Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

What the Folks of This and Other
| ST. AIMS band will furnish the dance
music for a ball at White Haven this
evening.
A ''little German band" is filling the
| air OF town with mslodious music this
morning.
The first thunder shower of the sea-
son came on Monday afternoon. 1t was
a mild storm.
High Constable Molik is celebrating
the arrival Of another son at his home
this morning.
John Fedorca, Of Jeddo, was taken
to Laurytown amshouse this morning
by Frank ODonnell.
Denis Dougherty has removed his
family and household goods from High
land to Hoksndauqua.
The Slavonian orchestra, OF Freeland,
furnished dance music at a South Beth
lehem ball Monday night.
Postmaster b. +. Davis is hampered
In attending to his duties by an attack
OF rheumatism In the right hand.
Soda waterfall favors-at Helpers
The esprinkler made its first appearance
this season on the streets yesterday and
was kindly greeted by everybody.
Wcissport is to have silk mill which
will employ 100 or more girls. Work
upon the plant is to begin at once.
James X. Boyle. OF Centre street. has
been granted a veterans pension OF Sc
per month, to date from April 49, 1899
"Signor Blitz" entertained 500 school
children yesterday afternoon at the
Grand opera house with sleight-of- hand
tricks.
Next weeks jurors from this vicinity
Daniel Reynolds and David Renshaw,
OF Halle.
Hon. John Leisenring, of Upper Le-
high. was chosen yesterday as one OF
the delegates to the Republican national
convention.
p. y. O'Donnell, Of Pennsylvania
university. Philadelphia, attended the
funeral OF his aunt, Mrs. Cormac Keeney.
at Freeland on Monday.
Try the Paragon Laundry. Telephone
Delegations of Odd Fellows from the
lodges at Freeland and Drifton left this
morning to attend the big celebration
at Tamaqua this afternoon.
Robert Westly, a stenographer in
Weatherly railroad Office, was ground to
death under train while crossing the
Lehigh Valley tracks at that place last
evening.
Hon. John p. McAndrews. of White
Haven, spent few hours in town yes
terday after looking up his chances
with Butler farmers for a denomination
for the legislature.
Tomorrow evening the first entertain
ment OF the Highland Social Club will
ba given in the school house at that
place. The program, which was pub
lished on Monday, is an attractive one.
Gentlemen, for hats and caps 20 to A.
0swalds. He has nice variety.
Anton Shack and family are prepar-
ing to remove their confectionery store
from Centre and Walnut streets to the
Schwabe block, lately vacated by r. w.
Jones. Shack's stand will be occupied
by Browns confectionery store.
Kattn Shnuli ,h;
was run over on South Washington
street on Tuesday by horse driven by
Frank Burke, Of Sandy Valley. The
chIld's injuries are serious but not
dangerous. The accident was unavoid-
| able.
Mrs. Bertha We'll. the mother of
Julius We'll, OF Plymouth, one OF the
young men OF Luzerne county who met
death on July ., 1898, while storming
San Juan hill, Cuba, has been granted a
monthly pension of s1s by the govern
| ment.
The Quayities OF town we're percepti-
bly, disturbed on Tuesday evening by
the report that the United States senate
had rejected the claim of their boss for
seat. Several refused to credit the
report until Wednesday mornings
papers confirmed the rumor.
All persons holding tickets for the
Sisters OF Mercy piano contest are re-
quested to return the same on or before
Saturday next.
On Saturday evening the Athletic
base ball club Of Drifton will conduct a
hop at Cross Creek hall for the purpose
of raising funds to equip the team for
the coming season. The club is the
only North Side member Of the Anthra-
cite league and should be literally sup
ported by all lovers OF the game.
President Kline, of the school board,
has appointed the following as enumer-
ators for the school children's census,
as instructed at the last session OF the
board: First ward, Joseph McClelland;
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