Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-06-09
BRIEF ITEMS.

In Luzerne County prison there are
w prisoners-S6 males and l3 females.
Fifty of the inmates are serving time and
30 are awaiting trial.
Annie Eckrich. seven years old, was
shot and killed by her ten-year-old
brother, Thomas. on Saturday. The lad
pointed his fathers gun at his sister, not
knowing it was loaded,
Fifty-three Hungaz;ans were arrested
at Olyphant on the charge of unlawful
assemblage. They had agreed to mall
treat fellow Huns who patronized law
abiding Hun saloonkeepers.
A snake nine inches long was expelled
from the stomach of Mrs. Petonbet, of
Jersey City. 1t is supposed she swal-
lowed it when drinking water from a
we'll about four months ago.
John II. Goodwin, of Edwardsville,
while insane, set fire to his house on Sat.
turday, and nearly burned his nurse tc
death. The flames were extinguished
and Goodwin removed to an asylum
Edmund D. Barthe, editor of the Ply.
mouth Star, died on Saturday, aged sc
years. He has been seriously i'll fo1
some time. Mr.. Barthe's death is re-
in this county.
During sham-battle which formed
part of the Whit-Monday festivities at
Allentown cannon was discharged pre-
maturely, and Charles w. Wentzell,
aged AZ years, the gunner, who stood
directly in front of the gun at the time,
was instantly killed.
Heavy rain storms and cloud bursts
accompanied by lightning prevailed in
various parts of the state on Friday
night Near Scranton two children were
killed by lightning. Considerable dam
age was done at White Haven, and $4,000
will not cover the loss.
While the people of New Silver Brook
were holding services in the school house
at that place Sunday evening, lightning
struck the building. Three men are
probably fatally injured. An eye wit
ness says large ball of fire descended
through the building.-Stdnddrd.
The New York World proposes that
the anniversary of the landing of Coum-
bus be celebrated on October q, instead
of October II, owing to the error made
in former methods of reckoning. All
other historical dates have been changed
to correspond with the present system.
A bill in equity was filed in the Nor
Hampton County court on Saturday
by stockholders of the Lehigh
Valley Company, asking that the Read
ing leases be set aside and that receiver
be appointed for the Lehigh Valley Com
pany. The case will be argued June 80.
Baron Henry William Sligel gave the
Lutheran Church of Mannheim building
lot l20 years ago in consideration of one
red rose per annum. He lived to collect
the rent but two years. His great grand.
son collected the amount on Sunday, the
whole town participating in the exer-
cses.
Work has been started upon the nov
city factory at Weatherly, and the board
OF trade is considering propositions from
button manufacturer and an inventor
of numerous electrical appliances. There
is nothing that will make town boom
like board of trade composed of ener
getic men, and this is what Weatherly
has.
The twelfth annual encampment o.
the Pennsylvania Division, Sons OF
Veterans, is in session at Easton. The
report shows 1S7 c. mps in the division
with membership considerably ovel
5000. During the year thirty-nine new
camps and over 5000 members were mus
tered, a gain of over 1900 from the pre-
yious year.