FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. 11. No. 2.
BRIEF ITEMS.
—This is an off year for cherry pies,
the fruit being scarce.
—A big raiil was made on the soda
water fountains 011 Sunday.
—A picnic will be held at Eckley to
morrow in the grove above the town.
—St. Luke's Lutheran church is under
going a touch of the artist's brush inside.
—The P. O. S. of A. band will take
part in the celebration at White Haven
to-morrow.
—The Young Men's T. A. B. Society
will run an excursion to Glen Onoko
next month.
—Mt. Carmel and Freeland play two
games of ball at the park to-morrow, at
10 a. m. and 3 p. m.
—Daniel McGinnis and Miss Mary
Shovlin, both of "Highland, were married
at St. Ann's church last week.
—Deputy Treasurer John S. McGroarty
has sufficiently recovered f rom his recent
accident to resume his duties again.
—IL 11. Wright, E. A. Lynch and 11.
C. Mills were appointed viewers upon a
road in Foster Township on Saturday.
—Lawn tennis has superseded base
ball in many of the towns where the
latter sport has died out. Too slow a
game!
—The St. Patrick's cornet band, with
the children of St. Ann's Sunday school,
will observe to morrow in the usual
manner.
■ —Mine Inspector Jonathan received
his commission from Gov. Beaver 011
Friday and assumed the duties of his
position Monday morning.
—Owning to the various kinds of fire
works which may be set off to-night and
to-morrow the fire department should be
prepared for a possible alarm.
—lt's well to look out for the fellow
who solicits aid under the guise of a
Johnstown sufferer. There are a great
many of them traveling through the
country at present.
—While coupling cars on Friday morn
ing, John Boyle of Freeland, employed
as a loader at No. 1 Drifton, had his
right hand caught, causing a severe
fracture of the thumb.
—The fcßtive huckleberry pie is now
making Us appearance. Despite all at
tempts at suppression it boldly forges to
the front and we advise every man not
to attempt to sit down upon it.
—FOB KENT.—The restaurant, cor
ner of Centre and Walnut Streets, con
taining ten rooms with all modern im
provements. Possession given imme
diately. Apply on the premises.
—For sale: The property of Mrs.
Ann Quinn, situated 011 the east side of
Centre Street (between South and Main),
Freeland. 'The house is in a good
business location and will be sold cheap.
Apply to Mrs. Ann Quinn on the pre
mises.
—A. K. Burger has a force of men at
work remodeling the room occupied by
Attorney John D. Hayes in the Birkbeck
building. The change will give Mr.
Hayes a neat room for consultation pur
poses which was greatly needed, owing
to his increasing practice.
—Preparations have been tr'Jtf for
the annual Fourth of July picnic at the
grove near St. Ann's church. Amuse
ments of various kinds will be furnished
and choice refreshments served. Those
wishing to spend a pleasant Fourth
should not forget this picnic.
—A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Record writing from Hazleton 011 Monday
under the initials "K. L.," asks some per
tinent questions regarding the failure of
the Knights of Labor committee to report.
He makes some strong insinuations that
Messrs. McGarvey, Lewis and Andrews
would do well to answer and repel.
—Supervisor lies of Foster Township
and Attorney Hayes entered into a con
tract 011 Monday with Joseph Ilaiullong
of Sandy Valley to build the foundation
of tlio new bridge that is to span the
creek at Ripples. Mr. Handlong has
the contract also from the county com
missioners to build the arch over this
creek. By this contract the work will
be done all together and to the satisfac
tion of the supervisor, as Mr. Handlong
undertakes to indemnify the township
for any accident that may occur during
its erection.
Election of OiflcerH.
At a meeting of the Young Men's T.
A. B. Society of Freeland on Sunday
the following officers were elected:
President—Alex. Mulheran.
Recording Secretary—Edward Kehoe.
Financial Secretary—James J. O'Don
nell.
Treasurer —Peter McGettrick.
Messenger—James Carr.
This society, though less than a year
organized, is in a flourishing condition,
numerically and financially.
Camp 147, P. O. 8. of A., elected the
following officers Friday evening:
President—A. W. Washburn.
Vice President—llartman Schaub.
Master of Forms and Ceremonies—G.
C. Farrar.
Inner Guard—Win. Vanhorn.
Outer Guard —Thomas Howey.
Conductor—J. J. Probst.
Trustee—ll. C. Koons.
