Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-30
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.

Monday next will be ground hog day
and the superstitious will follow their
annual custom OF watching for the
ground hogs shadow. If the shadow
can be seen, six weeks more of severe
winter weather will follow, according to
those who pin their faith to the little
prophet.
The bond of Daniel Boyle. of North
Centre street, as treasurer of Local
Union No. 14o9, U. M. w. of A., was
filed in court today. The bond is in the
sum Of $500, with Henry Stuntz and
Daniel Boyle as sureties.
Grand Army posts throughout the
state are protesting against the bill
introduced in the legislature to erect
statue of General Robert E. Lee, the
Con federate commander, on Gettysburg
battlefield.
Benedict, welve-year-od adopted
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick McMonigle,
Drfton, died Wednesday evening and
will be buried at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at st. AIMS cemetery.
Mrs. Sllas P. Stroh, sister of j. M
HIGHLANDER, of town, died at her home
in Halifax, Dauphin county, on Wednes-
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Hocklauder attend
cd the funeral.
Charles Gallagher, of Adams street,
who attended the national convention
Of the United Mine Workers at Indian
apols as a delegate, returned home yes
terday.
Patrick j. Gallagher, a student at St.
Mary's seminary, Baltimore, lie visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Gal
lagher, South Ridge street.
"Minnesota's Best" -four is sold by A.
Oswald. There is none better made.
Coke Bros. & Co. commenced yester-
day for the first time since previous to
the inception of the strike to store coal
at their storage yard at Roam.
Rev. Carl Houser, of Freeand, has
been appointed administrator of the
estate of the late Michael Sokul, of
Halle township.
Guy Sensenbach, foreman of the
Progress office, will be married next
June to young lady of Bethlehem.
An epidemic of mumps is causing a
falling off in the attendance at local
schools.
The interior of the Citizens bank is
receiving attention from the painters.
condy Boyle, of North Ridge street, is
seriously i'll.
Ice cream on sale at Merkt's.
David A. Harman has just flushed
his twenty-frst year as superintendent t
of Hazleton public schools.
John Ludham, OF West Pittston, dis
appeared from home last week, and his
friends have been unable to find any
trace of him.
A syndicate of saloonkeepers has been
formed at Tamaqua and S40,0 sub
scibed toward the erection of new
brewery. An additional S25, 900 has also
been pledged.
John G. O'Neill, a deputy during the
mine strike, was sent to the penitentiary
for one year and six months, having been
convicted on the charge of theft. He
stole two sample cases of goods from
Wilkesbarre.
The employees Of Galland Bros. mills,
Wilkesbarre, are effecting union
organization. The firm has informed
the employees that If they consider such
an organization necessary they will do
all they can to make it a success.
Upwards of 800 witnesses have been
examined so far in the Lackawanna
county Connell-Howell congressional
contest, and it is estimated that some
thing like 500 of these have been dis
| qualified. Mr.. Connell still has four
weeks In which to present his testimony.
cage containing ten mine workers
was dropped down No. shaft of the
Delaware and Hudson Coal Company
at Plymouth. Two of the men are be-
leved to be fatally hurt, and six badly
Injured John Brogan and Pesto
Sezerki are the most seriously injured.
A new trial was refused the Wilkes
barre Gas Company in case where
a man had secured $500 damages be-
cause bis gas had been shut off. The
company wanted him to pay the gas bill
of former occupant OF the building
He refused and no gas was allowed him.
He brought suit for damages and won,