Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-23
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
LOCAL JOTTlNGS GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

Vicinity Are Doing.
Try Fackler's homemade bread and
rolls-baked fresh every morning.
Parties supplied with ice cream, cakes
etc, by Laubach at reasonable rates.
A two-head mummied giant is being
exhibited in town by pair of sports.
Neuburger's are showing the nobbiesi
line of overcoats and suits ever seen in
this vicinity.
A Republican meeting will be held
here some evening during the first week
of November.
Neuburger's have the largest stock of
ladies', misses and children's stylish
coats and jackets in the region.
In order to reduce expenses the Read
ing Railroad took twenty six trains off
its passenger service yesterday.
"Orange Blossom" is safe and harm
less as flax seed poultice. Any lady can
use it herself. Sold by A. Oswald.
Thos. J. Moore has disposed of his
saloon at Washington and South streets
to Patrick Sweeney, of Eckley, who will
take charge on November /.
The four-mile track from Eckley
breaker to Coxe's stripping at Buck
Mountain will be completed this week.
The road will likely be operated by cleo
tricity.
Commencing tomorrow evening Ma
cready's dramatic company will play
here every evening this week, also a
matinee on Saturday. Prices, 15, % and
So cents.
Luzerne county school teachers will
assemble in annual institute at Wilkes
Barre on Monday next. Two sessions
and an entertainment will be held daily
during the week.
The Tamaqua Recorder says the trans
fer of the coal shipments of Coke Bros. &
Co. to the Lehigh Valley Railroad re-
duces the Railroad Company's monthly
pay roll there no less than $500.
The contest for flag between the
Young Mems t, A. B. Society, St. AIMS
Pioneer Corps and Division 10, A. 0. H.,
the proceeds of which are for the
parochial schools, will close tomorrow
evening.
Charles X. Kistler, of Wilkes. Barre,
has been appointed operator at the sta
ton here, succeeding N. Fetterman, who
has been appointed to a position in
Superintendent Lattig's office, South
Bethlehem.
George Bird, who became bondsman
for George HI. Hadesty last week, de-
livered him up on Saturday, and Con-
stable Quigey took the prisoner, who is
accused of stealing D. S. & S. tools, to
the county Jail.
The Union Bible Institute will meet
in the M. E. church tomorrow evening
at 7,30 o'clock. Duncan MacGregor will
tell of the progress of the institute work
in Lehigh, Northampton and Berks
counties and Philadelphia.
John A. German, Of Hazleton; Peter
R. Brody, of Arizona, and W. ].
Houston, of Georgia, have been appoint
ed by Secretary Hoke Smith to negotiate
with the Yuma Indians of California
about certain land in that state.
In the suit of George B. Hindson
against the Highland Coal Company,
for damages arising from coal dirt over
flowing his farm in Sandy Valley, the
plaintiff was awarded 81 ,975 by the jury
which viewed the property last week.
The members of Division 10, A. o. H.,
will spare no pains to give all pleasant
evening who attend their second annual
ball tonight. The hall has been put in
very good condition for dancing, and
DePierro's orchestra will furnish an
abundance of music for all who attend.
A fine life-size statue of st. Aloysius,
executed in Italy at cost of 81 800, has
been placed in the Catholic cemetery at
Hanover by the st. Aloysius Society of
Wilkes-Barre, and will be unveiled on
November l. Bishop Keane, of the
Washington university, will deliver the
address.
A bill passed by the last session of the
legislature makes election days a legal
holiday from noon until midnight, but
DIR. Schaeffer, state superintendent of
public instruction, has made decision
to the effect that the public schools are
not compelled to be closed because the
purposes of the law do not require it.
While Butcher Adam Kisthart, of
Hazleton, was cutting meat at Jeanes-
vile on Saturday, revolver in his pock-
ct was accidentally discharged. The
bullet grazed the butchers hip and
entered the abdomen of a fourteen-year-
old girl, Mary Brogan, who was standing
near the wagon waiting for meat. The
girl is in critical condition at the hos
pital. Kisthart gave himself up, but
was released,