VOL. 11. No. 7.
BRIEF ITEMS.
—The town is swarmed with gypsies. ,
—Mountain Grove camp meeting open- :
ed yesterday.
—Firemens' excursion to the Glen on
Tuesday, August 29.
—The Freeland German cornet band i
made a trip to Ilopcville Saturday even- j
ing.
—Flies have no manners. They get |
to the table first and eat with their
lingers.
—James K. Boyle has placed a large
awning in front of his property on Cen
tre Street.
—Peter Haines, baggage-master on
Conductor La wall's train, has been
promoted to conductor.
—For solid, dry cellar floors, use im
proved cements. Only 50 cents per sack
delivered by Kline Bros.
Hugh McMonigle announces to the
public that he is now running a livery in
addition to his accommodation stable.
—An enjoyable picnic was held by the i
Ladies' Temperance Society at the grove
near St. Ann's church Friday afternoon.
—We have been selling "Royal" and
"Standard" Hour for fivo years. Always
gave satisfaction. Kline Bros, at the
mill.
—The concert given by the Ilayden
Glee Club Saturday evening was a very
successful affair. Quito a large audience
was present.
—Societies, lodges and organizations
which have elected new officers can have
the same published by sending the lists
to this office.
—W. T. Shepherd, who was employed
here some time ago bv the Adams Ex
press Co., <lied at his home in Athens,
Bradford County, on Monday.
—The residence and business estab
lishment of George Koclier, a former
resident of this place, but now of South
Fairview, was consumed by fire yester
day afternoon.
—Neil P. Johnson had three of his
ribs broken at No. 5 Ecklcy on Monday.
He had fired a shot in his breast and a
pie ■ of coal from it struck him while
standing at what lie considered a safe
distance.
—The Kingston Timet; arrived this
morning, issued as a senii-weeklv. Edi
tor Holbrook is furnishing the people of
the West Side a bright and breezy jour
nal and we hope he will be rewarded as
lie deserves.
—A Greek Catholic church will be
dedicated at Sbamokin on Sunday,
August 18. Excursion trains will be
run from Wilkes-Barre via the Highland
branch, and will he joined here by the
St. Patrtck's cornet band and St. Mich
ael's Greek Beneficial Society.
—There is a young lady in Freeland
who is continually complaining that her i
heart will break, and in order to prolong
her life in case of such a direful calamity
site has been t he recipient of a miniature
iron heart, the gift of the employes of
the Drifton shops, with tin assurance
that it (the heart) will not break.
—Michael F. Scott, who has been em
ployed by the Thompson Houston Co.,
helping to run the electric light wire in
Weatherlv, started on Thursday to work
for the Tide Water Fipe Line Co. lie
will have charge of the wires from
Tamancnd to Bayonnc City, N. J. He
will he stationed at Hudsondalc.—\Vea
-1 herly Herald.
—Thomas Matte, a Hungarian aged
about 22 years, was instantly killed at
Oakdale Saturday afternoon by falling
under moving cars, which passed over
hftn and almost severed the body in two.
The funeral took place Sunday afternoon
and was attended by Loyal Castle,
Knights of the Mystic Chain, of which
ho was a member. Interment at Free
land cemetery.
Unclaimed Letters.
The following is a list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Freeland Post
office, August 7, 1889:
Fellen, Lizzie
< 1011, Stefan
Ilancovsky, Lesko
Kuntz, Thomas
Lijewski, Stophan
Lukacs, Kris
Mieliczki, Jan
Prochnom, Julius (2)
Waznials, Yerzy
Wild man, Elian P.
Persons calling for any of the above
letters should say Advertised.
W.m. F. Boyle, P. M.
A Very Sudden Death.
Peter McPhartlen, familiarly known
as Peter Burns, a resident of the Points,
died on Monday afternoon after a short
illness. The deceased was not in the
best of health for some time but nothing
serious was thought of it, and on Sunday
be was around as usual. About 9 o'clock
on Sunday evening he fell into a stupor.
Dr. E. W. Butter attended him with all
the care that bis skill could command,
but without avail. His funeral took
place yesterday afternoon and was
largely attended. The St. Patrick's
Beneficial Society, of which he was a
member, attended in a body. The re
main were encased in a handsome black
casket, the like of which was probably
never seen before in Freeland. The
young man was held in high esteem by
all who knew him ami leaves a wife and
two children to mourn his death.
Tlic Excursion Yesterday.
Yesterday will remain a red-letter day
in the memory of those who accompanied
the excursion of the Young Mens' T. A.
