Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-06-29
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.

What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
With this issue the TRIBUNE closes its
eleventh volume.
The directors Of the Citizens bank
met yesterday in the bank building.
While drunk yesterday Simon Sibolih,
of Edwardsville, shot his wife and she
is not expected to live.
T. j. Watson, professional wife
beater, was arrested last night in Halle
ton for abusing his wife.
Frank Brogan, of Beaver Meadow,
and Mrs Susan McElrue, of Drfton,
will be married next month.
Twenty-seven applicants for teachers
certificates stood examination before
County superintendent Hopper at Free
land on Monday.
The Luther League societies of the
Upper Lehigh valley have made ar
rangements for running an excursion to
Laury's Island on July IS.
Two rooms on the second floor of the
| iN''o"'eh hbNb bttll itdStu W.
Dentist Hess. of Bloomsbury, who will
occupy them in few weeks.
For and 10 cent glassware go to A.
Oswald's.
The early closing movement has been
started in Hazleton. Freeland mer-
chants and clerks are still on duty from
fifteen to eighteen hours a day.
c. b. Snyder, ex-edtor OF the Halle
ton Sentinel, and w. A. Evans, a report
er, are on trial for libel at Wilkesbarre
today. James Lougran is the prose-
| cutor
A number of friends of Miss Ellen
Bosczkowski called at her home on Sun
day evening and celebrated her birth
day anniversary in an appropriate
manner
Do not forget that you can procure
dinner or supper at St. Paul's p. M.
church on the Fourth at the low price
of 25 cents meal or both meals for
40 cents.
At the home of the bride in Coke addi-
tion on Tuesday, j. w. Reynolds, of
White Haven, and Miss Lucila Tuttle,
of town, were married by Rev. j. L.
Eggert, of White Haven.
The members of Arbutus Lodge,
of the Masonic fraternity, accompan-
led by their wives, enjoyed a banquet
in the lodge room on the third floor of
the postoffice building on Tuesday even
ing.
g. B. Markle e Co. are preparing to
build 110 double water closets for the
tenants of their dwelling houses in
Highland and Jeddo Heretofore the
tenants had to provide their own out
houses.
Tickets sold for the trolley excursion
of the Good Wills Athletic Association
to Halle park will be honored on Satur-
day evening. Four cars will leave here
at 7.12 o'clock, and returning leave the
park at Ill? o'clock.
A Oswald sells Boycr's Daisy russet
| shoe polish--thc best made for gentle
mems shoes.
L He ulItCuOIS VI but MluulB Iuul II lelu
Poor District decided on Tuesday to
publish tho names of all persons who
receive outdoor relief, together with the
amounts. The publication of the list
will begin on August 1.
On Sunday next Rev. w. c. Hall will
preach In st. Paul's Primitive Metho-
dist church at the usual hours. Sub
ject for morning, validity of the Re-
demption;" subject for evening, "Poor
Success" We extend a cordial invita-
tion to all.
The Associated Wheelmen on Tues
day evening decided to begin work on
the cycle path eastward from Pond
Creek. The work will be done by days
labor. M. III. Hunsicker, Charles Far
rel and Edward Mochamer were ap-
pointed to superintend the job.
| The school boards of East Norwegian
township and Port Carbon borough have
been deadlocked for the past four weeks
over an attempt to organize. The lat
ter has taken nearly 300 frutless bal
| iotos Ib IhdbbCl Wdo bdhtu
Schuylkill court on Tuesday and the
boards will likely be ousted
On Tuesday Judge Bechtel sent Mag
gle Barrassparrow, of Lost Creek, to
prison for three months, she having
pleaded guilty to selling liquor without
license. Her husband had previously
been sent up on a similar charge. At
home the woman left four little girls
ranging in age from to years.
The remains of James Hoffmier ar
rived here last evening and will be
buried this afternoon in st. AIMS ceme-
terry from the residence of John Hoff-
mier, Drifton. The young man was
aged 10 years and was son of Plus
Hoffmier, of Scranton, who resided here
several years. The deceased was a
student in a Pittsburg college, where he