Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-04
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

currenees That nm Be Read Quickly
What the Folks ef This and Other
Towns Arc Doing.
The Greek Catholics of the vicinity
will celebrate their Christmas on Satur-
day.
The borough school board failed to
meet last evening, owing to the absence
Of quorum.
The winter term of the Mining and
Mechanical Institute opened last even
ing with over 100 pupils.
The Ashley Bulletin suspended publi-
cation on Saturday. Fl. w. Oberrender,
Of Wilkesbarre, was editor and proprie-
tor.
Patrick Kelly, Robert Moore and A..
L. Drake have been appointed mine
| foremen examiners of this district for
the present year.
A marriage license was granted at
Wiikesbarre on Tuesday to L. E. Roth,
OF Freeland, and Miss B. E. Searfoss, OF
Dorrence township.
The indications are that The Gun
ner's Mate" tomorrow evening will have
one q the largest houses that the Grand
has seen this season.
| Ambrose Ii. Rauch, of Bethlehm, has
given $1,000 to found a scholarship in
the Moravian college and Theological
seminary at that town.
For the month of December Mine In
spector Davies reports six fatal and
nine non-fatal accidents, leaving three
widows and seven orphans.
At a public sale last week at Bethle-
hem six shares OF Upper Lehigh Coal
Company, par value $50, we're purchased
by e. Barber, OF Bethlehem for S76 per
share.
st. AIMS and Citizens bands serenad-
ed the people OF town on New Years
Day. Both organizations rendered ex-
cellent music and we're remembered by
their friends.
Stroudsburg woman sent so cents
In answer to an advertisement OF way
to make shirt waists last. She received
postal telling her to make the rest Of
her clother first.
The following have been drawn to
serve as jurors during week OF February
5: BENZ. Hontz, James McHugh, Free
land; d. j. Davis, Foster; william
Richards, Butler.
Eugene o. Nothstein, of Mauch
Chunk, has purchased from Lafayette
Lentz the American hotel In that town,
valued at $4,000. John Ii. Thomas
will manage the hotel.
Charles Coyle, aged SO years, of
Jesnesvlle, employed as a platform
hand In the breaker, At Coleraine COL
liery, missed his footing on Tuesday
and fell twenty-five feet His skull was
fractured and he was otherwise Injured
Richard Doggett, Of Jersey City, for
merly OF Freeland, son OF Michael
Doggett, OF North Washington street,
will be married on the 18th inst. to Miss
Ella Martin, OF Jermyn, Lackawanna
county, former resident OF Lattimer.
The coroners jury in the case of Rob-
ert Owens, of Latin, who was killed at
the Plainsville Lehgh Valley crossing,
| decided that the deceased met his death
| through his own negligence by failing
to stop, look and listen while crossing
the railroad tracks.
A. c. Lesenring and w. A. Lathrop,
mining engineers, and George Meneeley,
John Gilhooly and Edward H. Williams,
miners, were appointed on Monday to
act as a nine inspectors examining
| board for the districts in Luzerne, Car
bon and Sullivan counties.
Thomas Brennan, OF Schuylkill coun-
ty, the convicted murderer OF Harry
Elliott, is said to breaking down and
is reported to have recently expressed a
wish that his execution was over The
date OF his hanging has been postponed
from the 18th inst. to February IS.