Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-20
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What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.


What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
Bicyclists should cut out the ordinance
published in the adjoining column. 1t
goes into effect today.
Matt Long, of Hazlcton, is assured of
the Democratic nomination for repre-
sentative at today's convention. There
is no opposition.
The Citizens Hose Company and
several other people of town attended
the picnic of the East End Fire Com
pany at Hazleton Saturday evening.
A large rattlesnake is on exhibition in
Birkbeck's show window. 1t was cap
tured last week by William Birkbeck
and NJ. E. Fritzinger at the Honeyholc
The trout season, which ended last
Wednesday, was not quite up to former
years, in point of numbers of fish caught,
although some good-sized catches were
made.
William j. Timney, of town, has been
promoted to the position of baggage
master on the d. S. & S. passenger
train, made vacant by the death of Ed
ward Hughes.
John Schrader, of Hazleton, on Satur-
day sold his lot on the southeast corner
of Washington and Foster streets, north
of Freeland borough, to Gottleb Horack
of town, for 1915.
L. U. Turnbach, while ont riding his
wheel yesterday, was run into on Front
street by j. 7. Danaker, of White
Haven. Mr.. Turnbachs wheel was
damaged and his leg injured.
The dog net ordered by Burgess Nc
Laughlin arrived on Saturday and will
be given a trial today. A decrease in
the unmuzzled canine population will
follow if the net works successfully.
The liremen of Freeland promise big
nights fun to all who attend their pic
mic at the Public park on Friday even
ing. DePierro's orchestra and the
bands of town will supply the music.
The remains of Mrs. Rudolph Ludwig,
whose death was announced on Thurs
day, were inferred at IIazeton on Satur-
day evening The funeral was attended
by a large number of friends and ac-
quaintanccs.
The dedicatory services at the Metho-
dist church yesterday were attended by
many people. Rev. E. j. Gray, of Will
lamsporJ, and Presiding Elder Yocum,
of Danvile, assisted Rev. X. e. Wilson
at the services.
Tickets for the entertainment of St
Patrick's cornet band can be procured
from any of the members. A choice
programme has been prepared for Satur-
day evening, and Il large audience may
be depended upon.
Scranton's Board of Trade has decided
to offer no more encouragement to
factories which employ female help, as
the supply of that kind of labor will not
be sufficient in few years for the in
dustrcs already located there.
w. p. Bergman, Il Traction car CON
last night while going from Lattimer to
| liaZleton. They refused to pay fare
and he elected them, whcreupon they
beat him. Two were arrested later.
John w. Louis, who was publisher of
the now defunct Plymouth Tribune,
went west after the paper suspended
publication last February, and his
friends have just learned that he was
one of the victims of the St Louis cy-
clone.
The applicants for mine inspector OF
this district will be examined at Wilkes
barre today. There are eleven men in
the class, among them being George Nc.
Gee, Freeand; William Davis, Drfton
and p. NJ. Boyle, Sugar Notch, formerly
of Drifton.
Skilled mine operators, superinten
dents, inspectors and other persons be
lieye that there is no probability of re
covering the bodies of the miners caught
by the cavern in the Twin shaft. Sc
hopeless does the task seem to some
that they have come to the conclusion
that the work should be abandoned.
PERSONALITIES.