Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-06
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.

currences That Can BE Read Quickly.
Towns are Doing.
Mrs. D. P. Jones is visiting relatives
at the county seat.
Joshua Smpkins' show failed to APP
pear here on Thursday.
The June meeting of the borough
council will be held this evening.
Mrs. d. L. O'Neil, of Wilkesbarr is
visiting j. ?. Mcdonald and family.
Butler valley people will hold a big
Fourth of July celebration at Drums.
Hazleton's 1898 directory indicates a
population of 24,234 within the postal
delivery boundrics of the city.
Foster township school teachers held
their final institute of the term at
Woodside school house on Saturday.
A. w. Drake, of Lattmer, succeeds
Alvan Markle as member Of the Republi-
can state committee from this district
Freeland and Foster school boards
will reorganize this evening. All the
new directors will take their seats at
this meeting.
The new borough of Beaver Meadow
has decided to enter the 'old junk"
business. The council has ordered an
$3.50 stone crusher.
A memorial service was held last
evening at the NJ. E. church, Jeddo, by
Rev. Snyder, the pastor. Hazleton Y.
M. c. A. male chorus furnished the
vocal music for the service
County Superintendent Harrison will
examine applicants for teachers certifi-
Gates tomorrow. The examination takes
place in the Daniel Coke building and
will be for Freeland, Jeddo and West
Hazleton.
William Sandt, aged 2S years, a miner
at Ashland, dropped spark from his
pipe into keg of powder, which eXplod-
ed, burning nearly all the clothing off
his person, and injuring his eyes to such
an extent that if he RECEIVERS he will be
totally blind. He is not expected to live.
A. Oswald sells three bars of grand
mas butter milk soap for the small sum
of SC.
The bans of marriage of the following
couples were announced yesterday in St.
AIMS church: George Mclaughlin,
ESQ.,, and Miss Celia Brennan, of Free
land; James b. Quigley, of Freeland,
and Miss Annie Gallagher, of Highland;
Edward Gallagher and Miss Nellie
O'Donnell, of Drifton. All will be mar
ried this month.
Simon j. Neuburger, one Of Freelands
boys who has enlisted to help wage
Americas war for humanity, arrived
home on furlough this morning from
Chicamauga, where his regiment, the
Ninth Pennsylvania, is in camp. He
came to see his father, Joseph Neubur-
ger, whose illness is still serious. He
will return on Friday.
An affidavit of defense was filed last
week in the common pleas court of
Philadelphia on behalf of Elisha =. Will
bur and Others to the suit begun against
them by the East Sugar Loaf Coal Com
pany, to recover the sum of $27, 567. 40,
alleged to be due as royalties under the
terms of leases by which the defendants
operated coal mines in Luzerno county.
The state convention of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians will open tomorrow
at Scranton. This will be the first con-
vention held since the uniting of the
two branches of the order The divi-
sions of this vicinity will be represented
as follows: Division 6, Freeland, Frank
McLaughin; Division 20, Eckley, Rev
Thomas Brehony and John Gallagher;
Division Al, Froeland, Condy McCole.