B. Society. Promptly at 9 a. m. eight
ears pulled out from the Freeland station
and arrived at the Glen one hour later.
Shortly after thirteen cars from Potts
ville and St. Clair arrived, followed by
another large excursion from Shenan
doah, completely filling the spacious
grounds. The officials at the Glen stated
that more people were there yesterday
than they had ever seen before. The
Multitude enjoyed themselves with the
various amusements and quite a number
took a trip around the Switchback. The
Freeland train arrived borne at 10.15 p.
m., and all seemed well pleased with
their day s enjoyment. The next oppor
tunity to take in the Glen will be Tues
day, August 20, when the Freeland Citi
zens' Hose Co. will run their annual
excursion.
Council Meeting.
Council met in regular session Monday
evening, with Messrs. Johnson, Bacli
man, McGettrick, Goeppert, Haggerty
and Donop present. Minutes of last
meeting were read and approved, as also
the minutes of the special meeting held
July 9. The following bills were read
and ordered paid :
A. H. Howey, stones $ im)
Penn'n Globe Gaslight Co 31 60
Thoa. A. Ihickley, making duplicate anl
printing order book and circulars 8 25
At this stage of the business ex-collec
tor James Collins presented a list of ex
onerations amounting to $13.60, which
he claimed could not be collected. After
a discussion a motion was made and
agreed to that t lie exonerations be al
lowed. Mr. Collins paid over to the
treasurer the amount due him to the
borough, $10.98, which settled his claim
in full.
Burgess reported having collected from
fines and lock-up fees the sum of $29.50;
commission SIB.OO, leaving a balance of
$10.50 due the borough which was turned
over to the treasurer. The burgess re
ported having had some of the policemen
on special duty on July 4, hut had not
received the time from the chief of
police. It was laid over until the next
meeting.
The treasurer made the following re
port of receipts and expenditures from
July 1 to August 5 :
Ihi In nee on hand at last meeting $7Bl 15
Received from Win. Williamson, collec
tor 188H 50 00
Received from James Collins, collector
1887 10 08
Received from burgess 10 60
Total receipts SBSB 03
Expenditures 271 85
Balance in treasury SSBO 78
The street commissioner's report for
July was read. It amounted to $71.94
and was ordered paid. The council took
up the sanitary condition of the borough
and the nuisance on alley in rear of Hal
pin and Klines properties was ordered
to be abated. The proposed ordinance
increasing the license fee for concerts
and theatrical companies from two to
five dollars per bight was taken up and
read for the third time and passed.
The street commissioner reported that
he had done nothing towards purchasing
lumber for sidewalks, and that several
parties on Ridge Street had already
complied with the law, but that others
would not. He also stated that property
owners were not inclined to comply with
the notices sent out three months ago,
and asked for instructions as to how he
should proceed. The matter was laid
over for the present.
The (piestion of cattle running at large
in the streets of the borough was taken
up, and High Constable Kinker stated
that he could not get hogs to travel over
the hoard walk from Front Street to the
pound, and requested that some provision
be made to have an opening made in the
rear. A committee of two, consisting of
A. A. Bach man and A. Goeppert, were
appointed to make the necessary altera
tions and secure from John M. Powell
the use of ground for that purpose, Mr.
Kinker volunteering to do the work
gratis. The burgess was instructed to
have notices issued calling upon all
owners of dogs to have them muzzled
when running at large in the borough,
when in his judgment the same may he
necessary. Council adjourned to meet
Monday evening, September 2.
An Affecting; Death lied Scene.
Monday afternoon John Kuehnhold,
aged 28 years, residing at Hazleton, was
run over at Tomhicken while making a
flying switch and had both legs and one
arm terribly crushed. He was brought to
his home in lluzleton and physicians
were summoned. It was seen at once
that there was no hope for the young
man's life, lie called Dr. Casselberry
and asked him to tell him whether
there was any chance for his life. The
doctor replied that there was none and
the sufferer never showed any signs of
fear for the approaching end. There
was not a dry eye in the room as he
called his wife to the bedside. Throw
ing bis arm around be kissed her. He
did the same to his one little child and
then laid hack to await the end. Rev.
Aszinan was present and gave consola
tion to the dying man who passed calmly
away a few minutes later.
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lie ware of the Slippery Gypsies.
