Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-09-03
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF. THE REGION.

Towns Are Doing.
See McDonald's s $2.9S chenille curtains.
Thursday, September 6, is the last
day for voters to register.
The monthly meeting of the borough
council will be held this evening.
The Glen Summit hotel will close its
present season on the first of next
month.
The fall term of the Mining and
Mechanical Institute will commence
this evening.
John NJ. Powell and Miss Lizzie Row.
land, of Freeland, were married at Al
lentown on Saturday.
Rev. Carl Hauser, pastor of st. Peter
and PauFs Slavonian Lutheran church.
held services yesterday at Lansford.
Harry Drum, a well-known young man
OF Butler valley, died on Wednesday
after short illness. He was 81 years of
age.
General" Coxey addressed Labor
Day picnic of the Knights of Labor of
the Wyoming Valley at Mountain Park
on Saturday.
See McDonald's 2Oc baby caps.
August Schreiner, young bov of
South Heberton, broke an arm while
playing near the school building there
on Wednesday.
The net proceeds of the excursion and
picnic of the White Haven Odd Fellows
Relief Association at Mountain Park on
August % were 1926.
James Gallagher, young son of John
Gallagher. of Birvanton, fell and broke
an arm on Saturday while playing at
new building on Ridge street.
The anthracite coal sales agents, at the
meeting New York last week, agreed to
restrict the September production to
1900, 600 tons, the same as for the present
month.
DIR. II. E. Mcdonald, assistant to DR..
Neale here, will leave on Thursday to
visit his home in Canada. DIR. Hurst /
of Hazleton, will attend to his duties un.
til his return.
The Cat holic church at Nesquehoning
will be dedicated on Sunday, September
49, at 10 a. IN. A number of invitations
has been sent to the Catholic societies of |
this region to attend
Boys shirt waists, 20c, at McDonalds'. |
Suit for $4,000 damages was COM /
menced in court on Friday by Stephen
Gould against Geo. w. Chase, of Salem |
township for SANDER defendant saying |
he, Gould, had stolen horse. /
Mt. Carmel had large celebration on
Saturday, Labor Day. Governor Patti
son and several prominent officials of |
the p. 0. S. of A. and Jr. 0. U. A. NJ.
addressed the crowd after the parade
was over.
Wilkes-Barre fisherman tried for
years to catch particular black bass and
on Saturday succeeded in landing the
monster. When landed, it was found
that it was too full of fshhooks to be
eaten and had to be sold for old iron.
The committee of the Schuylkill Coal
Exchange met on Friday to fix the rate
of wages for the miners of the lower an
thracite region for the last half of August
and the first half of September. The
rate is fixed at 8 per cent below the 50 so
basis.
Cheapest carpets in town, McDonald's.
The theatrical season at Freeland will
open on Monday evening September %,
when the McCready Company will COM
mence weeks run at the opera house.
Manager Welsh has number of very
good attractions booked for the season .
of lS9l-95.
The funeral of Conrad Brehm, which |
took place yesterday afternoon from his !
late residence in Upper Lehigh, was at
tended by Mt. Horeb Lodge of Odd Eel
lows and Machemlech Tribe of Red Men, !
also by numerous relatives and friends. |
Interment was made at Freeland ceme
terry.
Division 6, A. o. H., held a very
successful ball at the opera house on
Friday evening. The hall was we'll |
filled and the large crowd had pleasant
night. The grand march, which was
led by William f. Brogan and Miss
Annie Haggerty, contained nearly 100
couples.
1t is stated in Wilkes-Barre that an
injunction will be served on the county
commissioners if they attempt to pur-
chase a site for the new courthouse.
They have decided to buy the Ross
property on South Main street, but will
be met with the injunction when they
begin to spend any money for that pur-
pose.