Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-24
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

II
and Other Towns Are Doing.
The borough lookup had six guests OIL
Saturday night.
Denis Mckinley, of Sayre, called upo1
relatives here last week.
A. Oswald made trip to Philadelphia
on Friday to replenish his stock.
The fire in the Crystal Ridge colliery
at Hazleton has been extingushed.
Peter McGettrick is now stationed al
Scranton, where he secured employ.
ment last week.
If you want fresh candies go to Fack.
ler,s confectionery for them. "We
make our own"
VIM. Werhman, of Centre street. was
presented last week with fine baby
girl by his better half
The flour that will make the finest
bread is the Washburn brand. 1t is
sold only by B. F. Davis.
Orange Blossom" makes handsome,
happy women, because it make healthy
women. Sold by w. w. Grover.
Wilkes Barre and Scranton clubs
Saturday. The former won, 4 to l.
The tobacco habit is not the finest
thing in the world. Get box of Hills
tablets and stop it. They never fail.
Patrick O'Donnell has resigned his
position as bartender at the Harleigh
hotel and returned to his home here.
AT Wilkes-Barre last week a marriage
al
Miss Martha Barton, both of Freeand.
Mt. Horeb Lodge, of this place, and
Drifton Lodge will be represented in the
Odd Fellows parade at Mauch Chunk
on Wednesday.
No more insane persons from this
county will be accepted at the DanviIle
asylum, owing to the crowded condition
of that institution.
Congressman Hines is positive that
the man he has endorsed, ?. NJ Commit,
will be the next internal revenue COL
lector of this'district.
One of the Huns engaged in the re-
cent riot at Harleigh died at the hospi-
tai on Friday, and the deputy coroner
will investigate this evening.
A large portion of the base ball park
fence went down with the wind on
Thursday evening. Signs and awnings
through town also Jared badly.
Patrick Moore, former resident of
town, and Miss Annie McQuad, an ac-
complished young lady of Philadelphia,
will be married at the latter place today.
John Burton and wife left this morn
ing for months pleasure trip to New |
York city and New Jersey, and intend |
to witness the naval parade at the for
mer place.
Amos Geist, a Hazleton boy, ran away
from home on Tuesday, and telegram
was received yesterday by his parents
stating he was killed near Pttsburg on
Saturday while jumping on train.
New shoes for gents made from S3.5
up. Repairing neatly done. Gents
solng and heeling as low as rs cents,
Good workmanship and satisfaction as
sured. S. Sheporwich, 81 Centre street.
James Levan, of Eckley was here on
Saturday evening and says the man who
gave his name as being james Levan,
charged with house-breaking at South
Heberton, is named James Geiger, not
Levan
A case of scarlet fever has been report
ed to the local board of health at WAL
nut and Washington streets. The neces-
sary precautions were Immediately
taken to prevent the spread of the
disease.
Patrick Kennedy, a young lad residing
at Oneida, fell down the slope at that
place on the 10Th inst. and died from
the effects of his injuries at Hazleton
hospital on Friday. The interment was
made at st. AIMS cemetery on Saturday.
VIM Kiel, proprietor of a sawmill in
Butler, lost nearly 81 900 worth of lum-
ber by the destruction of large barn
during the high wind last week. The
building was completed, except the roof,
and was lifted off the foundation and
splintered.
Jeffrey, of Hazle," who wants the
people to pay the expense of legislative
junketing trip to Chicago, has been sat
down on pretty generally by the press.
1t is pretty safe to hazard the assertion
that his presence will not be missed at
the next session of the house-Neacs-
dtaler.
The officials of the Union Passenger
Railway Company are greatly incon-
vienced by the delay of the state {
supreme court in giving a decision on
the Foster right of way. 1t is hoped
that the matter will soon be settled, so
that the road can be put in operation
this summer
A fair-sized audience witnessed w. C.
Miller's under Ban" on Saturday
evening. The play has been greatly
improved and was presented far better
than before. The acting of the company. {
as we'll as the specially features, includ.
ing the dancing of Daniel Bonner and
William Boyle, of the Points, was highly
,
Notwithstanding the incemency of the
weather on Friday evening the ball of
Division 20, of Eckley, was well attend
ed, and the number present enioyed
themselves very much. Master of
Ceremonies Edward G. Gallagher, of
Sandy Valley, and Miss Bridget