Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-14
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

William Morris, OF Brooklyn, visited
friends and acquaintances in town last
week.
Lewis E. Hall, until lately flagman
on the d. S. & S., has removed to Mauch
Chunk.
The Sandy Run band serenaded Rep
resentative-elect Powell, at Hazleton. on
Saturday evening.
TheWearWell's Century" shoe is 0. X.
M. Refowich, proprietor of the Wear
Well Shoe House, was in Philadelphia
on Wednesday and Thursday.
A. j. Colburn, state president of the
Z. o. s. of A., will deliver public ad-
dress at Hazleton the latter part of Jan
uary.
A pretty line of infants shoes, 1Oc per
pair, at Oswald's.
John McGeehan, of Nesquehoning,
has been announced as candidate for
the Democratic nomination for poor
director.
Mrs. Lynch, wife of Judge Lynch,
who has been lowering between life and
death at her home in Wilkesbarre, is
slowly recovering.
Howard, the thirteen-year-old son of
Editor Beidleman, of the Shickshinnv
democrat, was drowned while skating
near his home last week.
Watch the removal sale at Sweeney &
Herron's, Hazleton.
A large fire was noticed by the people
OF town last evening about Z o'clock. 1t
was in the vicinity of Lattimer or Mil
nesville, and burned brightly for an
hour.
A weeks engagement of the Trxie
Lillian Company will begin at the Grand
opera house this evening. The admis-
sion prices will be 10, 20 and 80 cents
each night.
Removal sale bargains at Sweeney &
Herron's, Hazeton.
The general store of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company, at Auden-
ried, was entered by thieves on Thurs
day night, and over 81, 900 worth of
goods were taken.
Mrs. Bridget Brown, well-known
resident of Highland, died this morning
at o'clock. She leaves two sons. Jas.
and Frank, and one daughter, Ella. Fu-
neral notice elsewhere.
Tickets for the entertainment of the
Travellers Athletic Association at the
Grand opera house on Christmas Eve
find a ready sale. The boys have
strong programme prepared.
Bargains in furniture at Sweeney &
Herron's removal sale.
The young ladies who have charge of
banquet and social to be given at the
Grand opera house on the Goth st
have disposed of over 700 tickets. They
intend to make this u rousing success.
A meeting will be held in the rooms
of the Luzerne County Medical Society,
Wilkesbarre, on January II, for the pur-
pose of organizing an association of the
various boards of health of Luzerne
county.
Your feet can't get cold when YOU
have them encased in Wear Well shoes.
The Luzerne County Anti-Saloon
League has been organized. Rev. j. X.
Peck, of Kingston, has been elected
president. An effort will be made to
have licenses refused to saloons which
fail to respect the law.
Everybody should turn out on Wednes-
day night and attend the opening of the
Mayberry band fair at Yannes' opera
house. The members are. getting the
hall in fine condition and visitors will be
well rewarded for attending.
Wear Well shoes are warranted to be
precisely AS represented. You make no
mistake in that store.
Joe Rice, of Wlkesbarrc, finished in
second place In the six-days' bicycle
race at Madison Square Garden, New
York city, which ended on Saturday
night. Rice covered 1,Ss2 miles, and
was % miles behind Hale, the victor.
At meeting of the Foster school
board on Saturday evening it was decid-
ed to close the schools from December
"A to January 4. Director John Evans
was delegated to represent the board at
Auditor McHugh's annexation hearing
on the 18th inst.
Mems and boys gloves in great variety
at Oswald's. Dress and working-large
assortment of both Kinds.
The funeral of Abram |. Eckert took
place at Nanticoke ON Thursday. Long
before the hour set for the funeral the
house was surrounded by hundreds of
people who were anxious to see the
body. When the doors opened the mob
pushed and struggled for admission.