Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-07
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.

out Waste of Words.
The Hazleton Item this morning says:
'Trouble is brewing at Coke Bros. COL
lieries, Beaver Meadow, and unless the
men are given adequate adjustment by
Wednesday strike at the mines there
will likely be ordered. The men held a
meeting Saturday night and decided
that unless the company restored the
wage scale agreed upon within three
days strike will take place"
James McCollum, who was hurt in
the accident at the electric light plant
two months ago, was discharged from
the Miners hospital on Saturday. He
is still suffering from the burns, but
expects to be able to resume work in
| few weeks.
Patrick McCloskey, OF Halle Brook,
was removed on Saturday from Laury-
town insane asylum, where he has been
confined for some months, to Retreat
asylum, near Wilkesbarre. The patient
has become very violent of late.
John Ferry, an aged resident of town,
fell from the porch of his home, at the
corner of Carbon and Washington
streets, on Saturday and fractured his
right leg. He was removed to the
Miners hospital for treatment.
Michael Zemany, in his suit again st
August Kellert for rent claim, in which
S2S7.l5 was involved, was given iudg-
ment for the full amount by Alderman
Lau bach, of Hazeton, before whom the
case was heard
The members of Divisions and 10. A.
.. H., with their wives and lady friends,
will partake of banquet at the Osborne
hotel on tho evening Of the 10th inst
The banquet will be followed by ball
at Krell's hall.
Mrs. Crellin, of Mauch Chunk, mother
of Mrs. Chas. Orion Stroh, of town, who
is keeping unwel, was removed to the
home of the latter on East Main street
on Saturday.
Miss Emily Florence Mcguire, OF
Philadelphia, after spending three
weeks as the guest of Mrs. Edward Nc
Geehan, of South street, returned home
on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Hartman
returned on Friday evening from their
wedding trip and have taken up their
residence in the rear of Mr. Hartman's
meat market.
complete list of the properties
which will be sold by the county treas
urer, on June 9, for unpaid taxes, is
published in the Tribune today.
The Crescent Athletic Association
conducted successful hop at Krell's
hall on Saturday evening.
Dr. j. II. Cloud, formerly assistant to
DR.. II. M. Neale, has opened an office
in Scranton.
A Bell telephone has been placed in
the hotel of A. Goeppert, Walnut street.
A. Oswald has the agency for the cele-
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery.
The finest goods made. Try them.
Rev. Father Wastl, of Philadelphia,
who had been appointed rector of the
newly created Catholic parish of Wealth
erly, has arrived at Beaver Meadow,
and will assume charge of his parish on
May 3.
The state convention of the A. o. H.,
which was to be held at Wilkesbarre
in June, has been postponed until the
latter part of August. The national
convention of the order to be held at
Denver, COL, in June, has also been
postponed until later in the summer.
George Weber has instituted suit
against the city of IIazleton for damages
OF SIS 900, by reason of an accident which
befell him two years ago. While on his
way to work early one morning, he slip
ped on defective pavement and in fall
ing fractured his leg.
Schuylkill county court is tied up by
a strike Of the five stenographers en-
poyed by it, they maintaining that they
are not being paid the salaries allowed
them by law. The stenographers
received $40 per day when at work, but
are obliged to transcribe their notes
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