Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-20
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.
The Tamaqua and Lansford street
railway will commence operations on
October /.
The stecple of st. Kasimer's Polish
Catholic church is being repaired and
strengthened.
Hopkins & Camps Minstrels failed to
appear at the Grand opera house on
Thursday evening.
Big crowds are expected at Luzernc
county fair at Dallas, this year. The
fair opens September 20 and closes
October /.
Thomas Moses and Miss Minnie Sands,
ooth OF town, were married on Thurs
day by Rev. j. b. Kerschner at Conyn-
CHAM. They will reside here.
A. Oswald sells the Reliable root beer
eXtract-three bottles for Csc. There
is none better
Walter Garrison, who was a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
sheriff two years ago, has been appoint
ed postmaster of Shickshinny.
A special day of naturalization court
will be held on Monday, September 27.
This session will be held under the new
naturalization rules recently adopted ty
the judges
Lewis II. Lentz has contracted to
build double dwelling for A. A. Bach
man on the southeast corner of North
and Centre streets. Work on the foun-
dation was begun on Saturday.
All one-cent postage stamps made
after January next will be green, in
stead of blue, the present color. Five
cent stamps after the same date will be
dark blue, instead of light brown.
The Daniel Coke school is not vet
ready for the teachers and pupils. but
will be completed in few DAYS. The
scholars of the whole borough met today
at the E. B. Coke school and were classi- |
fled by the teachers of the four buildings.
-Four carloads of people from the
wyoming region were brought to Drift |
ton yesterday over the Jersey Central |
Railroad. Trolley cars met the excur-
and conveyed them to Lattimer
and other points made famous during |
the past few weeks.
The very latest songs and dances are
always found in The Sporting Craze" |
AT Freeland tomorrow evening. No ad- |
vance in prices.
The Slavonian Political Club, of town,
has membership of 515 Every mem
Der Is a naturaized citizen and resides |
In freeland borough, Foster or Halle
townships. The officers are: Presi-
dent, John Hudak; secretary, John
Shigo; treasurer Andrew Hudock.
Hugh Jennings, Baltimore ball clubs |
short stop, has announced his engage
ment to Miss Josie DiggS, a prominent
young lady of Avoca, this county. They |
will be married in October, and Jen-
ningS will take his bride with him on |
his post-season trip around the country.
A large and representative audience |
attended the concert arranged by the |
liatton Glee Club and given at the Grand |
on Saturday evening. The program, as
published, was rendered in an entertain
ing style and the participants received
deserved applause for their excellent |
singing.
AT Bethlehem on Friday the last rites
were pronounced over the remains of |
the late Right Rev Dr. Nelson S. Ruli-
son, bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of Central PENNSYLVANIA, who |
died in Germany on September /.
dignitares from all parts of the |
country were present.