Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-09
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currepces That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are DOing.

curreDces That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doin..
Miss Annie Haggerty, of Scranton, is
visiting Mrs. Hugh Malloy.
George Fisher attended to business in
Lehigh county this week.
Mrs. Edward Faas, formerly of Frea-
land, is visiting relatives in the region.
Manus Brennan and family have
taken up their residence in Philadel-
pha.
Samuel Baughner, d. S. & S. car in
spector, is spending the week in Phila-
delphia.
Ground under the Jersey Central
tracks caved in near Sandy Run yester-
day, and the road is being relaid at that
point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Mclaughlin,
who were married on Tuesday in Phila-
delphia, arrived last evening at Eber-
vale, where they will reside.
Seats for the lecture to be delivered
next Thursday evening by Edwin F..
Brightbill, under the auspices of the M.
& M. Institute, were placed on sale at
McMenamin's store this morning.
DR.. J. H. Cloud has surprised his many
friends by resigning as assistant to DR..
I'll. M. Neale. He leaves on Monday
for Philadelphia, where he will take a
post graduate course at Jefferson col
lege.
Alvin Setter went to sleep on the
culm bank at a Scranton breaker Tues
day night and breathed the deadly
gases arising from the dump. Next
morning he was dead. Setter was 80
years of age.
Scranton has practically closed its
gates against itinerant merchants. BY
an ordinance recently approved tran
sient dealers must pay license tax of
5000 month, or fractional part thereof,
to do business.
1t has just been discovered, says the
Honesdale Independent, that the main
cause of tuberculosis in cattle is foul
stables and the want of fresh air. The
breathing of bad air is the principal
cause of consumption in the human
family.
Thomas Brennan, convicted at the
July term of Schuyll1ill court of murder
in the first degree for killing Harry
Elliott at New philadelphia on June 2
last, has been denied new trial by the
supreme court, sitting at Pittsburg.
Brennan's only hope now is the Pardon
board.
Clergymen may be interested in
knowing that under the new ruling of
the General Railroad Passenger Agents
Association new style of certificate is
to be prepared for them. 1t will cost
81, and will entite them to half-rate
fares over fifty-seven railroads of the
United States.
Michael Morrisy, section foreman on
the Upper Lehigh branch of the c. r. r.
of N. j., has his force of men engaged
in removing the rails and ties from the
sidings and turnouts on the Drifton
branch. The rails and ties on the main
line of the branch will not be removed
for the present
Mrs. Denis Ferry, of Ridge street,
while descending the cellar steps at her
home Tuesday afternoon, missed her
footing and fell headforemost down the
steps and was severely injured. Her
left arm was broken and she was cut on
the forehead, besides receiving a severe
general shaking. Mrs Ferry is now
resting easily.
Diamond Brothers Big Double Min
strels, which comes to the Grand Tues
day evening, is bigger and better than
ever before and now ranks among the
leading minstrel troupes of the country.
In the cast there are forty-one people,
among whom are some of the best com
dians in the business. The troupe
carries two full brass bands and a car
load of scenery. Watch for the noon
day street parade.