Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-13
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Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oo-
currenoes That Can He Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
Services will be held as usual in st.
Paul's p. M. church on Sunday by Rev.
S. Penglase.
Mrs. Andrew J. Collins, formerly of
Freeland, died in Wikesbarre last week.
She had been i'll for some time past.
Owing to u misunderstanding, Ten
nessee's Pardner" will not be PLAYED
here next Monday evening, as stated in
our last issue.
A number Of boys began work in the
silk mill this morning. and the force
will be gradually increased until twenty
five or more are employed
A meeting of the citizens of the
Fourth ward will be held at Steve
Drashers hotel this evening for the pur-
pose of organizing a fire company.
Although the fishing season will not
open until Saturday, it is said that men
are coming from the Honeyhoe with
suspicious looking baskets and cans.
Iden Mayficld Portser, of Freeland.
has registered at the county seat as a
practicing physician. He is employed
as an assistant by DR.. Geo. S. Wentz, of
Drifton.
M. Bloom, of Mt Carmel, has been ar
rested and held under $500 bail charged
mi Ntnl l,t Of 81, l,, q;
the sale of cigarettes to boys under six
teen years OF age.
No services will be held on Sunday
morning in st. Johns Reformed church,
Freeland, on account Of confirmation
at Eckley. Services here at 7.3O in the
evening, in English.
John Ward, a former resident of
Eckley, was injured on Monday in
Silver Brook mines. He was taken to
the Miners hospital, where grave fears
for his recovery are entertained
Denis Boyle a well-known saloon man
of Hazleton, was married on Tuesday to
Miss Mary E. Sweeney, of Allentown.
The bride is young lady who has
large acquaintance in this vicinity.
Scott & Ashman have accepted the
agency for new style gasoline lamp.
One was placed on exhibition last even
ing in George w. Fa!tz's barber shop
and gave forth brilliant, white light
The new bell recently placed in posi-
ton on ST. Mary's Greek Catholic church
will be dedicated with grand ceremonies
on Sunday. A parade of all the societies
connected with the church will be one
of the features.
A. Oswald has just received carload
OF Lehigh county potatoes. They ara
excellent stock. If in need of any give
him call.
Through the courtesy of Superintend-
ent Smith, of Jeddo, the Bachelor Club
of Highland has been granted the use of
a dwelling house in that town. The
building is being fitted up for club pur-
poses and will open in short while.
Detective r. p. Riley, who has insti-
tuted suits against several physicians
for noncompliance with the state laws
relating to their profession, was in town
this week, and says he intends to also
prosecute all undertakers who are doing
business without license.
School Directors Rooms and Richards,
OF Banks township, have been finally
beaten in the famous case instituted
against them The supreme court has
stricken their appeal for new trial off
the records, and they must now pay their
fine of SIS, costs of prosecution and be
ousted from office.
The children of poor people in Halle
ton are emptying their little savings
banks in their efforts to raise the neces-
sary $1,000 to buy site for the silk mill
which has offered to locate there. In
the meantime the well-to-do classes
have deposits in the local banks ag-
gregating $3.50, ,397.94.
The statement in the TRIBUNE on
Monday that Patrick Marley had been
appointed to succeed the late Daniel
Marley as mine superintendent of
Markle & Cos. collieries was not correct.
Joseph Birk beck, of Ebervale, has been
| appointed to the position, and Patrick
Marley succeeds Mr.. Birkbeck as mine
| foreman at Ebervale.
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