Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-20
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED' FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
curreDces That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.

curreDces That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
Wilkesbarre has a Young Mems
Christian Association with 900 members.
Hazleton Catholic societies have decid-
ed to have no parade in that city on St.
Patrick's Day.
The meeting of Freeland Green Men'
was postponed yesterday until next Sun
day afternoon.
Captain Samuel Weir, prominent
Grand Army man, has been appointed
postmaster of Summit Hill.
The Citizens band attended the Young
Mems fair Friday evening. st. AIMS
band will be present tonight.
The cold spell caused an advance of
price of coal in the cities. An advance
in miners wages should follow.
A meeting of the state executive
committee of the p. o. S. of A. will be
held at Hazleton on the 2Sth inst.
The annual masquerade ball of the
Young American Social Club will be
held at Yannes opera house tomorrow
evening,
Railroad trains, trolley cars and mails
are moving regularly again, and the
great storm of last week will soon be
forgotten.
The first convention of the Young
Mems Christian Associations of Luzerne
county will be held Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, March 10 to L., at Nanticoke
The government on Saturday granted
a pension of Sc per month to William
Carl, of Freeland, veteran of the civil
war. His claim dates from November
%. 1895
The fair at the Grand opera house
hall will be open every evening this
week. Dancing and other amusements
for all who wish to indulge in pleasure.
Music every evening.
John McMutrie, millionaire railroad
contractor, died at Denver last week.
He was native of Mauch Chunk. In
the early days of western rairoading' he
built some difficult portions of road.
q w. ID. Thomas, of Lansford, mine con
tractor for the Lehigh Coal and Nayi-
CATION Company, and one of the wealth
lest residents of the Panther Creek val
ley, died on Saturday, after two weeks
Illness.
The funeral of Patrick +. Heron. of
Milncsville, whose remains were inter
red at st. AIMS cemetery yesterday
afternoon, was largely attended by
North Side friends and relatives of the
deceased
a number of Freeland citizens went
to Wilkesbarre today to appear in court
in behalf of Peter Jasinski OF the Third
ward, who is an applicant for liquor
license and against whom remon-
STRANGE has been filed.
Two Lehigh Valley engines colided
in snow drift at Fairview last week
Escaping steam seriously scaded Fire
man Thomas McHale and Brakemen
George Walker and Denis sullivan. Me
Hale died upon arriving home at Port
Griffith.
Bishop lIoban and 200 priests at
tended the funeral of Rev John Finnen,
vicar general of the Scranton Catholic
diocese, at Pittston on Friday. Rev L.
A. Garvcy, of Williamsport, has been
named as vicar general and successor of
the dead priest at Pttston.
Paymaster NJ. j. Reed, of Jeddo.
has rendered his resignation to G.. T.
Markle e Co., and will embark in the
shoe business at Lebanon with his
brother, John, Of lla2leton. He will be
succeeded by Walter HiIdebrandt, who
is at present employed in Jeddo office.
The members of Camp 147, p. O. s. of
A., attended services in a body at Park
NJ. f. church yesterday afternoon and
were treated to an eloquent sermon on
christian Manliness" by the pastor.
Rev. w. w. Hartman. Tho camp will
banquet at Eberett's hotel "Wednesday
evening
The receipts of the recent fair and
ball held by the Citizens Hose Company
have been turned into the treasury of
the organization, and the fremen now
feel that they are financially able to
procure neat and attractive uniforms
for the members This will be done in
the near future.