Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15
ROUND THE REGION.

Inc largest wholesale r0OOery In tne
history of Wilkesbarre was committed
during Wednesday night, aud although
it took several wagon loads to remove
the booty, the police have not yet OBJ
tanned clue. The stables of the
Ganoga Ice Company were robbed of 600
pounds of cut hay, 400 pounds of chop
and twenty-five bushels of oats. The
people 1lving nearby heard teams drive
up, but thought that the employees
were at work.
r. M. SINNERS, pure food agent, ar
rested Christian Ost, OF Mt. Hope,
Schuylkill county, charged with having
watered his dairy milk to the extent of
80 per cent, c. f. Wagner, of Ger
mantown, and Milton Eckroth, dairy
men, who it is alleged, used formal
dehyde, and George L. Hoffman, a
grocer of Cressona, who it is charged,
sold adulterated chocolate. Each was
iued $50 and costs.
Clement Frank, of Wilkcsbarre, who
has been depressed with the belief that
the devil was after his soul, has dsap-
peared. His delusion worried his wife
into insanity and she has been in an
asylum for some time. His eldest son
also disappeared recently. His three
other children were taken in charge by
the Humane Society.
Notices have been posted at all Phila-
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany's collieries that, commencing Sat
urday all the collieries would work three
quarter time until furthur notice in
stead of nine hours per day, the sched-
ule during the past year.
John Lutz expressed no qualification
when informed that he had been respit-
ed until January 21, two months from
the original date of his execution. The
respite was granted in order to allow an
examination of the man by experts on
insanity.
William Henry, aged % years, of
McAdoo, sustained dislocation of his
arm while at work yesterday, making
the nineteenth time similar accident
has befallen him within the past few
years.
At the kennels of Daniel Franey, dog
fancier, of Colorado, Schuylkill county,
yesterday, fine thoroughbred setter
gave birth to seventeen puppies. The
new arrivals are all well-formed and
strong.
The members of Hazleton Merchants
Protective Association will in the future
patronze no advertising mediums but
the newspapers. This resolution was
adopted at recent meeting.
One hunderd and fifty car builders
in the employ of the American Car and
Foundry Company, at Bloomsbury,
went out on strike yesterday because of
a reduction in wages.
Fire is consuming the valuable culm
bank of the Mill Creek Coal Company
at New Boston. The bank contains
coal valued at thousands of dollars
The fire was started by bpys.
Three cases of smallpox have develop
ed at Auburn, Schuylkill county. Else
where In the county the disease has en-
tirely disappeared.
The Monroe county cider crop this
year is a failure. With possibly one
exception this has been the poorest year
for apples in twenty-five years.
The contract for lighting Wilkes
barre has been given to the present
company at the rate of $50 light per
year for period of seven years.
Colonel C. B. Dougherty, of the Ninth
regiment, has offered badges and cash
prizes for 500, S75, $50 and $40 for the
four best drilled companies.
Miss Margaret McDermott, well
known young lady of Hazleton, died on
Wednesday night and will be buried
tomorrow at o'clock.
Charles Shoemaker has been appoint
ed by the court to serve as burgess of
White Haven.