Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-02-02
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALI
PARTS OF THE REGION.

Little Ones of Interest About People
You Know and Things You Wish to
Hear About-What the Folks of This
and other Towns Are Doing.
Constable Quigley was at Pottsvile
yesterday on official business.
Mrs. S. Woodring attended the funeral
of her brother at Bethlehem on Tues
day.
Oswald sells imported Swiss and linn
burger cheese. This is the genuine
Call and try it.
Owing to its late arrival today some
special and regular correspondence had
to be omitted
Third annual ball of the Fearnots
Athletic Association at the opera house
tomorrow evening.
Robert Allen, prominent resident of
Beaver Meadow, died on Tuesday and
was buried this morning.
B. F. Davis sells the renowned Wash
burne brand of flour. 1t excels every
thing in the market. Try it.
The Freeland Juvenile Dramatic Com
pany will present Caught Again" at the
opera house Saturday evening.
Squire Schutter, of Hazleton, who was
convicted of misdemeanor in office, was
sentenced to pay fine of 5000.
The trial of Frank DePierro, of Free
land, which was to be called on Tuesday
was postponed until the April term of
court.
James McHugh has been awarded
the contract to carry the mail between
the postoffice and the Lehigh Valley
station.
The first locomotive used on the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railroad is being
repaired at the Reading shops for the
Worlds fair.
AS the prospects of his hogship seeing
his shadow today are exceedingly slim,
it may be taken for granted that winter
will soon be over.
w. c. Miller will have all the special
scenery for "Under Ban" completed
next week. 1t will be the finest work
ever seen in town.
Hazleton has been talking for more
than five years about an electric road
but Freeland got there ahead of it after
all so far as the starting goes.
Miss Gerda Olsho, graduate of the
Richmond, Va, Musical Conservatory
will give instructions on piano or organ.
Terms, popular. Apply 10 Centre street.
DIR. G. e. Humphrey, who has been
assistant to DR.. G. S. Wentz at Eckley,
has resigned to accept position at
Hazleton. He will be succeeded by DIR.
Crease, of Silver Brook.
Thomas Carragher, who is employed
as an outside man at Upper Lehigh, was
struck by piece of timber Yesterday.
Points and his injuries are very serious.
]. B. Laubach's bakery was entered
by thieves on Monday night. They
went in through window in the rear,
but as the bakers were working nearby
at the time they secured only two boxes
of raisins.
DR.. ]. l.. Leonard, secretary of the
Baptist State Mission Board, will be at
the Bethel Baptist church on Sunday.
Baptismal services will be held on Satur-
day evening by the pastor, Rev. G. A.
Spaulding.
David Albertina, who was on trial
this week for the murder of Celeste
Yeager at Derringer on November 19,
1892, was convicted yesterday of man
slaughter. The jury recommended him
to the mercy of the court.
In the suit brought by Mrs. Annie
Hoffman, of Hopeville, against ]. J..
Gillespie, of this place, charging him
with assault and battery, the Jury
rendered a verdict of not guilty and
placed the costs upon the prosecutor.
Rev. Charles Brown, pastor of the
Heavenly Recruit church, will preach
his farewell sermon on Sunday evening.
He expects to leave on Monday on a
tour of evangelistic work, and will travel
through this state, Ohio and Indiana.
Charles Dusheck, on behalf of the
congregation of st. Mary's Greek Catho-
lie church, presented the Citizens Hose
Company last night with $2l, being the
amount of expenses incurred in drying
hose, etc, after the late fire at the
church.
The members of the Fearnots Athletic
Association have disposed of large
number of tickets for their ball here to-
morrow evening. DePerro's orchestra
will furnish the dancing music and the
association extends an invitation to all
to attend.
The ?. O. S. of A. band, in connection
with their Worlds Fair Monster
Minstrels, under the direction of
Edward Faas, will give double show at
the opera house on Saturday evening,
February %. A genuine first part, with
thirty-fye people on the stage, will open
the olio,
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