Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-30
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Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
William j. Eckert left this morning
for trip to Philadelphia and Atlantic
City.
Mrs. R. NJ. Tubbs, of Shickshinny, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. NJ. E.
Grover.
Plate glass windows have been placed
in the three store rooms of w. J. Eckert
on Centre street.
A. K. Burger, of town, has the con-
tract to build parsonage for the Polish
Catholics of Hazleton.
At Hazleton on Thursday evening DR..
w. F. Dancer and Miss Elizabeth John
son were married by Rev. Williamson.
John Parkinson, who for twenty-five
years had been fire boss at Stockton,
dropped dead from heart disease yester-
day morning.
Simon Ratkeewiz and Madylin Faust,
two Hungarian laborers, were killed in
Nottingham mine, Plymouth, Wednes-
night by fall of COAL
The seventy fifth anniversary of the
introduction of Odd Fellows into Ameri-
ca was celebrated by large parade at
Schuylkill Haven on Thursday.
The residence now being built by Sta
ton Agent James McHugh at Carbon
and Washington streets will be one of
the finest in the Points when completed.
Hugh McNelis, an employe of the
Lehigh Traction Company, had three
fingers of his left hand severely burned
by electricity at Hazleton on Thursday.
While uncoupling cars on Thursday,
John McGroarty, D. S. & S. brakeman
of Freeland, had one of his fingers
caught and badly ripped by a coupling
pin.
The annual conference of the Primi-
tive Methodist Church will be held at
Girardsville, Schuylkill county, on May
8, at9a. m. Stephen Page will represent
Freeland.
patent for an improved miners
squib has been granted to J. r. Powell,
of Plymouth, and another to d. S. Clark,
of Kingston, for footrest attachment
for chairs.
The force on the Freeland branch of
the Lehigh Traction Company's road
has been doubled, and the company
states positively that cars will be run
ming here by May 80.
The Intercounty Electric Street Rail
way Company was incorporated at Har-
risburg on Saturday with capital of
S2000 Charles E. Hague, of Phla-
delphia, is president. The line will con-
meet Tamaqua, Lansford and Summit
| Hill
While driving down Butler mountain
road Charles Sandoe's ponies became
unmanageable and he jumped from the
vehicle, the fall fracturing four ribs and
his shoulder blade. He was taken to
his home in Hazleton.
In order to give the policemen of both
boroughs better scope in capturing the
law breakers, it was decided by the
councils of Stroudsburg and East Strouds-
burg that the men should be sworn in as
special officers, with the power to arrest
in either town.
John Weskewich, of Ridge street,
who was charged with committing an
assault and battery upon Albert Novack
last January, at Freeland opera house,
was on Saturday sentenced by Judge
Rice to fine of $40, costs of court and
six months in the county Jail.
The Democratic county committee
met on Saturday afternoon at Wilkes
Barre to discuss the prospects of the
coming campaign and the usual verdict
that they were good was given. Hon. J..
Ridgway Wright was elected chairman
and Hon. c. Benjamin johnson secre-
tary.
There was considerable trouble at st.
Kasimer's Polish Catholic church yes-
terday afternoon over an organist. The
congregation is composed of Polish and
Lithuanians, and each faction wanted
one of their own kind to preside at the
organ. Two of the combatants were
arrested and placed under bail for a
hearing tomorrow.