Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-25

n. w. NoIlcy mas opened harness
and saddler shop on Main street below
Centre.
The Sandy Run cornet band has been
reorganizcd under the name of the Mill
hopper band.
Rev. s. Cooper, pastor of st. Paul's P.
M. church, is confined to his home with
a severe cold.
County superintendent 7. b. Harrison
visited the public schools of this section
on Thursday and Friday.
FLORIDA on Wheels the car fitted
out by that state to show its exhibits,
was visited here on Thursday by several
hundred people.
John Felan, of South street, was
taken to Hazleton hospital on Friday,
suffering from a broken arm received in
Highland mines.
Condy j. Boyle, deputy postmaster of
Freeland, and Miss Maria McCarron, of
Hazleton, will be married on Thursday
in the latter city.
David RoSsi, of Hazeton, and Miss
Angela Genitina, of this place, were
married in the German Catholic church
at Hazleton on Saturday.
All the colieries owned and operated
by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com
pany suspended operations on Friday
evening until February 1.
Charles Babich, of Oneida, for MANY
years employed by the d. S. & S. Rail-
road Company, has resigned his position.
He will embark in the saloon business
in Freeland.
A. S. VanWickle & Co. deny the report
that their collieries will be sold or leased
to the Leh!gh Valley Company. The
head of the firm says there is no founda-
ton to the rumor.
Ed Harrigan, the famous New York
comedian, WI appear here in "Old
Lavender on Wednesday. Harrigan is
playing to crowded houses wherever he
performs this season.
Beware of counterfeit silver dollars
bearing the date OF 1889. Their circula-
tion was discovered in Lackawanna
| county. They are so we'll made that
they are hard to detect.
Thomas Otis, of East Mauch Chunk,
brakeman on Lehigh Valley freight,
fell under the cars in some way at Cox
ton yards and had his right leg cut off
at the knee. He is now in the hospital
Mrs. Soloman Bittner, of Jeddo, was
rendered surprise on Friday evening
by number of her friends. The occa-
sion was the ffty-fourth anniversary of
her birth, and the evening was pleasant
y spent
| A. Oswald has just returned from
Philadelphia with full new line of dry
goods and notions. You will do well by
giving him call
John Knies, for forty years resident
of Hazleton and quite prominent in the
affairs of the city, slipped on the pave
ment near his home ON Thursday even
ing and sustained injuries that resulted
in his death next morning.
Mrs. Brisin, mother of ex-Deputy
Register John j. Brislin, who was seri-
ously hurt by falling from second-story
window on the 18th inst. at her home in
Sugar Notch, died from her injuries on
Saturday. She leaves six children.
The county commissioners have found
it necessary to borrow SIS, 900 to provide
funds with which to meet the necessary
expenses of the county. This, with the
moneys previously borrowed for the
same purpose, makes total of $50, 900.
There is a movement on foot among
the members of the Patriotic Order Sons
of Amerca in Luzerne county to estab-
lish a home for INDECENT widows and
orphans of deceased members of the
order meeting will be held soon to
discuss the matter.
The Jeanesville miners have effected
an organization for the purpose of COM
batting rules recently promulgated by
the Lehigh Valley Company. The rules
require that employees shall patronize
the company's store, purchasing all pow
der, oil and like supplies therefrom.
Eugene Bartholomew, of Lchighton,
who has wife and one child eloped
with domestic named Louisa Cochran
last week. Bartholomew mortgaged his
home for $4,000 in order to take this
trip. His father, Rev. Bartholomew,
presented him with the home several
years ago.
The court has decided that the county
commissioners did right in refusing to
sanction the appointment of third
clerk in the treasurer's office. Evidence
was produced to show there is not work
for all who were appointed, and if Treas
urer Robinson wants to give out unneces-
sary cerkships he must foot the bills
| himself.