Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-03-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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Nearby Towns.
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A valuable horse belonging to Peter
llmony died on Tuesday night from the
effects of collie.
John Moses, of Butler, and Miss Mary
Gregory, of Oakdale, were married on
Thursday evening.
VIM Lorentz will sell at public sale on
Saturday, April IS, all his household fur
niture. Sale is to commence at 10 A. M.
The Odd Fellows of Carbon, Schuyl-
kill, Northumberland and part of Luzerne
Counties will parade at Hazleton on
April 26.
Foster auditors are still hard at work
upon the accounts of the township Off
GERS, but they expect to finish up in a
few days.
The sixth anniversary of Garfield
Commandery, Knights of Malta, was
celebrated with fine entertainment
Monday evening.
The Freeland auditors will meet at the
council room at o'clock next Monday
evening to audit the accounts of the
borough officials.
DIR. A. S. Mcknight was called to
Philadelphia on Saturday by the serious
illness OF his child there. He is expected
back this evening.
James Lawson, of South Heberton,
has removed to Highland, and will as
sumo the duties of mine foreman at No.
2 colliery after April l.
The report that several of the
Weatherly silk mill girls were discharged
Tor wearing green ribbons on St. Patrick's
Day is denied by the firm.
Markle & Co.'s employees haye sur
plus OF leisure time on the three -days-a-
week schedule. Mcleod ought to hear
them praise the great deal.
Bob. Harvey, a twelve-year-old Nanti-
coke boy. wants to dance a reel or Jig
with any one of his age for $50 and the
championship of Luzerne County.
To fishermen: Forty-yard bass click
reels, formerly sold at 5O cents, are now
selling at fifteen cents each at Birkbeck's.
Twelve dozen on hand. Call early.
Supervisor John Schnee has leased the
property of VIM Lorentz. corner of
johnson and Brkbeck Streets, known as
All Nations Hotel, and will take possess
sion on April l3.
A camp of the Patriotic Order True
Americans was instituted at Wilkes
Barre last week by Mrs. Rachael Ber-
ner, of Freeland, who is district presi-
dent of the order.
Rev. H. Williams, of Ashland, will
preach to the Welsh Baptists at Donop's
on Sunday. Services in Welsh at 2 P.
M, and in English at P. M. Sunday
school at 1870 A. M.
Susan Ntzhugh, an elderly lady resid-
ing with her nephew, Charles Murrin,
Sr., at South Heberton, fell down flight
of stairs Tuesday evening and sustained
serious injuries about the back.
John F. Dooner, of Wilkes Barre, an
employe of the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company, who was some time ago
run over by the cars, losing leg, enter
ed suit and was awarded SS00U
damages.
A large red fox was killed in No. 2
slope, Eckley. by Andrew O'Donnell on
Tuesday. The fox was seen running
through the mines with rabbit in his
mouth. The miners gave chase and
succeeded in ending his career.
There will be quite shake up in the
passenger trains over the main line of
the Lehigh Valley and Central when
the spring timetable goes into effect.
Nothing authoritive has yet been an
nounced, but it is stated that there will
be eight trains less on each road.