Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-05
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
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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.

What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing
st. Patrick's cornet band will open
dancing school in Yannes' opera house
Friday evening.
The bond of Tax Collector Crawford
will be presented to the court tomorrow
for approval, and he will be ready to
receive taxes in a few days.
The milk trust, having bought or
driven every independent dealer in
upper Luzerne out OF business, has in
creased the price per quart from to :
cents.
Hereafter no cars will leave Hazleton
on the Lehigh Traction Company's road
after II p. m. unless special ARRANGE
ments have been made previous to that
hour
The distribution OF the funds of st.
Marys Cooperative Association by Audi
tor Is. X. Jones, which was set down for
Friday last, has been postponed until
the 18th inst.
A. Oswald sells three bars of grand
mas butter milk soap for the small sum
of SC.
The trolley party of the Drfton Foot
Ball Club to Halle park on Saturday
evening consisted of two well-flled cars.
The crowd enjoyed themselves highly
during the trip.
L. IL. Burns, of Scranton, has declined
the Democratic nomination for congress
lie had been named to run against Will
liam Connell, the present congressman
from the district.
The United Mine Workers of the
region are preparing for large parade
at Hazleton on Saturday, in honor of
the memory of those who fell at Latti-
mer on September 10, 1897.
The popular Elmer E. Vance Companv
piays at HaZleton opera house every
evening this week. Standard dramas
at popular prices.
The Democratic committee of the
Fourth district met at Hazleton Satur-
day evening and selected DR.. L. w.
Rutter, of Freeland, as secretary and
George II. Martin, of Hazleton, as
assistant
At yesterdays meeting of the Young
Mems c. T. A. b. Corps the members
decided to take part in the annual
parade of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union on October 10. 1t will be held
this year at Wikesbarre.
John Boyle, of Slatington, was killed
by an explosion in slate quarry on
Thursday. He was A years of age and
was buried on Saturday at Beaver
Brook. The deceased was a brother-in-
law of Mrs. E. j. Curry, of town.
Ladies, don't fail to see those fancy
2hc skirts at A. Oswald'S. He sells lots
OF them and they are dandies.
Henry Scheidy, one of the best known
residents of Butler valley, died Friday.
He served as postmaster of St. Johns
some years ago. He was aged SIS years
and is survived by a wife and one
daughter. The funeral will take place
tomorrow.
St. AIMS parochial school will opcn
Tuesday, September 6. Besides the
the schools, the Sisters are prepared to
give lessons in bookkeeping, Stenog-
raphy, Typewriting, Latin, Painting
and Music.
The strike at Coleraine has been
settled and the miners will resume work
tomorrow. The discharged workman
has been reinstated by the company and
his wages increased from S1.15 to 81. SO
per day. Tho union men are proud of
their victory.
At special conference in Chicago on
Friday of the representatives of tho
Adams, American and United States
Express Companies it was decided that
the companies would bear the expense
OF the war tax instead of requiring the
public to stamp consignments
The coal trust is giving signs of weak
ening. The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
Company has made cut of % cents per
ton at tidewater and others are pre-
pairing to meet tho reduction. The col
lapse of the combination at this time
would mean steady work for several
months, as at the reduced prices consid-
erable more anthracite would be bought |
To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Casoarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c. |