Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-16
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,

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In the opinion Of Governor Stone,
who Is at Gettysburg, there will be no
necessity for the sending OF the state
troops to the scene OF the coal strike.
The governor expressed himself on the
situation soon after his arrival at camp
by saying that he would not send a
soldier to the mining regions until II
had been conclusively demonstrated
that the civil authorities could not cope
with the situation.
Margaret Williams, aged 8 months,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Evan VIII
liams, North Centre street, died yester-
day. The funeral will take place at 9
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Services
will be conducted at the residence by
Rev. Swartz, and the interment will be
made at Freeland cemetery.
Alfred Widdick, Jr., who removed
from town after Drlfton shop strike last
year, had his hand severly injured las,
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Philadelphia. With his family he is
spending few weeks with his parents
on Washington street.
John H. Shovln, OF town, was fined
81 and the costs last night by Alderman
Heidenrich, before whom he was
charged by Coke Bros. & Co. with tres
pass. The company claimed he took
coal from cavern on its land.
Thirty-fve additional beds have been
placed in White Haven Consumptive
Sanitarium. The work upon the four
brick buildings which are being erected
for the accom- mod datlon of the patients is
progressing rapidly.
Thos. e. Slattery returned Monday
evening from Jersey City, whore he
spent the past two weeks. He has been
promised employment there and expects
to receive call within a few days.
William Williams has resigned his
position as butler for the Kemmerer
family In Upper Lehigh and departed
for New York, where he has secured a
more lucrative position.
A. s. Monroe, formerly poor director
Of this district, has been stricken with
paralysis at the home OF his daughter,
Mrs. E. III. Lee, at Princeton, N. j., and
his condition is critical.
The monthly test OF the fire alarm
system yesterday developed irregulari-
ties at some Of the boxes The defects
were remedled by Borough Electrician
Mclaughlin.
Drifton Chesters and Hazleton Pion-
eers will play ball at Hazeton on Sat
urday. A return game will be played
by the same clubs at Drifton the next
day.
The interested parties have fixed upon
July &c as the date for argument in the
Joseph Brkbeck will contest.
School Director and Mrs. w. D. Kline
and family left today to spend week at
Ocean Grove, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Yannes are max
ing preparations to visit their native
land, Italy.
A clam bake yesterday at Dusheck's
farm was attended by many people of
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hartranft and
family are visiting Dauphin county rela-
tives.
A. Oswald has the agency for the cee
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery.
The finest good made. Try them.
A severe hail storm visited Wyoming
valley towns yesterday.
j. F. Qualter, who boasted in q saloon
that he kept his money in his shoe
where no thief could find it, was sand
bagged and robbed last night at Duryea
of $45.
Lazarus Brizzy, the aged man who
wandered away from his homo at Har-
leigh on Friday, has not as yet been
found. Searching parties continue to
scour the woods in search of him.
Thomas Thorburn, secretary Of the
Anthracite Y. M. G. A., portion of the
association devoted exclusively to work
among the miners and the mine bows,
will sail on Saturday for Europe to
study in England and Scotland the work
conducted on similar lines.
Hugh ellsworth and family, of Wy
oming, had a narrow escape from cre-
nation and they owe their lives to the
frantic neighing Of one of their horses,
which awakened them. Their home,
grocery store, warehouse and barn were
burned and the family had barely time
to escape In their night clothes.