Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-03
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.


You Know and Things You Wish to
Hear About-what the Folks of This
and Other Towns Are Doing.
One of the best balls of the season at
the opera house tonight.
Regular monthly meeting of the bor-
ough council this evening.
Many of the sidewalks about town will
need repairing this spring.
Don't borrow your neighbours paper,
but subscribe for the TRIBUNE.
The Republican state convention will
be held at Harrisburg on August so.
Another eisteddfod is being arranged
TO take place on August 10 at Lakeside
Park.
Try the Washburn brand of flour. It's
the best in the market, and is sold only
by B. F. Davis.
If you want happy home get your
wife box of ''Orange Blossom" Sold
by all druggists.
Hon: George W. shonk, who has been
very Ill with pneumonia the past few
"SSNoi 10 iCSONCilu
Mrs, John Budner, of Beaver Brook.
who is l6 years old, gave birth to two
boys and two girls last week.
The Slavonian fair at Ridge and
Luzerne streets is open every evening,
and the visitors are numerous.
Ralph Shotwell, young Wilkes Barre
lad, set fire to old papers in the house,
and was burned to death on Friday.
The amount of tobacco chewed in the
United States last year was eighty-five
tons. Freeland chewed more than its
quota.
John Monaghan, of Trucksville, is the
hrst LuZerne countian to receive a post
Office appointment from the new admin
istration.
On Saturday afternoon Lehigh Val
ley passenger train struck and killed
John Sivock, of Stockton, who was walk
ing on the track.
a little Italian girl at Lattimer was
playing with matches yesterday, and in
some manner set fire to her clothing.
She was burned to death.
Since Saturday that part of Bear Creek
division of the l.. V. r. r., between
Bear Creek and Meadow Run, has been
abandoned. 1t did not pay.
Rev. j. w. Bischoff, pastor of the
Upper Lehigh Presbyterian church, will
hold services at 7.3O O'Clock every sun
day evening at Lindsay's hall.
A Harrisburg girls's face has been
drawn out of shape by chewing gum,
and a youth of the same city died from
smoking cigarettes the other day
The bill making it compulsory on
school directors to furnish books and
other school supplies free of cost, has
passed third reading in the house.
Fifteen feet of sidewalk on West
Green street, Hazleton, caved in yester-
day, and still few people think court
house should be built in that town.
Thomas j. Moore has disposed of his
restaurant at South and Washington
streets to John Rugan, and has accepted
position as salesman with j. &. Berner.
John Krell, of the firm of Arnold &
krell, Hazleton brewers, died early Sat
urday morning from erysipelas. He was
~ years of age, and will be buried this
dlltl HOOI.
The stockholders of the Citizens Bank
of Freeland will hold meeting on We'd
nesday, April 5, from 10 to II a. m., for
the purpose of electing directors for the
ensuing year.
Condy O'Donnell, of Ebervale, will
likely lose both eyes owing to the pre-
mature explosion of a charge of dyna-
mite which he was preparing at Lattimer
stripping on Saturday.
The Lehigh county commissioners re-
fused to pay bill presented by one of
the township officers for Setting up
booze, $3.50" until it was explained
that it referred to the setting up of cleo
ton booths.
One of the doctrines of a new religious
sect started in Russia is that the wearing
of hair is sinful. Perhaps they are
right, but the absence of hair during fly
time is the cause of many words that are
also classed as sinful.
Hugh Evans and David Morgan, of
Parsons, fought for over two hours on
Saturday for girl. Morgan was finally
knocked out, but when the winner
returned to town he found the girl had
married William Jones that afternoon,