Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-14
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.


What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
The popular Actor Club will hold its
second annual ball at the opera house
on March 20.
Shamokin citizens have subscribed
$4,000 to induce "A silk mill company to
locate in that town.
DR., Joseph f. Gallagher, of town, has
been promoted to first assistant surgeon
at the Ashland miners hospital
Freeland will not have very large
delegation at the Inauguration ceremon-
les of Govcrnor-eect Hastings tomorrow.
Patrick Fitzpatrick and family, who
removed from Weatherly to Freeland a
few months ago, have returned to the
former town again.
West Faust, of Conyngham, has been
arrested for selling liquor on Sunday
and to minors. The prosecutrix is Mrs.
Yost, of the same town.
Operator Harry Berlin, lately on the
d. S. & S., is now extra night operator
for the Jersey Central between Bethle-
hem and Solomon's Gap.
On Friday Thomas V. Dinan was re-
moved as postmaster of East Mauch
Chunk, and Max Schweibing was ap-
pointed instead. Both are Democrats.
True bills have been found against
Poor Director Day, Steward Hartman
and eX-Steward limerick for general
mismanagemento of the Schuylkill county
almshouse.
Edgar Milligan, three-year-old son
of John Milligan, of Ashley, secured a
pint of whskey on Friday and drank it
during his mothers absence. He is in a
critical condition.
The meeting of the State Base Ball
League at Pottsyille tomorrow promises
to be an interesting one Illegal sign
ing of players will be one of the import
ant matters discussed.
There is some talk that Alvin Marlile
contemplates fitting up place between
EbcrYale and Oakdale. as base ball
park and pleasure ground in the spring.
to be named Marlilc Park.-Plain lSpeak-
er.
AT meeting of the executive com
mittee of the United Mine Workers of
the Schuylkill district on Friday sixty
three branches were organized. The
effort to organize the Lchigh miners has
not yet been abandoned.
\ Luther League will be formed at
Weatherly tomorrow. Delegates from
the principal towns of lower LuZerne
and Carbon counties will attend. Rev.
j. j. kuntz, Of ST. Lukes Lutheran
church, will deliver an address there.
At meeting of the representatives of
the A. o. H., Board of Erin. at Ashley
on Thursday it was decided to dispense
with the annual st. Patrick's Day
parade at Wilkes Barre this year, on
account of the state convention of the
order to be held there in May.
Kitty Rhoadcs and her company are
having very successful tour this sea-
son. The press of the towns wherein she
has appeared are generous in their
praise of her work on the stage. Her
most popular piece is 'Quecna," in
which she will appear here ON January
2s.
The members of the Railroadcrs So
cial and Beneficial Club propose to
make their first ball. which will be held
here on Thursday evening, one which
will be long remembered by their friends.
The raiiroaders of town are Jolly
crowd and anything they undertake will
be done in proper manner.
The county commissioners of Schuyl-
Kill county have reduced the rate of
personal assessments to be imposed this
year from % to 30 per cent. The great
est and most beneficial reduction has
been made in the case of miners. They
were formerly rated at $50, but under
the new rating are reduced to $50.