Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-15
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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.
There will be meeting of the council
this evening.
Weiss beer is becoming popular
drink in Freeland again.
Eggnogism was very much in evidence
yesterday afternoon and evening.
Wilkes-Barre will have have an in
spection of its milk supply by an official
to be known as the city chemist.
A council of the Royal Arcanum and
lodge of the Elks are two societies
which may soon be organized in town.
The Quay county bill has been report
ed dead by its antagonists, but people
should not believe all they hear these
days.
The display of Easter bonnets was
somewhat disappointing yesterday, the
weather not being favorable for their
appearance.
The Freeland Game Club had men on
duty yesterday patroling the Lehigh,
Nescopeck and Hayes creeks to prevent
illegal fishing.
Attorneys Carr and Stroh left yester-
day for Philadelphia, where they will APP
pear this week before the supreme court
for several of their clients.
j. j. Ward has fitted up an artistic
windmill over his photograph gallery,
and the power derived therefrom is used
in turning showcase below.
Fairmount coliery, better known as
the Cork and Bottle" at Cork Lane,
Pittston, passed into the hands of the
Pennsylvania Coal Company on Friday.
John Bacha, an Oneida Hungarian.
took dose of laudanum on Wednesday
to relieve pain. He had no idea of its
dangerous character, and the dose
promptly killed him.
The White Haven Journal saws it is
reported that the Jersey Central will
soon run track into the lower end of
Freeland in order to secure some of the
freight traffic of this town.
A special tax of 16 mills has been
levied to pay the Indebtedness of Foster
township, as marshaled by G. L. Halsey,
Esq. The late addition to the borough
EFF Freeland is not included in this
assessment.
Charles Kleckner, of White Haven,
one of the most prominent citizens and
ex-burgess of the town, was struck and
killed instantly by Jersey Central train
while crossing the track near his home
on Thursday.
Thirty-seven cases are on the list to
be argued before the state supreme
court at Philadelphia this week. OF
that number twenty-nine are appeals
from Luzerne courts, and include all the
prominent cases decided at Wilkes-B Barre
lately.
Governor Hastings has appointed E.
l.. Bullock, of Beaver Brook, as trustee
of the Hazleton hospital to succeed j. |.
Hollenback, who removed from the dis
trict months ago. David Roberts.
of Audenried, was an applicant for the
vacancy.
Dominic Baluto and John Chedoric
were arrested last night by Constable
Quigley, charged by Anthony Mechara-
vich with assault and battery, by beat
ing him on the head with piece of iron
at Birvanton. They were given hear
ing and placed under $500 bail each.
A horse owned by D. O.. Krommes took
fright on Walnut street and ran away
on Friday. Near Birkbeck street the
carriage struck a fence and the vehicle
was badly damaged. A child belonging
to Hugh Malloy was struck by the car
riage during the runaway and slightly
injured.
1t is claimed that the contract for
stone to build a great bridge at New
York, which was awarded to Joseph
Hendler, of Wilkes-Barre, is worthless.
as the party who gave out the contract
had no connection with the bridge com
pany and has imposed upon several con-
tractors in the same manner
The testimony in the case of Thomas
Elliott VS.. ex-High Constable R. Ludwig.
over the impounding of the formers
horse last summer, was heard at Attor-
ney Carr's office on Saturday. Mr..
Elliott was represented by John S. Nc
Groarty and Mr.. Ludwig by j. M. Carr.
Tho arbtratorS reserved their decision.