Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-17
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.

Foster township schools will be closed from
December q to January2 2.
The Knights of Pythias fair will open
at the Cottage hall this evening.
Scarlet fever is reported as prevalent at
White Haven. Twenty-Five cases are there.
Prof. VIM. Cavanaugh, one of the instruc-
tors at the Mining and Mechanical School, has
resigned.
Councilman t. }. Moore has accepted n
position as conductor for the Lehigh Traction
Company.
The commissioners appointed to divide the
borough into wards failed to meet on Satur-
day. They will meet today.
The Mauch Chunk shoe factory has passed
into the sheritf's hands for a second time The
company employs fifty hands.
Frank Stewart, Esq, who opened a law
office here in the early part of this month, has
returned to his home in Berwick
Three long term prisoners, George Boehmer,
Frank Miller and Michael Welsh, broke out of
schuyllill county Jail at Pottsvllle and es-
capped.
While at work in Milnesville colliery, Henry
Manduras was killed. A piece of flying coal
hiI MIN Ill tne Heck ana severed MS neau from
the body.
Early on Thursday morning the front win
dow in the saloon of William Moskitas, Centre
and Main streets, was broken and several
bottles of liquor We're stolen.
A deep cave-in under the D. s. & S. tracks
occurred at Long Run Junction on Friday.
There were no trains running at the time and
nothing more serious occurred.
The fair at Eckley Catholic church opened
on Saturday evening with large attendance
The display made is very fine and the articles
on exhibition are worth seeing.
The Lehgh Valley Railroad Company has
decided to move its painting shops from Del
ano to Weatherly Eighty-two cars are now
on hand to be repainted. Sixty men will be
employed.
The Lattimer coliery of Calvin Pardee & Co.
has suspended operations for an indefinite
period. About $50 men are rendered idle.
Duh coal trade is said to be the cause of the
suspension.
Word has been received at Wilkes Barre
that Thomas Mclean, who until year ago
was engaged in business in that city, was
frozen to death in Utah while on Il hunting
trip last week.
John Graham, an eighteen-y year-old driver
boy in Simpson & Watkins colliery, near
Wtlkes-Barre, was instantly killed on Satur-
day morning. He was caught between car
and prop and crushed to DEATH
Reserved seats for the st. Patricks band
entertainment on Friday evening are selling
rapidly at Christy's store. The members of
the band are striving to make the affair eclipse
all previous efforts of this kind, and persons
desiring to secure seats should call early.
Miss Annie Kaufman, formerly principal of
the Colwyn public school in Delaware coun-
ty, has complained to the department of pub
lie instruction that she was dismissed n week
ago by the board of directors because she re-
fused to recte the Lords prayer in the OPEN
ing exercises of her school.
The principals of the thirteen state normal
schools of Pennsylvania, in conference last
week, adopted resolution in favor of the es-
tablishment of township high schools. A
course of study for the preparation of teach
erS in such high schools was submitted to Sup-
erintendent Schaefer for his approval
The second anniversary of the ordination
of Rev. E. A. O'Reilly, curate at st. AIMS
church, occurs today. The event was remem-
bered last evening by the Daughters of Mary
Sodality, which presented him with a costly
surplice. The presentation address was made
by the prefect of the sodality, Miss Mary A.
O'Donnell, of Drifton and was responded to
with feeling by Rev. O'Reilly.