Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-31
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.
Towns are Doing.
Do not let the April fool joker play
tricks on you tomorrow.
Misses Katie Winters and Lizzie Sip
pie entered Bloomsbury normal school
on Monday.
March is making its exit today with
as much dignity as it can summon. The
month, as a whole, was very satisfactory.
Hazleton's new brewery will manufac-
ture its first beer on Thursday, and by
April 1 the plant will be in full running
order.
A strong company of local actors is
rehearsing "a Noble Outcast. u stirring
drama. 1t will be presented on April lG
at the Grand.
A. Oswald sells three bars of grand
mas butter milk soap for the small sum
of sc.
The Lehigh Valley has increased the
wages of passenger conductors from
$9.75 to 3.95 a day, baggage to
40 day, and brakemen to $1.9O day.
John Conahan. of town, who fractured
leg at Milnesville some weeks ago and
was treated at Hazleton hospital, was
discharged from that institution on
Monday.
James Dwyer, popular young attor
nav who has haan lncatad or IJnyloton
during the past year, will remove to the
county seat soon. He has a irst-class
patronage there.
William Ronemus. aged g. years, a
farmer of East Penn township, Carbon
county, died Tuesday night after a
lingering illness. He was the father of
seventeen children, and all but one of
the number survive.
The bakery of E. NJ. Geritz and the
bottlng plant of Harry Lazorek were
sold at sheritf's sale yesterday. Tho
bakery was bought for Mrs Barbara
LIEN, of Wilkesbarre, and the bottling
goods for the Arnold brewery.
While at work in No. colliery, Jeddo,
William Doggett chief of police of the
borough, dislocated his right shoulder
by falling off car. He was taken to
his home on North Washington street
and will be laid up for some time.
Ladies, don't fail to see those fancy
25c skirts at "A. Oswald's. He sells lots
of them and they are dandics.
Amy Reinhard, aged 16 years, of
Pottsvile, made an attempt to commit
suicide on Monday by drinking a guam
tity of carbolic acid. She brooded over
love disappointment for several days.
The girl lies in a very precarious condi-
tion.
While playing near fire at Lehighton
the clothing of six-year old Gertrude
Struthers became ignited and before the
flames could be subdued she was so
badly burned about the limbs and body
that she died from the result of her
injuries.
On Tuesday afternoon James Grimes
met with an accident at Pond Creek by
which he lost two fingers on. his left
hand. He was examining a cap used
for discharging dualin powder He
picked it with a nail and an explosion
followed.
The funeral of the late Frank Me
Dermott, who died on Monday, took
place from the residence of his son-in-
law, William Shive, yesterday morning.
The remains were followed to st. AIMS
church, where requiem mass was read,
by large concourse of relatives and
friends.
st. Johns Reformed church, j. Il.
Kerschner, pastor. German service next
Sunday morning. Preparatory services
and the holy communion services begin
at 10 a. m. English services in the
evening. Adult baptism will be ad-
mnistered. English communion ON
Easter morning. All are welcome.
Hazleton fax mill had narrow escape
from destruction by fire on Tuesday
night. A large amount of flax was
destroyed, but the building escaped.
The slow work OF the iiremen is severely
criticized, the Standard saying lit was
nearly three quarters of an hour after
the alarm was sounded before drop of
water from the fire hydrants was thrown
on the flames