Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-05-10
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can he Read Quickly.
what the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

the Lehigh Valley road next Sunday.
What the changes will be are not yet
known.
No trace has yet been found of the
two little children who strayed away
from their homes at Halle Brook on
April 81.
That mince meat at A. Oswald's makes
delicious pies.
j. c. Berner still offers the $50 reward
for the capture of the robbers aud the
return of the goods recently stolen from
his store.
Lewis II. Lentz has contracted to
build single dwelling for Mrs. Winifred
Sweeney, on the south side of Wulnu5
street, Biryanton.
Harvey Vanauker, an eight-year-old
boy of Eckley, fell from Il tree on Friday
and broke an arm, besides sustaining
severe internal injuries.
The body of child was found floating
in, the river at Plymouth yesterday. 1t
is supposed to be the body of one of the
two children drowned last fall near
Pittston.
Governor Hastings has issued procla-
nation designating Saturday next as Il
legal holiday on account of the unveil-
ing of the Washington monument at
Philadelphia.
The ladies latest shoe, the Ma jestic, is
S I'D only at the Wear Well.
Two Hungarians were severely injured
on Saturday at Oneida. One was tai en-
to Hazleton hospital in serious condi-
tion, suffering from a broken leg and
internal injuries.
George MalenIiy has ordered two
horse power Kane yapor engine from j.
d. Myers, who is agent for these ma
chimes. 1t will be used in the bottlng
establishment on Main street.
John zona, who was formerly fore
man of the Katboljc printing office, and
Miss Annie IIudock, of Washington
street, will be married next month. Mr..
Zona is at present employed at Wilkes
barre.
Harry Pogrean, of Hazeton, brother
to former chief of police Of that city,
has mysteriously Disappeared He is Il
married man, Minnie Raetz, charac-
ter of that city, is also missing, and it is
thought they have eloped.
The blacksmith shop at Oneida col
iery was destroyed by fire early Satur-
day morning The men worked until
late hour, and when they left it is
thought Il spark from one of the fires
ignited the building. The loss is quite
heavy.
If YOU want good mince pie buy your
m nee meat at A. Oswald's.
The Lehigh Valley Company's new
water station, at Hndsondale was for
mally opened on Friday. The pumping
machinery was publicly tested aud found
satisfactory, The water will be pumped
to Hazleton and will insure an abundant
supply.
The members Of the borough council
will meet tomorrow evening at : o'clock
in the council room to entertain and
consider the granting of the right of
way through the borough to the Free
land Gas Company and the Anthracite
Telephone Company.
On Thursday afternoon Ed. +. Han
Ion, principal of the Washington street
school, was presented by his pupils with
handsome gold ring. The teacher, in
return, treated the scholars to candy
and confectionery, and otherwise made
the last day of school pleasant one.
Mrs. John f. ODonnel died at her
home in Ecklcy yesterday. She was %
years of age, and had been married
about year and u half. A husband and
one child survive her. The funeral will
take place tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. Interment at st. AIMS ceme-
terry.
Just received some handsome spring
sutngs and trouserings. Sippel, tailor.
William Hertman, charged with the
murder of Thomas McKernan, Jr..
whom it was alleged during a quarrel
threw stone at McKernan with fatal
effect, was acquitted at Pottsyille, it be-
ing shown that McKernan came to his
death from an operation performed at
Pottsyille hospital after the injury.
At Fridays session of the state con
ference of the Primitive Methodist
Church number Of names were placed
on the ministers list of probationers,
among them Samuel Cooper, of Free
land. The conference was addressed by
Rev. Levi Bird of Freeland. who is
member of the Prohibition Church, re-
Gently founded at Scranton.
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