Captain—George C. Farrar.
Lieutenants—George Schaub, Cyrus
eifenburger.
Delegates to State Camp—ll. M.
)oudt, George Schaub.
Delegates to District Camp—James J.
irobst, 11. L. Edmunds.
Two Narrow EMCUPCH.
Plymouth "boozers" must have a
nania for Bleeping 011 railroad tracks,
recording to the Star Andrew Rogust, a
Inngarian, chuck full of beer, went to
leep 011 the railroad track, with his
ead resting on the rail, 011 Saturday
ight. He was discovered by the engi
eer of the 10:30 train, who reversed his
ngine, not in time to completely stop,
efore it reached the spot were the
runken man lay. The engine struck
im and shoved his head from the track,
1 that the only injury sustained by him
as a slight cut on the nose. Rogust
as conveyed to the lock-up and fined
.00. Another man, Dick Williams,
is found lying on the track with his
ad 011 the rail on the same night and
d it not been for his timely discovery
would have been dicapitated by an
proaching train.
Council Meeting.
Council met in regular session Monday
evening with Messrs. Johnson, Donop,
Goeppert and Haggerty-present. Min
utes of last meeting were read and ap
proved. The following hills wore read
and ordered paid;
Coxe Bros., engineers' services. .$ 18 00
A. B. Howey, stones 7 20
Penn'a Globe Gaslight Co 31 50
Wm. Williamson, supplies 2 24
AVater Company, rent of plugs... 50 25
Burgess Davis reported having collect
ed from fines, lock up fees, etc., the sum
of $16.00, commission $5.20, amount
turned over to treasurer SIO.BO. The
treasurer made the following report:
Balance on hand last meeting. .$ 1372 51
Received from collector 1888... 113 78
Burgess fees 10 80
Rent of council room, election. 5 00
Total $ 1502 09
Paid out on orders 720 94
Balance on hand $ 781 15
Street commissioner's report for June
was read. It amounted to $122.77 and
was ordered paid.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to purchase ground for tlie
widening of Centre Street between
Front and AValnut reported having se
cured deeds from Messrs. Sachs and
Malloy for nine feet of ground at the
price named in their last report, and
that the money lias been paid over to
tlie above parties. The report was ac
cepted and tlie committee continued.
The burgess reported having visited
several places in town and made ar
rangements to have the nuisances
abated. A motion was made that he
use his own judgment in the matter of
granting an extension of time to the
parties on whose premises nuisances
exist.
A petition from citizens and property
owners on Front Street was read, calling
tlie attention of council to the condition
of certain cellars on that street. No ac
tion was taken on it.
On account of there not being a full
attendance the tax levy was postponed.
Council adjourned to meet Tuesday
evening, July 9.
In-ul h of Thomas Herron.
Thomas, oldest son of Mrs. C. 1).
Herron, of the Milnesville Hotel, died
at the family residence at 9 o'clock
Wednesday morning, after a prolonged
illness with consumption. He several
years ago entered Villinova College,
with a view of entering the priesthood,
but was obliged by illness to relinquish
his duties. He spent the last two winters
in the South hoping to he benefitted by
the mild climate, but without success.
He was aged 19 years.— Standard. The
funeral took place on Sunday afternoon
and was attended by a very large number
of relatives and friends from this and
surronding counties. Interment was
made in St. Ann's cemetery.
Don't be a Clam To-Morrow.
An unknown author says that women
have no use for timid men. Of course
not; particularly around the Fourth of
July. The kind of men the women like
are those who walk right into the jaws
of an ice cream saloon, boldly face tlie
frothings of a soda fountain, or plunge
recklessly into the depths of the caramel
shop's dark portals. Yes, indeed, it is
quite true that women have no sort of
use for timid men.
Killed by an Exploaion.
About noon on Thursday Wm. P. Jones
of Freeland, employed as a miner at No.
2 Drifton, was instantly killed by an ex
plosion of gas in his breast. Clias. A.
Johnson, J. P., empaneled the following
jury: J.D.Myers, foreman; Condy O.
Boyle, John Brown, Reese Williams,
Oliver Miller and Amandiis Oswald, who
viewed tlie remains and heard evidence
in the case. The jury on Monday re
turned a verdict that the deceased came
to his deatli through his own negligence.
Mr. Jones was aged 48 years, 2 months
and 24 days, and was married. The
funeral took place Sunday afternoon and
was attended by a large number of per
sons. The interment was made in Free
land cemetery.
