Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-26
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
| currences 1hat Can II. Read Quickly.
What the Folks Of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
Drifton and Hazleton football teams
| will play at the former place on Sunday.
The Highland Social Club will give a
grand hop at Yannes' opera house Nov
ember IS.
long distance telephone has been
placed in the hardware store of JOS
Birk beck.
The annual institute of Luzerne
county teachers will be held next week
at Wilkesbarre.
Contractor j. D. Myers has the build
ing which he is erecting for st. AIMS
band well under way.
James Gallagher, of No. Drifton, was
seriously injured by falling in a mine
hole at that place yesterday.
A number of suspensions are reported
at the silk mill, owing to lack of silk.
All will be at work again shortly.
j. b. Laubach states that there is no
truth in the report that he has accepted
the position of paymaster at Upper
Lehigh.
Mrs. Henry Sterling, mother of Mrs.
Joseph johnson and Mrs. Gilbert Deb
man, of town, died at her home in
Joplan, Missouri.
Schrader the alleged divine healer,
created some excitement at Hazleton,
this week. He was fined for a nuisance
by Mayor Meyers.
Joseph Maluskevitz one of the four
survivors of the drowning accident at
Jeanesville eight years ago, was married
at Hazleton, this week.
Joseph S. Rice, of Wilkesbarre, who
won second place twice in the six day
bicycle contests at New York, will not
enter the race this year.
Patrick Higgins, a nine-year-old boy
of Foundryville, was admitted to the
Hazleton hospital on Tuesday suffering
from an abscess on the right leg.
Prothonotary Paul Dasch of Wilkes
barre observed the forty-frst anniver-
sary of his birth on Tuesday and was
kindly remembered by his friends.
A dime matinee will be given by
Mitchell's All Star Players at the opera
house Saturday afternoon. The play
will be 1.-The Mysterious Mr.. Tompkins. {"
George, the nine-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Nagle, of Front street,
has returned from Philadelphia hospi-
tai where he underwent an operation
for an abcess on his neck.
On Thanksgiving Day the Primitive
Methodist church intends having their
annual treat, Thanksgiving poultry
supper. That's the place to have a
thorough, good square meal. Tickets
25 cents.
A. Oswald sells Arbuckle's, Dills-
worths, Lion and Levering's coffee at
10 cents pound.
On Sunday next Rev. w. c. Hall will
preach at the usual hours in the Primi-
tive Methodist church on Fern street.
Morning subject, ''Preparing the Way"
evening, ga Piece of Wise Counsel. ''
All are welcome.
Bernard Carr, of Eckley, was injured
by a lump of coal falling on his feet
while at work on Monday. His injuries
are being attended at Hazleton hospital,
from which institution he has only re-
Gently been discharged.
Norman, the nine-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Ward, of.South Heber-
ton, died yesterday afternoon. He had
been Ill for some time. The funeral will
take place on Saturday afternoon at 2
p. m. Interment in Freeland cemetery.
A big rally Of the Democrats will
be held at the county seat on Saturday,
Nov. 4. There will be several promi-
nent speakers present. Mr.. Greasy, the
candidate for state treasurer, will be
the. foremost, and Ex-Governor Pattison
will also be present.