Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-30
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PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currenoes That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

The first ball in the new opera house
will be held on the evening of March II
by ST. Patrick's Beneficial Society.
The young ladies OF Freeland and
Drifton will give leap year party at
Cross Creek hall on Tuesday evening.
Miners are complaining of the poor
time the collieries are working. Three
or four days a week is the limit again.
The Weatherly silk mill is reported to
be rushed with orders and more help
has been engaged to keep up with the
demand.
William S. Barnhart, who was an
inmate of Laurytown for five months,
died there on Monday. His home is in
Hazleton.
The Beaver Brook Water Company, of
Halle township, was granted charter
at Harrisburg on Monday. The capital
stock is So 200.
Eggs sold by A. Oswald are guaranteed
to be fresh
The town of Nescopeck has become
borough. The population is 900, and
the limits are one mile in length and
one-half mile in width.
Stock for the new brewery company
is being literally subscribed, and the in
dications are that the plant will be a
certainty before 1896 is over.
An effort will be made by the Repub-
licans of town to organize club tomor-
row evening. A meeting for the pur-
pose will be held at Zemanys hall.
Colonel Keck, ex-commander of the
Ninth regiment, is enrolling men around
Wilkesbarre to accompany him to Cuba,
to assist the natives in their fight for
freedom.
While taking Gordon printing press
from the Lehigh Valley freight house to
the RatholIc office on Tuesday, the ma
chine overturned and serious break
resulted.
The coroner's jury, which investi-
gated the death of the boy who was
recently killed in the rollers of Eckley
breaker, returned verdict of acciden-
tai death.
The number Of liquor license applicants
in Luzerne is 1,24O this year, against
1,036 in 1895, an increase of 2o4 persons
who want permission to sell. Freeland
has several new applications ON file.
Rev. F. A. Dony, of Scranton, the
leader of the Sunday closing movement
in northeastern Pennsylvania, is in
Hazleton at present and is trying to
. create sentiment for Sunday closing
of all kinds of business.
Fresh fish every Thursday and Friday
at McNelis' meat market.
Miss Rose McCabe, a Wilkesbarre
young lady who has many friends here,
will be given course in the Boston Con-
servatory of Music by the publishers of
the LADIES' Home journal, for which she
secured 500 subscribers.
Albert Brozinski, a young Pole en-
ployed as a patcher at No. Highland
had his eye severely injured on Monday
by being struck by piece of harness on
mule which he was driving. He may
lose the sight of the organ.
Thomas Evans, of South Heberton,
has declined the nomination of auditor
on the Republican ticket in Foster town
ship. Mr.. Evans is staunch Prohib-
zionist and respect for his convictions
would not permit him to accept favors
from another party.
The TRIBUNE's columns are open to
any person who has anything to say that
will interest or enlighten the public. We
prefer to have communications appear
over the names of the writer's, but will
allow the use of nomdeplume when the
author is known to us.
George Kromley gave party at his
home in Shickshinny, few even
ings ago. During the evening he
quarreled with Lemuel Oplinger and used
a carving knife with telling effect. OPP
linger is seriously injured and Kromley
is trying to elude the police.
Sweet roll butter, always fresh, at
Oswald's grocery store. Try it.
/, The Reading Company has decided
to shut down its mines tomorrow night
for an indefinite period. This action
is in view of the sentiment expressed at
the meeting Of the presidents of the
coal companies, when it was deemed
advisable to restrict the tonnage.
III. A. Fuller has rendered his resigna-
tion as assistant district attorney to
District Attorney Fell. Mr.. Fuller was
compelled to take this step by the de-
mands made on his time by his practice.
John NJ. Carr, Esq, of town, has been
mentioned as his probable successor.
The appointment of coadjutor to
Bishop O'Hara is daily expected, from
Rome. 1t is now four months since the
appointment was asked for. There is
no telling who will be the appointee,
but many clergymen think he will be