Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-02
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

| Towns Are Doing.
The juveniles of town celebrated
Halloween in the usual manner Tues.
day evening.
The hunting season opened yester.
day, but owing to the inclement weather
the slaughter OF the innocents was not
very large.
The sessions of the teachers institute
at Wilkesbarre this week are well at
tended. All the lower end instructors
are present.
An application for charter for the
| Fourth Ward Fire Company will be
made in court on the 27th inst. by At
torney Chas. Orion Stroh.
A. Oswald sells Arbuckle's, Dills-
worth's, Lion and Levering's coffee at
10 cents pound.
The new schedule on the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad will go into effect on Sun
day, November 10. Copies of the new
schedule have not as yet been given out.
Thos. A. Buckley, of town, and Thos
M. Jones, of Hudson, yesterday viewed
the new bridge built by the county at
Matt's run, Dorrance township, and
approved of the same.
Conrad Kimmel, formerly of Highland,
was injured at Jersey City on Monday
He was employed on the railroad and
met with a serious accident while at
work. His brother, William, of High
land, is with him now.
During October, according to the re-
port of Mine Inspector Davies issued
yesterday, there occurred in the Fifth
anthracite mining district eleven acci-
dents, five of them fatal, leaving two
widows and nine orphans.
On Sunday next Rev. w. c. Hall will
preach in the Primitive Methodist church
at the usual hours. Subjects: Morn
ing, "An Important Acquisition to the
Church," evening, ''Place Where Jesus
Takes His Choicest Gems From"
"O'Brien, the Contractor" is not only
strong and extremely realistic. play,
but in the character of ''O'Brien," :"
Daniel Sully has added another char
acter that will live long in the minds of
the theatre-going public.
On Sunday morning occurred the
death OF Mrs. Eliza Culbert, aged 6s
years, at her home in White Haven,
after an illness of about ten months of
Bright's disease. Mrs. Culbert was the
mother of Mrs. William Hincer, of Drift
ton.
Alex Allen, Of Drfton, and Miss
Maggie Timney, of Freeland, will be
married today in their newly furnished
home at Drifton. The ceremony will
be performed by Rev. j. p. Buxton, of
Drifton.
Miss Ellen Jane Richards, aged "a
years, daughter of John T. Richards
and neice of Sheriff James G. Harvey.
died yesterday morning at Mr.. Harvey's
residence in Hazleton. She was attack
ed with appendicitis nearly six months
ago.
Don't forget! If you wish to have an
enjoyable Thanksgiving Day you must
wind up at supper time at the Primitive
Methodist church, where you can have
proper meal and a sociable time all for
25 cents. Be sure and don't miss it.
Joseph Woodring, of Butler Valley,
who was stricken with paralysis week
ago last Saturday, died from the effects
on Monday evening. He never regain
ed consciousness nor his speech. De-
ceased was born in Butler valley,
February 20, 1926.
The miners in the Schuylkill region
were made happy on Tuesday by the
announcement that . per cent above
the basis would be paid them for the
last half of October and the first half
of November This is an increase of
per cent over that paid for the previous
month.
An epidemic of scarlet fever and
diphtheria is threatened in Wilkesbarre.
There are now about fifty cases of each.
Mayor Nichols says the cause is largely
due to impure water. Towns up and
down the valley are also affected. In
Dorranceton it has been found necessary
to close the schools.
AS "O'Brien, the Contractor" Daniel
Sully has role exactly suited to his
hearty, bluff and humorous style. The
play has number of strong dramatic
scenes, including railroad strike and
premature blast Several specialties are
introduced during the action of the play
Severe blasting was heard on Monday
morning under the Hazleton city build
ing by the city officials. 1t is believed
that the blasting was done in the No. 40
workings of the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company. There is no immediate dan
ger, however, and the officials are not
in the least alarmed
Wallace Mainwaring, brother of
John Mainwaring, the Republican can
didate for register of wills, was killed
Monday night in the Coxton yard of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad. He was fire.
man on freight engine, and was clean
ing the headlight while the train was in