Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-07-25
NOTES FROM OTHER TOWNS.

R. X. Laycock of Wilkes-Barre has
announced his candidacy for the Demo-
cratic nomination of sheriff.
Make dry, solid cellar floors before
the winter comes by using improved
cements. Only so cents sack, deliver
ed by Kline Bros.
The contract for u new bridge across
the Lehigh between Lehighton and
Welssport has beengiven to a Pittsburg
firm. 1t will cost $4,000
Patrick Langan of Pittston hung
himself in his barn Sunday morning.
He attempted to drown himself on Fri
day, and is thought he was insane.
Numerous incendiary fires have oc-
cured in Carbondale of late, several fine
buildings having been destroyed. The
business men have employed detectives
to investigate.
Andrew Harkins of Lansford boasts
of an egg that is hard to beat for its size
1t is from a Plymouth rock chicken, and
measures st inches long, Ct in circum-
ferance and weighs ounces.
w. r. Carter of Philadelphia, coal
operator at Beaver Meadow, who was
reported dead last week, passed through
this region very much alive Friday after
noon, at the time the funeral was an
nounced to take place.
Five miners, named Barrett, Harris,
Daugher, Mcdonald and an unknown
Hungarian, were burned by anexplosion
of gas in the Port Blanchard shaft near
Wilkes-Barre Tuesday afternoon. 1t is
thought that the three first named will
not recover.
The Lehigh Valley Company will
purchase the Geneva, Ithaca & Sayre r..
r. on the 9th of next month. The Val
ley has heretofore had lease on it, but
as soon as it is purchased outright it will
be put in first-class condition and prom
ises to be paying investment
Several societies of the Scranton C.
L. A. Union have, in answer to Presi-
dent Vaughan's letter, expressed desire
that the union and present board be
continued. Some of them have passed
emphatic resolutions, denouncing those
who were instrumental in causing the
rupture at Canton.
The body of Patrick Gill, young
man residing near Wilkes-Barre, was
found on the d. l.. & w. tracks Sunday
morning. The head was completely
severed from the body, yet there was
not a drop of blood in the vicinity, and
foul play is suspected. When last seen
he was with a number of companions
drinking.
The people of this county are warned
against a swindler-a bogus priest calling
himself Father" Creegan-who is evil
IDENTIFY working this way He is a
smooth rascal and he vctimized Elmira
and Binghamton people easily. He is
not priest and if he appears here under
the name of Creegan or anything else
he should be held, for he is wanted in
the above cities.
Christopher Bates Wilkes Barre
miner on going home on Saturday with
his pay, gave his months-old child
500 gold piece to play with. Twenty
minutes later it was stuck in the childis
throat, and the frantic grandmother
pushed it down. One of the physicians
says that the milled edge of the coin
makes it more dangerous but Mr.. Bates
is of the opinion that the edge of this
piece was worn smooth.
During last week there was con-
vention of the Daughters of America in
Shenandoah. A number of the delegates
registered at the Merchants Hotel.
Four who hailed from Reading were
given one spacious room. Next morning
one of them said they had but little
sleep; that they did not know how to
extinguish the electric lights, and as a
last resort had opened their umbrellas
and slept with their heads under them.