Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-10-08
STATE NEWS.

An epidemic of measles is prevalent
at Ebervale. Over fifty cases are report
ed, but none fatal.
The Philadelphia Base Ball Club
plays at Tamaqua tomorrow, and at
Pottsville on Saturday.
Owen Coyle, of Lewiston, fell nearly
one hund:ed feet into a stripping hole
on Tuesday night He was instantly
killed.
The seventeenth annual fair of the
the Carbon County Industrial Society is
being held at Lehighton and will continue
until tomorrow.
On election day Hazeton people will
take vote to decide the question of
becoming city. 1t is likely that the
result will be favorable.
"A Hazleton debating society has
decided that morality does not increase
with civilization. They took that town
as an example, no doubt.
The trustees of the Ashland Miners
Hospital have made an appeal to the
public for subscriptions in behalf of that
institution. The trustees are principally
coal operators.
Joseph Kelly, aged 16 years, of
Wllkes-Barre, was killed near Drifton
junction on Monday afternoon. He was
out chestnutting and attempted to board
a passing train.
Two trains failed in the oft-tried at
tempt of passing each other on single
track at Tomhicken last Saturday. En-
gineer Concert and Fireman Brosuis
were badly hurt.
Richard Caffrey, roadmaster of the
Lehigh Valley, who will shortly remove
from White Haven to South Bethlehem,
was rendered banquet last evening by
White Haven friends.
The st. Aloysius Society of Harleigh
have secured Hon. Daniel Dougherty, of
New York, to deliver lecture at Halle
ton on November 20. His subject will
be Catholics in America"
Six miners were entombed by rush
of coal on Saturday in the Richardson
colliery at Glen Carbon, near Pottsville.
Men have since been working steadily
In the hopes of rescuing them alive.
Echoes of the Mud Run disaster,
which occurred three years ago, can be
heard yet in the Lackawanna courts.
Two cases for damages were to be tried
this week, but have been postponed until
next term.
Tax Receiver Gilchrist, Republi-
can, closed his office at Wilkes Barre on
Saturday evening in the face of 200
Democrats who wanted to pay their
taxes. Saturday was the last day to pay
taxes in order to vote.
Mrs. James Connor, a washerwoman.
died in Hyde Park about three weeks
ago, and it has Just been discovered that
she left fortune of $4,000. The money
had been stored away in the cellar in
kitchen pots and kettles.
-Luzerne County has another murder
to its credit. On Tuesday Bridget, the
wife of Condy ODonnell, was found
dead in her bed, at her home on Black
man Street, Wilkes-Barre, withe sveral
wounds in her back. Richard Owens
has been arrested in connection with the
murder.
john Gerrity, one of the members
of the Pittston Township School Board,
has been cited to appear before the court
and show by what power he holds the
office. The citizens of the township
claim that Gerrity has not been natu-
rallied, and, therefore, not being a
citizen, is holding office Illegally.
-DeComale, charged with the murder
of Katie Gargona, at Lattimer, was
brought into court for trial last week.
He was without money or counsel, and
John Shea and Stanley Davenport were
appointed to take his case. On their
application for time the trial was post
poned until the next term of court.
The jury in the case of George
Spencer, of Dallas, who killed his
brother-in-law, Jacob Smith, with a
stone on July 3, rendered verdict of
not guilty. Spencer and Smith had been
drinking and quarrelled. Smith fingered
for few days, but before he died ad-
mitted that Spencer only acted in self
defense.
p. F. Caffrey, secretary of the K of
l.. Legislative Committee, has furnished
advance copies of his report. 1t is in
tended as revision of the report sub
mitted by Captain Butler, chairman of
the committee, some time ago. 1t points
out omissions and inaccuracies in the
chairman's report, and gives in detail
the action of the various Senators and
Representatives on labor bills.