Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-10
STATE NEWS.

There are 67 prisoners in the county
jail, AZ serving sentences and "a awaiting
trial.
The Lehigh Valley is said to con-
template an extension to Tamaqua, via
Port Carbon.
Fritz Scholchak, Hungarian, was
instantly killed by a fall of coal at
Audenried last week.
Charles Curry has been appointed
postmaster at Hudson, formerly known
as Mill Creek, this county.
The SchuylkaH Sentinel of Shenandoah
is issued as morning daily since Mon
day. The first issues show up good.
Joseph Leffler of Weissport was
struck by Jersey Central passenger
train on Monday and seriously injured.
The directors of the Jersey Central
Company have declared quarterly
dividend of II per cent, payable Novem-
Der /.
The Grand Commandery of the
Knights of Malta of America will con-
vene at Wilkes-Barre next Tuesday at
midnight.
The novelty store of B. H. Richers,
Wilkes-Barre, has been seized by the
sheriff. Richer's liabilities are $4,000,
assets $4,000.
John Williams, employed as driver
boy at the Penn Ridge colliery, Mill
Creek, was instantly killed by a fall of
roof last evening.
In the Hanover mine, Wilkes-Barre,
cave-in occurred on Tuesday, burying
Charles Sinch under 100 tons of coal.
His body was recovered last night.
Austin Cole and family arrived at
Weatherly this week, after driving from
Paw-Paw, Illinois, making the 100
miles in thirty-eight days.
Edward Dooley of Sugar Notch,
employed as track walker by the
Lehigh Valley, was struck by passenger
train and killed Thursday night.
-George Conaghan of East Mauch
Chunk was killed at Chicago on rail-
road on which he was a brakeman, and
his remains arrived home Friday even
ing.
David Snyder of Rush, village near
Carbondale, was brutally assaulted few
days ago by alleged "White Caps" who
gave him twenty-five lashes, beating
him into unconsciousness.
John Hampton, miner, employed
at Draper colliery, Pottsville, was in
stantly killed by piece Of slate falling
FROM the root on Tuesday He was so
years of age and leaves wife and three
children,
The surface over the Central Mine
workings in Hyde Park began settling,
and the foundations OF the Parochial
School and several dwellings were consi-
derably disturbed, rendering the build
ings untenantable.
-Diphtheria is epidemic at Carbon
dale, nearly seventy-five cases having
been reported within short time, with
large proportion of deaths. Impure
drinking water and the bad sanitary
condition of the town is the cause.
William Callgin has entered suit
against the Central Railroad for $l5, 900
damages. One day last spring he was
crossing the tracks of this company at
South Wilkes-Barre and was struck by
an empty locomotive, which injured
him for life.
The directors of the Scranton City
Bank, which failed about three months
ago, haye decided to become personally
responsible for the amount due to deposi-
tors. By the terms of the agreement
the whole indebtedness will be paid by
March, 1890.
The other day a certificate of service
was granted by the Miners Examining
Board of town to Thomas L. Williams,
father of Division Superintendent John
l.. Williams, who is SO years of age, and
who claims service in the mines OF
sixty three of them.-Shenandoa Her.
aid.
-Schuylkill's mine accidents for Mon
day were: At Centralia, John Brown, a
miner, was killed by fall of coal John
Dane met with a similar accident in the
North Ashland colliery, and John
Hughes, miner at the Centralia col
liery, was seriously injured by fall of
rock
State President Kenney of Reading
has announced the appointment of the
following district presidents of the P. O.
S. of A. Carbon County, w. H. Stocker,
Mauch Chunk; Northern Schuylkill, T..
l.. Evans, Girardville; Western Lacka-
wanna, J. N. Hopewell, Scranton; South
eastern Luzerne, Reese Lloyd, Drifton.