Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can he Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

Towns are Doing.
Miners should wear the ''Wcar Well
working shoe. 1t is the best.
Open cars are still running on the
electric roads in and around Wilkes
barre.
Mrs. Peter Magagna returned last
week from Il three months visit to
Austria.
Patrick Shovlin, of Plymouth, spent
yesterday in town among old friends
and relatives.
Jeddo will be lighted by electricity
after January l. The plant is now in
course OF erection.
Young men or women wishing work
may secure it by reading the ad
published in another column.
John Nowak, Jr., of Adams street
had an arm broken while playing
around the Coke Memorial School on
Friday.
James Smith, clerk in the comfy com
missoncrs' office, spent the latter part
of last week in this region distributing
election ballots.
Mrs. Patrick McGettlgan, who resided
on South Centre street a few years ago,
died yesterday at her home in Pleasant
Hill, aged 80 years.
G.. Il. Markle & Co., the coal operators
at Jeddo, shipped more coal to market
in October than in any previous month
of the firms history.
Work upon the Citizens bank build
ing is going on rapidly, and in few
months the handsome structure will be
ready for occupancy.
A man who gets mad at what the
newspapers say of him should return
thanks three times daily for what they
know about him, but don't say.
Ten freight cars were wrecked on the
Lehigh Valley Railroad at Daneker
siding. near White Haven, on Friday,
by a broken axle, blocking the road
The thirteenth annual institute of the
Luzerne County Sunday School Associa
tion will be held in the First Presby-
terian church of Kingston, on Friday,
November Is.
The recent drought has been the
means of destroying thousands of trout
in the streams and brooks in the region,
and trout fishing next season will not
amount to great deal.
The Leemine hotel, at Lecminc, near
Nanticokc, was burned to the ground on
Thursday. Loss, $1,000; fully insured.
This hotel was at one time managed by
Patrick Cannon, a former resident Of
town.
Patrick Sweeney, aged 81 years. was
killed in the mines on Thursday at Park
Place, Schuylkill county. He resided
at Eberyale, Eckley and Highland some
years ago. He was buried at Hazleton
on Saturday.
The grand jury last week recommend
ed that two new bridges be built by the
county in Foster township, one over
Pond creek and the other over Sandy
Run creek. the former to cost $500 and
the latter 5000.
John Kennedy, conductor on the
Traction road and who is also constable
of Halle township, will bring suit
against the Neacsdealer for accusing him
of trying to ntimidate saloon men to
vote for Bennett for judge,
Michael Dennion, Sr., of Ridge street,
slipped on the steps at the residence of
his daughter, Mrs. Matthew Murphy,
while it was raining on Thursday even
t. lnft Iis1nnatnI
his back was hurt by the fall.
The regular monthly meeting of the
borough council will be held tonight
The vacancy caused by the resignation
of Mr.. Winter may be filled this evening
John Shigo is strongly recommended for
the position and may receive the APP
pointment.
A shooting match will take place at
the hotel of Mrs. John Krouse, South
Heberton, on Thanksgiving Day. The
prizes in the morning will be turkeys,
geese, chickens, etc, and in the after
noon calf will be awarded to the best
marksman.
Perry Wentz, of Drfton, took an ac-
1--WE pdfG III une ITlHcetoll-lldINulu col-
lege foot bali game on Saturday He
plays left guard for the former eleven,
and his friends here were pleased to
hear that the Jersey Tigers won by the
score of 10 to 4.
At the Hcidelburg collicry of the Le-
high Valley Coal Company, near Pitts
ton, where strike for an increase OF
wages occurred about two weeks ago and
the men were forced to go back without
it, an increase of from to 10 cents per
car has now been voluntarily accorded
the employees.
Incendaries burned IA house in Plains
on Wednesday night and on Saturday
two double aud one single house were
burned to the ground. The loss is about