Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currencss That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.


currencss That Can BE Read Quickly.
Towns are Doing.
The employees Of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad in this vicinity will be paid this
afternoon.
]. S. Oberrender, OF Drums, has pur
chased the interest of the late William
II. Butt in the Freeland Overall Com
pany.
The Lutheran Pastoral Association OF
the Upper Lehigh Valley is in session
today at the residence OF Rev. j. j.
| Kuntz.
A three days session OF the state camp
of the Patriotic Order of True Ameri-
cans will convene in Hazleton, begin
ing Tuesday, July 10.
The president on Thursday sent to
the senate the nomination of William
M. Powell to be postmaster at Hazleton.
| The nomination was confirmed the fol-
lowing day.
M. II. Hunsicker has commenced
sprnkling the streets again and will
continue providing the business people
contribute enough to pay'the expense Of
this work.
Burgess Gallagher has issued his
annual proclamation commanding that
| all dogs running at large in Freeland
borough shall be muzzled for sixty days,
from Friday next.
| The determined stand taken by the
saloon men against paying all of the
war tax has had the effect OF breaking
the brewers combination, and beer has
fallen again to Sc per barrel.
The postoflice at Sheppton was order
ed discontinued short time ago, but
the postmaster general has written to
Postmaster w. II. Shuman to reopen
and continue the office as usual.
game Of alley was played yesterday
at Gallaghers alley between Charles
Dever and Fred Kelley and William
Dugan and Peter Gallagher, which
resulted in score OF Al to 3s in favor
of the two former players.
4hieN btuhlp IatuhidHf VI lOWu, WAS
one of the successful applicants in the
| Foster teachers examination. Through
an oversight of Superintendent Gabrio
in giving out tho names of those who
passed she was omitted in the published
list.
Thomas w. O'Brien, superintendent
Of the electric light company Of Wilkes
barre, died of consumption on Thursday
at his home, aged AZ years. He had
always been connected with electrical
work and was recognized authority on
the subject.
Black Diamond Erpress, a publication
issued quarterly by tho Lehigh Valley
Railroad, is one of the finest pieces of
Of work that has come from printing
press this season. The Valley Company
is becoming noted for its handsome ad-
vertising designs.
Among the new bridges reported fav-
orably by the grand jury for erection
and tho amounts appropriated are the
following: Bridge over Sandy run, Fos-
ter, stone arch, $500; Nescopcck creek,
Denison, $500; Nescopeck creek, Butler,
iron, $1,000; Little Noscopeck creek,
$500.
The work OF completing the county
assessment of property and coal lands
to their valuation, commenced by the
commissioners in February, will be
finished this week. School boards and
borough councils are waiting for the
valuation figures, in order to levy the
tax rate for 1898.
Daniel Jeffries, of Eckley, employed
at Halle Brook colliery, while ascending
the slope after his days work on Friday,
was caught by the hosting ropc and
thrown heavily to the ground, sustain
ing severe bruise on the right eye and
a dislocated shoulder. He was taken to
his home for treatment.
Thirty-six coal cars were wrecked in
a collision on the d. s. & S. at Hazleton
junction on Saturday morning. An
Amboy train was pulling out when an
empty trip on a siding began to move
and crashed into the loaded train. The
tracks were torn up in all directions
and the damage done amounts to several
thousands OF dollars. No one was hurt.
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