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Freeland Tribune

Location

Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1901

Page

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No Deadlock in Foster No Deadlock in Foster

At a regular Saturday meeting of the Tester township school board Solicitor R J O Donnell claimed three of five votes to be elected with the board reelecting him at the same salary as last year. The meeting approved paying various bills and purchasing seven history charts for local schools. Contempt hearings extended to Coxe Bros Co and several named individuals over alleged interference with striking machinists at Drifton with Judge Halsey issuing a conditional attachment.

R. J. O'Donnell Tester Township O'Donnell Zeistloft and Kellar Messrs Keller Melagh Zeistloft Johnson Oneil Doudt Dlifton J. W. Bighams Thos. Sarricks Duudt O'Neil Meflugh Ziestloft August Scott Hobart Smith Yeraminnar Markle & Co August Wagner FT. Albert William Birkbeck Lewis H. Wentz Wentz & Co Woodring Case Bros. & Co Upper Lehigh Coal Co Upper Lehigh Coal Company Halsey Coxe Bros. & Co Andrew O'Donnell Robert Jeakins Dominick Boczkowski John Baskin Drifton Robert Baskin, Jr William Stronix Mugh McMenamle John Ward Albert Marshman John Birkbeck Freeland H. A. Fuller A. I. McClintock John M. Carr

Remain Out After Coxe Bros Work Offer at Drifton

A Drifton committee representing strikers met President Stearns of Coxe Bros. & Co in Drifton this morning. At 1 pm the strikers council heard the report and met until after 3 pm. The company offered to employ only half the former workforce and keep current workers. The meeting voted to remain out unless Coxe Bros. & Co. rehires the kept workers or returns all strikers. Earlier, Superintendent Smith refused conference if any Dever family member served on the committee.

Drifton Stearns Coxe Bros. & Co Municipal Smith Dever

Drawn as Jurors for September Sessions

Citizens drawn as jurors for upcoming sessions include William Klose Woster Andrew Branigan Joseph Hurry Hugl M J Reed Jeddo on September 3 for grand jury and John Gillespie Charles A Gallagher Iree land John Turley Hugh Kennedy Poster Jacob Lidner Jacob Daubert John W Temmerly Butler Frank O Donnell Edward Cannon David Renshaw Michael Toy Hazle on September 4 for quarter sessions plus Rh L Hinkle Poster Fred Schleappy John McElwee George Carter Daniel Devinney Hazle on September 16 and Hugh Malloy Jr Freeland D W Jenkins Hazle on September 23 for quarter sessions.

William Klose Woster Andrew Branigan Joseph Hurry Hugl M. J. Reed Jeddo John Gillespie Charles A. Gallagher Ireeland John Turley Hugh Kennedy Poster Jacob Lidner Jacob Daubert John W. Temmerly Butler Frank O'Donnell Edward Cannon David Renshaw Michael Toy Hazle Rh. L. Hinkle Fred Schleppy John McElwee George Carter Daniel Devinney Hugh Malloy, Jr Freeland D. W. Jenkins

Family Sentenced in Hudson Disorderly Conduct Case

A Hudson family was jailed Saturday night for a total fine and costs of 13.50. Judge Lynch ordered their release yesterday. The family, Mrs Elizabeth McGillowan and her children Agnes seven months Stephen seven Andrew nine and Julian twenty, were jailed after a dispute over apple stealing from John Sikko's trees. Sikko had the family arrested for disorderly conduct and Alderman Perkins imposed the fine. They could not pay.

Lynch Elizabeth McGillowan Agnes Stephen Andrew Julian Hudson John Sikko Sikko Perkins

Death of S B Vanhorn in Pond Creek

S B Vanhorn long time town resident died at noon yesterday at his daughter's home in Pond Creek after a paralytic stroke on Friday. He was father to James and William H Vanhorn and Mrs Vrank. Funeral at 12 30 Wednesday with Rev J B Kerschner officiating, interment Freeland cemetery. One Minute Cough Cure advertised by Grover's City drug store.

S. B. VanHorn Pond Creek J. B. Kerschner Freeland Cemetery

Local Briefs Sweep State and Region Highlights

Statewide circular urges township schools to establish high schools where feasible as $50,000 is set aside in the general appropriation bill. Jersey Central railroad begins block signaling from Jersey City to Upper Lehigh. Upper Lehigh and White Haven men buy a local grocery business on Birkbeck street. Cormac Quinn of town badly hurt at Peekville, brother of Mrs. James J. Maloy. Central Railroad car shops workers return after strike, reemployed individually. Otto Brien dies after Hazleton mine injury. he long ran a Hazleton saloon. Jennie Rex of Mahoning killed on a railroad bridge below Glen Onoke at 17. A. I. Jacobs of Hazleton seeks sheriff nomination on Democratic ticket. Hazleton saloonists import beer from New Jersey to fight local brewers. Fifty brush-cutters on a new trolley line strike for higher pay. Starwashery Tresckow workers strike over pay due Saturday. United Mine Workers committees inspect cards at Lehigh collieries. White Haven Hospital fund boxes placed in Central and Oxborne hotels and Muloy’s cafe.

Schaeffer Union Signal and Switch Company Jersey Central Jersey City Upper Lehigh Levander Krommel Daniel Sigafoos White Haven George Krommel Birkbeck Street Cormac Quinn Peekville Lackawanna County James J. Maloy Central Railroad of New Jersey Otto Brien Hazlemine Hazleton Jennie Rex Mahoning Glen Onoke A. I. Jacobs Freeland New Jersey Tresckow United Mine Workers Lehigh White Haven Hospital Central Oxborne James J. Muloy

Hazleton Athletics Defeat Tamaqua in 7 to 4 Ball Game

Tamaqua arrived to face the Hazleton Athletics and were outplayed 7 to 4 with local fans cheering as Brady hit a left field homer off a substitute. Mclechan of Drifton stood out for Tamaqua and the visitors’ pitcher was briefly injured in the first inning.

Tamaqua Hazleton Athletics Athletics Mclechan Drifton Brady

Buried With Honors For Drifton Man Michael Pechel

Michael Pechel of Drifton died at Miners' hospital and was buried with high honors. Three societies he belonged to plus a supervising women's group attended the funeral. Led by St. Ann's band, they marched from Drifton to the Greek church as the Dead March played. A high mass of requiem, three hours long, was held, and the coffin laid to rest in the Greek cemetery.

Michael Pechel Drifton Miners’ Hospital St. Ann's Band

Poor House Farm Benefits From Rainfall In Dry Spell

In Weatherly Herald notes Laurytown poor farm benefited from recent rains while other areas stayed dry. Hay crop is abundant, barn and buildings strained to store it, and crops are harvested in abundance. Stewart Jacobs congratulates himself on a successful harvest season.

Laurytown Stewart Jacobs

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