Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-13
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currenccS That Can I;e Read Quickly.
what the Folks Of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

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What the Folk. Of This and Othe,
| Towns are Doing.
| Dwelling houses arc in demand again.
and many inquiries arc made by persons
desiring to locate here.
Governor Hastings has appointed
Jule 30 AS the day upon which Windish.
the wife murderer, shall be hanged.
A large new bell has arrived for the
Independent Polish church on Birk beck
street, and will be placed in position
soon.
The TRIBUNE acknowledges the receipt
of volume Of the statistical Abstract
of the United States, through the cour-
tesy of Hon. John Lciscnring.
Garfield Commandcry, No. 6. Knights
of Malta. will hold Il meeting tonight at
which the Malta degree will be con
ferred. Members are requested to at
tend.
The "Presidential Possibilities" shown
today are Richard Olney, secretary of
state of the United States, and Stephen
b. Elkins, United States senator from
West Virginia.
The plan to annex Hazlcton's ou'-
lying sections to the city has been
blocked by movement cf the property
owIcrs of the territory wanted. They
intend to apply for borough charter.
The destruction of sugar plantations
IN Cuba is given as reason for pros
pcctive advance in sugar. Several pri-
vatc families are buying their summer
stock now in view of the expected ad-
vance,
EX-Represntative d. NJ. Evans. of
Beaver Meadow, oificiated at the Eng
lish Baptist church yesterday, filing
the place of the pastor, Rev. j. T.
Griffith, who held services at Nesque-
honing
David Rickert died at his residence on
Front street on Thursday evening. He
had been sufferer for some time from
paralysis, He was aged &C years,
months and 21 days, and was buried in
Freoland cemetery yesterday afternoon.
stephen Page, who has been engaged
for some months past as an agent for the
Metropolitan Insurance Company, re-
signed his position on Saturday. Mr.
Page was hustler in the business, and
the company will miss his valuable SER
vices. .#.
% The money question is one which hun
dreds of people will frankly tell you they
do not understand. w. ii. Little, of st.
Louis, will entertain the readers of our
"Live Questions columns next Monday
with comprehensive article upon this
subject. e8Es
The Anthracite Amateur league, of
which the Travellers of town are mem
hers, will open their season on MAY 3.
The league consists of eight clubs, and
each has placed guarantee of so in
the hands of the treasurer as evidence
of the intention to play the season out.
II. w. Montgomery, florist, store 80
West Broad street, greenhouses corner
Church and Second streets, Hazleton.
Full stock of bedding and decorative
plants Special prices to all purchasers
from Freeland and vicinity.
The hop which was to be given next
Saturday evening by the Travellers Ath-
letic Association will not take place, but
the organization will hold ball week
from this evening at Yannes' opera
house. DePierro's orchestra and st.
Patrick's cornet band have been secured
According to the Hazleton Standard a
census of the miners employed at Har-
wood was recently made, and the fol-
lowing are the numbers of the various
nationalities: Hungarans, 165; Polish,
1877: Americans. 63; Irish, 32; Austrians,
27 Italians, ?1; Germans, IL; English, :;
Welsh, >.
The grand jury made it's returns on
Saturday. A true bill has been found
against the six directors of Halle town
ship, who are charged with unlawful
contract and misdemeanor in Office The
charge of embezzlement against A. Nj.
McNulty was ignored. The commissions
ers were refused power to purchase a
site for new courthouse,