Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-07-19

A law Office has been opened in the
Birkbeck brick by George Brown, Esq.
The Freeand school board is offering
the Washington street frame buildings
for sale.
Mrs. William Williamson drove Il
large party of Fresh Air children
through Butler Valley on Saturday.
The strike in the bituminous region
has necesstated the Philadelphia and
Reading engines burning hard coal
again,
The Mountain Grove Camp Meeting
Association will hold its twenty-sixth
annual meeting at Mountain Grove Au-
gust to 12.
Residences will be erected on the Hill
in the near future by James Dickson, of
South leberton, and John Mohan, of
Ridge street.
The quarterly meeting of delegates
from the Catholic temperance societies
OF the Lehigh region will be held next
Sunday at Audenred.
General Charles Leipper, Of Philadel-
phia, paid visit to Maj. C, Il. Coke
Post &. A. R., at the posts headquar-
ters on Thursday evening.
For fashionable tailoring at the lowest
possible prices call.a Spples.
Frank Stearns, operator at IIazcton
junction, has been appointed Lehigh
Valley station agent at Jeddo succeed
ing the late Thomas MclIugh
Arrangements for days outing for
the Fresh Air children are being made.
1t will be held at the Public Park prob
ably the latter part of this week.
Already thirteen fire companies and
twelve bands have contracted for hotel
accommodations in Wikesbarre for the
first week in October when the state
Iiremen's convention will be there
This would not be bad time to take
n census of the town. After the arrival
of the New York children this evening
the population will be nearly 95G greater
than Frecland can muster up at any
other time.
Charles Mckinley, of Ridge street, is
seriously i'll, Young Mckinley was
swimming in the pond below the road to
St. AIMS church and swallowed some of
the water. Soon after leaving the pond
he was taken sick
Spurious nickles and ffty-cent pieces
are in circulation in Schuylkil county,
and number Of business men have
been duped by them The nickles are a
good imitation and must be closely ex-
amined for detection.
S. w. Boyd, James l.. Lenahan. Philip
Weiss and Louis Tisch, of Wilkesbarre
were elected delegates to the Demo-
cratic state convention from the first
Legislative district on Saturday All are
straight on the silver question.
Burglars entered the hotel of Thomas
j. O'Malley, of Maltby, on Friday and
stole $500 in money and watches, jewel
ry, etc, to the value of between $500
and $500 A trunk which was taken
from the house was found on the noun
tain side.
A. Oswald sells the Reliable root beer
eXtract-three bottles for 25c. There
is none better.
Judge Searle, of Montroso, heard ar
gumcnt at Wilkosbarre on Friday in the
Rockafellow case for new trial. John
7. Lenahan and Judge Rhone appeared
for the defendant and District Attorney
Fell for the commonwealth The Judge
reserved his decision.
An Eckley Hungarian died last night
afser a brief illness. A week ago. dur
ing the hot spell, he took drink of ice
cold water while in an ovcrheated con
dition. Immediately afterwards he be-
came seriously i'll and sank rapidly until
last night, when he expired.
Burgess Miller, of Mount Carmel, has
issued formal notice to all business
places to remain closed on Sundays. He
will not permit the selling of cigars or
soda water, and the only stores that will
be allowed to do business will be the
drug stores, and that must be strictly in
medicine.
Among the appointments made on
Saturday by President Mckinley was
that of I. V. Powderly, of Scranton, to
be commissioner general of immigration,
at salary of $500 per annum Every
prominent labor organization in the
United States had protested against this
appointment
Thirty-three suits in assumpsit have
been entered by that number of citizens
of Foster township against the township
for money due for work on the roads.
The claims have all been assigned to
Joseph Nenburgor and Attorney John
M, Carr represents the plaintiff. The
total amount of claims is about $3.50.
PLEASURE CALENDAR.
July 26.-First ball of St. Annv's Sla-
T.. L II.