Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-27
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The number of pupils attending the
public schools of Halle township is 2,O11.
The machinery at the electric light
plant will be duplicated next spring,
and the line extended to Upper Lehigh.
The Mining and Mechanical Institute
has received donation of 500 for its
libary fund from Mrs. E. b. Coke, of
Drifton.
The workmen at the new opera house
are rushing the work as fast as possible.
The Young Mems Society expects to
open it on February 23.
The large number of men suspended
by Lnderman & Skeer at Stockton have
been notified to go to work again until
further orders are given.
Some of the prettiest dress goods ever
seen in town can be had at Oswald's.
John Meehan has declined the nomi-
nation of constable in the North ward,
by the Democratic committee
The school taught by Miss Bid Nc
Laughlin in the Coke Memorial building
has been closed on account of diphtheria
having appeared in the teachers family.
A young Hungarian child swallowed
several quinine pills at its home in
Eckley on Thursday. The dose was
too much for the little one, and death
resulted.
The Lehigh Valley station agents
around here have been measured for
new uniforms. They are pleased with
the reduced price that has been an
nounced.
The first serious accident at Schwabe's
breaker took place on Friday, when
Amandus Hardng's arm was caught in
the rollers and severely crushed. He
was taken to Hazleton hospital.
New York's and Philadelphia's latest
productions in the line of dress goods
are on sale at A. Oswald'S store.
Miss Mary A. Hoffmeier, of Drifton,
died on Saturday from pneumonia. She
aged about 16 years, and was held in
high esteem by her acquaintance. The
funeral will take place today at o'clock.
Interment at st. AIMS cemetery.
The type and presses for Freelands
fifth printing office arrived this morning.
This stock is for Rev. j. Stas, pastor of
St. Johns Slavonian church, who
recently began the publication of the
Katholic, a bi-monthly newspaper.
The amount Of coal taken to market
in 1895 by the d. S. & S. Railroad was
1905, 7S4 tons, or All per cent of the
total output of the anthracite region.
This is an increase of 272, ,416 tons over
the amount carried by the road in 1894.
Ex-Mayor Gavtt, of Hazleton, has
disappeared from that city and his pres
enc whereabouts are unknown. The
Standard today says he collected about
skipped. Gavitt was a large contractor
and builder.
John Casey, of Ashley, a Lehigh
Valley brakeman, had an arm mangled
at Mauch Chunk Friday evening. Casey
is an expert violinist. MY days of
fiddling are over" he said with mourn
full smile to the doctors as they
amputated his arm near the shoulder.
The 'Fashion" is the ladies' favorte
shoe. The price, quality and fit is right
Can be had only at the Wear Well, the
great shoe house, at SO the pair.
For the past two weeks preaching
services have been held each evening in
the Upper Lehigh Welsh Baptist church
by the pastor of the English Baptist
church of Freeland, and ten converts
from the above meetings were baptized
to follow.
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