Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-14
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous De-
currences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
Fred Rooms has entered the Strouds-
burg normal school.
Old newspapers for sale.
Rev. II. A. l. Benner will deliver an
address in Weatherly tonight.
The ball of Division 10, A. 0. IL. has,
been postponed from the 25th inst. to
October 23
Fall styles in dry goods at Oswald's.
Thomas Birkbeck and wife and II. C.
Rooms and wife left this morning for
Gettysburg.
Condy o. Boyleis attending a meeting
of tho Democratic county committee at
Wilkesbarre today.
A. X. Burger, of town, will begin work
upon new church for the Holiness
Christian Association at Wcathcrly this
week
II. a. G. corsets are sold at Oswald's.
There is much complaint among en-
ployes of the borough because council
has failed to meet this month. The
men want their pay.
An in FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael O'Donnell, of Jeddo, died on
Saturday. 1t will be buried this after
noon at st. AIMS cemetery.
Neat footwear for ladies is sold very
cheap at the Wear Well
The bank of a stripping at Audenried
caved in after the heavy rain on Satur-
day. One Italian was killed and two
other Italians were seriously injured by
the accident.
There is nothing cheap about the
Wear Well footwear except the price.
1t can't be lower. Try their shoes
Chapman and O'Rourke, the alley ball
team of Harwood, defeated Brennan and
Gallagher, of Freeland, at Park View
yesterday in the first half of another
match, by score of 40 to 81.
Imitation goods are gotten up for the
ignorant and gullibe. The persons
able to read or write are not so easily
fooled. They will insist that Hires
Rootbeer is handed them, and nothing
else lust as good" The best imitation
is no good and you know it. Refreshing
to campaign paraders.
DIR. e. w. Rutter received a telegram
this morning from Davis, West Virginia,
stating that the wife of Thomas Burger,
formerly of town, was lying dangerously
i'll. He left at 10 o'clock and will not
return before Thursday evening.
We have received from the school of
agriculture of the State college an at
tractive pamphlet of twentyfour pages
describing the courses in agriculture
offered by that institution. This pam
phlet can be had by addressing the dean
Of the school, DR.. II. p. Armsby, at
State College p o., Centre county, Pa.
Tho application for the annexation of
South Heberton to Freeland borough
was approved by the grand jury on Sat
urday. Several residents of town went
to Wilkesbarre in behalf of the move
ment. When it is approved finally, the
borough will be doubled in area and
have about |, 200 more inhabitants.
Tho young ladies and children of the
English Baptist church will give an
entertainment on Saturday evening
next at the church. An excellent pro
gramme has been arranged. Admission,
adults, Is cents; children under II
years, 10 cents; which will also entltle
them to lunch in the basement. Ice
cream, etc, will also be on sale,
cooking shanty used by the families
of Edward White and George Chesbock.
of Highland, was discovered on fire
few feet from their residence, but the
air was calm and the latter did not
catch fire. The shanty burned to the
ground. The origin is not known.