Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-08-13
BRIEF ITEMS.

Sandy Run yesterday.
Mrs. J. B. Laubach left on Tuesday
for visit to Harvey's Lake.
Butcher VIM. Eberts is confined to
his residence through sickness.
George Cutler returned this week
from visit to relatives In Wisconsin.
-Condy o. Boyle and Francis Brennan
were Atlantic City visitoes this week.
The Kickapoo Indian Medicine Com
pany will be back again within week.
Attorney John d. Hayes made a
professional visit to Pottsville this morn
ing.
Misses May Warner and Tillie
Peters, of Coplay, are guests at the Cot
tage.
Peaches are coming to town in great
abundance. This is a good year for
fruit.
Alex. Petrie, a former resident of
Freeland, died at Paterson, N. j., last
week.
Building operations and improve
ments continue in the borough and the
Points.
Jos. Birkbeck sold $40 Columbia
bicycle this week to John McDermott,
of Drifton.
Councilman A. A. Bachman started
yesterday morning for weeks visit to
Davis, W. Va.
-Rumor says that Hon. VIM. r. jeff
reys will be candidate for Senator
Hines position.
"A special auction at o'clock Satur-
day afternoon will be held for ladies at
Getz's jewelry store.
The Lehigh Valley night operator,
Gus Shafer, intends resigning to accept
situation in Philadelphia.
Misses Cassie Furey and Ella Nc
Laughlin returned on Saturday from a
pleasant visit to New York.
Hugh Gallagher's property at Main
and Centre Streets is being frightened
by Artists Boyle and Walsh.
Mr.. and Mrs Condy Boyle attended
the funeral of the late DR.. Higgins wife,
formerly of Tamaqua, at Wilkes-Barre
yesterday.
The Drifton collieries will probably
be idle on Saturday, and the Upper Le-
high collieries, as usual, will suspend
operations that day.
John Haggerty, former resident of
Freeland, now of South Bethlehem, took
trip up here yesterday and returned on
the 515 train in the afternoon.
The man who will keep bowling
dog to disturb his neighbors' slumbers,
and make night hideous, deserves no
rest either in this world or the here
after.
Ferry & Christy have removed from
Quinn's building to the corner of Main
and Centre Streets, and now occupy the
store room recently vacated by We'll &
Stehling.
Commencing on the 18th inst. the
coal companies of the Lehigh region will
pay semi-monthly. An understanding
to that effect is said to have been arrived
at among them.
-Rey. Patrick O'Donnell, a professor
in Villa Nova College, who has been q
guest of Condy o. Boyle, of Centre
Street, left on the S.45 train this morn
ing for his home.
Surveyor Mackl and Street Commits
sioner Burton are making the necessary
surveys for the main sewer. Proposals
Will DE Issued III SnOTJ JllHc lOT tHc
construction of the same.
Thomas Birkbeck, who is enjoying
fishing at Wildwood Beach, n. j.,
shipped a barrel of fine fish home on
Tuesday to be distributed among his
= friends. They were good.
AT Eckley Saturday evening the con-
grsgation of the Eckley Catholic Church
will hold picnic on the grounds in the
rear of the company store. A good time
is promised to all attending.
This mornings Speaker says that
Conner E. Jones, of Stockton, assistant
superintendent of the collieries of Linder-
man & Skeer, will be married to-day at
Upper Lehigh, to Miss Bruntmier, of
that place.
Commencing tomorrow evening at
4 z P. M. public auction will be held
u every evening until the entire stock of
W. Getz's jewelry store has been sold.
Alex. J. Comrie, of New York, will be
the auctioneer,
Barlow Bros. kept large audience
In a merry mood at the Opera House last
night. The singing, dancing and joking
of the minstrels were good and the com
pany seemed to strike the public's idea
of good thing.
"A pleasant sociabe was given by
a number of young ladies of town at the
Cottage Hotel Thursday evening. About
sixty-five couples took part and enjoyed
the refreshments, which were furnished
by the girls. Dancing continued until 2
A. M.
"A portion of Freeland's contingent
!. at Wildwood Beach last week beat
hasty retreat from that famous watering
place. They complain Of superabun-
l dance of Jersey mosquitoes, and say
Freeland is cool enough for them in
future.
The Fear Not Athletic Association
will hold their first grand picnic at the
-Drifton Park ON Saturday evening. Gill
lespie's Orchestra will furnish the dane
ing music and refreshments of all kinds
will be ON sale. Picnic will commence
4. at p. M.
Saturday next is very important
holiday in the calendar of the Catholic
Church, being the Feast of the Assump-
tion. Mass will be read at st. AIMS
Church at $50 and 8 A. NJ, the former
being held early for those who desire to
attend the excursion.
AT a meeting of the st. Patrick's
Beneficial Society vote OF thanks was
rendered to all who in any way assisted
to make their picnic a success. Special
mention was made of the members of
st. Patrick's Cornet Band and Peter