Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-16
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Short Items Of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
FreeIand Recorded With
out Waste of Words.

Several d. s. & S. Railroad employees,
when they received their February pay
on Saturday, found that they have been
granted increases in their wages. Long
run brakemen have been advanced 90
cents for the round trip and conductors
get 36 cents Of an advance. On the
branch the brakemen, conductors and
baggage-masters were raised about 12
cents day. No increase has yet been
given the firemen and engineers.
Ellen E., a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry George, of Walnut street, died
yesterday morning from an attack of
Group after an illness of less than two
hours. The child was aged years, IL
months and 10 days. The funeral will
take place at 1.3O o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Services will be held at st.
Johns Reformed church, after which
the interment will be made at Freeland
cemetery.
Great game of basket ball tomorrow,
Pottsvllle VS.. Crescents. Game begins
fifteen minutes after parade is oyer.
A large number of friends of the late
Conrad Hooh attended his funeral,
which took place yesterday afternoon
from the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Frank Hontz, on Birk beck street. The
members of Maj. G. B. Coke Post G. A.
R., were present to pay their last re-
spects to their departed comrade.
PottsYille basket ball club will meet
the Crescents at Krell's hall tomorrow
afternoon. This is one of the few clubs
that defeated the local team and the
latter are determined to win back their
laurels. The game begins fifteen min
utes after the parade is dismissed.
The largest assortment and greatest
variety of wall paper at VIM. Blrk beck's.
Among the lower end jurors drawn to
serve this week are Thomas Birkbeck
Daniel Shovlin, Victor Oswald, George
Sweet, Freeland Alexander Treble,
Foster, and Alonzo Rehrig, Butler. Mr..
Birkbeck is in Florida and Mr.. Shovlin
died last month.
The ground hogs six weeks OF winter
weather comes to an end today. Many
who heretofore took stock In the little
animal as a weather prophet have, in
view Of recent events, repudiated him as
a prognosticator.
James Boyle and family are removing
today from the Timony building, corner
Of Walnut and Washington streets, to
the dwelling vacated last week by the
Mason family on North Centre street.
"Minnesota's Best -four is sold by A.
Oswald. There is none better made.
The application of Nicholas Fucciola
for bottlng license in Butler township
has been refused by the court. The
judges stated that no necessity exists for
such an establishment in the woods.
Dominiska Tarri, of Hazleton, has
leased from Peter Magagna the saloon
property at the corner of Ridge and
South streets, at present occupied by
John Breznak.
Condy o. Boyle is making extensive
improvements to his property ON East
Main street and will remove his family
thereto next month.
Ice cream on sale at Merkts.
Misses McClafferty and O'Day, OF AL
lentown, are visiting at the Gallagher
residence in the Fourth ward.
John ]. Johnson, of Allegheny City,
is visiting Freeland relatives.
Frank Roberts, of Bethlehem, spent
yesterday In town.
Wall paper from &c per double roll up
at VIM. Birkbeck's. All the 1908 STYLES.