Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-29

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The fair of the Young Mems Corps
will be open this evening.
Prof. :. DePicrro is recovering from
severe attack of bronchitis.
E. II. RI tn, of Nescopeck, has been
granted IL patent on u door
Andrew Surka, of McAdoo, was killed
in the mines at Audenried on Tuesday.
p. d. Gallagher, formerly of Drifton,
is here on II visit from Thurmond, West
Virginia.
A clouded sky prevented the people
OF this section from having II clear view
of the moons eclipse on Tuesday even
ing.
The bond of Sherifr-elect James Har-
vey in the sum of 500, 900 has been ap-
proved by the court. A Maryland trust
company is his surety.
V. $. Nitsche, a Hazleton ieweler who
went to the klondike a year ago, has not
been heard from for some time and his
friends are growing anxious.
Patrick Gallagher and Miss Mary A.
McCloskey, of Halle Brook, were mar
ried in Eckley Catholic church by Rev.
Thomas Brehony on Monday.
Several Frceland members of the
Masonic order attended the fortieth
anniversary of the Hazleton lodge Tues
ing evening and were royalty enter
tanned.
Judge Howard ]. Reeder Of the
superior court, died yesterday at his
home in Easton. He caught "a cold on
election day and pneumonia set in with
fatal result.
Miss Alice Seager, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Matt Seager, of Hazleton, was
married on Tuesday to Samuel f.
Knelly, OF Conyngham, son of the
Contractor C. H. Knelly.
Mrs, Margaret Tracy died at Mauch
Chunk on Tuesday. She was owner of
large farm at Penn Forest, Carbon
county. The deceased was an aunt of
M. j. Bergin, of Drifton.
The shooting match for $50 between
Patrick Dever, of Freeland, and William
Fox, of Eckley, on Monday, was won by
the former. Each man shot at seven
birds. Dever killed two and Fox one.
A successful esteddfod was held at
Hazleton on Monday. Among the prize
winners were William Williams and
John Price, of town, who were awarded
$s for the best rendition OF the duet,
Martial Spirit"
p. j. Ruddy, one of the best known of
the younger members of Luzerne county
bar, died Tuesday evening at his home
in Miners Mills, aged 81 years. The
young attorney had many friends in the
lower end of the county.
Richard w. Brodhead, Il prominent
resident of Mauch Chunk, was buried
Tuesday afternoon. He was 50 years of
age. Until a short time ago he was con-
nected with the Lehgh Valley Railroad,
filing several important positions with
that company during his career.
L. o. Oberrender, formerly of town
but now proprietor of a Wilkesbarre
restaurant, received "a handsome gold
watch from his father-inlaw. j. w.
Graft, OF HazlctOn, as a Christmas pres
ent, and his wife was the recipient of
$500 in gold from the same donator
The prisoners in the Mo nroe county
jail for the first time in years did not
have their regular Christmas dinner,
cpmpoSn1 of turloy nd ntb bar dalio,,io,
Sheriff Learn says that he cannot afford
to do this now on account of cut in
food allowance made by the commits
sioners.
The new brewery concern to be
known as the Consumers Beer Com
pany, OF Scranton, has been organized
to compete with the Central Pennsyl-
vana Syndicate, which now controls
nearly all the big breweres of north
eastern Pennsylvania. The company is
capitalized at $500, GOO.
Ii. b. Weiss, the produce dealer of
Shelly's Station, who at the last term of
Lehigh county court got judgment for
$1,17764 against j. j. Gillespie, the col
lecting agent, of Allentown, has entered
an execution for the amonnt against
Gillespie and the sheriff has levied on
the latter's personal property.
Edward Murphy, of town, and Miss
Alice Manelis, of Wilkesbarre, were
married yesterday in the latter city.
Immediately after the ceremony they
left on wedding tour and will visit the
principal cities, returning here on Sat
urday. They will take up their residence
on Main street. The young couple have
a host Of friends who wish them success.
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