Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-31
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

The number of applicants for liquor
licenses in Luzerne county this year is
1,o2O, twenty less than in 1894.
There is a great deal of dissatisfaction
among the Republicans of Frecland and
Foster over some of the nominations
made
Sheriff Walter on Monday closed the
business place of Samuel Lavinne, OF
Hazleton Lavinne died the next day
from grief.
Samuel Benner, Rhone Troscott and
Abner Smith have been appointed
viewers to decide upon new public
road in Halle township.
The fire in the Halle Mines colliery
has not yet been eXtinguished, and the
officials cannot tell when they will get
the flames under control.
While playing with matches at his
home in Tresckow, a boy named Walters
set fire to his residence on Tuesday and
the building was burned to the ground.
The general sales agents of the An
thracite Coal Association have decided
upon a production of 1000, 900 tons for
February. No changes were made in
the prices.
The drivers and runners of the Pros
pect colliery, Wilkes Barre, operated by
the Lehigh Valley Company, have struck
against II reduction of wages, and the
mine is idle.
The court on Monday approved the
report af the commissioners who recent
ly divided Freeland into wards. 1t will
be confirmed absolutely in few weeks
if no objections are filed.
The county commissioners have com
pleted the expense account for the year
just ended. The total amount is S271,-
600. The total for 1892 was S222, $50. IA.
and for 1893 it was $3.50, ,343.37.
The county commissioners are off on a
two weeks trip, viewing courthouses in
the various counties of the country.
They will 20 as far as Chicago in order
to select II style which will suit them
is new organization of Nanticokc.
The members each pay 25 cents per
month and have their mail delivered the
same as under the free delivery system.
Mrs. Michael Moore, aged 30 years.
committed suicide at Port Bowkley. this
county, on Tuesday, by taking arsenic.
She had been sick for some time, and n
recent operation failing to benefit her,
she decided to kill herself.
The anthracite mine inspectors met at
Hazleton on Tuesday and organized as
follows for the ensuing year; e. NJ.
Williams, Wilkes-Barre president; Will
liam Stein, Shenandoah, secretary; Hugh
Mcdonald, Pittston, treasurer.
Regular correspondence from the sur
rounding towns and communications
upon local or general subjects are soli-
cited by the TRIBUNE. The name of the
writer must accompany all letters or
items sent to this office for publication.
The Dunbar Cash Register Company,
OF Williamsport, will go to Weatherly.
They received encouragement from the
Weatherly board of trade and decided
to establish their business in such a
place and under such encouragement as
was offered
During 1894 A. s. Van Wickle mined
over 400, 900 tons of coal at the Mines
vile colliery and shipped 376, 900 tons to
market This is probably the largest
shipment from any single breaker in the
anthracite region. The colliery was in
operation 3O1 days.
John f. Borneisen, of Haxleton. who
was granted a patent last week on
bell-hanging device, has received an
offer of $40, 900 for the same from a New
York party. Mr.. Borneisen has refused
the offer, as he fully expects to realize
$50, 900 therefrom. standard
John F.. Dooner, brakeman, was
awarded IS, ,104.1 16 in court on Tuesday
for the loss of his leg, which was cut off
on the d. & II. road, two years ago. At
the first trial he was awarded Ss Oso. and
the case was taken to the supreme court.
was reversed, and new trial ordered.
George Bird was pleasantly surprised
at his home in Birvanton on Tuesday
by several of his friends. The occasion
was the seventy-second anniversary of
the gentleman's birth, and the guests
made 1t happy ono for Mr., Bird and
wife. Among those present were Rev.
Horning and wife, of Ilazleton.
Silk embroidered, white neckties, the
incest you over saw, at Olsho's, 81 Cen
tire street