Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-03
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
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PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Arc Doing.

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Fifty laborers are wanted Immediately
at the brick works, Sandy Run juno
tion.
Marke & Co. will erect new shops at
Jeddo to do the repair work of the firms
collieries.
Carbon county has 1,273 bicycles and
2,076 dogs. The wheels are taxed 81 each
and the CANNES so cents each.
A dance will be held at Cross Creek
hall tomorrow evening by the students
of the Mining and Mechanical Institute.
Miss May Roth and Miss Maue have
been appointed teachers of the schools in
the Upper Lehigh district of Butler
township.
A branch Of the knights of Columbus
will be organized at Hazleton on Sun
day. Among the charter applicants are
several young men of town.
Mrs. Margaret Williams, aged II
years, former resident of Eckey, died
on Tuesday at Edwardsvile. She is
survived by one son and two daughters.
Tho building of new Catholic
church at McAdoo, the foundation OF
which is being laid by Patrick Meehan.
has been awarded to Contractor p. J.
Boyle for $4,000.
The children of st. Johns Reformed
Sunday school and their friends will
enjoy themselves at Halle park on
WnlpnSInN Snaaia1 ,il
leave here at u. m.
Willard H., the three-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kelshaw, died Mon
day evening at the family residence on
South street. The child will be buried
this afternoon at Jeanesville cemetery
Michael Dennion, of Eckley, whose
foot was crushed under a locie three
weeks ago, is on fair way to recovery
at the Miners hospital and it is believed
that amputation of the foot will not be
necessary.
More miners were killed and injured
in the Fifth anthracite district in July
than in any previous month of the year.
according to Mine Inspector Davies re-
port. There were seven fatal and
eighteen non-fatal accidents.
Evan Evans died in Wales last month.
He was resident of Beaver Meadow
several years, but returned to his native
land five years ago Mr. Evans was
one of the most prominent Welshmen of
the Lehigh region while in this country.
On Sunday next Rev. w. C. Hall will
preach in the Primitive Methodist
church at the usual hours. Subject for
morning, "Three Darts Against SIM"
subject for evening, THE Three Stones. -
Everybody welcome. w. C. Hall, pas
tor.
A. Oswald sells Arbucke's, Dills-
worth's, Lion and Levering's coffee at
40 cents a pound.
Many Of the Grand Army men of this
region being financially unable to stand
the expense Of trip to Philadelphia
next month to attend the National G.
A. r. encampment, movement has
been begun to provide them with trans
portation.
A Wilkesbarre man is in this section
now endeavoring to get people into
rival electric light company to compete
with the trust. He has solicited sub
scribers in Freeland, West Hazleton
and McAdoo, and will likely post notices
next week, ,-Standard.
Jennie Catherine, daughter of Walter
and Irene Kutz, died yesterday at their
home on the Hill, aged years, month
and 10 days. The interment will take
place tomorrow afternoon at l. 80 o'clock
in Freeand cemetery. Services at the
residence by Rev. j. b. Kerschner.
While walking on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, near his home, Supervisor
Dennis Boyle, of Yorktown, was killed
by train. Tho deceased was resi-
dent of the South Side for fifty years.
He was serving term as supervisor of
Banks township, Carbon county, when
killed.
The Jersey Central Railroad tracks at
Upper Lehigh will be removed several
feet northward and will run quite close
to the residences ON Railroad street.
The road at present is on the outcrop of
the coal and the owners of the land in
tend to strip the territory thereabouts
to obtain the black diamonds
Officials of Lehigh Traction Company
are arranging a new schedule which will
shortly be inaugurated. Crews will
start out from here and go to Freeland,
back to Halle park, thence to Macadoo.
The round trip will take about four
hours. The conductors and motormen
are all pleased with the proposed new
run.-Sentiael.
William N. Lee died at Pottsvile hos
pital under peculiar circumstances. A
short time previous to his admission to
the institution he was seized with an
awful thirst. He drank eight quarts of
water in two hours and was then seized
with three attacks of hcmorrhage OF the
lungs. Prior to his sudden Illness Lee