Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-16
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.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
School Superintendent j. J. Mulhall,
of Halle township, will examine appli-
cants for teachers certificates at Halle
ton on Saturday.
The term at st. AIMS parochial school
closed on Tuesday. The pupils, how
ever, are rehearsing daily for their en-
tertainment on Monday evening.
A. Oswald sells three bars of grand
mas butter milk soap for the small sum
of sc.
Patrick Marley, of Jeddo, has been
appointed foreman in No 5 colliery, at
that place, and will assist Foreman
Thomas Young in overseeing this big
mine.
The engagement of j. r. Howells. Il
clerk in Jeddo store. to Miss Annie Wag-
ner, of HaZleton, is announced. The
wedding will take place in the near
fuCure.
The Guarantee Clothing Company, of
which Peter j. Bailey is manager, will
remove from Breslin's block to Re-
fowich's building, 81 Centre street, on
the 29th inst.
Ladies, don't fail to see those fancy
25c skirts at A. Oswald'S. He sells lots
of them and they are dandies.
Celia, aged months and 13 days, a
daughter of Hugh and Grace O'Donnell,
n 1n 81, f..
burial on Tuesday and the remains were
inferred in st. AIMS cemetery.
Charles Sharp, one OF the miners
burned by the explosion Of gas in the
South Wilkesbarre shaft last Saturday,
has died after terrible suffering. Three
other victims are in precarious cond-
tion.
Traffic on the North Side branch of
the Lehigh Traction Company has fallen
off considerably. The hard times have
something to do with the decreased
travel, but the advance in fare is the
chief cause.
A strawberry social will be held on
tho lawn adjoining the Park NJ. T..
church on Friday evening, June II.
! One school board in town generally
furnishes sufficient cause for consider
able friction, consequently Hazleton,
which has two ful-fedged boards, one
of six and the other of twenty-five mem
bers, is deserving of sympathy.
Letters of administration on the estate
of John McFadden, of Sandy valley,
who died of sunstroke recently, were
granted on Tuesday by Register Kuntz
to Bernard Gallagher, husband of Mar
celia Gallagher, who is sister OF the
| deceased.
William j. Schmidt, one of the bor-
ough teachers and an instructor in the
| Mining and Mechanical Institute, has
| opened summer evening school of
| grammer in the Institute rooms. Three
sessions a week are held and the attend
ance is encouraging.
A dance will be held at Mrs. Krouse's S
hotel, South Heberton, on Saturday
evening. Good music. Admission free.
Drifton Athletics have secured the
ball park at that place for a picnic on
| anu tNtHluS anu
will show pleasant time to all their
friends who call. St. Patrick's band
will supply the dancing music and re-
freshments of every kind will be on sale.
waltzing contest will take place at
the ball Of the Stars Athletic Associa-
tion on the evening of July /. The
committee has received assurances from
ten couples. Others desirous of entering
should inform the committee, who will
gladly give them any information re-
quired.
The plant of the Wilkesbarre Neus,
dea'er was sold at constable's sale on
Tuesday and was bought by Attorney
McGovern for $37. Among the stock
holders of the new company are John Z.
Lenahan, James l.. Lenahan, E. L.
McGovern, John f. Shea, John Malo-
ney, j. B. Woodford, George r. Bedford,
w. Il. Woodruff and other Gold bugs.