Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-17
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.
Freeland has number of new appli-
cants for liquor licenses this year.
There are twenty-siX patients receiv-
ing treatment at the miners hospital in
Hazleton.
All the collieries operated by the
Reading Company closed on Tuesday
evening for the balance of the week.
The senate committee on counties and
townships yesterday returned the new
county bill with favorable recommen-
dation.
The long distance line of the Central
Pennsylvania Telephone Company is be-
ing extended from Hazleton to Upper
Lehigh and Sandy Run.
Salvatore DePierro was the only Free
land Republican, barring Messrs. jeff
rey and Davis, who witnessed Governor
Hastings Inauguration.
John Anderwits, a twelve-year-old Po-
lish lad, while shedding at Shenandoah
on Tuesday, ran under a Reading coal
train and was cut to pieces.
Saturday will be pay day at all the
collieries hereabouts, excepting those
operated by the Cross Creek Coal Com
pany, which paid its employees on Mon
day.
The ball of the Railroaders' Social and
Rama Hnin1 Club tbis nunpi,,ur cbnu1J In
well patronized. The proceeds are for a
charitable purpose, and the the ball will
be good one.
David Hughes, who recently resigned
has accepted the agency for a patent
clothes horse and is soliciting orders
through the region.
The st. Patrick's cornet band will
attend the ball of the Halle Club at
Hazleton tomorrow evening Special
trolley cars will leave there ut Il. m. to
bring home the North Side people.
John d. Heron, teacher at Birvanton,
and Charles Guscott, teacher at Halle
Brook, have had their salaries increased
$5 per month, to commence from the
beginning of the term, by the Foster
school board.
The borough school board gives notice
today that the question of increasing
the Indebtedness of the district to So s91
will be voted upon at the election next
month, the money to be used in erecting
a new building.
The grand jury has reported against
the purchase of IA new site for new court
house. The commissioners will try an
other grand jury before they decide to
erect the building on the present loca-
ton of the old one.
ID. q. Yeungling e Co., brewers, of
PottSvile, have issued the finest and
largest calendars seen in town this sea-
son. They will be distributed to the
company's patrons in IA few days by the
agent Chas. Moerschbacher.
Nanticoke citizens sent committee
to Washington to protest against the
discontnuance of the free mail delivery.
Their efforts to have the order revoked
were unsuccessful, and the carriers
made their last trip on Friday.
John Broski, single man aged 25
years, was instantly killed by fall of
rock at Pittston yesterday morning.
The miner, Philip McManamin, was
within Il few feet of the rock when it
fell. The piece struck Broslli on the
head.
The Luke Fiddler mine at Shamo-
kin, into which one billion gallons of
water have been pumped since October
10, when it took fire, is now flooded to
the mouth, The water will be allowed
to stand there two weeks and will then
be pumped out,
Miss Ella DeMerit, of Plymouth, one
of the best-known lady evangelists in
the country, will open Il two weeks en-
gagement at the Fern street p. NJ.
church on February II. Miss DeMerit
has national reputation and her visit
here will undoubtedly produce some
good results,
At Drifton last evening William II.
Butts and Miss Lizzie Phillips were mar
ried at st. James p +. church by Rev.
j. p. Buxton. reception was held
after the ceremony at the home of the
bride. They will go to housekeeping
Immediately in the new residence re-
Gently erected by Mr. Butts on North
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