Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-09-27
CONVERSATIONS.

hours per day.
Provincetown, Mass, Sept 19.-The
Puritan Shirt factory has started up
after over a years shutdown. When
running at full capacity it employs
about 100 hands,
Albany, Sept. 20.-At the request of
Judge Advocate General Almet f.
jerks, the governor has appointed
Major w. II. A. Cochran. of Brooklyn,
assistant judge advocate general
Albany, Sept. 2O.-The Buffalo Cy-
Gle Protective association, formed to
recover and restore bicycles to their
lawful owners in case of their loss or
theft in Buffalo, has been incorporated
with the secretary of state.
Providence, r. l., Sept. 2O.-Notice
has been given that the factories of
the Rodman Manufacturing company
in Lafayette, Silver Spring, Wakefield
and Shady Lea will start up Oct. /,
after shut down of several months.
Corning, N. Y, Sept. 20.-In the
oyer and terminer court at Bath JUS
tice Yeoman sentenced John Scouten,
of this place, TO five years at hard
labor in Auburn prison upon his plead
ing guilty to bigamy. He has three
wives, all of whom are living.
Scranton, Pa. Sept. 25.-Terence V.
Powderly, ex-general master warkman
of the knights of labor, has been ad-
mitted to the bar of Lackawanna
county. 1t is said that Mr.. Powderly
may leave Scranton and settle down
to the practice of law in New York
city.
Washington, Sept. 2O.-By direction
of Gen. Schofeld, acting secretary of
war, Captain John Milton Thompson,
oath infantry, has been ordered to pro-
ceed to Hartford, Conn, and report in
person to the governor of Connecticut
for duty pertaining to the National
guard of that state.
Rockville, Conn, Sept. 2O.--The jury
in the Tolland county superior court
rendered a verdict in the case of John
Costello VS.. A. E. Burr of the Hart
ford Times, in favor of the Times
Costello claimed damages in $40, 900 for
libel. The jury was out twelve min
utes. Costello pays all costs.
Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 2O.--The body
of Leonard Blodgett, who murderously
assaulted Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Whit
temore, an aged couple and their
young daughter Dora, at Luzerne, Sat
urday, was found in the Hudson river
at Palmers falls, twenty miles north
of here. He drowned himself to es-
cape capture.
New York. Sept. 2O.-The United
States district attorney has issued an
order for a summons requiring Angus
tine DAILY to pay a fine of 81 900 for
bringing his property man, Elliott, to
this country under contract. Elliott
is now detained at Ellis island and will
be sent back to London in a few DAYS
unless a writ of habeas corpus is OBJ
tanned.
Meadville, Pa, Sept. 25.-A warrant
was issued for the arrest of Sheriff C.
=. Britton, on the information of w.
r. Hoag, an unsuccessful candidate for
the nomination obtained by Britton.
Hoag charges that In taking the oath
of office Britton perjured himself in de-
claring that he had not promised mon
ey or other illegal reward to obtain
his election.
New York, Sept. 24.-At a meeting
of representatives, of the Manhattan,
City, Brooklyn, Newark and Staten
Island chess clubs. under the chairman
ship of j. Livingstone, president of the
City club, it was decided to form a
Metropolitan Chess league for the pur-
pose of playing home and home team
matches the tournament to commence
in January.
Philadelphia, Sept. 20.-Mr. Robert A.
Hadheld, of Sheffield, England, and
Miss Frances Belt Wickersham, daugh-
ter of the late Col. Samuel Morris
Wickersham, Of Pittsburg, were we'd
ded last evening in St. Peters Protest
ant Episcopal church, this city. Mr..
10,
| England and is president of the Had
field Steel Foundry company of Shelf
field.
LoCkport, N. Y, Sept. 25.-Joshua S.
Helmer formerly president of the
wrecked Merchants bank, convicted in
the supreme court of deceiving the
state banking department, was ar
raigned before Judge Ward and SEN
fenced to five years at hard labor at
Auburn prison. stay pending an ap-
| peal was denied and he was taken to
the county Jail. Mr.. Helmer is 46 years
Of age and has a wife and one son re-
siding in this city.
Albany, Sept. 2O.-The IIales family
reunion at the Delayan house In this
city was attended by about 100 descen-
dants of solomon Hakes. who landed
in Westerly, r. l., from Devonshire,
England, in 170) anu whose descen-
dants now number 1900 Among
others present were DR.. Harry Hakes,
of Wilkesbarre, pr, sident of the fam
lily, and Judge Hakes, of Hornellsville.
Every northern state was represented
except Maine and New Hampshire.
Passaic, N j., Sept 25-The gold
and silver challce valued al $3.50, of ST.
Michacls Roman Catholic church, was
stolen from the altar by tramp. The
theft was almost instantly discovered
by under sexton Murray who chased
the thief for several blocks and then
lost sight of him. Scores of members
of the church aided the police in scour-
ing the woods on the Bergen county
side of the river where the thief was
supI osed to be in hiding. Ae was
traced as far as Newark. The chalice
was found in an ash barrel.
New York. Sept. 2O.-Daniel Mul-
! lane, of Brooklyn II years old, was
shocked to death by electricity while
standing on the steps of a tenement on
Christie street. In the basement of the