Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-24
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN UP
Short Items Of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
Freeland Recorded With
out Waste of Words.


out Waste of Words.
c. r. Bachman, of Allentown, who
purchased Pond Creek colliery at re-
ceiver's sale last month, has refused to
pay the balance of the purchase price
and the plant was sold again last week
to W. G.. Thomas & Co., Of Pittston,
who will operate the mine.
A fair sized audience attended the M.
Il M. Institute entertainment at the
Grand opera house Saturday evening.
The next attraction of the course will be
Spillman Riggs, humorous lecturer and
musical impersonator, on December 16.
j. w. Miller, who removed his family
from Freeland to Harrisburg year
ago, will return to town this week to
accept position as fireman on the D.
S. & 5. Railroad. Mr.. Miller's wife
died recently at Harrisburg.
A reception will be held by the daugh-
ters OF Mary Sodality, of St AIMS
church, on Monday, December 8, the
Feast of the Immaculate Conception,
when nearly 100 new members will be
admitted to the society.
Several girls employed in Fest's show
printing house at White Haven are on
strike against a reduction in wages.
The Office is one of the very few in
Luzerne county not controlled by the
Typographical Union.
James E. Griffith has begun the
erection of a double block of houses on
Adams street for Adam Solkosky The
contract was made before the strike,
but owing to financial matters was not
begun until now.
Wednesday evening, Thanksgiving
Eve, is the date of the first bail of the
season 1t will be held by the Crescent
Athletic Association, which Is a guar
antee that it will be a success in every
respect.
James and John Boyle, accompanied
by their families, went to Berwick on
Saturday, where they attended the
funeral of their sister, Mrs. Neuder.
lnterment was In Berwick cemetery.
Mrs Sweeney and daughters, Misses
Celia and Bridget accompanied by Mr..
Mrs. John Sweeney and Hugh O'Donnell,
of Lansford, were the guests of Patrick
Burke and family yesterday.
Miss Margaret McElwee, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick McElwee,
South Washington street, went last
week to jefferson hospital, Philadelphia,
for treatment.
Thanksgiving Day services will be
held in the Park M. E. church on Thurs
day moving at 10 80 o'clock. This is to
be union service. All are cordially in
vted.
"Minnesota's Best" flour is sold by A.
Oswald. There is none better made
The Crescent and Drifton foot ball
clubs played two fifteen minute halves
at Jeddo yesterday afternoon. Neither
side scored during the game.
The Freeland Brewing Company has
opened an agency at Nanticoke, and
team of horses and delivery wagon were
taken there last week.
Joseph Krcmery, editor of the Savonic
Truth, received news this afternoon of
the death of his brother, Rev. Miloslav
Krcmery, in Hungary.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wansho, of Eckley, was buried
this afternoon at the Greek Catholic
cemetery.
James Thompson, a member OF the
Drlfton foot ball club, dislocated his
right arm while playing at Jeddo yes
terday.
John j. McGill, teacher of Foster
township high school at Woodside, is
dangerously i'll at his home in Highland.
School Director w. j. Purcell has ac-
cepted position with the Bethlehem
Steel Company.
Chicken thieves and other thieves are
still at work in town.
Saturday night Shenandoah lost two
old and prominent citizens by death.
They were M. j. Graham, aged 81 years,
ex-state treasurer and former school
director and councilman and promin-
ent Republican, and Patrick j. Stack, a
pioneer mine and recently section fore
man on the Lehigh Valley Railroad.