Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-02
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PARTS OF THE REGION.
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currences That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.

DR.. N. Maley returned yesterday from
two days business trip to Philadel
phia.
G. w. Gomber, of Conyngham,' has
been granted a patent on a scaling
device.
Hazleton hospital has twenty-six
patients. The average for May was
thirty-five.
DIR. G.. S. VanHorn, the Freeland as
sistant of DR.. Geo. S. Wentz, is spending
this week at his home in New Jersey.
Prof. A. J. Gallagher, well-known
school teacher in the upper end of the
county, died on Tuesday at his home in
Wilkesbarre.
The annual closing exercises of the
Mining and Mechanical Institute will
be held at the Grand opera house to-
morrow evening.
Bituminous coal is sold in ton lots at
Sl.20 per ton in Philadelphia. The
Times reports this the lowest price ever
recorded for coal in that city.
William Ritter, ex-clerk at the Central
hotel, on Tuesday leased Brennan's
restaurant at South and Centre streets
and Immediately took possession.
The presence of NAL C. B. Coke Post.
with the Grand Army drum corps, gave
the funeral of the late Joseph Ammer
man, Of Jeddo, a military aspect on
Tuesday afternoon.
The inner circle OF the coal trust has
graciously decreed that 2,50O.OOO tons of
anthracite may be mined in June. This
is half million more than was allowed
to be mined last month.
A pretty flower bed in the form of an
American flag will appear If red and
white geraniums are planted for the
stripes, adjnratum for the blue field and
small white daisies for the stars.
Notwithstanding the GOODNESS of the
evening the picnic of the Tigers Athletic
Club on Monday was attended by very
large crowd of pleasure-seckers and the
festivities continued until late hour.
The smallest constable in the world
was appointed by Judge Lynch on Tues
day for Hunlock township. He is
Thomas NJ. Bonham, who is only 491a
inches tall, weighs 6119 pounds and is
As years old.
Lehighton town council has awarded
the contract for the erection OF new
electric light plant to the Fort Wayne
Electric Company, of Philadelphia, for
Sls,S0C. The plant is to be completed
thirty days after the contract has been
signed.
Halle township school board has de-
cided to give Drifton pupils an extra
months schooling, and the schools will
continue open until the end OF June.
Mrs. E. B. Coke will pay all the expense
incurred in teaching the pupils this
month.
Freeland's school board of ten will
organize on Monday evening The tax
payers are devoutly praying that the
increase in membership will have a
better effect upon the public welfare
than resulted by increasing the borough
council.
James O'Bricn, a miner employed at
Jeapesvile coliery, was crushed to
death by a fall of rock yesterday after
noon. The deceased was aged As years
and had been resident of Jeanesvile
the larger part of his life wife and
two daughters survive him.
A movement to boom anthracite coal
has been started in the Schuylkill region
and is increasing in strength according
as it travels. Individual operators seem
disposed to help the business people and
property holders of the coal towns in
curbing the restrictive powers OF the
anthracite trust.
Local horsemen expected that race
would be arranged this week between
the trotters owned by John e. McHugh
and Jonah Evans. Both men agreed to
match their steeds for S1O0 side, but
the details OF the contest could not be
satisfactorily settled, and the race is off
for the present.
The railroaders OF this vicinity are
making big preparations for their Memo
''"' D"yf '"hN"1' III oHe
morning the graves in the local ceme-
teries will be decorated, after. which
they will leave for Mauch Chunk, to
take part in the general celebration.
ST. Patrick's band will accompany them.
Conrad Zang, of Freeland, was In the
city today and swore out warrant
before Alderman Heidenreich for
Eugene Wuest, also Of Freeland, charg-
ing him with false pretense. Wuest
had been seen in various parts of the
city during the morning, but he myster-
iously disappeared about noon, and
eluded capture.-Sentinel.
Educate Your BowIes With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
10c. If G. c. G. fail, druggists refund money.
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