Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-02-05
BRIEF ITEMS.
Mr.. Hugh Boyle, of Coal Dale, was
visiting friends in town on Saturday.

Mr.. Hugh Boyle, of Coal Dale, was
visiting friends in town on Saturday.
Councilman Albert Goeppert made a
business trip to Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday.
For good pure mining oil call and
see samples at Birkbeck's Hardware
Store.
Joseph Neuburger and Stanslaus
Rudewick are witnesses before the court
at Wilkes-Barre to-day.
Monday was ground hogs day and
his prediction was announced by the
arrival of the cold wave.
Joseph and David Handlong, two of
Foster Townships successful farmers,
drove through town on Monday.
Mr.. Fred. Denniston, of Delano, and
Miss Ella Arner, of town, were married
at the former place last week.
The Democrats of Freeland Borough
will meet at Haas Hall on Saturday
evening to nominate ticket.
Marks Wagner, employed as a labor
er at No. Highland had his two legs
broken on Tuesday, by fall of top coal
The Republican delegate elections in
Foster Township will be held next Sat
urday. Each district is entitled to two
delegates.
William Aubrey, of Eckley, will be
a candidate for Tax Collector of Foster
Township, before the Republican nomi-
mating convention.
Lincoln Sterner, of South Heberton,
was on Monday sentenced to one year
imprisonment at Wilkes Barre on a
charge of bigamy.
Mr.. Henry C. Rooms, one of Free
lands largest merchants, was married at
Danville last week to Miss Matte C.
Strouse, of Sandy Run.
Miss Maggie M. Miller is closing out
her millinery goods and is Offering some
rare bargains. Call and see her, at Nc
Groarty's block, Centre Street.
Thomas Evans and John Backster,
of Foster Township, have been drawn to
serve as jurors at the court of common
pleas commencing Monday March 8.
p. M. Boyle, George Birkbeck, A. B.
Coke, Jr.. Moses Tranter Christ Miller
and William Steger are some of the
lower enders doing jury duty this week
James Rhoda, was injured on the
hand, at No. 4Upper Lehigh, yesterday,
by piece of coal bursting from the
pillar, while he was in the act of firing a
shot.
John McGill, of Scranton, and Peter
McGill, of Philadelphia, were in attend
ance at the funeral of their father,
Anthony McGill, of Jeddo, which took
place on Monday.
Owing to the curtaiment of the out
put of coal by the different companies
for the month of February, the mines at
Upper Lehigh have been partly shut
down during this week
Marriage licenses have been granted
to the following persons in this vicinity:
John A. Cunnis and Sarah Dunkerly,
both of JeddO. William Silk and Mary
Challenger, both of Upper Lehigh.
Great fears are entertained as re-
CARDS the safety of part of No. 2 slope,
DriftOn, owing to a squeeze of the roof.
Men are stationted inside day and night
watching it 80 as To notify those at work.
Frank Forschner formerly of town,
but at present one of Nanticoke's prom
inent business men, was visiting friends
here on Tuesday. Frank reports busi-
ness as being pretty brisk at Nanticoke
at present.
Robert Burdette, a noted humorist,
will deliver lecture under the auspices
of Washington Camp, 259, p. 0. S. of A.,
of Drifton, at the opera house Tuesday
evening. Subiect-"The Pilgrimage of
the Funny Man"
Charles F. King, of Mahanoy City,
and Mr.. Dyer, of Norristown, have
been awarded a contract by the Jeddo
Tunnel Go. to build a portion of their
large tunnel 10 he driven through the
Nescopec mountain.
Burgess Cowan left on the 935 a. m.
train on Monday for Wild Wood Beach,
New Jersey, where he has a contract to
plaster several cottages recently built by
some OF our business men. During his
absence Chief of Police b. +. Davis will
transact all business pertaining to the
Office Of Burgess.
The Ladies Temperance Society of
st. AIMS Parish will hold an entertain
ment in the opera house, Freeland, next
Sunday. The admission has been placed
at ten cents. The proceeds are for the
benefit of the ST. AIMS Church fair.
All should avail themselves of the OPP
portunity and he present. See the pro-
gramme in another column.
Peter Brown, of Hazleton, who
formerly resided in Freeland, was in
iured at Drifton Monday evening by his
carriage being struck by train. He
was driving along the road and while
attempting to cross the l.. " r. r. tracks
at Drifton his carriage was struck by the
locomotive. Mr.. Brown was thrown out
and badly cut about the head and body.
Miss Louise Arnot closed success
full engagement at Freeland opera house
Saturday evening. Miss Arnot is very
clever young actress and is supported by
an excellent company. The different
plays in her repertoire were of a varied
nature and all were rendered in excellent
style. A large audience was present
each evening but should Miss Arnot ever
return to Freeland she will be assured of
much larger attendance
Will Form an Independent Organization.