Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-16
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.
Elmer Anthony and Miss Cora Meyer,
both of Sandy Run, have been granted
marriage license.
The collection made at st. AIMS
church on the 1st inst. for the Found
ling Home, Scranton, amounted to Sl22
Book beer signs have made their APP
pearance in saloon windows. Arnod's
Ilazleton beer was first in town this
year.
Advertising is an indication of life
and activity and the business house that
doesn't advertise is dead, to all intents
and purposes.
Roll butter bought at Oswalds is
always fresh and sweet.
The sale of the stock of goods in st.
Mary cooperative store has been post
poned by Receiver C. f. MclIugh until
Wednesday at 10 a. m.
So many mad dogs are appearing in
the upper end of the county that Mayor
Nichols, of Wilkesbarre, has ordered all
dogs to be muzzled for sixty days under
a penalty of $40.
James Sharp, Of Jeddo and Miss Mary
a. Sharp, of Hazleton. were united in
marriage at the NJ. Z. parsonage, Halle
ton, on March Z, by Rev. Houck. They
will go housekeeping in Jeddo.
Several young men of Lattimer have
made Il record for themselves as pick
pockets and general all around counter
lifters, and some of Frceland's merchants
would like to lay hands on some of them.
.-Plain Speaker.
The rule recently issued by the d. S.
& s., requiring brakeman to remain out
on the cars while on their way to Perth
Amboy and return, is causing much dis
satisfaction among the men who are af-
fected by the order.
What was left of d. S. & S. engine
No. 4. which caused the accident last
week on that road, is now at Drifton
and is an object of much curiosity The
wheels and part of the tender are all
that remain of the locomotive.
The "Twentieth Century" shoe is the
ladies fayorite. AT the Wear Well only.
The consecration of Rev. NJ. J. Hoban.
of Ashley, as bishop will take place at
Scranton on Sunday. All the priests of
the diocese will attend the ceremonies,
consequently there will be no services in
the Catholic churches of this section
that day.
DR.. Sutlff OF Nanticoke, was awarded
a verdict by the jury on Saturday against
Hanover township in the sum of $500.
The doctor was injured by being thrown
from his carriage last July, the acci-
dent being caused by improper grading
of the road.
Bernard, an eight-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh McDyre, of Jeddo, died
on Friday. He was buried yesterday at
st. AIMS cemetery. 1t is said that
death was due to hydrophodia, which
was contracted from the bite of dog
several months ago.
Deemer Beidleman. editor of the
Shickshnny Dem0cldt was thrown over
seat in Lehgh Valley passenger car
that jumped the track near Allentown
and was painfully injured. He had just
recovered from an injury received by
falling through an open cellar door.
1t is learned on what is considered
good authority that the management of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
has decided TO restore the 10 per cent
reduction which was taken off the
salaries of certain employees in Dccem-
ber, 1898. The restoration is expected
to 30 into effect very soon.