FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. 11. No. 5.
BRIEF ITEMS.
—Glen Onoko and the Switchback on
Saturday.
—The painters are getting in some of
their neat work on several properties in
town.
—An average of five carloads of
huckleberries are shipped daily from the
Lehigh region.
• —Ask for "Royal" and "Standard"
flour—straight grades. For sale by Kline
Bros, at the mill.
—The Freeland Citizens' Hose Co.
will run an excursion to Glen Onoko on
Tuesday, August 20.
—Camp James G. Brookmire, No. 248,
Sons of Veterans, have started out with
a large membership.
—The appointment of teachers for
Foster Township schools will he made
next Saturday evening.
—The Middle States League club of
Shenandoah and Freeland will cross
bats at the park on Sunday.
—Emil Bicker and Miss Martha Mac
afee, both of Upper Lehigh, were mar
ried by Squire Turnbaeh last week.
—An entertainment showing interest
ing and descriptive views of the late war
will be given at the Opera House this
evening.
—I). O. Pritchard, inside foreman at
No. 2 Highland, has tendered his resig
nation to Markle & Co., to take effect
August 1.
—The St. Patrick's cornet band will
accompany the excursion of the Young
Men's T. A. B. Society to < ileu Onoko
on Saturday.
—Commencing with August 1 Hugh
Shovlin of Highland will act as assistant
freight agent with James Hearty at the
!.. V. station.
—No. 1 Drift-on is becoming a formid
able rival to the Nottingham eolliery at
Plymouth in the number of accidents
happening there.
—A concert will he given at the Sun
day 'school rooms of St. Jaines' P. K.
church, Drifton, by the Ilayden Glee
Club on Saturday evening, August 3.
—James Oliver of Highland has chal
lenged Richard (-'ox of Wanamie to
shoot a pigeon match, 11 or 15 birds
each, for a purse of S2OO or SSOO a aid j.
—Camp 147, P. O. S. of A., will hold a
public installation and entertainment at
the Opera House to-morrow evening. A
very attractive programme has been pre
pared.
—"See 'em drop"—the potato hugs—
soon as they get a dusting of air-slaked
lime. Better and safer than Paris green,
and it makes your potatoes grow. Sold
by Kline Bros.
—A committee consisting of Frank
Deuierro, V. Passarella, Domenic Albano
and M. Cellitti are soliciting subscriptions !
for the erection of an Italian Catholic 1
church at this place.
—A despatch was received at 11 a. m.
to-day from President Yaughan, stating
that the ('. T. A. U. convention will re
convene next Tuesday at 9. m. in Col
lege Building, Scran ton.
—A blind (?) man and his wife held
forth at Centre and Front Streets the
latter part of last week, selling perfumed
stone, songs, etc. It is needless to state
he went away with more in pocket than
he came.
—Hugh I>ever of Jeddo was seriously
injured by a runaway car at the Oakdale
stripping on Thursday afternoon. The
collar hone was dislocated, also painful
internal injuries. He is on a fair way
to recover at present.
—The Jeddo base hall club will hold a
picnic on their grounds on Saturday, j
August 17. Refreshments of all kinds,;
a good orchestra, dancing and a game of
hall between Jeddo and Summit Hill ;
clubs are among the attractions offered.
—When you know an item of news,
personal or otherwise, that will interest
your friends or the community, make a
note of it and leave it at our office, then
watch it appear in print. This isamolli
fication of the nickle-in-thc-slot-machine
and costs nothing to try it.
—District Assembly 87, K. of L., have
under consideration the holding of a
lecture and ball at the Opera Douse
Friday evening, September 20. Henry
George, who will soon arrive home from
his Great Britain tour, will be here, also
probably G. M. W. l'owderly.
—To newspaper borrowers: Wouldn't
you really feel more contented when
reading your neighbor's paper if it was
your own? The TRIBUNK offers to sup
ply you with all the important local and
county news for the insignificant sum of
two cents a week. Now is the time to
subscribe. Only SI.OO per year.
—The Evangelical Sunday School of
Catosauqua will run an excursion to
Glen Onoko on Saturday, July 27. Sev
eral parties from Mauch Chunk, Lans
ford, Summit Hill and Coal Dale have
also announced their intention of being
there, thus increasing a very large
attendance and lots of amusements for
those who accompany the Young Men's
T. A. B. Society.
—Workmen are engaged tearing away
portions of the old Woodside breaker of
Coxe Bros. & Co, It is not known
whether the whole structure is to come
down or not, hut present appearances
indicate that its days are very short.
