Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-05-26
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.

What the Folks OF This and Other
Towns are Doing.
John Kelly, Jr., Birvanton, went to
Philadelphia this week to accept posi-
tion in milk depot.
John 7. Keith has been appointed
division perintnndent of the Lehigh
Valley Railroads coal branches, with
headquarters at Delano.
Agents for the New York T15bune's
Fresh Air Fund are in the region look
ing up towns where children can be
sent during the hot months.
William Slattery, d. S. & S. conduc-
tor, resigned his position last week and
will seek employment'in the West. He
left here on Tuesday for Pittsburg.
Gilbert Smith will be candidate to
succeed the late w. II. Butt as council
man from the Third ward. Councilmen
DePierro, Kline and Meehan are candi-
dates for president.
The ninth annual picnic of the Tigers
Athletic Club at the Public park next
Monday afternoon and evening will be
up the high standard of events conduct
ed by this organization.
A meeting of railroad men will be held
at the Grand opera house on Sunday to
make preparations for the celebration
Of the brotherhood Memorial Day at
Mauch Chunk on June 12.
The Lehigh Valley Company will re-
open Sugarloaf mines, at Hazleton,
which was the first colliery started in
this region, about 1885. Much valuable
coal remains untouched in this mine.
Genice, a young son OF Ambrose
Rickert, was bitten yesterday by a
spaniel owned by Harry Neuburger.
DR.. Neale Immediately treated the
wound and no serious results are feared.
Several hours were spent on Monday
evening by the borough school board
and Tax Collector Bachman, going over
the accounts of the latter. Another
meeting will be held tomorrow evening.
The silk mill which Hazleton thought
it had goes to Wilkesbarre. Our neigh
bors were too slow deciding whether or
not they could furnish a free site for
the mill. 1t is said the plant will en-
ploy about 1000 hands.
The report that the Spanish fleet had
been destroyed by Admiral SIMPSONS
ships caused much excitement here on
Tuesday. In the evening the Citizens
band discoursed music through town in
honor of the reported victory.
Jacob 3. Wagner and Miss Beulah
Seiwell were married at A o'clock yester-
day afternoon by Rev. j. B. Kerschner
at the home OF the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Seiwell, Birvanton.
The Citizens band rendered the couple a
sernade last evening.
A cologne dealer set up shop in Had
esty's building this week, and with every
bottle sold he gave chance on valuable
articles. Burgess Gallagher decided
that this was gambling and ordered his
arrest. Squire Shovln imposed fine
of SIS, which was paid.
The Wilkesbarre Nowsdealer, which
appeared to be thriving under John
McCarthys guidance, is in heaps of
trouble. The case is now in court, S.
w. Boyd and j. j. Maloney endeavoring
to prevent Mccarthy from selling the
plant on judgment note.
Under the call for $4,000 additional
troops, issued yesterday by President
Mckinley, Pennsylvania'sq quota is 6,462
There are enough provisional commands
organized in the state to supply five
times this number, and those who want
to volunteer will find it nearly as diff
cult to enlist as under the first call.
There will be no commencement exer,
cises in the high school at Weatherly
this year. There are number Of grad
uates, but the directors discontinued
the elaborate exercises attendant upon
the presentation of diplomas on account
of the expense it entailed upon the
pupils, whose parents are in poor cir
cumstances.