Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-27
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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,

"a Break for Liberty" was played
| here Wednesday evening before a fair
sized audience. The action of the
drama is based upon series of TRACE
dies that occurred in and about Pitts
| burg recently, but the author has dis
torted the facts to the end that the
criminals may win the sympathy OF the
audience. The play ends With tie
death of the leading characters.
by the finding of number of bones in a
box, which had been hidden under a
large rock. 1t was thought at first that
the bones were those OF child, but a n
investigation by number of Hazleton-
ians, including Deputy Coroner McKee,
vey, proved them to be the remains of
several chickens.
The differences over a wage scale be-
tween the brewers of lower Luzerne and
Schuylkili counties and their employ 8
are still unsettled. Yesterday the brew
cry proprietors submitted proposition
to arbitrate, the arbitrators to consist of
two brewers, two workmen and a
prominent member of the United Mine
Workers.
Patrick j. Furey, the well-known
orator, became seriously i'll in the bor-
ough lookup last evening. Arrange
ments were made by Burgess Martin to
have him taken to Laurytown aims
house, and he was removed to the insti-
tuition this afternoon by Poor Director
Lieb
Mahanoy City will be the Crescents'
! opponents tomorrow evening.
The officers Of the state castle of the
Knights of Mystic Chain will pay an
official visit to Freeland on the evening
of April 4. Arrangements to suitably
entertain the distinguished visitors are
being made by the members of Loyal
Castle.
The boiler house at No. mine, Upper
Lehigh, was totally destroyed by fire
this afternoon. The building, which
was a large one and contained several
boilers, was located short distance
north of the borough limits.
B. F. Davis has purchased from Math-
las Schwabe the feed mill property on
Birkbeck street. Mr.. Davis has had the
property leased for some years and has
built up successful business.
handsome team of horses which he will
use In delivering meat from the market
he will open on April 1 in ]. K Boyle's
building, Centre street.
Bernard Boyle, of Walnut and Pine
streets, left today to attend the funeral OF
the late John F. Carr, which takes
place at Manayunk, Philadelphia, to-
morrow morning.
"Minnesota's Best" -four is sold by A.
Oswald. There is none better made.
The Kosciusko Guards, the well
known Polish military organization OF
town, have engaged Krels hall for the
evening Of May 4 and will hold cele-
bration and ball.
| Myron Zimmerman, employed as a
clerk In Drifton office, is suffering from
a severe attack of rheumatism at his
home, corner Of Washington and Chest
nut streets.
An infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Matzkus, OF Upper Lehgh, is dead, and
will be buried at Upper Lehigh ceme-
terry tomorrow afternoon.
Deputy Factory Inspector Jonathan
w. Davis, of Plymouth, visited the
printing offices, factories and bakeries
of Freeland yesterday.
Mahanoy City basket ball club, one of
the strongest teams of Schuylkill coun-
ty, will play the Crescents tomorrow
evening.
Ice cream on sale at Merkts.
The school teachers of the borough
have completed the sixth month of the
term and will receive their salary this
evening
Dick Jacquot, one of Freeland's most
promising ball players, has signed to
play the coming season with Lebanon
club.
The office building of g. B. Markle &
Co., at Jeddo, is to be remodeled and
enlarged.