Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-21
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What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.

| Towns Are Doing.
f. II. Albert lost valuable horse
yesterday The animal succumbed to
an attack of collie.
Thursday next being Thanksgiving
Day, the postof1ice will be open between
the following hours only: $50 to 10. 80
a. IN. and to 8 p. IN.
A game of foot ball was played at the
ball park yesterday between teams of
town and Drifton. The latter scored
touchdown in the last half of the game
Stephen Devorschak, of town, and
Miss Lizzie Polensky, of Gowen, were
married on Saturday at st. Johns
Slavonian Catholic church by Rev.
Charles Pajchisak.
A small blaze in the residence OF
William Davis, Coke addition, created
some excitement in that part OF town
on Friday. The fire was extinguished
before any damage was done.
j. Bennett Smith, of Wilkesbarre, who
is obtaining considerable reputation as a
scientific lecturer, will talk on Wednes-
day evening on liquiied air before the
Mining and Mechanical Institute.
Lansford Baptist church was reopcned
with elaborate ceremonies a week ago
yesterday after extensive alterations
and additions had been made. Rev. J.
L. Griffith, formerly Of town, is pastor.
The remains OF Joseph Reese, whose
disappearance from his home in Silver
Brook caused much excitement last
July, were found on Saturday near
Hauto. He was son OF Shadrick Reese
and was slightly demented
The Slavonic Dramatic Company is
rehearsing nightly for its presentation
of drama at the Grand on Wednesday
evening. The company expects quite a
large house, having met with a ready
sale of tickets among the Slavonian
population.
A fierce fracas shortly after 1 o'clock
Sunday morning in the vicinity of John
Dobash's saloon at Carbon and Adams
streets resulted in the arrest of three
IIungarians by the borough officers.
The prisoners were fined yesterday by
Burgess Gallagher.
A seventeen-foot vein of coal has been
discovered on the lands of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, east OF Barney
Paurs hotel, Black Ridge. The coal is
of excellent quality, and not being COW
cred by any top rock, will be easily
mined.-Conyngham Herald.
Lieutenant Siviter, of the regular
army, has closed the recruiting office at
Wilkesbarre. Nearly 700 recruits were
sent out by the officer, many Of whom
were men who belonged to the Ninth
Penn'a and became enamored OF soldier
life while that regiment was in service.
When Lehigh Valley Station Agent
Curry reached the McAdoo station
Thursday morning he found that bur-
glars had operated at the place during
the night. Packages were strewn about
promiscuously and others containing
valuables were missing. No money was
secured.
Properly executed, newspaper adver-
tising will always pay. That here and
there is a man who says, "Advertising
doesn't pay; | have tried it," proves
nothing but that his methods were
faulty. 1t is the persistent, systematic
effort that pays in advertising as well as
in everything else.
Charles Dick, aged 73 years, of Halle
ton, died suddenly OF paralysis OF the
heart Friday. Mr.. Dick with his sons
Arthur and William were the largest
contractors in the Lehigh region, hav-
ing extensive stripping contracts on the
South Side. He had been resident of
Hazleton for the past twenty years.
AT Yannes' opera house this evening
the Citizens band will hold its first
annual ball. DePierro's orchestra has
been engaged for the occasion, and q
number of out-of-town musical organza-
tions have accepted invitations to at
tend. The band members guarantee
pleasant time to everybody who favors
them with q call.
An appropriation made by the county
controller for the payment of justices
anu cohsbdoieS coSb lor oue pieoeho yoai
has been exhausted and these officers
will therefore receive no more pay from
the county until next year. Controller
Lloyd claims that he is not authorized
by the law to exceed the amount of his
estimate made last February.
Mrs. Cunningham, widow OF the lato
Charles Cunningham, died on Friday in
Parsons. She had been i'll for some
time The brothers and sisters who
survive her are: Mrs. Mary Grant,
Wlkesbarre; Mrs. Hugh McMenamin,
Freeland, and Frank O'Donnell, Wilkes
barre. The funeral took place this
morning, and was attended by the Free
land relatives of the deceased.