Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-15
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oo-
currsnces That Can he Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.

currsnces That Can he Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
| Towns Are Doing.
st. AIMS band attended a picnic at
Eckley on Saturday evening.
Burglars are plying their trade in
Nanticoke and other upper-end towns.
Mrs. Henry Schiedy, aged 40 years,
died on Friday at ST. Johns, Conyngham
valley. She will be buried tomorrow.
Hazleton temperance people are pre-
pairing to re 'eive the delegates to the
diocesan union convention, which opens
on Wednesday in that city.
David Hoffman, OF Eckley, and Miss
Mary Garden, OF Rockport, were united
in marriage by Rev. J. B. Kerschner in
St. Johns Reformed church on Satur-
day evening.
Maj. c. b. Coke Post, No. 147, G. A.
r., will attend services at St. AIMS
Catholic church on Sunday, May 2S,
when special sermon will be delivered
by Rev. Francis Mack.
NJ. T.. Fritzinger, son of Owen Fritz
niger, of town, and Charles j. McGill,
until lately a resident of Highland, are
seriously i'll, the former in Pittsburg and
the latter in Philadelphia.
Commissioner of Forestry John Il.
Rothrock is touring Monroe and Pike
counties investigating the cause OF the
recent forest fires which are thought to
have been of incendiary origin.
For and 10 cent glassware 60 to A.
| Oswald's.
One hundred iron bedsteads have been
ordered by the prison board to be
placed in the cells of the county jail
This is to promote cleanliness. Every
cell will be supplied except the vagrants'
cells.
The field, staff and line officers of the
Ninth regiment, N. G. p, have decided
to decorate and take care of the graves
of their comrades who died while the
vice last year.
A large barn in Sandy valley owned
by Fred Schrader was destroyed by fire
Wednesday night. A horse, several
cows and farm implements were con-
sumed by the flames. The origin OF the
fire is not known.
Miss jeanette Hall, the young lady OF
Hazleton who became i'll week ago in
the M. E. church and was removed to
the residence of Charles Messmer, Wal
nut street, was sufficiently recovered
yesterday to be removed to her home.
Announcement has been made OF the
approaching marriage of Martin Null
hearn, OF this city, and Miss Susie
Sweeney, a popular young lady OF Free
land. The event is to take place during
the early part of June.-Plain Speaker.
A Oswald sells Boycr's Daisy russell
shoe polish-the best made for gentle
mems shoes.
At Delmonico's, New York city, on
the evening of June Z, will occur the
wedding of Louis Long, of the firm of
Jonas Longs Sons, of Wilkesbarre, and
Miss Elsa Blum, daughter of Louis Blum,
one OF New York's prominent busine SIS
men.
Tho bottlers of Luzerne, Lackawanna
and Montour counties, to the number OF
1875, have organized the Anthracite Bot
tiers Association. It's object is mutual
protection aud the correction of num-
ber of abuses which have entered into
the business.
Tho hoe tal I,
Hillside Coal and Iron Company a pre-
liminary injunction to restrain Henry
Zeigler from bringing action of trespass
against the company. Zeigler is the
man who claims coal land in Pittston
township valued at 81, 100000
Tomorrow evening the famous Welsh
Singers will appear at the Grand opera
house. Each member of this noted choir
is soloist of recognized ability, and the
evenings pleasure that they can furnish
should attract large audience. Seats
can be secured at Woodring's store.
Announcement has been made that il
the United Mine Workers attempt to
force the non-union men employed at
the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Com
pany's collieries at Honey Brook and
Audenried to join the union the COM
pany will order suspension OF work at
those places.
Bernard Breslin, aged SO years, died
on Wednesday at Mt. Carmel. He
leaves wife and seven children, and
enjoyed the distinction of never having
been sick day until old age carried
him off. The deceased was an uncle Of
Mrs. John Gallagher, OF North Ridge
street, who attended the funeral on
Friday.