Peter A.,Connolly of Ashley came to
town Monday morning armed with a
warrant which he placed in the hands of
Constable Quigley for the arrest of one
Win. Bates, a traveling gypsy, who
sometime last week sold a horse to him
and guaranteed the animal to be sound
in every particular. Upon trial the
horse proved to be balky and defective
in other respejts. Rather than face the
music before Justice Thomas of Ashley
Bates agreed to return the purchase
money upon condition that the animal
was brought here and to be in the same
condition as when sold to Connolly.
Later on a compromise was effected
whereby Elisha Bates, a brother of the
prisoner, agreed to purchase the animal
at a reduction of fifteen dollars on the
original price, and as a guarantee of
good faith deposited the money in the
hands of Squire Buckley until the horse
could be brought here. Tuesday morn
ing Connolly arrived with the horse and
upon examination the gypsies declared
the horse lame and wanted their money
returned. The threatened re-arrest of
Billy soon brought them to terms, but
not until Connolly agreed to give them
the blanket with wliich he rode the
horse from home. Connolly returned
home by rail on Tuesday evening a trifle
poorer but a great deal wiser than before
lie bought the horse. -
DEATHS.
Gafpixky.—At Laurytown, August fl,
Patrick Gailiney, aged about 50 years.
Interred at St" Ann's cemetery this
afternoon. Brislin, undertaker.
Potocii ny. —At Drifton, August fl,
bcth Potochny, aged 18 months. In
terred at the Greek Catholic cemetery
this afternoon. McNulty, undertaker.
McPn ahtlkx. —At Freeland, August 5,
Peter McPhartlen, aged 83 years and
0 months. Interred at St. Ann's cem
etery yesterday. McNulty, under
taker.
(jih i.iikm. —At Upper Lehigh, 011 the Ist
inst., Airs. Martini Uoulden, aged 4f>
years, i> months and 25 days. 1 nterred
at Upper I.ehigh cemetery .Sunday
afternoon.
FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1889.
NOTES FROM OTHER TOWNS.
—Kline Bros, just received a carload
of prime cut hay.
—The strike at the Fishback rolling
mill, Pottsville, terminated on Saturday,
the demands of the men being granted.
—The work of double tracking the j
Lehigh Valley Railroad between White
Haven and Mud Run is almost com
pleted.
—Carbon County Democrats will hold
their annual convention at Maucli Chunk
on August 19. The oflices to be filled
are district attorney and associate judge.
—lt. is rumored that Dan Hart, the j
well-known newspaper man, is about to i
begin the publication of a weekly
illustrated paper— Pen and Pencil —at :
Wilkes-Bar re.
—The Slatington Nem is now printed j
on a Campbell power press. The changes '
made in that journal during the past
year show the present proprietors are!
keeping abreast of the times.
—W. A. Green, champion boot black
of Wilkes-Banc, lias challenged Arthur
Carter, ex-champion, to a shoe blacking
contest for $5.00 a side. The winner is I
expected to cut quite a shine.
—The state convention of the P. O. S. |
of A. will be held at Pottsville on. the
13th, 14th, 15tli and 16th of this month, j
A lively contest for president is expected, 1
there being six candidates in the field.
—Richard Winloek of Middleport, >
Schuylkill County, was shot and killed ;
on Thursday while surveying land in J
Randolph County, W. Ya., in company
with surveyors and others of that county. J
He had been sent to make surveys of I
coal lands in the interest of Schuylkill j
capitalists.
—Eintracht (German) Castle, Knights
of the Mystic Chain, was instituted at |
Hazleton Thursday evening. A charter j
has also been issued for Mountain Top
Castle, Hazleton, of the same order,
which will he instituted by Supreme
Marshall Charles Nay lor and Deputy
Select Commander F. K. Beinert, assis
ted by members from Freeland and I
Wilkes-Barre.
—The leader of the Atlantic Associa-1
lion, Wilkes-Barre, threw up the sponge |
Monday morning and disbanded. The I
club has not been paying expenses, and
since Kaston's collapse, were not in the I
good graces of the New England teams,
who were compelled to make long jumps !
to reach Wilkes-Barre. Many of the
stockholders believe that mismanage
ment was the direct cause of failure.
—Two deeds of importance to tho
public were recorded in the Recorder's
office of Luzerne County last week. < >ne j
is from Hendrick W. Search Esq., High
Sheriff of Luzerne County, to Silas W.
Newberger of New York, conveying the
line of railroad of the Lehigh and East
ern Railway Company—consideration
$190,000 —and the other conveys the
same property from Newberger to the '
Pennsylvannin, Lehigh and Eastern R.
R. Co. The consideration of the latter
is $10,000,000. These deeds are also re
corded in Carbon, Monroe and Pike
Counties, through which the proposed
road is to be built.
