Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-21

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Towns are Doing.
Senator w. j. Scott has appointed
William Leib, of Harlegh, as private
secretary.
A new freight station is in course of
erection by the d. S. & S. Company at
Derringer.
The firm of Sweeney & Heron, furn-
ture dealers at Hazleton, has dissolved
partnership, Mr.. Sweeney retiring.
The fare on the Lehigh Valley Rail
road from Freeland to Sandy Run has
been reduced from l3 to cents a "trip.
The quarterly convention of the Catho-
lie temperance societies of the Lehigh
region will be held at Harleigh on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander B. Coke left
Philadelphia on Monday for st. Angus
tine, Florida, where they will spend the
winter.
James j. Elliott, of Shenandoah. has
sued the borough of Ashland for SIC. 600
damages for injuries received by fall
over an embankment in the street.
Rev j. w. Bschoff, of Upper Lehigh,
who Is district deputy of the Legion of
Honor, installed the officers of the
Hazleton council on Monday evening.
The Drfton collieres have worked
fourteen hours this week. Seven more
will be worked tomorrow, making
total of twenty-one hours for the week
The Hazleton eisteddford on March II
will III d ubtediy be a success, Judging
from the fact that choirS are rehearsing
in several towns in Wyoming and Lack
awanna valleys.
"o'Dowd's Neighbors" was played to a
large audience here on Monday evening.
Mark Murphy and his company made
good impression and thoroughly satisfied
all who witnessed the performance.
Rev, j. 7, Grifliths will preach on
Sunday at 1890 a. m. in the Evangelical
Methodist church at White Haven. In
the evening he will hold the regular SER
vices in the English Baptist church.
Hazleton, Weatherly, White Haven
and McAdoo fire companies have prom
ised to send large delegations to the
ball of the Citizens Hose Company at
Yannes' opera house next Monday even
ing.
Experiments of mixing bitumnous
coal and the smaller sizes of anthracite
coal for engine fuel on the Lehigh Val
ley line have resulted satisfactorily and
the use of the mixture is said TO be
economical.
Stockton will witness a revival next
week when coal waShery operated by
McTurk II Scott starts up The old
breaker has been put into shape and
s4an employment will be given to u num-
Der of men and boys.
In decision given on "a case recently
argued before the superior court an edi-
tor is not eligible to serve on iurv.
Judges Rice, Willard and Wickham dis
sented from this opinion, but the other
four upheld the point.
The collieries Of the Lehigh and Will
kes6arre Coal Company at Plymouth
worked only seven days last month.
The employees state that their earnings
are insufficient to purchase food, leaving
rent, clothing, etc, out of the question.
EX-Representative William r. Jeffrey,
of Upper Lehigh, has been appointed
assistant sergeant-at-arms OF the state
house of representatives, and ex-Rep-
res'ntative James Grlner, of Wilkes
barre, has been named as a paster and
folder.
Edward Garrahan, who claims Beaver
Meadow as his home, was taken to
Lanrytown almshouse yesterday. He
has steadily tramped back and forth
through the coal regions since the war.
Gararhan had splendid record as
soldier
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
has reduced the fare from WilkeSbarre
to Pittston, a distance of nine miles.
Ten tickets can now be purchased for
$I5o. Why can't the same thing be
done between Hazleton and Freeland?
Speaker.
Judge Hemphill, of Chester county.
has pronounced the pure food law uncoL.
sttutonal. Six grocers were found guilty
there under the act and applied for
new trial, then Judge Hemphill gave
the decision on the uncoustitutionality
of the law,
The company operating the Twin
shaft at Pittston began on Monday in
small way, the first since the catastro-
phe of June last, to mine coal. At the
time of the accident the eastern part of
the mine was nnharmed, having O. solid
wall Of coal between it and the cave.
In this section the company has begun.
PLEASURE CALENDAR.