Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-02
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currenoes Tbat'ICan Bel Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

currences Tbat'Can Bel Read Quickly
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
Peter Gallagher, of Birvanton, is visit
ing this week at Carbondale.
owen j. Boyle spent New Years Day
with friends in Philadelphia.
II. p. Malloy, of South Centre street,
is seriously i'll with pneumonia.
Richard Doggett is enjoying visit
with friends at Somerville, N. j.
Miss Rose Burke left yesterday morn
ing to visit friends in Wilkesbarre.
Burgess Patrick Mclaughlin attended
the funeral of a relative at Tamaqna
on Tuesday.
Miss Mary Fnrey, of Ridge street. is
spending New Years week with relatives
in Wilkesbarre.
The heavy frost of the last two days
has made excellent skating on all the
ponds in this vicinity.
Wawzyniec Wodzienski and Anne Nit
ka' both of Eckley, were married by
squire buckley yesterday.
Rev. j. T. Griffith will hold services
in the Welsh Baptist church, Upper Le-
high, at 3.15 p IN. next Sunday.
Several buildings in town were slight
~ damaged by the severe wind accom-
panying the rain storm on Monday night.
The Misses Brown, of Allentown. were
nntnrtDInn1 on. I,a H.
home of Francis Brennan, South Centre
street.
a large delegation of the Citizens
Hose Company attended the New Years
Eve ball of the Pioneer Fire Company
at Hazleton.
Miss Hannah Brennan, of Ridge
street, and Mark Campbell, of Eckley.
were married at st. AIMS church on
New Years Eve.
The usual services will be held on
Sunday in the English Baptist church
during the day, and in the evening com
munion will be served.
The morning papers of Hazleton, the
rum Speaker and Standard, have dis
trlbuted their calenders for 1896. Both
are neat and serviceable.
II. NJ. Brislin on Tuesday purchased
the property on the northwest corner
OF Washington and Luzernc streets from
James Clare, of Wikesbarre.
Frceland greeted the new year in the
usual manner, with blowing whistles,
ringing bells. shooting, church services
and serenadss by bands and choirs.
The will of James Dever, of Hazleton.
who died few weeks ago, was probated
at Wilkesbarre yesterday. lie leaves all
the property valued at S., 600 to his wife.
The bands of town made their annual
New Year calls yesterday, and were sub
stantlally remembered, Despite the ex-
treme cold weather, the streets resound-
ed with music from early morning until
night
The fantastic parade arranged yester-
day by Oriental Court, Jr. O. L. A. NJ.
was quite success. The costumes of
the marchcrs and horsemen were well
gotten up. Music was furnished by the
buIlbl heCHdllC uruln CORPS.
Miss Bid Campbell, of Sandy Valley.
will leave on Saturday for Carbondale,
where she will join the sisterhood of the
Catholic church. She will begin her
novitiate Monday, when she will take
the VOWS of the order.-SeRtinel.
Condy o. Boyle on Monday morning
received a welcome New Years Gift
from his wife in the person of another
young son, making three in all. Mother
and child are doing well, and Condy is
acknowledging the congratulations of
friends.
Richard Clements, the seventeen-year-
old son of eX-Poor Director Thomas
Clements, who disappeared from his
home in Lansford with Il companion
named John McIIugh on August %, has
not yet been found. Mr.. Clements offers
S25 reward for information regarding
his son.
SheriF-elcct Martins appointments
are officially announced as follows:
Henry Hall, Wikesbarre, chief deputy;
j. NJ. Jones, Pittston; Samuel Hooper,
Plains; Robert Williams, Wilkesbarre;
George S. Ferris, West Pttston. at
torncy There are several disappont-
mcnts in Republican ranks.
The Wilkesbarre. Records annual al
manac has been received. 1t is book
that has been compiled with unusual
care and attention, and the statistics
and information on county affairs that
it contains make it valuable for refer
ence. TNpographicallY. il is as neat an