Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-08-22
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24-27, and another at Dallas on October
"a.
DR.. McGlynn of New York is to
lecture at Ashland on October IS. His
subject will be GLOW to Abolish
Poverty"
The postmaster of Shenandoah, John
Z. Settler, was removed by Harrison on
Tuesday, and Henry c. Boyer appointed
in his place.
Mrs. Maggie Tudor of Edwardsville,
aged about q years, committed suicide
Monday. Her husband deserted her
some years ago.
The following fourth-class postmas-
ters were appointed yesterday: w. r.
Reed, Ashley; David Walters, Miners
Mills; j. d. Cowlin, Parsons.
-Luzerne Republicans hold their
nominating convention at Wilkes-Barre
on Tuesday. The Democratic conven-
ton will convene one week later.
The State Board of Agriculture has
been notified of the death of twelve
COWS by murrain-a contagious disease
ON dairy farm near Nanticoke.
The state camp of the p. O. S. of A.,
in session at Pottsville last week, selected
Pittsburg as the next meeting place ON
the second Tuesday of August, 1890.
An exchange says the Lehigh Valley
conductors and brakemen have been
ordered to stop flirting. This is in ad-
vance Of donning their new uniforms.
Mary Hennesey, aged about 40
years, was found drowned in the Susque-
hanna River at Nanticoke Monday even
ing. 1t is not known how she met her
death.
"A number of the Readings collieries
are still flooded from the recent rains.
Officials of the company say that never
in its history has there been so much
trouble from water
The Reading Railroad Company is
likely to give an order soon for 1900 large
hopper bottom coal cars. Every prepar-
alton is being made to do heavy coal
business through the fall.
The Delaware and Hudson Company
will build a magnificent station at the
foot of Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton.
1t will rise like tower and the pas
sengers are to hoisted by elevators.
VIM. c. Morris, Jr., for many years
general auditor of coal accounts for the
Lehigh Valley Company, was stricken
with paralysis at his home in Mauch
Chunk on Sunday morning and died
instantly.
Carbon County Democrats held their
annual meeting at Mauch Chunk on
Monday and agreed upon September 8
as the date for the convention. Resolu-
tions favoring tariff reform and the
Australian system of voting were adop-
ted.
John Schaffer of Crystal Ridge, near
Hazleton, committed suicide Friday
morning by hanging himself to the cross
beam of a swing in the rear of his resi-
dence. He was about sixty years old
and has been sickly for a number of
years.
Frank Sorrenson of Nanticoke was
troubled with pigeon thieves and fixed
a revolver on the door of the barn to
forgot about it being there and received
the bullet himself on Friday. He died
Monday evening.
Two female prisoners in Schuylkill
County Jail were consigned to the dark
dungeon for twenty-fours by the warden
for flirting with male prisoners in an
opposite cell If the Freeland females
who flirt were similarly treated there
would be more of the sex in dungeons
than out.
The Jersey Central's double track
between Rockport and Penn Haven
junction is rapidly nearing completion
and already portion of it is being used.
When this is finished the Jersey Central
will have double track from Solomon's
Gap to Jersey City, with the exception
of few miles between Rockport and
White Haven.
Thomas NJ. Dullard and Frank Loughran
of Luzerne County against John Rikerby
and Hugh Kelly of Lackawanna County
will be played on Monday at Mountain
Park. This match is for purse of $1,000
and the double championship of the two
counties. Much interest is taken in the
affair in the upper end.
John Carey and Anthony Bulinski,
two Hungarians, engaged in quarrel on
Saturday evening at Plymouth. Bulin-
ski was getting the best of the fight when
Carey pulled large knife and stabbed
his opponent three times on the head
making three large gashes. Carey was
arrested and Bulinski was removed to
his home, where his wounds were
dressed.
In Brownsville, Schuylkill County,
the other day. some senseless young
men, in want of lark, soaked lot of
corn in whisky and flung it to flock of
geese. An hour later the woman who
owned them found them comatose, and
believing them dead, picked their fea--
theirs off and flung the carcasses down a
mine hole. During the night the birds
slept off their debauch, and next morn
ing were found huddled at the gate in a
naked and prodigal condition.
Steve Home, Polander of Ply
mouth, died on Thursday evening from
the effects of lifting car wheels. On
Thursday evening party of Polanders
were trying their strength lifting heavy
car wheels on small bets. "Big" Steve,
as he was called, while lifting burst a
blood vessel. He did not seem to feel
his injury until he returned home, where
he died in an hour. He was known rs a
man of remarkable strength and was one
of the largest men in Plymouth.
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