Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-30
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.

Photographer Herbst is exhibiting a
| fine picture of the Crescent basket ball
club. The picture shows Manager
Walter d. Davis, Captain Peter O'Don-
nell, George Fl. Hartman, William
Davis, Con Welsh, Joseph Jacquot.
John Nowak, Jerry Sloan and Louis
Stoz.
A. Ii. Bleckley removed on Saturday
from East Main street to the property
Centre and North streets. Mrs. Phillips
and family, who occupied the premises,
have removed to the residence vacated
by the Bleckley family.
The camp fire ground yesterday was
the scene of the first base ball game of
the season. The contest was between
teams composed of Savonian young
men. The day was chilly and errors
were frequent and hits numerous.
The largest assortment and greatest
variety of wall paper at VIM. Brk beck's.
An infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
NJ. Gallagher, of Walnut street, died
early Saturday morning after an illness
of two days. The funeral took place
this afternoon, interment being made at
st. AIMS cemetery.
Hugh Boyle, Jr., of North Ridge
street. has resigned as hostler for the
Coke family at Drifton, to accept en-
| ployment as insurance agent at Halle
ton. He is succeeded at Drifton by
William Gallagher.
John W. Parker, for many years
publisher of the Mahanoy City Record
and who is known to many people
hereabouts, committed suicide this
morning at his home in Philadelphia by
inhaling gas.
Wall paper from &c per double roll up
at VIM. Birkbeck's. All the 1903 styles.
The loss to the Upper Lehigh Coal
Company by Fridays fire at No col
liery is estimated at 81 900. The blaze
was started by spark thrown on the
roof of the engine-house by passing
locie.
Yesterday afternoon large number
of people journeyed to the iron platform
on the valley road to view the cars
passing on the new trolley line. The
cars can be seen plainly from this point.
"Minnesota's Best" -four is sold by A.
| Oswald. There is none better made.
The parting of a freight train yester-
day caused wreck near the Lumber
Yard which badly damaged two freight
cars and caboose. None OF the train
men was injured.
The basement of the overall factory
is to be fitted up as stock room, in
order to make way for number of ad-
ditional employees who will be taken on
at the plant.
A year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs Oscar
Heintzleman, of East Butler, was buried
this afternoon. Death was caused by
pneumonia.
ETduh EluTy anu MISS hdHdelld LOT
torielo, both of Drifton, were married
on Saturday morning by I. A. Buckley,
j. p.
Ice cream on sale at Merkt's.
Chief of Police Charles O'Donnell and
Councilman Mclaughlin enjoyed a trip
on the new trolley yesterday.
Mrs. William Gallagher, of South
Ridge street, wife of the Sixth ward
councilman, is very i'll.
Members of the Tigers Athletic Club
are placing their ball park in condition
for coming season.
st. AIMS Parish band will attend the
fair OF Hazleton Liberty band on We'd
nesday evening.
Beautifulwall paper atWm. Birk beck S.
]. A. Alden attended to his duties as
bridge-viewer in Denison township on
Saturday.
John o'Donnell, of Bayonne, N. j., is
visiting in town.