No coal has been run through it for sev
eral years, while the inside workings are
tilled to the surface with water since the
strike of 1887—'88. The breaker was
built in 18(57.
—Eleven candidates to the priesthood
were ordained this morning at Scranton
by Rt. Rev. Bishop O'llara. Among
the number ordained was Win. O'Don
nell, a former resident of Drifton, who
has just completed a nine years course
of study. A largo number of friends
were present from Freeland, Drifton and
Ha/.leton witnessing the impressive cere
monies. Father O'Donnell will read his
llrst mass at Ila/.leton next Sunday.
—A nother of Freeland's fair daughters
was led to the hymeneal altar on Tues
day afternoon, when the marriage of
William Timony and Miss Mary A. Doris
was cosummated at St. Ann's church.
The nuptial ceremony was performed by
Rev. Father Fallihee, with Miss Fanny,
sister of the bride, and Patrick F. Galla
gher acting as bridesmaid and grooms
man. During the evening the young
couple received the hearty congratula
tions of their numerous friends.
Accidents at Drifton.
While Michael Niesk was loading a
car from one of the pockets at No. 1
breaker, Drifton, on Tuesday morning,
an empty gondola started from the turn
out and came rushing down at a fearful
speed, striking the car upon which he
stood. The shock threw nim down be
tween the wheels and the wall causing
instant death. The deceased was a
young man, aged 21 years, a Hungarian,
and resided in Freeland. lie was em
ployed as a loader and was a great
favorite among his fellow-workmen.
The funeral took place yesterday after
noon at 2 o'clock from the residence of
his father at Drifton, under charge of
Undertaker McNulty. Rev. Father
Andrews of Shenandoah read the burial
service at the house and at the grave re
cited the prayers for the dead. The in
terment was made in the Greek Catholic
cemetery.
Inspector Jonathan, upon being noti
fied of the accident, responded by com
ing in person to the scene, after which
he ordered T. A. Buckley, J. P., to hold
an inquest. The following jury was em
panelled : Foreman, John Burton; Hugh
Malloy, Jos. D. Myers, John B. Quigley,
John Kugans and John M. Powell, who
went to Drifton, viewed the body and
the place where the accident occurred.
The jury then adjourned to meet at 2 p.
m. to-day to take testimony.
YESTERDAY'S ACCIDENT.
Another life was added to the cost of
mining coal at No. 1 Drifton yesterday.
Patrick Burke, aged 23 years, a married
man whose wife and one cliild are in
Ireland, was cleaning the track at the
mouth of the No. 1 drift at Drifton, and
along with others was loading a car at
noon, when locie No. 14 came out of the
drift with a train of empty coal cars
bound for No. 2 slope. When near the
old engine-house wall the trip struck the
car which Burke was loading, throwing
it oir the track and crushing him in a
frightful manner against the stone wall.
He was immediately removed to the
hospital, where Dr. Wentzand assistants
amputated one of Ids legs. Fears were
entertained that the other leg would
have to come off, but death put an end
to his sufferings at 12 o'clock last night.
The deceased was a resident of tins
country hut two months, and a nephew
of Treasurer Patrick Burko of Freeland.
The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock
Saturday afternoon from the residence
of Andrew Brislin, Drifton, undercharge
of Undertaker Brislin. Interment at St.
Ann's cemetery.
The Excursion to Glen Onoko.
At !) a. m. next Saturday morning the
grand excursion held under the auspices
of the Young Men's T. A. B. Society to
Glen Onoko will leave Freeland. The
excursion will be accompanied by Dc
pierro's celebrated orchestra, who will
furnish the dancing music. Refresh
ments and eatables of every description
can he obtained at the Glen. The com
mittee in charge of the affair reports that
all the necessary arrangements have
been perfected to make this the most
popular excursion ever run from this
vicinity, and judging from the large
number who have signified their inten
tion of going the prospects of having a
day of much enjoyment are certainly
great. Tickets can he procured from
any of the members of the committee or
at the stations on Saturday morning.
The fare is placed within the means of
all and none should miss this opportunity
of spending a day amid the grandest
scenery of the state. The return trains
from the Glen leave there at 6.30 p. m.,
bringing all to their homes within an
hour. Tickets —adults, 80 cents; chil
dren, 50 cents.
AROUNI) THK SWITCHBACK.
The committee has also completed
arrangements whereby a trip can he
taken around the famous Switchback.
