Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.


currences That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
The store of A. Oswald will be closed
all day on Thanksgiving Day.
Drifton foot ball club expects to play
at Lansford on Thanksgiving Day.
Samuel J. Gundry was on Friday APP
pointed postmaster at Lattimer Mines.
The Tigers Athletic Club is making
preparations for its annual New Years
Eve ball.
John McGill, of Wilkesbarre, spent
Sunday with his aunt, Miss Rose Giles
pie, Main street.
w. F. Boyle spent Saturday and Sun
day with his brother, Con j., at Birds
boro, Berks county.
The property of the late w. d. Cowen
on Walnut street was sold on Saturday
at public sale to A. Rudewick for 81 1925
Mrs Patrick Harvey and son, William,
of Minersvllle, are visiting the formers
mother, Mrs. Denis Ferry, Ridge street
Postmaster b. F. Davis has succeeded
in having the mail which formerly ar
rived here at 4.42 p. m. come in at 12 So
p. m +
The new German Catholic church at
Hazleton will be dedicated on Thursday
by Bishop Hoban, assisted by thirty
priests.
Mrs. Richard Cartwright, of Sandy
Run, last week received the announce
ment of the death of her mother in
England.
Samuel and George, the young sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Henritzy, are
Ill at the family residence on Washing
ton street.
The Young Mems C. T. A. b. Corps
will open bazaar in the store-room re-
Gently vacated by J.. c. Berner, Wash
ington street, on December 20.
A weather staff, with a miniature BIZ
cycle on the top, has been erected on
the Pulpit Rock at the terminal of the
bicycle path of Eckley b. Coke, Jr.
Thomas Shaubello, of No. Ebervale,
laborer employed in the mines at No.
Jeddo, was injured by fall of rock
Friday evening. His condition is seri-
Gus.
L. p. Morgan, who was sent to the
county Jail few weeks ago for wife
beating, has been committed to Dan
vile insane asylum. His home is in
Hazleton.
1t is rumored that Miss Rubina Mac
key, teacher in one of the schools in
Eckley, and Dr. II. VanHorn, of Engle-
wood, N. j., will be married next sum
mer.-SentSnel.
w. j. Schmidt, of town, who is serv-
ing in the Philippines in Company M,
Twelfth regular infantry, has been
promoted from corporal to sergeant for
bravery during recent battle.
First Holy Communion was given to
200 young boys and girls at st. AIMS
church yesterday morning by Rev. NJ. j.
Fallihee. The boys were attired in neat
black suits and the girls wore white
dresses and wells.
George Marczen, who last week was
found guilty of the murder of Mike
Szerik at Coaldale last June, was on
Saturday sentenced by Judge w. A.
Marr at Pottsville to four years in
the Eastern penitentiary.
George McGee has resigned as an
agent of the Grand Union Tea Company
and hereafter will serve as general rep
resentative of the Plain Speaker on the
North Side. Mr.. McGee is succeeded in
the tea business by John b. Hanlon.
The new pumping station on Birvan-
ton Hill has been put under roof and
will be completed at an early date.
The Fourth Ward Fire Company has
engaged quarters in the building and
will furnish the same for meeting and
recreation purposes.