Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-04-14
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 tho Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

in South Heberton on Monday and stole
watch.
Louis Figerolo, a Tyrolean miner, was
crushed by a fall of coal in Oakdale col
liery yesterday. He was taken to Halle
ton hospital.
The large business and residence
property of Hugh Malloy, at the corner
Of Centre and Walnut streets, is being
frightened by Artist Owen j. Boyle.
The members of the Tigers Athletic
Club repaired the fence of the Tigers
park this week and are making arrange
ments to place business advertisements
thereon.
The remains of Mrs. Joseph Shaw will
arrive here from Boise City, Ida no, at
7.25 this evening and the funeral will
| take place from the residence of her
father, Thomas Terry, at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Easter will be observed on Sunday in
st. Mary's Greek Catholic church. This
denomination is generally two or three
weeks behind others in celebrating the
day, owing to the Russian calendar
being used in the church.
free entertainment will be given in
the basement of st. Pauls p. Nj. church
on Monday evening by the Juvenile
Christian Band, after which refresh
ments will be served at small cost.
An enjoyable evening is anticipated.
Services for Sunday next at st. Paul's
P. NJ. church are as follows: Preaching
at 1890 a. m. and Z p. M. Morning sub
iect, "A Mad Kings Reckless Act in
Using Pen-Knife to Fight God and Its
Results" All are welcome. Rev. S.
Cooper, pastor.
George Mclaughlin, ESQ.,, has opened
an Office in Hadesty's building, South
Centre street, where he can be found by
persons desiring legal services. Mr..
Mclaughlin is bright young man who
gives evidence OF soon making his mark
in the profession.
Timothy Boyle has been appointed
| fire warden for the Cross Creek Coal
Company. He tours the woods of the
vicinity daily and extingnshes incipent
blazes, This company's example in pro-
tecting the brush from fire could be fol-
lowed with profit by other corporations.
Carbon county Prohibition party has
nominated the following ticket: As
sociate judge, John Martin, Sr., OF Bea-
yer Meadow; Assomblyman, Franklin
Pierce Lentz, of Lehighton. The dele
gates to the state convention were in
structed to support DR.. S. C. Swallow
for governor.
Trees were planted around the Halle
township Drifton schools on Monday by
the scholars, and appropriate Arbor day
exercises where held. Mrs. E. B. Coke
and Mrs. Rebecca Coke furnished the
trees and took part in the ceremonies.
Both ladies are earnest advocates of
ae-planting and forestry protection.
The Easter Monday ball of St. Pat
rick's band fulfilled all expectations.
| The hall was crowded from early in the
evening until Tuesday morning and all
thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The
grand march was participated in by
nearly 100 couples and was led by Master
Katie Kelly.
National Organizer Chris Evans, of
Columbus, Ohio, will address evening
meetings of miners as follows At Jed
do, Friday evening; Sunday afternoon
at Ebervale; Freeland, Monday; Upper
Lehigh, Tuesday; Lattimer, Wednesday;
Halle Brook, Thursday; Harwood, Fri
day. The Freeand meeting will be held
at Yannes' hall.
The committee recently appointed by
the Board of Trade to investigate large
manufacturing plant in neighboring
city, with view of bringing it to Free
land, has not yet visited the industry
The latters officials are not quite ready
to consider propositions, hence the delay
of the committee in carrying out the
Boards instructions.
County Commissioner John O'Donnell
and Mineralogist Neal O'Donnell, Of
East Mauch Chunk, claim to have locat-
ed four lodges Of gold and copper bear
ing quartz in the mountain along the
railroad between East Mauch Chunk
water station and the Packerton iron
bridge. They claim that samples Of ore
assayed run from $l4 to 500 per ton.
The overturning of a lamp in the base
ment of the First Baptist church, corner
Of Ridge and Walnut streets, raised the
cry of fire" on Tuesday evening, and In
few moments the big bell was changing.
Before its tones died away the fremen
were coming up Front street with the
hose, but their services were not requlr-
ed, the blaze having been extingulshed
without damage.