Freeland Notes Mix Personalities and Local Happenings
Correspondents from Lehight, Eckley and Highland share arrivals, moves, paydays, and social notices. Updates include church business, mine foremen changes, job shifts, visitors, and rumors of collieries operating half time, with reflections on local politics and a mix of short anecdotes and notices.
Leisenring Will Leaves Major Bequests in Philadelphia probate
The will of E. B. Leisenring, admitted to probate in Philadelphia, leaves Annie W. Leisenring one third of the estate and residence rights, another third to Mary W. Leisenring and a potential future child, with minimum totals of one million dollars for wife and child. Benevolent gifts include to St. Luke's hospital, Presbyterian hospital, and several churches. gifts to the Mauch Chunk and Audenried churches, the Young Men's Christian Association, and a five year annual grant to the poor of Mauch Chunk. Additional bequests go to several private individuals, including $200,000 to Dr. Wentz’s wife and $100,000 to multiple Wentz family members, with other smaller gifts. A separate entertainment program and local school notes conclude the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Leisenring
Philadelphia
Annie W. Leisenring
Mary W. Leisenring
St. Luke’s Hospital
South Bethlehem
Edward B. Leisenring
Presbyterian Hospital
Thirtyninth and
Market Streets
First Presbyterian Church
Mauch Chunk
First Presbyterian Church of
Audenried
Upper Lehigh
Young Men’s Christian Association
John L. Wentz
John L. Kemmerer
Gertrude Kemmerer
Daniel Wentz
Edward L. Wentz
John Leisenring
Edgar Twining
Rebecca Leisenring
Emily
William Herpel
Local and Miscellaneous News Items Briefly Read
Roan train dispatch office moved to Drifton new building. Jeddo couple wed in Mauch Chunk. Campbell’s meat market planned for Centre and Main in Campbell’s building. Lehigh Valley engineers paid after strike. Gold quartz discovery near Lehighton prompts Penn Forest Coal and Mining Co formation. Local weddings and miscs include Harleigh pair in Hazleton and a bid for a Hazleton Phon event. Ninth Regiment to Philadelphia for McClellan monument unveiling. Death of Rev E Hazard Snowden at 95. Lehigh Univ trustees donate 3500 for electrical equipment. Hazleton hosts large Freeland/Knights of Malta delegation. Wilkes-Barre Home for Aged Women opens new $15000 facility for 36 inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roan
Drifton
Godfried Deisler
Jeddo
Mauch Chunk
Sarah Skeath
James P. McNelis
Campbell’s
Walter J. Douglass
Lehigh University
Milling and Mechanical Institute
Silver Wave Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Cottage Hotel
Lehigh Valley
John H. Rice
Wilkes-Barre
Lehighton
Penn Forest Coal and Mining Company
Edward Garis
Sandy Run
Matilda MacFarlane
White Haven
Buffalo
Lakes
United Mine Workers
Schuylkill County
Order
Philadelphia
George B. McClellan
E. Hazard Snowden
Fortyfort
Presbyterian Church
Michael Lynch
Harleigh
Sarah McGinty
Hazleton
Slatington
Baldwin
Hazleton Standard
Coxe Bros. & Co
Silver Brook
Goodbart Gertz
Ridge and
Front ‘Streets
Wmn
E. Oberrender
Oberrender
Bethlehem
Kekley B. Coxe
Dlifton
Freeland
Knights of Malta
Power of
Opera House
Philopatrian Club
Hazle Hall
Personalities on Tour and Local Moves Across Cities
