Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-20
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
LOCAL JOTTINGS 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.
d. S. & S. trains now carry the mails
between Hazleton and Harwood
DIR. ]. S. Wentz. of Scranton, is on
visit to his father, DIR. Geo. S. Wentz,
of Drifton.
A fire in Gerhardt Bros. store in Haz-
Teton last night destroyed over $4,000
worth of clothing, etc.
An infant son of M. A. Ferry and
wife. formerly of this place, was buried
at Shenandoah on Sunday.
John Evans, Shamokin man, has in
vented an airship in which he intends
to sail to the Worlds fair next Septem-
ber.
Dodson, of Hazleton, and Stack, of
Cranberry, will shoot a match on Satur-
day afternoon at the latter place for 800
side.
Halle township school term will con-
sist of nine months. The board is dead
locked over the appointment of teacher
at Harleigh.
A Hungarian named Andrew Hop
stock was killed on the railroad near
Stockton late Monday night. He had a
large family in Hungary.
Employees at the Weatherly round
ho,,,o o,,l ooo1 J,,rnro boya boay, ra
duced by the Reading Company from
$1.25 to rs cents per day.
Residents of Conyngham and Butler
valley want the Lehigh Traction Com
pany to extend the electric road from
Hazleton to a point near Drums.
The choir of the NJ E. church will
hold an entertainment at the opera
house tomorrow evening. The May
berry band will be present. Admission,
% cents.
The Freeland Installment House, of
which J. J. Brady is manager, placed
very handsome delivery wagon on the
road this week. 1t is from the shop of
M. Halpin.
The members of the Democratic COM
mittee of the fourth legislative district
will meet at 7.30 O'Clock this evening at
J. J. Malloy's saloon, Washington and
Carbon streets.
The big map showing the educational
institutions of the state, public schools,
colleges and academies was finished and
shipped from Harrisburg to the Worlds
fair this week. 1t is IA by 8 feet.
Thomas Boyle, son of Daniel Boyle,
of the Points, employed as door tender
in No. 2 slope, Drifton, was caught
between cars on Tuesday and had his
right leg bruised in serious manner.
The hop given by the young ladies of
town at the Cottage hall on Tuesday
evening was great success. The build
ing was crowded and notwithstanding
the heat the dancing was kept up until a
late hour.
The quarterly convention of the G. T..
A. U. societies of this district will be
held at Passarella's hall on Sunday.
Each society will send two or more dele
gates and several important matters will
be considered.
"Pinafore' was produced at Hazleton
last evening by the Boston Opera Com
pany, and the papers this morning
speak of it very favorably. 1t will be
played here Monday evening at the
prices of % and 35 cents.
Foster township school board on Mon
day evening appointed Miss Bid Nc
Laughlin, of the Points, teacher at
Pond Creek, at salary of $35 per
month. She received four votes to two
for Miss Gertrude Teets.
During violent storm Tuesday even
ing Royal Oak breaker, near Shamo-
kin, owned by the Reading Company,
was blown down and destroyed. The
colliery was idle at the time of the col
lapse and no one was injured.
Nanticoke is suffering from severe en-
forcement of the Sunday law by the
authorities. They prohibit the sale of
anything between the hours of a. m.
and p. m. 1t was impossible to buy
meal, cigar, or a glass of soda water
there last Sunday.
While standing in front of Davis feed
store on Tuesday evening Station Agent
McHugh's horse became frightened and
ran away. The express wagon was
damaged somewhat, the harness was
broken in several places and the horse
cut badly about the legs. The driver
and Jacob Sosnowski were thrown out
but not hurt very much.