Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-04
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
The Traction Company has erected a
station at Drifton for its patrons.
Next Wednesday evening the Young
Mems G. I. A. B. Society will hold its
seventh annual ball.
Judges Rice and Lynch naturalized
over 100 applicants for citizenship on
Monday at Wilkes-Barre
The Pilot is the name of paper that
has been started in this county by the
Populists. Peter Quinn is the editor.
A party of capitalists from Patterson,
N. j., propose to build silk mill near
Tresckow this fall. 1t will employ $50
girls.
Arnold's brewery, of Hazleton, has
placed new wagon on the road, one of
the latest from the shops of Washburn
& Turnbach.
DIR. W. Il. jenkins, of Sheppton, who
has many friends on this side, was mar
ried yesterday to Miss Alice Downing,
of Allentown.
The material for the new Slavish
newspaper of town is arriving and being
placed in position on the third floor of
Zemany's building, Main street.
William Davis, of Drifton, fireman
on the d. S. & S., fell from his engine
while lighting the headlight yesterday.
Both arms were dislocated by the fall.
Milton Heller, of Pine street, and Miss
Sallie Kresky, of Walnut street, were
married yesterday afternoon by Rev. II.
A. L. Benner. Both have many friends
in town who wish them success.
The rate of wages to be paid the
miners of the Schuylkill region for the
last half of October has been fixed at s
per cent below the $3.50 basis. This is
l per cent better than the wages paid
the two preceding months.
Jesse Hunt, of Rockport, Jersey
Central brakeman, fell between two
freight cars at Penn Haven last night.
One leg was cut off above the knee and
the other below the knee. He was
taken to Bethlehem hospital.
The coroner's jury in the case of
Andrew Pollard, who was shot by
burglars last Thursday night at Miners
Mills, rendered verdict that he was
killed by unknown parties. The MUIR
derers have not been captured yet.
The argument in the injunction case
brought by Geo. S. Bennett and others
against the county commissioners to
restrain them from buying new court
house site, which was to be heard on
last Monday, has been continued to the
next term of court.
Charters were issued at Harris
burg on Tuesday to the City Building
and Loan Association of Hazleton, capi- |
tai Sl,OOO,000; Consumers Water Com
pany of Wilkes-Barre, capital $4,000 |
Campbell Ledge Water Supply Company
of Wilkes-Barre, capital $4,000.
The services to be held in connection
with the dedication of the new Presby-
terian church on Front street will be in |
charge of Rev. E. Ferrier. D. D., of
Easton, and Rev. j. w. Bischoff, of
Upper Lehigh. Services will be held in
the morning, afternoon and evening.
Frank Price, nine-year old boy, was
before West Pttston justice on Mon
day morning, on charge of horse
stealing, preferred by farmer named
James Meyer. The farmer left his team
standing tied on the public road. During
his absence young Price drove the horses
off and tried to sell them for $50.
Frank Adams, of Wilkes Barre, and
Henry Blaine, of Luzerne, members of
Company f, Ninth regiment, died last
week of typhoid fever, making three
victims of the disease contracted at
during the recent encamp-
ment. Private Carlson was the first
victim. He died few weeks ago.
Patrick j. Furey returned yesterday
from the Kelley institute, Harrisburg,
where he had been taking a course for
more than month past. He is in very
good health and is prepared to make the
effort of his life to resist the temptation
of liquor. In doing this he will have
the assistance of the public at large.
The celebration of the second anniver-
sary of the Christian Endeavor Society
of Freeland will take place at st. Johns
Reformed church on Saturday evening.
An address by Prof. E. L. Kemp, of
Stroudsburg, and a musical entertain
melt will form part of the programme,
10 be followed by banquet in the
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