Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-02-26
BRIEF ITEMS.

The fair at st. AIMS Church, Wood
side, closed on Monday evening.
Owing to a scarcity of cars Drifton
colleries were idle a half day yester-
day.
"A. w. Washburn is IN attendance at
the q. A. r. encampment at Altoona
this week.
There will be special meeting of
the x. of L. Saturday evening, February
%, at 7.30.
The council will meet in regular ses-
sion Monday evening. At the close of
the meeting the new council will organize.
Miss Maggie NJ. Miller is closing out
her millinery goods and is Offering some
rare bargains. Call and see her, at Nc
Groarty's block, Centre Street.
The Garibaldi Beneficial Society,
composed of Italians of Freeland and
vicinity, will hold their first annual ball
at Yannes' Opera House Thursday even
ing, March 49,
The fair for the benefit of the
P. o. S. of A. Band, of Freeland, opened
in Yannes' Opera House on Monday
evening and has been largely attended
during the week. Tomorrow evening
will be the last night.
Work at the Eckley and Highland
collieries was suspended during the
early part of the week owing to scarcity
of railroad cars. The small output agreed
upon by the carrying companies for the
month of February being the cause.
There will be a meeting of the mem
bers of st. Patrick Beneficial Society of
Drifton held in their rooms at st. AIMS
Church, Woodside, Sunday afternoon at
9 O'Clock All members are requested TO
be present. P. II. HANLoN, Secretary.
Persons in any part of Luzerne
County who wish to attend the grand
musical eisteddfod at Freeland on Mon
day next can return home after the close
of the evening session-special rates and
trains having been secured on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad.
NOTICE TO LIQUOR DEALERS
The licenses for all houses where the
same person occupied the same bouse
were granted on Monday, February &,
and must be paid for and taken out on
or before Tuesday, March 3, otherwise
the license will be void.
M. J. Moran returned home on Tues
day after spending a few days at Miners
vile and its environs. He reports busi-
ness pretty brisk, with fine future in
store for that enterprising town and its
merchants, owing to the large coal depots
now being opened there.
Joseph Birkbebk, Jr., will leave on
Monday next for New York, where he
will combine business with pleasure.
He will be absent for about two weeks.
During his absence the business at the
brick hardware store will be attended to
by his father, Mr.. Thomas Birkbeck.
The Evangelist C. W Ruth, of In
dianapols, Indiana, will take part in the
exercises at the Bethany Church of the
Heavenly Recruit Association of Free
land, beginning March 5th and will con-
tlnue until the close of Il two weeks
term. He is represented to be a power
-ful speaker and one who captivates an
audience at sight.
The committee in charge of the
eisteddfod has been busy during the
past week, and on Monday morning
(St. David's Day. our town will be filled
with strangers from different parts of
the country-all or nearly all bent on
friendly rivalry for the many prizes to
be given. Our people here should make
this a gala day, and one that Freeland
should be proud Of On behalf of Free
land we bid all hearty welcome.