Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-22
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.

OoahohScS van hDc hctu SuIchiys
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
A bootblack stand has been erected in
front of DePierro's cafe, Centre and
Front streets.
Lohmans restaurant, Wilkes Barre,
has been sold to j. w. Mehargue, of
Harrisburg, for $25, 900.
Peter Timony on Friday purchased the
property of Mike Rossetto, consisting of
house and lot, on Adams street.
The annual brush fires have appeared
in this vicinity and trees and shrubs are
being destroyed hy the thousands.
The Slavonic Dramatic Company will
produce play, ''The Forbidden Mar
riage," at the opera house on May /.
Joseph Gumbert, retired farmer of
Lizard Creek Valley, near Mauch
Chunk, committed suicide by hanging
himself in his barn.
The italian Presbyterian mission at
Hazleton has been donated $500 by the
Lehigh presbytery, providing the mis-
sion raises like sum itself.
Aaron Heastend, who has been the
Freeland driver of Highland coal team
for the past three years, will resign on
May / and move to Hazleton.
The property of James X. Boyle, on
Centre street, is being rcmodelcd. A
large front will be placed in the building
and other improvements added.
The Lchigh Valley Railroad Company
has received from state hatcheries 500
cans of trout fry, which they will dis
tribute in the streams along the railroad.
The coroner's jury has rendered YER
dict that Vante Marchetti, whose dead
body was found near Derringer last
week, was murdered by unknown par
ties.
Saturday was pay day at all the
surrounding collieries, except those
operated by the Cross Creek Coal Com
pany, which were paid ou the 13th
inst.
VanWicklc & Co.'S Coleraine colliery
at Beaver Meadow has been closed for
three weeks or longer. The low price
of coal is responsible for the shut
down.
Miss Bertha Norris Robson, a sister
OF Mrs. John Markle, of Jeddo, was
married at New York city on Thursday
to John N. Conyngham, of Wilkes
Barre.
Mrs. Mary Roberts died ON Saturday
morning at her home in South Heber-
ton. She was SO years of age. Funeral
tomorrow at p. m. Interment at Free
land cemetery.
st. AIMS T. A. b. Pioneer Corps
elected Frank Mclaughlin and John b.
Hanlon yesterday as delegates to the C.
Il. A. U. diocesan convention at Carbon
dale next month.
Tonight the Shamrock drum corps, of
Eckley, will hold its ball at the opera
house. A neat and artistic souvenir
programme will be presented to every
person who is in the ballroom at 10
o'clock.
Suit was commenced in court last week
by the borough of Ashley against the
Traction Company for $500. The COM
pany gave bond in that sum that their
tracks would be relaid in proper
manner, and the borough authorities
claim this has not been done.
The county commissioners have paid
the Barring & McSweeney detective
agency 81, ,654.o2 for work done in run
ming down and arresting the alleged
murderers of Barney Reick. The men
have not yet been convicted and the
commissioners are receiving much
adverse criticism for paying out that
amount before their guilt is established
A Growing Congregation.