Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-14
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can he Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.


Towns are Doing.
There are 1,153 pupils enrolled in the
public schools of Foster township
The rain of the past few days has
relieved the water famine in many
towns.
The governor has appointed Benjamin
Ross Severn as controller of Schuylkill
county.
The uniforms of the military company
recently organized in town have been
received.
School teachers are preparing to
attend the annual institute at Wilkes
barre next week.
Robert Miller, one of those injured at
the Dorrance mine fire, died at Wlker-
barre on Thursday.
The foot ball season is here, but there
are no indications that Freeland will be
represented in that line of sport.
Candidates Bennett, Richards and
Lloyd called upon some of the Republi-
cans in the towns about here on Friday.
A young child of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Welsh, of South Hcberton, was inferred
in st. AIMS cemetery on Friday after
noon.
The excursion run to Glen Onoko last
Saturday week, for the benefit of st.
Luke's hospital, Bethlehem, netted
$4,000
The Stars Athletic Association will
hold bah at the opera house on Mon
day evening. The boy are preparing in
great style for the event.
Rochester bail club has purchased
Dan Shaunon's release from Willlesbarre
for $500. He will play second base and
manage the team in the former city
next year.
Steward Wells had some difficulty to
find sufficient room to store the crop of
potatoes harvested on the Laurytown
farm. The yield this year was about
$500 bushels.
Commander-in-chief Walker of the
Grand Army of the Republic has issued
general order appointing Judge Alfred
Darte, of Wilkcsbarre, as judge advocate
general of the order.
James Duffy, who came here from
Philadelphia a few weeks ago and OBJ
tanned work at Upper Lehigh, is lying
very i'll at the residence of Mrs. Multi
gan, on Walnut street.
Simon Bube, of Hazeton, spent few
hours here on Saturday. He will be
candidate for poor director at the Demo-
cratic convention, and reports his pros
poets very encouraging.
Walter b. Koons, of Sandy Run, has
been promoted from chief clerk to first
deputy in the clerk of courts Office. Mr..
Rooms pays strict attention to business
and deserved the promotion.
1t is said the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company is after the control of the Coke
parties in interest deny thers is any
foundation for the rumor.
The Tigers Athletic Club has decided
to place foot ball team in the field
Practice will be commenced at once,
and like everything else the boys under
take, they intend to make their team a
good one.
The foundation work of the new opera
house is well under way. The Young
Mems Corps has selected. James f.
Sweeney as manager, and it is quite
likely that he will make "A success in
that capacity.
DR.. Beamish, of Philadelphia, will fill
the position of assistant to DR.. Ii. NJ.
Neale here, which has been made vacant
by the resignation of DR.. w. ii. Nc
Donald, who has decided to locate at
Cambridge, Mass.
Andrew Brennan and Thomas Gala
CHER, of Freeland, defeated James Brod-
crick and John Welsh, of Hazle ton, in a
game of alley ball at William Gala
gher's court on Thursday. The score
was Al to 81, and the purse $25.
An order has been issued to the train
men and baggagemasters of all trains
on the Delaware, Lackawanna ano
Western Railroad that under no circum
stances must they allow the passengers
on the trains to play cards hereafter.
Patrick Kennedy, eX-Sherif of Lake
county Colorado, and a former residen
of Plymouth was shot and killed by hi
fathcr-in-law, Judge Powers in a Lead
vile drug store on Saturday evening
The remains will be brought to Ply
mouth for nterment.
The monument erected to the memor,
of Gwilym Gwent, the noted Welsh com
poser, will be unveiled in uOllenbacl
cemetery, Wilkesbarre, on Wednesday
Extensive preparations for the even
have been made by the Welsh societie
of the Wyoming valley.
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