Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-04
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

| Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currenoes That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
The September meeting of the bor-
| ough council will be held tonight.
Democratic delegate elections will be
held on Saturday between 4 and p. m.
David Thomas, of Highland, was in
iured in No. l mine at that place on
Friday by fall OF coal.
The public schools of Freeland, Foster
and Jeddo and st. AIMS parochal
school will open tomorrow.
John Shafer has closed his repair shop
on Main street and will resume work in
the machine shop at Drifton.
Peter Magagna, local agent for the
Hazleton Brewing Company, has placed
new delivery wagon on the road.
William ]. Eckert and Hugh A Shov-
lin, ESQ.,, of town, and Alex. Dwyer, of
Hazle, will serve as jurors next week.
w. e. Oberrendor, of Coke addition,
has been promoted to general manager
of the Millhopper Packing Company,
Sandy valley.
Con Gallagher, of North Ridge street,
is undergoing treatment for an injury
to his right eye, and it is feared that the
sight of the organ may be lost.
The hay room which is being con-
structed by b. F. Davis at his feed mill,
from the lumber OF the old Lehigh Val
ley station, is nearing completion.
The wages of the miners in the
Schuylkill region for September will be
3 per cent below the So. so basis, which
is per cent higher than the men re-
ceived in August.
William Getlin, who was injured at
Halle Mines breaker ON Wednesday,
died at the Miners hospital on Friday
He was aged 55 years and leaves wife
and six sons and daughters.
William j. Gillespie, who was classed
as deserter by the army officials for
failing to report at the recruiting office
within ten days after his enlistment
has been dishonorably discharged from
the service.
Con j. Boyle has resigned as driver
for the United States Express Company
to accept q position at Blrdsboro, Berks
county. Cons numerous friends wish
him success in his new field. He is
succeeded here by Edward O'Donnell.
The trust formed by the milkmen of
Butler and Conyngham valleys to charge
cents a quart to their patrons in
Hazleton was disrupted by the city
councils passing resolution ordering
the solicitor to prepare an ordinance
taxing out-of-town milkmen $50 year
DIR. G. II. Clewell, of Summit Hill,
who held the position of first lieutenant
in Company L, Ninth Pennsylvania
Volunteers during the Cuban war, has
been appointed second lieutenant in a
regiment Of the regular army to be
composed of new recruits, who will be
sent to the Philippines.
Thieves and pickpockets had lively
time on the Orwigsburg fair grounds,
Schuylkill county, last week. 1t is esti-
mated that they stole between 81 900
and 81, 900. Josiah Lineaweaver, a prom
inent attorney of Pottsville, had his
pocket ripped out while at the fair and
S125 and valuable papers taken.
Mrs. Pierce Strong, of Pottsyille, has
fallen heir to a large fortune She is a
grand-daught of the late DIR. Lamison,
whose estate at Pittsburg is worth
81 100000. Mrs. Strong's share in the
vsst property will bo in the neighbor-
hood of $75, 900. Her husband is work.
ing at the Pottsyille shops as common
laborer.
The 1900 striking miners of the Sus-
quehanna Coal Company at Nanticoke
and Glenlyon have about reached the
end of their resources, and as the COM
pany is also weary of the strike, it is
quite probable that it will all be ended
before very long, that each side will
make concessions and that work will be
resumed
A charity hospital, to be equipped in
modern manner, is projected for
Scranton, under the patronage of
| Bishop Hoban. The site has been
secured and the money for its erection is
in sight. 1t will be open to every re-
putable physician who may wish to use
the institution In conducting the treat
ment of case.
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