Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-30
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.


What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
Rev Father. Neale, of Hartford, Conn,
is visiting at the home of DR., IL. NJ.
Neale, Upper Lehigh.
Services at the p. NJ. church for Sun
day next are as follows: Preaching at
TO- 80 Il, IN. and p. IN. Sunday school
at . p. m.
A case of diphtheria was reported to-
day to Health Officer Ward. 1t is in
the family of August Wondcrick, East
Main street.
Freeland people are largo users of
postal cards. Postmaster Boyle's sales
are from 1000 to $500 per month all
the year round.
Pretty dress goods at Oswalds.
The Loretta Club of Philadelphia,
which was granted permission last May
to use the Public park next month, will
arrive here on Saturday and go into
camp.
An infant child of Thomas Gould and
wife died yesterday at their home on
Ridge street. The funeral takes place
tomorrow afternoon. Interment at
Frecland cemetery.
Foster township school board met on
Monday evening and awarded the con
tract to Lewis Lentz, of Freeland, to
build the new school at Halle Brook, for
SIG, which was the lowest bid.
A farewell hop was given at Cross
Creek hall last night by the young ladies
of Drifton in honor of Miss Rose Higgins,
who leaves today for Philadelphia, where
she intends to reside in the future.
r. ~ G. corsets are sold at Oswalds.
Matthew Dcnnion, well known resi-
dent of this region, died at lIazleton
hospital on Monday, and was buried
from the home of his sister, Mrs.
Michael Whalen, at Lewiston yesterday.
The bicycle race to be run from Free
land to White Haven tomorrow will be
started at p. IN. at the borough line,
near South Hcberton. The racers are
Mitchell c. Gallagher and John L.
Danakcr, both of White Haven.
Owing to n failure of quorum to
attend the Frceland school board did
not meet on Monday evening. The
directors met again last evening, with
four members present. The sale of the
bonds was then postponed until Satur-
day evening.
Summer shoes cheap at the Wear Well.
The Cross Creek Coal Company has
completed arrangements to drive tun-
mel from No. ! slope, Beaver Meadow, to
Quakake valley, one and half miles in
length, to drain several colleries in that
section. 1t will be on the same plan as
the famous Jeddo tunnel.
Grand midsummer clearing sale now
in progress at the Wear Well Shoe House.
The directory issued by the liazleton
Sentinel for that city and Freeland has
appeared and is u credltablo piece of
work. The population of this town is
placed at 5,6l6, which is about correct
The publisher, c. B. Snyder, has our
thanks for ii copy of this valuable book.
For bed bugs, reaches and moths, buy
''Tebuoy," the best insect destroyer in
the world. Sold ut A. OSwaldS.
According to an order lately issued by
the postoilice department all railroad,
railway and stage route lines arc prohib-
tied from carrying letters or parcels
between postollice towns. The govern
ment claims considerable business is
done by them which should legtmately
20 through the local postollices.