Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-15
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What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.


Towns are Doing.
There is not Pole, Italian or Hun
garian residing inside the borough limits
of Ashland.
Unless the State league schedule is
changed this week, the Tigers will play
Hazleton club here next Sunday.
In Tamaqua plate of strawberries
and slice of cake is given free with
every ten-cent plate of ice cream.
A deputy internal revenue collector
will be in town on the cath inst. to re-
ceive mercantile and pool table licenses
A. Oswald sells spring and summer
dress goods at reduced prices.
The services of the Holiness Christian
Association yesterday at Halle Brook
were attended by several of the Freeland
members.
George Windish, who was sentenced
to be hanged for killing his wife, has
been respited from June 80 until Sep
tember1.
John Gerlach, of Upper Lehigh, was
seriously hurt about the hip on Friday
by fall of coal in one of the collierics
at that place.
The Wear Well has just the kind of
shoes you need for this weather
Yesterday was observed as Children's
Day in several of the local churches,
and the services attracted large numbers
during the day.
Many of the bicyclists of town are
devoting their spare time in becoming
proficient with the wheel, with view of
entering the race here on the Fourth.
A wreck occurred on Thursday on the
Jersey Central road between Audenried
and New Silver Brook, in which Josiah
Warg, one of the oldest engineers on the
line, had his leg broken.
A pair of Wear Well shoes will outlast
anything bought at the same price.
No. II boiler house at Audenried took
fire on Thursday. 1t and the engine
house were burned to the ground.
BY forming a bucket brigade the sur
rounding buildings were saved.
At special meeting of Halle town
ship school board on Friday evening the
secretary's salary was placed at $3.50 a
year and that of the treasurer at . per
cent on the money paid out by him.
Clara, the seven-year-old daughter of
John Fisher and wife, of Front street,
died on Friday evening. The funeral
took place yesterday afternoon. Inter
ment was made at Freeland cemetery.
Jacobs renowned ice cream, all favors,
is sold at Geritz's parors, Is Front st.
St. AIMS parochial school closed ten
months term on Friday. The average
attendance of pupils during the term
has been over 400. On Saturday even
ing the annual closing exercises will be
held.
The special train from Drifton to
Mauch Chunk yesterday carried fifty of
the d. S. & S. employees. The Memo
rial Day services under the auspices of
the various brotherhoods were very well
conducted.
The small boys are somewhat i'm
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their love for fireworks until the Fourth
arrives. The streets are filed nightly
with lads firing shooting crackers,
rockets, etc
Fresh bread and cakes every morning
at Geritz's bakery. Confectionery also.
Samuel Courtright, of Mauch Chunk,
died of typhoid fever on Friday, aged A
years. He was known throughout
eastern Pennsylvania as Happy Sam, -
and enjoyed an extensive acquaintance
with prominent people.
Freeland can have rousing celebra-
tion on the Fourth of July if the proper
encouragement is given those who have
taken up the matter. There will be no
occasion to go elsewhere that day to
look for sport or pleasure.
The White Haven dam. which burst
several weeks ago, is to be rebuilt by
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com
pany. The dam will be 400 feet long
and six feet higher than before. About
a hundred men are employed in the
work.
Ladies, buy the r. & G. summer cor.
sets-they are so cool. Sold at Oswalds
The Drifton Glee Club will make it
pleasant for all who may visit Driftor
ball park next Saturday evening, the
date of the picnic to be given by th,
club. First=class music has been pro
yided for the dancers, and various other
attractions will be on hand,
Butler valley farmers fear a watel
famine this summer. All the streams
in the valley are low. Last summer an,
fall many streams and springs went dry
and they have rever since got back t.
their normal condition, and are lowe
now than they were year ago.
Poor Director James McCready an,
wife will leave Summit Hill for Scotlan,
on July /. Mr. McCreadys health is OF