Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-23
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
curre"cPs That Can ,Is Read Quickly.
T'hTt the Felix's OF This and Other
Towns ;tre Doing.

Robert MuIraney, of Plymouth. spent
yesterday here attending to business.
Street Commissioner Moore is making
excellent progress with the Washington
street sewer.
Work at the surrounding colltcries
promises to be very dull during the re-
mainder of this month.
Councilman II. NJ. Breslin removed
from Centre street to his Washington
street property yesterday.
The Wear Well has Just the kind of
shoes you need for this weather.
A handsome piano has been placed in
the residence of james Tally. Adams
street, for the use of his young son.
1t is estimated that the cost of enforc-
ing the compulsory school law in this
county will be at least IS 900 a year.
The advertising car and agents of
Barnnms circus are in the region. The
show will exhibit at ITazleton May 81.
a new council of the Jr. 0. L. A. NJ.
was organized at Audenried on Monday
evening with seYenty-fve charter mem
| bers.
Ernest M. Porter was appointed as
sistant assessor for the Eckley district
of Foster township by the court on
Tuesday.
DR.. II. NJ Kellar, superintendent of
the miners hospital at Hazleton, and
Miss Pardee of that city, will be mar
ried next month.
A pair of Wear Well shoes will outlast
anything bought at the same price.
Andrew Collins, who was employed
until recently in Halpin's carriage
works, will open a blacksmith shop on
Maple street, Hazleton, today.
Portraits of Claude Matthews. COVER
nor of Indiana, and Shelby NJ. Cullom,
United States senator from Illinois, are
shown on the second page today.
S. F. Bogert, employed as bookkeeper
for G. b. Markle & Co., at Jeddo. and
Miss Sarah Dimmick, of Black Creek
township, were married yesterday.
Invitations have been sent out by Mai.
c. B. Coke Post, G. A r., to the
societies and lodges of town, requesting
them to participate in the Memorial Day
| parade.
The new bar fixtures for James ].
Maloy's Centre street saloon have been
shipped, and the proprietor expects to
have the establishment in readiness for
a grand opening on Saturday.
Abednego Reese, formerly controller
of this county, now superintendent of
the Gayton Coal Company, at Clayton,
Va, was hurt the other day by piece
OF timber falling upon his head.
! Wantcd.-A reliable lady or gentleman
to distribute samples and make a house
toulouse canvass for our vegetable toilet
soaps and pure ilayoring extracts. $40
to S75 month easily made. Address
Crofts & Reed, Chicago, Ill.
The time of holding the funeral of the
late Fred Haas was changed on Monday
after the TRIBUNE went to press. 1t
will take place this afternoon at =
o'clock. The remains go via trolley cars
to lIazleton.
Odd Fellows Day will be celebrated at
Mahanoy City on Saturday, when the
lodges of Luzerne, Schuylkin, Carbon
and adjoining counties will parade.
Mt lloreb and Drifton lodges will be
represented
Notwithstanding the inclemency of
the weather on Monday evening there
was good attendance at the ball of the
Travellers Athletic Association at Yam
nes opera house. The dancers had a
merry time until morning.
John J. O'Brien. formerly popular
young newspaper man of Mauch Chunk,
now holding u position in the pension
'partment at Philadelphia, was mar
ried on Tuesday to Miss Maggie Briody,
daughter of Postmaster Patrick Briodv.
of South Bethlehem.
II. w. Montgomery, florist. store 80
West Broad street, greenhouses corner
Shurch and Second streets, Hazleton.
Full stock of bedding and decorative
plants. Special prices to all purchasers
| from Freeland and vicinity.
A large stone which had rolled down
the bank and laid across the Lehigh
Valley track at Stony Creek, below
White Haven, was struck on Monday
by a passenger train. The engine and
three cars were deraied and Fireman
Hugh Deyers was seriously hurt by the
shock.
James Campbell, who was one of the
early settlers at old Buck Mountain,
died at his home in Wilkesbarre on
Tuesday, aged 20 years. He was the
father of A. c. Campbell, prominent
young attorney of this county. Besides
his wife, two sons and four daughters
comprise the family that survives him.