Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-08
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oe-
currences That Can lie Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.


What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
Prof. 7. j. Watson has reorganized
the Eckley cornet band.
Neat footwear for ladies is sold very
cheap at the Wear Well.
A new daily paper will be launched at
Weatherly next week. 1t will be Re-
publican in politics.
The great kid glove and fine fabric
cleaner at Smiths clothing store only.
John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia,
will address a Republican meeting in
Hazleton tomorrow evening.
$3.50 in silver or gold will buy a suit
worth 81 at the Philadelphia Clothing
Store, l31 Centre street.
The school board failed to meet last
evening. Only three members. Messrs
Sweeney, Rute and Smith, were present
For best clothing at lowest prices call
at the Philadelphia Clothing Store, 131
Centre street, Freeland.
The next annual convention and
parade of the Pennsylvania iiremen will
be held at Wilkesbarre in October.
1897.
Popular excursion to Canton, Ohio.
the home of Major Mckinley, via the
Lehigh Valley Railroad.
State Superintendent Schaeffer has
advised school directors to use their dis
cretion as to the enforcement of the
compulsory education and vaccination
laws.
For bed bugs, reaches and moths, buy
'Tebuoy," the best insect DESTROYER in
the world. Sold at A. Oswalds.
The Birvanton school house was en-
tered one night recently by thieves. A
lot of pencils were stolen. and several
states and books were broken and badly
damaged.
There is nothing cheap about the
Wear Well footwear except the price.
1t can't be lower Try their Shoes
Coke Bros. & Co. will open meat
market in Eckley in the near future.
James p. McNelis, who until recently
was engaged in that business in Free
land, has been placed in charge.
IIo! for Canton, home of Major Me
kinley. Popular S6.05 excursion via
Lehigh Valley Railroad, Monday, Octo-
Der IL.
The arbitrators in the case of William
johnson against John Miller, both of
Freeland, met in the Office of City Solici-
tor McNar on Monday afternoon and
awarded Mr.. johnson the sum of S16O.
-St0Rdd4d.
Join the SG.O5 excursion to Canton via
the Lehigh Valley Railroad. and hear
Major Mckinley talk on the money
question.
Suit has been entered against NJ.
Schwabe for 500 damages by Aman-
dus Hastings, who was hurt in the South
1ebcrton mines last winter and lost an
arm by the accident. He alleges that
Mr.. Schwabe is to blame for his injury.
S6.05 round trip. This low rate has
been made for the popular excursion to
Major Mckinley's home at Canton, Ohio,
via Lehigh Valley Railroad, October II.
The first of the shows booked by Man
ager Welsh will appear here on Wednes-
day evening". Walter Kennedy in
Samson This is something out of
the ordinary, and none of the play-goers
need fear to invest in the price of seat.
No. G. slope at Eckley has shown signs
of weakness and operations at the col
liery have been suspended, owing to a
general squeeze of the workings. A
large area of the surface has already
given way and several acres of it may
cavern.
Chairman Frcas, of the Democratic
county committee, has issued challenge
to the chairman of the Republican com
mittce to have the candidates for CON
gress and other Offices jointly debate the
issues of the campaign.
The open season for pheasant shooting
commenced on the first of October and
will last until January 81. Until the
leaves fall pheasants are not easily cap
tured and even then it takes an expert
to down them on the wing,
The rate of wages for the miners in
the lower anthracite region for the last
half of September and first half of
October will be per cent above the
basis of $3.50. The average price of
coal at the five collicres drawn to fix
the price was $2.GO per ton at tidewater.
1t has been decided by the anthracite
coal trust that the market will take
from 3,750,00O to 4,G00, 900 tons of coal
during the current month, and produc-
ton is to be limited to the latter quanti-
ty. There is to be no change in prices
at tidewater. &. B. Marklc & Co. have
advanced the price per wagon load to
Freeland consumers from $375 to Si.
1.-The White Crook" Company played
to a small audience here on Tuesday
evening. The troupe consists of three
males and eleven females. The crowd
is travelling upon the reputation made
by another company of the same name.
Some of the females have excellent