Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-02
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
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synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can BE Read Quickly
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
Jacob Beleska. of Washington street.
was taken to Laury almshouse yes
terday by Liyeryman Frank ODonnell.
Upper Lehigh colleries are doing less
work than any other mines in the region.
Only eighteen hours were worked last
week.
The ground hog saw his shadow this
morning and returned to his hole. Six
more weeks of severe winter weather are
now due.
Rev. j. j. kuntz, of town, assisted al
the funeral services held over the re-
mains of L. c. Lindeman, at Conyngham.
on Monday.
John Mclaughlin, of Lansford. died
in the miners hospital on Tuesday. He
was admitted last November suffering
from fractured leg.
M. j. Kerrigan, of Stockto ton. has
invented slate separator, which bids
iair to become generally used in
breakers and washeries.
Robert Evans, a Wilkesbarre attorney
who was badly burned while escapipp
from the burning Osterhout building
died from his injuries yesterday.
Edward Tuttle, of town, delivered an
interesting address at a meeting of the
Christian Endeavor societies of the
region at Hazleton Monday evening.
Nathan Kresky, of Stroudsburg. who.
on returning from the Klondike, sold
two claims for $40 900. has started for
the gold fields to try his luck again.
Peter Timony. of town. won a fine
cutter. the property of Rev. Thomas
Brehnoy, at Eckley last week. Mr..
Timony held the ticket which drew the
prize.
About thirty Freeland people went to
Nllkesbarrc yesterday as witnesses in
the case of Michael Zemany. who is
charged with arson by Mrs. William
Jenkins.
Another branch is to be added to the
Schuylkill Electric Railway system. 1t
will extend fifteen or twenty miles
through the Long Run valley from
Schnylkill Haven to Pine Grove.
A. Oswald sells three bars of grand
mas butter milk soap for the small sum
of sc.
The mine inspectors of the anthracite
region met on Monday and elected the
following As their officers: President.
G. M. Williams; secretary, William
Stein; treasurer, Hugh Mcdonald
The body of Detective James Moore.
who was sleeping in the OSterhout
building, Wilkesbarre, at the time of
the recent fire, was found in the debris
on Tuesday, 1t was burned to crisp
During test for speed on a trolley
road operated by the Pennsylvania Rail
road between Burlington, n. j., and
Mount Holly, one mile of seven-mile
run was made in the unprecedented
time of forty-eight seconds.
Frank Ii. Geist, of McAdoo. was ar
rested at that place on Monday on the
charge of deserving from the United
States volunteer army in South Carolina.
He will be taken back to his regiment
and tried by the army officials.
Andrew Wenner, aged 70 years, one
OF the most prominent residents of Sy-
bertsville, died yesterday. He was a
brother of Samuel Wenner and Mrs.
Henry Zeistloft, of Freeland. The flu
neral will take place on Sunday.
A farewell supper was rendered James
II. Ryan at the Central hotel on Mon
day evening by several of his friends.
previous to his departure for Scranton
During the festivities Mr. Ryan was pre-
sented with a god-headed cane by j. b.
Laubach on behalf of several of the
recipients friends.
Twelve tiny nuggets of gold were
found in the stomach of Monroe
county duck by Mrs. Edward Glase. of
Mauch Chunk, last week. Since then
the price of Monroe ducks has advanced
several cents pound, and detectives
are endeavoring to ascertain where Mrs.
Glasses duck picked up the gold.
Rev. s Penglase, having sufficiently
recovered from severe attack of la
grippe to resume work, will preach in
the Z. M. church Sabbath morning and
evening. At 1890 a. m. subject, The
Truth of God Powerful" and at : p. m..
subject, "ConfesSson of Sin Without
Repentance. Sunday school at > p. IN.