Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-31
ROUND THE REGION.

The early closing movement, began
by many towns but dying sudden death
after short trial, was continued all
summer by Tamaqua merchants, and
so popular has it become in that town
that it is likely to be continued all the
o'clock and merchants, clerks and
patrons have no fault to find.
Wilkesbarre will have a monster
Labor Day parade on Monday. The
United Mine Workers and all other
organized workmen of the Wyoming
valley will participate.
In the Clear Spring colliery at West
Pittston John Mccormick, of Upper
Pittston, was killed by fall of rock.
Mr.. Mccormick was about so years old
and is survived by his wife and two
| children. One of the deceased's
brothers was among the men entombed
in tho Twin mine.
John Deepen, aged 81 years, was
struck by locomotive on the Jersey
Central Railroad at South Bethlehem
and hurled twenty feet in the air, land
ing on box car. Strange to relate
he was only slightly injured.
Charles Steel was fatally injured by
fall of coal at Midvalley colliery.
Charles Boyer the Hazleton quarry
man who had taken shelter during
Mondays terrific thunderstorm under
large tree along the Stockton road, was
found dead, having been killed by light
ming.
Rev. d. j. MacGoldrick, a priest of
the Jesuit Order, who had been at
tached to the Cathedral parish in
Scranton for five years, died suddenly
at Washington, d. c., of pulmonary
trouble.
Robert Gessler, a sixteen-year-old
Scranton boy stole his mothers wedding
and engagement rings and pawned
them. He was arrested at her instance
and committed to the county jail.
Smoke and chew Kendall, Clock &
Co.'S XNXX unionmade. Mnftd by
the Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, Pa
Albert Morgan, one of the five young
men who were bitten by mad dog
about four weeks ago near Pottsville,
died in great agony of hydrophobia
On Sunday he was taken suddenly i'll,
and raved like a maniac and frothed at
the mouth.
The late Attorney Frank Neeham's
will was filed yesterday. He leaves his
estate, valued at SIT, 900, to his wife and
half-brother, James Gaughan, share and
share alike.
Scranton is the best organized labor
city in the country. Labor Day will
be observed by cessation of all kinds
of business and large parade.
The population OF Wikesbarre is re-
turned by the census bureau as 51,721:
in 1890 it was 37,71s; increase IA, 304; or
37.10 per cent. In 1880 the figures were
1880; increase IA, ,139 or 81. .6l per cent.
The Miners hospital near Ashland,
which was originally planned for the
accommodation of forty-fve patients,
has at present 107 unfortunates in the
wards.
William Rogers, while out hunting in
the woods near Swayersville, met with
terrible accident. While going
through thicket the trigger caught in
brushwood. The gun was discharged
and the contents lodged in Rogers face
and right arm. His nose was blown OFF
and the arm so badly mangled that it
had to be amputated.
The population of Allentown is 35, ,416,
an increase of 10,1SS since the census
of 1890 or 40 3s per cent.
Martin Hughes, aged IA years, resid-
ing at Plains, died in great agony of
lockjaw. On Sunday he was riding
bicycle, and his foot caught in the
sprocket. One of. the toes had to be
amputated and lockiaw followed.