Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-18
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.

Towns are Doing.
Mrs. Maria Tosh was on Friday ap-
pointed postmaster at Sheppton, succeed
ing w. II. Shuman.
The population of the county prison is
steadily decreasing. 1t now numbers
ninety-onc, three of whom are females.
A horse driven by Mrs. John O'Don-
nell, of Eckley, ran away on Friday and
threw her out of the carriage, breaking
her arm.
| Unmuzzled dogs are quite numerous
on the streets. The placing OF few in
the pound will go a long way in having
the dog proclamation respected.
large number Of people gathered on
South Centre street on Saturday even
ing and listened to the concert given by
the st. Patrick's band. The music was
highly appreciated.
The Bell Telephone Company is plac-
ing its instruments in the business places
and homes of those who have subscrib-
ed. They expect to place about forty
phones is Freeland
Tim Hurst will bring the St. Louis
National league team to Ashland on
August 10 to cross bats with the Locust
Dale club. The game will no doubt
attract a large crowd.
George Brill, who failed to secure a
reappointment as teacher by Foster
school board. has been offered the prin-
cipalshp Of the Vine street school, Haz-
Teton, and will accept it.
A shanty on tho outskirts OF Hazleton,
occupied by disreputable people, was
blown up with dynamite early Friday
morning. Two females were badly
injured by the explosion.
| In the list Of jurors drawn for service
In September the name of James +.
Sweeney was inadvertently omitted on
Thursday. He will serve during the
week beginning September &c.
Sheriff Martin last week took Price
Thomas, an incorrigiblo boy, to the
Huntington reformatory. The parents
of young Thomas reside at Hazleton.
They could do nothing with him.
Elmer J. Hill of Lattimer, and Miss
Ella Meikrantz, of iarleigh, were mar
ried at o'clock on Saturday evening at
tho Lutheran parsonage by Rev. J. j.
KunA. They will reside in HarIeigh.
Nothing has been learned since Thurs
day OF the origin of the fire that morn
ing. Mr.. Iemany inclnes to the theory
of incendiarism, but in tho absence of
evidence cannot make much progress in
his investigation.
James j. Farrell, resident Of Wilkes
barre for many years, died on Thursday,
aged 81. He was the father of Rev.
James j. Farrell, OF Nicholson, Wyoming
county, who was curate at st. AIMS
church some years ago.
BY the decisive vote OF u to 4 Wilkes
barre council adopted the ordinance
providing for the surrender OF the old
city charter and becomes city OF the
third class. This was the last formality
required to make the change.
The county commissioners have fixed
the tax rate for Luzerne as follows:
For the county fund, 6ll mills; for the
sinking fund, y mill; for the bridge
fund, = mill; total, ~ mills. The
commissioners say this levy is less than
it was last year.
Saturday evening hop will be given
at Cross Creek hall on tho 23d inst. by
several young men of Drifton and Free
land. Tickets are selling at 25 cents
each. The proceeds are for worthy
cause and every one who can should
purchase ticket.
John Smith, a son OF Councilman Gill
bert Smith, has been appointed assistant
postmaster, succeeding Jesse A. Alden,
who resigned to accept position as
school teacher at Upper Lehigh. Mr..
Alden gave very good satisfaction to the
patrons of the Office.
Mrs. Louis Diamoni, an Austrian
woman OF Drifton, died on Saturday
morning in a Philadelphia hospital,
where sho went month ago to receive
treatment. The remains were brought
to her late home Saturday evening and
will be buried tomorrow in st. AIMS
cemetery.
Rev. Francis Bachensky read his first
mass yesterday at st. Kasimer's Polish
Catholic church. The ceremony was a
very imposing affair, tho cslebrant
being assisted by Father Stas, OF st.
Johns Slavonian church, the pastor Of
st. Kasimer's church, and the Polish
priest OF Hazleton.
A movement is on foot by Scranton
and Wilkesbarre capitalists to purchase
all the electric light companies between
Pittston and Nanticoke. There Is every
indication that the effort will be success
full and that the deal will be consum-
mated at an early date. There are
fifteen companies in that territory.
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