Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-04-15
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
eurrences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

also close part of the day,
William Ripple of Freeland, has been
appointed ticket agent for the d. S. &
S. at Sheppton, succeeding r. C. Jones,
resigned.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Daniel Bertsch Wentz, son of DR..
John S. Wentz, of Mauch Chunk, and
May 5.
NJ. Schwabe, who was confined to his
home all winter with two broken legs,
is able to walk about his house. In a
short time he expects to be around town
again.
The jury empaneled to investigate the
death of Martin Massi, who was found
dead near Eckley last Saturday, render
ed verdict that death was due to ex-
posure.
Nora Gordon and Selnda Garden,
widows of victims Of the Twin shaft
disaster, have brought suit against the
Newton Coal Company for $4,000 dam
ages each.
NJ. Halpin has received an order TO
build handsome delivery wagon for the
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. 1t
will be used by the firms North Side
agent, Stephen Page.
An athletic association has been or
ganized by number of young men in
town. Rooms have been secured in
Yannes' building, where they have
equipped gymnasium.
j. d. Myers has accepted the agency
of Kane Il Cos celebrated Victor engines.
Catalogues and other information CON
cerning these machines will be furnish
cd free of charge by Mr. Myers.
st. Johns Reformed church at Eckley
will be dedicated on Sunday, May 23
Choirs will be present from Freeland.
Hazleton and Weatherly. Rev. Benner,
of town, will conduct the services.
The diagram for the DR.. Stafford lee
ture will open at Woodring's store to-
morrow evening at 6.30 o'clock. All
persons holding exchange tickets are re-
quested to present them without delay
Andrew O'DonneIl, an elderly man of
Eckley, was struck on the head last
night with II beer bottle and had his
nose and jaw fractured by John Sagan
A warrant was issued this morning for
Sagan's arrest
The Reading Coal Company will, if the
compressed air locomotive on trial in
Schuylkill county meets expectations,
place them in all of its larger mines and
save thousands of dollars annually in
cost OF operation.
Local fishermen were disappointed at
the rain which poured down this morn
ing. Many OF them had prepared to
spend the first day of the trout season
at the streams, but the inclement
weather intcrfered with the plans of
nearly all.
George w. Barager, of Drifton, went
South this week with the Lehigh Uni
versity base ball team. Since going to
the university Mr.. Barager has prac-
ticed to become a pitcher, and is said to
be one of the clubs strongest men in its
department.
The congregation of st. Paul's p. NJ.
church will apply for charter The
necessary papers were filed in court yes
terday and were signed by the following
petitioners: Rev. s. Cooper, George Bird,
William Johnson, Samuel Wallace and
Thomas Kessell, Jr.
j. C. Berner offers a reward of $50 for
information that will lead to the arrest
and conviction of the parties who bur-
glarized his store on Sunday morning.
Twenty webs of black, green, red, blue
and plaid dress goods, worth from so
cents to s1.?5 yard, were stolen.
The Plymouth police have received a
letter from Mrs. John Fisher, of Hun
gary, asking for certificate of her hus-
bands death. He came over here to get
work and was killed in the mines, and
as Mrs. Fisher wants to marry again
she desires proof that she is widow.
The ID. S. & s. passenger trains will
begin running on new schedule on
Sunday, There are no important alter
ations in the time table, except that tho
tween stations. Several of the regular
stopping points have been stricken off
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Moran, of But
Ter valley, have been arrested, charged
with sending indecent literature through
the mails on st. Valentines Day. They
were placed under $500 bail for their ap-
pearance at the session of the United
States district court in Wiliamsport, in
September.
Tho English Baptist Sunday school
will hold their semi-monthly entertain
ment in the basement of the church on
Saturday evening at 7.30 o'clock An
interesting tprogramme, consisting Of
decahmations, rectations,, ,ete., will be
rendered. The admission is ) cents.
All are welcome