Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-27
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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.

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What the Folks of This and Other
| Towns are Doing.
The meat market of w. E. Eberts has
been sold to Michael Wadzach, of Sandy
Run.
Prothonotary-elect Paul Dasch will
take the oath of office at Wikesbarre
today.
The Cross Creek Clubs second dance
OF the season will be given at Cross
Creek hall, Drfton, on January 10.
The annual custom of presenting use
full gifts to the children of persons en-
ployed by the Drifton companies was
carried ont last week by the Coke ladies.
Ex-Congressman Leisenring, following
his usual custom, presented each mem
ber of the crow of the Upper Lehigh
train with a Christmas turkey on Thurs
day.
John Murrn and John II. Shovlin, of
Freeland, and John Hurley, of Upper Le-
high, are mentioned as probable candi-
dates for the Democratic legislative
nomination.
A D. S. e S. loaded coal train ran into
the rear end of another d. S. e S. coal
train on Friday evening near Penn
Haven junction. Nine gondolas and
an engine were wrecked.
Charles M. JefTres, of Wlkesbarre.
has been appointed second minute clerk
by Walter b. Koons, clerk of courts
elect. Lowrie Halcomb, of Pittston,
was appointed first minute clerk.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany's annual calendar was received on
Christmas morning. The excellent map
that is shown of the road and its
branches makes it quite valuable.
Laurytown almshouse inmates were
entertained on Christmas afternoon with
a concert and were each given a present
Of some kind. The expense of the affair
was paid by the Coke ladies of Drfton.
In honor of his thirty years service as
president of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad, Samuel Sloan
was on Friday presented by the employees
of the road with SIG, 900 gold table
service.
The Office effects and household furni-
ture of L. II. Pardoe, well-known at
torney of Hezeton, were disposed of Fri
day afternoon at sheriff's sale on an
execution taken out by his father in the
amount of S1,5OO.
pretty line of fall dress goods can
be seen at 0swald's. Latest patterns
and lowest prices
Andrew O'Donnell, of Coke Addition.
whose eye was injured by chip of steel
entering IL in Drfton shops two weeks
ago, had the chip removed last week at
WINS Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, and
the eye is rapidly improving.
Representatives OF the United Mine
Workers held long session in Hazleton
Thursday evening and among the i'm
portant questions discussed was the
abolition of the company store. An
other meeting will be held on Friday.
William Seiwell, who for several years
has been employed as coal and iron
policeman by G. b. Markle & Co., re-
signed his position on Thursday after
noon. He will be succeeded by Gottlicb
Filler, the present chief of police of
Hazeton.
Deputy Sheriff Williams was at Pond
Creek on Friday and levied on the new
brick works. The writ is on an ex-
ecution in favor of the firm from which
the machinery was purchased. 1t is
rumored that the works will resume
under new management-W White Haren
Journal.
Mrs. collie" Reilly was found dead in
her house, in South Wilkesbarre, on
Friday, with a bullet hole in her head.
The police are in doubt whether it is
case of murder or suicide Two colored
men who were in the house at the time
were locked up for hearing. The
dead woman was at one time very
beautiful.
Squire NJ Barton Trescott, for a
number of years surveyor of Luzerne
county, died last week at his home near
Register, in Huntington township. He
was aged 81 years and is survived by a
wife and eight children, one of whom is
Rhone Trescott, of Hazleton, and an
other is Rush Trescott, the coming as
sstant district attorney.
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