Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-03
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.

A branch of the Elmira Mutual Build
ing and Loan Association was organized
here on Monday evening.
Evan Gouldcn, miner in No. 6 col
liery, Upper Lehgh, had his leg broken
ON Tuesday by fall of rock.
James r. Gallagher. of East Mauch
Chunk. was killed in the railroad yard
at that place on Tuesday night.
1t is rumored that C. b. Snyder, for
merly of the Wilkesbarre Times, has Sc
cured an interest in the IIazleton Senti-
mel.
a Republican meeting will be held
here on Saturday evening of next week.
The county candidates are expected to
be present.
The 0dl Fellows of town will banquet
at the Upper Lehigh hotel this evening
IN honor of the anniversary of Mt.
Horeb Lodge.
The Progressive Club, of Jeddo. is
making preparations for its annual ball
at the opera house on THANKSGIVING
Eve, November 81.
Fred Belts. one of the pitchers of the
WilkeSbarre ball club, was married on
Tuesday to Miss Mary McGee, popular
young lady of Hazleton.
Mary Jane, the infant dau ghter of
John Jones and wife, of Drifton, died on
Tuesday. The remains of the child will
be inferred in Frecland cemetery this |
afternoon.
Miss Annie Furey celebrated her thir-
teenth birthday anniversary on Tues
day evening at her residence, Ridge and
Main streets. A large number of her
young friends were present.
The cannon and one dozen balls.
which congress instructed the war de-
partment to give to the G. A. r. for the
soldiers monument here, have been re-
ceived by Maj. C. b. Coke Post.
President Robert p. Linderman, of
the Stockton collieries. Yesterday an
pointed Conner Jones as general inside
foreman and John Hebel as general
outside foreman of the Stockton mines.
An excursion to Glen Onoko from all
towns in the Lehigh valley will be run
on Saturday. The proceeds are for the
benefit of st. LuIles hospital, Bethle-
hem. The fare from Freeland is 60
cents.
Hazleton sportsmen are arranging to
organize to protect game. The Free
land club is keeping II sharp watch upon
Illegal hunting, and but few violations
of the law are heard of in this neigh
borhood.
Bradley Childs, aged 76 years, died at
his home in White Haven on Saturday.
He had been connected for the past
forty years with large lumber firms. He
was several times burgess and council
man of White Haven. {
Storms and Signs is the title of a new
monthly which made its appearance this
week for the first time. Prof. C. Coles,
of Kingston, whose weather predictions
have attracted quite lot of attention
on account of their accuracy is the edi- {
tor {
Several young men of town have com
bincd and secured the services of John $
McBrerty to teach evening sessions in t
the Coke Memorial school. The school !
expenses will be paid by those who at
tend.
Citizens over % years of age, in order ;
to be entitled to vote, must have paid a 7
state or county tax within two wears
and at least one month before election. /
The last day for paying tax to qualify ,
one to vote at the coming election is ;
Saturday.
farewell party was given at the Z
opera house last evening in honor of T.
Miss Annie Ferry, of Washington street, O
by her lady friends of town. Miss Ferry a
intends to remove to Bristol The ST. r
Patrick's cornet band and DePierro's n
orchestra attended
Tho Wilkesbarre NewSdealer office is
in mourning over the loss of Editor r
Boyd's handsome st. Bernard dog, !,
Duke, who was killed by trolley car .
this week. The dog was one of the :
finest specimens of its kind in the coun-
try and was highly priced by its owner .
James j. Maloy, the Democratic can 7
didate for recorder of deeds, has good :,
reasons to feel elated at his prospects of
success at the polls next MONTH His
assurances of support come from every
quarter of the county. and the indica-
tions are that he will go into office with =
rousing majority. a
Weeds along railroad tracks are now s
killed by the electric weed killer. 1t U
consists of car carrying a dynamo,
which sends heavy current into sort
of rake of fine wires dragging on either
side of the track. As the wires touch
them the weeds are eectrocuted down
to their smallest roots. {
Buy your clothes of Refowich.