Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-27
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN UP
Short Items Of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
FreeIand Recorded With
out Waste of Words.

The county commissioners will be here
on Friday to hear appeals from the as
sessment fixed upon real estate in Free
land and Foster. Judging from the
widespread dissatisfaction caused by the
levying of a rate in certain parts of
town out of all proportion to the actual
value, the commissioners will be kept
busy listening to protests from the citi-
zens affected.
d. S. & S. engine No. 16, which has
been helping D. S. & S. trains from Penn
Haven to the Lumber Yard, ever since
those runs have been put on, was taken
of on Saturday, and hereafter the Lee
high Valley pushers will assist the trains
up the hill. This system will be tried
for one month and If found more econ
omical than the former plan it will be
continued.
Easter baskets and novelties-Keiper's
Members Of Coke Bros. & Co. s survey
corps are at work today stalking out a
plot Of ground on South Centre street.
below the Lehigh Valley Railroad sta
tion, The plot, it is said, is to be pur-
chased by the Mining and Mechanical
Institute and the building to be erected
by the school will be located thereon.
The bond of Michael Dutko, treasurer
of Drifton Local, No. 1919, United Mine
Workers, was filed yesterday at Wilkes
barre. James Timony is the bondsman
and the amount is $500.
Gentlemen, for hats and caps 20 to A.
oswald. He has nice variety.
The condition of Mrs John McMena-
min, William F. Ward and William
ODonnell, all of whom are seriously i'll,
has not improved much during the past
few days. Joseph Birk beck is also con-
fined to his home with dangerous cold.
William Howard, son OF Councilman
and Mrs. Joseph Schnee, of the Second
ward, died yesterday and will be buried
tomorrow afternoon at Freeland ceme-
terry. The child was aged 3 months and
81 days.
See that you get the original DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve when you ask for it.
The genuine is certain cure for piles,
sores and skin diseases. Growers City
drug store.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad auditors
ri 10 tD,,
and found the accounts of Station
Agent James McHugh and his force In
frst-class shape.
Thomas Gallagher, who was an in
mate of the Miners hospital for several
weeks, suffering from injuries received
in the mines, is improving at his home
In Highland, but he will not be able to
resume work for some time.
The lingering cough following grippe
call Tor one Minute Cough Cure For
all throat and lung troubles this is the
only harmless remedy that gives i'm
mediate results. Prevents consumption
Growers City drug store.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Facker, who will
soon leave for Sea Isle City, N. j., where
they will spend the summer, we're ten
dered a farewell party on Wednesday
evening by several of their friends.
Morris O'Donnell, of Bayonne City, N.
d. arrived here this morning to see his
sister, Miss Annie, who is dangerously
Ill at her home in Coke addition.
Several of the churches of town are
making extensive preparations for OBJ
serving Easter Sunday, which falls this
year on the 7th of next month.
Work upon the new brewery is rapid
ly nearing completion. The directors
expect to have the plant In operation
before the end of April.
Miss Martha Laubach, OF Fairmount
Springs, is visiting her brother, B. C.
Laubach.
Burgess Michael Leonard, of Mahanoy
City, was the guest of friends here this
week.
j. 5. Jacobs, of Hazleton, has been
appointed steward of the Laurvtown
a ms house hv tho hoo rd "a ,,o,,,, sl;.-..-.