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terson, of Scranton. Mrs. Carl Gage, of Philadelphia, is visiting her mother, Mrs. George Schaub, on Washington street, Freeland. William Lloyd, of Philadelphia, is visiting his sisters and the family, on Centre street. Statsko Won—In a close and exciting live bird contest for a $200 purse, John Statsko defeated John Novak by a margin of one bird. The score was tied when they shot at their 9th and final bird, but in shooting off when three extra birds were allowed each shooter, Statsko nosed out a victor. The contest was held at the picnic of the Eckley base ball club. Will Return South—A. P. Mayberry, who has been looking after his business interests in Freeland for the past two months, left for Washington today enroute to Florida, where he made his home for the past few years. He will tarry at the national capital to review the funeral services of President Harding. Left For Seashore—Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gauge and family, of Centre street, left for Atlantic City to spend a few weeks by the seashore. Returned From Atlantic City—Miss Catherine Higgins, the Front street manicurist, has returned from a ten day stay in Atlantic City. Run On Banks Petered Out—The contemplated run on the Citizens Bank, of Freeland, started by some foolish joker or maliciously inclined person in Jeddo, petered out this morning. A number of depositors visited the bank, but when the situation was explained, returned home satisfied that their money was in safe keeping. The deposits at the bank up to noon exceeded the withdrawals. Friends of the institution were on the job making deposits and their action had a very encouraging effect on the number of miners wives who came from the mining patches worried over the report that the bank was not in good financial shape. Cashier Rallier was prepared for all emergencies. He received $500,000 from a Hazleton branch this morning, with assurances from Philadelphia that $2,000,000 more were at his disposal. Shrewd detectives are at work on the case and if it transpires, the report that the bank was not secure is found to have been circulated with malicious intent, the perpetrator will be punished to the full extent of the law. To Welcome Lloyd George—Freeland citizens of Welsh extraction, are making arrangements to go to Scranton to meet and welcome Lloyd George, the noted wartime ex-Prime Minister of great Britain when the noted English statesman arrives in that city. They will be chaperoned by Prof. William Rowlands, musical instructor in the schools of Freeland borough and Foster township. Mr. Rowlands was a school boy chum of the great English Commoner in the days when Lloyd George was studying Greek, Latin and Geometry at the work bench of his uncle, an intelligent Welsh Cobbler. They played together, ate and oftimes slept together. Among the party that will go to Scranton to be introduced to and meet the original radical in British politics, are Jonah Evans, Thomas Edmunds, E. J. Edwards, Aubrey Powell, Rowland Jones, William Marshman, Louis Young and David P. Jones. To Attend Educational Conference—H. E. Hoffman, the efficient supervising principal of Foster township school for nigh a quarter century, left today for State College to attend the educational conference of the school superintend-