Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04
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| synopsis OF Local ana N!scellaneou- oc-
ourren"e> That Can ne Read Quickly
What the rolk, Of This and Other
Towns nrc Doing.
John Wasinda and Miss Suzie Hibal.
both of Jeddo, will be married this
week.
Working mittens, 15c At Sippel's.
b. B. Shelhamer is erecting another
large ice-house near the Lehgh Valley
tracks.
The borough council will meet tonight
and the school board will meet on We'd
nesday evening.
Buy Il dance and dodge the doctor.
Sold at A. Oswald's
The Wear Well Shoe House has had a
large sign painted on the fence of the
Tigers ball park
Removal sale bargains at Sweeney &
llemons, IIazlcton.
j. b. Quigley will move his tobacco
and confectionery store to Schwabe's
building, near the postollice, this week
lie will also reside in the building
The Reading Archdcaconry of the
Episcopal Church, Of which Rev. j. p.
Buxton, of Drifton, is archdeacon. will
meet at Mauch Chunk next Monday.
Watch the removal sale at Sweeney &
| Herron's. Ilazlctou.
| The return of the favorite play.
Sporting Craze" on Friday evening,
| is hnt an
will be crowded that evening. Regular
prices will be charged.
Bargains in furniture at Sweeney &
! llerron's removal sale.
The Union Council Club banqueted at
their rooms in the Birk beck building on
New Years Eve. Dr. +. Schilcher was
the host, and an enjoyable evening was
spent by the cluh and its guests.
bernard Boyle has purchased horse
and wagon and has entered the huck
storing business. Mr.. Boyle was severe
y injured in the Highland mines last
February and has been unable to re-
sumo work since.
The dance will never let your ears or
face get cold. Sold at A. Oswald's.
New Years Day was ushered in with
the usual amount of bell-ringing and
shooting. The st. Patricks, Mayberry
and Slavonian bands and the Junior
Mechanics drum corps rendered their
annual serenades during the day.
Every motorman and driver should
wear IA dance. Sold ut A. Oswald's.
John McGlnnes, while cleaning mine
locie at Beaver Meadow yesterday morn
ing, fell under the wheels in some man
ner and was killed. Every bone in his
body was crushed. There was no one
about when the accident occurred.
Mrs. J. j. Powers has disposed of the
merchant tailoring stock of her late hus-
band and will remove to Ilaaleton today.
John Cannon and family will occupy the
dwelling she vacateS. and james Cannon
will remove his barber shop to the same
building.
Don't pay more for shoes than they
worth. Full value at the Wear Well.
John McGeady, a d. 5. & S. employc,
was burned in a peculiar manner on
Saturday He opened the tire-boX of an
engine, and the dranght, being reversed
forced the gas back just as he looked in,
and burned him severely about the head
and face.
Suits and overcoats and gents furnish
ings of all kinds reduced. Geo. Sippcl
The viewers appointed by the court a
month ago to ascertain the damages
done to the Deyer property by the
widening of Centre street, near Chest
nut, have agreed upon 1890. 1t is quito
likely that the borough council will APP
peal from the finding of the viewers.
Poor Director Schwartz stated yester-
day that suffering among the poor is
constantly increasing. Since the first
of October up to the present time twenty
persons have been admitted to Laurv-
town from this part of the district. The
outdoor relief is also enormous. Stun
dard.
Big billiards come at short notice.
| Buy Il dance ut A. OSwald's and be pre-
pared for them.
/ ne W lihtSbdIIt HttOFu y dIlIldUtc LOT
1897 was received on Friday, and it
proves TO be all that its publishers claim
ed for it. The almanac contains large
amount of valuable Information, arrang-
ed especially for Luzerne county, and
compares fayorably with similar books
from the larger cities.
Shoes that fit the feet at prices to suit
| your pockethook can be had at the Wear
/ Wen Shoe House - Centre street.
The Lchigh Valley Railroad has aban-
doncd that part of its road which lies
/ between No. , Highland switch and the
Freeland branch junction near No.
| Highland. All traffic on the Highland
branch now passes through Freeland.
John Mcllugh, operator at The Highland
I signal Office, has been suspended tenn
porarily in consequence Of this chang.
Sl.5O Il year is all the TRIBUNE costs.