Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-08
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

lOWnb are DolnE.
The interior of A. Goeppert's saloon
is undergoing some improvements.
George Hensell, of Carbondale, has
accepted position as foreman in the
silk mill.
Joseph P. Kennedy, one of Jefferson
university students, is home on his
summer vacation.
Miss Cassie Furey, of Torresdale, at
tended the funeral of the late Edward
Furey on Saturday.
A powder mill near Tomhicken explod
ed late Saturday night. No one was
hurt, but the mill was destroyed.
Thomas Gaffney, of South Centre
street, had two fingers severely crushed
by fall of coal last week and is unable
to work.
Levi Driesbach was on Thursday ap-
pointed assistant assessor of the Upper
Lehigh district of Butler township,
vice Adam Lesser, who has moved to
Ebervale.
Failing coal at Tamaqua colliery
injured Roger McMonigal, of Lansford.
so badly that he was taken to the
Miners hospital at Ashland in critical
condition.
The state convention of the knights
of Malta will be held this week 10
Scranton. Garfield Commandery, No.
6, of Freeland, will be represented by
Stephen Page.
The will of the late Margaret O'Don-
nell, of Freeland,. was probated on Fri
day. She leaves all her property to her
niece, Mary Woodring, who is also APP
pointed executrix.
The commissioners appointed to re-
view the matter of the division of the
South ward will meet on Friday, May
10, to take testimony and hear all
parties interested.
A. H. HIGHLANDER, the president of
the Allentown Candy Manufacturing
Company, has broken ground al Wealth
erly for building, G0X6o feet in size,
for candy factory.
Company D, Seventh regiment, n. g.
p, of Hazeton, has been ordered to
participate in the parade at Harrisburg
on Friday, when the Hartranft monu-
ment will be unveiled.
A Oswald sells Boyer's Daisy russell
shoe polsh-the best made for gentle
mems shoes.
George Hoodmacher is at New Orleans,
where he is representing P. b. Connor
Lodge, No. 173, of Freeland in the
annual convention of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen.
A meeting Of the Board OF Trade will
be held at the council building this
evening. The railroad extension and
other important business will be con-
sidered. All members are expected to
attend.
The farmers of Conyngham valley
have organized a canning company and
will apply for a charter to carry on the
scribed. The canning factory will be
in operation next summer
The men who enlisted in the military
and naval service of the United States
during the SpanishAmerican war are
forming organizations throughout the
country. Before long the local societies
will be merged into a national order on
tho plan of the Grand Army of the Re-
public.
Under recent regulation of the post
Office department, a money order may
be drawn upon the Office at which it is
issued. In other words you are enabled
as in Il bank, and draw it out again
either in favor of yourself or some other
person.
Charles O'Donnell, OF Main street, left
on Thursday for Bayonne, N. j., having
completed his course of instruction in
cutting and handling meats at w. j.
Brogan'S establishment. Mr.. O'Donnell,
with his brother-inlaw, Anthony O'Don-
nell, will engage in the meat business at
Bayonne.
Chief of Police Filler, who was charg-
ed by August Brueningsen with taking
the latter's team of horses from their
stable after arresting the driver for fast
driving on the 2Sth ult., was discharged
by Squire Buckley after the hearing on
Friday night, the evidence not bearing
out the charge.
Professor Coles, the Kingston prophet,
says that the best days to fish for pick
erel will be the 5th and 9th, the next
best the 10th, 18th, 24th, 25th and Goth
AS it is not lawful to catch pickerel
until the lst of June it would not be
advisable to attempt to prove the pro-
fessors predictions.
The funeral of the late Edward Furey
took place on Saturday morning. A
requiem mass at st. AIMS church was
read over the remains at 80 o'clock by
Rev. Father Mack, after which the in
terment was made in the adjoining
cemetery. The funeral was largely at