The cost of the round trip is only 50
cents, and tickets can he procured ai the
station, on the train or from the com
mittee. Everybody who has been there
relishes the remembrance of coasting
down the mountain in an open observa
tion car, with a magnificient panorama
stretching out on all sides. This, with
the romantic beauty of the Glen, consti
tutes as pleasant a holiday programme
as could be arranged.
Election of Otticent.
At a meeting of St. Patrick's Benefi
cial Society, No. 103, of the I. C. B. IJ.,
held on the 21st inst., the following offi
cers were elected for the ensuing year:
President —Thos. A. Buckley.
N ice President—John il. O'Donnell.
Secretary—Patrick 11. Hanion.
Assistant Secretary—Condy O. Boyle.
Treasurer—Dominick O'Donnell.
Messenger—John J. McCarthy.
Trustees—John McLaughlin, Peter
McDcvitt, Condy Boyle, Ist.
Marshal—Wm. A. Mulherin.
The secretary reported having paid
out in benefits for the past year the sum
of $579.11), and lias $440.25 yet in the
treasury and 100 members in good stand
ing.
Shocking Accident.
Wednesday afternoon of last week a
most shocking accident befell Samuel
Rohrbach, a farm hand employed in
Butler Valley. He was hauling hay
from the field to the barn. The team
was going over a gutter and a part of the
harness broke. Thinking the team was
running away Rohrbach threw his fork
down and jumped. He fell 011 the fork,
the handle and one of the prongs of
which had broken off. The otlier prong
pierced the lower part of his abdomen
and inflicted a fatal wound.
Ex-PoHtinuHter Farrell In Juil.
James E. Farrell was on Monday
lodged in jail at Philadelphia to await
trial in theU. S. District Court. Farrell
was Postmaster at Starucca, Wayne
County, and the allegation is that his
office was under inspection in May last
because of complaints concerning it
having been received by the Post-olfico
Department. While the inspection was
being made hv Inspector Nash, Farrell
fled to Canada, hut was subsequently
arrested at Erie, and taken to Wilkes-
Barre, and in default of SSOOO hail was
sent to Pittsburg for trial. Wayne
County, however, being in fche Eastern
District and Pittsburg in the Western
District, the Court there ordered that
Farrell he sent to Philadelphia for trial,
and he accordingly was taken there by
Deputy U. S. Marshals Baring and
Whitman. He is charged with rifling
letters and embezzling the proceeds of
sales of postage stamps and stamped
envelopes.
FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1889.
NOTES FROM OTHER TOWNS.
—R. K. Layoock of Wilkes-Barre has
announced his candidacy for the Demo
cratic nomination of sheriff.
—Make dry, solid cellar floors before
the winter comes by using improved
cements. Only 50 cents a sack, deliver
ed by Kline Bros.
—The contract for a new bridge across
the Lehigh between Lehighton and
Weissport has been given t<> a Pittsburg
firm. It will cost $25,000.
# —Patrick Langan of Pittston bung
himself in his barn Sunday morning.
He attempted to drown himself on Fri
day, and is thought he was insane.
—Numerous incendiary fires have oc
curred in Carbondale of late, several fine
buildings having been destroyed. The
business men have employed detectives
to investigate.
—Andrew Harkins of Lansford boasts
of an egg that is hard to heat for its size.
It is from a Plymouth rock chicken, and
measures 8J- inches long, 0± in circum
ferance and weighs 4 ounces.
—W. T. Carter of Philadelphia, coal
operator at Beaver Meadow, who was
reported dead last week, passed through
this region very much alive Friday after
noon, at the time the funeral was an
nounced to take place.
—Five miners, named Barrett, Harris,
Daugher, McDonald and an unknown
Hungarian, were burned by an explosion
of gas in the Port Blanchard shaft near
Wilkes-Barre Tuesday afternoon. It is
thought that the three first named will
not recover.
—The Lehigh Valley Company will
purchase the Geneva, Ithaca & Say re R.
R. on the 27th of next month. The Val
ley has heretofore had a lease on it, but
as soon as it is purchased outright it will
he put in first-class condition and prom
ises to be a paying investment.
—Several societies of the Scranton C. j
T. A. Union have, in answer to Presi-1
dent Vaughan's letter, expressed a desire
that the union and present board be
continued. Some of them have passed
emphatic resolutions, denouncing those
who were instrumental in causing the
rupture at Canton.
