Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-12-05
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
ourrences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and other
Towns are Doing.

Two thousand names have been placed
in the Luzerne county jury wheel for
1896.
j. p. Carey has placed a handsome pool
table in the rear of his barber shop on
South Centre street.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad employees
between Freeland and Tomhicken will
be paid next Wednesday.
John +. O'Donnell and Miss Mary
McHugh, both of Eckley, will be mar
red today at that place by Rev. Thos.
Brehony.
There was no meeting of the borough
council on Monday evening, quorum
not being present. A meeting will be
held tonight
Wilson f. Bachman and Miss Celia j.
Lippincott, both of Upper Lehigh, were
kgranted marriage license at Wilkes
barre on Tuesday.
Henry Marks and Anthony Hemsath,
OF Foster township, and w. b. Simpson,
of Halle township, have been drawn
as grand jurors for January 6.
The report of Mine Inspector Roderck
for. November shows that there were
afee fatal and twelve non-fatal acci-
dents in this district last month.
There are $40 males and G20 females.
total of 1,l30 patients, in the insane
asylum at Danyile. The state has pro-
vided accommodations for less than 500.
Jonathan Roberts, of South Heberton,
and Mrs. John Harvey, of town, were
married here on Tuesday evening They
have taken up their residence at South
Heberton.
A case of diphtheria on Washington
street, above Luzerne, has been reported
to the board of health. The usual pre-
cautionary card has been placed upon
the dwelling.
William Williamson has been given
the contract to do the plumbing at the
!. New opera house, and George A. Kiley,
of Hazleton, will putin the electric light
wires and fixtures.
The annual reception of the Young
Ladies Sodaity, of st. AIMS church, will
be held at o'clock on Sunday evening,
when number of new members will be
received into the society.
A fair was opened last evening in the
basement of st. Johns Hungarian
church, Ridge and Luzerne streets.
There are a number of fancy and useful
articles to be disposed of.
Rev. j. T. Griffith, pastor of the Eng
lish Baptist church, read paper at
ministers conference in Duryea on
Monday. The subject was: "rhe I'm
portance of an Undoubted Faith"
Governor Hastings has respted Will
liam Penn Bowman, under sentence of
death in Luzerne county, from January
IA to February 10, in order to allow the
case to go before the board of pardons.
Confirmation services will take place
-aS st. AIMS church at a. m. next Sun
day. Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Hara, of Sean
ton, will of1iciate, and several hundred
boys and girls will receive the sacra-
ment.
The coroner's jury empanelled to
inquire into the cause and manner of the
death of two men who were killed at
Milnesville last week, rendered
verdict of accidental death, due to slide
of rock.
A big meeting of the railroad brother
hoods will be held at Hazleton next Sun
day, and many prominent officers will
attend. A secret session will be held in
the morning, and a public meeting in
the afternoon.
John e. Brennan and company played
"Tim, the Tinker" at the opera house
on Monday evening to a fair-sized
audience. The specialties were the best
part of the play, and the songs and
dances took well.
At a meeting of the Hazleton Sentinel
Printing Company on Monday, John Nc
Carthy was removed from the board of
directors and the presidency, The
: S5tiaet states he has no further connec-
tion with the paper.
Camp 147, p o. S. of A., of Freeland,
will attend st. Pauls p. M. church on
sermon will be preached by the pastor,
Rev. ). Cooper, on Our Duty to Our
Country and Our God"
Subp@nas have been served by Con-
stable Quigley upon the eX-superyisors,
ex-treasurers and ex-tax collectors of
Foster township since 1889, to appear at
the Office of e. L. Halsey, Esq, Wilkes
barre, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Some live in Plymouth and other parts
of the county;
The Union Club is the latest social or
ganization in town. 1t was formed on
Monday evening and the officers are DIR.
N Maley president, Dr. g. d. Morton
secretary and treasurer, and II. l..
Blakslee chairman of finance committee.
A room in the Birkbeck brick has been
rented as headquarters of the club.