Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-31
JEDDO NEWS.

On Thursday evening branch of the
Catholic Young Mems Literary Institute
of Freeland was organized in the school
JAS F. Sweeney. The society starts out
bers having Joined at the first meeting,
and there are quite a number ready to
join at the next This the third literary
institute organized in this parish by
Father McNally, and the members say
that they will make the Freeland and
Upper Lehigh branches hustle to keep
up with the one here. The following
were elected officers of the new branch:
President-Daniel Marley.
Vice president-Domnick Timony.
Secretary-Peter Brislin.
Treasurer-Paul Dunleavy.
Critic-Rev. F. P. McNally.
Drectors-Daniel Quigley, Charles
Gallagher and James McGill.
Meetings will be held every second
Thursday.
On Saturday evening the forty fifth
anniversary birthday of James Smith
was celebrated here, and it was the
for sometime. The people of town as a
from many of the surrounding towns as
we'll. A lage delegation from Berwick,
with whom Mr.. Smith spent many
pleasant days, were in attendance and
enjoyed themselves as they never did
before. Drinks and eatables were in
abundance. Singing and dancing was
also given a place, and as the merry
gathering left for their homes all wished
him a continuance of the event for years
to come.
William Renshaw, of Jeddo, and Miss
Mary j. Horax, of Oakdale, were mar
ried at the home of the bride by Rev.
E. M. Chilcoat, of Freeland, on We'd
nesday. J. T. Southall, of Mahanoy
City, and Miss Lizzie Renshaw, of this
place, sister of the groom, performed
the duties of bridesmaid and grooms-
man. Quite number of the friends OF
the young couple attended the wedding
and wished them long and happy life.
Anthony McNelis, better known as
Tucker" who was employed on the
chain gang under this company, went to
Wilkes-Barre last week and secured en-
ployment there. His smiling counten-
ance will be missed by many this winter.
The Jeddo boys are making big pre-
parations for the annual ball of the
Progressive Club at Freeland opera
house on Thanksgiving Eve. They
come out only once a year, but they do it
up in proper style every time.
The new breaker near this place, No.
5 Pinkash, is expected to start about the
18th prox. 1t is certainly one of the finest
in the region, having all the latest i'm
proved machinery, and will be able to
handle an enormous amount of coal
daily. 1t will give work to large num-
ber of men and boys, and eight blocks
of houses will be constructed in that
vicinity.
Willie Mclean, of Summit Hill, was
visiting among friends here yesterday.
The scarcity of water here has pro-
duced what might be call fair illustra-
ton of the Fall of Babylon, or the "Con-
fusion of Tongues" Since the water
became scarce there is only one place to
get water, the other hydrants having
been taken out to prevent waste. Here
the whole town people gather to get
water. Italians, Hungarians, Irish,
Germans and few Polanders, and it is
amusing to see an Italian trying tc
convince a German that it is her turn
while the Hungarian and Irish women
are at it as to who is next and the
Polander trying to settle the dispute
between them, and all using anything
but English. Unless an arbitrator is
sent to deal it out to each on their turn
something is apt to drop on account of
the water famine here.