Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-29
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ourrences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks Of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.

What the F"ik- Of This and other
Towns Are Doing
| Francis y. O'Donnell, of Drifton, is
home on a vacation from St. Mary's
seminary, Baltimore.
Hugh Boyle, of North Ridge street,
has accepted position in the Ashland
House, New York city.
Fl. L. McMenamin and E. j. Gaffney,
students at st. Mary's seminary, Balti-
more, are home on vacation.
The remains of Mrs. Mary Davis, who
died at Laurytown on Thursday, were
Inferred at Upper Lehigh on Saturday.
Philadelphia capitalist has purchas-
ed 400 acres of and near White Haven
and will erect $4,000 powder mill on
the site.
The auditors of the Middle Coal Field
Poor District will meet at Hazeton to-
day to audit the years accounts of the
district.
Richard buddy, John Evans and
August Shultz, of Foster, and E. A.
Obefrender, Of Halle, are serving as
| jurors this week.
Michael Ruscziak and Miss Maeka
q rka, both of SANDY Run, will be
-lsrfied at st. Mary's Greek Catholic
church on Saturday.
| Friday next is Ground Hog Dav, a
date which manN people pin their faith
to as progno>t Gator of the weather
| for the next slN weeks.
August Zaira today bought back from
Frank Sandy lie buss and stage busi-
ness between +. ee'and and Eckley, and
the TO mer will again conduco the same
s. Y. f. edrich, Of Hazleton, who was
awarded the contract for the borough
building, will leave on Thursday for
California, where he will spend several
weeks.
Joseph Murrin, of Freeland. and Mrs.
Charles Murrin, of Jeddo, are at Mauch
ChuuS today attending the funeral o
Francis Mclaughlin, who was killed
in the Ashley wreck.
The Boston Stars appear tonight at
the Grand opera house under the aus
pices of the Mining and Mechanical
Institute. The proceeds are to be APP
piled to the building fund.
DIR. S. w. Trimmer and w. II. King
er, of White Haven, and Frank Nc
Cormack, OF Ashley, have been elected
delegates to the Democratic state con-
vention from the Sixth legislative dis
trict.
Gentlemen, for hats and caps go TO A.
OswsiC's lie bas nice variety.
The exhibition Of the Tissot paintings
at Drifton Saturday evening was wit
messed by large audience. Those
who saw these rare works of art feel
greatly indebted for the treat accorded
them.
Fred O'Donnell, one OF the best known
| young men of the South Side, died at
his home in McAdoo on Friday. He
had been i'll for some time with pneu-
monia. Deceased took an active part
in politics in his locality.
Invitations have been issued to the
business and professional people of town
by the Citizens Hose Company to attend
the fair this evening, which has been
set apart as Business Mems Night.
Music is furnished nightly by st. AIMS
band.
While opening shutter on his bed
room window, Frank Shea. of Wilkes
barre. lost his balance Saturday morn
ing and fell thirty feet to the ground.
He died two hours later. He was a
brother of Attorneys John and James
Shea.
Charles Sharpe, of East Mauch Chunk,
"a well known Jersey Central brakeman,
was instantly killed Wednesday night
near White Haven tunnel. He was
thrown off the train and under the
wheels and was mangled almost beyond
recognition.
An effort is being made to form an
Anthracite base ball league, to be COM
posed Of teams from Hazleton. Shamo-
kin, Ashland. Mahanoy City, Mauch
Chunk and Pottsville, each team to
have a capitol of $500, and play two
games week.
Those who bravcd the storm Thursday
evening and saw "Old 81 Stebbins"
played at the Grand opera house were
well repaid. The play was interesting
and the specialties were well rendered,
the Elmore Sisters in particular cap
tivatng the audience.
Robert Quigley, of Plains, will leave
on February 5 for Cleveland, Ohio,
where he will meet his brother, George,
These famous dancers are booked
through the West at week stands for
the balance Of the season, and on June
4 they will sail for Europe, to remain
during the summer.
Post Chaplain David Fl. Shield, form
erly a Hazleton minister, has been dis
missed from the United States army.
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