Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-13
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WRITTEN UP
Short Items Of Interest tt
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
FreeIand Recorded With
out Waste of Words.

The statement in Mondays issue that
John j. McNelis' resignat tion as assist
ant mine foreman at Drifton would take
effect today was incorrect. Mr. Nc
Nelis will not sever his connection with
Coke Bros. & Co. until Friday evening
On Saturday he will leave to assume the
duties of his new position at Luzerne.
Hazleton Knights OF Malta came to
town in large numbers Monday evening
and participated in an interesting meet
ing conducted by Garfield Coumandery,
Of town, during which the higher de-
grees of the order were conferred on
several candidates. A social session fol-
lowed the meeting.
The Republicans OF the Fourth legis
latnre district have elected s. j.
Hughes, of Hazleton, and Richard Dud-
ley, OF Upper Lehigh, as delegates to
the next state convention. s. j. Neu-
Buyer, of town, has been chosen dis
trict chairman.
Notices were served on some of the
merchants Of town during the week
that they are charged with violating
the Sunday selling law. All have given
bail for their appearance at Wilkes
barre tomorrow, when the hearings
will take place.
"Strength and vigor come of good
food, duly digested. Force, ready to-
serve wheat and barley food, adds no
burden, but sustains, nourishes, in
vigorates.
The annual conference of the Print
tive Methodist Church of Pennsylvania
which was in session at Hazleton for a
week past, ended yesterday. Miss S.
Green has been appointed to take
charge of St. Paul's church on Fern
street.
The district convention of the United
Brewery Workers will be held at Hazle.
ton on June 2s, Delegates will attend
from all the local unions between Free
land and Mt. Carmel
| dU U6Ch S.
Benjamin James, ex-national board
member of the U. M W. of A., now q
salesman for the Howell Manufacturing
Company, did business 10 town yester.
day and today.
The ordinances providing for the ex-
tension northward Of Centre, Ridge
and Pine streets were signed today by
Burgess Martin and are published in
today's issue.
Traffic on the D. s. & S. Railroad has
been temporarily suspended between
Oneida and Sheppton, due to the settl
latter town.
"Minnesota's Best" -four is sold by A.
Oswald. There is none better made.
Charles Gildea, national organizer OF
the U. M. w. OF A, addressed the mem.
bers of Local Union No. 1868, OF Sandy
Run, at that place Monday evening.
Local bill-posters, with paste and
brush, yesterday billed the town for the
! appearance OF the All-America shoes
at the footwear stores OF Freeland.
A COW owned by George Thomas, OF
South Centre street, was killed by Le-
high Valley passenger train near High
land yesterday afternoon.
Fine stock of garden tools, Birk beck's.
A variety social will be held on Friday
evening in Cross Creek hall by the
Ladies' Auxiliary OF St. James P. E.
church, Drifton.
Peter Breslin, who is employed at
Pittsburg, left for that city yesterday,
after a vacation of a month spent at his
home in Jeddo.
All kinds of ice cream at Merkt's.
The Scrapton Correspondence School
has opened parlor to exhibit the work
of its schools in the Boyle building on
Centre street.
Frank Hindson, who completed hi.
term as teacher at Eckley school last
week, has accepted clerkship In Drift
ton office.
Fishermen-try Birkbeck's tackle.
John Lynott, Of Scranton, is guest
of the Campbell family, Centre and
Main streets.
Mrs. Fanny Jenkins, OF South Centre
street, has returned from her trip 10
Philadelphia.