Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-12

IL. Roland, OF klazlcton, has been
granted a pa tent on Il paddock
Capitalists of Stonington, Conn. are
arranging to locate silk mill at Ply
mouth.
A new piano has been placed in the
rooms of the Freeland Glee Club, on the
third floor of the oswald building.
Gustav, an infant son of Carl Volt, of
Upper Lehigh, died on Tuesday and will
be buried this afternoon in Upper Lee
high cemetery
A fire on Tuesday evening in the Le-
high Valley Company's foundry at
Weatherly damaged large amount Of
valuable property.
Patrick Quinn, Of old Buck Mountain,
who was bitten by a rattle-snake last
week, is now ont of danger and will soon
recover from the effects of the poison.
Patrick McGettigan, a shoemaker who
resided here for some years and later
lived at McAdoo, died at St Clair,
Schuylkill county, on Monday, aged So
years.
Democratic aspirants for office are be-
ginning to feel the partys pulse in this
section. Several candidates for dele
gates to the county convention have
announced themselves.
John L. Sullivan passed through town
yesterday morning en- route to Shamo-
kin, where he was engaged to umpire
ball game. Few people were at the sta
tion when the train stopped, but crowd
gathered in short while.
telephone line, for the use of en-
ployeS only, is being erected along the
tracks of the Lehgh Traction Company.
This Will lessen the danger from acci-
dents, as the whereabouts of every car
can be readily ascertaincd.
Manus Bonner aged AZ years, proprie-
tor of the Keystone hotel, Summit Hill.
was found dead in bed at his residence
Tuesday morning. He was one of the
leading Democrats of Carbon county.
widow and three children survive.
William Shaifer, of West Pittston. did
not believe in banks. He put $500 in
rag pile. Afterwards one of his fami-
y sold the rags to a peddler. The latter
says he never saw the money. Shaffer
has caused the arrest of the pedder.
Tamaqua is suffering from an attack
OF iirc-bugS Frequent inccndiary fires
are discovered there, and one establish
ment, Krell's wheelwright warehouse,
has been burned down four times within
a few years, the last time being Monday
night.
Patrick Mcdonald driver boy. en-
ployed in a Wilkcsbarre mine, was seri-
ously injured Tuesday afternoon by
being kicked by mule in the face.
The boy was found in the gangway un-
conscious by the workmen. His skull is
fractured and he may not recover.
Representatives of the coal companies
of the Lehigh region met Yesterday at
Hazleton to adopt new system of deal
ing with the coal and iron police. The
force will be continued, but more atten-
tion must be paid hereafter to corpora
tion business and less to private indiyi-
dualS affairs.
Considerable interest is manifested by
the alley ball players of the vicinity in
the contest which is to take place on
Sunday at Gallaghers alley Freeland
will be represented in the game by Ed
ward and Patrick Gallagher, while p.
Heron and j. Hanley will hold up Mil
nesyile's reputation.
Npnpr NNiIli,,n IL
months ago figured prominently in an
attempt to free several prisoners in the
county jail, is again in the tolls. He is
charged with burglarizing the residence
OF Isaac HONG, of Hazleton, obtaining
considerable money as we'll as valuable
jewelry. He was arrested in Scranton.
Mrs. Rose Boyle, of Audenried, has
entered in Carbon county a suit for
$4,000 damages against the Lehigh
Valley Company for the death of her
husband, Patrick Boyle, who was killed
in the mines in January, 1896 Wiful
negligence on the part of the cooperation
is alleged to have been the cause of the
accident.
The temperance people of northeas-
tern Pennsylvania will hold their sew
enth annual reunion at Mountain Park
on August 81. The following will speak:
Hon. Samuel Dickic, Prohibition nation
al chairman; DIR. S. c. swallow Prohi- |
bition candidate for state treasurer, and
w. w. Lathrop, Esq, Prohibition can
didatc for auditor general.