Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-06-16
ROUND THE REGION.

AT the instance OF the Woman'S
Christian Temperance Union, several
Berwick dairymen having been arrested
and fined for selling milk on Sunday.
All the dairymen of the town have now
decided to sell no milk on Sunday here
after. Two druggists, who have been
arrested three times charged with sell
each case waived a hearing and will
appeal the matter to court.
Michael Davis, the Minooka constable
who last February murdered Peter King
in a saloon in that place, as result of a
feud between them, was sentenced to
eighteen years in the Eastern peniten-
tiary. His attorneys pleaded for mercy,
but Judge Edwards remarked that
Davis had shown no evidences of regret
for his crime during his trial and was
lucky in escaping first degree verdict.
A new counterfeit IS bank bill is In
circulation. The note is Photographic
reproduction of note drawn of the
charter number is 99l, the serial bank
number 7244 and the serial treasury
number Il 4S3,7l4. 1t is poorly ex-
ecuted affair and is printed upon glazed
Photographic paper.
John Nash, OF Nanticoke, when he
saw an elligy hanging before his home,
q a m n thn Mrs Willin
Evans called out, Hes coming out to
look at himself" This so angered Nash
that he cursed her. She had him arrest
ed and Alderman Donohue fined him 81
and gave him severe reprimand.
Two of the longest names ever entered
in the marriage license docket were
placed on record at WIlkesbarre last
week. The bridegroom is Joseph An
jsicz. The brde-to-b be is
Miss Pauna Dzwowsickinskizc. They
live in Plymouth.
After suffering intense agony for
several days, five-year-old John Cubic
died at Mahanoy City. The little one
""o 'uSSih"eOu SCdIt
some weeks ago. A week later symp-
toms of tetanus developed which fol-
lowed in death.
Katie Hume, 20 years old, living with
the family OF Charles Butler at Park
Place as domestic, committed suicide
early Saturday morning by swallowing
at h,1 Il, ~.
for some weeks, caused by being dis
appointed in love affair.
A carelessly- placed candle set fire to
the coffin containing the remains of
two-year-old Mary Hulk, at the home
of the child's parents, at Hazleton.
Before the flames were extinguished the
coffin was destroyed and the remains
of the child were scorched.
At Forty Fort Joseph Kra,ka and his
son John drove COW from pasture to
the barn during the height of storm
Friday night. They had just got into
the barn when bolt of lightning came
in the window and killed the son and
the COW.
Charles Ii. Gleason, manager of the
Shamokin Beef Company, was arrested
for alleged embezzlement. He entered
S10,0 bail for further hearing. The
amount of his alleged embezzlement is
not announced.
Bloomsbury is preparing to celebrate
its centennial, August 2s and 20. More
than $4,000 has already been subscribed
and sufficient funds are assured to make
the celebration success.
The senate committee on public build
ings and grounds has ordered favor
able report on Senator Penrose's bill,
appropriating 100000 for Federal
building at Shamokin.
Charles e. Rhoades, proprietor of the
famous Rhoades' hotel, at Harvey's Lake,
died Friday at the age of As years
Mauch Chunk is taking steps to have
its principal streets paved with vitrilied
brick.