Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-28

currences That Can Be Read Quickly
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
John NJ. Carr has changed his resi-
dence from Washington to Adam street
The public schools at Treskcow have
been closed on account of an epidemic
of measles.
Squire Shovlin will remove his resi-
dence today to the house opposite the
Freeland Beef Company's building.
A number of young men of Drlfton
have begun arrangements for a ball at
the Cross Creek hall on February 10.
A bursted steam-pipe in the Grand
opera house prevented the manager
from heating the building as well as
usual last night.
George Kunigiskas and Josie Slanke-
wich, both of Freeland, were married
this morning by Rev. Delinakitis, of ST.
kasimer's church.
Charles Washington, assistant super
intendent of the Prudential Insurance
Company, moved his family from Halle
ton to South Ridge street today.
Tho case of Charles Beczkowski, for
selling beer without license, was post
poned yesterday until the April term of
court. Several witnesses wasted the
day at Willlesbarre.
The trial of the three young men Of
Jeddo, who are accused of robbng and
beating Rockafelow, the Arabian ped
dler, on the trolley road near Ebervale,
is set down for next week
The pupils of the Coke Memorial
school were dismissed on Monday morn
ing. The building could not be warmed
sufficiently on account of some derange-
ment in the heating apparatus.
Hugh Malloy attended meeting of
the Luzerne County Sportmen's Assocla-
tion at Wilkesbarre on Monday. The as
sociation intends to watch closely all
game legislation at Harrisburg.
Monday was the coldest day that came
experienced here in several years. The
thermometers of town registered 12
degrees below zero on Monday night.
The miners hospital at Ashland is
overcrowded with patients. 1t is a diff
iicult task to make room for new suffer
ers, as every cot is already occupied,
many of them containing two patients.
Lucien Drake, 80 years of age, com
TT
Two years ago he separated from his
wife. This, with i'll health and inability
to secure steady employment, made him
respondent and probably caused him to
kill himself.
Representative Powell has been APP
appointed on the committee OF counties
and townships, and it is said that this,
will give him an opportunity to push his
much faster than expected. He will in
troduce the bill in short while
An unknown Hungarian was found
frozen to death alongside of the d. S. 4
s. Railroad tracks at Long Run, about
a mile and half from Cranberry, on
Monday morning. 1t was evident that
the man had been drinking. A watch
and sum of money was found on his
person. No marks of violence were Wis
ible.
Edward Harrgan, in "Old Lavender, ;"
gave fair-sized audience at the Grand
opera house last night first-class
portrayal of that celebrated character.
The play is rather quiet compared with
the average production of the present
time, but Harrigans acting and singing
last night held attention throughout.
The support was also fair.
EX-State Senator William NJ. Rapsher,
of Lehighton, died yesterday. He was
an attorney of the Carbon county bar
and about two years ago suffered an
apoplectic stroke and has since been un-
able to attend to his practice. He was
elected by the Democrats to the senate
in 1880 and served one term. He also
had a credtable war record.