Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-03
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.

is extremely low.
John McIIugh, station agent at High
land, purchased handsome Kentucky
trotter this week.
DR.. Wright has resigned as assistant
to DR.. G.. S. Wentz at Eckley and will
return to Philadelphia.
A mission will begin on Sunday, Sep
tember 13, at St. AIMS church 1t will
be conducted by New York priests.
Several of Freelands saloon men at
tended clam bake and corn roast at
Ed. Henry's hotel Conynghan, yester-
day.
M. III. I1unsicker's horse, Dude" has
been entered in the Labor Day races at
Mt. Laurel Park. He will run in the
2.33 class.
The Daughters of Liberty councils of
Freeland Hazleton and Audenried will
picnic at Lakeside, Schuylkill county.
on the 26th inst.
John Dzavaronok and Miss Mary
Luckacs, both of Drifton, will be mar
ricd on Saturday morning at st. Mary's
bTceh CdGnOllc cnurcn.
John Powell has been appointed pay
master for the Upper Lehgh Coal Com
pany, succeeding Pau Dasch, whose
resignation took effect on Tuesday.
Rev. j. V. Moylan, OF st. Gabriel's
church, Iia2leton, will leave this month
for Washington, ID. c.. whore he has
accepted a position in the Catholic uni
versity.
A typographical error in the report of
the Board of Health meeting was made
in the last issue of the TRIBUNE The
name of Mrs. DeFoy was inserted in
stead of Mrs. Dugan.
Anthony Reilly, of Hazleton, a mem
Der of the mine inspectors examining
board, has been appointed assistant
anime foreman in No 2 slope of A. S.
NanWickle at Coleraine
Burglars broke into the residence OF
Postmaster Kllen, at Luzerne, on Mon
day night and secured $3.50, Il gold
watch and l[illen's revolver The post
Office was untouched.
A social was given in Cross Creek
hall last evening by u number of young
ladies of Drifton. Dancing was the
nnain form of amusement, and at II
,o'ciock refreshments were served liber-
ally.
Summer shoes cheap at the Wear Well.
James, "a young son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Condy o. Boyle, of Centre street, died
on Monday afternoon, aged months
and day. The funeral took place yes
terday. Interment at st. AIMS ceme-
terry.
n largo barn belonging to Mrs. Ber-
nard Gallagher, of Sandy Valley, was
destroyed by fire on Monday morning.
A quantity of hay aud oats was in the
barn at the time. The live stock was
saved.
South Heberton, while playing with
some more Of the boarders in the house
ON Sunday last, fell and broke his ankle.
He was removed on Tuesday to Halle
ton hospital.
J. Pierpont Morgan denies emphati-
cally the rumor that the banking house
of which he is the head is negotiating
for the purchase or lease of the mines,
railroads and other industrial enter
prises of Coke Bros. e Co.
A rule was granted in court yesterday
TO have cause shown why the detective
license of Il. p. Riley shall not be re
voked. War has been declared on Ri
lcy's detective agency by the Hazleton
Truth, and the above action is one of
the results.
A straw ride was given on Monday
eyening by DR.. NJ. E. Mooney and Miss
Lizzie Crawford in honor of the Misses
Cunningham, of Allentown, who are
visiting Miss Crawford. The party was
composed OF about dozen young couples
and enjoyed the ride to Conyngham and
return.
The committee of the schuylkill Coal
Exchange has fixed the rate OF wages to
be paid miners in that region for the
last half of August and the first half OF
September at per cent above the 81. so
basis. This is the first time wages have
been so high above the basis since
February, 1894.
The fire at the Blackman mine,
Nilkesbarre, is spreading, and serious
results are anticipated. Work was
begun to put down an eight-inch bore
hole to get at the fire. Quantities OF
water and culm will be pumped into the
opening and it is expected it will be eX
.tinguished in this manner.
Rev. DIR. Griffith, the able and popular
pastor of the English Baptist church,
ureacbed last Sunday evening in the
Weatherly Reformed church. The rev.
erend preached very able sermon on
the "Ascension.'' The church was
Gro wded to the doors and every one was
intc nscy interested in the discussion.