Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-09-04
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
LOCAL JOTTlNGS GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

You Know and Things You Wish to
Hear About-What the Folks of This
Vicinity Are Doing.
The season for squirrel and reed birds
is now in.
Ex-Sheriff Robinson is the new Re-
publican county chairman.
Several farmers in Butler suffered
losses to fruit crops by the late storm.
Mrs. Hugh McCabe, a sister of Hon.
James Collins, died at Nesquehoning ON
Friday.
A stripping shanty at Milnesville was
shattered the other day by an explosion
of dynamite.
Slate quarry operators in and around
Slatington have ordered ten per cent.
reduction in wages.
The Wilkes-Barre male chorus of 60
voices has gone to Chicago to compete in
the Worlds fair eisteddfod.
The North Side Company is rapidly
pushing the electric road towards Free
land. 1t is already as far as Harleigh.
Robert A. Lamberton, president of
Lehigh University died from apoplexy
at South Bethlehem on Saturday night.
Lawyer Emmett D. Nichols, of Wilkes
Barre, was nominated for president
judge of Carbon county by the Prohi-
bitionists.
Jenkin Giles and Miss Alice Tranter
were married at the Baptist parsonage,
on Front street yesterday afternoon by
Rev. G. A. Spalding.
John Stiles, of Upper Lehigh, died
yesterday morning. Mr.. Stiles was aged
about so years, He was veteran, and
a member of Maj. c. B. Coke Post, No.
147.
A Pottsville attorney procured on
Saturday, by the decision of arbitrators,
a fee of five per cent. commission on the
sale of coal lands, involving a sum of
$240, 900.
John f. Zellers, north Chester
county tax collector after returning from
a collecting tour was attacked by negro
with pitchfork, but managed to escape
with his cash.
The members of the Citizens Hose
Company are requested to meet at their
rooms on Wednesday evening. Impor-
tant business is to be transacted, by
order of the president.
County Detective Whalen, of Wilkes
Barre, was in town on Friday, serving
subpoenas on witnesses in the Sofranko
homicide case, which comes before the
grand jury on Thursday.
An exchange says there is a large
number of counterfeit quarters in circula-
ton in this and neighboring towns, and
it would be we'll for merchants and
others to be on the lookout for them.
According to the statement of State
Treasurer Morrison, Pennsylvania s cash
now on deposit in the several banks
amounts to $S, ,21S, 372 %. OF this amount
Philadelphia banks hold 81, ,792, ,SO6.5O.
Twenty-Five of the ladies of the P. o.
of T. A. visited Freeland one evening
last week, says the White Haven Jour-
nal, and were delightfully."- entertained
with music, games, etc., by their friends
there.
Evening classes of the Mining and
Mechanical Institute of Freeand will be
reorganized Monday evening, September
4, 1893. Applicants for admission should
not fail to hand in their names this
evening at 7.30.
A missionary festival will be held at
the Public park on Sunday, September
10, under the auspices of the Lutheran
congregation of Freeland. The pro-
gramme of exercises will be announced
in our next issue.
The majority of the castings for all the
shops of the Lehigh Valley railroad will
henceforth be made at Weatherly. This
means moro and steadier work for the
shops there, where everything has beer
decidedly slack since the combine was
inaugurated.
Operators in the Clearfeld region have
made a proposition to the miners, il
which the latter are given the privilege
to choose whether they shall be pait
monthly and receive present wages, O.
be paid semi-monthly with ten pc
cent. reduction.
The picnic of Local Assembly 1856, X
of l.. at the Public park on SATURDAY
evening was attended by large crow,
of people and was a success in ever,
respect. The Mayberry and st. Patrick
bands were in attendance and rendere,
some very fine music.
The Easton Shoe Factory has CON
menced the issuing of scrip in denomins
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