Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-08
FROM ALL QUARTERS.

Governor Pattison has signed the bill
/, making the terms of Office for tax col
lectors in borougiss and townships thre
, years.
A breaker valued at $55, 900 was burn
/ ed at Marshwood, Lackawanna county
, on Tuesday, and 400 men and boys wer,
thrown idle.
, The San Francisco Examiner stands a
the head of newspapers for big editions
it having printed 12O pages in each copy
last Sunday.
Pittston's council has adopted the
Gamewell system of fire alarms and
eight boxes will be put in position at 8
cost of $125 each.
Nanticoke's school board has dispensed
with the services of their attorney, as
they consider that officer is not neces.
sary in that town.
Joseph Super, Derringer miner, was
terribly burned about the head and
body by an explosion of gas on Monday.
He is at the miners hospital.
James Mclaughlin, of Pittston, who
was convicted recently of mansaughter
but was since granted new trial, has
been released upon $1,000 bail.
That unfortunate ailment euphemisti-
cally named Italian itch" is said to be
spreading in the vicinity of Pottsville,
especially in localities colonized by the
foreigners.
Patrick Campbell, 60 years of age,
former resident of Lattimer and Holly-
wood, died at Mayfield, near Scranton.
yesterday. He will be buried tomorrow
at Hazleton.
Hazleton's policemen are busy these
nights arresting cows for wandering
along Broad street. The grass on the
boulevard is greener and sweeter than
in any other part of the city.
William Brigihill is trying to oust
Michael Whalen as councilman in the
borough of Avoca. He claims he was
elected and Whalen usurped his seat.
IL promises to be long legal fight.
The Lutheran Pastoral Association of
the Lehigh Valley met at Catasauqua on
Tuesday. The association decided to
attend the mission mass meeting to be
held near Wilkes-Barre on July 20.
Wilson Ocksreider, scale runner on
the d. S. & S. Railroad at Roam juno
tion, had his right hand so badly smash
ed while coupling cars on Tuesday that
1t is feared amputation will be necessary.
1t is expected that Senator Herring.
of Bloomsbury, will be appointed inter
nal revenue collector of this district be-
fore the end of June. Influential friends
were at Washington this week to push
the matter.
Robbers entered rear door of d. E..
Brennan's residence at Shenandoah
while the proprietor was in front talking
to friends, and escaped with $1,000 in
cash, which Brennan had collected for a
brewing company.
A bulletin just issued by the census
department shows the real estate mort
gage debt of this state, in force January
l, 1890, to be S6lS, ,lO5, 1902, of which
Luzerne has 81, 1858, 1854, making it the
seventh county in rank of real estate
mortgage debt.
Henry P. Hamman, a well-known To-
high Valley Railroad official, died at his
home in Bethlehem from nevous pros
tration, aged 81 years. He got his start
in the railroad business many wears
ago at Mauch Chunk.
The Reading Company has Inaugural
ted new policy in its coal traffic and
sent out no trains on Sunday. Until the
coal trade warrants it no coal trains will
be moved hereafter on that day. This
is done to give train hands needed rest
and at the same time cut down expen.
3es.
A party of Germans are travelling
through the coal region as the private
representatives of Kaiser William. the
German emperor. They are commits
stoned to visit the collieries in the vicin-
ty of Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and a
number of the towns of the upper coal {
ields.
The borough of West Pittston is after
he Wyoming Traction Company for its
allure to comply with the ordinance
'ranting it the right of way. The rail.
oad people have violated the agree
nent by not completing the road within i,
he specified time and in other ways,
md the borough has asked the court for
N injunction to stop their cars from ),
unning. i
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