Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-12-08
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN UP
Short Items Of Interest to
All Readers.

Two Days in and Around
FreeIand Recorded With
out Waste of Words.
The annual New Years Eve ball of
the Tigers Athletic Club, which for some
years past has been the leading social
and spectacular event Of the season,
will be held on tho evening OF the 31st
inst. at Krell's hall. AS In each former
year, the club will endeavor to outdo Its
previous success.
Rev. William O'Hara, OF Eckley, who
was last week assigned to the pastorate
OF Harleigh Catholic church, conducted
his first services yesterday. The new
priest was given cordial welcome by
the people OF his new charge. Father
O'Hara will take up his residence in
Harleigh.
Lisbon R. Gibbon, of Philadelphia,
who recently returned from Wales,
where he acted as administrator OF his
fathers estate, has arrived In town and
made a settlement with his sisters, Mrs
William Jenkins, Mrs. Jane DeFoy and
Mrs. Ann Pugh.
Miss Cassie McGarvey, of Phila-
delphia, arrived here on Saturday even
ing to spend few months at the family
home on Walnut street. Miss McGar-
vey recently recovered from a serious
illness.
A double dwelling at Sandy Run, own
ed by M. S. Kemmerer g. Co. and occu-
pied by two Slavonian families, was
totally destroyed Friday night by fire,
which originated from defective fue.
Among the lower end citizens serving
as jurors this week are John Shaffer,
Freeland; Hugh McNelis, Anthony Cor
ham, John Hill and Henry Hemseth,
Foster, and James R. Smith, Butler.
The papers In the contest instituted
by James G. Harvey, the defeated Re-
publican candidate for the Legislature,
against Bernard j. Ferry, were served
on the latter on Saturday.
The Hazleton Standard, Shickshinny
Echo and Freeland Progress have been
selected by the county commissioners to
publish the annual mercantile appraise-
ment list.
Nos. 6 and slopes, at Upper Lehigh,
have been relieved of the water which
completely filled them since the strike,
and operations were resumed today.
An infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Kreitzberger, of Eckley, died on Friday
and was buried yesterday afternoon In
the cemetery at that place.
Charles Farley, who recently re-
signed as book-keeper for Fresland
Brewing Company, left for New York
city today to accept a position.
John G. Schwartz has been appointed
administrator of the estate OF the late
Vincent Passarilla, OF Hazeton. The
estate is valued at S23, 900.
Walter Dietrich, of Hazleton, has ac-
cepted a position as stenographer in
the Office of the mechanical department
OF Drifton shops.
An infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Renosky, OF Fern street, was
buried yesterday afternoon at st. AIMS
cemetery.
Mrs. j. j. Kuntz is suffering from a
sprained foot, received by falling down
flight of steps at her homo on johnson
street.
Miss Mary Nowak, of Adams street,
has accepted a position in Kushnerick's
confectionery store.
"Minnesota's Best" flour is sold by A.
Oswald. There is none better made.
DR.. N. R. Myers has been appointed
postmaster at Wanamie.
LehIghton council has passed an
ordinance imposing fine OF $50 on any
person who runs an automobile faster
than six miles an hour In that borough.
Mrs. George Klcckner has been
awarded damages to the amount Of
$4,000 for injuries received by falling
over an obstruction on a snow-covered
sidewalk at Nanticoke last winter.
Tamaqua local union of the United
Mine Workers attended St. Johns Re-
formed church In a body last evening.
The pastor, Rev. Lobach, was a staunch
supporter of the miners cause during
the strike.
j. c. Sendel, of Weatherly, an ex-
county commissioner OF Carbon county,
died at Hazleton hospital Saturday
evening. Mr.. Sendel was operated on
on Wednesday, and was doing nicely
until Friday, when his condition began
to grow worse and he sank rapidly,