Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-06
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 tho Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
All the officers OF the Citizens bank
were reelected at meeting of the
directors yesterday.
Richard Brobst, of town, and Miss
ried in the near future.
John Cardonowitch has contracted
with j. d. Myers for the erection of a
single dwelling on Adams street.
The grand jury has returned a true
bill against the men who burglarized
Walter A. Leisenring's residence at
Sandy Run.
Thomas Terry was appointed by the
court on Tuesday to act as minority in
spector of Upper Lehigh election district
of Butler township.
George Ashman has completed his
term of apprenticeship in the Progress
office and has started to learn the
| plumbing business.
The grocery firm of Gillespie & Curry
has been dissolved, Mr.. Gillespie retir-
ing. Mr.. Curry will continue the bust
ness at the present location.
| Preparations are nearly completed at
the silk mill to employ forty more girls,
which will place the number employed
| by this industry at about 200.
Luzerne county tax duplicate in 1890
was s50G Is. Cd, or about 81 800 In
1897, just l07 years later, the taxes col
lected in the county aggregated S914, 9G3
A stack ninety feet high and five and
one-half feet in diameter was raised at
Beaver Meadow boiler house on Tues
day. The stack was made at Drifton
shops.
Hiram Hawk, who conducted a board
ing house near Pond Creek brick works
until short time ago, when he removed
to Philadelphia, has returned to Pond
Creek.
Officers of the Freeland lodge of odd
Fellows will be installed on April II and
those of Drifton lodge on April Is by
District Deputy John w. Schott, of
Ilazletsn.
DR.. George Ogleive Jarvis, a native of
Portland, Conn, now resident of
Sandy Run, has registered in the pro-
thonotary's Office us a practicing ply
sician in this county.
The sporting people of the vicinity
will be given another opportunity to
enjoy themselves tomorrow evening.
when the ball of st. AIMS band will be
held at Iannes' opera house.
William Il. Cole, eX-postmaster at
Pottsville and former editor of the
Muer's Journat died at the Pottsville
hospital Tuesday after short illness.
Mr.. Cole was 90 years of age.
John Pollack, Jeddo, and William
Monk, Eckley, joined the regular army
on Tuesday at the recruiting office in
Pottsville and were sent to Columbus,
Ohio for rcgimcntal assignment.
John NJ, Carr, Esq, of town, has been
named by the court as one of five com
missioners who will report upon the
luCSt'ph VI ulNlullS bHc NlUIu WdGu OF
Hazleton city into election districts.
The Easter Monday evening ball of
st. PatrickS band was real old-timer |
both as to numbers in attendance and
financial success. 1t was one of the
most enjoyable balls held in town for
some time.
Sistnr InSnnh fprn,.,J,,
Riley, of Jeanesville, having completed
novitiate of two years in the Order of
Sisters of Mercy, was given the black
veil at Hazleton on Tuesday. Bishop
Hoban olliciated at the ceremonies.
The three men who were arrested
Sunday night upon complaint of George
Zydialys, who charged them with as
sault and battery, made an amicable
settlement with their prosecutor after
the hearing given them on Monday.
The Third Brigade band, of Pottsvllle,
has been engaged by the &. A. r. Post. |
of Detroit, Mich, to play during the en-
campment at Philadelphia. This is the
wealthiest post in the United States. |
Secretary of War Alger is member.
The Carbon Democratic county com
mittee met on Monday. James 4. Mul- |
hearn. of Lansford, was reelected
county chairman and Frank T. Sharkey
secretary. Delegates to the state con
vention elected are +. =. Sharkey.
Mauch Chunk; L. +. Warner, Weather !
ly; John G. Ryan, East Mauch Chunk
and Frank Smith, Pleasant Corner.