Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-20
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.

buried at Freeland cemetery on Tues
day.
James j. Maloy is having concrete
sidewalk laid in front of his business
place.
The supervisors of Halle township
are repairing the roads in the vicinity
of Jeddo.
John Boyle has improved his property
at Biribeck and johnson streets by the
addition of neat porch.
Thomas w. Hart was appointed post
master of Ashley on Tuesday to succeed
Postmaster Murphy, deceased.
There will be preaching next Sunday
at the the English Baptist church,
morning and evening, by the pastor.
Michael j. Cough, of Iiazleton, Il we'll
known school teacher, will enter college
next month to study for the priesthood.
A leap year party will be given by the
young ladies of Drifton at Cross Creek
hall on Wednesday evening of next
week
The attendance at the Halle town
ship schools in Drfton and Jeddo, which
commenced ON Monday, is unusually
large
The Freeland Mercantile Company.
Limited, has erected small brick boiler
house near its warehouse on johnson
street.
Hunting's circus will arrive here to-
morrow morning. The show is recciv-
ing much praise in the towns where it
exhibits.
The p o. S. of A. state convention
will be held at Altoona next week. Geo.
c. Farrar will represent Camp 147, of
Frceland.
Adam Drumtra and Miss Lizzie Lesser
were married yesterday by Rev. II. a. |.
Benner at the home of the bride in Up
per Lehigh.
The mother of Superintendent John
Rowland, of Drifton, died last Friday.
She was 50 years of age and resided in
Sullivan county, this state.
Upper Lchigh workmen were paid Il
little in advance of the regular date this
month, on account OF the annual eXcur-
sion from that place on Saturday
On Saturday evening there will be a
total eclipse of the moon. 1t will com
mence at Hoy o'clock Saturday night
and last until AS o'clock Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. John Yates died at her home in
West Hazlcton on Tuesday evening.
Deceased resided at Jeddo previous to
the death of her first husband, a Mr.
Watson.
A trolly car struck and killed COW
at Jcddo on Saturday night. This is
the only mishap reported in the handl-
ing of the immense traffic on the road
that day.
Testimony in the SANDER suit of II. f..
DcPierro VS.. Joseph Neuburger, of town,
will be taken at Hazleton today before
the arbitrators, Joseph II. Jones, p. f..
Laughran and William Powell, all of
IIazleton.
The camp meeting of the Holiness
Christian Association, in the grove near
Weatherly, continues to be successful
beyond expectations, and many converts
have been made. 1t will continue until
Sunday next.
C. B. johnson, of Wilkesbarre, state
councillor of the Junior American
Mechanics, paid an official visit to
Council 34s on Tuesday evening, and
was entertained by the members in the
p. o. $. of A. hall.
Alexander b. Coke, of Brifton, who
recently resigned as trustee of the Haz-
Teton hospital. has been succeeded by
Arthur McClennan, of DrGton. The
appointment was made by Governor
Hastings on Tuesday.
John II. Snyder has commenced suit
against the borough of Avoca for $5, 00G
damages. The plaintiff was injured
while driving on u street which the Dor
ough, it is alleged, had neglected to
keep in safe condition.
The picnic of the Progressive Club on
Saturday evening at Drifton ball park is
an event which no lover of sport ought
to miss. The boys can be depended
ing one for all who visit them.
The Cadwallader Coal Company, o
Wilkesbarre, capital S32, 900, was char
tered on Tuesday. The directors are c
Il. Stegmair. John A. Schmitt and A. S
Newberry, Wilkesbarre; c. S. StaulTe
and w. Henry Adams, Shickshinny.
One of the neatest anniversary editions
issued by newspaper lately is that o
the Scranton Diocesan Record, which be
gan its seventh year last Saturday. Tn,
Record is IL paper that is ably edited anc
managed, and its success is deserved.
While John Boyle, of Hazleton, one
legged man, was crossing trestlinl
near Uniontown, Schuylkill county, oil
Saturday night, he fell through AM
landed in the creek bed beneath. He la,
with fractured shoulder until his erie
attracted the attention of passers-by.