—The body of Patrick Gill, a young i
man residing near Wilkes-Barre, was j
found on the I). L. & W. tracks Sunday
morning. The head was completely j
severed from the body, yet there was
not a drop of blood in the vicinity, and |
foul play is suspected. When last seen j
he was with a number of companions
drinking.
—The people of this county are warned
against a swindler—a bogus priest calling
himself "Father" Creegan—who is evi
dently working this way. He is a
smooth rascal and lie victimized Elmira
and Binghamton people easily. He is
not a prieHt and if lie appears here under
the name of Creegan or anything else
he should he held, for he is wanted in
the above cities.
—Christopher Bates a Wilkes-Barre
miner on going home on Saturday with
his pay, gave his 7 months-old child a
S2O goltl piece to play with. Twenty
minutes later it was stuck in the child's
throat, and the frantic grandmother
pushed it down. One of the physicians
says that the milled edge of the coin
makes it more dangerous, but Mr. Bates
is of the opinion that the edge of this
piece was worn smooth.
—During last week there was a con
vention of the Daughters of America in
Shenandoah. A number of the delegates
registered at the Merchants' Hotel.
Four who hailed from Reading were
given one spacious room. Next morning
one of them said they had hut little
sleep; that they did not know how to
extinguish the electric lights, and as a
last resort had opened their umbrellas
and slept with their heads under them.
The Whining of a Defeated Cur.
Some people seek aueer methods of
avenging themselves when defeated in a
fair and square contest, hut the one pur- 1
sued by Manager Clauss (or Clause, we
are not sure which is correct), of the Le
highton base hall club, is the most un
gentlemanly and undignified that could
he chosen. The man who will tell a
barefaced falsehood can easily be caught,
but the backbiter and slanderer who does ,
his work in the dark, like a thief at the
dead hour of night, is to ho detested i
above all things on the face of God's
earth. The facts of this ease, or as much
as have been brought to light, are as fol
lows: The Freeland club went to Le
highton Saturday afternoon, where they
defeated the home team by a score of
11-3. Smarting under defeat this man
Clauss writes one of the most despicable !
letters that a human being ever penned i
and sends it to the manager of the Lone j
Stars of Catasauqua, a club with which !
Freeland had almost completed arrange
ments for a game on August 10. This '
letter was received by Manager Ilanlon I
last evening, with a note from the Lone
Stars, stating that they could not play
the game if the contents of Clauss' letter
were true. The language used by him 1
in speaking of the Freeland club is more j
than loathsome, and we cannot con
descend to nullify our columns by pub
lishing it, or we would willingly do so, |
in order that the people of this region
might have an idea of its character.
Besides denouncing our club in all man
ners. shapes and forms he has the im
pertinence to reflect disparagingly upon
Mr. Shovlin's umpiring.
There is one portion of his malicious
statement in which ho remarks that
Freeland club don't know how or can't
play ball. We presume he is yet of the i
same opinion and is willing to back it. !
If so, please accept the following:
Manager P. H. Hanlon,on behalf of the j
Freeland club, challenges the Lehighton i
club to play a game of ball upon the Le-1
high ton or Catasauqua grounds, or upon
any grounds in the state of Pennsylvania,
for from SSO to SI,OOO a side; both clubs
to contain the same men who played at
Lehighton on July 20, no changes to be
made in any respect; the umpire to he a
gentleman selected from among those j
employed by the National, International 1
or Middle States Leagues. American or i
Atlantic Associations. This is no bluff, j
but business.
We hope ttie Lone Stars will not
cancel their game with Kreeland, as it
would he a disappointment to many of
the people here who expected to see an
excellent friendly game. Should they
come we will guarantee that no club has
anywhere received a more heartier re
ception than the Lone Stars will be met
with on August JO.
That Terrible Seventh.
! It. was "lovely weather" for a game of
hall Sunday afternoon and two thousand
live hundred people found their way to
the Freeland park, where they saw the
i Middle States League team of Ilazleton
! outbatted and outfielded by the home
club. The Ha/.leton club came here
with blood in their eye to seek revenge
for the defeats given them last week by
I the Cuban Giants, Norristown and Nor
j walk. Several of the players knew they
l had to defeat Freeland or Manager Foote
; would undoubtedly be presenting them
1 with their release on Monday morning.
; Under these circumstances Ilazleton
i went in to win, while the Freeland club
were just as determined that they should
! not run away with them, even though
| they were "professional" ball players.