Select School Report.
The weekly roll of honor for the week
ending June 28 in Freeland select school
in Mazie V. Miller, Lillie Williams, Mag
gie Lloyd, Grete Kilslich, John F. Hart
ran ft, Victor A. Oswald, Albert W. Seiple,
Willie O. Koster, Louis Stoltz, Willie
Marx, Michael Cabbage and Willard
Drasher.
The enrollment for the month is 36
Average attendance for the month is 24
Per cent, attendance for the month is 92
Visits during the month 10
The roll of honor for month is Ilessie
Shelhamer, Carrie Shelhamer, Mazie V.
Miller, Laura E. Koons, Grete Kilslich,
Annie C. Kuihler, John F. Hartranft,
Victor A. Oswald. Fred Koons, Albert
W. Seiple, Willie O. Koster, Louis Stoltz, j
Willie Marx and Willard Drasher.
The following were present every day:
Bessie Shelhamer, Chrissie Helner. Car
rie Shelhamer, Mazie V. Miller and Ver
na V. Miller; also Minnie Deppe, Uttie
B. Shelhamer, Maggie S. Brauch, Geo.
Stoltz, Louis Stoltz and Willard Drasher
since admitted.
H. L.'EDMUNDS, teacher.
Minora' 'Examining boards.
'1 lie question of the appointment of
the examiners to examine all miners is
attracting great attention throughout the
coal regions. In some districts there
would seem to be a question as to who
has the appointing power. The language
of tlio act is that the President Judge
"of the proper county" shall make the
appointments. In cases like the Wilkes-
Barre and Scranton districts this is quite :
plain for the districts are each whoilv
comprised within one county. But in
the cases of the Pittston and. Ilazleton
district, the matter is different. Here
the districts are portions of more than
one county and the question as to which
judge must exercise the appointing
power, is a difficult one.
It is not likely that any judge will be
anxious to assume the duty for it will be
a laborious one. In one district alone
nearly 70 applications have up to this
time been received by Judge Rice and
there is no doubt but that they will be
equally numerous in the others. To
make a proper and wise selection from
among the numerous applicants will
envolve-a vast amount of labor and no
little responsibility.
FREELAND, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1889.
NOTES FROM OTHER TOWNS.
—Several cases of typhoid fever are
reported in Wilkes-Barre.
—The free delivery system began at
Hazleton 011 Monday. Four carriers
collect and deliver the mail.
—Fred Saul of Wilkes-Barre, aged 17
years, was drowned while bathing in a
stream near Dorrance on Friday evening.
—A new bridge is to be built over the
Lehigh River between Lehighton and
Weissport. It will be a three-span iron
structure, 402 feet in length.
—John Boyle, fireman in the Barbour
Ashphalt Paving Company's works at
Wilkes-Barre, was blown through the
roof of the boiler-house by an explosion
on Monday.
—The court has granted articles of in
corporation to the St. Wolodymyr Bene
volent Society of Hazleton. It is a
Polish organization for beneficial and
literary purposes.
—The Greek Catholic church, situated
011 East Beech Street, Hazleton is to be
dedicated to-morrow morning. A parade
will follow. A large number of societies
are expected to participate.
—The readjustment in salaries of presi
dential post ollices in Pennsylvania has
been made, and we note a few of the
changes: Kingston from$1,4110toll,300;
Nanticoke $1,500 to $1,600; Wilkes-Barre
$2,800 to $2,900.
—The Democratic county committee
meets at Wilkes-Barre 011 Saturday for
the purl 11 JSC of electing achuirmnn in the
place of Sheldon Reynolds who refuses
to serve. Wm. H. llilies is spoken of as
the next chairman.
—The trial of E. P. Wilkinson for the
shooting of Thomas Gallagher at Wilkes-
Barre on April 17 closed 011 Friday. The
jury brought in a verdict of murder in
the second degree. He was sentenced
to five years imprisonment in the Eastern
Penitentiary.
—Edward Curry, residing at Mill
Creek, attemped to hoard a 1). & 11. coal
train at Wilkes-Barre Saturday after
noon, when he lost his footing and was
thrown under the wheels, severing the
right leg near the hip. He was taken to
Wilkes-Barre hospital where lie died.
He was the only support of a widowed
mother.
