Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-02
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Sy""p-is of ]. sal and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can Rs Read Quickly.
What the Folks Of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.

What the Folks Of This and Other
Towns Arc Doing.
Rev. E. C. Murphy. OF town, attended
the dedication of Baptist church at
Hazleton yesterday.
George Reed and Miss Mary Williams,
former residents of Upper Lehigh, will
| be married on Wednesday.
A. Gordon Finney, of Wilkesbarre,
has sued the Wilkesbarre Ne,os for an
alleged libel published last week.
April Fool Day. Notwithstanding that
it came on Sunday, was observed extern
sively by the jokers of town yesterday.
The April meeting of the borough
council will be held this evening and
that of the borough school board We'd
nesday evening.
George Fisher will begin today run
/ ming bus between Freeland and
Eckley. Two trips will be made daily
and extra trips on show nights.
Several railroad conductors of this
vicinity attended the institution Of
/ new lodge of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors at Lehighton yesterday.
John NJ. Gallagher and Jerry McGin-
ley, have collected $51 from business
people of town for Patrick Ward, of
Highland, who recently buried four
children.
Mrs. Elizabeth Logan, OF Sandy Run,
has been granted a pension of $s per
month by the government. Her hns-
band, the late Joseph Logan, was a civil
war veteran.
Borough Janitor George Filby has
been removed to the Miners hospital,
suffering from fractured hip-bone
which was caused by fall on the side
walk on Saturday.
The Philadelphia Record is authority
for the statement that Hon. L. p.
KiSner, of Hazleton, will be candidate
for senator on the Democratic ticket in
this senatorial district next fall.
The Slaronic Truth has been purchased
from Andrew Zemany by j. A. Feriencik,
the present editor. and Gus. Schneider,
of Port Chester, N. Y. The paper will
continue to be published in Freeland.
Paragon Laundry always on time and
suits. Leave orders at McDonalds store
or telephone. Paragon Laundry.
Hannah L., daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Petit, of Drifton, died on
Thursday evening, aged 1 year. The
funeral took place yesterday. Inter
ment was made at Freeland cemetery.
The remains Of Mrs. Isaac Zane, OF
New York, sister of Mrs. Julius
Knhns, of town, and daughter of
Joseph VanHorn, formerly Of town,
were buried at Summit Hill yesterday.
The funeral of ex-Judge w. II. Stan
ton, of Scranton, took place on Friday
morning at st. Peters cathedral. Hun
dreds of lawyers and many Judges and
prominent men attended the requiem
mass.
The Anthracite Base Ball League was
formed yesterday at Hazleton by dele
gates representing Drifton, Jeddo,
Hazleton and Lattimer Other clubs
are expected to join before the season
opens.
While playing with fire at McAdoo on
Saturday, Mary Picunder, aged years,
ignitcd her clothes. In trying to save
her, Tony. her eght-year-old brother,
was burned to death. The girl will re-
cover.
The Democratic state convention will
convene in Harrisburg on Thursday.
The delegates-eect from the Fourth
district, Dennis O'Donnell, of Hazleton,
and Attorney John j. McBrearty, of
Freeland, will leave on Wednesday,
The report that the P. NJ. congrega-
tion has sold its church on Fern street
to the Greek Catholics is pronounced
untrue by the members. They state
that the matter must come before the
conference before any such move can
be made.
An audience that packed the Grand
opera house witnessed very good pro-
duction Of the Span of Life" on Friday
evening. The performance gave gem
eral satisfaction, the entire company
receiving curtain call at the end of
the third act.
The funeral OF the late Samuel Wenner
was attended on Saturday morning by
large number OF the deceaseds friends
and acquaintances from Butler and
Sugaroaf townships. The pail bearers
were Fl. c. Koons, A. Oswald, j. C.
Berner William Williamson, Henry
Stuntz and Isaac Davis.
The lot next to the Presbyterian
chased by the Young Mems Christian
Association and contract has been
given to erect one-story building,
20x60 feet. The structure will be oc-
cupied wholly by the Y. NJ. c. A. and