Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-06-06

currences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
Ground was broken yesterday for the
Citizens bank building on Centre street,
| above the postoflice.
Residents of Pleasant Hill have start
ed movement to have that town incor-
porated as borough
If you want to keep posted on the
dates of the sporting events for month
ahead, consult the TRIBUNE's "Pleasure
Calendar"
The Young Peoples Wesley League,
connected with st. Paul's P M. church,
will celebrate July with a festival at
the church.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wiegand, mother OF
ex-Prothonatory j. c. Weigand, died at
Scranton on Monday. She was buried
yesterday at Hazleton.
A deed was recorded at Wilkesbarre
yesterday from Joseph Birk beck, execu-
tor of the Birkbeck estate, to Michael
Doggett, for land in Foster township.
There is considerable complaint
through town on account of the failure
of the Lehigh Traction Company to
extend its tracks beyond South street.
Mrs. Catharine Hoch died at her home
here on Tuesday evening. The deceas-
ed was about 95 years of age She will
be buried tomorrow afternoon at Free
land cemetery.
Communications sent to this paper
without the names of the authors will
not be published. "Townsman" can
have his article printed by complying
with the rules of the office.
The 22d inst. will be day off for the
general public of this region. The Joint
excursion of the Tigers Athletic Club
and the Halle Club will be the attrac-
tion. Nobody should miss it,
The closing exercises of st. AIMS pa
rochial school take place at st. AIMS
church basement on June 20. The bor-
ough school entertainment will be held
at the opera house on the 14th inst.
Frank Stewart, who opened law
office here last December for q short
while, dropped dead at Berwick, where
he lived, on Monday. He was about 70
years old and well-known as an attor-
ney.
Edward Mulligan, Sr., a prominent
wholesale liquor dealer of Philadelphia,
died at his home on Sunday. James j.
Malloy, Edward Murphy and John w.
Slattery, of town, attended the funeral
yesterday.
The Luzerne County Bar Association
met on Monday and framed an address
to Governor Hastings in which Judge
Rice, president judge of this county, is
recommended for position on the APP
pellate court bench.
The Republican county committee met
on Tuesday and decided to hold the
delegate election on Saturday, August 3;
the district convention to elect delegates
to state convention on Monday, August
5, and the county convention ON August 6.
Preparations are being made to resume
operations at the Halle Mines colliery,
Hazleton, which was on fire for several
months. The damage caused by the fire
amounts to several thousand dollars.
The company expects to ship coal again
next month.
The Lehigh Valley passenger train
which leaves here at 10. Sc a. m. colided
with a gravel train at Highland on Mon
day. The passengers were severely
shaken up, but none were hurt. En-
gineer Warner, of the passenger, was in
jured, and both locomotives damaged
The Hungarians arrested for fighting
at Eclley on Sunday night were given a
hearing on Monday before Squire Buck
ley The victim of the melee was un-
able to appear, and the case was post
poned until tomorrow evening. Four of
the prisoners furnished bail and four
are in the lookup.