—Robert Gross jumped 011 a Jersey
Central coal train at Hasten Friday night
to ride to Maucli Chunk. When he
passed Catasauqua he was sitting on a
brake-wheel and "snoozing." His dead
body was found on the track above that
place the next morning, with the head,
leg and arm cut off. The remains were
sent to his home at Reading.
—Last week we announced that the
Hungarian and Polish laborers employed
at the Nottingham colliery, Plymouth,
had been discharged anil that their
places would he filled with men who
understood the laws of mining. The re
port originated in consequence of the
numerous accidents caused by this class
of labor and caine from a reliable quarter.
News now comes from the headquarters
of the company that such a move was
never contemplated. Had we given the
subject much attention we might have
known that much. Hungarian and
Polish labor is too profitable to he dis
pensed with.
KCKI.KY ETCHINGS.
Austin Mochamar took u drive to Laurytowu !
Sunday.
James Norris was u visitor ut Hazleton on
Thursday.
Pitching quoits seems to he the pastime of all |
our old men.
A. H. Vannauker and John C. Sneddon Sun
dayed ut Heaver Meadow.
Dr. Joy is kept very busy at present, as we
have much sickness in town.
Eckley can boast of two reporters; one re
ports sense and the other nonsense.
We would like to see less beer drinking and
less beer parties in town, especially on Sunday.
Misses Jane Philips and Sarah Edmunds of
Drifton were umong the Sunday visitors here.
Anyone deHiring a tirst-class shave or hair cut
should cull upon Shad Davics, the genial bar
ber.
John James is taking a course in short-hand
ami type-writing at. the Hazleton business
College.
Willie Mochamar went 011 a fishing tour last
week and brought home severul pounds of the
speckled beauties.
The I'. O. 8. of A. band intend parading
through town to-morrow morning, prior to
leaving lor White Haven.
Miss Elma Streotcr of White Haven, who luis
been visiting friends here for the past few
weeks, returned homo Thursday.
C. H. Hill, a graduate of the Kingston busi
ness College, has accepted a position us assistant
coal despateher at No. 10 breaker.
Wm. F. Hayes, whose foot was slightly in
jured in a game of ball recently, is able to be
about with the assistance of a crutch.
Miss buehuel James, who has been uttending
the West Chester Normal School, returned
home Friday to spend her summer vacation.
The P. & It. surveyors were through town
during the past week. They intend to run a
railroad through here and take the coal from
both breakers.
Some mischievous person or persons built a j
Arc at the No. 5 boiler-house Sunday night. If j
it had not been for the timely assistance of j
Jumes Lcvnn we might have had a large tire to
report.
John O'Donnell and daughter, who have been
visiting friends in Ireland, returned home
recently. John reports having had a splendid
time. Ho brought hack with him a bag-pipe
for ids son Patrick, ns Patrick is a great lover
of music.
The FIIEEI.AND THIHUNK is considered by all
our citizens as u tirst-class newsy paper, and as
it lias just entered its second year we wisli it
greater success than ever. It is the paper for
the people.
Jacob 11. Zeigler, who lias tilled the position
of breaker boss at No. 5 for many years, has
resigned, by his resignation the employes lose
a good boss, ns lie always did what was right
by the workingmon.
blanchard, the diamond drill contractor, lias
r.nished here and is now at beaver Meadow,
where ne lias another contract. Tlio hole bored
here will lie used to pump the water out of No.
5 slope, us is done now.
No. 10 breaker is working 12 hours every day.
The bunk coal, which litis been lying outside
for the pust 30 years, is being run through.
They are also repairing old No. 1 slope and in
tend to hoist coal out of it soon.
Our little town Ims boon greatly remodeled,
new shanties liuvlng been built and all the
houses repaired. There is one tiling yet, the
a topping of which would add much to the ap
pearance of our streets. Parties owning cows
should milk them in the stables or alleys, not
upon the sidewalks, which are intended for the
use of pedestrians. SCHOOL HOY.
The Political Pot Itcgins to Hoil.
Although within a few months of the
time of holding the Democratic county
convention the candidates are few and
far between. The offices to be tilled are
judge, sheriff, recorder and coroner. It
: is tlie opinion of many Democrats that
no candidate should be nominated for
| the first office, but allow Judge Rice to
I become his own successor, as the Repub
; licans did with Judge Rhone live years
i ago. They also argue that the bench
is now non-partisan and should be left
so, and that if no fight is made by Demo
| crate against the return of Judge Rice
this year the Republicans will not oppose
! the re-election of Judge Woodwaru or
some other good Democrat next year.
