Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-09-13
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PARTS OF THE REGION.

Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can Be Read Quickly.
Towns Are Doing.
The Traction Company has had route
surveyed to Stockton, and the road will
be extended to that place soon.
On Friday night of next week the
the third annual ball of Division 10, A.
.. d., will be held at the opera house.
The Young Men of Sandy Valley will
hold picnic on Saturday afternoon and
evening at Sandy Valley grove, about
100 yards below Millhopper creek.
d. S. & S. engine, No. 49, has been en-
gagged in hauling coal from Deringer to
Sunbury this week, owing to a scarcity
of engines on the Pennsylvania road.
The preliminary figures show that
3,2OO,0O0 tons Of anthracite coal were
sent to market in August. This was
100000 tons more than the tonnage
agreed upon.
A complete county ticket has been
nominated by the Populists of Lacka-
wanna county, and, like in Luzerne,
they expect to draw large vote from
the two old parties.
James Boner, of Washington street,
who was injured at No. Jeddo, on the
Sd inst, is still in serious condition.
His physicians, however, have good
hopes of his ultimate recovery.
William Ward, of South Heberton,
who had his foot injured in the collision
on the electric road last month, was dis
charged from the Hazleton hospital on
Tuesday. He is still suffering from the
injury.
partial eclipse of the moon will oc-
cur tomorrow night. 1t will be visible
throughout North and South America.
The eclipse will begin about 8 D. m.
and continue until after 2 a. m. the
next morning.
The directors of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad took no action on Tuesday on
the October dividend, which means that
none will be declared. This is the fifth
quarterly dividend that the company
has passed since its connection with the
Reading was severed in August, 1898.
The following liquor licenses were
transferred by the court on Monday:
In Freeland, Thomas j. Moore to John
Gido, M. Kletz to NJ. zemany; in Fos-
ter, A. Rudewick to S. Rudewick, Chas.
Croll to Albert Novak, Michael Wargo
to Michael Kleitz, Adam Showers to
Matthew Makarinz.
The officials of the Keely institute
Harrisburg, are well pleased at the prog
ress made in curing P. J. Furey, who
was sent there from this place recently.
They are confident that his cure will be
permanent, as he is very anxious himself
to have it that way.
Weatherly's business men are not dis
couraged by the removal of the Lehigh
Valley repair work from that place to
other towns, but are eXerting themselves
to secure new industries and a promin-
ent bicycle manufacturer, who will en-
ploy about 100 men, has been induced,
it is reported, to locate there.
A lodge of the National Fraternity
will be organized at the opera house
hall this evening by the deputy control
Ter of this district, Captain John L.
Cause, of Philadelphia, who has secured
about fifty names to start with The
meeting will be called at 7.30 p M,
and will be open to all who desire to
hear the features of the order explained
We are in receipt of an invitation to
attend the centennial celebration of Nc
keesport, on Thursday and Friday,
September l3 and IA. McKeesport is
the metropolis of the Monongahela val
ley, is city of the third class, having
population of the 0,000 with a tributary
population of 10000 Its citizens are
energetic, enterprising and progressive.
M. j. Moran has been confined to his
bed at his residence ON Front street for
week past, suffering from an accident
to the cap of his right knee. He was
accidentally struck on the knee by an
ice cream tub at the firemen's excursion
on August %, and this renewed an old
injury there. The wound has caused
considerable swelling and is very pain
full, requiring constant attention.
Home Comfort Ranpes.