Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12
ROUND THE REGION.

Four Wilkesbarre postoi1ice clerks
started today to 60 over the $4,000 let
ters and postal cards in the postoflice
there addressed to the endless chain let
ter firm OF Van Kirk 6 Robin. All the
letters which have return addresses on
the envelopes will be sent back to their
swners. Ths others will go to the
Dead Letter office and will there be
opened and as many as possible return
ed. Letters are still arriving for the
firm.
As the result Of dispute between
James Wilcox, of Dallas, who is As years
old, and his father William Wilcox, who
is 60, the son began suit to recover
$1,000 in wages. During the last few
years the younger Wilcox says he has
worked about the farm and got his
board and clothes, but there was no
settlement made regarding money.
| When this was attempted there was
dispute as to the amount, and the suit
| followed.
Harry Kincaid, aged 30 years, one Of
South Bethlehem's smallpox patients.
committed suicide by hanging himself
in the cellar Of his home. Before hang
ing himself he drank the contents OF a
half-ounce bottle of aconite. The body
| hung in the cellar until this morning
because nobody ventured to cut it down
until a doctor arrived and severed the
| rope.
Ground was broken at Wikesbarre
Saturday morning for the new court
| house after ten years of litigati IN.
County Commissioner Hay, the chair
man OF the board, took out the first
shovelful and the rst stake driven to
mark the limits OF the building was
pulled up and given to the Historical
Society.
The Blue Ridge breaker at Peckville,
owned by the New York, Ontario and
Western Company and one of the larg-
est in the valley north of Scranton, was
destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon.
The loss amounts to Sl25, 900. The Off
cials of the company say they have no
idea as to what the cause OF ire was.
Enemies are endeavoring to ruin
Frederick Reman, an extensive Tama-
qua property holder. Recently they
burned his farm, Thursday they destroy
| a6 his vi nd rtl
ing, when Reman arose, he found that
they had cut the bark off all his fruit
| trees
Walter L. Myles, aged IS years, a
| junior at West Chester normal school,
died from injuries sustained yesterday
by being hit behind the left ear by a
pitched ball in scrub game. He was
son of Myles Myles, OF Edwardsdale, a
suburb OF Wilkesbarre.
To guard against further spread OF
smallpox In Ashland the borough school
board has closed the public schools.
| Eighteen new cases OF the disease have
been added to the list of victims within
| leW udyS
| The full count OF the returns from the
Republicans primary election held at
| Wilkesbarre on Saturday shows that
the Watres candidates for state delegates
were beaten by close vote. Watres
ran 272 votes behind Ekn.
AT meeting of Lehighton borough
council Saturday night the Lehighton
Street Railway Company was officially
notified to complete its road by July 9,
according to ordinance, or lose its fran
chise.
Fire at Hazleton yesterday afternoon
destroyed two-story frame warehouse
used by Hoagland e Co., druggists.
| They lost "a, 900 and the owners OF the
building lost $1,000.
Five children Of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
LOTUS, of West Scranton, were poison
ed by unwholesome cheese which they
ate for supper last night They are In
critical condition.