Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-05
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.

What the Folks of This and othe,
Towns are Doing.
Lehigh Valley Railroad employees will
be paid next Wednesday
NJ. II. Hunsicker has erected n shuttle
board in the basement of the Central
hotel.
Work on the erection of a new
Lutheran church at Beaver Meadow
was commenced this week.
r. Rafel, employed by Hart, the Eng
lish tailor, as cutter, fell and slightly in
iured his hip yesterday. Mr. Rafel will
be ndisposed for few days.
Members of the Young Mems C. T. A..
A. b. Corps are meeting with much sue
cess in disposing of tickets for their ice
cream festival on the 2lst inst.
Katie, the month-old daughter of
Patrick and Annie Duffy, who died on
Tuesday, will be buried at o'clock this
afternoon at st. AIMS cemetery.
William Wallace, former resident of
Upper Lehigh, was married on Monday
to his-sister-in-law, Miss Lily Burger, of
Hazleton. They have taken up their
residence at Silver Brook.
The funeral of William Roberts. one
OF the young men drowned on Saturday
in the Lehigh river, took place on Tues
day afternoon. ItAwas one of the LARGEST
seen in town for some time past.
For fashionable tailoring at the lowest
possible prices call at Sipple's,
Mountain Grove camp meeting began
this week and many Freeland people
Will visit it before it closes. Tho meet
ings are in charge of Rev. +. II. Yocnm.
presiding elder Of the Danvilo district.
The Republicans of the fourth legisla-
tive district are deeply Interested in the
election OF delegates to, the state conven-
tion. The North Side candidates for the
honor are w. j. Morgan, of Freeland,
and Philip Brior of Drfton
Among the properties in town which
are receiving attention from the painters
are the following: Patrick Meehan's.
Washington and Luzcrne streets. Peter
MagagnaS, South street; B. f. Davis
feed store, and Hart's clothing store.
The Water Company has nearly com
plcted its new line OF eight-inch pipe.
extending from the South Heberton
pumping station along Pine street to
Walnut. This gives larger and more
direct supply to the reservoir than for
merly.
Miss Bella McGill left here this morn
ing for Hazieton, where she enters the
Sisters of Mercy convent today. Large
numbers Of her friends and acquaint-
ances called at her home on Chestnut
street last evening ana rendered their
best wishes for success in her new life.
John Doyle, the Fresh Air boy who
took sick shortly after his arrival here,
is yet too i'll to be taken home and will
remain another week at the residence
of d. j. Kennedy. His sister, who
came here from Brooklyn when his CON
dition was dangerous, returned home
yesterday.
A. Oswald sells the Reliable root beer
eXtract-three bottles for 95c There
is none better.
William Wasley, IS years old, was
drowned in the river at Wilkesbarre on
Tuesday. Young Wasley went to the
river alone, but there were four or five
boys in swimming at the rapids near the
bridge, They saw him drown, but did
not realize what was happening. His
body was recovered.
Bishop Rulison, of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese OF Central Pennsyl-
Yania, sailed last week for Mannheim,
Germany, where he is to go under treat
ment for his health, He expects to be
gone several months, and in accordance
with the canons of the church he has
made the standing committee the &c
clesiastcal authority during his absence.