Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-03
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN UP
Short Items Of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
FreeIand Recorded With
out Waste of Words.

out Waste of Words.
The ballots to be used at tomorrow's
election in the Third ward were sent
here in the name of the candidate for
judge who was defeated last February
John j. McNelis, of the Democratic
county committee, lodged a successful
protest with the county missioners
and the ballots have been turned over
to the regularly-elected Judge, Frank
Mclaughlin.
Work on the Wilkesbarre and Halle
ton trolly road tunnel on the mountain
near Sugar Notch is being pushed with
three shifts. The work will probably
be finished by the latter part of Decem-
Der, and as the parts of the road are
graded and the track will be laid by
that time it will not be long until the
road is in operation.
Private Blackburn, of Company M,
First regiment, stationed at Upper Le-
high, was given hearing yesterday
morning. He was captured by the
police while doing the Wild West act on
South Centre street Saturday night.
He was released after paying the usual
fine.
The Republican candidates, Messrs.
Palmer, Williamson, Jones, Smith and
Harvey, addressed number of voters
at the Osborne hotel Friday evening.
The report given out during the day
that no meeting would be held deferred
many from attending.
The grand jury, which has completed
its returns, ignored the cases against
thirty men who where accused of rioting
and strike violences and found true bills
in the cases of six coal and iron police
men, who where charged with carrying
concealed weapons.
A soldier stationed on the North Side
was showing his revolver to a returning
member of Company G last evening
while on the Traction car going to Free
land, and it was discharged, the ball
tearing through the roof of the car
Sentinel.
The grand jury has ignored the charge
of burglary and housebreaking preferred
against Mike Muscavch and Patrick
Mcclure, of Upper Lehgh; also the
charge OF libel made by Rev. Carl Houser
against l.. G. Lubrecht, of the Hazleton
Standard.
The case of Charles H. Rohland, Vic
tor Kline and Charles Roberts, coal and
iron policemen at Drifton, will be called
for trial on Thursday. They are
charged by j. Matchko with aggravated
assault and battery on July 3.
Thomas Welsh, of Drifton, aged 16
years, is receiving treatment at the
Miners hospital for injuries received near
Drifton breaker. His foot slipped be-
tween the spokes of a wheel and fractur-
ed the leg below the knee
The grand jury has recommended
that two bridges be built by the county
in Foster township at cost OF not over
$500 each. One is near Jacob Schade's
farm and the other near Scale Siding.
Directors johnson, O'Neil and Dudley
were the only members of Foster school
board who were present Saturday even
ing and the November meeting was
postponed to later date.
Luigi Fortunate and Miss Michelena
Laina, both of Drifton, were married at
Freeland on Saturday afternoon by
Thomas A. Buckley, j. p.
The First regiment, a battalion of the
Sixth regiment, the First City troop and
the Sheridan troop are all that remain
on duty in the coal region.
James w. Horn, OF town, and Miss
Mary j. Woodring, of Jeddo, will be
married at the home of the brides par
ents on the 18th inst.
There is no change yet In the strike at
Marke & Co.'S and Coke Bros. & Co. S
colieries.
The banks of town will be closed to-
morrow, election day being legal hol-
day.
Messrs. O'Donnell and Cannon, of AL
lentown, are visiting relatives In town.
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