Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-10-29
BRIEF ITEMS.

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ever.
Rev. Z. D. Miller is attending the
Synod of the Reformed Church at Har-
risburg.
Hallow Zen will be celebrated by the
small boy in the usual manner Saturday
evening.
The family of Hon. James Collins will
remove to Bristol Bucks County, on
Tuesday.
Reserved seats for "The Danger
Signal" are now on sale at Ferry &
Christy's store.
John Brady addressed several Demo
cratic meetings in and about Phila-
delphia last week.
A. p. Goedecke and JOS Benner, of
Butler Township, are members of the
Grand Jury at this term of court.
Mcmillan, the Sturmersville wife mur-
derer, will be heard before the Supreme
Court at Pittsburg on November 8.
Michael J. Tanning, the famous
Michigan orator, is speaking for the
Prohibitionists in Delaware and Chester
Counties.
Julian Engleman challenges P. J. Can
non to run a foot race of $50 yards for
$3.50 a side. He will give Cannon three
yards start.
Workmen have commenced erecting
the d. S. & S. telegraph line. 1t will
connect with other lines and have about
dozen offices.
Luzerne has 2l2 election districts, the
third largest OF any county in the State,
being exceeded only by Philadelphia
and Allegheny.
Rev. ]. P. Buxton, pastor of St. James,
P. L. Church, Drifton, will be assisted
in his duties by Rev. J. w. Burras,
recently of Mauch Chunk,
The saloon and residence at Walnut
and Pine Streets is offered for rent.
Possession given Immediately. Apply
on the premises to Mrs. McCole.
M. II. Hunsicker, of Lehighton, has
leased the store and dwelling of Mrs
Quinn on Centre Street, and will start
a meat market about November /.
The northern side of Passarella's
| Building, third floor, has been leased by
the Pioneer Corps. They will occupy it
as reading room for the members.
The West Side Electric Street Railway
Company has secured the right of way
from Kingston to West Pittston and a
road clear through is an assured thing.
At Jeanesvile on Monday evening
Rev. f. P. McNally will deliver lecture
before the temperance society of that
place, the occasion being its first anniy er-
sary.
Bishop O'IIara is again seriously i'll.
He was to have confirmed large class
in the Kingston Church on Sunday, but
owing to his illness was unable to be
present.
Chas. Schooner has brought suit al
WilkesBarre against Thomas Birkbeck
of this place, for $l5 900 damages. G.. s.
Halsey is the attorney. There was nc
. statement filed.
Freeland Republicans have an oportu.
nifty to compliment one of our townsmen
without hurting their party by voting for
John ID. Hayes as delegate to the consti-
tutional convention.
The grand jury on Tuesday found a
true bill against Nicholas Cabbage for
assault and battery on 4. A. Buckley.
His trial Mill take place about the latter
part of next month.
The majority of the sporting people of
Freeand and vicinity will accompany
the st. Patrick's Cornet Band tomorrow
evening to the ball of Division 10, A. 0.
H., at Halle Hall, Hazleton.
The officers of the Irish Military
Union of America will arrive at Wilkes
Barre on November s to view West Side
Park, the proposed camping ground for
the annual camp of the Union in July,
| 1892.
Several of those who accompanied the
Polish excursion to Shenandoah on Sun
day found the Schuylkill town to be a
dry place. Much difficulty was expert
enced in procuring the necessary "wash"
after dinner.
Little Nugget took the Opera House
by storm Tuesday evening. A more
pleased audience has not attended there
this season. The comedy work of the
company was fine and the play gave
general satisfaction.
Mrs. James Gallagher died at o'clock
this morning after an illness of less than
two days. She was aged 3S years,
months and % days. The funeral will
take place on Saturday afternoon at
o'clock. Interment at st. AIMS Gene
terry.
Photographer George Wren, of New
York, was in town on Monday to make
arrangements for the purchase of Photo
grapher Wards gallery. The expected
sale did not take place, but Mr.. Wren
stated he would probably buy before the
close of the year.
Hugh McGarvey, of Beaver Meadow,
at present clerk in the State Depart
ment at Harrisburg, will sue Captain II.
U. Butler, chairman of the X. of l..
Legislative Committee, and the Harris
burg 1elegldph, for saying that he was
not member of the Knights.
The Lehigh Valley will make a num-
Der of changes in its time tables on No
vember 10. A. p. Blakeslee and assist
ants are now figuring on the changes.
A new train will go to the North Side in
the afternoon, taking in Ebervale, Har-
leigh and Milnesville. .-SentjneL.
John Mattel, with his wife and child,
applied to the authorities at Pittsburg
yesterday for food. He was striking
miner, and they had walked from Con
nellsville, having tasted nothing for
nearly As hours. The man told an aw-
tu story of privation and suffering among
the miners.
Thomas Clarity, who for twenty-five
years was resident of Harvey's Lake,
suddenly disappeared from his home
about two years ago. Nothing was seen