Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-04-25
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What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

What tho Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
A meeting of the borough council will
be held this evening.
The citizens of West Hazleton voted
on Saturday to increase their school
debt by $1,000 to erect new building,
At st. Johns Reformed church next
Sunday the services in the morning will
be held in German and in English in the
evening.
Joe Brabo, aged SO years, was found
dead in bed at his home on Adams street
this morning. The deputy coroner has
been notified.
Luzerne county Prohibitionists are
in convention at Wilkesbarre today, and
will nominate complete ticket for the
coming fall election.
Mt. Horeb Lodge, odd Fellows. will
celebrate its twelfth anniversary on
Thursday evening with smoker at it's
ROOMS in the p, 0. $. Of A. building.
Tho Ladies Sodality of st. AIMS
church will hold reception on Sunday
evening, May l5, when several new
members will be admitted to the society
The managers OF the Lehgh Valley
Railroad say that they are wedding poll
tics out of the road, paying off old debts
and placing the line on a business basis
The following citizens Of this vicinity
are serving as jurors this week; NJ
lIalpin. William Morgan, James Lewis,
j. $. Davis, William Logan and Owen
Kelly.
Mrs. Sarah Petrey, widow of the late
David Petery. ex-steward of Laurytown
amshouse. died on Friday night near
previous.
David Magagna, of this city, and Miss
Virginia Clauser, Of Freeland, were mar
ried at the Italian Catholic church.
Hazleton, at 8 o'clock Saturday morn
ing.-Standard
The Lehighton Press began its seventh
year last week. 1t is one OF Carbon
county's up-to-date newspapers, and
Editor Mccormick is receiving the sup
port his work deserves.
st. Ioseph's Catholic church at George
town, near Wilkesbarre. of which Rev
f. p. McNally, Il former curate at ST.
AIMS church, is pastor, will be dedcat-
ed on Sunday, May Il.
Agents of the bituminous coal and
coke companies are seeking locations in
the principal towns in the anthracite
region to open Offices. This is carrying
the coal war on in earnest.
The Freeland Overall Company's
Golden Brownie" overalls, which were
placed on the market some time ago,
have made hit and orders for more Of
the little pants are coming in daily.
Markle Il Co., of Jeddo. have offered
to hold positions open for any of their
employees who enlist in the government
service. There is talk of organizing
full company from among the employees
Freeland Board OF Health met at DR..
Schilcher's Office Thursday evening,
and steps were taken to effectively
guard the town against disease during
the coming summer. A general abate-
ment Of nuisances will be ordered in a
short time.
! The ball to be given on Friday even
ing by the Freeland members OF tho
Order OF Railway Conductors will gather
a large number of railroaders here. The
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give their friends a pleasant time on
their first attempt.
Hazleton is dissatisfied with the
facilities given that place by the Lehigh
Valley, and petition setting forth their
grievances and asking for redress, is
being circulated about the town for
signatures. There is no communication
between Hazleton and the outside world
after 5 p. III.
The supporters of Hon. John Leisen-
ring are said to be actively at work,
and is 1t now claimed that that the Lu-
zerne candidates prospects for the gu
bernatorial nomination are as good as
any other. The campaigns in the diff
ferent counties are being conducted very
steadily and quietly.
The movement to establish a branch
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion in Freeland has been abandoned
for the present. Owing to the dullness
of the times the necessary amount OF
money cannot be raised to properly
equit the rooms, and the matter has
been postponed until fall.
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