' This would seem to be the better plan to
pursue, but whether it will be adopted
: will depend entirely upon the feelings of
I the delegates to the convention.
! For the important office of sheriff no
names have been mentioned save that of
: Hon. George J. Stegmaier, the present
representative of the first district of this
! county. Should he conclude to become
1 a candidate it may be safely said that
I his friends will glauly give him there aid
I and place him there with a big majority.
He enjoys a degree of popularity that
| few men can hope to attain and would
make an exceptional strong candidate
| for the ticket.
j For recorder there arc? a few names 1
I quietly talked of, among them being the
! present incumbent, Jos. H. McGinty, 1
I Adolph Glcnnon of Pittstonand Anthony
, Reilly of Hazleton. The nomination of
i Stegmaier for sheriff would dispose of
| whatever chances Glennon may have, as
it would be very unwise to place on the
i ticket two representatives of the brewing
| element. Although none of the others :
' have, us far as we are aware of, openly
! announced their candidacy, yet it is be
lieved both are on the still hunt. As
the office will undoubtedly fall to the
! lower end the contest will probably be
between McGinty and Reilly. The effi
j cient manner in which the affairs of that
position are conducted under the present
I officer will go far towards helping Mr.
McGinty should he announce himself as
i a candidate.
For coroner the names of Dr. Kirwan
j of Wilkes-Barre and Dr. Smith of Ply
mouth have been mentioned. It is not 1
expected that the candidates for any of
the offices will go to extremes to procure [
1 their nominations, as the day lias gone I
| by when a Democratic nomination in
i this county is equivalent to an election.
Nevertheless ;i strong ticket with no ob
' jectionable candidates and a united party
will sweep everything before it.
A (iarilcn Takes a Tumble.
; Plains was the scene of a rather singn-
I lar cave-in Thursday morning. A large
; portion >f the garden patch attached to
the bouse of Conrad ShilTer on Miner
| street sunk down about sixteen or eigli- j
, teen feet. The area of the hole is about
| twenty feet square. The settlement was
undoubtedly caused by the caving in of !
the roof of the old mine workings below, |
; for some of the timbering and a portion
lof a pillar were exposed. The bouse re
, mainod uninjured but was left with one
I end hanging over the cave bole. The
I settlement took down with the front cel
j lar with a quantity of canned fruit and
other articles of a household nature
stored therein. The dwelling is as yet
all right but it is not improbable that a
future settlement will occur and prepara
tions are being made to move the house
hack.
j Only a few rods away from Mr. Shif
fcr's house is the spot where a horse
i went through into the mines a few years
i ago, and was brought out alive and un- j
I hurt from the shaft at Port Bowkley.
r.i*tiMl<ir<Ml at Shennmloali.
| The programme for the eisteddfod to j
( he held at Shenandoah on (diristmas Day
liasalreadybeeftconiplotod. Cash prizes
I to the amount of $250 will be distributed, !
i 5125 being, the leading prize. The ad
judicators and officers of the day will he
Edward Reese of Centralia, president;
Prof. T. C. Edwards of Kingston, con
ductor; Miss Kate Powell of Shenandoah,
pianist; Prof. AVm. Apmadoe of Ctioa,
N. Y., adjudicator on poetry; D. C. I
Powell of Kdwardsdale, adjudicator on
recitations translations. In the evening
there will he a grand concert in which
Prof. Wm. Apmadoe and several other
prominentsingers will participate. Prof.
P. C. Edwards of Kingston, will give
several readings and recitations.
Victory A gal n for Freeluml.
Nearly one thousand persons were
present at the park Sunday afternoon
when Umpire 11 ugh Shovlin ordered
the Shenandoah-Freeland game to begin.
The homo team was first at batand were
retired before any of tlicm reached first
base.. Hoffernon made a base hit for
| Shenandoah, followed by a desperate
attempt to steal second, where he found
{ Bray waiting for him with (lie ball. !
| With one exception this settled the base J
| stealing of the visitors, as they knew it
: was worse than useless to trv it while j
; Simmons was in the gamo. The two
next batters were disposed of in short
order by McGeady. Freeland eame in I
on their second and got the ball going
pretty lively, completely demoralizing
I the whole Shenandoah club for some
time. Before they could recover five '
runs were scored for Preeland. Another
run was made in the fifth and one in the
eighth.
