Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-29
ROUND THE REGION.

The dissatisfaction which for some
time has existed among the telegraphers,
| iiremen and trainmen of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey, has eliminated
in the submission of a list OF grievances
to the officials and request for an
answer by August l. The grievances
| comprise number of small matters,
which the men say are very annoying
and which could readily be rectifed.
When the Lehigh valley beer trust,
which has thus far gathered in half OF
gins business the FOUNDERS who wait on
the collector to come around and treat
all hands will go thirsty. One of the
| promoters of the trust says that treating
Of this kind would cease after August /,
and that in this way every brewer in
the trust could save $4,000 year.
Charles Hutchins, of Wyoming, re-
Gently employed by the Lackawanna
Railroad, was arrested in Scranton,
charged with lourishing a weapon. He
was fined $40. The magistrate ordered
the revolver taken from Hutchins. The
Scranton police say "A number of deputies
now out of work are still carrying their
revovers
August 5 will be marked by crisis in
the war of the retail liquor dealers of
Luzerne and Lackawanna counties
against the brewery trust. On that date
a special meeting of the association is
called, and If the trust does not make
concessions foreign beer will be import
cd and all state breweries boycotted.
Government detectives visited numer-
Gus Shamokin saloons, and wherever two
barroomS were not found connected by
IA flight of steps, the proprietors were
ordered to pay s25 additional revenue
tax. Some of the restaurant men will
make a test case.
A non-union Wilkcsbarre machinist,
William Kerwin, was rescued from
mob by the police before serious injury
was done to him. Upon being refused
drink in a saloon he flashed Il revolver
and threatened to shoot the proprietor
and barroom attendants.
bad complexion generally results
from inactive liver and bowels. In all
such cases, DeWitt's Early Riscrs pro-
duce gratifying results. Growers City
drug store.
Too many delinquent subscribers and
too many free puifs are the reasons that
c, A. Mohr proprietor OF the Emaus
Times, Lehigh county, which gave up
the ghost on Saturday, gives for a sus-
pension of publication.
The WiIkesbarre Heat, Light and
Motor Company is notifying its customers
that owing to the increased cost of fuel
and advance in wages there will be an
advance of 10 per cent in price for
steam service from and after September
10.
Before the Royal Golf and Athletic
Club Friday night "Joe" Walcott won
the decision from Jack Bonner, of
Summit Hill, at the end of fifteen
rounds. Wolcott weighed l45 and
Bonner l65 pounds.
The third fire within ten days at
knelly's lumber yard, Hazleton, occur
red yesterday morning and completely
destroyed the plant. HazIetonans offer
500 reward for the capture of the fire
bugs.
The piles that annoy you so will be
quickly and permanently healed if you
use DeWitt's Witch Hazlc Salve. Be
ware of worthless counterfeits, Growers
City drug store.
David Dress, of Mahanoy City, with
four of his children, broke all existing
records as huckleberry pickerS. In six
hours the five gathered close Oh to 200
quarts.
A silk mill employing 200 hands will
be build at Slatington by Come & Cole
man, German manufacturers, and will
make high grade of dress goods.
President John Mitchell writes that
he will attend the demonstration of the
United Mine Workers, to be held at Coal
dale, on August 10.
Ralph Turner, aged 35 years, of
Alden, and William Lyons, aged so
years, of Nanticoke, were killed by a
fall of coal in Alden mine on Friday.
Because of reduction in wages, the
operatives at tho Cumberland shirt
factory, of Ashland, went on strike.
Subscriptions are being received for
the erection of brewery at Lansford.
Soda waterfall ilavors-at Helpers.