Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-23
ROUND THE REGION.


Dunn are at Paducah, Ky, in the in
terest Of the new independent telephone
system which Wilkesbarre corpora
tion is developing. The syndicate alsc
includes William Sharpe, G. T. Kirken
dali and County Controller George r
Mclean.
The school teachers OF Pittston town
ship went on strike again Tuesday
evening. They had just learned that
the state appropriation Of SO 200, upon
which they relied for part Of their back
salary, would not be paid this year.
This is due to the fact that the law re-
quires the township shall have at least
seven months school each year.
In the Third legislative district con-
vention, at Nanticoke on Monday, Evan
Morgan, of Kingston, was nominated
for representative and two state dele
gates favorable to Elkin for governor
were chosen. 1t is charged that Watres
had a majority OF the delegates, but
that his control was bought by Elkin's
friends at SIPS per delegate.
The body of a young woman was re-
covered from the river at Wilkesbarre
on Monday. The remains were denti-
fed as those of Miss Annie Mooney, OF
Warrior Run. The deceased was a
domestic in that city for the past year
or more. She was about 30 years old
and her family is well known at Warrior
Run.
The superior court had handed down a
decision in the case OF Conrad Schreder
against the Scranton Gas and Water
Company to test the legality of an or
dinance passed by the councils of Scran-
ton fixing the water rates to be charged
by the company. The decision is to the
effect that the city has no power to fix
rates for the company.
A trip of twenty cars ran away down
the Ashley plans OF the G. r. R. OF N. j.
yesterday afternoon, attained speed
of hundred miles an hour, and at the
foot plowed through three lines Of
freight and coal cars and scattered the
wreck of fifty cars for six hundred yards.
No one was hurt The trip was 400
feet up the plane when the cable broke.
The members of the Waite Comedy
Company, without salaries or manager,
left Pittston for New York yesterday
morning, while the scenery and other
property of the company was attached
at their request for salaries. They say
the manager has skipped, leaving $500
in unpaid salaries.
In suit to test the power of third
class cities to compel railroad companies
to maintain electric lights at grade
crossings, Judge Ferris, in the case OF
the city of Hazleton against the Lee
high Valley Coal Company, decided
that the act does not make street light
ing mandatory.
The court has granted the appeal of
number of taxpayers of this county
for a re-audit of the accounts of ex-
Controller Joseph d. Lloyd. Expert
accountants will make a thorough in
vestgation Of Luzerne's finances for the
past two years.
Smallpox is epidemic in Mt. Carmel to
such an extent that there is talk OF hav-
ing the town quarantined. To date
there have been thirty cases and new
ones are being reported. In a single
house there are ten down with the dis
ease.
Wilkesbarre police are unable to
throw any more light on the mysterious
shooting OF Bank Watchman Oliver
Purvis Sunday night, and are now in
cined to believe it is suicide. The coro-
ner is now making an investigation.
DR.. S. w. Trimmer, of White Haven,
has been reappointed oil inspector for
this county to succeed himself. This
position nets the inspector about 81, 800
a year. The appointment was signed
by the four judges.
Annie CASTILLO, aged Is years, was
burned to death at Hazeton Yesterday.
She was playing near ire in the back
yard at her home when her dress be-
came ignited and the flames fatally
burned her.
The Polish Lithuanian Brewing Com.
pany, OF Danville, has purchased twelve
acres of land at South Wikesbarre, and
will move their Danville plant there, to
a new brewery building costing $780,
900.
The New York Central Federated
U nion made a donation to the Lattimer
at it's last meeting, and Del
egate Barry, of the Actors Union, vol
the services OF his organization
for benefit fund.
p. J. McAndrew, building con-
tractor OF Scranton, has been missing