I Shortly after three o'clock Umpire Hugh
j Shovlin of Highland called the game,
• with Freeland at the bat. Neither side
j had any runs to their credit until the
fifth, when Ilazleton made their first
| safe hit off Welsh, followed shortly by
another, and a passed ball by Simmons
let in the run. Freeland never saw any
. tiling clone yet they couldn't try thein-
I selves, and they also proceeded to get a
| run. Gillespie reached first on a single,
J where he stayed until McGeehan came
' to bat and electrified the audience by
j rapping out a three-bagger to left field,
sending Gillespie home. Owing to the
j peculiar formation of this ground a three-
I base hit is something seldom seen and it
was several minutes before the spectators
j could recover from their surprise. The
| score was tied and the excitement rcgis
i tered 100° in the shade. Ilazleton was i
j blanked in their half of that inning and j
1 Freeland came in on their seventh and i
continued the good work by bringing 1
home another run, making the score 2-1.
The hundreds of Hazletonians in the
j park seemed to feel extremely nervous
j as to the result and the Norwalk club, !
also of the Middle States League, rubbed
j their eyes in astonishment, stating that !
j the way Ilazleton was held down was
| simply phenomenal for an amateur club.
Many felt positive the game was safe
! now, but the knowing ones did no crow
; ing until the seventh was over, as in that
inning Freeland has been defeated four
! out of five times this season. Ilazleton
' came in on their seventh and when
i Freeland concluded they had sufficient
errors, wild throws and passed balls
marked against them Ilazleton had
I scored six times. This practically set- j
' tied the game, Freeland making another !
run in the ninth. Freeland played an
errorless game up to the sixth, when a
j ball knocked to P. Carrat short bounced |
j into his hands and out again. The next i
batter, however, gave the captain a j
| chance to redeem himself by sending a
| hot grounder down that way, which was
j fielded quickly to second and first, niak
j ing a pretty double play. Several fine
plays were made throughout the game,
i the most conspicuous of which was the
1 tly catch of Gillespie in left field,
i Graves, the Indian catcher, picked out
i his ball and sent it hurriedly over Mc-1
i Harvey's head for a safe hit. At the
j same Gillespie struck iu at a 2.1b gait,
and as the ball was about to touch the
ground he threw himself forward, scoop
| ed it up, rolled over several times and
I rose to receive the tremendous applause
j and cheers of the audience. Welsh was
| in fine form ami up to the seventh but
two hits were made off him. In the
i nine innings Ilazleton made live singles
j and a two-bagger, while Carr's sluggers
I found the ball safely nine times, besides
; doubles by McGarvey and Metieady and
McGeehan's triple. Kelly was a trifle I
nervous, but struck out eight men, and !
j Welsh struck out six. The score by 1
innings was:
Freeland 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 I—3
| Ilazleton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x—7
Paid S3O Tor a Job.
Mine Foreman Leckie who left Miners
ville recently to accept a position as
mine foreman at the Nottingham colliery,
Plymouth, has discovered the reason
why so many foreigners secure employ
ment around the mines to the exclusion
of the native workmen. In going the
rounds of the slope he discovered a
Hungarian in charge of a breast. The
foreigner was unable to read or even
speak English, and in accordance with
the new mine law notified the man
through and interpreter that he would i
he obliged to give up the position. It j
was then learned that the Hungarian
had paid the sum of S3O to get the breast ,
and he therefore protested against the
action of the foreman. He has entered
suit against Foreman Leckie, and his
will be made a test case under the new j
law.
Made Way With the Clothee.
"West's Great Show," composed of
two women and as many men, gave an
exhibition of their talents (?) at Lattimer
Tuesday evening. They were accomo
dated with rooms at Mrs. Ilerron's hotel
that night and provided with the best I
in the house. After the departure of
the aggregation Wednesday morning
Mrs. llerron discovered that her son's
clothing and other articles of value were i
missing.— Standard. The thieves were j
overtaken at South Heberton, where 1
they were giving performances, on i
Thursday afternoon by John Flynn,
who is employed by Mrs. llerron. After
considerable trouble they surrendered |
nearly all the clothes and got out of town
without any further delay.
Weekly Hull of Honor,
The roll of honor in Freeland Select I
School for the week ending July 19 is:
Mazie V. Miller, Annie Carey, Verna V. i
Miller, Maggie Lloyd, Grete Keislich, I
John F. Hartranft, David Carey, Albert
W. Seiplo, Willie <>. Foster, Willie <
Marx, Michael Cabbage and Willard
Drasher. H. L. EDMUNDS, teacher. j
l>le<l from Her Injuries,
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Luke |
Magraw was found in her home at
Ilazleton by some neighbors lying on a J
lounge unable to movo. She informed \
them that her husband, when drunk, !
poured a kettle of boiling water over her,
and that she had been lying there since !
