Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-17
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,

James w. Bohlin, of town, through
his attorney, Daniel Kline, has filed a
suit in trespass against John Raube, and
asks for $1,000 damages. The plaintiff
in his statement alleges that the defend
ant entered upon his land in Butler val
ley and cut trees which he sold and con-
verted the proceeds, about $500, to his
own use.
Michael Gallagher and William Pro-
bert, OF Halle Brook, were placed on
trial in court on Saturday, charged by
John Weber with making threats. The
case was one of those growing out of the
strike. After hearing some of the testi-
mony Judge Lynch dismissed the case.
The winter schedule of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad went into effect yester-
day. The local changes are very few.
The train which departed at AS for
Philadelphia and New York now leaves
at 11.32 and the Wilkesbarre evening
train is changed from .35 to 633
The recent annual convention of the
State Firemen's Association, held at
Bradford, exonerated all the fire COM
panies in the anthracite region from pay
ment of the assessment due the state
association because of the strike
The action of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, in increasing the wages
by 10 per cent of all employees who re-
ceive less than $500 month, is expected
to be followed this week by all the other
railroads of the East.
Mrs. William Fell, of North Centre
street, who went to ST. Josephs hos
pital, Philadelphia, for treatment last
week, is seriously i'll at the institution.
Her husband was summoned to Phia-
delphia on Saturday.
For Sale.-Two horses, one bay and
one gray. Can be seen at George HUI
docks hotel, Main street.
While Lehigh Valley crew was
taking train of coal from Jeddo coiery
Saturday night one of the cars became
derailed on a frog. 1t was necessary
to send to Hazleton for a wreck crew,
who replaced it.
The second of the NJ. & M. Institutes
course Of entertainments will be given
at the Grand opera house Saturday
evening, when Marion Wilson will pre-
sent her famous costumed impersona-
tions.
Among this weeks jurors at Wilkes
barre are John Moik, Charles Shovlin
and w. II. Brown, Freeand, and An
thony McGill, Thomas Comfort, John
Walton and Francis Ward Foster.
A member of the United States Secret
Service Bureau is in Drifton today He
is making tour of the region for the
purpose of securing certain information
for the strike arbtrators.
The half hour schedule prevalent on
the Lehlgh Traction line prior to the
strike, was restored on Saturday and
will be continued providing the traffic
warrants it.
Mrs. Patrick Gallagher, of South Cen
tire street, returned on Saturday from
the Miners hospital, where she was
successfully treated for an alment.
FL. A. McMenamin, who for the past
five months has been employed in the
Eastern cities, returned home Saturday
evening
Andrew Bechtloff and family will re-
move tomorrow from Chestnut street to
the Krommes building, in the Second
ward.
Miss Grace McCole, of South Ridge
street, left on Saturday for New York
city, where she will reside for the future.
Charles Washburn, of Wilkesbarre,
and Miss Mary Johnson, of Walnut
street, will be married on the 26th inst.
A buck deer, weighing ITO pounds,
was shot last week in Butler valley by
Charles Reilly and George Heiney.
William Lawlor, who holds res
ponsible position in New York city, is
visiting his mother here
Miss Bella Welsh, of Drifton, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. William Stranx, at
Catawissa.
1t is said that bear has been seen In
the woods between Halle Brook and
Stockton.
The Week of Prayer, under the Y. NJ
c. A. auspices, will be continued this
week.
"Minnesota's Best" -four is sold by A.
Oswald. There is none better made.