Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-09-17
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.
The hall to be erected by st. AIMS
Pioneer Corps at Luzerne and Ridge
streets will be brick building.
Fred Hawkins and Mrs. w. 0. Will
liams, of Upper Lehigh, were married
on Saturday by Rev. ]. w. Bishoff.
The Mite Society of the Presbyterian
church closed successful Green Tea
festival in Givens' block on Saturday
evening.
the condition of E. B. Leisenring,
who is ill in Hamburg, Germany, is re-
ported to be much better than it was
last week.
The Allentown fair will be held from
the 25th to the 2Sth inst. There will be
no gambling of any kind allowed on the
ground this year.
An unknown Hungarian was killed by
Lehigh Valley train while walking
along the railroad track near Stockton
on Friday afternoon.
Prof. Augustus Bedford, of Boston,
Mass, delivered an interesting lecture
upon "The American Flag" at the opera
house on Friday evening.
t. V. Powderly, ex-general master
workman of the Knights of Labor, will
be admitted to the Lackawanna county
bar as lawyer on Monday.
About 5000 five-cent fares were taken
up by the conductors yesterday on the
Freeland branch of the Traction road
between here and Hazleton.
Seats for Macready's plays at the
opera house next week will be on sale
three days in advance at Christy's book
store. Prices, 15, 25 and 30 cents.
The members of Division 10, A. o. H.,
are making extensive preparations for
their third annual ball, which will be
held on Friday evening at the opera
house.
The Kingston postofice fight is settled
at last and definitely, as Mr. VanScoy
has obtained permission to move the
Office from its present locality to build
ing he owns.
Frank McCole, aged 10 years, of
Catasauqua, who is visiting at the resi-
dence of Condy McElwee, at Birvanton,
fell from chestnut tree yesterday and
broke his right leg.
A gun which was being loaded by
Frank Brogan, of Beaver Meadow, went
off unexpectedly, and the charge passed
through the calf of his right leg. He
was taken to Hazleton hospital and may
lose the leg.
Hugh Malloy, collector of taxes, has
paid over to the borough treasurer
$9S6.4S, this being the amount collected
for the first 60 days. 1t is the largest
sum yet turned over to the borough in
that space of time.
A three-year-old son of Morris Camp
bell, of Coke addition, strayed away
from his home about dark on Friday
evening and was lost for several hours.
A general search was instituted before
the child was found.
The services of forty hours devotion
began at st. AIMS church yesterday.
An interesting sermon was delivered
last evening by Rev. j. V. Moylan, of
Hazleton. The services will continue
until Wednesday morning.
Many complaints are made of the ac-
tions of High Constable Ludwig in i'm
pounding horses and cattle. Some of
the owners allege he is driving them in
to the borough and then capturing them.
The high constable says he is only obey
ing the ordinances.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, in session at Harrisburg, will vote
today upon resolution to levy an as
sessment of so cents upon each member
of the order for the benefit of the Le-
high Valley firemen who lost their posi-
tions in the strike last year.