Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-31
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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.

Towns Are Doing.
The rising generation will celebrate
Hallow Fen in the usual manner this
evening.
A fall Of coal in No. mine, Drfson,
on Friday broke the leg of Mike Popoco-
vich u miner.
w. C. Miller, of town, has Joined the
Labadie Company. viii has had some
experience on the stage.
The window in the door OF the flour
and feed store Of B. f. Davis was broken
by young boys last evening.
Borough Treasurer e. w. Rutter has
received Freelands share of the fire in
surance money from the state, S45.47.
"No quorum" was present again at
the school board meeting called for Fri
day evening. The members should
either attend or resign
School Director Daniel Krommes was
the only member of tho Freeland board
who attended the directors session at
the county institute last week.
The Ninth Penna Volunteer infantry
is thing OF the past. The regiment
was mustered out Of the United States
service at Wilkesbarre on Saturday.
Hugh Jennings, the popular ball
player, is reading law in Baltimore.
IIughey's crimson head covering should
enable him to become shining light in
legal profession.
John Powell, private of Company C,
Ninth Penn'a, and a resident of Pitts
ton, died at his home there Saturday
night, aged 2s years. He is the twenty
ninth member of the regiment to die.
A birthday party was rendered to Miss
Bessie johnson at her home on Walnut
street Saturday evening. About twenty
five of her friends were present and
made the occasion a most pleasant one.
Applicants for the position of county
solicitor, made vacant by the elevation
of G. L. Halsey to the iudgeship, are
coming forward. The pay is 81, 900 and
the appointment is made by the com
missioners.
John j. Mccall, brakeman at Buff
fola, was killed near that city on Fri
day. He was son of John Mccall, of
Hazleton, a Lehigh Valley engineer, and
the remains were buried in the latter
city yesterday.
Panther Creek valley collieries, Nos. 5
and 6, operated by the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Company, will resume opera
tions tomorrow, after lying idle since
January. Eight hundred mon and boys
around Tamaqua are made happy by
the announcement.
Viewers O'Donnell, Dwyer and Rutter,
who are taking testimony on the petit
tion to build new road from Freeland
to Upper Lehigh, will make survey of
the proposed route on Friday at 10 a. M.
Freeland business people should see that
this road goes through.
Quite curiosity was found on the
farm Of Adam Hitz, near Kingston, last
week. 1t was a large beet with the
lower part formed like the head and the
wide open mouth of a pig. 1t was almost
perfect and to add to the effect the
snout and lower jaw were quite red.
The ball held by the Good Wills Ath-
letic Association on Friday evening
was well attended. The hall was gaily
decorated with flags, bunting and ever
greens and presented a very fine appear
ance. The grand march was lead by
Master of Ceremonies John j. Gallagher
and Miss Maggie McGroarty.
Joseph Murphy, the actor, purchased
valuable St. Bernard dog on Friday
from j. E. Boyle, proprietor of the
Wyoming Valley house at Pittston. The
dog is trillc over one year old, weighs
FOG pounds and is as fine bred animal
as can be found in the state. Mr..
Murphy paid $3.50 for the dog.
Patrick Sharp was killed by fall of
coal while engaged at work in the mines
at New Silver Brook Friday morning.
No one was near at the time, and it is
impossible to state just how the accident
occurred One of the drivers came upon
his dead body. He was aged so years,
and lived in Jeddo few years ago.
Seven orphan children arrived in
Drifton on Thursday and were sent to
the following families, by whom they
will be raised: Manus Waters, Denis
Bonner, Neal Bonner, John McTague,
John O'Donnell and f. j. Sweeney.
Two children came to Freeand, to the
homes of Robert Mulraney and Anthony
Gallagher.
The commissioners appointed to di'
vide the South ward of Freeland, will
hold a meeting in Hazeton today, and
will grant the prayer OF the petitioners.
The ward will be divided into three
Fifth, Sixth and Seventh. One Of tht
commissioners states that division was
necessary and believes that everybody
will be satisfied. d.-Standdrd