Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-05-03
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
eurrences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
The borough schools close today, The
term consisted OF eight months.
The Lehigh Valley Company has put
down new platform around its station.
The regular monthly meeting of the
borough couucil will be held this even
| ing.
a two-story addition is being placed
to Adam Sachs dwelling on Front
street.
Work upon the foundation of the now
school building has been commenced by
Contractor Riebe.
ga Bit of Blarney' will be given here
on May 16 by South Side amateur
dramatic company.
l.. Olsho was at New York last week
and purchased a complete new stock of
clothing and gents furnishings.
Henry Smith has awarded a contract
for the building of a large double dwell
Ing on North Washington street.
lnclement weather prevented the
opening gameSof the Anthracite league
season from being played yesterday.
May devotions will be held at st.
Ann's Catholic church on "Wednesday
and Friday evenings during this month.
Daniel Breslin, young man of Jeddo,
had his finger so badly squeezed under Il
car on Thursday that amputation was
necessary.
Frank Benson, soven-year-oId Wca-
therly boy, fell into the Quakake creek
yesterday and was drowned before he
could be rescued.
Last nights heavy shower oyernowcd
the manholes, and Street Commissioner
Boyle had to tour the town and clear
the Hooded cutters.
Harry Neuburger was arrested on Fri
day evening for riding bicycle without
Il bell. Burgess Gallagher fined him
IS, - for the otIenSe.
The Aiken Opera Company disbanded
at llazleton on Friday evening. The
season has been an unusually hard one
on theatrical companies.
Thomas A. Buckley was sworn in as
justice of the peace by Recorder Rich
ards at Wilkcsbarre on Friday. lie
begins his third term today.
Work has been commenced upon II
handsome $1,000 monument, to be erect
ed at Pottsyile to the memory of John
Pott, who founded the town.
The monthly meeting of the Methodist
Episcopal ministers of lower Luzerne
and Carbon counties will he held this
afternoon at the Park church.
Rev. NJ. Howells, of Pottsyille, occu-
pied the pulpit in St james p. Il.
church last evening. 1t is probable that
he may be stationed here permanently.
Real Estate Agent McHugh predicts
that considerable building will be done
this year on the IIowcy and Schwabe
tracts, in the northwestern part of town.
Andrew Bueksa, of Upper Lehigh, and
Miss Mary Kulko, of Freeland, were
married yesterday afternoon by Rev.
Guloyich, at st. Mary's Greek Catholic
church.
Michael Ryan and Miss Maggie Quinn.
both of Buck Mountain, were married
on Thursday at Laurytown church
Both parties are well known in this
vicinity.
Foster township school board has
agreed to run Il nine months term in
the schools, The treasury is about cx-
hausted, but the teachers are satisfied
to wait for their pay.
Condy Carr, of Jeddo, aged about 80
years, died ON Thursday after linger-
ing illness. He had been an invalid for
three years past. The funeral took
place on Saturday, interment being
made at lIa2leton.
NJ II. Hunsicker, proprietor of the
Central hotel, expects to have the new
addition to his house complete by the
latter part of this month. The house
will then contain forty-two rooms,
more than double its former capacity.
Dir. G. H. Carr, who has been assistant
here to Dir. IL. NJ. Neale for some
months, has decided to open an Office in
Wilkesbarrc, where he will make spc-
cialty of diseases of the ear, eve and
throat. He will leave here on Wednes-
day.
The Polish people of town today are
celebrating the anniversary of the pro-
mitigation of the constitution of their
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