Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-02
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.

All the Fresh Air children located in
Freeland and vicinity returned home
today. They had happy time while
here.
The Overall Company is now operating
seventy machines in its factory and
turning out a large product, both in
shirts and overallS
Thieves entered the residence of Post
master Buss, John McGorry and James
Smith, at Nesquehoning, and secured a
large amount of booty.
The Lutheran ministers of Hazleton.
West Hazleton, Freeland, Conyngham
and Weatherly will enjoy camp life at
Harvey's Lake this week.
A sevenmonth-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick Clark, Of Highland, died
on Thursday, and was buried Saturday
afternoon in St, AIMS cemetery.
A son of Thomas Curran, of Treskow,
was arrested by mistake for stoning cars,
and his father has sued the Lchigh
Traction Company for $4,000 damages.
The Klondike gold fever has struck
numerous men in town, and the pros
poets of getting there are being discussed
by many men in business as well as
minors.
Rev. Peter Malloy, of Philadelphia,
has been appointed pastor of the Auden-
ried Catholic church by Archbishop
Ryan, to succeed the late Rev. T. j.
Marion.
An open air concert by the st. Pat
rick's cornct band from the balcony of
Lentz building, Centre street, was
enjoyed by many people on Saturday
evening.
Freddy" Connolly, of Philadelphia,
was defeated in a six-round prize fight
at Forest City last week by "Strong
Boy" Jones, .of Scranton, formerly of
Freeland.
The executive committee of the League
of Democratic Societies of Pennsylvania
will meet at Harrisburg on August II,
to arrange for the annual convention at
Wilkesbarre.
Charles Donnelly and William Burke,
miners at Pennsylvania shaft, Port
Griffith, were fatally burned by an eX-
plosion Of gas on Friday. They entered
their breast with naked lights.
A. Oswald sells the Reliable root beer
eXtract-three bottles for 25c. There
is none better.
Tho obirh Vol1nv Com,,,nv 10 mot
dcvoting so much attention to Glen Onoko
as in formar years. The grounds are
still in good condition, but no improve
ments will be made this summer
Stanley Lewan, of Ebervale, did not
believe in banks, and deposited $500 in
an old coat hanging in the attic of his
residence. A thief came along and cap
tured the $500 and made good his escape.
The Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Socio-
ty of Hazleton and Freeland held their
regular monthly meeting Sunday after
noon at the home of Mrs. >. Simon, Free
land. Twenty-Five members were pres
ent.
Daniel Kline was on Friday deputized
by Prothonotary Llewellyn to issue first
papers to applicants for naturalization.
John Shigo, Andrew Iemany, Salvatore
DePicrro and John NJ. Carr, ESQ, are
also deputies
A valuable COW owned by Jacob Sos
noski got its foot caught in guide rail
on the railroad at Adams street Saturday
nVnnipU Il nd rn In,yp nv tho WI
kGsbarrc train. The animal was buried
nearby by the Valleys section men.
The silk mill continues to be operated
on full time and has force of fifty
hands. The company is doing good
business and expects to increase the
capacity of the mill by the addition of
more machines within few months.
A game of alley ball will take place at
Ilerron's alley at Mountain Scenery ho-
tel on Sunday, August S, between Ed
ward Gallagher and Patrick Gallagher,
Of Frceland, and p Heron and j. Han
ley, of Mlnesville, for a purse of s25 Il
side
Governor Hastings has vetoed the
mercantile tax and Simon electric light
bills; cut down the general appropriation
bill, and approved the Bliss beer bill.
Liquor licenses in boronghs hereafter
will cost $500 n year and 500 in town
ships.
The committee of the Schuylkill Coal
| Exchange has fixed the rate of wages to
be paid miners in the Schuyliill region
for the last half of July aud the first
of August at s2.G9. This is 1 per cent
above the $50 basis and an advance
over the rate paid last month.
John Pavisch and John Smith, the
two men shot in the recent Duryea
brawl, were photographed by the X ray
process in an endeavor to locate the
bullets in their heads, each having 4
ball hidden under the scalp The cX
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