Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-15

What the Folks of This and OtheI
Towns Are Doing.
The property OF Mrs. Hugh McGroarty
on South Centre street is receiving at.
tention from the painters.
The funeral of James Welsh, Sr.
which took place on Monday morning
was the largest that has left town fol
some time.
The bottlng establishment of John
Gannes was closed yesterday by Deputy
Sheriff Williams on an execution issued
by Clement Marchetti
Among the licenses transferred at
Wilkesbarre this week were the follow.
ing: Isaac Fry to Soloman Kresge and
Michael Kleitz to Michael Zemany.
Dan Creedon, the famons Australian
pugilist, was knocked out in the second
round at New York on Monday night by
John Bonner, the Summit Hill fighter.
Edward Joseph Riley, aged months,
son of Peter Riley, of Weatherly, died
yesterday at the residence of Mrs. Kill
kelly, Drifton, and will be buried this
afternoon at Hazleton.
An explosion of gas occurred in the
Ravine shaft OF the Newton Coal Com
pany, at Pittston, on Monday. Six men
were burned, but John Mangan is the
only one seriously injured.
Schuylkill county Republicans have
nominated the following ticket: Con-
gress, c. N. Brumm; controller, Charles
Snyder; district attorney, S. b. Ed
wards; judge, Richard Koch.
Ladies', don't fail to see those fancy
CSC skirts at A. Oswald's. He sells lots
of them and they are dandies.
Isaac Long, one OF the leading mer-
chants of Wilkesbarrc, died suddenly of
heart disease at his home Tuesday morn
ing. He was native of Bavaria, Ger
many, and came to America when 13
years of age.
Attorneys Frank Needham, John j
Kelly and John H. Bigelow have been
appointed viewers to report upon the
question of dividing the South ward OF
Freeland. Their official notice of meet
ing appears in another column.
The Hebrew residents of town will
observe their New Years Day this
week, beginning at sunset Friday even
ing and continuing until sunset Satur-
day evening According to the Jewish
calendar Friday will be the first day of
the year $3.50.
The county commissioners are firm in
their refusal to give the duplicates of
1898 to tax collectors who have not yet
settled their 1897 accounts, consequent
ly several Of the boroughs and townships
in the county will not receive any taxes
for some time.
The famous jennings trial against the
Lehigh Valley Company for damages
resulting from the Mud Run disaster ten
years ago will be tried in Monroe county.
jennings claimed the company packed"
the jury-box in Lackawanna county and
demanded change OF venue.
The jury in the case of Andrew Con-
dish, OF Harwood, on trial for the
murder OF his friend, Andrew Sabol,
brought in verdict of manslaughter.
The jury recommended him to the
mercy OF the court. John j. McBrierty,
of town, was one Of the jurymen.
The Democratic county candidates
have failed twice to select a chairman.
Monday another meeting had no better
result. 1t is alleged that Garman is
trying to get Rush Trescott made chair
man and tho Lenahan faction want
either Paul Dasch or j. X. P. Fenner.
Mrs. James O'Donnell, OF New York,
who had been stopping at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Edward Brogan, Ridge
street, died Tuesday morning. Deceas-
ed was 55 years old. The funeral took
place this morning at o'clock. Inter-
ment was made In st. AIMS cemetery.
When court met on Monday petition
was filed asking for the appointment of
bridges across the Susquehanna at Pitts
ton, two at Wilkcsbarre and one at Ply
mouth, in order that they way be pur-
chased by the county and made free
bridges.
Application will be made to Luzerne
county court on Monday, October 10,
for charter for 1.-THE Associated
Wheelmen, of Frceand, Pa" The board
OF directors consists of L. b. Coke, II.
G. Rooms, A. Oswald, +. ii. Albert,
George Ripple, II. G. Hause, Joseph
Birkbeck and j. c. Berner.