Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-08-25
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,
Several wellfilled carloads OF excur-
sIonlsts left Upper Lehigh for Mountain
Park Saturday morning. The strike
the decrease this year. Those who at
tended enjoyed a fine day at the park.
DePierro's orchestra furnished the dane
ing music.
The attorneys of Coke Bros. e Co..
today notified the president OF the
Tigers Athletic Club that II M. l. Swift,
the Socialist orator, is permitted to de-
liver an address at the Tigers ball park
the company will take possession of the
ground.
The huckleberry season, which is
about to close, has been the most pro-
ductive for many years. The shipments
have passed the 100, 900 basket mark,
which means that from this region alone
over one million quarts OF berries were
gathered.
Patrick Toy, formerly of Freeland,
was married last week at Boston to Miss
Barbara McDonough, OF Portland,
Maine. They will make their home In
that city.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sweatman, of
New York city, have returned to their
home after an extended visit to the
latter's sister, Mrs. U. G. Fetterman.
Police officer John Molk shot and
killed dog Saturday evening near his
home. The animal was acting strange
ly and it was feared he was mad.
Miss Rose Cassidy, Joseph Ferry and
James Boyle, who have been visiting in
town, returned to Philadelphia yester-
day.
Miss Katie O'Donnell, of Philadelphia,
is spending her vacation with her sister,
Mrs. James North, Drfton.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas O'Donnell
spent yesterday at his mothers resi-
dence, Sonth Ridge street.
Arrangements are being made to have
the Balaklava ball club play two game
at Hazleton on Labor Day.
Miss Josephine Campbell has returned
from an extended visit to Philadelphia
and Atlantic City.
A large weasel was shot this morning
at Drfton breaker by Jacob Zeistoft.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Trevaskis are
spending week at Atlantic City.
Miss Name Boyle of town, is visiting
friends at the county seat.
Ice cream-all Aavors-at Merkt's.
Because their salaries are reduced
the school teachers of Washington town
ship, Schuykill county, have struck
Superintendent Weiss will be asked to
arbitrate the difficulties, so that the
schools may be opened week hence.
Abram Llewellyn, Jr., of Pottsville,
who was shot in the abdomen, it is
alleged, by John Meyers during a
quarrel In the street, died at Ashland
hospital Saturday evening. Meyers is
in jail. Llewellyn leaves a wife and
two children.
Howard Burchill, son of the proprietor
of the Mansion House, Mahanoy City,
gave two actors Of the Irene Myers
Dramatic Company ''shoohy" drinks,
instead of the liquor they ordered.
The actors became sick They entered
suit for So 900 damages against Burchill
and were awarded 500 by arbitrators.
Municipal water for Carbondale city
has been knocked out by Judge Halsey,
specially sitting in the injunction pro-
ceedings. The injunction granted
against proceeding with the bonding of
the city S94s,o and erecting the water
plant has been made permanent all
the exceptions of the city being over
ruled.
Burgess Issac M. Dando, of Edwards
willie, began suit against John Dram,
president OF council, for So, 900 damages
for false arrest and imprisonment. He
charges Dram with having him arrested
on the charge of falsely obtaining the
borough minute book, and declared tha
| for one hour he was deprived of his
| liberty. He believes the arrest, which
grew out of an electric light contract
| controversy, was malicious.