Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-23

What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
On Tuesday Miss Mary Dougherty was
presented with fountain pen by her
pupils in the Daniel Coke school.
A ball will be given at Buck Mountain
hotel, Patrick Dougherty, proprietor, on
Wednesday evening of next week.
Edgar Mock, of Hazleton, an incorri-
gible boy, was taken to the Philadelphia
House of Refuge yesterday by Sheriff
Martin.
Freeland and Foster schools will close
tomorrow. St. AIMS parochial schools
closed on Tuesday. All will reopen on
January 3.
Every married man employed by A. s.
VanWickle & Co. at Mlnesville and
Coleraine collieries received turkey
yesterday as a Christmas gift.
Neil p johnson, of Sandy Run, start
ed this morning for Pittsburg, where he
will spend month or moro visiting his
son and daughter, Frank and Mary
Ellen
John Hudock, Joseph Prevoznich and
John Prevoznich were committed to jail
at Wilkesbarre on Tuesday for the mur-
der of Matthias Lazar, at Beaver Brook.
on October 16.
The attendance at the fremen's fair
continues increasing every evening. A
special program is being arranged for
Christmas. Music will be present all
day and evening.
A ten-foot vein of coal has found on
Schwabe's tract Of land in South Heber-
ton. 1t underlics the strippings which
he is now working. Mr.. Schwabe will
sink slope to get at this deposit.
Daniel Gildea, aged 10 years, a resi-
dent of Lansford, had his neck broken
on Tuesday and died instantly While
riding on an engine he was caught be-
tween the water tank and the tender of
the engine.
1t is stated on good authority that NJ.
). Kemmerer IL %. and the land owners
at Sandy Run have amicably adjusted
their difficulty and that operations at
the colieries there will be resumed in
the early part of next month.
On Tuesday in court paper was filed
having for its object the organization of
new political party which will work
for third-class city charter for Wilkes
barre. c. +. McHugh, Eugene Ward
and others are the projectors.
While smoking meat at Drifton on
Tuesday small shanty took fire. The
Austrian occupants of the premises sue
ceeded in eXtinguishing the blaze Drift
ton firemen responded with their appar-
atus, but their services were not required
Andrew O'Donnell, of Coke addition.
was struck last Thursday in the eve
with small piece of steal while work
ing in Drifton shops. The injury is
growing serious and the young man has
ceased work. He is receiving treatment
at his home.
A report is current that on the first of
the year prominent employe at Jeddo
will be removed. While the report
could not be confirmed positively, yet
it is true. The change will be hailed
with delight by mauy throughout the
region.-,StaRdurd.
Fifty Hungarians left Shamokin and
Mt Carmel on Monday to embark on an
ocean liner for AustroHungary. They
were fearful that the mines would not
work steady during the winter, and hav-
ing accumulated some money will buy
farms and remain in Europe.
Osman Rickert has succeeded Colonel
d. p. Brown as superintendent of the
Mahanoy division of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company. Mr.. Rickert was for
merly employed as mining engineer for
j. S. Wentz Il Co. in Halle Brook and
for Coke Bros. & Co. in Eckley.
Rt. Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, who was
elected last month as bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese of Central
Pennsylvania, has sent his formal ac-
ceptance of the office to the arch
deaconry and he will take charge soon
after the first of the year.
Tracked by a Newspaper" had an
audience less than the usual size last
evening, This piece has been on the
road but short while and the actors
are not yet familiar with their lines
The story is said to be true, and the
company is out for weeks rehearsals
before appearing in Pittsburg, the scene