Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-09-25
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
LOCAL JOTTlNGS GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

Little Ones of Interest About People
You Know and Things You Wish to
Hear About-What the Folks of This
Vicinity Are Doing.
There are 112 prisoners in the county
Jail at present.
The next legal holiday will be Thanks
giving day, November 80.
John Barret, Sr., was appointed post
master at Wanamie on Friday.
The Lehigh county fair at Allentown
this week will be attended by large
number from this part.
Hazleton Democrats have formed a
political club. They intend to make it
a permanent organization.
Superb wardrobes, bewitchingly beau
tiful women, graceful dancers and fine
music at the opera house tomorrow even
ing.
1t is rumored that the Mansion House
at Mauch Chunk will close at the end of
this month, as the patronage has been
very poor of late.
Among the deeds recorded in court on
on Friday was one for Freeland prop
erty from Joseph Neuburger to George
Fisher for 1900.
Halle township school board has de-
cided to rebuild the Halle Mines school
immediately. Two company houses will
be used until the structure is ready.
Charles Dever, who left the South
Side about fifteen years ago, died on
Saturday in Leadville, Colorado. The
remains will arrive at Pleasant Hill on
Thursday.
The first arrest under the law against
giving newspapers false news occurred
in Scranton. Frank Jones gave sensa-
tional report of an alleged elopement to
a reporter in that city and is now in
Jail.
Latoska's operate farce comedy is
magnificent melange of beauty, costume,
music, dancing and laughable situations,
and on the whole very satisfactory
entertainment. Secure your tickets for
tomorrow evening.
A defective flue caused a slight fire in
one of the properties of Michael zemany
on Main street yesterday morning. The
company responded very quickly to the
alarm, but the fire was extinguished
without the use of the hose.
While several small boys were playing
with 22-calibre revolver yesterday the
weapon was accidentally discharged and
the bullet inflicted painful though not
serious wound on the body of Bernard
Mclaughlin, lad about 10 years of age,
of Ridge street.
John Sutko, of Shamokin, dreamt that
he was starting out for walk and found
himself lying on the pavement in front
of his home with one leg and one arm
fractured. He got out of bed in his
sleep and stepped from the window,
falling thirty feet.
Albert McGraff, "a years of age, an in
sane inmate of Allentown almshouse,
escaped from that institution. He is 5
feet inches in height and weighs 1S0
pounds. When last seen he wore blue
overalls and white shirt. He is OCCASION
ally siezed with violent fits.
A pigeon shooting match for 500 a
side has been arranged between Conrad
Brehm, Jr., of Upper Lehigh, and
Louis Landmesser, of West Hazleton.
The match will take place at Land
messerss hotel, Butler valley, on October
2S. Each party will shoot at twenty-five
birds.
At st. AIMS church on Thursday af-
ternoon George ]. Boyle and Miss Min
ME Bese were married by Rev. Edw. A.
O'Rielly. James Mellon, of the Points,
was groomsman, and Miss Ella McHale,
of White Haven, was bridesmaid. The
young couple have the best wishes of
their many friends.
The games of ball to be played be-
tween the Tigers and Stockton clubs on
Saturday and the Tigers and Silver
Brook clubs yesterday were cancelled
owing to the death of Patrick Higgins,
member of the Tigers Athletic Club.
The picnic which was to be held on
Saturday, was postponed on the same
account.