Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-03-29
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
LOCAL JOTTlNGS GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

April 13 to April II.
Coke Bros. & Co. will pay the expenses
incurred in keeping the public schools at
Oneida going for two months more.
At Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday a mar
riage license was granted to andre Euas
and Mary Slough, both of Sandy Run.
The Lackawanna county courthouse,
which was erected ten year ago, is re-
ported unsafe. The roof is liable to fall
at any time.
Beginning last Monday all the crews
on the Wyoming division of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad were reduced from four
to three men.
Work has been delayed this week on
that portion of the electric road between
Freeland and Drifton, owing to the
cold weather and snow.
The body of Thomas Leyshon, one Of
the victims of the Gaylord shaft disaster
was recovered yesterday. He was a
single man, aged 80 years.
A deed conveying property in Foster
township from the Cross Creek Coal
Company to Eckley B. Coke, of Drifton,
for $4,000, was recorded at Wilkes
Barre on Monday.
The law which gives individuals and
corporations the privilege of keeping
township roads in repair at their own
expense has been declared unconstitu-
tional by Judge Rice.
Edward Casey was on Monday fined
500, sent to jail for six months and dis
franchsed for seven years, for making
false election returns from Butler town
ship, Schuylkill county.
Hon. Michael Cassidy, the well-known
attorney Of Mauch Chunk, has been APP
pointed second deputy under Surveyor
of the Port Meek, at Philadelphia,
position worth 50, 500 a year.
The members of the Slavonian Young
4 Mems band wore their new uniforms for
the first time on Tuesday evening, and
] ttANSi bliO oOlCtto Itlu Il very
successful ball at the opera house.
William ]. Willis, of Fairview, went
out hunting early Monday morning and
later in the day his dead body was found
in the woods. 1t is supposed that his
gun went off accidentally and killed
him.
John Fahey, of Sugar Notch, aged
80 years, is missing for over two weeks
Richard White, aged 40 years, of Nanti-
coke, is also missing. The latter is sup
posed to have committed suicide, as he
talked of doing it quite frequently.
Suit for S4, 800 has been brought against
Schuylklll county by J. H. James and
Barron & Hartman, of Ashland, who
secured contract for printing election
tickets and were afterward deprived of
the work, as the commissioners thought
the price exorbitant
The county commissioners have had
plans prepared for an enlargement of
the courthouse, and they will be pre-
scented to the grand jury on Monday. If
two consecutive grand juries pass upon
them favorably the addition will be
made. No estimate of the expense is
given.
At Hazleton last night another mur-
der came nearly being added to the Luz
zerne's long list. Mike Rosse, an Ital-
ian, shot Anthony Tabena during a quar-
rel, the ball entering the breast and
making a dangerous wound. Tabena is
in the hospital and Rosse is among the
missing.
After serving two years as a novice in
the order Of the Sisters of Mercy, Miss
Kate Feldman, former resident of
Drifton, took the final VOWS of poverty,
chastity and obedience at the convent of
that order in Wilkes-Barr on Tuesday.
She will be known in religion as Sister
Mary Ligouri.
Suit has been brought by the Halle
ton Sentinel against the county for $500
which is claimed for publishing the
commissioners statement. Controller
Reese refuses to pay that amount, as the
law allows only 81 900 for the work, and
seven newspapers want $500 each. The
suit will be watched with interest by
newspaper publishers.
On Saturday evening the Juvenile
Dramatic Company will present the COM
edy-drama, "On His Track at the
opera house. The young lads who COM
pose the company have developed CON
siderable dramatic talent during the re-
hersals, and the piece will be given in
good form The admission is 10 cents.