Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-18
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Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
The members of the borough council
will meet on Wednesday evening.
The Hazleton hospital was inspected
by a committee from the legislature on
Saturday.
Don't forget the annual ball of st.
Patrick's Beneficial Society at the opera
house tonight.
Many of the students attending the
normal schools are home to enjoy the
Easter vacation.
The promoters of the Grow county
scheme are still working and have great
confidence that they will be successful.
w. S. Bittner, of Lansford, has leased
the Cottage hotel from the proprietor,
Fred Haas, and will assume charge on
April /.
The temperance society of Harwood
was presented with a handsome Ameri'
can flag yesterday by Calvin Pardee, of
Philadelphia.
Andrew Pfaff, one of Freelands for
mer residents, but now of Philadelphia,
is here this week in the interest of the
Catholic Times.
Ninety-seven of the $40 Lehigh Valley
engineers between Easton and Buffalo,
who went on strike in November, 1898,
are out of work yet.
Miss Laura Rooms was rendered a
grand reception at the rooms of the
German Social Club ON Friday evening,
upon her return home from West Ches-
ter normal school.
The Hazleton Liberty band will cele-
brate the anniversary of Lees surrender
on April 8. The band was through the
war and was present at Appotomax
when the struggle ended.
Christopher G. Jones, warden of the
county jail, died on Saturday morning
after an illness of two days. The prison
commissioners have appointed Charles
Ritterspaugh to succeed him.
The WilSesBarre Leader has accused
several county officials of compelling
their clerks to pay monthly assessments
for their jobs, but forgets to give the
names of the parties concerned.
The address of D. j. Mccarthy at
White Haven on Saturday evening is
highly spoken of by those who heard
-Freeland's orator. The subject was:
'Irish Loyalty to the Stars and
Stripes"
Services at the English Baptist church
last evening were well attended. Rev.
Grif1iths delivered an interesting lecture
upon est. Patrick" giving history of
his life and an outline of the great work
he performed.
Saturday was the last day for paying
for the licenses granted few weeks
ago by the court. The sixty-four appli-
cants in Freeland borough paid So, 600
OF this amount three-fourths, or $1,000,
will come back to the borough as its
share.
Lewis Pascuto, who pleaded guilty at
Pottsvlle to the killing of another Ital-
ian at Honey Brook few months ago,
was sentenced on Friday to pay fine of
$50, the cost of the case and undergo an
imprisonment of fifteen years in the
eastern penitentiary.
Constables Denis Gallagher and M. j.
Mulvey were arrested on charge of
blackmail at Wilkes-Barre. They are
accused by Daniel Ressinger, of Forty
fort, who claims they extorted S25 from
him because he was found walking with
married woman. The constables are
under $500 BAIL
Geo. w. Faltz will remove his barber
shop on April to the rooms formerly
occupied by Attorney Stroh, in Givens'
building. The place is now being refit-
ted and several changes will be made.
A bath room will be placed in the rear
of the barber shop for the convenience