Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-18
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALI
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis OF Local and MiscelIaneou. Oc
currences That Can BE Read OuickI,
What tho Folks of This and Oth.
Towns are Doing.

force on Monday and a number of goot
catches are reported.
Rev. J. b. King, who at one time wa.
stationed at Jeddo, died at Benton OF.
Tuesday, aged SO years.
The annual state convention of tn
lncient Order OF Hibernians, Board I,
Erin, will be held at Wilkes-Barre o.
May 2s.
Miss Mary Quinn has been appointed
'ostmistress at McGinty (old Buc
Mountain), succeeding James McGint,
deceased.
Freeland Council No. 34s, Jr. o. U. A.
NJ, will attend services in body at the
English Baptist church on Sunday
afternoon.
Beef continues to rise in price, and
oil is now on the move upward. Kero-
sene has increased few cents per gal
Ion in Freeland.
George Fox, a sixteen-year-old boy of
Honey Brook, is missing. He left his
home one day last week and has not
been seen since.
Alderman Charles Zeigler, OF Wilkes
Barre, died on Sunday, aged 76 years.
He was an alderman for more than
twenty-five years.
William p. Hughes, who recently re-
moved from Sandy Run to Winton,
Lackawanna county, has been granted
an increase of pension.
Charles Kulp, OF Freeland, was hurt
by n fall of coal in the mines here on
Tuesday. His injuries are not danger
Gus, but are very painful.
A large delegation of the Freeland
council of the Daughters of Liberty at
tended the anniversary Of the Hazleton
council on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Daniel Brennan and family, of
Main street, will remove today to Halle
ton to the residence OF Anthony Reilly,
who is Mrs. Brennan's brother.
Parker Price on Tuesday moved his
family and household effects from Sandy
Run 20 the house recently occupied by
DR.. Powell on North Vine street, Halle
ton.
AT a meeting Of the Foster township
school board on Monday evening it was
decided to have nine months term.
The board will borrow 1000 for six
months.
George Sippel and George Christian
are preparing to erect private residences
on Main street, near the Public park,
and b. f. Davis will build cottage on
Ridge street.
John Farrell, aged % years. son OF
widowed mother. of Penn Haven, was
cut in two on the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road opposite Mauch Chunk on Tuesday.
He was section hand and attempted to
board coal train.
Mrs. Martin Swobely, OF Woodsde,
was taken to Laurytown yesterday.
Her husband is an inmate OF the insane
department Of that institution for the
past five years. They were residents of
these parts for long period.
At a meeting of the Lehigh presby-
terry at Manch Chunk yesterday the
Freeland church was granted ST. 900 aid.
An assistant will be located here to help
Rev. Bischotf to take charge of the CON
gregation, which is growing rapidly.
The United Mine Workers have eighty.
two branches and membership OF about
1000 in the Schuylkill region. The at
tempt to organize the men OF the Lehigh
region was not successful few months
ago. but the officers intend to try again.
John j. Rol inson, known as Happy
Jack" was placed in charge of a Lu-
zerne county officer at New York on
Friday. He viii be tried for the part
he took in assisting to murder Bernard
Reick, of Wilkes Barre, last November.
George Bechtloff and wife celebrated
the twenty-iifth anniversary of their
marriage at their residence on Ridge
street last evening. There was a large
attendance of friends and acquaintance,
and many appropriate presents were re-
ceived.
On Monday last at the session OF the
supreme court at Philadelphia, C. o.
Stroh and John NJ. Carr, Freeland's
two attorneys, were admitted and
granted certificates to practice In
the supreme court and all courts in this
commonwealth.
The ball-goers of this vicinity enjoyed
themselves on Monday evening at the
st. Patrck's band ball. The hall was
prettily decorated and the affair through
out was a success and credit to the
band. Thomas Quigley, Of Freeland,
and Miss Hannah Anon, OF Upper Le-
high, led the grand march.
Shamrock drum corps ball on Monday.