Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-20
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oo-
currenoes That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.

currenoes That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing,
Peter Shovlin, of Midvalley, spent
Friday with relatives here.
Miss Kate Rogan spent Saturday and
Sunday with Shenandoah friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hanlon, of Mid
valley, are visiting Freeland relatives.
Peter Timony fell on the ice on
Thursday and severely injured his knee
cap.
Next Sunday will be observed as Palm
Sunday in several of the churches of
town.
From appearances there will be very
little base ball played in this section of
the coal fields next season.
The Associated Wheelmen of Free
land will elect officers for the ensuing
year on Thursday evening.
Eckley Junior band has placed an
order with Genero Bonomo for twenty
uniforms, the same to be completed by
April 80.
"A Bachelors Honeymoon" pleased a
very large audience at the Grand opera
house Friday evening. The specialties
were well received.
John Burns, who was employed for
several years as watchman at Rockport
tunnel, has gone insane and is now in
Laurytown asylum.
A committee from the Mining and
Mechanical Institute will appear before
the legislature and ask for state appro-
priation for the institute
The establishment of a gun factory at
Weathery appears to be assured New
York parties are back of the industry,
which will employ many hands.
The White Haven Journal, which was
formerly independent in politics, has
recently become Democratic organ.
1t is controlled by ex-Representative
Staples.
The Grand Army men of this part Of
the state are planning to attend the
annual national encampment of the
order, which will be held in Philadel-
pnid ueAt oepbemOer
Miss Gertrude Martin, a trained
nurse, has been engaged by Mrs. John
Markle to assist in caring for the en-
ployes of G. B. Markle & Co. who may
be injured at any of the works of the
company.
The home of Michael J. Leonard, of
Tunkhannock, was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday. Mr.. Leonard was a resi-
dent of Lattimer for several years and
later was engaged in the hotel business
at Hazleton.
A. Oswald has just received carload |
OF Lehigh county potatoes. They are
excellent stock. II in need of any give |
him call.
The remains of Julius B. Well, of |
Plymouth, who was killed in the memoir
able charge on San Juan hill, Cuba, last
July, were last week shipped and are
now on the way to his late homo in Ply
mouth for interment.
The only inmate of Freeland lookup
on Friday night was an aged "Weary
Willie" The man was an old-timer on |
the road. The toes of both feet were off,
having been amputated after being
frozen some time ago.
Ex-Sheriff Oberrender, who recently
underwent an operation for appendicitis
in St. Luke's hospital, Bethlehem, was
removed to his home in Butler valley on |
Friday, and his complete recovery is
expected in a short while
With one leg broken and suffering
from other severe injuries, the result of |
being caught under falling coal in the
Evans colliery, Beaver Meadow, John
Walsh crawled 500 feet up the slope and |
fell insensible at the end.
Patrick O'Donnell, an empoye of
McTurk's coal washery, at Stockton,
fell from a twenty-five-foot tresting
Thursday morning, sustaining broken
back. He was taken to the Miners |
hospital, but may not recover.
A. K. Burger, who at one time was |
prominent contractor and builder in |
Freeland, died last week in Kansas. |
Mr' Burger and family left here about |
four years ago. He was the father of |
John Burger, of town, to whom the |
news of his death was sent.
AT Weatherly the street commissioner
also fills the Office of chief of police, |
Jantor of the borough building and dog
assessor, all for $40 d month, and be-
sides he must furnish bond of So 900 |
for the faithful performance of his
duties. Weatherly ought to have money
in its treasury.