Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-26
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oe-
currences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
John D. Davis, of Eckley, announces
himself today as candidate for the re-
nomination of supervisor on the Foster
Republican ticket.
recitation by Prof. p J. Furey will
be one of the features of the entertain
ment to be given by st. Patrick's cornet
band on December %.
Fire was discovered in the Woodward
mine, Wilkes Barre, at o'clock on Sat
urday morning. After fifteen hours
hard work it was extingushed.
A fire started in the Nelson shaft,
Shamokn, on Saturday, as the result of
gas feeder that was ignited by the fir
lng.of shot. 1t is still burning.
The opera house and DePierro's Or
chestra have been engaged by the Tigers
Athletic Club for its sixth annual ball,
which will be held on January 81.
On Thanksgiving Day matinee and
evening performance will be given here
by the Bijou Company, of Hazleton.
See ad and prices in another column.
f. G. Wasser, aged 5S years, for four
teen years proprietor of the Bristol
house, Wilkes-Barre, died on Friday
evening. He served with distinction in
the late war.
President Wilbur says there is no
truth in the statement that the Lehigh
Valley had granted the concession in
coal rates which were asked for by the
individual operators.
Tomorrow evening the annual masoue-
rade ball will take place at the opera
house, and the management intends to
make it one of the best yet held. The
admission is so cents.
That popular drama, east Lynne"
will be produced here on Saturday even
ing by Miss Ada Gray and company.
The same people will play here on Mon
day evening in another piece
An entertainment and hop was held
at the opera house on Friday evening by
the Wolfe Tone Social Club. At II
O'Clock a banquet was served at De-
Pierro Bros. cafe, thirty couples partici-
pating.
A. S. Van Wickle & Co.'s new branch
railroad, connecting their Beaver Mea-
dow colleries with the Philadelphia and
Reading system, was completed on Fri
day. The road will be opened for busi-
ness at once.
AT a meeting of the Foster township
school board on Saturday evening it was
decided to close the high school at South
Heberton. The pupils are to attend the
schools of the township which are most
convenient for them.
Representatives from all parts of
Pennsylvania of the Daughters of Lib.
erty, the auxiliary organization of the
Jr. o. U. A. NJ, will meet in Phladel-
phia on Thursday for the purpose of
forming state council of the order. A
branch was organized here on Thursday
evening
The semi.annual convention of the
Christian Endeavor Societies of Lacka-
wanna, Luzerne and Wyoming counties
will be held at Carnondale on Friday
A special train will run from Upper Le-
high on the morning of the convention
over the Jersey Central for the lower
Luzerne Endeavorers.
Mrs. Eugene Shifski, of Hazleton, has
sued the Lehigh Traction Company for
$4,000 damages. She was passenger
on one of the cars which colided near
Jeddo on August 8 and received injuries
about the chest and broke her right arm
1t is claimed the accident was caused
by employees carelessness.