Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23
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.


Leo Mcdonald, of town, student at
| Carlisle, has become a member of the
| Glee and Musical Club OF the institution
and will accompany them on short
| tour. Mr.. Mcdonald is an accomplish
| ed clarinet player and will make
valuable addition to the organization.
The club will appear in Hazleton on
Friday evening.
d. F. ODonnel has leased the Neu-
Burger property on Centre street and
| will remove his store on April l from the
Boyle building. The premises are at
present occupied by John Bellezza, who
is preparing to take possession Of the
building which he recently purchased
on the opposite side of the street.
A months mind mass in memory of
the late William F. Hayes will be cele
brated. at st. AIMS church on Thurs
day morning at 8 o'clock. This mass
was to have been celebrated this morn
ing, but was postponed on account of
the inclement weather.
John Popish, who resides at the cor
ner OF Ridge and Main streets and is
employed as an engineer at the brewery,
was taken to Wilkesbarre hospital
Saturday evening to receive treatment
for internal troubles.
The school teachers OF District No. Q
attended the institute held here In large
numbers on Saturday. The interesting
program prepared by Chairman E. F..
Hanlon was carried out to the satisfac-
ton of all.
The directors of the Middle Coal Field
Poor District have had a measure draft
ed, the object of which is to increase
their salary from $50 to at least $780,
The measure will be introduced next
week.
Coke Bros. & Co. are making prepara-
tions to drive a tunnel 1000 feet long
shafts, one 21O feet and the other 500
feet deep, at Oneida.
Several local fishermen viewed the
ruins of Hayes creek dam yesterday.
Fish Warden Malloy has had the wreck
photographed by Charles Dorm bach.
Ice cream on sale at Merk t's.
Among those who are seriously III are
Mrs. William ]. Eckert, South Centre
street, and John M. Powell, Walnut
street.
Walter L. Richards, Julius Lesser
and Frank Smith are Foster township
citizens who are serving as jurors this
week.
The Feast OF the Annunciation will
be celebrated at St. AIMS church with
a mass at o'clock Wednesday morning.
Emanuel Brior, of Drifton. has ac-
cepted clerkship in Wentz & Co. 8
store at Silver Brook.
The Freeland pupils of East Strouds-
burg normal school are home on their
spring vacation.
Scranton basket ball club is booked
to play the Crescents here tomorrow
evening.
Miss Name Hayes, OF town, has won
the class honors at Bloomsbury normal
school,
Wall paper from &c per double roll up
at Wm Birk kbeck's. All the 1908 styles
Overexertion brought on by excessive
rope-iumping caused the death OF six
year-old Susie Levich, at Sheppton, on
Saturday. The child dropped over after
jumping 200 times.
The court on Saturday gave decisions
on eight Pittston license applications
which were held over when the general
announcement was made. Seven were
refused and one granted.
Hattie Vanbuskirk, aged IS years, of
West Pittston, is suffering from a bullet
wound in her side. She attempted
suicide, it is alleged, because she was
reprimanded by her mother.
The Shamokin Landlords Association
has decided that tenants In arrears by
April l shall not be allowed to remove
unless their back rent be paid in full
neither will members OF the association
accept as tenants any person who can
not show receipt for rent paid to date.