Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-02
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.

Considerable moving is going OF
throughout town this week.
George Sholack is doine five days in
the lookup for disorderly conduct.
George Fisher, of Walnut street. has
placed a handsome $500 refrigerator in
his butcher shop.
Charles Dusheck has been appointed
agent for Stegmaier's brewery, Wilkes
barre, in this vicinity.
Francis Brennan and F. p. MalIov
have laid flag crossing before their
| business places on Centre street.
The Citizens bank is moving gradually
to its new quarters, and will be doing all
its business there in a few weeks.
John Dusheck is removing his botting
establishment to his own property on
the north end of Washington street.
Shoes, shoes, shoes, at McDonald's.
Tomorrow is Good Friday and will be
observed by banks and other public in
stitutions in this state as legal holiday.
The insurance companies represented
by Mrs. S. L. Hayes have reduced their
rates almost one-half in the southern
part of town.
William Hughes was arrested on Tues
day on charge of desertion, preferred
by his wife. He gave bail for his ap-
pearance at court.
A small cavein took place on Tuesday
opposite the site of the old Woodsde
breaker on the road leading from town
to st, AIMS church.
A Lehigh Valley freight car, below
the station, was broken into Monday
night and three pair of shoes were stolen
from box consigned to j. Bellezza.
The Young Mems C. T. A. B. Corps is
lifting up one of the rooms in the third
story of the new opera house building
for the use of the society's members.
Robert Krouse, of South Heberton.
was squeezed between cars on Tuesday
and seriously injured. He was employ
ed as a driver in Halle Brook collierv.
While unloading a barrel of oil yester-
day Hugh Boyle, driver of the express
wagon, had one finger of his right hand
smashed. The injury is very painful
one.
Mcdonald is closing out his big stock
of reliable shoes.
AT a meeting of the stockholders of
the Citizens bank yesterday all the
present officers "cre reelected. and the
name of John Nelly was added to the
board of directors.
A public sale of horses, mules. wagons.
sleds and farm implements will take
place on Wednesday next at ID. 0. Krom-
mes farmhouse, half-mle above the
Honeyhole sawmill.
James Rhodda, of Upper Lehigh, has
been appointed to fill the vacancy on
the miners examining board of this
district, caused by the resignation of
George MeGee, of Freeland
On Monday evening the annual ball
of st. Patrck's cornet band will take
place at the new opera house. 1t is ex-
pected that the affair will, as usual, be
among the very best of the season.
The con mite of the Schuylkll Coal
Exchange has fixed the rate of wages to
be paid the miners in the Schuylkill
region for the last half of March and the
first half of April at S2.53, which is a
slight raise above the basis
John Eicholzer, prominent hotel
keeper of PittSton, was committed to
the county Jail without bail for deadly
assault committed upon Thomas j.
Burke, agent of the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western Railroad.
The Jersey Central Railroad will. in
the course of a few weeks, place inter
locking switches at Crellin Junction.
Pond Creek Junction and Sandy Run
junction, and they will be operated the
same as towers by the operators
The Philadelphia Press on Sunday
published portrait of Miss Zoe Hal
bert, one of the ladies who appeared
here in Alabama" last week. The
company is playing this week at one of
Philadelphias most select theatres.
In the TRtBUNE's gallery of .'Presidcn-
tial Possibilities" there is shown TODAY
portraits of Adia Stevenson, of Illinois.
vice president of the United States, and
Thomas b. Reed, of Maine, speaker of
the national house of representatives.
A pair of Wear Well shoes will outlast
anything bought at the same price.
Preparations for the Fourth of July
are already under way. The Young
Mems c. t. A. b. Corps will be present.
ed with an American flag for the opera
house building on that date and suitable
exercises will be prepared for the occa-
sion.
Aspirants for Democratic nominations
on next years local ticket are appear
ing. Among those in the field are Jas.
NJ. Gallagher for burgess, and James p.
McNelis and Daniel Gallagher for tax
collector. 1t is said there are others
also beginning to canvass.