Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-22
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.

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Under the late act of assembly, Just
signed by the governor, the peddling or
selling of goods, wares or merchandise
without a license, is illegal. The
punishment is from three months to one
year. The licenses are to be issued by
the county treasurer. The fee is $40 a
year for travelling and selling on foot and
$50 for using horse and wagon A
person selling goods OF his own manu-
facture or product is exempt from the
provisions Of this act.
The Halpn Manufacturing Company
of which NJ. Halpin is manager, has
purchased from NJ. Schwabe the plot of
ground east Of its plant, on which at
one time was located the Kline feed
mill. The company's wagon and car
riage business is growing SO rapidly that
additional room had to be obtained.
Patrick Breslin, former resident of
Drifton, was buried this morning at
Patterson, n. j., where he has resided
for some time. The deceased was
brother OF Andrew j. Breslin, of Mt.
Carmel, who also resided at Drifton for
many years.
Sylvester Sims, driver OF a coal team,
while at work near the breaker at Jeddo
on Saturday, was thrown from the
wagon and painfully injured. He was
removed to the Miners hospital, where
it was found that his collar bone was
broken.
Tickets for the McGee-Qulgley boxing
contest at Freeland on the 31st inst.
are on sale at Wilkesbarre, White
Haven, Pittston and other upper end
towns, and the Indications are that the
attendance at the bout will be record
breaker.
John Birkbeck and Herman Dean,
non-uniOn workmen in the DrftOn
shops, were assaulted Saturday evening
by Sympathizers of the strikers. Both
are reported to have drawn revolvers
but did not use them.
The finest ice cream in town, all
lavorS, wholesale and retail, at Merkt's,
The annual institute of the Luzerne
county teachers will be held the week
teachers institute will be held on Sep
tember . and Hazleton teachers on
| April next.
At meeting of the Board OF Health
on Friday evening, held in the Munich
pal building, rules and regulations were
adopted and will be presented to council
for concurrence.
Coke Bros. & Co. have served notices
to yacate upon all the Drifton shop
strikers who occupy dwellings owned by
the company.
P. II. Murphy, general agent of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
will remove his Office and residence
next week to the Schmidt property on
Washington street, near Main.
Louis Ferterland aged 81 years, of
Drifton, was badly injured by being
squeezed between cars at that place on
Saturday. lie was removed to the
Miners hospital.
Bernard Dim, of town, has received
another fine collection of relics and war
trophies from his son, Henry, who is
serving with Troop +, Third cavalry, in
the Philippines.
Soda waterfall lavors--at Helpers.
II, L. Sweeney, of Drifton, is at the
American hotel Allentown, today, for
the purpose of engaging men to take
the places of Drifton shop strikers.
Mrs. j. II. Schmidt and daughter,
Miss Lulu, removed their household
goods today from their home on Wash
ington street to White Haven
A whistle has been placed on the new
brewery and was given test this
morning.
Ground has been broken for the erec-
tion OF double dwelling on South
street for Alex Mulhearn.
The Honey Hole was the mecca for a
large number OF people yesterday.
A number of Freeand people spent
yesterday at Glen Onoko.
An automobile OF "a cumbersome build,
with Alvin MarkIe on board passed
through town yesterday.
DeWUt's Witch Hazel Salve should be
promptly applied to cuts, burns and
scalds. 1t soothes and quickly heels the
injured part. There are worthless
counterteits, be sure to get DeWitt's.
Growers City Drug store,