Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-25
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

currences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
Mrs. Neice McCole, of Bayonne. n. j..
attended to business here this week.
Mrs. Denis Ferry, of North Ridge
street, sprained her wrist yesterday by
falling on the ice.
The union Thanksgiving services at
the Park NJ. +. church this morning
were well attended.
| A ball will be held this evening by the
congregation of st. Kasimer's Polish
church at Yannes' opera house.
The Good viii Association has rented
rooms for clubhouse in Boyle's build
ing, corner of Ridge and Walnut streets.
Several Freeland people on Tuesday
attended the funeral Of John b. Cannon,
who was killed in Yorktown mine on
| Saturday.
William Arndt, the Central conductor
who was killed in Bayonne, n. j., last
Saturday, was buried in White Haven
on Tuesday.
Timothy Ryan, respected resident of
Plattsburg, n. Y, and the father of
Mrs. Joseph p. Mcdonald, of Freeland,
died yesterday.
George W. Faltz has big lead on
other North Side hunters in the number
of rabbits bagged this season, and no
ferrets are used either.
The stock of j. l.. Owens shoe store
was sold at sheriff's sale on Tuesday.
Chas. Orion Stroh, representing the
Tamaqua Shoe Company, was the pur-
chaser.
Wassel Topwich, employed at the Drift
ton shop, is under treatment at Hazeton
hospital. One of his eyes was badly
burned by hot metal on Tuesday and he
may lose his sight.
In court on Saturday the bond filed by
Hugh NJ. BreSlin as guardian of the
estate of Cornelius Breslin was approved,
aud he was given permission to secure
81 900 on the same account.
Albert Sober, of West Hazleton. who
was sheritf's deputy and was proud of
it, boasted so much that he has found it
convenient to go into hiding to escape
the wrath of his humane neghbors.
Miss Maggie Sharkey, Of Eckey. while
gathering coal in caveln on Monday.
was imprisoned by fall of clay near
the entrance. She was released after
an hours work and came out uniniured.
Services at the English Baptist church
will be held at the usual hours next
Sunday. In the evening Rev. j. Z.
Griffith will preach his closing sermon
the last previous to his removal to Lans-
ford.
Albert Santees furniture in Upper
Lehigh hotel was sold on Tuesday by
Deputy Sheriff Williams. A consider
able portion was claimed by Mrs. Albert
Santee, and the balance was bought by
s. S. Hoover.
A good place to spend few hours
this afternoon or evening is at St. Paul's
church. You may eat fine turkey
supper for 25 cents, or you can view the
exhibition of fancy and useful articles
at no cost whatever
Richard Ratchford, national president
of the United Mine Workers, will ad-
dress a public meeting at Hazleton Sat
urday evening. He will address meet
ing at Yannes' hall the next afternoon
at . 80 o'clock.
Joe Rice, OF Wilkesbarre, is hard at
work training for the six-day bicycle
race which opens in New York on De-
cember 6. 1t will be remem bered that
Rice won second prize in the big race
last year. He expects to take first
money Ia the coming race
| Curtis Messner, Pottsville insurance
agent, is giving extra thanks today. He
has just received word that he has
fallen heir to fortune estimated at
about $500,000 The estate was be-
| queathed him by a relative, Miss Collins,
who died at Harrisburg on September Z.
Conrad w. Haas. of Wilkesbarre, and
Miss Anna Il. Haas, of Freeland, will be
married this evening at the home of Mr..
Haas parents, Wilkesbarre Mr.. Haas
is the son of Adam Haas, a former resi-
dent of Freeland, and the bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Haas,
| Main street.
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