Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-15
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.

currences That Can BE Read Quickly
What the Folks of This and Other
| Towns are Doing.
The chestnut crop promises to be a
large one this fall.
The public schools of Halle township
will open on Monday morning.
Milk has been advanced in price, and
IA further advance is promised by the
dealers.
Paul Wishal, who was injured recent
ly at Eckley, died at IIazleton hospital
yesterday.
At Drifton on Saturday evening the
Fcarnots Athletic Association will hold
Il picnic at the ball park
Master Morgan DeFoy, of town. will
take park in the sacred concert at Halle
park on Sunday afternoon.
Three cars have been engaged for the
| trolley party to the Halle Clubs picnic
at llazle park this evening.
Four cases of typhoid fever are under
treatment at Hazleton. Impure water
is said to be the cause, and an epi-
demc of the disease may occur.
James Lewis has been appointed JUS
tice of the peace here by Governor Hast
ings, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Chas. Orion Stroh.
Mrs. Gertrude Eroh widow of the late
Peter Eroh, died at her home in Butler
on Tuesday. She was 6s years old and
resided in the valley for several years.
John Drash and Henrietta Martcn
were married at the home of Mr.. Sands,
Ridge street, on Saturday evening. The
ceremony was performed by Rev S.
Cooper.
Mrs Condy Gillespie, of old Buck
Mountain, is preparing to have a single
six-room dwelling house erected on the
vacant lot adjoining her double dwell
ling, on West Main street.
Services were held in the Catholic
churches of town this morning. Today
is the feast of the assumption, one of
the most important holy days of the
year in the Catholic Church.
A lawn party will be held on Thurs
day evening of next week on the grounds
of Mr.. Mowry, Upper Lehigh, under the
auspices of Wesley League of the p. NJ.
church, of Freeland. Tickets, Is cents.
A new front was placed in Libor Win
tcr's restaurant this week, and the place
now presents more inviting appearance.
Mr.. Winter is successful business man
and understands how to retain his large
trade.
Reinart Gersbacher, aged 73 years,
who served as commissioner of Luzerne
county before Lackawanna was created,
died on Saturday night of general
debility at his home in Clifton, Lack
awanna county.
The open air concert to be given by
the st. Patrick's cornet band next week
from the band-stand over Malloy's store
will take place on Wednesday evening,
instead of Thursday evening, as previ-
ously announced
The young ladies of town made de-
cidcd hit with their midsummer social
last evening. The opera house was
thronged for several hours. and all the
arrangements were carried out in IL
creditable manner.
Pool playing is again becoming one of
the principal pastmes of young men.
| DePierro Bros. have placed II handsome
table in their establishment, and mum
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almost every evening.
Regular correspondence from the sur
rounding towns and communications
upon local or general subjects are soli-
cited by the TRIBUNE. The name of the
writer must accompany all letters or
items sent to this Office for publication.
In the advertising columns on the
second page will be found a notice ask
ing for proposals for the building and
furnishing of the brick opera house
which the Young Mems c. 4. A. B.
Corps will erect at Ridge and Luzernc
streets.
The carly closing movement is adher-
ed to in Freeland as closely as could be
expected. The grocers, meat dealers
and few in other branches of trade
still keep it up and consider it one of the
best movements inaugurated for theil
benefit.
Democratic delegates to district con
vcntion will be elected on Saturday al
the usual polling places. The conven
tion will be held at the IIazlcton StandarC
Office on Monday afternoon, and two
delegates to the state convention will b,
selected.