Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-27
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Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
| currences That Can he Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
A meeting of the school board will be
held this evening to sell bonds to erect
the new school.
Several Frceland people accompanied
the Luther League excursion to Laury's
Island on Saturday.
The Sparring exhibition advertised to
take place at Halle park tonight has
been declared off. The sheriff gave no.
tce that he would be on hand.
Among the Wikesbarreans in town
arc Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. McIIugh, Misses
Mary McGill, Nellie Grant, Name Gal
laghcr and Mrs. John McNelis.
Rain caused another postponemcnt of
the picnic of the Citizens Hose Com
pany on Friday evening, The next date
will be decided upon this week.
William Turner, of Hazlcton, was
thrown from his bicycle near Tamaqua
yesterday and sustained severe injuries,
including broken shoulder blade.
A meeting of the borough school
! directors and teachers was held on
Thursday evening and the courses of
studies were agreed upon for the coming
| term.
McAdoo will hold an election tomor-
row, when officials for the new borough
will be chosen. Patrick Givens, former
ly of this place, is candidate for coun-
Gilman.
The camp-mceting at Mountain Grove
this year will begin on August 5 and
close on the 18th of that month. A
very large number of people is expected
to attend.
Daniel Levan, who for many years
was general superintendent of Van
Wickle's colleros, has resigned. He is
succeeded by James L. Rodcrick, cx-
mine inspector
Divorce proceedings were commenced
on Saturday in court by Mrs. Ann
MclIugh, of town, against her husband,
Cornelius McIIugh. Desertion and
abuse are charged.
William Jones, constable of Ply
mouth, died in the lookup of that town
drunkenness and placed in a cell, and
was found dead two hours later
1t is said the Lehigh Valley Railroad
will run popular priced excursion to
NnXu Nprl- pity in m
sion of Bryan's acceptance of his nomi-
nation for president on the Democratic
ticket.
The GOO employees of the Patterson
colliery, near Mt. Carmel, who struck for
their wages on Monday, have decided to
appeal to the state factory inspector
to compel the operators to observe the
semimonthly pay law.
John j. McMcnamin will leave here
next Sunday to attend the national
convention of the Catholic Total Abb
stinencc Union of America at st. Louis
He is one of the three delegates who
will represent the Scranton diocesan
union.
KEY. d. L. bTllllIn Will lecture III Jne
Baptist church, Portland, Pa, on We'd
nesday evening. His subject will be-
william Tyndale and the First Printed
New Testament" Rev. Griffith was
pastor of the Portland church before
coming to Frccland.
The Good Tcmpars of Upper Lohgh
will give an entertainment ON August 10
at the English Baptist church, Frecland
entitled "A Temperance Drama" to be
followed by an ice cream and cake
social in the basement. Admission to
entertainment, 10 cents.
County Controller Lloyd has been
given Office room on the second floor of
the court house. The salary of Deputy
Controller Robert Donaughcy, of Halle
ton, has been placed at 81 500 per year,
and that of Chief Clerk c. II. Philips, of
Pttston, at FL, 200 per year.
| Invitations were received in town last
| week announcing the coming wedding
of Dr. Il. w. Beamish, formerly as
sistant to Dr. II. M. Ncale here, to Miss
Gertrude Foster, of Massachusetts.
The wedding will take place at the
| home of the bride on August 3.
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