Misses Mary and Lizzie Kelly of Philadelphia vacation with parents on Ridge street. Thomas Evans Jr of South Heberton leaves for Bucknell University. Insurance agent J W Russel moves family from Philadelphia to Freeland. Rev C W Twing and wife visit at Mr Twing’s Brooklyn parents. Agnes Carr, four years and seven months, daughter of John and Bridget Carr, formerly Freeland, born October 6 in Philadelphia. Ice cream and confections offered at low prices by Lau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Lizzie Kelly
Philadelphia
Ridge Street
Thomas Evans, Jr
South Heberton
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
J. W. Russel
Freeland
C. W. Twing
Mr. Twing
Brooklyn
N. Y
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Lehig
Eckley
Highland
Tribune
Michael Mulligan
Nesquehoning
George Buchman
No. 5
Main Street
No. 9
Samuel Herring
No. 3
J. W. Bischoff
Tyrone
Eckley Clippings
Patrick O'Donnell
Andrew O'Donnell
Pleasant Hill
Howard Kerchner
Coyle
John Ryan
Roan Junction
J. F. O'Donnell
Markle & Co
No.5
Annie Maloney
Carbondale
Thomas Young
Mattie Brown
Bloomsburg Normal School
Stare
Oain
Lee
Ce Y
Frank J. Cursey
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Frank J. Cheney
Prince
A. D
ToLino
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public
Hall
F. J, Cheney & CO
Freeland Cor
Elliott
Mr. Elliott
Ludwig
Wilkes,Barre
John Shewak
Reading
Annie Shewak
Alden
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Penobscot
Danville Insane Asylum
John Jones
Grand Tunnel
Squire Powell
Josh
Ife
Ralph Bingham
Freeland Opera House
Ruth
Ralph
Ruth Bingham
Mayberry
Mining and Mechanical Institute
Christy's
K. A. Lynch
E. F. McGovern
John Newton
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Paintiff
Refowieh’s
Democratic Committee
John J. McNelis
Eckley B. Coxe, Jr
University of Pennsylvania Democratic Club
William M. Singerly
Anthony Stahl
Charles Dusheck
John Shigo
Democratic Legislative Committee
General Hastings
Owen Fowler
Joseph Neuburger
Frank Defierro
H. M. Neale
United Presbyterian Ministerial Association
Walter Lyon
China
United States
Samoa
University of Chicago
Axant
Sin Joan Tuart
Robert
Jack Manley
Willy
Willy Weaktop
Harper's Bazar
Philadelphian Times
Miss Bingham
Memorial Church
Fight
Cumberland Streets
The
Tigers Athletic Club
Patrick
George McLaughlin
M. McLaughlin
Mark Antony
McNulty
M. Cabbage
Eileen Mavourneen
James McGill
Angels of Buena Vista
Katie Lan
P. Haganey
Tonoprolo
McGlynn
Mullen
Mary Sweeney
Cassie
Wim, Boyle
Jos
Birkbeck
A. K. Aldinger
Christy’s
Jennie VanHorn
Nettie Johnson
Bessie Johnson
Hattie Bute
Mary A. Powell
Mattie Lewis
John Lindsay
Freddy Koons
Ida Worley
Sarah Bell
Annie van Duski
John Shouris
George Vannes
John McBrierty
John Goeppert
Ralph Seipte
Mattie Lindsay
Minnie de
Mabel Turnbach
Gertrude Shelhamer
Pauline DePierre
Emma Schaub
Edith Smith
Charles Bell
Bernard Malloy
Joseph Litz
Arlington Deppe
Clare T. Edmunds
George Goepport
Alvin Moyer
Hubbard Doudt
N. L. Edmunds
M. Zimmerman
Tillie Lindsay
Lulu Schmidt
Nellie Gillespie
Aaron B. Howe
Mathias Schwabe
Foster
Lau
Makers
J F, O'Neill
Public Square
M. Bale
Olseic
Centre Street
New York City
Olsho’s
Orson Stroh
Law
Justice of the Peace
Ors M. Carr
Attorney-at-Law
PostoMce Building
Walnut and
Pine Streets
Mannufacturer of
Alex. Shollack
Car
Washington
Walnut
Washburn & Turnbach
Front Street
Pine
E. Hayes
Birkbeck Brick
Nove
Dutch & Kellmer’s
West Broad Street
Hazleton, Pa
Depierro - Bros. ‘Cafe
Centre
Front Streets
Gibson, Dougherty
Kaufer Club
Rosenbluth
Maron
Ennessy
Allentine
Amandus Oswald, N.W. Cor
Centre and
Front Sta
H. W. Monroe
Smith's Shoe Store
Ol. Goeppert
Washington House
Walnut Street
Moral
Libor Winter
Eland
EAP
Wehrman
Cail
Condy C. Boyle
Ballentine
Youngling
Centre - Street
John
Pecora
Washington Street