Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-18
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

currences That Can BE Read Quickly
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
Little TriXie' will be given at the
Grand opera house tonight.
The framework of Peter Timony's
new double dwelling house on South
street was erected this week
Two peddlers of musical instruments
were arrested at Weatherly for passing
counterfeit money. They refused to
give their names.
Do you want to sell furniture? Consult
NeilWard, purchas'g agt., Wards gallery.
All who wish to join the proposed
shorthand and bookkeeping classes
can meet Prof. w. p. Wright at the Me-
chanical Institute rooms this evening.
Wednesday evening of next week is
the date of the ball to be given by the
Jeddo Progressive Club. This organiza.
tion can be depended upon to furnish
abundant pleasure.
Foot bali has not taken a very deep
hold on Freeand people this year. In
fact, the game never did become popu-
lar here. The roughness and brutality
of the play are against it.
Deputy Sheriff Williams made an un-
pleasant call in town yesterday, closing
the shoe store of j. l.. Owens. The
furnishings of Upper Lehigh hotel,
owned by Fred Santee, were also levied
upon.
pretty line of fall dress goods can
be seen at Oswald's. Latest patterns
and lowest prices.
The stockholders of the Hazleton I'm
provement Company held meeting this
week and effected an organization. A
fund of 500, 900 is to be raised S27, 900
already being collected, to locate indus
tries at Hazleton.
Daniel j. Boyle resigned last evening
rs president OF the Citizens' Hose Com
pany, owing to his inability to attend
the meetings regularly. John j. Welsh
was elected and installed to fill the un-
expired term of president.
A ticket bought for the Mayberry
band supper, to be given Friday and
Saturday evenings at the Cottage
hall, entities the holder to admission
to the hop which will be held there on
Saturday evening, November 27.
The skaters are now sharpening their
Steels preparatory to enjoying that
hilarious sport. There are numerous
ponds hereabouts that are not considered
dangerous, and skaters should go to
them rather than use the sidewalks.
The New York Fish Company will
have fresh fish of all kinds this Friday
morning at their stand, 1873 Centre
street. cents pound. Give them a
call
The rates for life insurance will be
increased after the first of January.
The earning power of the money held by
the companies has fallen from 4 to 81
per cent, hence the raise in rates.
Present policies will not be affected.
A smash-up of coal cars took place on
the Lehigh Valley Railroad, on the
Quakake branch, when Il train of 25O
coal cars parted and came together
again with an awful crash on Monday.
1t took about twenty hours to clear the
tracks, but no person was injured.
In connection with the Thanksgiving
Day dinner and supper in the basement
of st. Paul's p. NJ. church, the Ladies
Aid Society has arranged for a sale
of fancy and useful articles. The ex-
hibition promises to be pretty one, and
invitations to attend are extended to all.
A poultry show will be opened on Sat
urday evening next door to William
Gallagher's saloon, Carbon and Ridge
streets. Thousands of turkeys, ducks.
chickens, etc, will be given away nightly
until further notice.
peculiar accident happened at the
Halle brewery, Hazleton, on Tuesday
Henry Messing, an employe, was putting
shellac on the watts. The resinous ma
teria accumulated gas which sudden
y exploded. The force of the explosion
knocked Messing against the side of the
tank and he was badly injured.
The famous case of Architect E. E.
Myers, of Michigan, against Lnzerne
county, for $4,000, the balance said to
be due on the plans of the court house
which was not built, was revived yester-
day by request for a change of venue,
Judge Lynch reserved his decision.
Myers thinks he cannot get justice in
Luzerne courts.