Shenandoah scored their first run in
I the fourth on a wild throw to third by
McGeehan, w ho was attempting to make
1 a double play. In the ninth with two
men oat and after giving two chances to |
retire the side they scored two more on
a passed ball. Tire score by innings was
as follows:
Preelanil 0 5 0 0 10 0 1 o—7
Shenandoah 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2—3
No flies on Burns' decisions.
McGeady struck out eight men and
Keenan three.
Captain Carr can always bo relied upon
wdien a hit is needed.
Base stealing on any of Preclaml's j
batteries is about played out.
! The double play of McGeady, Bray j
and McGeeham in the second was neatly
done.
Third baseman Heffetnon is quite a
favorite with Preelanders. lie is a good
1 ball player.
Shovlin's style of umpiring is almost
similar to that of Gaffney, the great
umpire king.
! In the eighth McGarvey was caught
| on the line between second and third
and it took the combined efforts of eight
I players to put him out. "
BASE BALL.
—Mt. Carmel to-morrow.
I —Freeland has seven won, two lost.
—Don't miss to-morrow's great games.
—Freeland will probably play at Shen
andoah on Sunday.
—The Gimlers and Young America
play at Hazleton to-morrow.
! —The Kickers intend to go to Summit
Ilill to play to-morrow afternoon.
—The Soapies defeated the Terrors at
Eckley Sunday gfternoon. Score, 18-15.
—The champion amateurs of Luzerne |
against the champion professionals of j
Schuylkill to-morrow.
, —An eleven-inning game was played
; between Lansford and Tresckow 011
Thursday. Tresckow won by a score of
11-1).
1 —Shenandoah and Hazleton play two
games to-morrow, in the morning at
Shenandoah and in the afternoon at
Hazleton.
1 —Freeland's battery to-morrow morn
j ing, Welsh and Simmons; for Mt.
! Carmel, the great Brennan Bros, battery.
McGeady and Simmons for the home
; team in the afternoon.
I —The riot act was read to the Tigers,
who have been on the toboggan slide for
j the past three weeks, on Saturday even
| ing and the change it produced was won
-1 derful. They defeated the Gimlers with
ease the next day.
—Drifton and the Gimlers were to
play at the park Sunday morning. Drif
ton failed to make an appearance and
their place was taken by the Tigers. |
Five innings were played, the Tigers
| coming out victorious. Score, 5-3.
—The question now is what club is to |
; have the honor of giving the Lone Stars
of Catasauqua their first defeat.— Valley I
Record. Send them up hero some fine |
j afternoon, Mr. Manager, and we believe
the Freeland club will settle the above
I question for them.
| —Mt. Carmel, when a member of the
j Central Penn'a League, had all home
! players and finished second. The same
club plays here to-morrow at 10 a. m.
and 3p. m. Those will certainly be the
finest games played at the park and
lovers of the sport cannot afford to miss
| them.
—The Beaver Meadow correspondent
of tin- Weatherly Herald feels very bad
about that Leviston game, lie says the
"Freeland club refused to enter a eon
test with Leviston club 011 the 30th, as
promised. This is not the first time tlie
: Leviston boys met disappointment at
1 the hands of that party, being as they
have their first time to defeat the Lcvis
! tonians, they are somewhat timid lest
| they should experience a defeat."
What kind of gush do you call that?
j The Freeland club is neither afraid nor
I ashamed to experience a defeat, but as
| Leviston's chances of even making a
I feeble attempt to do it would he exced
■ ingly small tlie base hall fraternity de
j mands clubs here that can put up some
; thing more than one-sided games. That
|is tlie reason why it is necessary for
Freeland to send 30 and 40 miles away
for clubs, and yet their superiors are
| hard to find.
Weekly Coal Report.
I The anthracite coal trade on Monday
1 enterred upon the second half of the
year with a very promising outlook. At
i present the coal markets are in good
1 shape, and the restrictive policy as
! regards production which has teen pur
: sued has enabled the larger producing
interests to maintain prices upon a profi
, table, though not high, basis. The
accumulation stocks of anthracite at tide
water shipping points are not large, the
aggregate being barely a million tons,
while the total production of coal for all
the mining regions thus far this year is
over a million tons behind the output of
' last year to the corresponding date. ;
; This would seem to leave room for a '
j large production and consumption of coal
i as well during the remaining months of
j the year and a very lively business may
I soon he looked for, which will continue
through the autumn months, taxing the
transportation facilities of the carrying !
