Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-18
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.

Gentlemen, for hats and caps go to A.
Oswalds. He has nice variety.
The rabbit season closed on Friday
Old hunters report that game was never
so scarce.
Register-eect Mainwaring has ap.
pointed Register Kuntz as deputy of the
Hazleton branch Office.
John Smith, Polander OF Jeddo, was
removed to Laurytown asylum Saturday
afternoon by Frank O'Donnell.
Philadelphia has been selected as the
place to hold the, ,next Republican ma
tional convention, on June 10, 1900.
Joseph Mclaughlin, Harwood miner.
was terribly burned on Saturday by the
explosion of keg of powder which he
was carrying to his work.
Foster township school teachers will
be paid half months salary by Treas
urer Lesser at r. w. Jones store
between : and p. m. Wednesday.
Fred Kreiger, the Upper Lehigh boy
who was seriously injured a few weeks
ago, has been discharged from the
Miners hospital and is at his home
again.
The quality of electric light furnished
OF late is severely criticized by con-
sumers. Until the street lights are
turned on each evening the ncandes-
cents give very poor service.
"Duify's Jubilee" Company did not
arrive in town on Friday, as advertised.
1t is said that the troupe stranded in
Mauch Chunk. This play was not
booked by the local management.
r. r. Cross has succeeded in organiz-
ing a company at Wilkesbarre to manu-
facture his axles. The corporation will
have capitalization of $4,000 and
will be chartered in West Virginia.
The properties of John Yannes in
Freeland and Hazleton have been sold
to j. c. Wegand for $422.47, and the
property of John Dusheck on North
Washington street to J. and &. Arnold
aud Ii. w. Jacobs for 81, ,1O5.
w. w Stevens, foreman of the paint
ing department of Drifton shops, was
struck in the eye by piece of steel on
Thursday while walking through the
machine department. He was taken to
Wills Eye hospital, Philadelphia, for
treatment.
quantity of sewer pipe, valued at
$l2, was destroyed by unknown persons
last week. The pipe belonged to the
borough and was stored near the Lehigh
Valley station. The damage was done
with car coupling. The authorities
are Investigating.
The attention of our readers today is
called to the advertisements which
appear in our columns. The greater
pf hn to- 4
to tho holiday season, and the reader
will do well to examine them before
making his or her purchases.
'The Gunner's Mate" one of this
seasons most signal dramatic successes
in New York city, has been secured by
the management of the Grand opera
house to appear in Freeland on January
5. This remarkable play is given under
the personal direction of Augustus
Pitou.
William Kcrins, of Harwood, who
served as a gunner on the st. Paul dur
ing the Spanish war, is raising com
pany Of 200 men of this region to fight
with the Beers against England. II
transportation to the Transvaal is as
sured, the required number will be
obtained in short while.
The fair of the Young Mems C. T. A.
b. Corps will open on Wednesday even
ing in Berner's building. A large
number of articles have been secured
and will be disposed of in the usual
manner. The fair will be open every
evening until the end of the month. st.
AIMS band will be present on the open
ing night.
The Press Clubs ball on Friday even
ing was well attended and the assem-
blage enjoyed themselves until an early
hour next morning. The hall was
neatly decorated The event OF the
evening was cake walk, which was
won by two Hazletonians, James McShea
and Jetfcr,on Richards, the latter i'm
personating woman.
Congressman Stanley w. Davenport,
OF this district, delivered his maiden
speech in the house on Friday night.
In well defined address he placed him
self on record as an opponent OF the
currency bill under discussion. In some
quarters MIR. Davenport has been cassed
with those members of the minority who
would cast their votes with the gold
standard majority.
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