Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-19
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 Other
Towns are Doing.
A concert will be given by the Free
land Glee Club on September 1S
The D. S. & S. Railroad was inspected
on Monday by President Stearns.
Patrick ]. Furey, of oratorical fame,
reappeared in town Tuesday evening
Attorney John NJ. Carr is entertaining
another young son at his home on Wash
| ington street.
St. Patrick's cornct band will attend
the A. o. II. picnic at Halle Park on
Saturday evening.
The twelfth anniversary of the organ
ganization of Union Council, Legion
of Honor, will be celebrated on the 25th
| inst.
This is convention week at Scranton,
the Knights of Pythias, Total Abstainers
and members of the Irish Catholic Bene-
VIOLENT Union holding their sessions in
that city.
Dates for county Institutes for school
| ltuNl'iN IdNt bttl UAtu uS lOllOWS DN
the state departments: Luzerne, October
2j; Carbon, November 20; Schuylkill,
| November 8.
Charles Burkhardt, of Harwood, who
was shot three weeks ago by Coal and
Iron Policeman Cook at the Lumber
Yard, has recovered sufficiently to leave
the hospital.
Chairman IIolcombe, of the Republ-
can county committee, has issued call
for the meeting of the Republican coun-
ty convention Tuesday, August 81. The
primaries will be held Saturday, August
2s.
John Rabe, who left Hazeton four
teen years ago and became wealthy in
Nebraska, returned few weeks ago
and on Monday committed suicide by
hanging himself to tree near West
lIazleton.
The ladies Of st. Pauls P. NJ. church
are making preparations to hold ba-
zaar or grand sale of goods during
Thanksgiving week. They intend to
conduct the affair on an elaborate
scale.
Recent developments in the matter of
the Public Park boundary lines Indicate
that the original lines may hold good.
1t is said that the deeds on record will
prove the correctness of the claims of the
Birkbeck estate.
The Offices of the general freight and
assistant general passenger agents of
the Lchigh Valley Railroad will be re
moved from South Bethlehem to Phla-
delphia. The removal of other Offices is
expected to follow.
Freeland fremen will take part in the
parade at Hazleton this afternoon and
later will attend the picnic of the Halle
ton department at Halle Park The
special car leaves here at LIE p. M, and
returning leaves the park at II p. m.
Dancing on Saturday evening at
Krouse's hall, South llebcrton, from
to l1.30. Free lunch for everybody.
Music by Quigley's orchestra. Free ad-
mission.
Services at St. Paul's p. NJ. church
next Sunday will be as follows: Preach
ing at 1870 u, m, characteristics of
Healthy Church, at 7 p. m, Sudden
Death and Its Lessons" The pastor,
Rev. S. Cooper, extends to all cordial
welcome to attend.
John Heron, of Upper Lehigh, died on
Tuesday from complication Of diseases.
He had been resident of the town for
many years. The funeral took place
this morning from the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. IL. d. Stanton. Inter
ment was made at Rockport.
The supply committee of the Foster
school board has awarded the contract
of furnishing the new school at Eckley
with seats to the Hudson Company,
Athens Ohio. Nj, j. Gcary, of Wilkes
barre, has been given the contract to
furnish supplies for the schools
Schuylkill Republicans on Monday
nominated the following ticket: Sheriff,
S. Albright, Orwigsburg; poor director,
John Rowe, fremont; jury commissioner,
John Anstock, Mahanoy City. No
candidate was named for Judge and the
county committee will endorse Judge
Bechtel as soon as he is nominated by
the Democrats.