Tuesday, suffering intensely, alone and ,
without help. The woman presented a i
pitiful scene. Magraw has not been ar-!
rested. Mrs. Magraw died of her in
juries Tuesday morning. She was aged i
about GO years. Five children, Mrs. .).
W.Boyle and Mrs. J. Donahue of Hazle- |
ton, Mrs. Hugh Kiernan of
City, Jas. Magraw of HopevUle and Win.
Magraw of Audenrioa, survive her.
j The funeral takes place at 2 o'clock this
| afternoon.
BASE BALL.
! —Ton won and five lost is the record
of the Freeland club.
I —Leviston defeated Jeanesville 011
Monday by a score of 5-4.
I —Shenandoah professionals vs. Free-
I land at 3 p. m. on Sunday.
| —Hazleton Actives and Drifton play
at the park on Sunday morning.
! —On Sunday at York town Tresekow
was defeated by the home club. Score,
: 22-10.
| —The Cuban Giants were presented
with a shut out by Harrisburg on
I Monday.
—Lansford has leased a plot of ground
j 400 feet square and will have an enclosed
i ground shortly.
—Jeddo was defeated by the Young
America club of Hazleton on Sunday by
a score of 20-8.
—The Drifton and Freeland Clerks
1 played yesterday afternoon, the former
winning by the score of 26-18.
| —Bobby Gamble pitched the greatest
game of his life at Harrisburg last week,
| holding Norwalk down to one hit in
I nine innings.
; —The base ball people of Hazleton
I are disgusted with the excuse of a club
j Manager Foote has placed there. They
have lost six of the seven games played.
• —Hazleton was disposed to do the
j "mule act" on Sunday, but Shovlin gave
| them to understand he knew a point or
two about that game called base ball,
('apt. Kelly took exceptions to a few
decisions, but as there were no grounds
to kick upon, he said little and gave all
his attention to the garden behind first
base.
| —The Ashley Observer states that the
Rosebuds "recently defeated that cele
brated (?) Freeland club by a score of
ten to five." Freeland was defeated but
once this season by that score. The club
that succeeded in doing it claimed to
hail from Sugar Notch, but it now ap
pears to have been one of those combi
nation concerns that get here so often.
If the Rosebud's players are residents of
the territory between Ashley and Pitts
ton, then it is possible they were here,
hut not under their own title. It is very
strange that when many clubs intend
coming here they are compelled to
search through two or more counties for
their "own" players.
FREELAND VS. LEIIIQIITON.
| Freeland went to Lehighton Saturday
afternoon where they met Carbon Comi
ty's crack club on their own grounds and
(fefeated them with ease by a score of
11-3. Frecland's battery for the first
two innings was Welsh and Simmons,
after which McGeady went in the box,
I Welsh being reserved for the game the
following day. Lehighton was unable
to do anything with either of the
pitchers' delivery, while Freeland batted
the ball about where they pleased. The
game was too one-sided to be interesting,
i hut it was amusing to see Freeland dur-1
' ing the last three innings doing their
! best to go out in one, two, three order,
. that the game might be finished in time
j for them to catch the last train. Hugh
j Shovlin of Highland umpired the game.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
A shocking accident occurred Monday
| morning on the Philadelphia and Kcad
! ing railroad near Mahunoy City. Tliree
I boys, sons respectively' of Charles 1).
! Kaiser and Mr. Wadlinger, prominent
business molt of Mahanoy City, and of
J. A. Keilly, ex-liecordcr of Schuylkill
County, of Shenandoah, were driving in
a buggy from Mahanoy City to Frack
ville. As they ap|)roached the railroad
crossing a passenger train passed, closely
followed by the little combination engine
and car ''Transit." Wadlinger, who
was driving, apparently not observing
the ' Transit," attempted to cross as
soon as the passenger train had passed.
The "Transit" struck the buggy, smash
ing it to splinters, killing the horse and
terribly injuring the boys. Wadlinger
was thrown forty feet and shockingly
mangled and instantly killed.
Weekly Coal Report.
The anthracite coal shippers are some
what disappointed at the present dull
condition of the trade, it having been
expected that after the 4th of July
numerous new orders for coal would lie
received and the trade would become
more active. The reduction of 50 cents
per ton in the all-rail rate of tolls to
Chicago, made lust week to meet the
low rail and lake freights, has stimulated
the demand for anthracite from the
West, many new orders having been
received from Chicago within the past
several days, but there is little business
doing on new orders from other quarters.
