Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-27
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.

out Waste of Words.
Hugh Kennedy, of Drifton, was not.
fed by Coke Bros. & Co. this morning to
vacate the house he occupies in that
town. The dwelling is wanted for a
mine foreman from Schuylkill county
who has been given the position former
ly held by ]. j. McNelis. Mr. Ken
nedy's employment by the company is
not affected by the notice.
Hugh Gallagher, who left the region
during the miners strike, is d BAD in
Kansas City, having been shot in
manner that has not yet been learned
by his friends. He was son OF Bern-
ard Gallagher, of Beaver Meadow, and
was 81 years of age. The family resid-
ed at Eckley some years ago.
Sheriff Jacobs has furnished Joseph
Popsin, of South Ridge street. with
new stove, to take the place OF The one
broken by his deputies when they were
evicting Popsin from Highland last No
vember The United Mine Workers
made the request that the sheriff make
reparation of the damage.
Mrs. Alice Drasher, former Jeddo
resident, died at Dubois on Monday,
and the remains were brought to the
home of her daughter, Mrs. John
Grover, of Jeddo. The funeral took
place this morning, interment being
made at st. Johns cemetery, Butler
valley.
local union of the United Mine
Workers Of America was organized at
Pond Creek this week. The local starts
out with membership of over thirty,
which number includes all the men who
are at present employed in the mines of
that town.
The sentiment for half-holiday on
Saturdays during the summer months is
spreading to the mines, and it is prob
able that requests will soon be made to
the coal companies to close their collier
les at noon on the last day of the week.
Among the visitors to the Knights
Templar parade at Philadelphia this
week are George Sipple, Misses Minnie
and Lizzie Sipple, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
McClelland, of Freeland, and Rev. j.
w. Bischoff, of Upper Lehigh.
Another immense line of wall paper
at VIM. Birkbecks. The very latest
patterns and the very lowest prices.
John ]. McNelis, who recently ac-
cepted a position as mine foremen at
Luzerne borough, expects to remove his
family and household goods from Adams
street to that town next week
School Director Richard Dudley, Of
Upper Lehigh is at Harrisburg, where
he is representing the Republicans of
the Fourth legislative district in the
state convention of the party.
The summer residence of M. S. KEN
merer at Upper Lehigh, will be placed
in condition next week for Mr.. KEN
merer and family, who will remove to it
in the near future
Postofiice Inspector Hugh ]. German,
of Washington, D. c., called upon Post
master b. F. Davis yesterday and found
everything at the local office in first
class condition.
A picnic will be held at Ebervale Fri
day evening and Saturday afternoon
and evening for the benefit of Harleigh
Catholic church.
A special meeting OF the borough
school board will be held this evening to
settle the accounts of Tax Collector
Hugh Maloy.
A five-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Steve Feketa, of Drifton, broke an
arm last evening while playing near
her home,
The athletes of the region are practls-
ing every evening for the field day exer-
cises to be held at the Tigers picnic next
Saturday.
owen Boyle has resigned his position
as bartender in Condy o. Boyle's saloon
and left yesterday for Colorado Springs,
COL
Mrs. Thomas Fowler and Miss Helen
Mills, of Riverside, Northumberland
county, are visiting Freeland relatives
Mrs. j. j. McMenamin, Miss Annie
McMenamin and Mrs. j. C. Boyle spent
yesterday at Wilkesbarre.
Evander Krommes and family have
removed from town to Wilkesbarre.