Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-28

Rev. j. w. Bischolr, of Upper Lehigh,
held services in Hazleton Presbyterian
church yesterday.
The school board of Denson town
ship is deadlocked over the selection of
q teacher at Middleburg.
High School examinations will be CON
Quoted by Prof. W. L. Houck at the
Daniel Coke school Thursday at a. m.
The judges of election who served on
Saturday are at Wilkesbarre today
making their returns of the vote polled.
An excursion will be run over the
Lehigh Valley Railroad to Bear Creek
by the Presbyterian church on Satur-
day.
John Wagner, of Drifton, and Miss
Maria Timony, of Walnut street, will
be married at st. AIMS church on
Wednesday.
The case of ex-Postmaster Bogert, of
Wilkesbarre, Is to be tried on Septem-
Der at Williamsport in the United
States court.
G. L. Hoover, until recently foreman
at the Pond Creek coIlery, began work
this morning as foreman in No. 5
mine, Jeddo.
The annual parade and convention of
the Grand Army Association of the
Lehigh Valley will be held at Slatington
on September Q.
Mauch Chunk and the strong Cresson
club, of Philadelphia, will cross bats at
the Tigers park on Sunday afternoon
next at o'clock.
The annual excursion to Mountain
park from Upper Lehigh and Sandy
Run on Saturday was attended by st,
AIMS band and several hundred people.
On account of inclement weather on
Saturday evening, the picnic of De-
Pierros orchestra at the Public park
was postponed until next Saturday
evening.
County Commissioners Hay and Jones
have been appointed by Governor Stone
as delegates to the National Prison Con-
gress to be held on September 90 at
Hartford, Conn.
A. Oswald sells Delicatesse Baking
Powder at sc per pound can. Every
can'is guaranteed as to its purity. Give
it q trial.
Editor Owen Fowler is having plans
prepared for the erection of building
for the Progress 1t will be located on
the plot adjoining his residence on
North Contre street.
M. Leichtman will occupy the store
room in the Lentz building after Octo-
Der /, succeeding George Shambora, us
his present quarters are too small for
his increasing business.
The horse which was injured on South
Centre street week ago last evening,
after becoming frightened at a trolley
car, died on Wednesday, 1t was owned
by l. A. briggs, of White Haven.
The alley ball game which was to
have been played at Harwood yesterday
between Gatskie and O'Rourke and the
Gallagher brothers was postponed until
next Sunday owing to the inclement
weather.
Special services have been ordered to
be held in the Catholic churches of town
after mass on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday mornings next. They will con-
sist of the Alteration of the Blessed
Sacrement
By the will of Robert Lockhart, of
Easton, who died last week, $l5, 900 has
been bequeathed to George Lockhart
Darte, of Kingston, who at present is
serving the government as consul at
Martinique.
A large room on the second floor of
the Lentz building, over Gross store,
has been leased by the Hebrews of town
and religious services will be held there
hereafter The new congregation starts
out with large membership.
The alterations that are being made
on the third floor of the Daniel Coke
school, to accommodate the high school
pupils, are nearly finished by Contractor
L. III. Lentz. The schools of town will
open on Tuesday of next week.
The eighth annual temperance re-
union of Luzerne, Lackawanna and
other counties of this part of the state
will take place at Mountain park on
Friday. Hon. c. N. Howard, of Ro-
chester, will be the chief speaker.
On Thursday Samuel Deebles' powder
mill, located two miles southwest of
Sheppton, blew up, killing William
Betzenberger and burning Harvey
Jones badly The force Of the explosion
tore Betzenbergers body into shreds.
Jones died the next day.