Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-04
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
LOCAL JOTTlNGS GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

Little Ones of Interest About People
You Know and Things You Wish to
Hear About-What the Folks of This
Vicinity Are Doing.
ii. e. Sweeney, of Drifton, and A. w.
Washburn, of Freeland, have been
drawn to serve as common pleas jurors
on February 5.
Herbert Doubt, of Freeland, and Miss
Kate Boland, of Hazleton, were married
in the latter city by Rev. Wagner on
Saturday evening.
The culm banks at Audenried and
Honey Brook have been purchased by
Scranton parties, ard the coal will be
washed and sent to market.
silas Hendershott, Of Shickshiuuy,
defeated James Brislin. Of Warrior Run,
at Berwick on Tuesday in a 1O0-yard
foot race for purse Of 5000.
County Solicitor Joseph Moore has
been reapponted by the commissioners,
and Sheriff Walters has selected his son
to fill the vacancy made by the resigna-
tion of Deputy Dwyer.
Governor Pattison has appointed Will
liam A. Marr, of Ashland, trustee of the
miners, hospital at that place, to fill the
vacancy on the board made by the
death of William Lilly.
Anthony Stahl,-of Silver Brook, who
fell some time ago on mining needle,
which penetrated his stomach several
inches, was yesterday discharged from
the hospital. .-S'andard.
A new song is out, entitled, "Dancing
the Baby" The words are by Sam w.
Boyd and the music by Arthur NJ. Co
hen, both of Wilkes-Barre The tune is
sweet and the words sympathetic
All of the coal companies in Foster
township have refused to pay the one
mill extra road tax levied to pay the
former supervisors QS92). A suit to re-
cover the amounts due will be the result.
ST. Patrick's cornet band will attend
st. Gabriel's fair at Hazleton on Satur-
day evening. A special train, returning
about II p. M, will be run over the D.
S. Il S. to accommodate all who wish to
go.
Candidates for borough and township
Offices should announce themselves by
having card inserted in the TRIBUNE.
10 succeed in anything advertising is
necessary, and politics is no exception
to this rule.
John Sabola was found hanging to a
crabapple tree near Plymouth on New
Years morning stone dead. His knees
were bent and touched the ground, and
at first it was thought to be case of
suicide, but later developments point to
murder. The coroner will investigate
Edward Mcmahon, aged 30 years,
celebrated amateur wrestler and mem
Der of the Scranton Athletic Club, died
in that city on Tuesday from an internal
injury he sustained in a recent wrestle.
He had never been bested, having de-
feated the champions of all the leading
cities.
The Democratic poor district execu-
tive committee will meet tomorrow at
Weatherly to fix a date for the conven-
ton to nominate candidates for poor
director and auditor. The director will
be chosen from the lower Carbon por-
ton and the auditor from the Luzerne
portion of the district.
When pretty Nellie Dunlap, of Ash
ley, told her parents that she was going
to marry Frank McCabe, they objected.
Difference of religion was the cause.
The young couple fled to Phlipsburg, N.
j., on Monday, where they were quietly
married. The parents relented and
welcomed them home.
st. AIMS Z. A. B. Pioneer Corps held
very large ball on Monday evening,
the attendance being greater than at any
ball for some time past. More than 100
couples took part in the grand march,
which was led by Master of Ceremonies
James Quinn, of Highland, and Miss
Hannah McGill, of Jeddo.