Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-16

BUNE are being sent out today.
st. AIMS parochal schools will close
on the oath inst. and reopen on January
3.
Harry Beisel, of Hazeton, and Miss
Lizzie Williams, of Drifton, will wed in
the near future.
Joseph A. Fenner was appointed post
master yesterday at Weissport, Carbon
county, by the president.
Tax Collector A. A. Bachman removed
today to his new residence at the corner
of North and Centre streets.
The assistant assessors of town are in
Wilkesbarre today making their returns
TO the county commissioners.
Washburn's Ministries gave good
performance before large audience at
the Grand on Tuesday evening.
Deputy Prothonotary Sahn yesterday
completed his twenty-fourth year as a
clerk in the prothonotary's Office.
Attorney John NJ. Carr and Peter
Timony left this morning to attend the
funeral of John Moore at Plymouth.
Mike Plagchak, of Drfton, had the
first joint of the middle finger on his
left hand taken off yesterday by piece
of iron at Dritton shops.
Weatherly has the biggest postoflice
fight in its history on at the present
time, and the contestants are threaten
ing each other with arrest.
High Constable John Molik and An
drew Polka spent the forepart of the
week at Mlmay, N. j., where they each
purchased two building lots.
Rev j. II. Schmidt and Rev. j. j.
Kuntz represented Freeland on Monday
at the meeting of the Lutheran Pastoral
Association at Mauch Chunk.
The story published that Joe Rice,
the Wilkesbarre bicycle racer, is to be
married to Miss May Flynn, of that city.
is denied by the young ladys mother
l.. D. Honeywell, of Dallas, has been
appointed mercantile appraiser by the
county commissioners for the coming
year. There were several applicants for
the position.
County Detective Eckert is trying to
interest capitalists in project to estab-
lish sugar beat works in Wilkesbarrc.
Eckert is said to be past master in the
art of beating.
A route has been surveyed by the
Scuylkill Traction Company from Maha-
noy City to Sheppton and Oneida. and it
is stated the trolley line will be extended
to the latter towns next spring.
Tx PelI was instantly killed Monday
afternoon while walking on the railroad
track near Beaver Meadow. A Lehigh
Valley passenger train struck him.
His head was crushed into a shapeless
mass.
Captain Branston is attracting large
numbers to st. Paul's p. NJ. church
every evening. Do not fail to hear him
on Sunday at 1890 a. m. and : p. m,
also each evening next week at 7.3O
o'clock
Subdivision 6, of the United Mine
Workers, comprising all the United Mine
Workers organizations in the Lehgh
district, has donated 5000 to the Harwood
widows whose husbands were killed at
Lattimer.
Four of the thrty-nne strikers shot
at Lattimer by Sheriff Martins deputies
last September are still in Hazletun
hospital. 1t is not likely that any of
these will be able to attend the trial,
which is set down for January.
Mrs. Rose Boyle died on Monday at
the home of her husband. Hon. p. f.
Boyle, in Hazleton, aged 46 years. She
had many friends and relatives on the
North Side. Besides her husband she
is survived by three sons and four
daughters.
Several saloon-keepers in town are
silently debating whether it is worth
applying for license in 1898. Business
has not been very good this year, and
the extra levy of $50, making the county
license cost $780, acts as damper on
future prospects.
The Pittsburg Trust Company, having
been appointed receiver of the Natalie
Anthracite Coal Company, has filed Il
bond for 100000 and takes possession
of the company's affairs. The company
owns considerable coal works near Mt
Carmel, but has been in debt for some
time.
The committee of council to which the
Gas Company's ordinance was referred
at the last meeting of the borough law
makers met on Tuesday evening in Solic-
itor Carr's Office and agreed to add sew
eral important provisions before the
company's request for the right of way
is granted.
Mary Plummer and Grace Rymock,
two young girls, made Il daring escape
from the Wilkesbarre lock-up Tuesday
night. They We're charged with dis