The large tonnage now being forwarded
from the mines is being shipped to (ill
old orders which wore booked early in
the month of May for delivery before
August 1, and until after that date the
demand is likely to lie quiet. Advices
from Boston report the anthracite trade
there very quiet, and the same condi
tion is reported at New York, where
prices are weaker. The demand for
furnace sizes is expected to improve
next month.
The Reading Company is shipping a
very large tonnage. That company's
sales agents report that it is short 'of
broken and stove coal, having orders for
coal largely in excess of its supply of
those sizes.
The total amount of anthracite coal
sent to market for the week ending
July I.lib, as reported by the several
carrying companies, was 823,000 tons,
compared with 808,703 toqs in the corres
ponding week last year, an increase of
14,207 tons. The total amount of an
thracite mined thus far in the year 1880
was 10,G11,103 tons, compared with 17-
040,048 tons for the same period last year,
a decrease of 1,037,885 tons.— Ledi/er.
Prevent fires by using chimney
crocks (earthen) in your buildings, dot
them at Kline Bros., limes, cements and
builders' supplies.
It 1 " 1 ' "AOK. The property situated on the
.. 1 h lb " 1 T'Ore street, between South
and Mala, I*reelaml, The house la in a imod
business hieathm and will lie sold cheap Ap
ply to Mrs. Ann (piiim on the premises.
It 1 "" BAI.R.- A second-hand buggy, tlior- '
i. ninthly overhauled and repaired in fliwt
hi'iiT. n'!"!! a" Will b, at II bargain as I I
nave no further use fur d. Apply to'tun. W. I
KKMKur.it, Pond Creek colliery, Zeliuer P. (1.,
Luzerne County. I'a,
JpOR RECORDER,
Joseph J. IvEcOrint^r,
Of Hazlc Township.
Subject to the decision of the
Democratic County Convention.
Tax Collector's Notice.
Notice is hereby given to the tax
payers of Foster Township that the du
plicates of State, County, School, Bor
ough, Poor and Road Taxes having been
issued and delivered to me, your atten
tion is called to Section 7, Act of June
25, 1885, as follows:
SECTION 7. Where any duplicate of tuxes
assessed is issued and delivered to the collector
of taxes, it shall be the duty of said collector to
give public notice as soon thereafter as conve
niently can be done, by at least ten written or
printed notices to be posted in as many public
places in different parts of the township or bor
ough, that said duplicate has been issued and
delivered to him; and all persons, who shall
within sixty days from the date of said notice
make payment of any taxes charged against
them in said duplicate, except road tuxes, shall
be entitled to a reduction of live per centum
from the amount thereof; and all persons, who
shall fail to make payment of any taxes charg
ed against them in said duplicate, except road
taxes, for six months after notice given us
aforesaid, shall be charged five per cent, addi
iional on the taxes charged against them, which
shall ie added thereto by said collector of taxes
and collected by him.
In compliance with the requirements
of said Act, I will be at my residence on
Adam Street, Freeland, on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of each of the last
two weeks of the said sixty days, viz:
August 22, 23, 24 , 29, 30, 31, between the
hours of two and six o'clock in the after
noon. Tnos. ELLIOTT, Collector.
Date, June 29, 1389.
mo WHOM IT MAY CONCERN-All per-
A sons aire hereby notitied not to trust my
wife, Isabella Dodsoti, or any of her children,
as 1 will not be responsible for any debts con
tracted by them after this date.
DAVID DODSON.
Drifton, Pa., Juno 24,188 P.
"VTOTICE TO TRESPASSERS.—On and after
l.\ this date, April 24, all persons found tres
passing upon tlie Hirkbeck farm at South lleb
erton will be prosecuted according to law. Sev
eral parties are in the habit of travelling across
the holds to und from their work. They are
known anal if seen crossing aigaiin will be prose
cuted. WI I.LIAM JOHNSON, trustee for the
Hirkbeck Estutc.
N'OTK'E is hereby given to the taxpayers of
the borough of FreeUmd that thodupli
eates of state, county, school, borough, poor
atud road taxes have been issued and delivered
to me. In compliance with the requirements of
the tax act, I will be at my residence on Ridge
Street. Freeland, on Thursday, Friday and
Suturdaiy of the last two weeks of the said sixty
days, viz: September .j, 0, 7, 12, 13, 14, between
the hours of two and six o'clock in the aifter
noon. HKHNAIID MCLAUGHLIN, Collector.
