Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-07
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Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous DC
currences That Can Be Read Quickly
what tho Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
Treeland borough auditors will meet
on Monday evening.
An infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pat
rick MoColo died at Drifton on Monday.
NJ. Schw@bc has commenced opera
tions at his new saw-mill at South Heb
crton.
b. J. Mooney, formerly of IIazlcton,
has resigned the editorshlp OF the Car
bondale 1nHtracite.
The Lehigh Valley Company claims
the fire in Halle Mines collicry will be
cxtinguished in Il short while.
There are 105 patients receiving treat
mont at the miners hospital. Ashland
and the building is over-crowded.
William +. Hayes, of Ebeiva,c, is ly-
ing i'll with pneumonia at the residence
of Mrs. John d. Hayes, Washington
street.
The auditors Of Foster township will
meet on Monday next at A. Rudewick's S
hotel, South Heberton. TO audit the ac-
counts of the township officers.
The birthday anniversary of Mrs. Fred
Haas was celebrated at the Cottage
hotel on Tuesday evening by, several of
her friends of st. Luke's Lutheran
church.
Persons to whom licenses have been
granted should make payment by March
l6, as the law requires that all lie ,r es
must be paid for fifteen days after eli x
granted.
The funeral OF Frank McGcttrick
took place from his late residence on
Front street on Tuesday afternoon and
was one of the largest that left town
for some time.
The friends of i. +. Davis, door
keeper of the house of representatives.
Harrisburg, celebrated his thirty-sixth
birthday at the rooms of the German
Social Club on Monday evening.
iHc iStIS htilIttiC NiuD, OF IONn.
and the Halle Club, OF Hazlaton, are
making the preliminary arrangements
for joint excursion to Glen Orok
The date selected is Saturday, June 22
John j. McGarrcy, third bascman of
the Tigers ball club, attended the State
league meeting at Allentown this week.
"Mac' expects to play in that league
ncSt summer, probably with shenan-
doah.
The miners and laborcrs of the Held
clbcrg colliery Of tho Lchigh Valley
Company, at Duryca. havo gone on
strike. They claim they are docked ex-
cessively and that half of their labor is
wasted.
The county commissioners have a.
ready paid to Architect Myers, of De-
troit, $4,000 to bind the contract for
new court house plans. This is about
half the sum Mr.. Myers will get for
drawing the plans.
John MeMcnamln, of No. Jedto. fer
several years IL breaker foreman for
Marklc & Co., has been promoted 10
assistant upcrintendent Of the company,
q position which he is In every way
capable of fulfilling.
Miss Mary Mcclellan, a sister of Ar
thur Mcclellan, of Drifton, and the late
General George Il. Mcclellan, died at
her home in Philadelphia on Sunday
M ling. The deceased was a frequent
visitor at Driiton as the guest of Miss
Rebecca Coke.
At mecting of the prison commits
s'oners yesterday Thomas Commit was
elected wat lima ard will take his posi-
tion on April /. a resolution prohibit
ing all persons from visiting the Jail.
unless they have Il permit from The
commissioners, was adopted.
The following named gentlemen have
been elected directors Of the Mining and
Mechanical Institute: John r. Wagner,
II. L. Sweeney, William Il. Fry, John
Hollands. II. b. Price, Owen Fowler. L.
A. Obcr.endcr. j. Il. Cunningham, Wal
ter Leisenring and j. NJ. Lewis.
Charles McFaddcn, n prominent rail-
road contractor, died at his home in
Philadelphia Tuesday, 1t was he who
was building the Lehigh Valley cutoff,
near Wilkes Barre, at the time his pay
masters. Mcclure and Flanagan, were
brutally murdered and robbed by "Red-
Nosed" Mike and his pals.