Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-06
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

ourrences That Can Be Road Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns arc Doing.
Delegate tickets printsd ct short
notice at the TRIBUNE ONCE.
The regular monthly meeting of the
borough council will be held this even
Ing.
Washington's birthday, February 81
will be the next legal holiday In this
state.
Berner sells children's shoes for ssc.
John M. Jones, OF Pitssson, has bssn
appointed mercantile appraiser Of
Luzerne county for 1ess.
Tho public SCHOOLS rsopened their
doors thi, morning and tho pnroehial
school will do likovise somorrou.
Station Agent James EcHugh has =
smile today which the cold weather can
not effect. Another young son is the
cause.
Only reliable goods at the Wear Well
Shoe House.
John Cartwright, of New York, re-
turned to that city today after spending
two weeks at his mothers home in South
Hebertoa.
The county candidates who were sue
cessful at the polls last Novsmb ber took
charge OF their offices in the courthouse
this morning.
Now is the time for aspifants for ofico
to mako their candidacy known to the
people. 1t csn be done by placing their
cards in these columns.
All kinds of rubber boots and shoes at
J, G. Berner's.
The thermometer at DIR. Schilcher's
place OF business Registered degrees
below zero at D. m. today. AT q. M.
it was degrees warmer.
Type-setting machines will be intro
duced in the Hazlston Sentinel Office In
few months, They will dlsplacs the
fifteen female compositors there.
Attorney John M. Carr sas entered
suit against the Sentinel Printing Com
pany, on hehah of John McCarthy, fer
s756, which the ex-edisor alleges is due
him as salary.
Ladies' kid patent tip button shoes for
81, at j. G. Bsrner's.
Elias Miller, aged So years, member
OF the firm of Miller s. Bachert, powder
manufacturers, Of Ringtown, was found
dead in bed in his room in the Hazleton
House, Hazleton.
Jacob Babcock, once postmaster OF
Hazleton, died at his home in that city
on Thursday, aged rs years. Death was
due to complication of diseases Incl
dental to old age
A fire which destroyed three houses
occurred at McAdoo on Thursday morn
ing. The flames broke out in the resi-
dence of George Fedoroski. There is
no fire department there.
Ladies, don't forget to see the dress
goods at A. Oswald's.
james REILLY, an eleven -year-old boy
OF E3zeton, fell under freight train
while trying to ride to his work at Gran
berry breaker on Friday morning. At
10 o'clock that night he died from his
Injuries.
A state convention of school directors
will be held in Harrisburg on Wednes-
day and Thursday. The convention is
called primarily for the purpose of or
ganizng state association of school
directors.
| advertise particular things, give
prices, take as much pains with my an
nouncement as do with my stock, and
do my heaviest advertising in dull tmss,
because then is when people look most
keenly for bargains.-John Wanamakey.
We are sole agents for the Fashion"
shoe. No other dealer in town has this
line. Oar price 81, guaranteed to be
worth 50. At the Wear Well.
The Greek Catholics began celsbrat-
ing their Christmas at 10 o'clock last
night with midnight mass, and the
chimes of st. Mary's church awakened
many when they rang. Several collier
les are idle today on account of the holi-
day.
Thirty-six years ago James Sweeney,
n miner of Wilkesbarre, while carrying
Mis- months pay home, amounting to s45,
lost it. Sweeney's daughter last week
received a letter from town In Nebraska
enclosing the s45 with interest to date.
1t was signed Conscience"
The Philadelphia Times ssys that @.
Ben Johnson, of Wilkesbarre, the we'll
known newspaper writer and at present
state councillor of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
will contest for the Democratic congress
sional nomination in this district next
fall, providing the outlook takes the
right shape.