Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-09
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
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.
Christian Leyh, prominent furniture
dealer at Ashley, made an assignment
on Tuesday.
If you want fresh candies go to Fack-
ler,,s confectionery for them. "We
make our own"
A Jersey Central brakeman, Michael
McFadden, of Mauch Chunk, was killed
by falling under the cars of his train
yesterday.
The widow of Morris Schultz, who
was killed by Jersey Central train at
Wllkes-Barre crossing, has received
$1,000 from the company.
The eight mine inspectors of the
anthracite region were summoned to
meet at Harrisburg today by the chief
of the bureau of statistics.
Two d. S. & S. trains met on the Har-
leigh branch yesterday. Both engines
were badly damaged and several coal
cars were smashed. No one was hurt.
Elmra, N. Y. has a new Sunday pa
per, the Budget, which starts out with
every sign of becoming successful. 1t
has sixteen pages of good reading matter
"Would be Lord" play written by
West Hazleton lad named Charles Fey,
will be produced at Freeland by an anna
teur company from West Hazleton on
April 10.
Reserved seats for w. G. Miller's play,
Under Ban," can be secured at Faas'
cigar store. They are selling rapidly
and the first appearance of the piece
will be witnessed by large audience.
Ed. Faas has been selected as manager
of the Smith base ball club for the
club in the region with members under
20 years of age should be addressed to
him.
The court has appointed Saturday next
as the day for the Hazeton and North
Side Company to file their answer to the
injunction of the Union Company re-
garding the right of way in Foster town
ship.
All peasons whose licenses were grant
ed through Attorney John d. Hayes,
and who have not alreacy taken them
out must do so on or before Tuesday
next. They can pay their money into
the Citizens Bank of Freeland.
A syndicate entitled the Burkhard-
Moser Corporation has been formed, it
is said, to push the fight of the Moser
heirs against the Lehigh Coal and Navi-
cation Company for property in Schuyl-
kill county valued at $l2,000,000.
The singing and the sensational fea-
lures of the "Cannon-Ball Express
kept large audience very much inter-
ested at the opera house on Tuesday
evening. The play was literally ap-
plauded from start to finish, and the
company's acting gave satisfaction to all.
The annual ball of St. Patrick's Bene-
evening of the 18th inst. The balls held
on that date during the past haye been
very successful affairs, and as a large
number of visitors will be in town that
day the next is certain to be well patron
lied.
Manus Dugan, who became implicated
in quarrel and seriously wounded
Hungarian named Joseph Maurer with
revolver at Sheppton on February 81,
was captured at Bethlehem on Monday
and taken to Pottsville Jail to await the
action of the grand jury of SchuyIkill
county.
Peter Houston, of Ridge street, an
employe of Timony's bottling works,
was severely burned on the right arm
and forehead on Monday. He acci-
dentally capsized carboy of vitro, and
the acid went through the sleeves of his
shirt and into the flesh. DIR. Neale
dressed the injuries, and the prompt
medical aid relieved the pain.