Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04
ROUND THE REGION.

nOUND lnG HEOiOIN.
Three deaths and one new case was
the result of the smallpox conditions at
Plymouth yesterday. Alfred, the two
and one-half yearold son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Buckingham, died shortly
after midnight and during the forenoon
OF the same day william, the three-year-
old son of Mrs. Thomas R. Evans, died.
An infant of the same family died in the
evening, The father Of the children
died early last week. The entire family,
with the exception of the mother, has
been wiped out by the disease.
The nine members of the executive
committee of Scranton union Of street
railway employees were put under arrest
on IA warrant, in which they are accused
Of criminal libel The warrant was is
sned on Information of Samuel L. Bun
nell, one of the men who was expelled
from the union on November %, aud
who has since gone back to work for
ehS WI" P"h1' nv PiH'hs'h "'''S'o hp
was held up to public ridcule in the
statements issued by the executi, Q
board.
Judge Halsey yesterday sentenced
John Bunnell to pay fine OF $25, costs
and six months in the county jail, and
James Bunnel $25, costs and three
months in the county Jail. After the
BunneIls left the courthouse Judge
Halssy forfeited the license of the
Windsor hotel, which was in the name
of John Bunnell. The men were con-
vcted OF maintaining disorderly house
in Wilkesbarre.
Lon Beckwith, of Athens, and George
Cole, of Trenton, N. j., met at Sha-
mokin last night to fight for the colored
middleweight championship of PennsyI-
jumped into the ring claiming the
referee had allowed the second round to
go over three minutes. The fight was
declared of, owing to more spectators
jumping lnto the ring.
Complete stock of felts, all kinds of
rubber boots and shoes and full line of
mems and women's slippers at moderate
prices at John BelleZZa's, 10 5. Centre
street, near Luzerne, Freeand.
Iazimer Zodto, of Wilkesbarre, found
$500 belonging to his wife in an old
stocking and, thinking that it was un-
safe there, deposited it in bank in his
own name. Yesterday she applied to
the court for an Injunction restraining
him from using the money and preim
mary injunction was granted.
Because he displeased members OF his
congregation by riding on the boycotted
street cars, Rev. William C. Davis,
pastor of the Welsh Calvnistic Metho-
dist church, Scranton, caused a SEN
sation among the members by resignng.
| His resignation is to take effect the first
of next April.
Oscar Shoemaker, of Lynnport, Le-
high county, who left the United States
gunboat Montgomery in South Africa to
fight the English in the Boer war, was
killed in August, friends in Allentown
having just received news to that effect.
For the first time in the history of
Conyngham, double funeral was held
yesterday morning. The occasion was
the burial of John Rediman and his
wife, both of whom died last week
within twenty-four hours of each other
The carmen of the Wyoming Valley
Traction Company will present their
scale of wages for the approval of the
management on January /, when the
present one expires. 1t is believed the
old terms will be renewed.
The large breaker of the Green Ridge
Coal Company at Scranton was des-
troyed by fire early yesterday. The
loss is 500, 900 and 500 men and boys
are thrown out of employment.
Annie Kartomski, aged years, was
burned to death in hot grease at Pitts
ton The child, while playing about the
stove, tipped a kettle of boilding liquid
| Judge Bechtel, at Pottsville, has de-
clared Constab BILE Alexander Oliver, of
Kline township, a fugitive from justice.