Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-03
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.

| The point whether or not a mail car
rier is exempt from military duty was
brought up before Judge Newcomb In
Scranton this week. David U. Reese,
member of the Thirteenth regiment
band, refused to go out with the regi-
ment for the reason that he was mail
carrier. Judge Newcomb decided that
man who is engaged in delivering
mail as a carrier is not engaged In the
transportation OF the mail within the
meaning Of the law, and Reese will have
to remain with the regiment.
A largely attended mass meeting of
| striking miners was held at the Grand
opera house Wednesday evening. John
j. Brosan was chairman and addresses
were made by District Board Membe
w. II. Dettrey, National Board Member
2. G. Gallagher, District Vice President
Andrew Matty and an Italian speaker
The audience was very enthusiastic and
the speakers were repeatedly applauded.
The names of the following candidates
for the legislature in the Second legisla-
tive district of Luzerne county will not
appear on the official ballot, their nomi-
datons having been declared invalid by
the state authorities: M. M. Shore,
Socialist party, James Pettebone, Friends
of Industry, and David j. Davis, Work
ingmen's party.
Office rooms for rent in the Refowich
building. Apply on premises or to c. o.
Stroh.
In fracas in South Centre street
saloon yesterday, started by two un-
known foreigners, the belligerents were
beaten and were later placed under
arrest by Officer Molik. They we're
given hearing before Burgess Boyle,
paid the fines imposed and left town.
1t is said that the men hailed from
Nanticoke.
Notwithstanding the efforts OF Gen.
eral Goblin and other officers, the
Eighth regiment is unable to secure a
band to take the place of the Tamaoua
organization which refused to re-enlist
when its term of service expired. Al
most the entire state has been secured
without success for this purpose.
Harry Simroth, Harry Zhubah, Thom-
as Pristosh, Stephen Frenchko and
| Peter Krominski, Alias Genski, the five
men arrested at Hoboken, N. j., on the
charge of having murdered James Wins
ton; non-union miner, at Grassy Is
land, near Scranton, last Thursday,
were brought to the latter city this week
"Minnesota's Best" flour is sold by A,
| Oswald. There is none better made
Neil Gallagher, of Sandy Run, has
purchased from Thomas Birk beck the
single dwelling house on Birkbeck
street occupied by ex-Principal of
Schools John E. Williams. As soon as
the latter vacates Mr.. Gallagher and
family will remove to town.
Coke Bros. & Co. have served notice to
vacate the company's dwelling at Drift
ton within ten days upon John j. Nc
Nelis. He was employed as assistant
mine foreman and quit work on June 3
when asked to take striking pump
mans position.
f. w. Everitt, cashier OF the First
National bank, has removed from the
corner Of Ridge and Front streets to
East Front street. The vacated resi-
dence will be occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Edmunds.
Ernest Schwarting, employed as
cutter at the overall factory, received
severe cut yesterday while at work.
The cutting knife slipped and pene-
trated his left side, inflicting serious
injury.
Ice cream-all favors-at Merkt's.
The picking of coal on Stockton bank,
from which Hazleton people received
their supply of fuel, has been resumed,
the United Mine Workers having recon-
sidered their order to prevent the
picking.
The Tamaqua and Lansford new
trolley road, connecting Mauch Chunk
and Tamaqua, distance of eighteen
miles, has been completed and cars will
run in few days.
The second Crescent club will play
the Y. M. G. A. game Of football at
the Tigers park tomorrow afternoon.
Hugh Malloy is on tour OF Bradford
and Wyoming counties in the interest of
the game laws.