Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-30
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN UP
Short Items Of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
Freeland Recorded With
out Waste of Words.

Unknown parties destroyed large
patches Of corn and potatoes In NJ.
Schwabe's field In the Third ward Mon
day night. The people Of that section
OF town are considering plan by which
one or two Of the residents will guard
all the fields on turn each night until
the crops are harvested.
During baseball game between the
Scranton and Wilkesbarre court house
clerks somebody in mistake took Com
missioners' Clerk Laubach's hat. Mr..
Laubach says the size is ~, and as the
person who took it probably could not
wear it, he asks that it be returned
Wilkesbarre Record.
Within the past few weeks a large
number of chicken coops In Freeland
have been raided and to checkmate the
thieves many people are doing away
with their fowl as rapidly as possible.
Evidences of "feasts" can be found In
the neighboring woods after every raid.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hart, of Wilkes
barre, celebrated their golden wedding
on Monday. They are the parents of
Daniel l.. Hart, the noted playwright,
and Mrs. Hart is sister to j. z. Nc
Donald, Of town. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Donald attended the celebration.
The c. R. Bachman Company, of
Allentown, which purchased Pond
Creek breaker and mine at the receiv-
er's sale on Saturday, will Immediately
place the property in condition and
have 1t ready to resume operations
when the strike is over.
The fifty-sixth birthday anniversary
of Stephen Drasher and the thirtieth
anniversary of AL Daubert's birth were
celebrated jointly at Krell's hotel last
evening. The Citizens band was pres
ent and entertained the large number
of guests.
James Lewis, of town, who came here
from Jeddo year ago, was injured near
hiii pspui q ~ Idob Wtth. I1b was
employed in concentrating establish
ment and the accident necessitated the
ampntation Of the first joint of one
finger.
Burglars attempted to effect an en-
trance into NJ. Merkt's residence early
yesterday morning by prying open a
rear window. The noise awakened the
inmates and the burglars fed without
accomplishing their object.
The county commissioners and county
controller have awarded to John Flick
inger the contract to build stone
bridge over Kemp's run in Butler town
ship Tho amount appropriated was
$500 and the bid was $100.
Mrs. Frank BERTHE, who was taken
suddenly i'll at Hazleton on Saturday,
has been removed to her home on South
Centre street. When she becomes
stronger she will be operated upon for
appendicitis.
Several stitches were required to close
wound received on the leg of young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Gillespie,
of Coke addition, who fell while playing
around tho new M. & M. Institute
building.
meeting of rent-payers was held at
the Municipal hall Monday afternoon.
The object was to show landlords the
necessity of reducing rents during the
present labor troubles.
Lightning struck car No. 81, of the
Lehigh Traction Company, near town
Monday evening and burned out the
controller. The car had to be attached
to another to take it to Hazleton.
st. Johns Reformed Sunday school
will hold their annual outing at the
campfire grounds, west OF town, to-
morrow. In case of rain the outing
will be held on Friday.
U. G. Hill, lessee of the Grand opera
house for the coming season, spent yes
terday in Freeland. He will return
here next week to make further ar
rangements.
The employees OF Drlfton shops are
now working ten-hour shifts, an in
crease of an hour a day over the time
lately worked.
A strikers dance will be held this
evening at Krel's hall.