Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-11-12
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS oS'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
What the Folks of This and Othe,
Towns are Doing.
George Fisher, A. Worley and Adam
Sachs are doing jury duty this week
Street Commissioner Moore has begun
work on the manhole at Centre and
Walnut streets.
1t is reported that several parties of
town are considering the organization
of gas company.
The liquor license of John Schnee, of
South Heberton, was transferred on
Monday to Thomas Scott
The complaints against the use of bi-
luminous coal on Lehigh Valley passen-
ger train engines are increasing.
j. d. Myers, of town, has been award
ed the contract to furnish the McAdoo
borough school with desks and seats.
Daniel McDyer and Miss Catherine
Furey, both of ,Jeddo, were married yes
terday afternoon at St. AIMS church.
Services at st. Pauls p NJ. church on
Sunday next will be as follows: Preach
ing at 1890 a. m. and at 7 p. m. by the
pastor, Rev $. Cooper.
The Wear Well shoes are guaranteed.
While playing in the Coke Memorial
school yesterday, one of the pupils,
Manus Conahan, Jr., fell down the
stairs and sprained his right arm
At meeting on Tuesday of the Board
of Pardons, the application of j. C. Will
burn, Luzerne county, convicted of vol
untary manslaughter, was refused.
A shooting match at Mrs. John
Krouse's hotel, South Heberton, will be
one of the attractions for the sportsmen
of the vicinity on Thanksgiving Day.
Owen Fowler, j. f. Davis, Daniel
Kline, Charles Seesholtz and Andrew
Iemany are listed as postollice aspirants.
Several dark horses are being carefully
groomed.
Lowest prices on furniture at Sweeney
& Herron's, HaZleton.
. John DanoSki, a Polish laborer. was
seriously injured by "A fall of coal in No.
6 slope, Upper Lehigh. on Monday.
Both legs were broken and he was hurt
internally.
The Slavonian Dramatic Company will
produce another play, son Hunt" in
about three weeks. The members are
rehearsing nightly and have engaged
the Grand opera house.
Powell, the magician, who has been
secured to give an exhibition of his skill
here on Monday evening, has world
wide reputation. The performance will
also be enlivened by Mile. Ollie.
Walter b. Koons, of Sandy Run, at
present chief in the clerk of courts
office, will be candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination next year. w. s. Leib,
of Harleigh, will also be candidate for
clerk of courts.
Room moulding, 1c per foot, at Swee-
ney II lIcrron's, Hazleton.
A new timetable will go into effect on
the Lehlgh Valley Railroad on Sunday.
All the changes have not yet been made
public, but it is stated that the fast
train for Wilkesbarre, which passes here
at 7.5s a. M, will be discontinued
James Seiwell, of New London, Pa.
has rented the saloon property of Pat
rick McGeehan, corner of Centre and
Luzerne streets, and will conduct the
business there. The McGeehan family
have removed to the Coke addition.
Keep your feet dry by wearing Wear
Well rubbers. Prices are right.
South Side employees of the Lehigh
and Wilkesbarre Coal Company were
notified yesterday of a 10 per cent re-
duction in their wages Coal is steadily
advancing in price, and the employees
cannot understand why the wages are
going the other way.
In court on Monday the report of the
grand jury on the annexation of South
Heberton to Freeland borough was con-
iirmed by Judge Bennett. C. f. Nc
Hugh, Esq, of Wilkesbarre, was APP
pointed as auditor to adjust the in
debtedness and report upon the matter.
Wall paper, &c per double roll at
Sweeney & Herron's, Hazleton.
Charles Orion Stroh, ESQ.,, has entered
suit for $1,000 damages against Freeland
borough on behalf of j. b. Laubach,
who fell on Walnut street and broke his
leg on the night Of the fire at Hugh
Boyle's residence, last March. Mr.. Lau-
bach notified the council some time ago
that suit would be brought if no effort
was made to settle the claim.