Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-14
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.


currences That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
The members of the Slavonian band
are preparing to reorganize the organ-
| cation.
Foster township school teachers will
hold their first institute of the term at
Woodside on Saturday.
Michael Dinnion, of Eckley, has been
discharged from the Miners hospital
and arrived here on Tuesday.
David Reinbold, Sr., the oldest resi-
dent of Tamaqua, died on Tuesday from
general debility, aged 90 years.
John Grega and Miss Mary Lukatch
both of Freeand, were married at st.
Johns Slayonian Catholic church this
morning.
The reunion of former residents of
Ebervale will take place on Saturday.
Over 200 people have sgnified their
intention to attend
The Upper Lehigh Social Club will
conduct dancing school at Yannes' opera
house on Saturday evening. st. AIMS
band will furnish the music.
Warner j., the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Eckrote, of Birvanton, died
on Mondry and was buried Tuesday
afternoon in Freeland cemetery.
The brick sidewalk in front of the
Eckley B. Coke school building has
been replaced by orders of the board.
The sidewalk was rapidly disappearing.
A young son of Jacob Nagle, of Front
street, was operated upon at Jefferson
hospital, Philadelphia, this week. The
boys mother accompanied him to the
city.
Michael Sepoyda, of Brainvlle, Pa,
and Miss Mary Lesnak, of Highland,
will be married on Saturday next by
Rev. Martyak in St. Mary's Greek
church.
Andrew S. Evart, postmaster at Latti-
mer and superintendent of the company
store, died on Tuesday at the age of 40
years. Death was caused by appen-
dicitus.
On Sunday next Rev. w. G. Hall, of
the Primitive Methodist church, will
preach at the usual hours. Morning,
"Cross-Bearing;" evening, "Dif1iculties
and Their Blessings"
The TRIBUNE acknowledges the
receipt of several copies of Freedom, IL
paper published in Manila, which were
sent by Patrick Boyle, of town, who is
serving in the Seventeenth infantry.
A Oswald sells Delicatesse Baking
Powder at SC per pound can. Every
can is guaranteed as to its purity. Give
it trial.
Harvey E. Hoffman, of Drifton, has
been chosen president of p. o. S. of A.
district 4, of this county, which includes
the camps at Freeland, Drifton, Eckley,
Sandy Run, Drums, White Haven and
Mountain Top.
Rev. M. j. Bergrath, of White Haven,
was presented last evening with a purse
of $1,000 by his Pensioners. The oc-
casion was the twenty-fifth anniversary
of his coming as pastor of st. Patrick's
Catholic church.
James j. Gallagher, a former resident
of this section, was seriously hurt in the
mines at Carbondale on Tuesday. He
is a brother of William Gallagher, South
Ridge street, and Bernard and Patrick
Gallagher, Eckley.
af IL
Hazleton during the Spanish war and
were assigned to the Eighteenth infan-
try and saw service in the Philippines
have secured discharges from the army
and are homeward bound.
Short skirts for women bicycle riders
shock some of the members of the
Scranton board of school control, and
at the next meeting of that body
resolution will be introduced to prohibit
the women teachers from wheeling.
The business places of town conduct
ed by Hebrews closed at 6 O'Clock last
evening and will remain closed until 6
Atonement in the Jewish calendar and
is being strictly observed by the people
of that faith.
The following lower end citizens will
do jury duty next week: James Nc
Hugh, Freeland; Patrick O'Brien, JOS
eph Hoch, Foster; Lewis Landmesser,
Butler; Sylvester Horn, John Hoffmeier,
William Meikrantz, Daniel McGeehan,
John Russell, William Hale, Halle.
Robert Pierson, of Plymouth, died
Tuesday morning of lockjaw. He sus-
tained slight wound in his foot few
weeks ago by stepping on rusty nail,
and week ago the foot began to
trouble him. Lockjaw quickly devel-
oped and despite all the physicians