Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-10
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.

FreeIand Recorded With
out Waste of Words.
The union miners mass meeting at
the Grand opera house on Monday even.
ing was largely attended by the Free
land and Drifton members of the U. NJ
w. of A, and the addresses of the
several speakers were well received
This evening the district officers will
visit Upper Lehigh and address the
members of Local Union 1921.
Roger j. Dever, of town, is one of the
graduates of the law department of
Dickinson college, Carlisle. His bro
ther, P. j. Dever, left for the latter
city on Monday to be present at the
commencement exercises. Attorney
Dever is a bright young man and his
friends predict for him successful
career.
Misses May Evans, Sarah Kuntz, Ka-
tie Sippel and Laura Winter, members
of this years High school graduating
class, returned this morning from
Bloomsbury, where they passed an ex-
animation for admission to the second
year of the state normal school at that
place.
The Tigers will play on Saturday at
Reading and the members of the club
are practcing daily for the game.
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showed them the necessity of devotng
their spare time to practice. On Sun
day afternoon the Tigers play at Mines
Vile.
One or two fine horses, suitable for
pleasure or work, can be purchased
from George Hudock, East Main street
The tenth annual convention of the
German Catholic Societies, or the Staats
Verband as it is officially known, is in
session this week at Wilkesbarre. The
national convention of the Emerald
Beneficial Association is also being held
at the county seat this week.
Samuel Brislin, a brakeman on the
night freight on the Lehigh Valley Rail
road, while shifting cars at the Lum Der
Yard this morning fell and had the toes
of both feet taken off. He was taken to
the Miners hospital for treatment.
Joseph Phillips, of Hazleton, has been
appointed superintendent of the Free
land Electric Light, Heat and Power
Company, and will assume charge on
July /, the date of Superintendent
Meyers retirement.
The parade and picnic committee of
the Ctizens' Hose Company met last
evening and began their preparations
for the big demonstration to be held
under the remen's auspices on July A.
"Minnesota's Best" -four is sold by A.
Oswald. There is none better made.
Michael Fairless has rendered his
resignation as foreman of the machinery
department of Coke Bros. g. Co., at Drift
ton, to take effect on July 1. He will
locate in Lackawanna county.
The Pine street property of John
Cannon, of Allentown, consisting of a
house and lot, has been sold to Adam
Debrosses, of Drfton, for 1,225.
Mrs. Mary KIose, of Upper Lehigh,
was taken this afternoon to Laurytown
hospital to receive treatment for an at
tack of paresis.
The two hundredth anniversary of
Methodism will be celebrated at the
Park M. e. church on the evening of
the 21st inst.
Frank Gallagher, who resigaed his
position as butcher for w. j. Brogan,
has gone to Long Island, N. Y.
b. r. Davis returned last evening
from a three days visit to Columbia
county friends.
Andrew Zemany, of Windber, Somer-
set county, is visiting friends and rea-
tives in town.
Mrs. Thomas E. McHugh and family
have removed from Main to Adams
street.
The June meeting of the borough
school board will be held tomorrow even
ing.
Miss Maggie Gill is visiting friends in
New York city.
All kinds of ice cream at Merkt's.
A Serious Mistake.
f.. c. Dewitt IL Co. is the name of the
firm who make the genuine Witch Hazel
Salve. DeWitts is the Witch Hazel
SalVe that heals without leaving scar.