Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-08-09
ROUND THE REGION.

AT mass meeting last night, the
stationary firemen of the Plttston dis
trct received unsatisfactory reports
from committees appointed by the strk-
ers to secure the reinstatement OF many
fremen who joined their movement.
The meeting unanimously decided not
to Join the United Mine Workers until
the action of the American Federation
OF Labor, which meets in Scranton in
ber, is ascertained
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co.
Is about to build new breaker at Lans-
ford to employ 600 men. Their No 4.
collery shut down yesterday, and will
not resume for about six weeks. About
600 men and boys are idle. The COM
pany claims the colliery was closed to
allow the construction OF new slope
before the cold weather sets in. The
men claim it is to curtail production.
The forty-ton steam wrecking crane
OF the Central Railroad OF New Jersey
toppled over a fifteen-foot embankm ent
into the Lehigh river at Oxbow Curve,
five miles north OF Mauch Chunk, seri-
ously injuring four members OF the
wrecking crew, Owen Bevan, engineer;
John j. Mckinley, fireman; Theodore
Schmidt and William Kruger, wreckers,
all residing at Mauch Chunk.
In cases of cough or Group give the
Then rest easy and have no fear. The
child will be all right in little while.
1t never fails. Pleasant to take, always
safe, sure and almost instantaneous in
effect. Growers City drug store.
Herbert Gilbert, IS years of age, re-
siding at Coplay, met horrible death
in the Unicorn silk mill, Catasauqua.
The accident happened in the picking
room, and in what manner is not known,
bat Gilbert was caught in the betting and
whirled around the ceiling The body
was fonnd tightly wedged in the ma
chinery. The head, legs and arms were
torn off and the body fearfully lacerated.
Henry Zeiser and Edith Van Auken
we're marred at Pittston last Fubruary.
Immediately after the ceremony they
quarreled about a place OF abode and
apart and now Zeiser has been arrested
on the charge OF desertion and nom
support
IL the action OF your bowels is not
easy and regular serious complications
must be the final result. DeWitt's Lit
tie Early Risers will remove this danger.
Safe, pleasant and effective. Growers
City drug store.
The first days fight in the contest
over the will of Samuel p. Williams, OF
Pittston, took place in court yesterday.
The estate, valued at 100000, was left
to three half-nephews. The contestant
is full nephew, s. b. Edwards, who
claims that his uncle was unduly in
nuenced.
Jack Bonner, OF Summit Hill, and
"Scaldy Bill" Quinn, of Philadelphia,
will meet again in an effort to settle for
all time the question of istic supremacy
that exists between them. Bonner and
Quinn will come together at Mauch
Chunk on Monday night. They are
scheduled for twenty rounds.
Eruptions, cuts, burns, scalds and
sores of all kinds quickly healed by
DeWtt's Witch Hazel Salve. Certain
cure for piles. Beware of counterfeits.
BE sure you get the original--DeWitt's
Growers City drug store.
BY recent act OF the Republican
county committee the return judges
throughout the county were made mem-
bers of the committee. There are some
three hundred of them. This was done
to keep party interest alive in all sec
tions and to furnish a larger number of
workers.
James White, Bryantsvile, Ind, says
DaWtt's Witch Hazel Salve healed run
ming sores on both legs. He had suffer
ed years. Doctors failed to help him.
Get DeWitt's. Accept no limitations.
Growers City drug store.
Joseph Harter, aged SO years, who
fought the passage OF the Harvey Lake
trolley line through his land, was killed
by a trolley car. He tried to cross the
track to get to the station and was cut