Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-14
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.

freeland Recorded With
out Waste of Words.
AL Block, the veteran business man
ager, is in Freeland making arrange
ments for the appearance of the Dot
Karroll Company at the opera house
for three nights next week. Judging
from the many fattering press notices
which he has shown, this company is
beyond doubt one of the very best
repertoire organizations on the road
and Freeland theatre-goers will no
doubt be pleased at having such an at
traction in town.
The scale presented by Local Union
| No. 905, United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joners, has been signed by
Freeland contractors and builders and
there will be no trouble between car
penters and their employees this season.
Journeymen workmen are to receive
S2.40 per day; first-year apprentices,
$l.40; second-year apprentices, $l.70,
and third-year apprentices, $1.9O.
Notices have been posted at Halle
Brook notifying the employees of j. S..
Wentz & Co. that collections OF store
accounts, physicians bills, clergymen's
dues, ETC., will be made through the
office, the same as before the passage
of the law designed to prohibit such
practices.
Ritchie, the renowned entertainer,
will be the attraction at the Grand opera
house tomorrow evening. He comes
here under the auspices of the Mining
and Mechanical Institute and is very
highly recommended.
Read the third page of the Tribune
today. NeuBurger's big store has some
important news for you on that page.
The Balakava Drum Corps will be one
Of the nobbiest musical organizations in
the parade on Monday. The corps has
been fortunate in securing the services
of ''printers devil" in the person of
Eddie McNels, of the Tribune.
Bert Airey, of Hazleton, has leased
the storeroom recently vacated by
Joseph Brkbeck, went to Refowichs
clothing store, and will open In the near
future with a stock of chinaware, crock
cry, glassware, etc.
A number of the Freeland members
Of the A. o. Fl. will accompany the de-
gree team of Division 10 this evening to
Eckley, where several candidates will
be made members of Division 20, OF
that town.
f. M. Everett, the cashier Of the
First National bank, Is removing to
! Freeand today from Mt. Carmel. He
will make his home in the Mccarthy
block, corner Of Front and Ridge streets.
Fresh fish every day during Lent at
Hartman's market, next to Central hotel.
The Lehigh Traction Company's cars
are again running to South street, the
terminal OF the line. No explanation
has been offered for their action OF last
week in stopping at the borough line.
Mrs. ]. j. Kuntz yesterday attended
the seventh annual convention of the
Women's Home and Foreign Missionary
Society, held at Weatherly. Mrs Kuntz
is president Of the society.
Candidates for the office of mine
inspector of the First district are notlf-
ad in bar of
stand examinations at Wilkesbarre on
April 1, 2, and 4.
A lecture on "Wreless Telegraphy"
was delivered last evening before the
students of the NJ. & NJ. Institute by j.
Bennett Smith, of Kingston.
A branch of the Daughters of Naomi,
the ladies' auxiliary to the Knights of
the Mystic Chain, will be organized
here next month.
Division 6, A. o. H., has ordered 200
fine hats from McMenamin's store
The hats will be worn by the members
in the parade on st. Patrick's Day.
Mrs. Michael McAndrews, of Phila-
delpha, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ber-
nard Boyle, corner of Pine and Walnut
streets.
The vacant storeroom in Sachs build
ing will be made ready for the First
National bank next week.
Ice cream at Merkt's.
The members Of the Royal Arcanum
held an interesting meeting last even
ing, followed by social session.
Local contractors have been Informed
that an advance in the price OF lumber
Is due next month.
William Boyle's restaurant On Soiith
Centre street has been repainted.