Freeland, July 13, 18N..
\r<>TIOK IS HEHHHY GIVEN THAT AN
i> application will bo mado to the Court of
Common Pleas of Luzerne County, or one of
the law Judges thereof, on Monday, August 1!',
1889, at 10 o'clock A. M., under the "Corporation
Act of 1X74" ami the supplements thereto, for
the charter of an intended corporation to be
culled "St. Michael's Hencllcial Society of Free
land, Pa.," the character and object of which
is the practice of the principles of benevolence
and charity anil social improvement, and for
these purposes to have, possess and enjoy all
the rights, bonelits and privileges conferred by
the said Act and its supplements.
JOHN I). HAYES, Solicitor.
EXAMINE OUR PRICES:
Brick, per set,6o cents; put in free of charge.
Grates, scents per lb.
Stove pipe and elbows, 18 cents each.
Washboflers, 75 cents to SI.OO.
Home-made cans and bottles, 121 cents each;
by one-half dozen, 10 cents each.
50-lb lard cans, 50 cents.
Washbollers bottomed at 05, 40 and 50 cents.
Conductor pipes and gutter, 0 to 10 cents per
foot.
Hoofing front 4 to (1 cents per square foot.
Blasting tubes, 2 cents per foot. Wire for
tubes, made to order, 5 cents each.
Miner's Friend cook stoves, No. 8, SIB.OO.
Plato range, $22.60.
Apollo range, $20.00; and other ranges from
SB.OO to SIB.OO.
AT F. P. MALOY'S,
9 Front Street, Freeland.
M. J. MOHAN, Manager.
ARMOUR'S
Chicago Dressed Beef
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.,
F HEEL AND, PA.
JOHN SCHNEE,
CARPET WEAVER,
SOUTH lIEBERTON.
All kinds of carpet, double
and single, manufactured at
short notice and at the lowest
rates.
GO TO
Fisher Bros.
Livery Stable
FOR
FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS
At Short Notice, for Weddings, Parties iiml
Funeriils. Front Street, two souures
„ below Freeland Opcru House.
Justus Troell,
UNDERTAKER
In the region, has removed his business estab
lishment to
No. 12 Front Street, Freeland.
Undertaking in all its branches
will receive prompt attention, I
§I.OO PER YEAR.
JOHN D. HAYES,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
IX.'KUI business of ull kinds promptly attended.
Room 3, 2d Floor, Hirkbcck Hrick.
M. HALPlN
ftiunufacturor of
Carriages. Buggies. Wagons. &c.
Cor. AValnut and Pine Streets, Freeland.
QIIAS. ORION STROH,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Office Rooms over Schooner's Hani ware Store.
0 F. TURNBACK,
Justice of the Peace.
Office over Schooner's Hardware Store.
All Kinds of Legal Business will be
Promptly Attended.
JVJORRIS FERRY,
—PURE—
WHISKY, WINE, RUM, GIN, &G
Fresh Lager Beer Always on Tap.
Corner South and Washington Sts., Freeland.
UUG-H ELLIOTT,
South Hobcrton, wliolcsale dealer in
Pure Wines and Liquors
Also Agent for Reiner & EngePs Premium
Laßor and Tunnhaenser Ik-er, Porter, XX and
XXX Mock and Draft Ales, Etc. I sell by the
quart or KUMOII the best quality of
Beer, Porter and Ale.
McNulty Bros.,
I miE&TiiIEHS HI HUMS.
Centre Street, Coxe Addition.
t#"The finest hearses in the region.
Prices reasonable and satisfaction guar
anteed.
J. P. MCDONALD,
-Dealer in-
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS.
FLOUIt, FEED, HATS, CAPS,
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A very handsome stock of
FURNITURE
Always on hand.
S. W. Corner Centre and South Sts., Freeland.
TF YOU ARE DRY, AND WANT
A the worth of your money, just give
Fatriclc Carey
a call. He keeps the best beer and the
largest schooner.
Fine Jlge 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
at short notice, at
HOFFMEIR & O'DONNELL'S
LIVERY STABLE
Centre Street, below South, - - - Freeland.
H. M. BRISLIN.
UNDERTAKER
AND
EMBALMER.
Also dealer in
FURJNTITUIIE
of overy description.
Centre Htrect, above Luzerne, Freeland.