Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-22
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
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PARTS OF THE. REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous oe-
currences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

Freeland's delegation of normal schoo
pupils are home on their spring vaca.
tlon.
Charles Broad, one of Wlkesbarre's
most prominent merchants, died on Fri
day evening, aged A years.
John Shigo purchased the property OF
Andrew Hardine, in Hazleton, at a sale
held by Constable Henry Luhman on
Friday.
The Junior Mechanics propose to take
charge of the Fourth of July celebration
here and will arrange for the same on "A
big scale.
That mnce meat at A. Oswald's makes
delicious pies.
G. L. Halsey, the well-known lawyer
of White Haven, who was so ill last
week that his life was in danger is re-
ported to be improving.
Among the corporations which were
granted charters by the state on Thurs
day was the Freeland silk Mill Company.
The capital stock is $4,000
Raymond E. Meyers, superintendent
of the Electric Light Company, has con
structed small phonograph and also u
miniature battery to attach to it,
The trolley wire on the North SiC G
branch parted at Ebervale on Saturday
evening, Traffic between Frceland and
Hazleton was delayed for an hour
Governor Hastings has designated
April and 23 as Arbor Days The
people of each locality can choose the
date most suitable for the observance of
the day.
just received some handsome spring
suitings and trouserings. Sippel, tailor.
The committee of Pittston citizens APP
pointed to solicit subscriptions for the
Twin Shaft Relief Fund have made
their final report. The amount received
was 50, 5G7.75.
The Sunday evening entertainment
announced on Thursday to take place at
the Grand opera last night has been
postponed until after Lent at the request
of Rev. M. j. Falihee.
No II colliery at Plymouth. the larg-
est mine operated by the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Company, will shut down
on April l until next fall. This will
throw 750 men and boys out of work.
firm from Paterson, n. j., is trying
to interest Hazletonians in silk mill
project. Had Freeland half the idle
money that is in our neighboring city
this town would have factories and mills
galore.
"Ucantripem" shoes are the very best.
Sewed free If they rip, Att. Bellezza's.
Miss Hattie Rute returned on Thurs
day from an extended visit to friends in
Ohio. On Friday evening quite a mum
Der of her companions assembled at the
home 'of her father, b, f. Rute, and
celebrated her return.
Two trolley cars collided near York
town on Saturday night on the Lehigh
Traction Company's line. The cars were
badly wedged together Motorman Rog-
ers was seriously injured and the pas
sengers shaken up considerably.
Paul Houser, Of Denison township.
has been arrested on the charge of
shooting deer out of season near Pond
Creek some time ago. He has been
placed under $500 bail to answer at
court The well-kuown sportsman.
Hugh Malloy, is prosecutor in the case,
New pews have been placed in the
English Baptist church, and on next
Sunday the reopening services will be
held as follows: Prayer meeting, 10 a.
m; preaching at 1870 a. M, and 6. 30
p. m. Rev. Z. l.. Jones, d. D., of Phila-
delphia, will deliver the sermon on this
occasion.
Frank Il. McNish, the minstrel who
appears with Labadies Faust Company
tonight, is Il brother-in-law of Freeland's
Irish faVorite, Tony Farrell.
Two common drunks and one drunk
and disorderly were captured by the po-
lice on Saturday night. South Heber-
ton furnished two of the cases. Burgess
Gallagher imposed fine of IS each on
the drunks, and Sl2.5O on the other
prisoner, who had to pay for a door he
broke in Martin Dunlavish's saloon.
Burton Downing, one of Wilkesbarre's
shining legal lights, was sued by his
wife for divorce last week. The trial
occupied three days and was decided in
favor of the wife. He has an income of
nearly $4,000 a year, but his store bills
varied from only So to 80 per month and
she objected to living with such miser.
The D. S. & $. Company awarded the
contract of the taking apart of four
locomotives to Jacob Zeistloft, he being
the lowest bidder. The amount of his
bid was $40 for each engine, The loco
motives are all old and worn and unfit
for further use, having been second
handed when the d. S. lS S. Company
purchased them years ago.
Children Cry for
Pitchers CastoYia.