Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29
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PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
eurrences That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

What the Folks of This and Other
| Towns are Doing.
The residences of Daniel McGeehin
and Mrs Charles Quinn were burned at
Ebervale on Saturday.
Peter Meyer, of Highland, has pur-
chased the property of William Drumtra,
on Burton street, Birvanton.
Thomas Welsh, OF McAdoo, a brother
of James Welsh of South Heberton, was
seriously hurt in Yorktown mines on
Friday.
| A large audience was present last
night at the first entertainment of this
season given under the auspices of the
Young Mems Corps.
Benjamin f. Wolfe, of Lehman, this
county, advertises in the New York
Herald for wife, who must be young.
good looking, refined and with some
capital.
Republican politicians who are oppos-
ed to seeing exCongressman Leisenrng
nominated for governor have begun
| booming Judge Rice, of Wilkes barre, for
the Office.
The Daughters of America council
attended services last evening at st.
Johns Reformed church, where special
sermon was preached by Rev. j. b.
Kerschner.
Patrick Gallagher, boy residing on
Adams street, was scalded about the
hnIu EriIou A Of l,,t
was accidentally overturned on him by
his brother.
c. Pardee e Co. on Thursday divided
500 among the Harwood widows of the
men shot by deputies at Lattimer. The
money was sent by the musicians OF
Houston, Texas.
Patrick j. Burke and John A Reilly,
Jr., of the Shenandoah NeDs, were found
guilty last week in the United States
district court of publishing a report of
trial in which indecent language was
| used.
John Slepah, John Trupaka and John
Oelin attacked the residence of Andrew
Casarda at Jeddo with stones last night.
men and when captured they will be
arraigned before Squire Buckley.
George Mclaughlin, principal of the
Eckley b. Coke school, was admitted to
the Luzerne bar on Saturday. Mr.. Nc
Laughlin studied under Lawyer Stroh,
and has the honor of being the first to
graduate from Freeland law Office
Joseph and Willie Gilgot the young
boys whose absence from town was
noted on Thursday, were found hiding
last week around the Grand opera house
building. Companions had carried food
to them during the five days they spent
there.
A bazaar will be conducted by the
Young Mems Corps on the third floor of
the Grand opera house building, com
mencing New Years Day. A meeting
of the lady friends of the society will be
held tonight to assist in making arrange
ments.
brother for Brother" was given
before an appreciative audience here on
Saturday evening 1t is one of the best
Of its kind on the road. Four of the
leading characters were given curtain
call at the end Of the third act-the first
at the Grand
Frank A. 10th. editor of the lSlayoni1n
Neaos, of Hazleton, will be arrested today
on charge of criminal libel, preferred
by Rev. Carl Houser, of Freeland. The
article containing the alleged libel was
recently published and defames the
Lutheran Church and its ministers.
The New Jersey Central Railroad may
introduce steel coal cars on its road.
The officials have requested plans and
prices from the Schoen Pressed Steel
Company, the concern that built steel
ore cars for the Carnegie Company, for
steel cars of capacity of so, 900 pounds.
The new Audenried school building
was dedicated Thursday afternoon. A
parade preceded the exercises, being
participated in by the Junior Order
American Mechanics. Sons of America
and other organizations. The orator of
the day was George West Blake, OF
Philadelphia.
Henry Miller, whose free use of re-
volver got him into trouble last Monday
evening, made a nuisance Of himself on
Thanksgiving Day. He was arrested on
Wednesday night and was released
after paying fine of 50. On Thursday
he was locked up again. After promis-
ing to leave town he was given his
passport and disappeared.
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