Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-06-01
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.


Towns Are Doing.
John j. McBrierty, ESQ.,, is preparing
to open law office in the McMenamin
building.
The condition of Milton E. Fritzinger,
whose Illness in Pittsburg was mention
ed on Monday, is still quite dangerous.
Edward Minnick, of Allentown, has
leased the Brennan building, corner of
Centre and South streets, and will open
restaurant.
Schuylkill region miners will be paid
at the rate of per cent below the So. so
basis for the last half of May and the
first half Of June.
Thomas Davis, while attempting to
cross the tracks of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, at Sugar Notch on Tuesday,
was killed by train.
For and 10 cent glassware go to A.
OSwald's.
George Sleight, miner in No.
shaft, Plymouth, fell down the shaft
Monday afternoon, distance of $50
feet. He was instantly killed.
Additional testimony in regard to the
X. of l.. lots will be taken before Ex-
amner George T. Brown this evening
at the office OF Attorney Stroh.
The ladies of St. AIMS parish who
conducted the recent banquet at the
opera house are requested to meet at
7.30 O'Clock tomorrow evening at the
Grand opera house hall.
About twenty acres of the surface in
the vicinity of the Schooley colliery, at
Pittston, was affected by caye-n Mon
day morning, and the ground is still
cracking aud sinking. All the men
were ordered out of the collery.
No. washery, at Sebastapool, near
Pittston, caught fire Monday night and
was totally destroyed. 1t was the
largest colliery in the Wyoming valley
and was owned by the Pennsylvania
Coal Company, and valued at $500
Locust Dale is badly stirred up over
the mysterious disappearance of Miss
Annie Bless, a pretty blonde, aged Is
years. She left home on May 90 last
to get her photograph taken, but moth
Ing has been seen or heard of her since
Let there be large attendance at
the closing exercises of the Mining and
Mechanical Institute tomorrow evening
The program is interesting and enter
tanning, and the Founders Day address
will be delivered by Ex-Governor Robert
E. Pattison.
During the electrical storm on Mon
day evening the armature of the arc
dynamo was burned out by lightning
Superintendent Myers and the employees
in short while overcame the difficulty
and dispeled the darkness which en-
veloped the town.
A Oswald sells Boyer's Daisy russet
shoe polish-the best made for gentle
mems shoes.
A delegation of Jersey Central Rail
road officials were in town on Monday
and had another conference with repre-
scntatives of the Board of Trade in
reference to the extension of the road to
town. 1t Is now believed that the ex-
tension will be made.
One of the best pcnics held at Drift
ton for some years was that conducted
at the ball park by the Football Club
of the town on Tuesday evening. The
attendance was large and the people
enjoyed themselves in various ways
until seasonable hour.
Despite the inclement weather on
Monday evening, the annual ball of the
Fearnots Athletic Association at Cross
Creek hall was well attended and an
enjoyable night was spent. Many peo-
Pile from surrounding towns were deter-
red from attending by the heavy rain
which fell.
On Sunday next Rev. w. c. Hail. of
st. Paul's Primitive Methodist church,
will preach at the usual hours. Subject
for morning, How to Procure the Best
Drinks" subject for evening, "Wonder-
full, Yet Real" We invite every body.
Seats free. "a good time guaranteed. "
w. c. Hall, pastor.
An agent for California coal operators
is travelling this region and inducing
men to 60 West. 1t is strange that
these agents should have to come 1900
miles to obtain miners when the West is
full OF idle men. Local miners should
investigate before accepting as truth all
they are told by operators agents.
Edward English, who returned two
weeks ago from Cuba, having been
honorably discharged from the United
States army, died at Mercy Hospital,
Wilkesbarre, Monday night of typhoid
fever. 1t is supposed that he contract
ed the disease in Cuba. He was one of
the first to enlist in the service from this
So H.