Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-25
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN UP
Short Items Of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
FreeIand Recorded With
out Waste of Words.

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The quarterly convention of the
Catholic L. A. B. societies OF Hazleton
region, composing the Fourth district OF
Scranton union, will be held at Hazleton
on Sunday afternoon. The Young
Mems Corps will be represented by John
]. McNelis, M. d. Mclaughlin, Peter
0'Donnell Charles Shovlin and Charles
McElwee.
Summons to appear next week before
Alderman Heidenrich, OF Hazleton,
were served yesterday upon several
Freeland people. They are charged
with trespass by Upper Lehigh Coal
Company, it being alleged that they
gathered coal on the corporations land.
The county commissioners have
awarded the contract for the erection
OF the new courthouse to the Joseph
Hendler Construction Company, OF
Wllkesbarre. Their bid was S597, 900.
The contract calls for the completion of
the building In two and half years.
Marcus Houser, whose foot was per-
manently injured in an accident at
Perth Amboy two years ago, has recev-
ed 81, 200 benefits from the Brotherhood
OF Railway Trainmen. Houser was en-
ployed on the d. S. & S. Railroad at the
time the accident occurred
John Powell, son OF John Powell,
OF Walnut street, met with an accident
on Wednesday in Bethlehem Iron Works.
One Of his fingers was badly mashed by
large casting falling on It, The in
jured member may have to be am
putated.
The plant of the Freeland Overall
Manufacturing Company Is one OF the
busiest mills In the state. The demand
for the goods made here is steadily in
creasng and the employees are given
steady work.
Theatrical companies are refusing to
book towns In the anthracite region for
their tours during the coming season,
and many which gave dates last year to
houses in this section have cancelled
the same.
q. E. Rickert, who for many years
was superintendent of the Halle Brook
colleries, is removing to McAdoo, where
his son, Stanley, is engaged in business.
Mr.. Rickert will make his home In Nc
Adoo.
Daniel Bergin, an octogenarian, died
from injuries received by falling down
stairs at his home In Glen Carbon,
Schuylkill county. The deceased was
an uncle of M. j. BergIn, OF Drlfton.
At st. James P. e. chapel a special
sermon will be preached on Sunday
evening by Rev. #. Marshall on "The
Relation of Christianity to Pain In the
World"
During the absence of Superintendent
Lathrop, of the Miners hospital who is
on three weeks vacation at Halifax,
the institution will be in charge of DR..
FL. M Neale, of Upper Lehigh.
The Luzerne county Republican com
mittee met yesterday and decided to
hold the primaries on September and
the convention on the following Tues
day, September 8.
Ice cream-all llavors-at Merkt's.
Local pugilists and sports are taking
much interest In the Ftzsimmons-
Jeffres fight, which comes of at San
Francisco tonight.
A meeting of the borough council has
been called for this evening Definite
action on the light question is expected
to be taken.
To meet the demands of It's increasing
circulation the Hazleton Plain Speaker
Installed new fast newspaper press
this week.
Andrew r. Shore has obtained en-
ployment as a boilermaker at Norfolk
shipyard and will remove to that place.
The properties OF Michael Zemany on
Main and Washington streets are under