Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-13
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.

| What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Arc Doing.
The trout fishing season will end on
| Saturday.
Mercantile tax list delinquents are re-
ceiving notices to pay up.
No arrangements have yet been made
for game Of ball here next Sunday.
Frank Ross, of Hazleton, has accepted
position as bartender for p. Magagna
St. AIMS band will conduct Il picnic
at the Public park on Saturday evening
Albert Bonomo has succeeded Patrick
Welsh as assistant fireman at the cleo
trio light plant.
Thomas Brown, Jr., has succeeded
William A. Gallagher as agent and
driver of the local laundry team.
Tax Collector w. E. Oberrender, of
Foster township, has received his 1899
duplicate, and is ready to receive taxes.
A large black bear was seen this
week on the Bear Creek road. Lower
end bicyclists en- route to Wilkesbarre
should beware.
Condy GafIney is having an addition
made to his saloon room, corner Of
Ridge and Carbon streets. l.. Ii. Lentz
is doing the work.
A camp of tho Sons of Veterans will
be organized at Lindsay's hall this even
ing. All persons who are eligible to
membership are requested to be present.
Charles A. Durrant has been appoint
ed census supervisor for the district
composed of Luzerne and Columbia
counties. His address is 72 Lincoln
street, Wilkesbarre.
John j. McBrierty, Esq, has opened
his Office in the McMenamin building,
S4 Centre street, where he is prepared
to meet all persons who desire his advice
and assistance in legal matters.
William II. Smith, proprietor of the
Valley hotel, HazIeton, died yesterday
morning at the age of GO years. He
was i'll about ten days. Mr.. Smith was
one of Hazleton's best known citizens.
S. w. Paine, a commission broker,
with an Office in Wilkesbarrc, committed
suicide by shooting, at Rhoades' hotel,
Harvey's Lake, at an early hour Sunday
morning. He was about Al years of age.
The bond of j. w. Everett, treasurer
of Frccland borough school district, in
the sum Of $50, 600, was filed in court on
Tuesday. His bondsmen are j. w.
Everett, Amandus Oswald, Matthias
Sohwabe and Albert Goeppert
William Coughlin, tho third basemen
of the Wilkesbarre club, whose playing
here last Sunday was admired, has been
sold to the Washington National league
team for 81, 900. Coughlin is considered
the best third baseman in the Atlantic
league.
The miners of the Connell shaft, Dur
yea, went on strike yesterday, and the
mine and breaker are idle in conse-
qnence, throwing 500 men and boys out
of employment. The men claim they
are being excessively docked, and this
is the reason for the strike.
At meeting of the Associated Wheel
men last evening the report of the com
mittee on cycle path extension was pre-
sented. The work is in charge Of John
| Bresford. About mile of the extern
sion has been completed Labor bills
TO the amount of $75 were ordered paid.
A. Oswald sells Boyer's Daisy russet
| shoe poish-the best made for gentle
mems shoes.
The outing of the German Social Club
Sandy valley on Tuesday was one of the
best yet held by the club. Mr.. Dusheck
had the grounds well arranged for the
event, and the large number of people
who attended had no end of enjoyment.
On Tuesday Fred Schmidt, aged 23
years, car loader employed at Mines
vile colliery, was found dead on the
tracks under the breaker. The young
man was resident of Butler valley,
and was the son of a prominent farmer.
He is survived by a bride of but few
months.
Miss Maggie Jacobs, aged II years, of
On the Fourth of July she bistered the
tip of the foreiinger of her left hand
with a blank cartridge fired from toy
pistol The next day the finger was
quite badly swollen. 1t became worse,
and on Sunday ockjaw set in.
The Anthracite Operators Associa-
tion recently sent a representative to
Europe to learn whether the markets
offered profitable opportunity for the
sale of anthracite coal. The report of
this representative, Henry S. Fleming,
is that there is an excellent opening in
Europe for Goals of good quality.
1t was rumored on the streets yester-
day that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company would extend its line to Eber-
vale and Oakdale and receive the out
put of the g. B. Markle & Co.'S collier
les The report could not be varified
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