Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-06-12
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.


Daniel McCole and Miss Annie Brislin
will be married at St. AIMS church on
Thursday afternoon.
The German Social Club will have its
annual outing at Chas. Dusheck's farm
in Sandy valley on July II.
The Lehigh Traction Company is
placing cracked stones alongside the
rails of its track on Centre street.
In an exciting game of ball on Satur-
day afternoon the Young Cuban Giants
defeated the Young Heroes by score
OF 33 to 30.
Agents OF the New York Taf5une's
Fresh Air Fund are in the region max
ing arrangements to bring city children
here next month.
Everybody who desires to see the
Fourth Of July properly celebrated
should attend the meeting at the Central
hotel this evening.
James O'Donnell. of Coke addition,
had three fingers of his left hand
severely crushed while spragging car
in No. 5 mine, Jeddo, last week.
Tickets for the trolley excursion
which will be run to Halle park on
Saturday evening by the Stars Base
Ball Club are finding ready sale.
A Oswald sells Boyer's Daisy russell
shoe polish-the best made for gentle
mems shoes.
Joseph A. Slattery, of Hazleton,
graduated at the head of a class of 300
in the medical department of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania on Friday.
Misses Kate Rogan and Tillie and
Annie Lindsay, all Of town, have been
notified that they have passed a success
ful examinations for teachers perman-
ent certificates.
Members OF Maj. C. b. Coke Post, G.
A. r., accepted an invitation to attend
the closing exercises of Jeddo borough
schools on Friday and were generously
treated by Mr.. and Mrs. John Markle.
Rush Barton Trescott, assistant dis
trict attorney of Luzerne county, and
Miss Elizabeth May Wilbur, of Spruce
Vile, Columbia county, were married
parents.
The Halpin Manufacturing Company,
wagon and carriage builders, is crowded
with orders and the plant is working
considerable overtime. Orders for
wagons are being filed from all parts of
the state.
Street Commissioner Dinn's system of
thoroughly cleaning Centre street every
Saturday is highly praised by the bus-
ness people of town and adds wonder.
fully to the appearance of the thor
oughfare.
Judge Weiss, at Harrisburg, has
handed down an opinion in the Dauphin
county court declaring unconstitutional
the act of 1897 prohibiting the discharge
of Union soldier from public position
without cause,
The borough's stone crusher was re-
moved to Highland rock bank last week.
The machinery has been placed in con-
dition by William f. Ward and the dust
will soon begin to fly. Maurice Ferry,
Jr., has been appointed engineer.
The household goods of the late Sarah
Gallagher are now ready for sale. Pur-
chasers will apply to Thomas A. Buck
ley, administrator.
Hazleton will have parade on We'd
nesday, when Sons of Veterans camps
from all over the state will be in that
town. All the Grand Army posts in
Luzerne and the upper end of Carbon
county have been invited to participate.
The huckleberry crop, notwithstand-
ing the destructive brush fires last
spring, will be large one. Cherries
will also be very plentiful this year.
The peach crop is failure, as usual, so
the growers say, but the watermelon
supply will be enormous.
U. S. G. Hontz and Miss Carrie Smith,
both of town, were married on Thurs
day evening by Rev. j. b. Kerschner at
st. Johns Reformed parsonage. A
wedding supper followed at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Irwin Smith, Birvanton. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hontz have taken up their resi-
dence on Front street.
The Democratic state convention will
be held at Harrisburg on Wednesday.
The Fourth district delegates are John
Nelly, Freeland; E. P. Kisner, Hazleton,
and Hugh Gallagher, Halle township.
Mr.. Nelly has just recovered from a
severe illness and will be unable to at
tend. He has appointed John j. Nc
Brierty, Esq, as his substitute.
Frank Pierce, a tramp who is said to
be from Philadelphia, had his throat
cut OH Saturday night near Hazleton
and is lying in the Miners hospital.
Several tramps had fight and ono OF
them attacked Pierce with razor, cut
ting him terribly. Frank Harvey, of
Philadelphia, and another man were
! arrested, but the others escaped.