Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-08-11
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsis of L ,eal and miscellaneous Oc-
curreBces That Can he Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.


currences That Can he Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
John Kleitz, of town, was injured
about the head and body by fall of
coal in Upper Lchigh mines on Tuesday.
The Democrats of the Sixth legislative
district met on Tuesday at White
Haven and nominated j. p. McAudrcw
as their candidate for the legislature.
Huclkleberry picking is on the wane.
The city markets are gutted with the
fruit and the price to pickers has fallen
so low that it does not pay to gather the
berries.
An entertainment was held at the
English Baptist church on Tuesday
evening by the Young Peoples Baptist
Union. A number from out of town
were present.
The Honey Hole seems to be the
Mecca for people seeking quiet and rest
Several camps are pitched there at the
present time and on Sundays the throngs
increase to hundreds.
W. G. Yuengling, son of the late D. G.
Ynengling, the wealthy brewer of Potts
vile, died Sunday night of complica-
tion of diseases. He is survived by a
bride of only two months.
Tho large tannery of Bennett & Co.,
at Stroudsburg, was completely destroy
cd by fire on Tuesday. The loss is
estimated at $4,000, on which there is
an insurance of about $32, 900.
ExRevenue Collector Grant Herring
was appointed judge of the Columbia
Montour district yesterday by Governor
Hastings to succeed the late Judge Ike
Ter. Herring is Gold Democrat.
At the Board of Trade meeting last
night Hugh Malloy was elected treas
urer to succeed the late w. ii. Butz
communication from suspender manu-
facturer in Cleveland, Ohio, was re-
coived and held for further investiga-
tion.
Rev. j. B. Kerschner and family will
arrive this evening from Atlantic City,
and on Sunday next Mr.. Kerschner will
hold the regular German services in st.
Johns Reformed church at 10. 80 IA. m.
and the English services in tho evening.
Services will be held at Eckley at 23o
p. m.
The members of the Citizens Hose
Company resent the imputations cast
upon their organization at Mondays
session of council, and at special meet
ing last evening steps were taken to
have the charges fully ventilated at the
regular meeting next Wednesday even
ing.
Executors, administrators, guardians,
trustees, etc, have the right to name
the newspaper in which shall appear
notices and publications of all kinds
that are required under the law to be
published. Tho TRIBUNE will deem it a
special favor If it's friends will remem-
Der it in matters of this kind.
The labor unions of Scranton have
"oh SiS iidi NiCtoIy III bueII Sulb dpdlDSb
the cigar manufacturing firm of Becker
Bros. The latter were using counter
felt union label on their goods, and to
stop this imposition the labor organza-
tions took the matter into court. After
several law bouts Judge Archibald grant
ed pcrmanentinjunctio
The meeting held last evening at
Lindsay's hall to make preparations for
Grand Army Day was fairly well attend
ed. Stephen Drasher was chosen chair
man, and commmittee was selected to
solicit subscriptions to defray the ex-
pense of the local G.. A. II. on that occa-
sion. Meetings will be held regularly
every Wednesday evening at the Central
hotel.
According to an opinion just handed
down by the superior court OF New
Hampshire, municipal ordinances com
pel'ing citizens to keep sidewalks in
front of their residences clear from snow
are unconstitutional. The enforcement
of such laws is held to be virtually
double taxation, and, therefore, in direct
violation of the constitution of the
United States.