Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-06
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

What the Folks of This and Other
| Towns are Doing.
Numerous cutters are being laid on
South Washington street.
George Fisher has added fine team
of horses to his live stock equipment.
&. B. Marklc & Co., of Jcddo, have
donated $3.50 to the Twin Shaft Relief
Fund.
Drifton Fcarnots play the Mauch
Chunk ball club on the latter's grounds
next Saturday.
| A government agent from Washington
is in Willtcsbarre investigating the milk
sold in that city.
Councilman Bresln has Il large barn
nearly completed on the rear of his
Washington street property.
James p, McNeliS sold his meat market
last night to Geo. IL. Hartman, and is
preparing to enter another line of busi-
ness.
The Mayberry band ATTENDED the
birthday celebration of Harry Mochamcr,
clerk at the Valley hotel, IIazloton, on
Monday evening.
The amount on orders outstanding,
issued by the borough council at its last
meeting for which no money is in the
treasury, is 81 ,5991 IL.
Edward Krumm and Augusta Buszan,
both of Highland, will be married on
the @lst. inst by Rev. j. j. Kuntz at st.
Lnkc's Lutheran church.
\ successful school is being conducted
in the basement of the Greek Catholic
church. 1t is well patronizod by the
children of the congregation.
Pretty dress goods ut Oswalds.
The picnic of Union Council, Legion
of Honor, at Halle park this afternoon,
will be largely attended. The members
leave here via trolley ut ~ o'clock.
Bernard Mooney, of IIazleton, the Lee
high Valley fireman who was hurt in the
recent wreck at Pond Creek, has re-
| covered and resumed work this week.
Richard Scott, foreman of William
sons plumbing establishments was elect
ed an active member of the Citizens
Hose Company at its meeting last night
The project of establishing national
bank at Lansford has been abandoned.
The cause given is that Shamokn and
Monnt Carmel capitalists would control
a majority of the stock.
A Polish laborer named Ludwig had
his leg broke in No . slope, Drfton, on
Monday. Ludwig narrowly escaped
death only Il short time ago while work
ing with the late Edwin Pugh.
Joseph Reed, former resident of
lIarleigh and Il nephew of Daniel Reed,
of lIazleton, died in Alabama ON Friday
last. lie was considered one of the
leading mine experts in that section.
A barrel of fine fish was sent here on
Tuesday by Thomas Birkbeck, from
Wildwood, N. j., where he is spcndinga
few weeks. The fishes were real beau-
ties, and were distributed among Mr..
Brkbeck's friends by his son William.
Thirtecn-year-old Robert Kcpcka, of
Nanticoke, was bitten by a rattlcsnal,e
ut Thrcc-Cornercd Pond on Tuesday. A
physician treated the bite, but is afraid
the boy will not recover, us the poison
seems to have gone to all parts of his
body.
August Schmidt a young man en-
poyod in Refowich's Hazlcton clothing
establishment, was arrested on Monday
on the charge of robbng the till of his
employer. Schmidt acknowledged his
guilt. The proprietor will not prose-
cute him.
Joseph II. Jones, p. +. Laughran and
William Powell, all of IIazleton, were
chosen arbitrators yesterday to try the
SANDER case of r. f. DePierro VS.. Jo-
seph Nouburgcr. The hearing of wit
nesses will take place at Hazleton on
the goth inst.
Il. e G.. corsctS are sold at Oswald's.
Joseph Predusii was drowned in u
stripping hole at Halle Brook while
bathing on Monday evening. He was
out beyond his depth when he was
attached with cramps and before assist
ance could be rendered he sank. The
body was recovered Tuesday morning.
c. c. Bowman, secretary of the Twin
Shaft Relief Association, was elected
acting mayor of Pittston in place Of NJ.
j. Langan, one of the victims, in joint
convention of councils Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Bowman is a Republican. The
councils are Overwhelmingly Democratic.
John Darak has entered divorce pro
ceedings against his wife, Annie Hall
Darak, charging her with dcsortion.
They were married in 1898 and lived to-
gether one year. The plaintiff resides
in Ilazlcton and his wife at Sandy Run.
They resided here up to six months ago.
For several days past rumor has been
afloat to the effect that c. b. Marke &
Co. were negotiating for the lease of the
Stockton collercs. A representative
called on one of the firm and found that
there was nothing in the report. The