Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-06-28
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

currences Ihat Can lte heau quickly
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
Finest line wash fabrics, McDonald's.
Additional local news will be found on
the second page.
Farmers report that the cherry crop
will be large one.
With this issue the TRIBUNE COM
mences its seventh year.
An increase of pension has been grant
ed to John Brelsford, of this place.
Carpenters are in demand here, and
several can obtain employment at once.
The fire insurance business conducted
by the late John D.. Hayes will be con-
tinued by Mrs. Hayes.
The parishioners of Eckley Catholic
church are preparing to hold grand
picnic at Eckley grove on July 4.
School Director ii. M. Doubt removed
on Tuesday from the borough to Wash
ington street near Luzerne, in the Points.
Reports from various parts of the
state show that many persons who have
been stung by locust this week have
died.
The report that Prothonotary j. c.
Weigand will not be a candidate for re-
nomination is denied by his Wilkes
Barre friends.
Remember the st. Patrck's cornet band
will hold its twenty-irst annual ball at
the opera house next Wednesday even
| ing.
W. II. Vorsteg, assistant superinten-
dent of the Prudential Insurance Com
pany, has resigned his position. 1t will
take effect on July l.
The officials of the Lehigh Traction
Company promise to have the electric
cars running between Hazleton and
Drifton on Saturday evening.
The contract for building the addition
to the Laurytown almshouse has been
awarded by the poor directors to j. G.
Sendal, of Weatherly, for $17,9S0.
A newspaper cannot be run to suit the
individual tastes of its readers. Itshould
be treated as bill of fare-you take the
things you like and leave the things you
dislike.
James II. Norris, of Eckley, and Miss
Jane Phillips of Drifton, were married
yesterday at st. James Episcopal church,
Drifton, by Rev. living. They will re-
side here.
Evan M. Evans, an Edwardsvile
Democrat, has been appointed cleaner
in the Philadelphia mint, at a salary of
$9 per day.
Charles Law, of Pttston, has invent
ed cartridge which prevents the coat
ing of boilers from rusting. Any kind
of. water can be used in boiler if one of
the cartridges is placed inside.
A Northampton county farmer who
could not afford to subscribe for news
paper, last week sent $40 to New York
for receipt to keep butter from getting
strong. He received the reply: "Eat
it."
f. A. Oberrender, of Drifton, and
James P. German and James A..
Sweeney, of Hazleton, represented the
fourth legislative district at the Demo
cratic state convention at Harrisburg
yesterday.
George Ludwig, of Ebervale, who was
overcome by foul air in the Butler tun.
mel, and whose ann was terribly burned
by his clothing taking fire from his lamp
died at st. Luke's hospital Bethlehem
on Sunday.
"Corbett," handsome greyhound
owned by Morris Ferry, of Washington
street, was found dead in the woods neal
Jeddo this week. Mr.. Ferry, who val
ued the dog very highly, is of the opin
ion that he was poisoned.
R. B. Brundage, of Wikes-Barre, was
appointed deputy revenue collector fol
Luzerne and Carbon counties yesterday
by Collector Grant Herring 1t wal
thought that Editor Maloy, of the Lans
ford Record, would receive the appoint
, ment.
Fred Henny, a well-known young mar
: of Wilkes-Barre, and Name Murray, 6
hairdresser, eloped and were married al
, Paterson, N. j. Miss Murray left hel
home at the usual hour to 60 to work
} and nothing was found amiss until &
< telegram was received by her mother.
The volume of business done at tht
Freeland postofice has increased very
much the past year, and the salary O
Postmaster Boyle has consequently beer
raised from 81 800 to 81 400 per year
commencing on July l. The salary O
the Hazleton postmaster is increased t,
, $4,000.