Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-16
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.
James Owens, of Drifton, is improving
his property on Main street.
The borough council will meet in
special session on Wednesday evening.
John d. Hayes, Esq, was slightly i'm
proved this morning, but his condition
is yet very serious.
Denis O'Donnell, of Philadelphia, for
merly a barber in town, called on
friends here on Friday.
Today opens the fishing season in this
state, and number of anglers went to
the Honeyhole this morning.
Edwin Nutze, cigar manufacturer, has
changed his place of business from Main
street to the Solt property, in the Points
A two-story addition, 2Ox24 feet, will
be built to the property owned by Condy
o, Boyle on Main street below Washing
ton.
Hon. James A. Sweeney, of the Haz-
Teton Plain Speaker, was in town on
Saturday to see his friend, John D..
Hayes, Esq.
Eleven Hazleton boys, whose ages
range from u to II years, held up
Frank Fency, of Stockton, yesterday af-
ternoon, and robbed him of $35.
A celebration will be held in the rooms
of the German Social Club this evening
in honor of the birthday of two of the
members, Al Geoppert and Philip
Geritz.
James Collins, of Milnesville, an ex-
school director of Halle township. was
poisoned on Saturday afternoon by
drinking a glass of soda water He was
saved from death with considerable
difficulty.
J. A. Christy has remodeled the in
terror of his store, giving him increased
facilities for his book and stationery
business. A more complete line of pa
pers and periodicals will also be handled
after today.
On Saturday evening the Italian and
Tyrolese residents will produce the
opera, est. Luigi Gonzaga," at the
opera house. The piece is said to be a
good one, and great many tickets have
been disposed of.
Marriage licenses were issued on Fri
day to Sylvester Buchanan and Caroline
Waldron, of Upper Lehigh; John Pala,
of Sandy Run, and Lizzie Martobus, of
Freeland, Stanislaus Solarck and Joseph
inc Pucinska, of Freeland.
Michael Burns, of Tamaqua, whom it
was believed was fatally wounded last
week by bullet from q pistol in the
hands of Daniel Shapiro, peddler, is
reported to be rapidly improving. He
is now considered out of danger
John d. Heron and Edward F. Han
Ion were elected as delegates yesterday
by the Young Mems T. A. B. Society to
attend the twelfth annual convention of
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of
the Scranton diocese, which will be held
next month at Wilkes-Bar
The case against Joseph Broskowsky,
of Sandy Valley, for the murder of
Joseph Sofranko here last June, is set
down for trial today. 1t is not expected
to come off this time on account of the
illness of Attorney Hayes, who is the
counsel for Broskowsky.
James Reed, NJ. Schaub and John X.
O'Donnell, of Foster, and Edward Nc
Geehan, of Freeland, have been drawn
to serve as common pleas jurors for the
week commencing May IA. For May 81,
Dominick Kelly and James Hough, of
Foster, and Walter Richards and Will
liam Breslin, of Halle.
At West Hazleton on Friday night
cooking main was fought by birds from
Summit Hill and Wilkes Barre. The
main was to consist of nine battles, but
the Carbon birds won the first five and
were declared the victors. The fight
was for $500. Several of the sporting
people from this side attended, and as
their sympathies were with the Summit
Hill birds they won some money.