Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-06
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What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.


What the Folks of This and Other
| Towns are Doing.
At tho park yesterday the Travellers
won easily from the Jeddo club by a
score of 20 to 0.
The annual financial statement of the
Freeand school district is published on
the fourth page today.
The employees of the Cross Creek Coal
Company have been granted an advanced
in wages of l per cent.
The postollice at Audenred has been
relegated to the fourth class, on account
of decrease in the receipts.
The miscellaneous Advertisement"
column in the TRIBUNE is worth the
readers attention every issue.
The Wear Well has just the kind of
shoes you need for this weather.
The entertainment of St. Patrick's
cornet band, which was to be held last
Saturday evening, has been postponed
until the evening of the 25th inst.
The members of the Citizens Hose
Company are requested to meet at the
company's rooms this evening at 7.30
o'clock. BY order of the picnic com
mittce.
The board of examiners to examine
applicants for mine inspector of this dis
trict will meet at Wilkesbarre on the
Goth inst. 1t is said that there will be
several applicants.
Any one knowing the burial spot of
Michael O'Brien, Sxty-ninth regiment,
Pennsylvania Volunteers, is requested
to correspond with f. d. Wolfe, of
Sweet Valley, this county.
The funeral of John Mcdonald who
died last week at his home in Coke add-
tion, took place on Friday. The de-
ceased was 65 years of age. Interment
was made in st. AIMS cemetery.
A pair of Wear Well shoes will outlast
anything bought at the same price.
The poor directors have concluded to
fix the tax rate at 10 mills, the same as
last year. There is still considerable
tax outstanding from 1895, and it will
require this amount to meet current ex-
penses.
Frances, a three-year-old daughter of
Robert Riley, of Hazleton, set fire to her
clothes with matches on Friday. Be-
fore the blaze was controlled the little
one was burned so badly that she died
some hours later.
Word was received here this morning
that Mrs. Joseph Gallagher, of Ridge
street, who went to Philadelphia hos
pital few weeks ago to have a tumor
removed, was very low and was not eX-
pected to survive the operation.
The Democratic convention of the
fourth legislative district will be held
in Wagners hall, Hazlcton, Monday,
July 20, at 10 a. M, to nominate can
didate for representative. Delegate
elections will be held on the 18th inst.
Ladies, buy the Il. l& G. summer cor
sets-they are so cool. Sold at Oswald's.
The appointment of borough school
teachers will be made by the directors
on Friday evening. One of the teachers
who taught last term, John d. Heron,
| mus 6pho w A'olU"hu SiiSo oNhool Nloocu,
and a spirited contest is being waged by
applicants for the vacancy.
The street employees of the borough
were disappointed in not receiving their
pay before the Fourth for last months
work. The council made arrangements
to have them paid, but the street com
missioner failed to submit the time
report to the street committee for
approval.