Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-07-29
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.

currences That Can BE Read Quickly
What the Folks of This and Othe
Towns are Doing.
David Walters, IA young lad of Brvan
ton, fell and broke an arm on Thursda,
| afternoon.
E. L. Turnbach, of the firm of Wash
burn and Tnrnbach, is the happy father
of pair of bouncing boys.
Tomorrow evening Prof. j. Z. Weart
Jr., will lecture at the opera house or
the subject of "Matrmony. The ad.
| mission is % cents.
Arrangements have been made by
which the Weatherly Bicycle Works will
resume operations. Responsible parties
have assumed the Indebtedness.
The first trolley party from Freeland
will be run on Wednesday evening. The
car will go as far as Audenried Music
will be supplied by DePierros orchestra.
The mines of the Delaware and Hud-
son Canal Company have been ordered
on three-quarters time. For some time
past they have been working only half
time.
ID. S. Il S. passenger train was de-
rallied at IIarwood on Friday evening.
A stone was placed in a frog and it ran
the engine off the track. No one was
injured.
Chas. Orion Stroh has resigned as one
N M nf ~ II.
The governor will appoint his successor,
who will hold Office until the expiration
of Mr.. Stroh's term.
The Frecland and Drifton camps of
the p. 0. S. of A. will run an excursion
on August 20 to Allentown, where the
state convention of the order will be i'm
session on that date.
At the English Baptist church on
Saturday evening several people from
Hazleton were baptized by Rev. C. A.
Spauding, assisted by Rev. j. T. Grif-
fifth, the pastor.
superintendent Gabrio, of Foster
township, conducted the teachers ex-
animation at Woodsidc school building
on Friday. There were eighteen females
and one male in the class.
The Scranton Board of Trade, which
has done so much to build up that city,
has given contract to erect a building
for itself, The structure will be eight
stories high, and is to cost $50, 900.
William Gallagher, young son of
Anthony Gallagher, of Washington
street, fell from wagon on Friday.
One of the front wheels passed over his
body, causing several painful injuries.
There were no bones broken.
While James Fox, miner, and Thomas
Fay, his laborer were at work in their
breast in the Keystone mines, Wilkes
barre, the roof fell in without any warn
ing Fay was instantly killed and Fox
was so badly injured that he will die.
The Halle Brewing Company will APP
ply for state charter next month. Its
will be Hazleton, and it
will have IA capital stock of 500, 900.
Alvin Marlile, j. w. Graaf and Lloyd
Connor, of Hazleton, are among the
projectors.
The new laboratory of the Lehigh uni
versity, Bethlehem, is one of the largest
in the country. Within the past year,
through the liberaity of the late Hon.
Eckley B. Coke and other trustees, it was
equipped with Il large amount of appara-
tus for electrical research.
Only few property owners on Cen
tire street, below South, have failed to
make connections with the new sewer.
The example set by the people of the
newly-addcd portion of the borough
could. with profit to the town, be imitat-
ed by others above South street.
Postmaster William f, Boyle has
equipped the postoilice building with
new box fixtures, and the change gives
the place decided city appearance
The number of call and lock boxes has
been largely increased, and the general
delivery Accommodations are improved.
The sale of the wheelwright and
blacksmith shops at Pine and Chestnut
streets, by the borough council, took
place on Saturday evening. The build
ings were purchased by John Dusheck
for S7l. As soon as they are removed
Pine street will be extended to the bor-
ough limits.