Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-08
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.


and Other Towns Are Doing.
The best creamery butter is kept at
CampbelPs store.
James J. Kennedy has accepted a
position as brakeman on the d. S. & S.
A large hot-air heater is being placed
in the Welsh Baptist church by Thomas
Birkbeck.
Washburnes celebrated flour is the
finest in the world. You can buy it at
B. f. Davis store.
Three candidates for Foster township
Offices are in the field and publish their
cards on the second page.
The P. O. S. of A. band on Saturday
will 60 to Conyngham, where they will
give concert that evening.
Miss Grace McGeehan, of the Points,
left here yesterday on an extended
visit to friends in Michigan.
James Brslin and Miss Mary Walker,
both of Freeland, were married by Rev.
j. II. Schmidt on Saturday.
The borough school board met last
evening and decided to close the schools
from December 19 to January 8.
Prof. Veno is drawing large crowds at
the Cottage hotel hall every evening.
The admission to the concert and lecture
is and 10 cents.
Mrs. John Idleman and her two
children, former residents of Freeland,
were taken to Laurytown asylum yester-
day from Hazleton.
Borough Treasurer Davis received
$400 from Tax Collector Woodring on
Tuesday evening, and all outstanding
orders can now be paid.
Schwartz's dynamite mill near Tama-
qua blew up on Tuesday, completely
wrecking the building and blowing John
Rogers, workman, to pieces.
Thomas Moran, walking boss, and
John Washington, a section hand at
Pittston, were killed while examining a
blast that had failed to explode.
All kinds of sulphered jewelry, very
pretty designs, at r. E. Meyers store.
Also nice line of musical instruments.
Complete stock of watches, clocks, etc.
Calvin Waldron, of Upper Lehigh,
and Owen Meyer, of East Foster, have
been drawn to serve ON the grand jury
during the week commencing January 3
Elder Haas, of Philadelphia, will at
tend the quarterly conference at the
Heavenly Recruit church next Sunday
On Saturday evening he will be at Sandy
Run.
Patrick Gainey, ~ years old, of Penn
Haven, missed his footing while jumping
coal train on Tuesday. He fell under
the cars and his head was taken off the
body.
George Williams, son-in-law of Will
liam Carter, of Walnut street, died on
Monday morning at Sayre, after short
| illness. Mr.. and Mrs. Carter attended
the funeral yesterday.
A number of invitations have been
issued for the banquet and ball to be
given by Freeland and Union Councils,
American Legion of Honor, at Yannes'
hall, on Monday evening.
A movement is under way to make
the widow of the late Judge Connolly
postmstress of Scranton, to succeed
Postmaster Jones, whose commission
will expire in March next.
The P. o. S. of A. band went to Haz
Teton this morning to play for one Of the
Italian societies of that city. A parade
took place, after which an Italian Catho
lie church was dedicated by Bishop
O'Hara.
"Quick sales and small profits" is
Philip Gertiz's business motto. He has
always the largest and best assorted
stock of watches, clocks, rings and jewel
ry of all kinds. Sulphered jewelry a
speciality.
Hugh Dennion of Ridge street, who is
receiving treatment for fractured knee
at Pennsylvania hospital, Philadelphia,
passed through another successful opera
tion on Tuesday, and is expected to
arrive home tomorrow.
John w. Wallick, the Polander who
attempted to murder his boarding mis-
tress, Mrs. Pullespey, on Saturday, at
Hazleton, by knocking her senseless
with an axe and choking her, was taken
to the county Jail on Monday.
Earnest Ludwig, of Freeland, who un-
til recently was employed as a compost
tor on the Standard, and who has been
missing from home for the past two
weeks, is reported to have enlisted in the
U. S. Navy in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Prof. Howe gave very good entertain
ment at the opera house on Monday
evening with one of Edison's improved
photographs. A song by c. E. Faas,
a cornet solo by Master Morgan DeFoy
and three selections played by the P. o.
S. of A. band were also reproduced.
The entertainments given at the opera
house the last two evenings, by the
Peak sisters and a number Of ladies and
gentlemen of town, were all that could
be desired and were very creditable to
those who took parts in it. The pro-
gramme was carried out each evening