Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-24
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synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
The first snow storm of the winter
struck town this morning.
An entertainment will be given by st.
Patrick's band at the Grand opera house
on Christmas Eve
A large delegation OF Freoland Odd
Fellows visited their Hazleton brethren
on Tuesday evening and we're royalty
entertained.
The Italians of Hazleton are organiz-
ing band-the third of this nationality
in the region, the others being located
at McAdoo and Lattmer.
The cold weather of the past few days
has caused the sick Of town to improve
except in the case of Charles O'Donnell
whose condition at present is very
serious.
While assisting in hanging decora-
tions in Yannes' opera house yesterday,
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a ladder and broke his left arm In two
places. He also injured his spine.
A. Oswald sells three bars of grand
mas butter milk soap for the small sum
of SC.
The coroner's jury which investigated
the cause of Peter Lynch's death at
Hazleton rendered verdict last evening
which stated that death resulted from
fracture Of the skull. How it was done
the jury could not tell.
The annual fair of the Young Mems
c. T. A. B. Corps will open on December
II in the hall of the Grand opera house
building. The committee in charge
proposes to make this the banner fair
ever held in the region.
Bishop Talbot, of the Central Pennsyl-
vania Protestant Episcopal diocese, will
hold services at st. James chapel,
Washington street, on Sunday evening.
He will be at st. James church, Drift
ton, In the morning and at Eckley in
the afternoon.
James Jennings, father of Hugh
Jennings, the well known ball player,
and one of the mon who took the total
abstinence pledge from Father Matthew
himself, died on Sunday at Avoca. Mr.
jennings was personally acquainted
with many Of our townspeople.
A large, well-located store room can
be rented at a reasonable rate. Apply
to IL. M. Breslin, South Centre street.
P. r. Cross, the inventor of the combin-
alton axle-box and burr and ball-bear-
ing axle, who is trying to place his
patents here and have factory erected,
says he has received an offer from Free
land capitalists. He is anxious to locate
here however, Wilkes5arre Leader
The Miracle Manufacturing Company
filed articles with the secretary of state
Of New Jersey last week. 1t proposes
to manufacture preparation which "a
man can put on his face and remove his
beard without the aid of razor. The
company is capitalized for S2OO,o
Patrick McNelis, until lately resi-
dent OF Highland, was badly injured on
Monday by being thrown from the deliv-
cry wagon of the Columbia Brewing
Company. His collarbone was fractur-
ed and he was severely cut about the
face. He was taken to his home on
Washington street.
The Citizens band ball on Monday
evening was one of the most enjoyable
held at Yannes' opera house for some
months past. The attendance was
large and the receipts were in proportion.
The grand march was participated in by
seventy couples. 1t was led by Master
of Ceremonies Morgan DeFoy and Miss
Mary Dougherty.