Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-04-12
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.

A new crossing is being laid on Ridge
street at the corner of South.
Palm Sunday was appropriately OBJ
served yesterday in several of the
churches of town.
|. A. Fry has disposed Of his saloon
and restaurant to Andrew Hardine, who
came here lately from Hazleton.
There are 2,O57 pupils enrolled in the
Halle township public schools, and the
daily average attendance is $50.
Friends of the proposed new county
have no hopes of getting their bill
through the legislature at this session.
Owen Peters has rented the store room
of Hugh Malloy, corner of Centre and
Walnut streets, and will start in business
soon.
Andrew Wezorck died at Halle Brook
on Friday, aged 81 years. The funeral
took place yesterday. Interment at ST
AIMS cemetery.
In court on Saturday Auditor c. f.
McHugh filed his report on the receno
to Freeland borough.
stephen Page Has accepted an agency
OF the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com
pany, and will have charge of the North
Side business of the firm.
j. Bellezza's stock of spring shoes is
now ready for your inspection.
There are 19l prisoners in the county
Jail, three of whom are women. Two
men are awaiting execution and the
others are awaiting trial and serving
sentence.
Dr. G. w. Stinchcomb, who has charge
of the Freeland Office of DR.. Kalb. of
Jeddo, has rendered his resignation, and
will return to his home in Bellefontaine.
Ohio, in June.
j. p. Mcdonald has can of brook
trout on its way here from the state
hatchery. He intends placing the fish
in the different streams around the
neighborhood.
The row of dwellings owned by the
Cross Creek Coal Company, near the
Woodside culm bank, present neat
appearance, having been treated to a
coat of paint.
mad dog created considerable eX-
citement at White Haven on THURSDAY
night, and bit Friedrich Heimbach, VIII
and Annie Berry and Jermone Kearn
before it was killed.
Foster township school board met on
Saturday evening and decided to close
the schools at the end of eight months.
The number of pupils enrolled is 1,1s7
and the average attendance 007.
The Engineering and Mining JoVrnal
reports in its issue of April 10 that there
is better movement of anthracite cCa
and that prices realized are firmer.
though not higher than last week.
Trout fishing season will open on
Thursday. 1t is expected to be one of
the most prolific in large catches known
in this vicinity, owing to the extra time
the fishermen will have to devote to the
sport.
A. Oswald sells the freshest eggs in
town. Every egg is guaranteed.
The old veterans of town appropri-
ately celebrated the Appomattox sur
render at the rooms of Coke Post. q. A.
r., on Friday evening. Rev. K. Z. vii
sons address was highly appreciated by
the soldiers,
j. j, McGulgan, Wilkesbarre; Andrew
Iemany, Freeland, and Moses Griffith.
Nilkesbarre, were appointed notaries
public by Governor Hastings on Friday
and the nominations were confirmed i'm,
mediately by the senate.
The officials of the Maxwell el.ierv.
Ashley, have lately been smashing some
very enviable records and on Friday
succeeded in beating all previous
achievements in the coal hosting line
by rising and putting through the
breaker ola cars of coal in eight hours.
The grand jury last week found true
bill against stephan Martanyak and
John Mike, of Freelaud for the larceny
of $40 in cash and gold watch and
ring, valued at S4i Joseph Mulchan is
prosecutor. The larceny took place
February IL at Mulchan's residence on
Ridge street.
Memorial Day falls on Sunday this
year. The law provides that when De
coration Day falls on Sunday it shall be
observed on Saturday. This is the only
exception to the general law. which
makes Monday the day to observe when
legal holiday falls on Sunday-an ex-
ception that was made by the legislature
at the request of the G. A. r.
The wearing of tight shoes has caused
the death of Milton Snyder, of Allen.
town. About year ago he purchased
pair of new shoes whIth gave him a
great deal of trouble, One of the shoes
was so upcom Portable that it seriously
crippled Snyder's foot The allment
developed into gangrene, short time
ago, and this resulted in his death. He
is survived by . widow and five children.