Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-23
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Towns Are Doing.
Trailing arbutus was gathered in the
woods by many people yesterday.
Jeddo clerks will give dance to their
friends at Cross Creek hall, Drifton, to-
morrow evening.
The Grand Army men of town are
making preparations for their annual
observance OF Memorial Day.
Frank McGill, Sr., of Eckley, was
that place on Thursday.
Thomas Gallagher and Miss Annie
Knox, of Drifton, will be married to-
morrow at ST. AIMS church.
.Drifton shops resumed a ten hours a
day schedule this morning, orders for
work having increased lately.
An,illustrated lecture on the Spanish
American war will be given at st.
Paul's p. NJ church tomorrow evening.
The property known as the Grimes
homestead, on Birkbeck street, has been
purchased by John Broderick, of Sandy
Run.
D. j. Mccarthy, ESQ.,, on behalf of
Peter Timony, has entered fortyfour
claims against Kline township, Schuyl-
kill county.
Agents for btuminous coal operators
are in this region looking for miners.
There are number Of strikes on in the
soft coal field.
The excavation for the basement Of the
borough building is nearly completed.
Contractor Meehan expects to begin the
mason work this week.
John M. Garman, ESQ, has been ap-
pointed chairman OF the Seventh state
division of the Democratic party by the
state executive committee.
ExBurgess j. NJ. Gallagher has ac-
cepted a position as delivery clerk for
w. +. Boyle. The latter has also
placed a new wagon on the road.
The annual hop of the Good Wills
Club at Yannes' opera house on Satur-
day evening was attended by a large
number of the dancers of this vicinity.
Luzerne borough was restrained last
week from building it's own electric light
plant, Judge Woodward having decided
that the method of holding the election
was Illegal.
Tamaqua is making preparations for
Odd Fellows Day, which will be cele-
brated with large parade of members
of the order in Carbon, Schuylkill and
Luzerne counties on Thursday.
The bus line between Freeland and
Eckley is not receiving sufficient pat
ronage to pay expenses, and unless the
receipts increase the running of the bus
will be discontinued by the owner,
George Fisher
Frank Standish, a well-known young
man of Wilkes barre, committed suicide
on Friday by swallowing dose of
laudanum. He was aged 23 years and
was to he married next month to Miss
May Schaffer, of HaZleton.
The Lehigh Traction Company's road
bed at Oakdale gave signs yesterday of
becoming unsafe, the ground there being
undermined and settling considerably
Passengers were transferred at that
point to cars on each side OF the depres-
sion.
Judge Lynch on Saturday sentenced
Stanley Tabulas, of Duryea, to pay a
fine of 500, costs of the prosecution and
spend seven years at hard labor in the
penitentiary. He was found guilty of
stabbing Michael William seventeen
times with knife.
The coal firm of Morgan & Co., who
have operated the Dusky Diamond col
liery at Audenried for the past three
years, was dissolved by mutual consent,
Joseph Arnold, of Hazleton, retiring.
Mr.. Morgan, who resides in McAdoo,
will continue the business,
The ball of the Citizens band on Fri
day evening was one OF the most sue
eessful ever conducted by the organiza-
tion, and the large number of people in
attendance were we'll pleased with the
evenings entertainment accorded them.
The band members are also pleased with
the support given them.