Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-03
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.

currences That Can BE Read Quickly
| Towns are Doing.
Mrs. William Meehan, who has bee,
dangerously ill for the past three weeks
is recovering slowly.
Thomas Slattery, of town, D. S. & S
yardmaster at Roam, sprained his leg OF
Saturday while stepping from train.
Strictly fresh eggs at Oswalds store.
The creditors of eXMayor N. L. Gavitt
OF Hazleton, are unable to find trace
OF him since his disappearance over a
week ago
Walter r. Watson, of Hazeton, and
Miss Emma Meyer, of town, were mar
ried on Thursday evening by Rev, Fl. A.
|. Benner.
The locie used at No. 2 Highland was
run over the Lehigh Valley road on
Saturday to Hazleton, to be repaired in
the shops there.
A fair will be held by Division 20, A.
w. H., In the basement of Eckley Catho-
lie church. 1t will open on the evening
of the 18th inst.
According to superstitious people, we
are going to have six more weeks of
severe winter weather. The ground hog
saw his shadow yesterday.
Congressman Leisenring has intro
duced bill to grant pension of $50 per
month to the widow of General w. Ii.
Mccartney, of Wilkesbarre.
Eggs sold by A. Oswald are guaranteed
to be fresh.
The young ladies of Drifton have
made extensive preparations for the
leap year party which will be held in
Cross Creek hall tomorrow evening
Freeland Company, No. 20, Military
Rank, knights of the Mystic Chain,
will open its third annual fair at the
Cottage hall on Friday evening of next
week
The White Haven Journal estimates
that the saloon men of Freeland pay
$50 900 a year to the Lehgh Valley
Railroad for freight on the lager beer
shipped here.
EX-Governer Robert f. Pattison and
John Field, of Philadel-
phia, will deliver addresses before the
Wilkesbarre Youn Mems Christian Asso-
citation on February 10.
Gustave Gustavis, the Italian of Pitts
ton who pleaded guilty of murder in the
second degree last week, was sentenced
on Saturday to eight years and three
months in the pententiary.
Sweet roll butter, always fresh, at
oswald's grocery store. Try it.
Mrs Hugh Maloy presented her hus-
band with a young daughter on Thurs
day. The little one tipped the scales at
sixteen and one-half pounds, and Hugh
is the proudest man on Centre street.
David REILLY, of Shenandoah. who
spent several months here last year in
the employ of the Prudential Insurance
will be married on Wednesday
to Miss Mary Clancy, of Shenandoah.
Thos. McKund, who has been an en-
ploye of the Lehigh Valley Railroad for
fifteen years, has been selected as road
master of the Wyoming division to sue
ceed Andrew Morrison, who recently
resigned.
Michael Boyle, young boy of Jeddo,
narrowly escaped serious injury in the
breaker there on Saturday by being
squeezed by screen. He was saved by
the screen being stalled before it ac-
luired great force.
The Fashion" is the ladies' favoritc
shoe. The price, quality and fit is right.
Gan be had only at the Wear Well, the
great shoe house, at $2 the pair.
The Millhopper Packing Company
beat all previous records at the Sandy
Run slaughter house last Wednesday.
In one hour fourteen men killed and
dressed seventy-seven hogs and in 800
minutes they killed and dressed 326
hogs.
Michael Kovilko, aged 35, a Pole, met
a horrible death on Thursday morning
in the Prospect breaker at Wilkesbarre.
He was employed at the cum chutes and
getting caught in the machinery was
drawn into the chutes and smothered in
the culm.
The commissioners Of Schuylkill coun-
ty must provide new ballot boxes for the
coming election, AS the old ones contain
ing the ballots of the Lyon-Dunn con-
test must not be disturbed This is in
accordance with the ruling of Judge Ike
Ter, and will necessitate an expense of
81, 900 on the county.