Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-14
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis OF Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can BE Road Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns arc Doing.

The lines OF the Anthracite Telephone
Company will probably be extended to
Weatherly in the near future.
Hon. Theodore Hart, editor of the
Pittston Gazette, has received notice that
he has been appointed postmaster Of
Pittston.
Ex-Burgess B. j. Kuntz, OF Lphighton.
has been appointed postmaster at that
place. There were over dozen ap-
plicants.
The Ladies' Aid OF St. Johns Reform
ed church is busily engaged in prepar-
ing for the great festival to be held on
Memorial Day, May 80.
A special sermon on "Penance" was
preached at St. AIMS Catholic church
last evening to large and appreciative
audience by Father Mack.
The people Of Eckley, Buck Mountain
and Weatherly will celebrate st. Pat
rick's Eve with big ball at Heilig hall,
Weatherly, on Wednesday evening.
Attorney George It. Brown has been
appointed by Register II. P. Kuntz as
collateral Inheritance tax appraiser in
the estate of the late Mrs. Ellen Givens.
"Imogene, or The Witch's Secret" a
strong four-act drama, will be produced
under the auspices OF st. Patrick's band
on Saturday evening, March &c, at the
Grand opera house.
1t is said that some OF Freeland's sue
cessful applicants for liquor licenses
have decided to not take out their H.
censes. The business has not been pro-
fitable to several in it the past few years.
German services .wll he held next
Sunday at st. Johns Reformed church
in the morning and English services in
the evening. Divine services at Eckley
at 2.15 o'clock. Rev. j. b. Kerschner,
| pastor
Ladies, don't fail to see those fancy
csc skirts at A. Oswald's. He sells lots
of them and they are dandies.
Jacob Transne, aged n years, a for
mer resident Of White Haven, died in
Wilkesbarre on Friday of general de-
bility. Deceased was well and favorably
known in the eastern part of Foster
township.
The new railroad being constructed
between Pond Creek and White Haven
is being pushed with all possible vlgor.
The grading of the road bed is about
completed, and the rails on portion of
the road are being laid.
The ball to be held by Division 10, A.
o. H., at Yannes opera house on Thurs
day evening, promises to be one of the
largest held here this season. The
members are leaving nothing undone to
make 1t great success.
Bernard Lynch, freight engineer on
the LehIgh Valley Railroad, was killed
at Pittston Saturday morning by his
own engine. He had got off the loco
motive and ran ahead to turn SWITCH
when the engine struck him.
John Rowlands, Chas. Orion Stroh,
Henry Fisher, A. Oswald and George
Christian have been appointed as = COM
mittee to solicit funds for the advance
ment of the Freeland branch Of tho
l Aouh6 pOh hSsOCldLlOn.
The public schools OF the now borough
OF Beaver Meadow closed q six months
term Thursday. The term was to have
bsen nine months, but finances gave out
The borough claims that some of its
funds are yet In the hands of Banks
township.
On Saturday evening, at the Reform
ed parsonage, Rev. ]. b. Kerschner
united In marriage Leopold Shanno, Jr.,
lately OF this place but now OF Hazleton,
and Miss Emma Ansbach, also of Hazle-
ton. Their many friends wish them a
happy married life.
Isaac Everitt, the well-known banker
of Pittsten, died last week, aged 70
years. He was one OF the founders of
the Second National bank of Pittston.
and was also interested in the Miners
Saving bank OF the same city and the
First National bank Of Nanticoke.
Over in Eckley Dominick Vaserilli
recently killed a goat whose feed seemed
to have been scrap iron, wire, nails, tin
| ~""S, p"PoASs oiu gum UOOtS, cbC., III
stead of the regulation potato peels,
chop and meal. In the goats paunch
was found double handful OF wire
nails of assorted sizes.-Sentinel.
Any citizens of this county who are in
the habit of selling cider without
license under misapprehension that
they are violating no law, will be inter-
ested In the case of J. G. Montross, of
wyoming county, who was convicted of
Illicit cider selling and sentenced to
three months imprisonment and 5000
fine.
In an interview at Wilkesbarre on
Thursday Hugh Jennings, the famous
shortstop of the Baltimore team, says he,
Keeler and Kelley will refuse to join the
Baltimore team unless Hanlon gives
them higher salary. The schedule this