Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-04-01
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What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

turn on Tuesday.
George Malinky has painters at work
on the new block which he has recently
erected on Fern street.
The quarterly convention of the Catho-
| lie temperance societies of the fourth
district will be held here on April %.
THE Rag-Pickers' Child" will be pro-
| duced under the auspices of the St.
Patrck's cornet band at White Haven
on April ?4.
The plant of the Hazleton Truth is be-
ing removed to Drifton. The proprie-
tors have not yet decided what they will
do with it in the future.
Wright Hawk, of Nescopec, and Miss
Ella Antsbach, of South Heberton. were
married in New Jersey last week They
will reside at Nescopec
Owing to an unfounded rumor that the
''Bowery" would be raided, the inmates
decamped at . Il. m. yesterday morning
and left for parts unknown.
Small boys set fire to delivery wagon
on the vacant plot in front of the Grand
opera house on Tuesday evening. The
top was completely destroyed.
The legislative committee appointed
to investigate the condition of the starry
ing miners in the Pittsburg district will
meet next Monday in Pittsburg.
Lehighton citizens. by vote of i13 to
10, on Tuesday decided to increase the
borough indebtedness for the purpose of
establishing an electric light plant.
Michael Dempsey has resigned as fore
man of the Pond Creek brick works.
Mr.. Rowlands, of White Haven, one of
the officials of the company, will succeed
him.
Rev. C, w, living will hold services in
st. James chapel on Wednesday and
Friday evenings at 7.30 o'clock. Holy
communion on Thursday morning at 10
o'clock.
Conner Jones has been appointed
superintendent of the South Side col
lieries of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
Coal Company, with headquarters at
Audenried.
The members of the Daughters of
Liberty of town have accepted an in
yitation from the Hazeton council to
attend an anniversary celebration on
the 10Th inst.
Hon. w. j. Scott has received the APP
pointment of aide de camp on the staff
of John p. Donahue, national comman-
der of the Union Veteran Legion. His
rank is colonel
Jacob Rote, stable boss at Upper Le-
high, has removed his family to White
Hall, Monroe county, where he has ac-
cepted position in cement factory.
AL Snyder is his successor.
The annual church work convention
of the Wyoming Chassis of the Reformed
Church was held this week at Hazleton.
Rev. IL. A. |, Benner, pastor of st.
Johns church, was present and took
part in the discussion
The second appearance of "A Breezy
Time this season was greeted by large
audience on Tuesday evening. All the
old favorites are still in the cast, and
the company gave show which was
appreciated by everyone present.
just received some handsome spring
suitings and trouserings. Sippe, tailor.
The Office effects of George p. Loomis.
the Wilkesbarrc attorney who left there
under a cloud have been sold by the
sheriff for unpaid rent. The entire con
tents sold for S90.55. They included II
case of law books, desk, chairs, etc.
Delegates from the P. o. S. of A.
camps of LuZerne District No. held an
interesting meeting at Sandy Run on
Tuesday evening. Among those who
addressed the assemblage were eX-Presi-
dent j. II. Trevasks and j. B. Laubach.
Professor Stock, of PENNSYLVANIA
State College, will deliver lecture be-
fore the Mining and Mechanical Insti-
tute' April 20, on History of Coal Min
ing" On April 30 Prof. NJ. c. IhSeng
will lecture On Heat, Flame and Com
bustion."
President Maxwell. of the Central Rail
road of New jersey. was in Wilkesham o
on Tuesday. In an interview on I'll o
business and industrial outlook, he sal, !:
"Tinkering with the tariff is having an
injurious effect. If the tinkering ceased
times would get better"
Two men and big bear created
endless excitement at Audenried on
Tuesday, The bear broke loose and
made for the children who stood about
watching the pranks of the animal, and
was with difficulty subdued by a crowd
Of men who hurried to the scene.
The Relief Committee at Shenandoah
has relieved over l,7QQ people so far,
Since the rooms wore opened there have
been distributed over 1000 bushels of
potatoes, 100 barrels of flour 900 pounds
of meat, $50 pairs of shoes. 4,OOO pounds
of fitch and Il large quantity of miscel-
! laneous groceries,