Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-08-01
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.

Mrs. Michael Dennion, of Ridge
street, fell and broke her left arm above
the wrist last evening. Mrs. Dennion
is an aged lady and somewhat feeble.
While engaged at household work she
accidentally stumbled In the rear kitch-
en- of her homo and fell heavily to the
floor. The injury is very painful. Less
than a year ago Mrs. Dennlon suffered
u break of her right arm.
DIR. George w. Carr, until recently
local assistant to DR.. III. M. Neale, is
now on his way across tho Atlantic and
on Friday Of next week will be married
at London, England, to Miss Louise c.
Murphy, OF that city. After tho cere-
moLy he will return with his bride to
America aud locate at Wilkesbarre.
The annual excursion of the White
Haven Relief Association to Mountain
Park will be run on the 23d inst. Trains
will leave Upper Lehigh and Sandy Run
at $50 a. IN. The fare is 90 cents for
adults and 60 cents for children. Tick
cts can be purchased on the trains.
| Miss Cecilia Brennan and Timothy
| Maloney, both of Oneida, will be mar
rled in the near future. They are both
well known and enjoy large circle Of
friends and acquaintances in this and
surrounding regions. Miss Brennan is
| the postmistress at Oneida.
M. j. Bergin, recently appointed
government coal Inspector at Washing
| ton, d. c., returned to Drfton this
week to complete arrangements for the
removal of his family and household
goods to that city.
On Sunday afternoon the Good Wills
and Balaklava clubs will meet at the
Tigers park. The game promises to be
a stubbornlyfought contest, as both
teams are confident OF winning.
William Hindson, of Sandy valley, a
member of this years graduating class
at East Stroudsburg normal school, has
accepted a position as teacher at
| Wayne, Delaware county.
The Wilson homestead on Ridge
street, which was recently purchased by
Mrs. Mary McNelis, of Drifton, is
undergoing considerable repairs and
improvements.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Scheidy and
family, of Upper Lehigh, have removed
to Bridgoton, N. j., where they will
remain until the strike is over.
Misses Bessie Donmoyer and Katie
Kohr, of fremont, are spending their
vacation at the home of w. r. Don
moyer, Front street.
A. Oswald has the agency for the cele-
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery.
The finest good made Try them.
The double dwelling owned by Frank
O'Donnell, on Main street, is being re-
painted by o. j. Boyle and his assist
ants.
Mrs. Hannah Dougherty and daugh-
ter, Of Philadelphia, are tho guests of
Bernard Mooney and family, of the
Third ward.
James NJ. Gallagher and Amandus
Oswald have been drawn to serve as
grand jurors during the week OF Sep
tember g.
Brother Joseph, OF Vilanova college,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. Hugh Malloy,
and other relatives here.
Luzerne county teachers institute
will be held at Wlkesbarre during the
week beginning October 81.
Ice cream-all llavors-at Merkt's.
John McGeady, who has been employ
ed on railroad at Long Island, arrived
home last evening.
A. A. Bachman's force are repainting
the Lindsay block, corner of Washing
ton and Front streets.
L. f. Slattery returned last evening
from Jersey City, where he has a posi-
tion on a railroad.
Tomorrow afternoon the Good Wills
and Chesters will play at the park.
The county commissioners have given
Wilson j, Smith the contract to erect
the new courthouse. The cost of the
structure will be $617,oO0. The con-
tract with Smith does not provide for a
dome, which would cost $40, 600 more.
BY the parting of a train OF soft coal
on the Lehigh Valley Railroad at De-
| lano, dozen cars were wrecked, rails
torn up and a goodly portion OF the
roundhouse wall was demolished. No
one was hurt, but the loss will be
] Sevnral thnnsnnd dnlInrs