Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24
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.

The consent of a majority Of the
directors having been given, Treasurer
paying the Freelaud teachers u half
months salary and the institute allow
ance of $40 each. This custom has
been in vogue here for some years and
is appreciated by the teachers, who
thereby will be financially prepared to
attend the county institute at Wilkes
barre next week.
The announcement given ont by
George Kugler, superintendent for NJ
S Kemmerer & Co. at Sandy Run, that
the water in the mines will not be
pumped out before next spring, has
caused much uneasiness among the
people of the town and many are max
ing preparations to seek employment
elsewhere. Very few families will re-
main in Sandy Run during the winter.
A defective fue in the dwelling oc-
cupied by M. Potochney on South
Centre street caused fire late Wednes
day afternoon. Fortunately prompt as
sistance was rendered and the blaze ex
tinguished with slight loss. Upon the
arrival of the hose carts the chimney
was given thorough drenching.
A fire was discovered in Derringer
mine of Coke Bros. & Co. on Wednesday.
The company's officials claim it has
whether or not the blaze did much
damage.
The late Mrs. Mary Farley, of Mines
Vile, bequeathed her estate to her
daugher, Miss Mary Heron. The will
also provides for an annuity for her
until she is twenty-one years of age
The engagement is announced of Miss
Elizabeth X. Michaux Turner, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank D. Turner, OF
Philadelphia, to Edmund j. D. Coke, son
Of Mrs. Brinton Coke, of Drifton.
The Tigers Athletic Club greeted the
end of the strike and the return home
of several members with a celebration
at the club-rooms on Walnut street
Wednesday evening.
Henry Hoffman, prominent business
man of Dubois, Pa, who was visiting
his brother-in-law Isaac Ashman, on
North Washington street, returned
home today.
A dog owned by Bernard Morris,
North Centre street, acted in a strange
manner this morning, 1t was feared
he was mad and the animal was shot by
Patrick Dever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II. McGroarty
returned last evening from their we'd
ding trip, which was spent at Niagara
Falls, Buffalo and other points of inter
est.
The quarterly meeting OF delegates
representing the Catholic temperance
societies OF the Lehigh region will be
held at Hazleton on Sunday afternoon.
The depredations committed by chick.
en- thieves continue to grow and scarce
ly a night passes by without one OF
more henneres having been looted.
Many of the local strikers who held
good positions in the large cities regret
having returned home yuntil the labor
troubles here are settled.
Several Freeland people are at AL
lentown today attending the funeral OF
the late Roger Brown, who died In that
city Tuesday evening.
The directors of the Mining and Me
chancal Institute expect to open theil
new building on South Centre street on
November IS.
Mrs. Condy Heeney, of North Ridge
street, is suffering from an injured eye
which was cut while she was engaged
In cracking coal.
School Directors Thomas Slattery anG
Dominic Kelly have returned from
Philadelphia, where they were employed
during the strike.
Miss Hannah Mclaughlin, teacher
in the Daniel Coke school building, /.
seriously i'll at her home on Adams
street.
The Republican leaders of the Fourth
district are preparing for u rally to be
held in Hazleton on Saturday, November
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A rally is being held by the Socialist
party at the Grand opera house thi,
afternoon.
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