Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-23
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Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
John Kuntz, bookkeeper for the
Overall Company, has resigned to accept
a clerkship with G. B. Markle & Co. at
Jeddo.
There will be English preaching, morn
ing and evening" at st. Reformed church
next Sunday. Rev. j. b. Kerschner,
pastor.
The subscription committee of the
Board of Trade will meet at the council
room tomorrow evening and compare
repor&.
John Erb, of Hazleton, Lehigh Val
ley brakeman, was killed yesterday in
railroad wreck near Coalport. He was
married and leaves five children.
Services at the Baptist church next
Sunday will be as follows: 1890 a. m.,
topic, "Fourfold Blessedness;" 6.30 p.
m., subject, 1.-The Spirit of Pentocost."
On Wednesday evening of next week
basement of the Baptist church. Ice
cream and other refreshments will be
served.
John Boner, student at Villanova
college, returned home on Tuesday to
see his sister, Miss Madge, who is Sc
riously i'll at her parents residence in
Drifton.
w. V. Larkins, at one time editor of
Hazleton Plain Speaker, died at his
home in that city yesterday, aged 81
years. He will be buried at Nanticoke
on Saturday.
The members of Camp 147, p. o. S. of
A., enjoyed banquet at Eberett's hotel
last evening. The members were out
in force and made the evening one of
the most pleasant in the camps history.
Maj, G. b. Coke Post, G.. A. R., at
tended the funeral of the late Joseph
Logan, of Sandy Run, yesterday after
noon. The deceased had good war
record and was a member of the G.. A.
r.
Music every evening at the fair in
Grand opera house hall. Jeddo Mando-
lin club was present on Tuesday even
ing, st. AIMS band will be there tonight
and the Citizens band tomorrow even
ing
st. Patrick's cornet band will make
its first public appearance, since its
reorganization, ON st. Patricks Day.
The members are making rapid progress
under the tutorship of Prof. John j..
Gillespie, of Drfton.
Frank O'Donnnell, Central Railroad
engineer, stuck his head out of the cab
window near Penn Haven on Monday,
and was struck by telegraph pole.
His skull was fractured. He was taken
to Wilkesbarre and died in the hospital.
j. l.. Herman, of Edwardsvlle; Prof.
Flickinger, of Plymouth, and Prof. E. F.
Hanlon, of Freeland, constituting the
committee of examination for teachers
permanent certificates, met on Saturday
and set the date of the examination on
June next.
G. e. Edmunds has been appointed
as an instructor in the Mining and Me-
chanical Institute, succeeding j. II.
Pennington, whose resignation was
+, presented after his promotion to super
intendent of motive power on the D. S.
& S. Railroad.
, In the Villanova college ball club OF
next season the Freeland boys will
occupy the following positions: Nc
Fadden, pitcher; Boner, second base
Broderick, short stop. The 1899 team
: will be stronger than any the college
ever had before.
A contract has been awarded by Marg.
warth Bros. for the erection of the
largest business block ever constructed
in Hazleton. The building, which is tc
be six stories high, will have 10000 feet
of floor space, and will be constructed
, of brick, iron, stone and galvanized iron