Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-09
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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.

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What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Doing.
A new weekly paper, the Telegraph, is
slated to appear in Hazleton, with
William Joyce as publisher.
A lawn party will be given this even
ing by the Christian Endcavor Society
on the lot adjoining the Presbyterian
church.
The attempt to reorgani2e the Anthra-
cite league at Hazleton on Friday even
ing failed. McAdoo was the only town
represented.
Thirteen applicants for teachers certi-
icates were examined on Tuesday by
County perintendent Harrison. The
result will not be made known for few
weeks.
The d. S. & S. brotherhood men eX-
pect to have a large attendance at
Mauch Chunk on Sunday A special
train will convey them to and from that
place.
A: Oswald sells three bars of grand
mas butter milk soap for the small sum
of sc.
Secretary w. d. Kline, of the Board
of Trade, has received proposition
from an industry in neghboring town
and Il committee may be sent this week
to look it up.
The annual entertainment of the
pupils of st. AIMS parochial school will
be given at the Grand opera house on
the Goth inst. Tickets will be offered
for sale next week
A picnic was held at the farm of
Charles Dnsheck, Sandy valley, on Tues
day, by the members of the German
Social Club and their friends. 1t was Il
big day for the club.
1t is said that John Graham, the
Wilkesbarre trolley magnate. and At
torncy Ed, Lynch have secured control
OF the Wilkesbaare Neu@iealer and will
make it Gold Democratic sheet.
On Monday next the county treas
urer's sale on real estate on which the
taxes have not been paid will take place
at WilkcSbarre. Among the list are Il
number of properties in Frceland and
Foster township.
AT CooIStown, a suburb of Beaver
Meadow, fire yesterday destroyed seven
buildings owned by the Cross Creek Coal
Company. All but two were occupied
by Hungarian families. The loss is
estimated at 50 900.
Ladies, don't fail to see those fancy
25c skirts at A. Oswald's. He sells lots
OF them and they are dandies.
The dead body of an unknown man
was found alongside the Central Rail
road tracks at Mauch Chunk on Tues
day. He was about 80 years old, and on
his person was found an iron moulderS
trowel, stamped C. Monk.
The Young America Social Club in
stalled its new officers on Monday even
ing and the members followed the ccre-
monies with banquet at their rooms in
Gallagher's building. Several appro-
pirate toastS were offered
William Mates has been appointed a
detective for Luzcrne county ON motion
OF Attorney Nichols. Mr.. Mates will be
the special detective of the Anti-Saloon
League and his work will be principally
exposing violators of the liquor laws
The Reading officials have issued
orders that all flags must be removed
from their engines. They claim they
were compelled to issue the orders to
insure the safety of their patrons. At
daybreak and dusk the flags have been
mistaken for signal flags, and it was
feared that an accident might result in
consequence,
Morris j. Thomas, q young man OF
Warrior Run, died at the Wilkesbarre
hospital on Monday, the result of Il
cunning accident. In company with
several others Thomas went on Il hunt
ing and fishing trip and remained over
night While walking through the
woods the gun which he carried caught
in the brush and went off.
Representatives of the Slavonian Lu-
theran Union met this week in Zcmany's
hall and took action upon a number of
matters relating to the organizations
The offer made one year ago by M.
Iemany to donate large tract of land
in Butler valley to the union as site
for an orphans home was taken up by
the convention and accepted.
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