1 companies to their fullest capacity.
The July circular prices for anthracite
for tidewater shipment from New York
; harbor and Port Richmond take effect
to-day, and any further changes in prices I
which may he made during the re-1
mainder or the year will be in the nature
of an advance. The new quotations are
live cents per ton higher for broken coal
than the old circular price, while stove
coal has been advanced 10 cents and egg
and chestnut 15 cents per ton. The
I present actual selling prices are, how
ever, not yet quite up to the full figures
of the circular. Western buyers have
been backward about placing their orders
for anthracite, expecting prices would go
lower, but, finding the tendency upward
instead of downward, they are now
beginning to make contracts for coal for
delivery during July and August.
The Reading Company resumed opera
tions at several of its idle mines on
1 Monday, making the total number now
in operation 40. Several other breakers
] have been put into condition to resume ;
I operation as soon as needed, and it is
expected that they will he running
shortly.
The total amount of anthracite coal
sent to market for the week ending
June 22, as reported by the several,
I carrying companies, was 818,475 tons,
compared with 712,570 tons in the corres
ponding week last year, an increase of
105,005 tons. The total amount of an
thracite mined thus fat-in the year 1889
was 14,481,127 tons, compared with 15,- j
550,570 tons for the same period last year,
I a decrease of 1,098,423 tons .—Ledytv. |
XTOTICE TO TRESPASSERS— On and aftei
JJN this date, April 24, nil persons found tres
passing upon the Birkbcck farm at South Hob
orton will be prosecuted according to law. Sev
eral parties are in the habit of travelling across
the Acids to and from their work. They are
known and if seen crossing l again will be prose
i cuted. WIi.i.I AM JOHNSON, trustee for the
i Birkbcck Estate.
n WELL] NO FOII SALE. A two-story, ten
room dwelling, with cottage front, situ
ated on the west side of Centre Street, between
Luzerne and South, 20x44 feet, containing all
modern improvements; with cellar cemented
sides and bottom. Also two-story stable on
rear of lot. Parties desiring to purchase will
please call on Jacob 11. Zeigler, on the premises,
either day or evening, and examine the prop
| erty. Terms very reasonable.
n ESI It ABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE.—
There will be sold at public sale on''July 8
I at 2 p. in. to the highest bidder, or at private
sale in the meantime, the projierty of Frank
.Mi-Shea, situated on Main Street, east of the
Cottage hotel, comprising one lot with three
dwelling houses. Size of lot is 43 feet 9 inches
-V1 AO feet; one double dwelling house fronting
on Mttin Street 28x32 feet; one <1 welling house on
rear w lot 14x34 feet; one stable 14x14 feet; one
double cooking shanty 12x20 feet. The property
is in good condition and parties wishing to in
vest in real estate should not miss this
opportunity. For further information apply to
FHANK McSHKA, Freeland.
rpo WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.—This is to
| L certify that a partnership has been entered
into between Charles Schoencr, of Freeland,
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and Joseph
Mirkbeck, of Foster Township, County and State
aforesaid, for the purpose of carrying on the
business of dealers in hardware, stoves, mining
supplies, oil, glass, tinware, rooting, spouting
etc., under the name, style and Arm of Schooner
llirkboek, at Freeland, Luzerne County, Pa.,
L from June 17, 1889. CHAHLKS SCHOENER,
JOSEPH BIRKIIECK.
■ All parties having claims against the said
; Charles Schoener, up to June 17, 1889, must be
presented to him for payment, and all parties
I owing the suid Charles Schooner will please
make payment to him.
CIIARI.ES SCHOENER.
FIRE WORKS!
Wholesale and Retail.
| We are now ready to
furnish the trade with fire
! works of all kinds.
GHO. CIIDSTM T,
193 CENTRE STREET, FREELAND.
EXAMINE OUR PRICES:
{ Brick, per set, <lO cents; put in free of charge.
I Grates, 5 cents per lb,
i Stove pipe ami elbows, 18 cents each.
Wash boilers, 75 cents to SI.OO.
Home-made etuis and bottles, 13J cents each;
by one-half dozen, 10 cents each.
fiO-lb lard cans, 50 cents.
Wash hollers bottomed at 35, 40 and 50 cents.
Conductor pipes and gutter, 0 to 10 cents per
foot.
Roofing from I to 0 cents per square foot.
