Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-26
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
LOCAL JOTTINGS GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

Hear About-What the Folks of This
vicinity Are Doing.
Condy O. Boyle, of the Points, and
John Miller, of Drifton, are doing Jury
duty this week.
On Sunday the Greek Catholics will
celebrate Easter with appropriate cere-
monies at st. Mays church.
The establishment of C. Parisco & Co.,
Italian bankers at Hazleton, was closed
by Sheriff Walters on Tuesday.
The Switchback Railway will open for
the summer season on May 10, and the
Glen Summit hotel will open on June 90.
The Slavonian band will hold a ball
on Monday evening at the opera house
and extend an invitation to all to attend.
Rev. E. 0. Goodling, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Nanticoke,
died on Monday morning of heart
disease.
Rev. E. d. Yocum, presiding elder of
the Danville district, will preach at
Trinity NJ. f. church on Birkbeck street
next Sunday
The Kingston Coal Coal Company has
given 81 900 to the fund now being raised
for the widows and orphans of the Gay
lord mine victims at Plymouth.
Marriage licenses were issued this
week to Andrew Enos and Annie
znakoysky, and to Joseph Maslosky to
Annie Bukiewits, all of Freeland.
The Hazleton ball club was defeated
yesterday by Erie, of the Eastern league,
IA to s. Today they play with Bing-
hamton, and on Saturday with Shamokin.
Thomas Ward, aged G5 years, of
Mahanoy City, attempted suicide on
Tuesday by taking paris green. He is
still alive, but it is thought he cannot
recover.
The grand lodge of the Sons of
Temperance is holding its annual session
at Hazleton this week. There are
$1,000 members of the organization in
this state.
The Junior Mechanics of Hazleton are
preparing for monster celebration at
that place on July 4, and expect to have
all the members of the order for several
miles around in line.
Attorney John d. Hayes is still very
low, and his condition today is not very
encouraging. DR.. Gayley, of Hazleton,
was called today to consult with DR..
Neale and his assistants.
John NJ Cunnius has contracted with
Frank O'Donnell, of Main street, to
build double block on Chestnut street.
and also to put an addition of 16x3O feet
to another property on that street.
The Juvenile Dramatic Company will
play con His Track" at the opera house
on Saturday afternoon. The success
attending the first production of the
piece has induced the company to try it
again.
A. G. Laycock, of Kingston, who is a
candidate for the Republican nomination
of clerk of the courts, and George S.
Boyle, of the Wilkes Barre 76leDhone,
circulated among Freeland friends on
Tuesday.
The railway station of the d. S. & S.
at Oneida Junction was burgarzed on
Sunday night. The burglars secured |.
little booty but succeeded in turning
things topsy-turvy in their search for
plunder.-Standard.
Mrs. Eliza Brown, wife Of James |
Brown, died at Lowrytown on Monday, |
aged 90 years and 3 days. The funeral |
will take place from this place at >
o'lcock tomorrow afternoon. Interment |
at Jeanesvile cemetery.
The four-year term of Postmaster
Wilde, of Hazleton, expires today. His
resignation has been in the hands of the
postal department for several months,
but his successor is not expected to be
appointed for some time yet.
Thomas NJ. Morgan, aged Sc years, of
Nanticoke, was found dead at the foot
of shaft at Glen Lyon. He was
blacksmith, but could not find work at
his trade lately. 1t is supposed he be-
came despondent and committed suicide
BY throwing himself down the shaft.
The judges of this county have APP
proved the recent return of the grand
jury, favoring a new courthouse. This |
is the last step under the law regarding
the building of new courthouses, and it
now remains with the commissioners to |
continue the work as mapped out by the
act.
At banquet of the Sons of st, George
in Wilkes-Barre on Monday evening a
toast was drank to "Queen Victoria"
and was followed by the members sing
ing "God Save the Queen" and "Merry
Ennland.n An address praising the