Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-19
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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.

Incendaries At Summit Hill last night
attempted to burn Sweeney's pavilion
while a dance was In progress When
the fire was discovered a panic ensued,
but no one was injured. Excitement
runs high, as this is the second attempt
made to destroy property in that town
within two weeks. The fire started In
an annex, the floor and wall having
been saturated with kerosene.
Rev. Rudolph Duenger, D. D, one Of
the Oldest Reformed ministers In the
United States, died Monday evening OF
apople1y. He was 94 years old, and had
spent sixty eight years In the ministry.
During the past forty years he had been
stationed At Ashland IS pastorr Of Zion's
church, but retired from active service
several years ago.
Commissioner of Immigration T. v.
Powderly, on his retirement from the
office ho now 6lls, announces that he
will return to Scranton and enter upon
tho practice Of law. Powderly will be
succeeded as immigration commissioner
BY F. P. Sargent, at present grand mas
tor pf the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Firemen.
A number OF taxpayers met yesterday
and decided to continue the fight for
FREQ bridges. Judge Wheaton had de-
clared the law granting the county COM
missioners the right to buy toll bridges
and make them free unconstitutional.
The taxpayers will carry tho matter to
the supreme court.
At meeting Of Tamaqua borough
council it was decided to hold q special
election on April Is, for the purpose Of
ascertaining whether the electors are In
favor OF increasing the borough indebt-
edness Sa5 900, the money to be used to
be used in improving the water works.
A. Oswald has the agency for the cele-
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery.
The finest goods made. Try thsm.
Garfield Commandery. Knights Of
Malta, has leased the third floor OF
Krell's hall for meeting and drill pur-
poses, aud the rooms are now being
rsmodeled for the purposes OF the or
ganization.
Wages II all stationary fremen en-
ployed by the Lehigh Coal and Navig-
alton Company, in the Panther Creek
valley, have been increased from 81. .54 to
S1.70 per day, to take effect from Feb
ruary Is.
President Irving A. Stearns, OF the
D. S. & s. Railroad, has bssn elected
a director Of the Temple Iron Company,
which controls numerous colieries In
the Lackawanna and Wyoming regions
A lecture on Tho Achievements Of
the Nineteenth Century" will be deliver
ed this evening by Rev. Ritter, of West
Hazleton, at st. Luke's Lutheran
church.
Stephen Eroh is preparing to remove
his family from Chestnut street to Hal-
lotion. where he has been employed for
several months past.
Griffith G. Pritchard, ono of the
county jail watchmen and a former
resident of Freeland, is visiting lower
end friends.
The Mountain Ice Company is the
title of new corporation which has
bought up all the ice companies in
Lackawanna and Wyoming counties.
Fresh fish every day durin. Lent at
Hartman's market, next to Central hotel.
Corporal Joseph Mckinley, OF the
United States artillery service, is visit
ing friends at his former home, Upper
Lehigh.
Mrs. Frank Mclaughlin, OF North
Ridge street, who has been Ill for several
months, Is in a serious condition.
Owing to the absence of a quorum no
meeting of the borough council was
held on Monday evening.
James Campbell, we'll known resi-
dent Of Eckley, is seriously i'll.
N. Butterwick, OF Danville, is visiting
his son, w. L. Butterwick.