Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-24
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

currences That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing,
James Boyle, OF Hazleton, and Miss
Nettie Dougherty, of Freeland, were
married recently in Philadelphia.
Lehighton Press has rounded out seven
years of life and begins its eighth with
considerable evidence of prosperity.
An excursion to one of the nearby
pleasure resorts will be run by the Cti-
zens' Hose Company during the summer
A crowded house was present at the
Good Wills hop Saturday evening, and
the boys made the visit of their friends
as pleasant as possible.
A few years ago the Lehgh Valley
Railroad Company employed over GOO
men in Weatherly. Now there are
about twenty-five employees of the com
pany there.
A union meeting of the young peoples
church societies of town will be held
this evening at the Park NJ. T.. church.
| program filed with several entertain
ing numbers has been arranged.
The directors of the Pond Creek brick
works issued an order last week com
pelling the men employed to board at
White Haven. The employees threaten.
ed to strike and the order was annnled
Representatives of banks in north.
eastern Pennsylvania met at Wilkes
barre last week and passed resolutions
protesting against the 1O-cent collection
charge made in New York on country
bank checks.
Herman Fisher, the Wilkesbarre bur
glar who was wounded and captured by
an officer on the 10th inst, after an en-
change of a dozen shots. escaped from
the City hospital early Friday morning,
but was recaptured.
Upper Lehigh Coal Company surprised
its employees on Thursday by paying
them their March wages. This was the
first time in many years that pay was
given out other than on Saturday. The
employees were paid in gold coin.
For and 10 cent glassware go to A.
Oswald's.
The d. S. & S. passenger train was
derailed near Tomhicken yesterday by
piece of iron falling from the tank to
the rail. The train was brought to
stop before any serious damage occurred.
Traffic was delayed several hours.
The annual 3oth of May picnic will be
held by the Tigers Athletic Club. If
the Public park is not soon placed in
suitable condition, the picnic will be
hold at the Tigers park and will be pre-
ceded by a program of outdoor sports.
Local lovers of music will have an
opportunity to crafty their passion on
May 16, when the famons Welsh Singers
will appear at the Grand opera house.
The choir is coming here under the
auspices of the English Baptist church.
Rev. j. w. Bischoff, Upper Lehigh;
Rev. DR.. Boal, Port Carbon; w. w.
Wisely, Catasauqua, and w. X. Wood
bury, Pottsville, will represent Lehigh
presbytery in the general assembly of
the Presbyterian Church at st. Paul
next month.
James B. Ferry, Henry Koons, Harry
Reinsmith, Frank Mclaughlin, Free
land; Andrew O'Donnell, Foster; Adam
Cook, Jeremiah Green, William O'Don-
nell, r. &. Rogers and Frank Smith,
Halle, are doing jury duty at Wilkes
barre this week.
A Oswald sells Boyer's Daisy russet
shoe polish-the best made for gentle
mems shoes.
Edward Lester, of Sandy Run, and
Miss Elizabeth Hoffman, of Eckley,
were married at the brides home on
Wednesday evening. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Trumbaur, of
Chester, who is presiding elder of the
Christian Holiness Church.
Jacob Knecht, who was tried a few
weeks ago at Mauch Chunk for non
support of his wife, was taken from
town last week to the Carbon comfy
jail by Sheriff Robert Breslin. He prom
ised to seaport his wife, but failed to
do so and his bail was forfeited.
John Hudock, of Freeland, charged
with violating the liquor laws, was dis
charged by the court on Thursday.
The prosecutor, John Yenchik, did not
appear against him. Mr.. Hudock's
license, which was held up until the
case was ended, was Immediately grant
ed.
George Conahan, Jr., was thrown
from car on which he was riding in
Drifton No. ? mine on Saturday by the
car leaving the track His leg was
grazed by the wheels and badly lacerat-
ed. The boy is at his fathers home on
Centre street and will be laid up for
some time.
A shooting match for SIS a side took
place at Upper Lehigh on Saturday
afternoon. James Brislin and John
Brehm were ptted against John Buch-