Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-24
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.


John Powell, OF Allentown, formerly
OF Freeland, has been awarded a scholar
ship by the Lehigh Preparatory school
which entities him to free course in
the Lehigh University. He entered that
institution yesterday with Richard Gun
ningham, Drfton; William Lesser, Up
per Lehigh; Edgar Smith, White Haven,
and John Powell, Freeland.
Some time ago the Freeland branch
Of "A Verhovay Belegsegelyzo," a ben
eical society with headquarters at
HazIeton, dropped Charles Polaneczky
from its rolls. He has applied to the
court for a writ of alternative mandam-
US to compel the officers to restore him
to active membership.
Rose McGill, aged II months, q
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nc
Gill, died at Ebervale today. The
funeral will take place at o'clock Fri
day afternoon and will proceed by troll
ley to the D. S. & S. station, Drifton.
The interment will be made at St.
AIMS cemetery.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Mary
Farley, who died Monday morning, will
take place from the Mountain House,
Milnesville, tomorrow morning at $50
o'clock. A requiem mass will be read
at st. AIMS church at 10 80, after
which interment will be made at st.
AIMS cemetery.
Peter Stultz, OF Highland, was ar
raigned before Squire Shovln Monday
evening, charged by Game Warden
Hugh Malloy with shooting fiickers out
of season. The defendant pleaded ig-
norance of the game laws and was left
of with light fine
A new stable and barn is being erect
ed by John Fisher on the rear of the
Osborne House lot, which property he
recently purchased. barn for Fred
Horlacher is also in course OF erection
on his South Centre street lot.
Denis Ferry, Jr., and Patrick Nc
Dewitt, of Freeland, leave today for
Gassport, Allegheny county, where the
latter's brother, Bernard, is employed
| If conditions there are satisfactory bott
young men will remain.
The King Bridge Company, Cleveland,
| o., was yesterday awarded the contract
| for the erection OF an iron bridge ovel
the Lehigh river at White Haven, at a
cost of $50, ,46o The state will pay fol
the bridge.
Hazleton constables spent two days in
town this week seeking persons charged
with taking coal from cave-ins on Coke
Bros. & Co.'S land. Their labors were
in vain, as the parties wanted could not
| be found.
The borough school board failed tC
meet last evening. Directors Brogan
Buckley, Fetterman, McGeehan ant
Timony were the only members who
responded to the call
Robert Jenkins, of South Centre
street, has been offered position in Q
Perth Amboy, N. j., shipyard, and will
leave for that city the latter part of this
week.
Morgan DeFoy and Vincent Petrilla
| have accepted an engagement for tht
week with Allentown band and will as
sist in furnishing music at the fail
grounds.
John Markle's interview with q New
York Sun reporter on the coal strike
has been received through the mail If
pamphlet form by several FrseanC
people.
John Nestor and Mary Kosis, both oi
Butler valley, will be united in marriage
on Sunday at st. Johns Slavonian Cath.
olic church by Rev. Charles Pajchsak
Rev, j. j, Kuntz is at Lehighton at
tending the ninth annual convention o
| the Wilkesbarre conference OF the
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium.
Miss Kate Boyer is suffering from 9
| sprained ankle, caused by fall at the
| home OF her aunt, Mrs. William VII
hanson, Walnut street
The enrolment Of the Freeland pub
lie schools is $50. Halle township pub
lie schools report an enrolment of ASH
Fred Bell and family removed theil
household goods yesterday to Wilkes
barre, where Mr.. Bell in employed.
Charles Yeist, after two months work
behind the stockade of Hazeton col
iiery, returned to his home in Nescopech
! aud hung himself yesterday,