Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-04-19
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.


eurrences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
Mrs. Mary Berner, of Indiana, is visit
ing her son, j. C. Berner.
The public schools of Butler township
closed on Friday. The term consisted
of seven months.
A block of tenement houses. occupied
by foreigners, at Milnesville, was burn
ed to the ground yesterday.
A number of the young men and girls
OF town are home from schools and col
leges during the Easter vacation.
The revised time table of the d. S. &
5. Railroad, which went into effect YES
terday, appears on the fourth page to-
day.
The ladies latest shoe, the Majestic. is
sold only at the Wear Well.
Mrs. j. c. Berner, who was i'll at the
time of the robbery in her husbands
store has had relapse and is very low
again.
Joseph Birkbeck, Jr., is slowly rccov-
ering from hard seige of sickness. 1t
was rnmored yesterday that Mr. Birk-
beck had died, but fortunately this was
not true.
M. Rafael, the well known cutter. has
accepted position in Harts clothing
store, and custom suits will now be
turned ont in the latest styles at that
popular establishment.
Bail has been furnished for Constable
Dennis Gallagher, of Wikesbarre. who
was lodged in Carbon county jail last
week on charges preferred by James
Loughran, of Hazleton.
If you want a good mincc pie buy your
mince meat at a. Oswald's.
The birthday invitation party at St.
PaulS church tonight will be success
in every respect. The young ladies in
charge have managed this novel enter
tainment with much skill.
Easter Sunday was well observed here
The services in nearly all the churches
were on more elaborate scale than
usual During the day the latest fash
ions were displayed by the feminine sex.
Mrs. Charles Sweeney, mother of
James j. Sweeney, of town. accom-
panied by her two sons, Thomas and
Andrew, returned last week from Mis-
souri,, where they resided for some years
past.
D. Bellezza's stock of spring shoes is
now ready for your inspection.
The postoifice at Luzerne was burg
larzed some time during Thursday night.
The visitors secured no money. They
effected entrance by forcing open a rear
door and gave the boxes thorough over
hauling in their search for letters con-
tanning money.
The Ninth and Thirteenth regiments.
with headquarters at Wilkesbarrs and
Scranton respectively, will be part of
the provisional brigade of the National
Guard which will attend the Grant
monument dedication at New York city
on the 27th inst.
just received some handsome spring
sultlngS and trouSerngs. Sppel, tailor
The Halle township roads are being
improved by the placing of large iron
pipes across the road to drain the sur
face water. The pipes are an advantage
IN that they do away with the deep gul-
lies which were dangerous part of the
roads heretofore.
The anthracite trade in the cities
shows an improved demand and is in
every way getting into more healthy
shape. The severe restriction in the
output has satisfied dealers that the coal
trust will continue to maintain exorbi-
tant prices, hence they are buying with
more freedom than they have for months.