partake of thanksgiving supper.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
has given an order to Mckee 4 Fuller, of
Fullerton, Lehigh County, for $500 new
box cars. 1t will require two years to
build them.
While smoking his pipe on Sunday
night Michael Gallagher of Allentown,
fell asleep, and the house was set on fire
by spark and destroyed. He narrowly
escaped death.
John D. Hayes, Albert Goeppert and
VIM. Lorenz were at Mauch Chunk on
Tuesday, attending the sale of the real
estate of Mrs. Lorenz which was sold at
the Orphans Court,
George Panciar, Polander, of Oily
phant, frightened Mrs. Daniel Perch so
badly on Saturday by making threats
against her that she fell into faint and
died. Pancjar is in the county Jail.
Joseph Schochner is now proprietor of
the hotel lately occupied by Wm. B.
| Harris at South Heberton. If you are
in that section of town to-day Mr..
Schochner will be pleased to meet you.
Hon. Frank D. Collins died at the
Lackawanna Hospital, Scranton, on Sat
urday from heart failure. Mr.. Collins
was twice elected to Congress from the
eleventh district and also served two
years in the State Senate.
Hon. Daniel Dougherty, entertained a
very large audience at the Hazleton
Opera House Friday evening with his
lecture. His subject, which was to be
1.-The American Catholic" was substi-
tuted by ''The American Stage"
Charles Smith, of East Mauch Chunk,
commenced working as brakeman on
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Friday and
on Saturday night he fell under train
at Moosehead, between White Haven
and Glen Summit, and was killed.
The friends and admirers of Judge
Woodward, of this county, are making
an effort to have him appointed to the
Supreme Court bench. Judge Woodward
is very able jurist and would fill the
position with credit, if it was given to
him.
Dr. Ira A. Dunn, assistant surgeon at
the Miners Hospital, Hazleton, has re-
signed. He will take a special course of
study at the University Hospital, Phila-
delphia. His place has been filled by the
appointment of DR.. G.. ID. Murray, of
Philadelphia.
Jacob Heina, Polander, pleaded gull
| ty of voluntary manslaughter in the Lu-
zerne County Court last week. He was
on trial for killing John Siowski in
March last. He was sentenced to serve
five years and five months in the Eastern
penitentiary.
A single trial of DIR. Henry Baxter's
Mandrake Bitters will convince any one
troubled with costivness, torpid liver or
any kindred diseases of their curative
properties. They only cost % cents per
| bottle
For sale at Schilcher's drug store
A coroner's jury at Reading investi-
eating recent accident on the Mt. Penn
Gravity Railroad in that city, found that
the proper officers of the company had
not exercised sufficient supervision over
the employees, and were, therefore res
ponsible for the loss of life.
Governor Pattson has notified the
managers of the Huntingdon Industrial
Reformatory to commence on the 1st day
of January strict observance of the
Act of May, 1891, providing that eight
hours shall constitute days labor in in
stitutions under State control.
Adam Baetz, an engineer, of White
| Haven, while running a train into Upper
Lehigh last week, saw some cars on the
track ahead of him, and thinking that a
collision WOuld result he iumDed from