Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-11
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 Other
Towns Are Doing.
An effort is being made by the local
Republicans to have Congressman Reed,
of Maine, speak at Freeland on October
81.
A supper and sociable will be held in
the basement of the P. M. church, Fern
street, on Thanksgiving evening, for the
benefit of the church.
Bernard Curran, an old resident of
the region, died at his home in Harleigh
on Sunday and was buried yesterday.
He was 81 years of age.
A meeting of the Democratic commit
tee of the fourth legislative district will
be held at the National House, Halle
ton, next Monday evening.
The body of missing young Warner
Arnold, of Shickshinny, was found man.
gled on the Pennsylvania Railroad
between Mocanaqua and Wilkes Barre.
Services for Sunday next at st. Paurs
2. M. church, Fern street: Morning at
1870, preaching by pastor; evening at
$50, praise service. All are welcome.
Coke Bros. & Co.'s collieries were idle
yesterday, and last night notice was
gwen to work half day today and then
close down for the balance of the week.
j. d. Oliver, of Drifton, has been
drawn to serve as juryman on Novem-
Der II, and Arthur Mcclellan, of Drift
ton, and Owen Fowler, of Freeland, for
November 10.
While playing on bridge on Tuesday
Edward Kane, aged u, of Pittston, acci-
dentally touched a trolley wire. The
shock threw him to the ground and he
was terribly injured.
Michael Horan, married man resid-
ing at Girardville, was instantly killed
by fall of coal at Preston on Tuesday
morning. His body was not recovered
until o'clock that evening.
High-class specially in the shape of
new music, songs, dances and all the
latest operate medleys of the day are
consistently introduced in "Our Irish
Visitors by the members of the COM
pany.
County Commissioners Smith, Dullard
and Norton, County Solicitor Moore and
County Clerk Norris are attending the
annual meeting of the county commits
sioners of Pennsylvania at York this
week.
A special train will convey the Hun
garian and Greek Catholic societies of
town on Sunday to Pleasant Hill, where
church of the latter denomination will
be dedicated. 1t will leave here about
$50 a. m.
Hazleton's match factory has COM
menced operations and carload of wood
was used already. The city council has
exempted it from taxes for five wears if
it employs forty or more employees
constantly.
Tony Olas, an Italian boarding at Har-
leigh, shot at his boarding mistress YES
terday because the victuals did not suit
him. The ball grazed the woman's
head and inflicted severe scalp wound.
Tony escaped.
The appointment of r. B. Brundage.
of Wilkes Barre as deputy internal
revenue collector under Grant Herring.
has been confirmed. He succeeds S. L.
Laciar, Republican, who has held the
office pending the confirmation of Mr..
Brundage's appointment.
The Kutztown Journal, Democratic,
has come out against its party's nominee
for congress, E. ]. Erdman, in the ninth
(Berks and Lehigh) district, and is now
supporting the Republican candidate,
Dr. j. S. Trexler. 1t prefers good
Republican to bad Democrat.