Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-06-14
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.
Teachers for the borough schools will
be appointed by the board on or about
July ..
The members of the Freeland councils
of the Legion of Honor held picnic at
the Honeyhole on Tuesday.
Hazleton hospital has forty patients
at present. Nearly all received their
disabilities in or about the mines.
Scranton bricklayers struck on May l
for 40 cents an hour, and after holding
out until Monday they returned to work
at the old rate, So cents.
Miles Sweeney, a we'll known resident
of Lattimer, burst blood vessel while
walking to his work on Tuesday morn
ing. He died shortly afterward.
The annual financial statements of
Freeland borough and Foster township
school districts are published today, and
will no doubt be of interest to those who
reside in the districts.
The mine and shop employees at Drift
ton and Eckley will be paid today, and
those at Upper Lehigh and Sandy Run
on Saturday. Jeddo and Highland will
be paid on the 23d inst.
In the orphans court on Monday B.
L. Jones, of Statington, Pa, was appoint
ed guardian of Laura Reifsnyder, a
granddaughter of the late Margaret
Reifsnyder, of Freeand.
At Eckley grove on Saturday evening
the fourth annual picnic of Division 20,
A. o. H., will be held. DePierro's or
chestra will be in attendance, and the
members of the society extend an invita-
tion to all to attend.
Applicants for teachers certificates in
Halle township were examined by
Superintendent Mulhall on Tuesday.
There were thirty-four persons in the
class. The appointment of teachers will
be made on Monday next.
After half an hours labor on Monday
the clerks of the registers Office at
Wilkes-Barre succeeded in filling out
marriage license for Brainsloyis Maker
zenski and Kulizija Lutzuska. The
couple hailed from this town.
Condy McElwee, of Drifton, was ad-
mitted to Hazleton hospital yesterday.
About week ago a piece of rock flew
into his eye while at work, and it has
given him much pain since. 1t is posi-
BILE that he may lose the sight of one
eye.
The Iehigh Valley passenger train
which left Hazleton at 500 O'Clock last
night for Freeland struck two unknown
Poles near Stockton, killing one Instant
ly and injuring the other so badly that
he died in half an hour. 1t is supposed
they resided at Stockton.
The excursion of the Young Mems
T. A. B. Society on the 23d inst. to Glen
Onoko will give an opportunity to the
people of this vicinity to visit that popu-
lar pleasure resort. The fare is very
low, and all who wish a day of enjoy
ment should not fail to be there.
According to the Wilkes Barre Record
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
has given an order for three large
locomotives to the Schenectady Loco
motive Works of much the same pattern
as the monster d. S. & S. engines, the
largest on any railroad in the east.
The strike at Silver Brook colieries
was peaceably settled on Monday. The
operators, ]. S. Wentz & Co., agreed to
give men from 5 to 10 cents per day
advance, and the latter have agreed to
accept. This is not what they demanded,
but it is considered fair compromise.
Henry L. Rood, of New York, former
ly engaged as journalist in Philadel-
phia and Hazleton, was married last
evening to Miss Elizabeth Troutman in
the last named city. The bride is a
daughter of Attorney Troutman, and
the wedding was one of the most notable
Hazleton has seen for some time.
James w. Maloy, of the Lansford
Record was on Tuesday acquitted on a
charge of disregarding the ballot law in
printing tickets for the February cleo
tion. 1t was proven that the ballots
were printed strictly as ordered by the
commissioners and the proceedings
were clearly the result of political malice.