Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-21
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.


Towns are Doing.
Lehigh Valley Railroad trainmen have
donned their winter uniforms.
Miss Maize Lewis and company will
play three nights at the opera house this
week.
Mrs. Charles Gibson, of Wanamie, is
spending month here with relatives
and friends.
The school teachers of Luzcrne county
met in the Grand opera house, Wilkes
barre, at 10 a. IN. today, for their annual
convention.
Hazleton foot ball team was defeated
by Wyoming seminary on Saturday by a
score of 2S to O.
A number of the members of the G. A.
R., of Hazleton, attended the semi-an-
nual inspection of Maj. C. B. Coke Post
on Thursday evening.
Prof. l.. II. Howe and Magician Goldin
gave very creditable performances here
on Thursday and Friday evenings. The
attendance both nights was small.
IdultS. ubn u lDTSbb W see Jnc uTeSS
goods at A. Oswald's.
The state supreme court has decided
that the act creating the new superior
court is constitutional, and that voters
can vote for no more than six judges.
James B. Cunningham, of Summit
Hill, manufacturer of anthracite coal
novelties, has large amount of his
work displayed at the Atlanta eXposi-
tion.
John NJ. Carr, Esq, of town, and Miss
Mary Turnbach, of Wilkesbarre, will be
married on November in the latter
city. They will reside here after the
wedding trip.
William Miller was seriously stabbed
at Humboldt on Saturday night by Will
liam Paisley. The wound may prove
fatal. The men quarrelcd at 1'yro-
lean wedding.
Hugh Jennings, the Baltimore clubs
shortstop, will be banqueted by his ad-
mirers in Lehighton this evening. The
banquet will be held at the Exchange
hotel, Lehighton.
One night last week the turbine water
wheel which furnishes power for the
White Haven electric light plant be-
came clogged with eels and the town
was in darkness as a result.
The Catholic parish of st. Mary's, at
Wilkesbarre, became so large that
Bishop O'Hara divided it last week.
About $50 of the LOO families in st.
Mary's will be in the now parish.
A meeting OF the borough school board
was held on Thursday evening. 1t was
decided to request the teachers to at
tend county institute and to allow them
81 per day for actual attendance.
A fall of coal in Sandy Run mines on
Friday struck Neil johnson on the
hand, smashing it badly. Mr.. Johnson
was holding a jumper when the fall oc
Cured. He will not lose the hand
Benjamin f. Myers, the Democratic
candidate for state treasurer, attended
a meeting of the county committee on
Thursday. He reports Democracy well
organized throughout the entire state.
Edward ODonnell, who conducted the
Harlegh hotel for the past year, has re-
moved to Summit Hill, whore he will
engage in II similar business. Michael
Lynch assumes the management of the
hotel.
The Democratic county candidates
toured the sixth district last week. In
every place they visited the party
workers were enthusiastic and confident
of polling II large vote for the whole
ticket.
Thomas Evans, of South Heberton,
and Miss Annie Nichols, of Freeland,
were married on Saturday afternoon by
Rev. J. T. Grfliths. of the English Bap-
tist church, assisted by Rev. A. j. Nor
ton, of Pittston.
Robert Blanchard is the seventh vic
tim of the Dorrance mine eXplosin, dy-
ing Saturday morning at Wilkesbarre
hospital. He was one of the two left at
the mouth of the gangway and was badly
burnt, but was expected to recover.
John o. Boyle, of Pottsvile, on Satur-
day was awarded damages in the sum OF
Pf.obo tlohi uht poibuSh VI Aho'i"H'y
City for permanent injuries sustained
some months ago by being thrown vio-
lently upon a sidewalk in that town.
Manager Slattery intends to give tho
town three nights of drama at the opera
house this week. Popular prices and a
change of bill every evening should fill
the house. The company is strongly re
commended by the press of the state.
Rev. j. w. Bischoff, of Upper Lehigh
attended the tenth annual meeting o
the Sabbath School Association of th'
Lehigh presbytery at Allentown las
week, and delivered an address upor
1.-The Sabbath School Work and Wants.
DEATHS.