Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-14
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

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John p. Boyle, of Wilkesbarre. is on a
visit to his parents on Carbon street.
Patrick Burns, of Philadelphia, is in
town to attend the funeral OF his sister,
Mrs. d. A. Furey.
Interesting services are held every
evening at the church of the Holiness
| Christian Association.
Joseph CoonS, one of the best known
merchants of Wilkesbarre, died on Mon
day at the age of so years.
w. Z. Bellies has resigned his position
in the general Office at Drifton and will
devote himself entirely to the business
of the overall factory.
Edmund Troel, of Frceand, and Miss
Lucinda Miller, of Halle Brook, were
married Tuesday evening at the resi-
dence of Rev. IL. A. l. Benner.
George w. Fry, for several years a
brakeman on the Freeland branch of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad, died on
Tuesday at Tamaqua, aged "a years.
w. H. Mccartney, of Wilkesbarre, a
son of the late General Mccartney, and
E. j. Moore, of Warrior Run, were ad-
mitted to the Luzerne bar on Monday.
The county commissioners have re-
fused to allow County Treasurer Robin
son three clerks in his office 1t is said
there is barely work enough for one
assistant.
Morris Ulrich and son William, of
South lleborton, have purchased tract
of land in Schuylkill county, near Ash
lind, aud will establish a fcrtilizng
plant there.
John Nelly, Of town, has been APP
pointed by the Carbon county court as
guardian of William p. Lawlor, minor
child of the late Patrick Lawlor, of
Nesquehonng.
Albert Leisenring, superintendent,
and Robert Munroe and Patrick Kelly,
miners, have been appointed to examine
applicants for mine foremen's certif-
Gates in this district during 1897.
Applicants for license are busy hust-
ling about for signerS to their petitions,
and otherwise preparing them for pres
entation to court. License court will
be held the latter part of next month.
A siX-year-old child of Charles Bocz-
kowsh died on Tuesday from diptheria
and was buried yesterday at St. AIMS
cemetery. This disease is clinging to
town with Il tenacity that is remarkable
The Florida Rolling Exposition, a
palace car containing exhibits, etc,
from the land of flowers, will visit Free
land on Thursday next from a. m. to 0
p. IN. Car will be stationed near Lehigh
Valley depot
"O'Dowd's NeighborS" will make its
first appearance in town on Monday
night. As laugh-producer, it is said
to stand at the top of the list. Murry
and Murphy, the leading men, are com
edianS of note.
Elmer II. laval, John W. Berry, en-
gineers, and Anthony Reilly, Allan Mof-
fit and William X. Jones, miners, have
been appointed by the Luzerne county
Judges as the board of mine inspector
examiners for the present year.
"Side-Tracked" appeared at the opera
house on Monday night and kept the
audience amused from start to finish.
The company is composed of good actors
and fair actresses and their work was of
high order. return date will be
played here.
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Lehigh Valley time table. The mail
train which left here for New York and
Philadelphia at 3.2S p. m. now goes at
3.25 O'Clock, and the LAO p. M. train
does not make connections for Stockton
and Hazleton.
Mrs. Ellen Furey, wife OF ex-Street
Commissioner d. a. Furey, died at the
family residence on South Ridge street
on Tuesday. The deceased was aged 80
years, months and u days. The re-
mains will be inferred this afternoon at
st. AIMS cemetery.
An entertainment will be given on
Saturday evening by the young people
of the English Baptist church in the
church basement. 1t will consist of
songs, decamatons, etc, and an inter
esting and profitable time may be eX-
pccted. The admission has been placed
at a figure within the reach of all, )
cents. The public is invited.
Three valuable horses belonging to
Coke Bros. e Co. were killed on the Le-
high Valley Railroad at Drifton Tues
day morning. A clerk at the store was
leading four horses to water when they
broke loose and ran on the railroad.
Three of the number were run down
and mangled by the passenger train
which left here at G.O5 o'clock.
Suits and overcoats and gents furnish