Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-04-22
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What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

be held in the silk mill building has been
set for May 2s.
A farewell reception will be rendered
to Rev. c. w. living at st. James p. E.
church by the congregation on Saturday
evening.
George S. Chamberlain died this week
at his home in Kingston, aged 81 years.
He was one the towns most prominent
citizens.
Several bulletin boards have been
placed in conspicuous positions along
Centre street to advertise the coming of
DR.. Stafford
Frank Shaffer, who was convicted of
participation in the mountain murder,
has had his sentence of death commuted
to imprisonment for life by the Board
of Pardons.
While workmen were digging near the
old Birkbeck homestead, North Wash
lngton street, on Tuesday, an Indian
tomahawk was found short distance
below the surface
Markle & Co. s colieres at Highland,
Jeddo and Oakdale worked ten hours on
Tuesday. This was the only day worked
this week. Operations have been sus-
pended until next Tuesday.
The summer time table of the Lehigh
Valley will 60 into effect on May l6.
Work on the new time table has already
commenced, but as yet it is too early to
tell anything about the prices.
A circle Of the Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be organized
tonight at Lindsay's hall. Mrs. Lena
Raddatz of Lehighton, one of the Off
GERS of the order, is pushing the move
ment.
Owen Il. Owens, former resident of
Highland and an ex-supervsor of Foster
township, died on Sunday at Wanamie,
where he had lived for the past eight
years. The remains were buried at
Hazleton on Tuesday.
A pool game of 300 points for purse
of $50 will be shot by Julius Dusheck, of
town, and Arthur Bennett, of Weather
ly, The first half will be PLAYED at
Frecland on Saturday evening, and the
second half at Weatherly in the near
future.
Pete" Wassil's case was decided
against him by the supreme court on
Monday. He does not seem disturbed
by the result of his attorneys efforts to
secure commutaton of the death SEN
tence, and says he is ready to hang at
any time.
Destructive brush fires are raging on
the mountains to the north and east of
town. The lands of the Coke companies
in this vicinity are entirely free from
fire, owing the vigilance Of their patrol
man, who goes over the ground from sun
rise to sunset
George Keich, aged 81 years, died at
his home at Lansford on Tuesday from
miners asthma. He was mine foreman
for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company for many years, and was well
known throughout the coal region. A
widow and seven children survive.
The ceremony of taking the veil took
place in Wilkesbarre convent on Mon
day. Miss Agnes McKenna, of West
Hazleton, received the white veil, the
first habit of the order, and Miss Bridget
Phlbn. of Scranton, was invested with
the black veil of the Sisters of Mercy.
Willie Shaffer, who was operated on
at the Wilkesbarre hospital for an alb
scess, was discharged from that insttu-
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ty prison. Schalfer's trial was set down
for this week, but owing to his sickness
it has been continued until next week.
The Gilchrist House, Wlkesbarre, has
been purchased and will be somewhat
renoGeled before being opened as the
Mercy hospital, an institution to be
conducted by the Sisters of Mercy of
that city. The new hospital will accom-
modate fifty patients and will be opened
in June.
The application of the Lehigh Granite
Company for dissolution was filed on
Tuesday in court C. f. McHugh was
appointed auditor to settle the accounts
of the dissolved corporation. This is
the company winch was organized last
year to quarry granite on large scale
above White Haven.
c. B. Snyder, publisher of the Halle
ton Sentinel, and w. A. Evans, re-
porter on the same paper, have been ar
rested on warrants issued bv Souire
Shovlin, of Freeland. They are charged
by James Loughran, of Hazleton. with
malicious libel. Bail was furnished by
both men for their appearance at court.
At meeting Of Garfield Comman-
derry, Knights of Malta, on Monday even
ing, Rev. c. w. living was presented by
his felow-companions with beautiful
hair watch. chain. Rey Twing viii
Leave for Paterson. N. j., on Tuesday
tfnext, and the members took this method
of showing their appreciation of the
work he has done fur the order.