Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-26
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

cnrrences That fan Bs Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing
Tomorrow will be the last day for the
|. payment of liquor licenses. Few of
Freelands dealers have yet put up the
cash.
Stanley Rudewick has leased the
building of Libor Winter on Front
street and will conduct saloon there
after April /.
A d. s. & S. coal train, drawn by
engine No. 16, jumped the track yester-
day at Black Creek Junction and block
AIDED the east-bound track for three
hours.
The Conyngham Herald began its
third year on Saturday. Editor Hunter
has made his paper welcome visitor in
the homes throughout the valleys west
of town.
Mrs. Catherine McGill, aged 93 years,
died on Saturday at Hazleton. She was
the mother of Mrs. Annie Duffy. of
Sandy Run, and was the Oldest woman
in Hazleton.
The Crescent Athletic Association
held successful hop at Yannes' opera
house Saturday evening. Notwith-
standing the inclement weather large
crowd attended.
Rudolph Bruner, a Duryea barber, SO
years old, disappeared from his home on
Monday and nothing has since been seen
of him. He was apparently happy with
his wife and family.
telegram was received here yester-
day from Bethlehem stating that Mrs.
Annie McEnrue, daughter of Mrs
Nancy Houston, of town, was lying
dangerously i'll at her home in that
town.
During Thursdays storm tree fell
across the Drifton line OF the E'ect- ic
Light Company and broke the wire.
The Drifton patrons were obliged to do
without electric light until the damage
was repaired on Friday.
The mercury in the thermometers of
town kept very close to the zero mark all
day yesterday. The weather is a bit
warmer today and gives the people
chance to examine their frost-btten
ears and frozen water-pipes.
The Villanova college base ball club
for 1900 has been organized, and three
OF Freeland's students have been chosen
to play on the team. McFadden will
pitch, Boner plays second and Brod-
ariclx is apain eta tionad cbart
AT a meeting of East Mauch Chunk
town council, Friday night, it was
decided to purchase ball and chain and
stone for the use of tramps. The town
has been overrun with tramps, and it is
to correct this evil that the measure was
taken.
The official count of Foster township
vote was made at the county seat on
Thursday and gave Lentz majority of
one vote over Snyder for tax collector
1t is alleged that the correctness of
Ecklcy returns is a matter for investi-
CATION.
| The coored porter who was attached
to the Vogel & Deming Minstrel Com
pany. and who was injured on the rail
road at Mahanoy City when the com
| pany was there some weeks ago and af-
terwards was taken to Ashland hospital,
died there last week.
j. X. Emmet and Lottie Gibson. sup
ported by a good company, presented
Fritz in Madhouse" at the Grand
Friday evening to an appreciative
audience. Miss Gilson's singing was
the finest heard here this season and
she was repeatedly encored.
Lewis Snyder will take charge of
Landmesser's hotel. West Hazletou on
April l, and the saloon now occupied by
him In Butler valley will be conducted
by James NJ. Christman. Frank Eberett.
of town. will succeed Mr.. Christman as
proprietor of the hotel at Woodring's.
An interesting quarterly meeting OF
representatives of the Catholic temper
ance societies of the Lehigh region was
held yesterday at McAdoo. Several
questions OF interest to the members
were discussed and acted upon. The
next meeting will be held on April 30 at
| beaver MEADOW.
For the present at least the nickel-in-
the-slot form OF gambling has been wiped
out in Scranton. In accordance with
the order issued by Mayor James Mor
the gambling machines were removed
from hotels restaurants, etc, and today
there is not gambling machine oper-
ating in that city.
James Collins, of Pittston, was on Sat
urday given hearing before Alderman
Evans, and the coroner's jury. After
some testimony was heard the jury re-
turned verdict that Dooner came to
his death by pistol shot fired by james
Collins. The latter was sent back to
jail on charge of ma dee.