Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-24
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.

Towns Are Doing.
Foster township school board failed
to meet Saturday evening.
NJ. II. Hunsicker has presented his
son, Raymond, with fine pony.
The limits of Freeland cemetery have
been extended considerably southwark.
A Long Distance telephone has been
placed in the residence of d. J. McCar-
thy.
Freeland school board will meet this
evening to appoint teachers for the
term of $4,000.
DR.. S. S. Hess, OF Bloomsbury, has
opened his dental parlors in the Refo-
wich building, second floor front, where
he is prepared to receive patients.
A. Oswald sells Arbuckles, Dills-
worth's, Lion and Levering's coffee at
10 cents a pound.
The sevenmonths-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Christel died on Satur-
day at their home on Luzerne street.
The funeral took place yesterday after
noon. Interment was made at Halle
ton.
The date of the trolley excursion and
picnic of st. Johns Reformed Sunday
School at Hazle park has been changed
to Wednesday, August 0. The train of
special cars will leave Freeland at s
a. III.
nnrc
ployed as a farm hand in Sandy valley,
had his right arm caught on Thursday
by the knives in a mower which he had
charge OF and the member was terribly
lacerated.
DR.. Wentz, of Drifton, received des-
patch from Detroit, Michigan, on Satur-
day night, announcing that his horse,
Hal B, had made mile in 2O5 on the
track at that place Saturday afternoon.
Speaker.
Freeland's mail service the past few
months has been back number. On
an average Of three times week the
New York and Philadelphia mails due
here at OF a. m. do not arrive until
4,36 or GA p. IN.
The remains OF the late Michael DEN
nion were laid at rest Friday morning.
Hundreds OF his friends and acquaint-
ances attended the funeral. A requiem
mass was read at st. AIMS church,
after which the interment was made in
st. AIMS cemetery.
Governor Stone has appointed David
c. Henning, the Republican nominee
for judge in Schuylkill county, to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Judge Pershng. Mr.. Hennng was
named as the choice Of the party 10
Schuylkill at a convention held on Mon
day.
jess Cumfer, q steam shovel engineer
at Buck Mountain, was struck on the
arm on Friday by stone from blast
near his work. His arm was broken
above the elbow Mr.. Cumfer was
brought to his home on Walnut street,
where his injury was given medical at
| tenti0n.
A series of lectures, concerts and
entertainments has been arranged for
the benefit of the Mining and Mechan-
| ical Institute and will be held at the
dates; October 10, November 16, De-
cember 5, January %, February 13 and
| March 6.
New paintings for the Greek Catholic
church are being prepared by John
DeTahy, noted artist. This church
now contains the finest works of art in
the region, and when the new paintings
are finished the church will have ad-
ditional attractions for lovers of the
beautiful.
Theodore Meyers, of Dallas, was in
stantly killed Friday morning by falling
down the stairs of his home. He went
to the second floor for something and in
coming down made misstep. Deceased
was born in Germany, April II, 1914.
He served in the civil war as member
of the Sixth Pennsylvania cavalry
William McCarron, Of Centre street, a
d. S. & S. conductor, was struck by a
bottle thrown from a Lehigh Valley ex-
cursion train Saturday night. The
bottle came through the cab window
and hit Mr.. McCarron on the leg, in
nicting painful injury. The d. s. &
S. train was returning from Perth Am
boy at the time.
The will OF the late Margaret McNelis
OF Freeland, was presented in the
orphans court on Friday. 1t provide:
that all her property, real, personal and
mixed, shall be divided between hel
son, Roger, and her daughter-in-law
Mrs. Sarah McNelis. The estate Il
valued at 81, $50 and James McNelis is
named as executor.
Jacob Dipple and Miss Mary Shovlin
both of Freeand, left on Thursday
afternoon for New York, where they
were married. Both are popular anc
well known young people. Mr.. Dippl'
is railroader in the employ of the d
S. Il S. and was former resident o.