Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc
currences That Can BE Read Quickly
What the Folks of This and OtheI
Towns Are Doing.
The Jewish resident of Wilkes-Ba
propose to build new temple at cos
of $4,000.
Foster school directors have increased
the salaries of the male teachers to S6E
per month.
Shickshinny has Joined the progress
sive towns by introducing electric lights
The borough owns the plant.
The Greek and Slavonlan societies OF
town attended the dedication of Sla.
vonian church at Pleasant Hill yester.
day.
Ex-Congressman Geo. w. Shonk re.
signed on Friday as chairman of the
Republican League of this county. His
successor will be chosen next Friday
evening.
Mrs. Manus Waters, for several years
resident of Freeland, died at Ebervale
on Friday, and was buried yesterday at
st. AIMS cemetery. She leaves a hus-
band and five children.
By the explosion of twenty.seven of a
nest of thirty-six boilers at the Henry
Clay colliery, near Shamokin, on Thurs
day, five workmen lost their lives and
several others were seriously injured.
Allentown is to have an eisteddfod on
Thanksgiving Day. All the leading
choirs of the state have entered to con-
test for the first prize of $500, for the
best rendition of "We Never Will Bow
Down."
The Democratic candidates spent Sat
urday and part of yesterday in town,
visiting the active political workers.
They say they were given encourage
ment beyond expectations in every part
of the fourth district.
David Lare and William McDavisev.
miners in the Hanover colliery at Sugar
Notch, were burned by gas on FRIDAY
and may not recover. The men W ere
entering their breast when their naked
lights ignited the gas.
Internal Revenue Collector Herring
has dismissed Peter Ginter from the Of
flee of chief clerk. He is succeeded bv
5. 2. Fausold, former rectifying clerk.
Charles w. Lentz, of Mauch Chunk, be-
comes rectifying clerk.
On Sunday, 2Sth inst, the handsome
new bell which was placed on st. Johns
Slavonian Catholic church last week,
will be dedicated. All the Slavonian
societies in this end of the county are
expected to be present.
The diagram for the Tigers Athletic
Clubs entertainment on Saturday even
ing is now open at Christy's book store.
Reserved seats are 80 cents each. The
general admission is 20 cents and 10
cents admits to the gallery.
Garfield Commandery, No. 6, of Free
land, will visit st. Marks Commanderv.
No. IA, knights of Malta, of Hazleton.
at Hazleton next Thursday evening.
The Junior Mechanics of town will visit
the White Haven council on the same
date.
Our Irish Visitors" which was to be
played here last Friday night, was
stranded in Schuylkill connty bv the
disappearance of the manager with the
cash-box. The company will be re-
organized and will fill its date here
some time in December.
On Thursday evening the entertain
ment under the auspices of the Mining
and Mechanical Institute will be held
at the opera house. Ralph Bingham
and his sister Ruth are entertainers
with national reputation, and thew
will no doubt be greeted with a large
audience.
Brakemen on the Lehigh Valley
trains have been in the habit of care
lessly uncoupling cars and allowing the
air-hose to be pulled apart, instead of
uncoupling that also by hand. Notice
has been served on the Wyoming divi-
sion that anyone caught doing SO here
after will be disciplined.
Charles Conaghan, who killed John
n
Brislin near Buck Mountain several
months ago, was convicted of murder in
the second degree at Mauch Chunk,
and on Saturday he was sentenced TO six
years solitary confinement at hard labor
in the penitentiary and to pay fine of
81 600 and cost of prosecution.