Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03
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.

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band will be held on Friday evening at
Yannes' opera house.
The coal and iron police force of the
region has been reduced by the dis
missal of A. j. Hoodmacher, of
Weatherly.
Thomas Z. Evans was on Thursday
appointed postmaster at Audenried to
succeed Hugh Ferry, whose term ex-
pires this month.
Agents of the soft coal operators have
secured 1876 miners in the Lehigh region
to work in the bituminous coal fields.
Many of this number took their families
with them to their new homes.
The Kline steam mill on Birkbeck
street has passed to the control of b. f.
Davis. who will conduct it in the future.
The mill will be made headquarters for
his large ilour and feed business.
Timothy Brennan, of Plymouth, while
attempting to board train at the Bull
Run crossing fell under the cars. One
leg was cnt off and the other foot so
badly mashed that amputation was
necessary.
Matt Long and =. +. McGarvev have
brought suit against the Lehigh Trac-
tion Company to recover pay for services
in procuring the right of way for the
trolley road through Foster and Banks
townships
The Central Penn'a Telephone Com
pany has purchased ground in Hazleton
and will erect a large brick structure
for its business. The line will be eX-
tended to Weatherly, Mauch Chunk and
Nesquehoning.
The arc light at the corner Of Front
and Ridge streets has been removed by
order of the light committee of the
borough council. The property holders
OF that neighborhood are indignant at
this discrimination.
Mrs. John f. Shovlin, of Highland,
died at her home in that place on Satur-
day afternoon, aged 81 years Inter
ment will be made in Sugar Notch ceme-
terry today. The funeral leaves High
land via Lehigh Valley R@lroad at
11.45 a. HI.
A. Oswald has just received II carload
OF Lehigh county potatoes. They are
excellent stock. If in need of any give
him Il call.
Freeland, town of 6,O0o population,
receives annually Sc. $40 license money:
White Haven, of 1,700 population, gets
$1,000 license for the saloons within her
borders, and Weather!y, with 900 popu-
lation, receives an annual license of
S79O That's the penalty for being
good Weatterly Herald.
The new Independent Polish church
at Plymouth was nearly destroyed by
IRE Friday morning, but the blaze was
discovered in time and the fire was eX-
tinguished before much damage was
done. The basement and belfry had
been saturated with kerosene in several
places and u deliberate attempt made to
destroy it.
A report of the institution for the
deaf and dumb at Mt. Airey, Phiadel-
phia, shows that the following from this
section are among the SOC pupils: Rob
ert kisbaugh, Upper Lehigh: Henry
Kramer, Freeland; Mike Kuehar, Mil
nesvilIe; August Sergeant, Stockton:
Catherine Wiegand, Augusta Wiegand
and Catherine Zoell, Hazleton.
A suit to recover SIC, 900 damages has
been brought ty Mrs. Mary E. Yox-
heimer, of South Easton, against the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. The
money is demanded for the death of the
plaintiffs husband, William Yoxheimer.
who died from the effects of injuries
received last November in a wreck ON
the road on Wilkesbarre mountain.
New York wholesale dealers and
manufacturers have notified their
customers of town that IA charge of 10
cents will be made hereafter for the
collection of checks of less than SlOO
drawn on banks outside that city. New
York bills must now be paid by postage
stamps, money or express orders or by
checks 10 cents above the amount of
each bill.
The Board of Poor Directors met on
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president, C. fred Kline secretary,
George 7. Wells steward, Mrs. Wells
matron and Hazleton First National
bank treasurer. Instead of three phy-
sicians at $12o each per year, DIR. Long,
of Weatherly, was appointed at $780,
W..G. Thomas, Esq, of Lansford, was
elected solicitor.
special Easter service was held last
evening in the English Baptist church,
when service of song entitled Easter
Promises consisting of special music
written by the celebrated composer
William j. kirkpatrick, also recitations
etc, was rendered. The service was
largely attended and was successfully
conducted under the auspices of Rev. L.
c. Murphy, the pastor,