Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-16
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 the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.

What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
A contract has been given for the
erection OF ten new dwellings at old
Buck Mountain.
Frank Marshall and Miss Hattie
+ 'Bevan, aboth of Halle Brook, will be
married on April 3.
Charles Dnsheck will relinqhish the
Freeland agency of Stegmaier's brewery
of Wilkesbarre on April /.
Reuben Beishline, retired Hazleton
photographer, died in that city yester-
day at the age of 60 years.
Another unsuccessful attempt was
made at Nantcoke Sunday night to burn
down the large Smoulter business block.
William Pinquish, aged IS years, was
caught yesterday in the machinery of
Yorktown breaker and was whirled to
his DEATH
An addition is being built to the prop
erty Of George Fisher. The new part
will be occupied by the saloon which
Mr.. Fisher will open on April /.
Joseph w. Gabrio, superintendent of
roster township schools, will be u can
didate for county superintendent at the
annual meeting of the directors in Nav.
Barbara E., widow of the late Jacob
Schoeshe, died at the residence of her
son-in-law, George Santee, in Butler
valley, on Sunday and was buried yes
terday.
James f. Welsh was appointed con
stable of the First ward by the court
yesterday. Mr.. Welsh and John NJ
Powell were tied for this Office at the
late election.
A reproduction of the Sharkey-M
Coy fight was given at the Grand opera
house Tuesday evening The attend
ance was not large and the show gave
poor satisfaction.
The "Unce Toms Cabin" Company
which appeared here on Friday evening
disbanded at Hazleton Tuesday night,
Disbandment was too easy death for
that crowd of imposters.
DR.. B. L. Wright, who was formerly
Phy SiS'uu az GChitN. is lUW located IN
Brooklyn, where he holds the position
of naval surgeon on the United States
receiving ship Vermont.
A. Oswald has just received carload
oil Lehigh county potatoes. They ara
excellent stock. If in need of any give
him a call.
Manus Carlin has been appointed
breaker foreman at Drifton, succeeding
j. j. McMenamin, who has resigned in
order to devote all his attention to his
store, which opens today.
Governor Stone has given notice that
several OF the new National Guard regi-
ments will be disbanded, as the return
of the old regiments from the war has
made the new ones unnecessary.
John Krapf Lehigh Valley brake
man, fell from freight car at Freeland
station yesterday. One leg was broken
and he was seriously hurt about the
body. He was removed to his home in
Hazleton.
The annual statement of the financial
condition of Foster township appears on
''S iONt WI puSt vi tut klBl Ne IOunk, !
The auditors give the figures in wav
that every taxpayer can readily com
prehend them.
John Duffy, of Upper Lehigh, had his
right hand caught between ears in the
mines at that place on Tuesday. Several
stitches were required to sew up the
wound, and the young man will be idle
for some time.
At an after-meeting session of Foster
township school board on Saturday
evening it was decided to close the even
ing schools throughout the township. as
the finances of the district do not war
rant their continuance.
At a meeting of the Citizens Hose
Company last evening the style of uni
forms to be purchased was changed |
Instead of blue coat and blue cap the
members adopted coat to be made of |
bottlcd-green material and green cap.
The Coke companies employees at Drift !
ton and Eckley were paid on Tuesday. |
the d. 5. 4 S. men will be paid today
and the mine workers of Markle & Co,
kemmerer Il Co. and Upper Lphgh |
Coal Company will receive their Febru-
airy wages on Saturday.
All persons who have been granted
liquor licenses by Luzerne county court |
must take them out not later than
Saturday or the same will be forfeited. |
Tomorrow is the last day of Freeland
licensees to pay the money, as the cash
must be paid to the treasurer at Wilkes |
barre on Saturday before noon.