Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-16
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

Iowns are Doing.
complete set of call and lock boxe,
is being placed in the Eckley postofllce
A communication from Matthew Long
OF Hazleton, appears on the fourth page
of this issue.
Democratic delegate elections will be
held in the fourth legislative district on
Saturday evening
Huckleberries are so plentiful this
summer that the pickers are selling
them for cents a quart.
Several prominent ministers will assist
Rev. Wilson next Sunday in dedicating
the new M. e. church on Main street.
Pretty dress goods at Oswald's.
Rev. Joseph Maszotas, formerly pas
tor of st. kasimer's Polish church, re-
moved to Winstead, Connecticut, this
week.
The props under the mouth of the
Butler valley tunnel are too light, and
quite lot of the tunnel has caved in
at that point.
A trolley party will leave town to-
morrow evening for Halle park. De-
Pierro's orchestra will supply the music
ON the car and at the park.
Edison's vitascope, and u company of
vaudeville performers, drew large audi
ences to the Grand opera house the first
three evenings of this week.
All the employees of the colieries,
shops and railroads in this vicinity will
be paid by Saturday evening, and busi-
ness people look for larger trade next
week.
K. 4 G. corsets are sold at Oswald's.
IL. X. Griesing, of Hazleton, commit
ted suicide yesterday by drowning him
self in the Bunton Book reservoir. He
tried to kill his wife before ending his
own life,
A supper will be given this evening at
the residence of Mrs. G. N. Vanauker,
Adams street. The proceeds will be
used in paying for the frescoing of the
new Methodist church.
The postponemcnt of the entertain
ment of ST. Patrick's cornet band until
the 25th inst. has given the committee
an opportunity to engage several addi-
tional people to take part,
A. w. Worley, general manager of
Wise's harness store and factory here,
is wearing an unusually large smile to-
day. His wife presented him with a
bright young boy yesterday.
Emanuel Dalmonego and Miss Gene
We've Odorizza, both of Drifton, have
been granted license to marry, and
will be welded at IIazleton on Saturday
by Rev. Peruzit, the Italian priest.
Summer shoes cheap at the Wear Well.
Thirty-four applicants for schools in
Halle township were examined by
Superintendent Mulhall yesterday. The
Foster applicants were also examined
yesterday by Superintendent Gabrio at
Woodside.
A contribution of 5000 has been made
to the Pittston relief fund by the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company. 1t is intimated
that the digging for the recovery of the
bodies of the entombcd men will soon be
abandoned.
Word reached town last evening of Il
desperate encounter between two
brothers, George and Charles Goodwall
at Eckloy. Both were armed with large
knives, which they used with serious re-
suits in their quarrel.
The bicyclists of town held picnic
at Trimmers grove, near White Haven.
While on their way to the
grounds Albert Fry collided with one of
his companions and fell from his wheel.
He struck the hard road forcibly, break
ing his right shoulder bone.
Joseph Neuburger purchased on Tues
day, at the county treasurer's sale, the
two lots owned by the Knights of Labor
at the corner of Centre and Walnut
streets. They brought $1,000. Other
in this vicinity were sold, but
the list is not yet prepared for publica-
tion.
Grand midsummer clearing sale now
in progress at the Wear Well Shoe House.
The residents of the upper end of the
county, who have beon greatly annoyed
by the army worm, which has devas-
tated fields of grain and destroyed nu-
merous pretty lawns, have discovered a
which kills them instantly.
1t is teaspoonful of crooline to a pint
of water.
The stone crusher was removed on
Tuesday to the vacant lot owned by
Morris Ferry, on Washington street
below South. One of the councimen
stated that it would not be used any moro
this summer. The services of the night
and day watchmen who were guarding