Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-06
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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.


Edward Nutze, demented young
man Of town, was captured this after
noon by Officers ODonnell and Welsh
and Constable Gerod, under instructions
from Poor Director Lieb, and will be
sent to Retreat asylum. The young
mans mother, whose mind is also un-
balanced, was taken to Retreat on Sat-
urday. There is much sympathy for
the afflicted family.
At ST. AIMS Catholic church on Sum
day next the sacrament of confirmation
will be administered by Bishop M. j..
Hoban, OF Scranton, to a class OF nearly
600, all Of whom, with few exceptions,
are boys and girls. The confirmation
services will take place during mass
which will begin at $40 o'clock. Low
masses will be read at and 8 a. m.
Bernard McFadden, whose work as a
pitcher In the Western and National
leagues was pleasing to his friends, left
today to resume his studies at East
Stroudsburg normal school.
The bans of marriage between Frank
FL. McGroarty, OF South Centre street,
and Miss Rose Gillespie, of Main street,
were announced for the first time at St.
AIMS church yesterday.
Theatrical companies are giving coal
region towns wide berth this season.
Only those which cannot secure dates
elsewhere are playing in the strike belt.
{ Sister Uralia, of Scranton convent,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Doggett, North Washington
street, yesterday.
John Shafer will represent the Ep-
worth League of town in a convention
to be held at Shamokin this week.
w. R. Flad and Gustav Mutkos,
Freeand, and Con McGeehan, Foster,
are serving as jurors this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lewis, OF the
Hill, are preparing to remove to Bucks
county.
The Lehigh Valley section foremen
have had their wages increased SIS a
month.
The October meeting OF the borough
council will be held this evening.
Ice cream--all flavors-at Merkt's.
Edward Rodda, of Hazleton, who
neglected to send his children to school,
was arraigned before. Alderman Buch-
enau and fined So and costs. This is the
first arrest under the compulsory edu-
cation law In that city.
Ex-Governor Robert E. Pattison has
| Informed the Democratic county COM
mittee that he will speak In Wilkesbarre
cratic orators will accompany him.
Judge Pennypacker and his associates
on the Republican state ticket will also
visit Wilkesbarre, but the date OF their
coming has not yet been agreed upon.
The body of James Fisher, a brake
man on a train that was swept away
with the White Haven bridge by the
flood OF last March, has been found on
| the edge OF the river near Mauch
Chunk. The body was In fairly we'll
preserved condition, but OF the head
nothing remained but the scalp. The
remains were sent to his home in Par
sons.
After being mourned as dead for
twelve years. Patrick Kennedy, a for
mer Halle township school teacher, has
| reported as alive and we'll at Pueblo,
Col. He resolved to leave this region
and never return until he could do so a
rich man. He is prosperous now and
he writes to his mother for the frst time
since he left her home. He will soon
visit her.
The temporary injunction restraining
Columbia county com missioners from
disposIng OF bonds amounting to 500, ,0OC
has been dissolved by the court The
injunction was asked for on the ground
that the bonds were worth premium
and that the taxpayers were being de.
frauded. The court says the commits.
sioners were not obliged to offer the
bonds to the highest bidder.
Real estate valued at half a million
dollars was disposed Of In the Slater will
contest when the jury at Pottsville rem
dered verdict for Harry Slater. This
case has been on trial for three weeks.
George w. Slater left all his valuable
real estate, including hotel In Was
ington, and the Centennial Hall at Potts
vile, to his son, Harry, and the other
relatives endeavored to break the will.