Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-17
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Short Items Of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
FreeIand Recorded With
out Waste of Words.


The public schools of the borough
will finish their ninth and last month Of
the term tomorrow afternoon. Super
vising Principal Hanon has completed
his examination of the pupils and pro-
motions have been made in the several
schools. The third-year class of the
High school will be graduated at the
Grand opera house on Thursday even
ing of next week
Charles Mulligan,, aged II years, OF
Iiazleton, pleaded guilty yesterday when
called before Judge Wheaton to answer
to charge of robbery made against him
by Mrs. M. l.. Harvey, OF Hazeton.
The judge sentenced him to pay fine
of $40 and costs and to three years In
the pententiary.
The funeral of Mrs. Gallagher, who
died suddenly on Sunday, took place
yesterday afternoon from the home OF
her son, John, in Drifton. The remains
were followed to st. AIMS cemetery by
IL large number of relatives and friends.
Tickets for the annual entertainment
given by the pupils of St. AIMS paroch-
ial schools were placed on sale this
morning at McMenamins store, where
reserved seats for both Monday and
Tuesday evenings can be obtained.
In the miners union convention at
Scranton this week Christy Burns repre-
sented Local 1499, of town; Frank Nc
Kinley Local 1899, of town; Patrick Nc
Geehan, Local 1919, Drifton, and John
o'Niell, Local 1921, Upper Lehigh.
BY fall of coal In No mine, High
land, yesterday, Otto Kukitis, a miner
of Freeland, and Martin Wargo, labor
er of Drifton, sustained severe con-
tusions about the body. They are being
treated at the Miners hospital.
, William Hayes, of st. Clair, has been
appointed assistant mine foreman at
Drifton to succeed John j. McNelis
, who resigned recently. Mr.. Hayes was
an assistant foreman at No. mine,
Jeddo, few years ago.
The thirtieth anniversary of the ordi-
nation of Rev. j. j. Kuntz, pastor Of
St. Luke's Lutheran church, will be OBJ
served with be6tting exercises next
Monday evening. Many visiting clergy
men will be present.
Despite the fact that the county com
missioners offered a reward of 81, 500 it
has In no way assisted in running down
the desperadoes who murdered John
Baltes at Wilkesbarre a week ago YES
terday.
Mfs. Adam Lesser, of Upper Lehigh,
is at West Chester this week, attending
the normal school commencement eIer-
cises Her daughter, Miss Mary, is one
of this years graduates.
John Pechlo, OF town, while at work
in Pond Creek brick works, had his
hand caught in cog-wheel and it was
necessary to amputate the little finger
of the right hand.
Letters OF administration upon the
estate of the late Patrick Gillespie have
been grauted to his brother, Daniel
Gillespie. The estate is valued at $3.50.
Division 10, A. o. H., last evening &C.
cepted an invitation from the Citizens
Hose Company to participate in the
parade on July 4.
George w. Coolbaugh, of Wilkesbarre,
real estate agent and publisher of the
Wilkesbarre Telegram, died suddenly
Monday evening.
Miss Name Crawford, who Is a trained
nurse in Germantown hospital, Phila-
delphia, is visiting at her home on
Johnson street.
Theodore Connell, son of ex-Congress-
man William Council, the Scranton mil
ionaire, died of consumption yesterday
aged 32 years.
j. Milton Tubbs, a relative of Mrs. M.
e. Grover, of town, died yesterday at
his home in Fairmount township, aged
62 years.
Mrs. John J. German and children, of
North Ridge street, left today to visit
Philadelphia relatives.
new horse has been added to the
delivery department OF I. Campbel's
store.
Miss Josephine Campbell left this
morning to visit friends in PHILADELPHIA.
Mrs. John Malloy, OF White Haven,
called on friends in town this week.
Screen windows and screen doors are
! selling at lowest prices at Birkbeck's.