Blustiug tubes, 3 cents per loot. Wire for
tubes, made to order, 5 cents each.
Miner's Friend cook stoves, No. 8, SIB.OO.
I Plato range, $22.00.
A polio range, $20.00; and other ranges from
l SB.OO to SIB.OO.
AT F. P. MALOY'S,
9 Front Street, Freeland.
M. J. MORAN, Manager.
ARMOUR'S
Chicago Dressed Reef
RECEIVED FRESH DAILY.
This Beef is from rigidly inspected cattle,
slaughtered in the most cleanly manner, and is
the cheapest and best animal food to be pro
cured. Wholesale only.
Freeland Beef Co.,
FREELAND, PA.
JOHN SCHNEE,
CARPET WEAVER,
SOUTH HEBERTON.
All kinds of carpet, double
and single, manufactured at
short notice and at the lowest
rates.
GO TO
Fisher Bros.
Livery Stable
rou
FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS
At Short Notice, for Weddings, Parties and
Funerals. Front Street, two squares
below Freeland Opera House.
Call and See "U"s.
XiXasro LEE,
CHINESE LAUNDRY,
Ward's Building, 49 Washington St.,
FREELAND, PA.
Shirts one, 1(11 Bosoms 8
New shirts 13 Coats 15 to 50
Collars 3 | Vests 20
Drawers 7 i Pants, w001en.25 to $1 i
I ndershirts 7 I Pants, linen... .35 to 50
Night shirts 8 I Towels 4!
Wool shirts 8 Napkins 3
Socks 3 Table covers... 15 to 75 !
HuudkTcli'fs,3; 3for 5 Sheets 10
CulTs, per pair 5 Billow slips 10 to 25
Neckties 3 Bed Ticks 50 '
Work taken every day of the week
and returned on the third or fourth day j
thereafter. Family washing at the rate !
of 50 cents per dozen. All work done in
a first-class style.
Justus Troell,
THE OLDEST
UNDERTAKER
In the region, has removed Ids business estab
lishment to
No. 12 Front Street. Freeland.
KF Undertaking in all it.s branches
will receive prompt attention.
SI.OO PER YEAR.
TOIIN D. HAYES,
ATTORNtY-AT-LAW and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Legal business of all kinds promptly attended.
Room 3, 2d Floor, liirkbeek Brick.
M. HALPIN >
Manufacturer of
Carriages. Buggies. Wagons. &c.
Cur. Walnut and Pine Streets, Freeland.
ORION STROH,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Office Rooms over Schooner's Hardware Store.
Q F. TURNBACK,
Justice of the Peace.
Office over Schooner's Hardware Store.
All Kinds of Legal Business will be
• Promptly Attended.
jyjORRIS FERRY,
PUKK
WHISKY, WINE, RUM, GIN. &C
I j Fresh Lager Beer Always on Tap.
Corner South and Washington sts., Freeland.
IEHZTTGtH ELLIOTT,
South Heberton, wholesale dealer in
Pure Wines and Liquors
Also A Kent for Berncr & Engcl's rreraium
Lager and Tannliacnser lieer. Porter, XX and
AAA Stock and Draft Ales, Etc. I sell by the
quurt or gallon the best quality of
Beer, Porter and Ale.
McNulty Bros.,
IIIIBMBS Ml EMBALMEHS.
Centre .Street, Coxe Addition.
JtyThe finest hearses in the region.
Prices reasonable ami satisfaction guar
anteed.
J. P. McD P
—Dealer
DRY G hi! l
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS,
FLOUR, FEED, HATS, CAPS,
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A very hundsome stock of
FURNITURE
Always on hand.
S. W. Corner Centre and South Sts., Freeland.
TF YOU ARE DRY, AND WANT
X the worth of your money, just give
Osiro^r
a call, lie keeps the best beer and the
largest schooner.
Fine Rye Whiskey, Old Wines, Porter, Ale,
Cigars and AGARIC, the Great
Nerve Tonic.
Centre Street, below South, Freeland.
Weddings, Parties and Funerals
Furnished with
First-Class Turnouts
ut short notice, at
HOFFMEIR k O'DONNELL'S
LIVERY STABLE
Centre Street, below South, - - - Freeland.
H. M. BRISLIN,
UNDERTAKER
AND
EMBALMER.
Also dealer in
FURNITURE
of every description.
I Centre Street, above Luzerne, Freeland,