Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-14
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Wilkesbarre Central Labor Union has
passed resolutions condemning the effort
of the Ninth regiment to get $3.50 from
the city for each of the city companies.
| The resolutions said: "We recognize
the militia as an armament of capital
ism, of no service whatever to the
cause of organized labor. Therefore
the Central Labor Union denounces
this attempt to infict unnecessary ex-
dense upon the taxpayers of the city,
and declares hostility in advance to
mem bers of council who may give their
votes in support of this attempt to fleece
the taxpayers for the benefit OF the cor
porations."
unique wedding took place at Har-
ford, Susquehanna county, at which the
attendants we're the grandchildren of
the BRIDE. Mrs. Adelaide Brainard was
married to Charles Vosburg, of North
Dakota. She was attended by Misses
Hazel and Cecil Brainard and the groms-
men were Lynn and Lee Brainard, all
the grandchildren of the bride. The
bride is 65 years old, and the young
people are between Is and 90.
Ten cases Of smallpox were discovered
at Mt. Carmel on Friday, and as a
result the whole town is wild with ex-
element. At the time when Shamokin,
Ashland and other towns Of the region
were infected with many cases this
winter, the town did not have case.
Owing to the close intercourse of these
towns, the health authorities were sur
prised that Mt Carmel escaped the
plague.
Fifty-seyen friends OF Rosser Main
waring, who contested the election for
school director at Plains, went on his
bond to insure the contest On Satur-
day they were notified by the court that
under the new law they are responsible
for the costs, which amount to So 500.
They must pay before April 20.
In its verdict on the death of En-
gineer f. II. Hoover, the coroners Jury
severely censured the Central Railroad
OF New Jersey. Hoover's train ran away
and jumped the track at Sugar Notch.
The jury states that the accident was
due to the bad condition of the roadbe
due to lack OF repair.
The first experiment Of the union men
of the Wyoming valley in running a CO.
operative store will be made in few
weeks, when a store will be opened at
West Pittston. A stock company has
been formed with capital of 81 900,
and the shares are being sold at s25
each.
John w. Harrison, once prominent in
labor circles, is dead at the age of 60
years, after long illness. He was
leader in the strikes which took place
place between 1870 and 1880, losing his
place in the mines. He then became a
Methodist minister at Wilkesbarre.
While Patrick Burns and John Cos
grove, miners, were working in Centra-
liza coliery Saturday evening, a fall of
coal choked up the gangway. A rescu-
ing party at o'clock next morning
reached the men. Cosgrove was dead.
Burns is still alive, but is likely to die.
Ice cream at Merkt's.
At a meeting of the state execu-
tive committee OF the p. o. s. OF A., at
Reading, the request of the Funeral
Benefit Association, which recently pass
ed into the hands of receivers, for
financial aid was defeated.
Wasi Talco, aged 35 years, was shot
to death by burglars in his boarding
house, near Gilberton, early yesterday
morning. George Berntz, proprietor of
the boarding house, was beaten and his
wife was shot,
Jonathan w. Davis, factory inspector
of this district has been elected presi-
dent of the Central Labor Union, OF
Wilkesbarre city, to succeed p. j. Boyle,
who resigned to accept the position of
street com missioner.
Mrs. Maraget Edwards, of Carbon
dale, was found dead on the the Della
ware and Hudson tracks in that city.
There are some elements of mystery in
Mrs. Edwards dead, and foul play is
limited at.
Thomas Mcneil, of Shlckshinny, was
sent to jail on the charge of trying to
wreck Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western train near Shickshinny by