Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-01
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,


The plank sidewalk along the lots
owned by the Mining aud Mechanical
Institute on North Centre street was
removed today. The planks were badly
decayed and walking there was very
dangerous. Ashes will be laid for the
present, until a solid foundation for
new sidewalk is secured.
Shamokin merchants have shut down
on all schemes to help their trade, and
stamps, coupons, contest tickets and tie
like will find no favor with them hero
after. Their decision is based on good
sense, as merchants should sell their
goods on merit alone, without offering
a bonus to buyers.
A blaze was discovered on Wednesday
evening in a shed in the rear of the
Passarella building on Centre street.
An alarm was turned in from box 80.
but the services of the tiremen were not
required, bucket brigade having the
flames extinguished before their arrival.
proposition from the Anthracite
Telephone Company to place phone in
the almshouse at Laurytown has been
rejected by the poor district directors.
The company asked fer 81, 900 and an
annual rental of S35 per year for ten
years.
Miss Mary j. Gillespie, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her mother in town.
She is employed as a nurse in st.
Joseph's hospital. Miss Gillespie came
here with Miss Ella Meehan, who was
recently discharged from the institution.
Mrs, Annie e Heller, of Glen Lyon,
died yesterday from consumption at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodring, Oakdale. She was aged 81
years and besides her husband, Albert
Heller, is survived by four children.
Mrs. John McGee received message
this morning announcing the death of
her brother, John Brice, at Glen Falls,
N Y. Mrs. McGee and her son, Jerem-
iah Mckinley, left Immediately for Glen
Falls.
During the past two days the neces-
sity of street sprinkler has been sorely
felt in town. The streets at times are
filed with dust-clouds so dense that
buildings ten feet away are obscured.
A petition is being circulated in which
the court is asked to change the voting
place of the Sixth ward from the John
son property on Centre street to St.
AIMS band building on Ridge street.
The gospel meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A.
on Sunday afternoon at 3 80 o'clock will
be addressed by James d. Dryden, of
Hazleton. Subject, Where Art Thou. :"
All men invited.
Mrs, Charles N. Henritzy, a sister-n-
law of George Henritzy, who removed
from Freeland to Hazleton year ago,
died in Allentown yesterday from con.
sumption.
new local union Of the United Mine
Workers is to be organized in Hazleton.
1t will be composed exclusively of en-
ployes of Markle & Co. who reside in
that city.
fierce fire in the woods northeast OF
town prevailed last night and a large
area OF ground covered by brush and
young trees was traversed by the flames
No person over thrtyfve years old
will be newly employed by the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company after May II.
The present age limit is 40.
Secretary Camel, of Hazleton Y. M.
c. A, has been missing since last week,
and stories that do not reflect much
credit upon him are ahoat
William Kinney, of Adams street, was
admitted to Laurytown almshouse yes
terday and expects to spend bis remain
ing years there.
force of workmen are rebuilding
the fences along Coke Bros. & Co.'S
properties on Centre street, in the Coke
addition.
Isaac Davis, of Front street, who
sustained a fractured hip by falling on
the ice last winter, is able to be around
again.
Miss Mary Mclaughlin, OF Adams
street, is attending to business this weak
in Washington, d. C.
Mrs. Michael DePerro and son, Prof.
Salvatore, are visiting in New York city.
Charles Farley, of New York city, is
visiting in town.
"Minnesota's Best" -four is sold by a.
Oswald. There is none better made.