Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

currences Ihat Can BE Read quickly
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
The arson case of jenkins VS.. Zemany
has been continued until the June term
of court.
Mrs. Isaac Moyer, aged 90 years, died
at her home at Morrison's, Foster town
ship, on Sunday.
Today is quarterly pension day for
the old soldiers and they busily engaged
having their vouchers attested.
Rev. Carl Houser, pastor of the Sla-
vonian Lutheran church, attended to
business at PhGnixville last week.
The Citizens Hose Company last night
decided to run an excursion to Harvey's
lake. The date will be fixed later
The twenty-iifth annual fair of the
Carbon County Industrial Society will
be held at Lehighton September 26 to
| 20.
The annual commencement exercises
OF the Mining and Mechanical Institute
Will be held during the early part of
next month.
For and 10 cent glassware 90 to A.
Oswald's.
Ex-Recorder Philip Richards, OF
Nanticoke, has purchased the interest
of James Clare in the Brislin House
! Wilkesbarre.
St. AIMS band rendered sernade on
Tuesday evening to Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Brobst at their home on North
Centre street
An addition, 1Gx30 feet and two stories
high, is being built to the double block
of Mrs. Mary Shovlin at the corner of
Ridge and South streets.
Peter Schiedy, who was employed for
several years as an engineer at Upper
Lehigh, has resigned to accept sim-
Tar position at Audenried
Charles Cunnuis, Freeland Josiah
Smith, Foster, and j. r. Smith, Butler.
have been chosen as jurors to serve
during the week beginning June 10.
The borough council met on Monday
evening and after instructing the
proper committee to have the lockup
cleaned adjourned to meet this evening.
Neil O'Donnell, aged 65 years, we'll
known resident of the South Side, died
at his home in McAdoo on Tuesday.
He resided in that vicinity for thirty
four years.
The Hazleton National Bank and the
First National Bank of Hazleton have
given notice that on and after June
they will pay but per cent interest
on all deposits.
The Citizens band of town has been
engaged by Easton Sons of Veterans to
furnish music for them in the annual
parade OF the order, which will take
place at Hazleton in July.
To keep the door of your store con
stantly swinging do no allow one copy
of your local paper to be printed without
your advertisement in it, is the advice
given by John Wanamaker.
The necessary preparations are now
under way for the annual banquet and
social to be given by the young ladies of
st. AIMS parish for the Grand opera
house building fund. The event will
take place about the 23d inst.
An extensive cavern occurred at
Ashley Tuesday morning over the old
workings of the Maxwell colliery. The
disturbance was close to row of houses.
Two houses, those of Mrs. Anna Gorham
and Michael Lee, were affected, sinking
about six feet.
Oswald sells Boycr's Daisy russet
shoe polish-the best made for gentle
mems shoes.
The county commissioners are fur
niShing the register assessors with the
necessary books and papers to make a
complete list of voters and school chill
dren in each election district in the
county, which the law requires to be
done this month.
Manus McFadden, OF Eckley. fell
against window in Moses store ON
South Centre street Tuesday morning
and broke large pane of glass. Con-
stable Molik arrested him, but the
youhS h"u pdiu Iue ududSeS incurred
and was released.
Nat Shafer, a Drifton young man,
fell from the rear platform of trolley
car while returning from Halle park on
Monday evening. He was unconscious
when the car returned, and friends
picked him up and brought him about.
His injuries are not serions.
Tickets for the Welsh Singers, who
will appear at the Grand opera house on
Tuesday evening, can be secured at
Woodring's store. Every member of
this famous choir is on artist Of renown-
ed ability, and the musical portion of our
population will miss treat if they fail
to attend.
Brush fire raging about Sugarloaf
destroyed four double houses Monday
afternoon, causing damage to the extent
of SO 900. The fire also threatened the