Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-05-23
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currenoes That Can BE Read Quickly.
What tho Folks of This and Other
Towns arc Doing.

currences That Can BE Read Quickly.
what the Folks of This and Other
Towns arc Doing.
The Rosettes defeated the PuzzlcrS in
game Of base ball yesterday by score
of II to 10 in eleven inning
Tague Gallagher, Of Sandy Valley
has returned from Montana. He re-
ports work very dun in the West.
Rev. w. w. Evans, of Sunbury, pre-
siding elder of this district, preached at
the Park NJ. f. church last evening.
Andrew Wtach, of Jeddo, died on
Friday in Ilazleton hospital from in
inries received that day in Jeddo mines.
The masquerade ball at Lambs hotel.
South IIebcrton, tonight, will be attend
ed by the sporting fraternity of the re-
gion.
Harry Keszlan and Miss Ella Mynesz,
both of Eckley, will be married this
week at st. Johns Slavonian Catholic
church.
Application has been made to the
county court for charter for the Halle
ton Game and Fish Protective Associa-
citation.
Hart, the English tailor, sent his
household goods and stock of clothing
away on Friday. He will open store
in New Jersey.
Prof. T. j. McConnon. of Wilkesbarrc.
addressed the school teachers of Foster
township on Saturday on the subject of
Vertical Penmanship."
Edward Doggett is home again after
spending some time in Western Pennsyl-
vania. Labor conditions in the soft coal
region are worse than here.
Postmaster b. +. Davis has succeeded
in having the early mail to eastern
points restored The first mail now
leaves Freeland at 6. 20 a. m.
Thomas Gaffney is confined to his
home on South Centre street, suffering
from injuries received by coal falling
upon him in No. l mines. Drifton, last
week.
The Citizens band has purchased from
Prof. A. p, Mayberry the instruments
formerly used by the Mayberry band,
also two new trombones. The band has
been engaged to play for the p. o. S. of
A. on Memorial Day.
Owing to changes in the management
of the company stores at Eckley and
Gowen the postmasters have also been
changed. On Saturday Joseph Lindsay
was appointed postmaster at the former
place and James ii. Steiner at the latter.
Rev. Pengase, who succeeds Rev. s.
Cooper as pastor OF st. Paul's p. NJ.
church, preached his opening sermon
yesterday. Services next SUNDAY as fol-
lows: Preaching at 1890 a. m. and p.
M: Sunday school at = p. m. All are
invited.
The Wyoming and Pond Creek Coal
| Company intends to evade the company
store law in Legitimate" manner.
| Five of the stockholders will ask the
governor on June Is to grant charter
for the Wyoming and Pond Creek Sup
| ply Company.
The principal address at the closing
exercises Of the Mining aud Mechanical
Institute, at the Grand opera house on
June 3, will be delivered by Prof. A. T..
Kennedy, of Philadelphia. George ID.
McCrcady, Of Philadelphia, will preside
again as chairman.
Henry Hill, Of Eckley, aud Miss Sarah
Shanno, of FreeIand, were married on
Saturday evening at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leopold
Shanuo, on North Washington street.
| The ceremony was performed by Rev.
}. Ii. kerschncr. The young couple
will reside at Eckev.
At meeting of Maj c. Il. Coke Post,
No. ll7, G. A. R.. on Thursday evening,
Il vote of thanks was extended to the
members of The Noble Outcast' Com
pany, to those who rendered specialties
between the acts and to all who assisted
in any way in making a success of the
play recently given under the auspices
of the post.
Jeddo wheelmen are organizing an
auxiliary association to the Associated
Wheemcn of Hazleton. 1t will require
all of its members to join the parent
body and in addition will look after the
roads in the vicinity of Jeddo. They
have surveyed path from Ieddo to the
Hazleton-E Eckley path and will soon
begin the work of opening it.
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