Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-06-04
LOCAL Notes
WRITTEN UP
Short Items Of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
Freeland Recorded With
out Waste of Words.


out Waste of Words.
The permanent certificate committee
for Luzerne county will hold an eX
animation for permanent certificates in
the High school building, Wilkesbarre,
June 30, at a. m. Persons desiring
extra branches will notify the secretary
of the committee on or before June IA.
The secretary is Harvey L. Hoffman,
Freeland.
The remains of the late Patrick Har-
vey, OF Pottsville, arrived here shortly
before noon yesterday and were met at
the Lehigh Valley station by many
friends OF the family. The funeral pro-
ceeded to St. AIMS church and later to
St. AIMS cemetery, where the inter
ment was made.
John A. Gallagher, Hugh A. McMena-
min and Charles McGill left yesterday
for Hartford, Conn, to seek employ
ment. James McGroarty went to Phila-
delphia this morning, and numbers of
other young men have gone or will go
within week or two.
The annual closing exercises OF the
Mining and Mechanical Institute at the
Grand opera house this evening will un-
doubtedly draw a large audience. Ad-
miral Melville, who will deliver the
principal address, is a noted speaker.
The water supply of Upper Lehigh
residents was shut off yesterday by or
ders OF the coal company. The inhabi-
tants are obtaining their supply from
the springs near the town.
Father Longo and the choir of st.
Anthony's italian Catholic church drove
to Laurytown almshouse yesterday.
Father Longo read mass for the
Catholic inmates of the institution.
ChIldren's Day will be observed next
Sunday in Butler valley by holding
special exercises at st. Johns Reformed
church Rev. Reinecke is the pastor.
Noal Gallagher, of Sandy Run, was in
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tack from rheumatism.
Miss Moore, of Ashland, is the guest
OF her brother, Rev. John L. Moore, al
st. AIMS parsonage.
?. b Carr and family removed yester
day from Pine street to Hazleton, where
they will reside hereafter.
The track of the Hazleton- Wilke
barre trolley line has been laid to St
Johns, Butler valley.
A. Oswald has the agency for the cele
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery
The finest goods made Try them.
Magistrate Donohoe fined Emil Basaik
500 and costs for shooting dog tha
passed his home, and $50 and costs fo
injuring two other dogs.
Judge Wheaton has decided that con
stables must themselves pay the
deputies. For seventy years the de
puties been drawing money from tn
county.
The Sweeney building at Olyphan
was destroyed by fire yesterday morning
entailing loss of $1,000 The buildiL,
: was occupied by E. w. Hennigan as
hotel and by Edward Triple, butcher
The Lower Luzerne Telephone anC
Supply Company, capital $500, witt
headquarters at Shickshinny, has bee
granted a state charter and will conduc
a telephone system in that town an
the surrounding districts.
During heavy storm yesterday after
noon lighting struck the glazing mill a
, divers powder works, Laurel Run
) There were within some 1000 pounds o
r black powder and the whole exploded
with force, which shook the town. N
, one was in the mill at the time and n
D one was injured. The loss is abou
5000.
5 Last night an old pumping shanty il
Q Wilkesbarre took fire and burned down
5 The wires to the city papers were KEEP
hot for an hour telling how q mob G
strikers had succeeded in burning proI
erty, Notwithstanding the fact that tn
, shanty was surrounded with guard
!, when the blaze was discovered.