Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-16
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS
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.
"Under a Ban" at the opera house
this evening
There will be mass at st. AIMS church
tomorrow morning at O'Clock.
A cooking main for large stake will
come off near Hazleton on Saturday
evening.
If you want fresh candies 90 to Fack-
ler,s confectionery for them. "We
make our own"
Go to Neuburger's on St. Patrick s
Day and get one of the shamrocks they
are giving away free.
B. F. Davis sells the renowned Wash
burne brand of flour. 1t excels every-
thing in the market. Try it.
All persons who had licenses granted
through Attorney John D. Hayes can
call at his Office and get them.
The Hazleton board of health has
issued an order that all the school chill
uioh VI thae Sioy hiuoo pO yaCCindIeu.
I win have twenty head of good Ohio
horses at the Central hotel on March %,
which will be sold to the highest bidder.
M. Schwabe.
The accounts of the Miners Bank of
Summit Hill, which failed over twenty
years ago, were settled up at Mauch
Chunk on Tuesday.
Rev. L. M. Chilcoat is attending the
annual conference of the Central Penn
sylvania Methodist Episcopal church at
Bellefonte this week.
The Foster auditors have been at work
this week upon the accounts of the town
ship officers, and the audit will be COM
pleted in short time.
1t is reported that Alex. Petrie. a
former proprietor of the Valley hotel
here, died at Patterson, N. j., on Mon
day. He was so years of age.
A steam pipe burst at No. 2 boiler
house, Drifton, yesterday, and a Hun
gar.an named John Adams was severely
scalded. He was taken to Hazleton hos
pital.
The condition of John D. Hayes, ESQ,
becomes more encouraging every day.
He is now considered out of danger and
will soon recover, unless another relapse
should set in.
All members of Loyal Castle, No. II,
Knights of the Mystic Chain, are notified
to attend the meeting at their hall on
Saturday at z p. m. Very important
business will be discussed.
B. F. Dilley, former prominent resi-
dent of the upper part of this county,
and who was placed in New York state
prison at Auburn few weeks ago, died
in that institution on Tuesday.
The st. Patrick's cornet band will leave
this evening for Beaver Meadow, and
will play for the st. Aloysius T. A. B.
Society of that place in the parades at
Beaver Meadow and Hazleton tomorrow
morning.
Charles Dickenson, of Hazleton, who
has ably filled the position of baggage
master on the Lehigh Valley, has been
promoted to conductor. His train runs
through here between Wikes-Barre and
Hazleton.
Francis Brennan, of the Points, yes
terday completed the work of drying
his Ctlldi, WulCll COllldlHtu uNt IbeU anu
four inches of water after the thaw of
last week. Two handpumps were used
at the work.
A. X. Burger denies the report circu-
lated through town that he has ceased
taking contracts for buildings, etc. He
is still in the business and would be
pleased to give estimates upon any kind
of work in his line.
Richard Edwards, a well-known en-
gineer for the Kingston Coal Company,
and Mrs. Thos. Jones, of Edwardsvile,
with her two children, left on Friday
night in each others company, and
nothing has been heard of them since.
G. b. Rosengrant, roadmaster of the
L. 4 S: division of the Jersey Central
Railroad, dropped dead at his home in
Wilkes-Barr on Monday. He had
eaten hearty dinner and appeared in
the best of health. A few minutes after
he fell to the floor and was dead before
medical assistance arrived. Heart dis
ease was the cause.
The electric railway war for the right
of way through Foster township between
the Union and Hazleton companies COM
menced in earnest yesterday, when ar
guments were heard upon the injunction
by Judge Woodward. 1t is expected
that an appeal will be made TO the state
supreme court how no matter how it is
d decided in Luzerne county court.
The proprietor Of Philadelphia shoe
factory, which employees oyer 100 hands,
is desirious of locating at Freeland, pro-
viding sufficient inducements are made.
1t is an established firm and has
good trade with shoe dealers. An effort
is being made to have the proprietor
come here some day next week, when a
meeting of the citizens will be held to
discuss the matter.