Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-17
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

synopsis oil Local and M1sceiianeous oc-
currences That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
There will not be any dancing school
held at Yannes' opera house on Satur-
day evening.
Jeddo base ball clubs annual ball will
be held at Yannes' opera house on
Thanksgiving Eve-next Wednesday
evening.
All schoolboys at Pittston found smok-
ing cigarettes will be expelled, accord
ing to new order of the board OF
directors.
Andrew Mease was instantly killed on
Monday in tho mines at Sandy Run.
The body was taken to Hecton Mills
yesterday for burial
The funeral Of Mrs. Neal Boyle on
Tuesday afternoon was very large one.
people coming from all parts OF the
region to pay their last respects to the
deceased.
Mrs. John Edmunds, who was report
ed in our last issue as having died at
her home in Wilkesbarrs on Sunday, is
alive and hopes of her recovery are en-
tertancd.
The explosion of dualin cap in a
schoolroom at Gowen, on Tuesday, blew
off the finger OF twelve-year-old Sam
Williams, who was trying to force a
slate pencil through it.
Engineer Daniel E. Price, OF Easton,
who was hurt in the wreck on the Le-
high Valley Railroad on Friday, died
Monday evening, altar much suffering.
His injuries we're mostly internal.
The Salvation Army of Wilkesbarre
went into court on Monday to have tho
court decide whether the members had
right to beat drums and blow bugles
on the street. Judge Woodward has
the case under consideration.
The county commissioners have given
notice that hereafter they will not con-
sent to the use OF the courthouse for
any other purpose except business OF
the county, such as the courthouse was
especially built to accommodate.
Vogel's Darkest America" and min
strel company gave very satisfactory
performance to a crowded house on
Tuesday evening. The singing and
speciality work of the several members
of the company came up to all expecta-
tions
The Citizens band will come before
the people of town for the first time for
assistance on Monday evening, when
the members will hold ball at Yannes'.
The organization is worthy of support
and the affair should be literally pat
ronized.
Martin Cavan, of Wllkesbarre, road
foreman for the Lehigh Valley for
number of years, on Friday buried his
wife and caught cold while attending
the funeral. Pneumonia set in almost
Immediately and despite the efforts of the
best physicians, he died.
The report of the commissioners APP
pointed to consider the dividing OF the
South ward Of Freeland borough was
presented to court on Monday and con-
frmed nisi. The commissioners report
in favor OF three wards-a decision
which is amply justified by the popula-
tion and vote OF the ward.
The small steam mine and surface
locomotives now in use by &. B. Markle
e Co. at No. Jeddo will shortly be re-
placed by engines which will be operat-
ed by compressed air. Fonr OF these
will be tried as an experiment, and II
satisfactory they will be used throughout
Markle & Co.'S works.-SenGnel
Patrick Sharp, of Oneida, who was
injured In a collision between d. s. &
S. train and a mine locie near Oneida
nine months ago, was in town yesterday
Mr. Sharp was engineer of the locie and
was so badly hurt that he is yet unable
to work. One large bone and twenty
two small pieces have been removed
from one of his legs.
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