Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-12
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.

Freeland Recorded With
out Waste of Words.
Owing to the furnace being unable to
heat the building, the Eckley b. Coke
school on South Ridge street was closed
this morning. Principal Farrar, assist
ed by NJ. NJ. O'Boyle, worked from to
8 a. M, but could not raise the tempera-
ture of the rooms above 32 degrees
School was resumed this afternoon.
Rev. Carl Houser and Max Geisel, of
town, testified before the Strike Com
mission on Friday. The former related
his experience while conducting ser.
vices at Don-union workers funeral
at Lansford and the latter told OF the
assault committed on him while on his
way to work at Drfton.
1n order to facilitate the movement Of
coal traffic, the Lehigh Valley Railroad
has decided to temporarily suspend
the operation Of the Black Diamond ex-
press, west of Wilkesbarre. 1t is the
intention to make this change effective
about Monday next.
Advces from Harrisburg con firm the
report that James e. Roderick, chief of
the Bureau of Mines and Mining, will be
reappointed to the position by Governor
elect Pennypacker. Roderck is backed
by Major Brown, the new secretary of
internal affairs.
Andrew Chippie, the Jeddo breaker
boy whose testimony before the Strike
Commission aroused much interest, has
has received letter from President
John Mitchell, requesting him to take
the agency for a new labor paper, and
has accepted.
Representatives of the International
Correspondence Schools, of Scranton,
are displaying specimens of students
work at Fatz's barber shop. The insti
tuition has number of students enroll.
ed in this vicinity.
Conrad Hoch, who lost his wife by
death at Allentown a few weeks ago.
has returned to Freeland and will make
his home here again. He will reside
with his daughter, Mrs. Frank Hontz, on
Birkbeck street.
The Luzerne grand jury has ignored
all the strike cases that came before it
during last week. The Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western presented 121
cases Of violence of various kind, to-
gether with libel.
Otto Kobner was killed by fall of
rock in No. 1 slope, Upper Lehigh, this
morning. The unfortunate man resided
at Upper Lehigh. He was aged 30 years
and is survived by a wife and three
children.
George Davis, of Drifton, has been
appointed to the cerkship in the Lehigh
Valley Railroad freight office, made
vacant by the resignation of Richard
Brobst, who has accepted clerkship in
Drifton.
B. c. Laubach and A. Goeppert,
Freeland; Philip Brior, Drifton; Thomas
Malloy, Coke addition, and Harvey
Young and George Knoll, Butler, are
serving as jurors this week.
A defective flue caused blaze in the
Osborne hotel yesterday morning. The
fire was extingushed before much
damage resulted. No alarm was sound
ed.
John Quigley, assistant foreman at
No. A colliery, Oakdale, has been trans
ferred to Highland, and has removed to
the latter town.
Ex-Mayor II. w. Meyers, of Hazleton,
died Saturday evening, aged AS years.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon.
Maurice G.. Ferry returned today to
Toronto, Canada, to resume his stud
les at st. Michael's college.
DR.. N. Maley has presented fine as
sortment of books to the Crescent Ath-
letic Club.
Hugh Malloy, Jr., has accepted the
local agency for the Philadelphia In
quirer.
Halle township Republicans will hold
their convention at Hazleton this even
ing.
The engagement Of Otto Brauch and
Miss Annie Pierson has been announced
B. c. Laubach is confined to his home
with a severe attack Of rheumatism.
James J. Maloy is seriously III at his
home on Centre street.
Miss Name McTague, of Philadelphia,
is AiSiIinIr nt DrlEtnn