Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-24
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
LOCAL JOTTINGS GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

NHfhooO oOotS-os
Little Ones of Interest About People
You Know and Things You Wish to
Hear About-what the Folks of This
Vicinity Are Doing.
The Ninth regiment went into camp
near Berwick on Saturday.
"Pinafore," by the Boston Opera Com
pany, at the opera house this evening.
Four weeks from tomorrow the Demo-
Gratis will hold their county convention.
The statement of the Foster township
school district is published on the fourth
page today.
Rev. G. A. Spaulding, pastor of Bethel
Baptist church, held services at Halle
ton yesterday.
Take look at the label on the wrap
per of this paper and see how your SUBJ
scription stands.
Maggie Solt, young girl of Sandy
Run, had leg broken by falling from a
swing last week.
The d. S. & S. Company is building a
fine station at Oneida, and it will be
opened about September l.
The Union Sunday School, of Halle
Brook, will hold picnic at the grove
near that place next Saturday afternoon.
The Lutheran Pastoral Association of
the Upper Lehigh Valley will hold its
next meeting here on Monday, August
Ia.
The laying of the Mauch Chunk cleo
trio railway is progressing and by Au-
gurt Is they expect to have it open for
business.
The Lehighton Adoocate names five
young men of that town who performed
the remarkable feat of eating 100 big
ripe bananas at one sitting.
Edw. Faas has been on a business
trip to Lykens, Dauphin county, since
Friday, renewing acquaintance among
several of his theatrical friends.
M. H. Quinn, of Plains, is the latest
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
tion of controller. James w. Ray, of
White Haven, is also candidate.
Fifty men began work this morning
upon the electric read in the Points. 1t
will be completed as soon as possible to
Hazleton by the North Side Company.
The many specialties, including "The
Bowery Ball" to be given in connection
with "Pinafore' this evening, should
draw large audience to the opera
house.
The ,Mayberry band and Freeland
Council, Junior American Mechanics,
will 60 to Stockton this evening to assist
in instituting new council of the order
at that place.
The Cameron colliery, near shamokin,
owned by the Mineral Mining and Rail-
road Company, has shut down indef-
nitely. Six hundred men and boys are
deprived of employment.
The Old Clam Club, of which Eckley
B. Coke is president and which includes
as members nearly all the leading men
of the Lehigh region, will hold its an
nual clam bake at Oneida park on Au-
gust 30
The most handsome and finest printed
twenty-page paper issued in the north
eastern part of this state was printed
last Thursday by the Stroudsburg Times
in honor of its fifth birthday. 1t was a
credit to Editor Hughes and his work
men.
John j. McNelis, of Drifton, James ].
Malloy, of Freeland, and George Lu-
brecht, of Hazleton, were elected dele
gates to the Democratic state convention
by the fourth legislative district commit
tee at meeting held here on Thursday
evening.
All the borough tax duplicates have
been placed in the hands of Collector
Fairchilds, and he will be prepared to
receive them after today. Those desir-
ing to save 5 per cent. can pay now
September % is the last day to receive
the rebate.
William Doggett fell from a painters
ladder at his parents residence on
Washington street, Birkbeck addition,
on Thursday evening. He struck the
ground with his head and shoulders, but
escaped without serious injuries and will
be around again in few days.