Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-16
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

| what the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
George j. Shambora is removing his
grocery store to Hadesty's building.
The monthly test of the fire alarm
boxes will be made this afternoon or
evening.
Albert Kocher. OF Emaus, has sue
ceeded w. E. Ritter as clerk at the
Central hotel.
Egg-nogg was In demand Saturday
evening and could be had at nearly all
the saloons of town.
Pond Creek brick works are prppar-
ing to resume operations after an idle
ness of some months.
Bell telephone was placed in the
StoDontc Truth Office on Friday aud the
Anthracite instrument removed.
Ice cream soda at Helpers.
Poor Director w. S. Leib has removed
from Iarleigh to Hazleton, in order to
give better attention to his duties
Neal Gallagher has been awarded the
contract to open IA large stripping for
M. 5. kemmerer & Co. west of Sandy
Run.
Miss Maggie Purcell, former resi-
dent of Freeland will be married to.
morrow at Philadelphia to John Lanche.
of that city.
John Fell, a well known resident of
White Haven, and the father of William
Fell. of North Centre street. died on
Wednesday evening
Tonight the annual ball of St. Pat
rick cornet band will be held ut Yannes
opera house The members extend
cordial invitation to everybody to attend.
Soda waterfall flavors-at Helpers.
Mrs. John Yost, of West Hazleton.
while sewing few DAYS ago, broke
piece of needle in her finger To save
her life amputation of the finger was
necessary.
John Sink, coal inspector at No.
breaker, Jeddo, was taken to the
Miners hospital on Thursday suffering
from injuries received by falling be-
tween cars while attending to his duties.
Depot robberies took place at Beaver
Meadow, McAdoo and Lewiston Thurs
day night. Nothing of any consider
able value was obtained. The Lehigb
Valley Railroad is investigating the
affairs.
Henry Nj. Dixey, of Philadelphia, rep
resenting the Clearfeld Brick Com
pany, was arrested on Friday on the
cDnrUp nT raa in, 1.
the Shamo&in counclmanic brick and
paving scandal.
Gentlemen, for hats and caps 20 to A.
Oswald's. He has nice VARIETY
The annual convention of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union of the Scranton
diocese will be held at Avoca on May 16
and II. The Young Mems Corps will be
represented by President Hugh Malloy,
Thomas Conahan and Charles McElwee.
Governor Stone has appointed John
p. Kelly, of Scranton, as additional law
Judge OF Lackawanna county, to succeed
the late Judge Gunster. He is Demo-
crat and was recommended by the bar
of Lackawanna county. Gunster was
also Democrat.
George Edwards, Hazleton black
smith, fell down stairs at his residence
yesterday and died in few minutes
from his Injuries. The deceased was
well known throughout the region. He
was 3s years of age and leaves a wife
and three children.
Let the Paragon Laundry show you
~ Fnll l,At Il
orders at McDonald's or telephone.
Carbon county's commissioners, John
O'Donnell, Lewis Rooms and Robert
Bauman, are not guilty of malfeasance
in the commissioners office, and the
county must pay the costs, so decided
the Carbon county court. The case
was on trial for three days.
The case of Samuel and Elizabeth
Weir, of Jeanesvile, against the Lehigh
Traction Company, for damages for in
juries received by Mrs. Weir in wreck,
was dismissed by the supreme court last
week, and the verdict of SO, 900 awarded
by the Luzerne court will stand
The ladies of st. AIMS parish will
meet on Tuesday evening at the Grand
opera house hall to make arrangements
for the annual banquet Committee.
Easter Sunday brought the finest
weather that this region has been
favored with since 1900 was ushered in
1t was an ideal spring day and the ad-
vantages offered to display the creations
OF the milliner and tailor were not neg
lected by the people of town. The
streets were filled all day and evening.
PLEASURE CALENDAR.