Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-03
NEWS AND COMMENT.

| Pr0f. William +. Roberts, OF faZleton,
noted geologist, died ON Saturday even
ing at the age of 81 years.
Halle township school directors elect
ed Peter McKiernan, of GAINESVILLE, as
music teacher for the schools on Satur-
day evening.
Tillie Baker, an -year-old girl of
Hazleton, was run over by one of
Arnold & KrelPs brewery wagons on
Thursday and died the next day.
Anthony J. Drexel, head of the bank
ing firm of Drexel & Co., of Philadel-
phia, died of apoplexy on Friday at
Carlsbad, Germany, aged 81 years.
Governor Pattison has vetoed the bill
which appropriated $26,571.60 for the
expenses of the honse committee on
election. The question now is who will
pay for the contests.
President Cleveland has called an
extra session of congress to convene on
August 7 for the purpose of taking some
action that will relieve the present fnan-
cial situation of the country.
Stephen Mcguire, cashier of White
Haven Savings Bank, has resigned upon
request of the directors, as the state
bank examiner has found him to be
81, 200 short in his accounts.
The Locust Mountain Coal Company
is closing up all the coal crop holes on
its land to guard against their being set
on fire. The recent experience in put
ting out a fire in a crop hole was costly
one.
John F. Higgins, prominent citizen
of Shenandoah. died suddenly Friday
morning of heart failure. He was one
the first three months men in the Union
army, and served as tax collector in '91
and '92.
Part of the Halle Mines school build
ing was burned last night, and the
prompt work of West Hazleton fire COIN
pany saved the whole structure. The
damage is over $500. Origin of the fire
is unknown.
device that will be appreciated by
railroad passengers is the new self-open-
ing window, which is released and flies
up when knob is pulled. The Penn
sylvania has adopted it for all of its new
passenger coaches.
The appointment of. Miss Anna G..
Webster as postmistress of Weatherly is
accredited to the influence of Postmaster
General BisselPs wife, who interested
herself in the young lady's behalf. Miss
Webster is telegraph operator at Glen
Summit, where the Bissells have a
cottage.
Miss Olive Edwards has sued the edi-
tor of the Olyphant Gazette, w. J..
Schubmehl for $4,000 damages for
backing:out of marriage contract. If
Schubmehl had much dealing with pat
ent medicine men he ought to know how
to get out of little thing like breach
of promise case.
At church hugging bee" in Strouds-
burg the other evening man while
blindfolded hugged his own wife for
several minutes, and when he learned
the fact he got mad and demanded his
money back. This made his wife mad,
and she demanded double rates for her
part in the transaction.
The rate of wages to be paid the
miners in the employ of the Reading
Company in the Schuylkill region for
the last half of June and the first half of
July was fixed at $2.46. This rate is /
per cent. below the basis but 2 per cent.
above what was paid last month and at
least so per cent. less than what they are
entitled to.
1t has often puzzled people to know
why the end of years course of study
should be called commencement" day.
To those who have had the graduating
experience and lived many years after
ward the reason is very obvious. 1t is
actually the commencement of real life.
What passed before was only visionary
and conjectural.
If your uncle has an aunt who has
nephew whose wife has cousin that is
married to an old friend of your wifes
sister, whose grandfather used to live in
the same town with an old school mate
of yours whose son-in-law is now living
in Chicago, you should at once renew
your acquaintance with view of saving
hotel bills while attending the Worlds
fair.
Old neWspaners for SALE