Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-05

currehers thaf an Ea Read Quickly.
what the Folks eff This and Other
Towns Are Dsing.
The borough council will re-organize
this evening. There has as yet been
no definite announcement of those who
will fill the offices.
District Deputy w. S. Hause, OF Haz-
Teton, will install the officers OF Garfield
Commandery, Knights OF Malta, OF Free
land, this evening
Odd Fellows Day, April 20, will be
celebrated by the lodges of lower Lu-
zerne, Carbon and Schuylkill counties
with parade at Tamaqua.
John Brown. of Hazeton, died on
Thursday morning, aged 80 years. The
deceased was brother OF Sister Nj.
Antonio, OF st. AIMS convent.
There are upwards of fifty serious
| cases OF sickness in town, not including
the many children who are afflicted
with measles and other diseases.
Plymouth has $500 population more
than the law requires for a mail carrier
station. but the receipts of the post
Office are so low that 1t must wait.
The committee which has charge OF
the st. Patrick's Day celebration are
working steadily to mako the demon
stration large and creditable one.
Over each fire alarm box a sign has
been placed giving tho names OF the
three persons who hold keys for that
box. The signs are neatly painted.
Foster township auditors will meet
this evening at Mrs. Jane DeFoy's hotel
on South Washington street to audit the
accounts OF tho officials OF the township
Announcement has been made OF the
engagement OF Douglas Rute, son of
Councilman B. L. Rute. to Miss May
Gettle, of White Haven. The wedding
will take place in June.
Rooms on the second floor OF the
Hadesty building OH South Centre street
have been engaged by the Savonian
Literary Club and will be occupied the
latter part of this month.
Seats for Hoyt L. Conary's lecture on
hlouuu obONc, w Dc ueliNcTtu ueS-
day evening at the Grand opera house
under the auspices of the Mining and
Mechanical Institute, are going rapid
ly.
The Susquehanna river was twenty
feet above low water mark at Wilkes
barre Friday morning. Kingston fats
were flooded to such an extent that
street car traffic was suspended for
several hours.
Gentlemen, for hats and caps go to A.
Oswalds. He has nice VARIETY
Work upon the Salmon Iron Works
will commence az soon as the frost
leaves the ground The deed for the
plot Of land upon which the plant will
be erected has bean received by Treas
urer w. E. Oberrender.
st. David's Day, Thursday last, was
celebrated in several upper end towns
by the Welsh residents At Wilkes
barre Governor Stone and other state
officials attended banquet given by
the Cam bro American Society.
robbng freight cars at Derrnger and
Tomhicken two years ago, for which he
was sentenced to eighteen months in the
Eastern penitentiary, arrived at his
home In West Hazleton on Friday after
completing his term.
Charles j. Farne, justice OF the peace
OF st. Clair, committed suicide Thurs
day night. He shot himself In the
head with a pistol. No cause can be
assigned except that he was defeated
for denomination at the last Republ-
can primaries, which seemed to worry
him.
Ex-Judge Thomas H. Walker died at
his home in Pottsvile Friday night,
aged n years. Judge Walker was ad-
mitted to the Schuylkill county bar In
1916. Ten years later he was elected
district attorney by the Democrats and
in 1871 was elected an additional law
judge OF the county for ten years.
A new toll line schedule on three
minute basis" has been adopted by the
Central Pennsylvania Telephone and
Supply Company for business, both
terminals OF which are within its tee-
phone territory. Both day and night
rates are provided, the night rates ap-
plying between 6 p. m. and a. m.
The new schedule took effect March l.