Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

curr-nc-s That Can he Read Quickly.
| What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Deing.
st. AIMS parochial school will close
nine months term tomorrow.
Mrs. E. w. Alexander, of Burton, is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. b. C. Laubach.
Among the seriously i'll of town are
Peter O'Donnell, Sr., Coke addition, and
A. W. Britain, North Ridge street.
Edward Dugan, an employe of the
Ashland house, New York city, is
spending his vacation at his mothers
home hero.
Miss Annie Haggerty, of Providence,
Lackawanna county, returned home
yesterday after a three days visit to
friends here.
Henry Jayne, Of Upper Lehigh,' is
preparing to move his family and house
hold goods to Oneida, where he has
secured employment.
The paragraph in Mondays issue
giving the date Of trials in which local
parties are interested should have read
"Wednesday of next week"
The Gnlash club had a big day yester-
day at Dmsheck's farm in Sandy valley
1t was one of the most successful out
| ings the club has yet conducted.
Try Helpers ice cream soda.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Henschcll who
were married last week at Hawley,
have arrived here and are occupying
their residence on Birkbeck street.
| Rev. Charles Kerschner has accepted
the pastorate OF Conyngham Reformed
church He is a brother of Rev. j. B.
Kerschner, pastor of st. Johns Reform
! ed church. Freeland.
| School Superintendent ]. B. Gabrio
will hold examinations for renewal OF
teachers professional certificates on
Saturday and for provisional certificates
on Monday, June 25.
Jesse A. Alden, E. f. Hanlon, Free
land; Jesse Farchild, Foster; Charles
Brighthaupt, Butler, and John Clemons
| and William Wilson, Halle, will serve
next week as quarter sessions jurors.
All lavors of soda water at Helpers.
Hugh O'Hara, who two months ago
returned from the Philippines with an
honorable discharge from the United
States army was on Monday instantly
killed by fall of coal at Scranton. He
was 26 years Of age.
George Filby, ex-janitor OF the bor-
| nnph hntldinu Uhp hoo ham i'm, 70
of the Miners hospital for some time,
suffering from Injuries received by fall
Ing on ice. was discharged as cured yes
terday and returned to his home here.
| Rev. j. Deinikatis, pastor OF st.
Kasimer's Polish church, has been
transferred to Mt. Carmel and will take
possession OF his new charge on Satur-
day. The Hazleton Polish priest will
take charge of st. Kasimer's church until
a pastor is appointed.
| The announcement of the marriage
OF John Fl. Bochinler, aged 73 years,
and Mrs. Catherine Wenner, aged 65
years, his former honsekeeper, both of
Hazleton, has just been made known.
The children of the groom objected to
the union, but to no avail.
Gentlemen, for hats and caps 60 to A.
Oswad's. He has nice variety.
The annual report OF the finan cal
condition of Foster township school dis
trict appears in another column. The
directors have succeeded in reducing
the debt considerably and expect to
make even greater progress in this
direction during the coming year.
Lewis Fisher, Wilkesbarre Junk
dealer, was fined 1915 on Monday. 1t is
the largest fine imposed in the history
of the city. He built a wooden house
in the fire limits without permission,
and the fine is S25 for each day it has
stood. Fisher appealed to court.
Tho Reading Company is quietly dis
charging number of its railroad EN-
ployes in Schuylklll county. All the
men so far "cleaned out" are active
members OF the Rairoaders' Brother
hoods, and the action OF the company is
creating alarm In the organizations.
The Scientific american suggests that
II you are afraid of lightning, simply
put on your rubbers and stand up so
your clothes won't touch anywhere.
Whether you are indoors or out-of
doors you are perfectly safe, for rubber
is non-conductor and you are COM
petely insulated.
While it is known by everybody that
| Mckinley will be renominated by the