Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-31
STATE NEWS.

Henry Merritt has been appointed
postmaster at Plains, this county.
The Switchback will close to-day,
ending one of its most successful sea-
sons.
The Fuller Coal Company's mines
at Maltby, near Wilkes-Barre, are flooded
and operations are suspended indefi-
nitely.
"A Polish Catholic Church was dedi-
Gated by Bishop O'Hara at Mill Creek
ON Sunday, in the presence Of 1000
people.
Mrs. Mary J. Lloyd has been award
ed 81 800 for damages against the borough
of Shenandoah, for injuries caused by
falling over loose board on pave
ment.
In quarrel among railroad laborers
at Pottsville on Monday, John Attis was
fatally stabbed by Bassalo Coffoni. Attis
had just sent to Italy for his wife and
six children.
William Kennedy of Catasauqua
was drowned yesterday morning while
attempting to cross the Lehigh river in a
boat. The beat was swept over dam.
Henry F. j. Brown, for sixteen
years clerk in the Ordnance Depart
ment at Washington, D. c., died of
heart cancer on Tuesday, at the resi-
denco CT his sister i'll Mauch Chank.
The board of examiner for per
manent pastorates in the Scranton diocese
appointed Father McAndrews of Scran-
ton to fill the vacancy in St. Mary's
Church, Wilkes-Barre, caused by the
death of Father O'Haran.
"A locie employed at the Pierce col
liery, Archibald, exploded Tuesday after
noon with fearful consequences. Simon
Mooney, engineer, and John Moyley,
fireman, were blown to pieces and a
driver named Toomsy was fatally in
jured.
The Delaware and Hudson Coal
Company's No. 2 colliery at Plymouth
resumed work on Monday. This is one
of the collieries affected by the caving in
of about 500 acres five weeks ago.
Employment will be given to 600 men
and boys.
"A three-story brick building at
Nanticoke, owned by County Treasurer
Smoulter, was almost entirely destroyed
by fire Friday morning. Itwas occupied
by the Central hotel and Welliver's
hardware store. Loss, about S25, 900;
partially insured.
Solicitor P. ]. Ferguson, of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad, met with
triple affiiction during the last week.
In the beginning of the week his mother
died; two days later his brother Harry,
an agent of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
at Centralia, and on Sunday morning his
wife.
-Ashland's population was lessened
last week by the removal of six carloads
of Hungarians from that place. The
Huns are owned by the Philadelphia
and Reading Company and work on the
road, being taken along the line as
occasion demands, just like so many
cattle.
An unknown man, about 60 years of
age and supposed to be from Dundaff,
near Carbondale, dropped dead yester-
day afternoon on a Lehigh Valley train
between Penn Haven and White Haven.
He was taken ill on the train and his
death is supposed to have resulted from
heart disease.
Tuesday evening F. A. Eagan of
Taylorville and G. A. Dills of Duryea
signed articles of agreement to run 100
yard foot race for purse of $2,500.
This will be the biggest affair of the kind
ever got up in Pennsylvania, the biggeet
money and in all probabilities the fastest
race. The race will be run in Scranton
and will likely come off on or about the
9th of November.
The situation regarding the Polish
church question at Plymouth remains
unchanged. The parochial residence is
still guarded. Father Donohue, pastor
of st. Vincents Church, opened the
basement of his edifice Sunday morning
to all Poles and Lithuanions who desired
to congregate there for worship, The
attendance was very large, but not a
Pole was to be seen among the congrega-
ton.
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