Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN UP
Short Items Of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
FreeIand Recorded With
out Waste of Words.

out Waste of Words.
The twentieth anniversary of the
wedding OF Postmaster and Mrs. b. f.
Davis was celebrated at their home on
Ridge street in an appropriate manner
on Saturday. During the day they re-
ceived many congratulations from their
numerous friends. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Donop also celebrated their twentieth
wedding anniversary the same day.
The White Haven silk mill, which is
operated by Peter Magagna, of town,
and Frank Frigerio, of White Haven, is
having its capacity increased by the in
stallatlon of considerable additional
machinery. The plant is run night and
day and is a credit to its proprietors.
John Mainwaring, Sr., OF Duryea,
father of Register of Wills John Main
waring, died suddenly at Plymouth last
evening Of heart trouble. Deceased
was 10 years of age and had been a
resident of Plymouth for years previous
to his moving to Duryea.
The public school teachers of Free
land, Foster, Jeddo and Halle departed
at noon today for Wilkesbarre, where
they will spend the week attending the
county institute. The schools of the
districts named will remain closed until
next Monday.
The members of st. AIMS band were
entertained on Saturday evening by
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. McGroarty at their
home on Main street. The band, OF
which Mr.. McGroarty has been mem
Der for many years, rendered number Of
selections during the evening.
A one-story warehouse, with a deep
basement, has been erected by Peter
Timony in the rear of his bottling estab-
lishment on South Centre street. The
structure will hold the produce from
Mr.. Timony's farm in Sandy valley.
The Crescents foot ball club was
photographed yesterday morning at
Herbst's gallery. The boys, wore their
gridron costume and expect to show up
well.
Cyrus Refenberg, of the Hill, has re-
sumed his duties as a motorman for the
Lehigh Traction Company after a
months idleness due to rheumatism.
Miss Name Hayes, a student at
Bloomsbury normal school, is visiting
her mother, Mrs. S. E. Hayes, on North
Washington street.
The Good Wills foot ball club won
from Jeddo yesterday by score Of Is
to 5.
John Denneny, OF Shamokln, spent
yesterday at his parents home on South
Washington street.
The Crescents Athletic Association
will hold ball at Krel's hall on Thanks
giving Eve,
Yesterdays North American contain
cd views OF the troops stationed at Jeddo
and Highland.
John Kelley, of Philadelphia, is a
guest of his parents on South Washing
ton street.
Weatherly council is still deadlocked
on the granting Of franchise to the
Hazleton, Beaver Meadow and Weather
ly Trolley Company.
An investigation into the cause of the
stoppage of ventilating fan at the
Maple Hill colliery, Mahanoy City, re-
suited In the discovery of the mangled
body of John Davis, 81 years old, en-
tangled in the blades Of the fan.
The body of Joseph Sanders, cut in
two, was found on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad tracks Saturday afternoon.
No one saw the accident. He had been
one of the chief clerks in the Lehgh
Valley freight station at Wilkesbarre
for fifteen years.
The Banks township school board, of
Carbon county, has taken a decided
stand against permitting the use oil
school buildings by the Socialists, who
are touring the region in quest of votes
The objection is that several of the
buildings have been damaged.