Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-23
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.
The Interior Of II. c. Koons' store has
been remodeled and enlarged.
Scale Siding school, which was closed
two weeks ago on account of the illness
OF the pupils, reopened today.
About 300 liquor license applications
have been filed in this county, a falling
off of rs compared with last year.
Every citizen and property owner of
town should attend the Board of Trade
meeting on Wednesday evening.
The Miller House, corner of Centre
and Carbon streets, will be run by John
c. Boyle, of Wilkesbarre, after April 1.
Miss Kate O'Donnell, of McAdoo, who
was injured in the Dunellen wreck. has
recovered sufficiently to return to her
home.
| Mrs. John kehoe, whose death in
Philadelphia was published in Thurs
days TRIBUNE, was buried in that city
this morning.
John Petit, of Jeddo, was admitted
to the miners hospital on Friday suG-
fering from fractured jaw. The injury
was received while at work in Jeddo
mine.
The office safe of the Atlantic Rein
Ing Company, Hazleton, was blown open
by burglars Sunday morning and $l2. 3S
in cash and quantity of postage stamps
were stolen.
| Rev. b. j. O'Donnell, of town. who
has been stationed at Nilanova since
his ordination last October. has been
assigned to Our Mother of Good Counsel
church at Bryn Mawr.
On March 13 the stockholders of the
Wyoming and Pond Creek Coal Com
pany will vote at White Haven upon the
question Of increasing the capital stock
OF the corporation to 500, 900.
Mrs, Catharinc DeLacey, mother of
Patrick DeLacey, who was the Demo
cratic candidate for secretary of inter
nal affairs last November, died at her
home in Scranton last week, aged 90
years.
st. James Reformed church. at
Sheppton, now in the course of erection.
will soon be completed Rev. n. C.
Sechler, the pastor, expects to hold the
dedication services on Sunday, Feb
ruary ).
a. Oswald sells three bars of grand
mas butter milk soap for the small sum
of sc.
A. ii. McClintock, John Z. Lenahan.
w. 5. Mclean, George X. Powell and
f. w. Wheaton have been appointed as
an advisory committee by the county
commissioners to assist in planning the
new court house at Wlkesbarre
The Central Pennsylvania Telephone
and Supply Company has issued new
general directory corrected to December
10, 1898. 1t is book of $50 pages and
it contains list Of all the subscribers
in the Central Pennsylvania district.
A. Oswald, who rendered material
assistance to the Citizens band when it
organized was tendere screnade on
Friday evening. The band has paid off
all claims against it on account of the
instruments and is now free from debt.
The damage suit of Patrick Carey VS..
Freeland Beef Company, for SIC, 900 for
injuries sustained by the formers son
being kicked by the company's horse,
ended Thursday morning by the com
pany agreeing to pay 1000 to Mr.
Carey.
A lithographing and book binding es-
in bi bmnpt will hn H.,
Wtlkesbarre. The plant will employ
100 people and SIS, 900 will be expended
in equipping it. j. w. Raeder, Abram
Nesbitt and others are back of the
project.
Annie, the ten-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Domnick Gallagher. of
Birvanton, died on Friday from diph-
liberia. lnterment was made in st. AIMS
cemetery yesterday by Undertaken
Breslin. Three other children of the
family are afflicted with the same
disease.
Charles Welnland, 40 years old, of Le-
highton, assistant night yardmastcr on
the Lehigh Valley Railroad, was run
down Friday night by a train and in
stantly killed. Every bone in his body
was broken. One OF his shoes was
knocked off and flew through the cab
window of a passing engine.
Mrs. Mary Russell will, on April /, re-
linquish the management of the Drifton
hotel, and will move to Freeland. where
she will open a confectionery and ice
cream establishment. Mrs. Russell's
management of the place has been
most successful one and the residents
will learn of her intended departure
with egret.-SeRtiael