Evicted on Sunday.
Saturday morning tho wife of Barney
Cough 1 in, who resided at 88 Lincoln
Street, Wilkes-Barre, applied to Poor
Director Marx Long for relief and told a
pitiful tale. She stated that her husband j
had gone to Philadelphia some time ago |
to look for work. On August 1 a i
month's rent, sl2, was due. and she was 1
not able to pay it. Thereupon the land- j
lord issued a landlord's warrant and on
Sunday morning the constable came
there, levied on all the household ■
furniture and goods of every kind and J
sold the whole lot for $7. Everything i
in the house was taken away and the .
wife and her little child were left with-'
out even a chair to sit upon or a bed to
lie on. They were in absolute destitu
tion, without any means whatever, and |
having no friends who could render them i
any assistance, the poor woman was
compelled to apply for help to the poor
authorities. Mr. Long relieved her im
mediate necessities, and made provisions
for her until her husband can be beard
from.
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Frooluml Defeated by York.
The game on Sunday between the
York club of the Middle States League I
and Freeland was witnessed by nearly j
nineteen hundred spectators, who saw |
the professionals held down to two runs j
until the seventh inning. York holds i
the position of third place in the league ;
and has been strengthened considerably j
during the past few weeks by several
new players. Four of those, namely, |
Hovcrter, centre field; Hutchinson, .
second base; Hudson, pitcher, and Arm-'
strong, catcher, were secured from the 1
Delaware State League, where they led j
in their respective positions. The re-1
maining portions of the club were filled i
by Gittingor, right field; Sterling, short;
Young, third; Jasper, first, and Gill, late
of St. Louis, left field. Freeland was
composed as follows: Welsh, pitcher;
Simmons, catcher; Carr, short; McGee
han, first; Bray, second; McGarvey.
third; Moran, left; Mi-Geady, center, and i
Ward, right. Promptly at 3 o'clock Um
pire Shovlin called the game and Free
land went to the bat. This was the i
home team's great inning and three runs
came in, owing to Hudson's erratic pitch
ing and a wild throw to second. A wild
throw in the third by McGarvey gave |
York their first run and a fumble by
C'arr in the sixth gave them another.
The seventh opened with the score 3-2 j
in favor of Freeland and ended 4-3 in j
favor of York. The cause of this is hard i
to explain, but when fate decides that '
Freeland is to be beat some player comes
to her assistance and does it in the sev- j
cnth. In the beginning Hudson was
extremely wild while Welsh was in per
fect condition. Toward the latter part
of the game this order of things was
slightly reversed, Hudson becoming
steadier in every inning and obtaining
better control of the ball. Ten strike
outs are credited to Hudson and five to i
Welsh. Simmons found the ball for a|
single once and was the only Freeland
batter that succeeded in doing so. Four
bits were made by York, with a total of
seven bases,, but they were scattered too
much to prove of any account, and not 1
an earned run was made of either
pitcher. Pilfering of bases was not in
dulged in to any extent, each club hav
ing only one stolen base to their credit, j
I The score by innings was:
j Freeland 3000 0 0 0 0 o—3 j
I York 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 x—4 i
Anotlier Railroad Hound to Come.
The talk of the past few months of
another railroad being built to tap the
anthracite coal regions promises to end
by such a road being built in reality.
The Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday
contained the following article relating
to this subject, which may prove impor
tant to the people of Freeland, through
which the new line will pass:
A new railroad through the anthracite coal
regions in projected, and it is backed by men of
so much wealth and business experience that
its construction is regarded as certain. It will
be an in<lei>endeiit line, about lift)- miles in
length, and will be a competitor with the Lehigh
Valley Ruilroad for a considerable amount of
tonnage. Indeed, a business of 000,000 tons of
anthracite coal annually is said to have been
guaranteed the road by individual operators
j along tne line, chief among whom Is the firm of
; Coxe Bros. & Co.
The principal man in the now enterprise is
Herman (Mark, a New York contractor, whose
i name is connected with the new aqueduct now
being built for that city. Mr. Clark is a eon
j tractor and bridge builder by profession, and
lie hopes to make a considerable profit out of
: the construction of the road. Independently
1 of this, however, he expects to secure a good
investment. Working hand in hand with him
j is Kekley B. Coxe, who wants a new railroad
1 iroui his mines to market. (>tlid's who are as
sociated with these gentlemen make up one of
the strongest combinations that has been
formed in tla* anthracite region l'or many
years.
The road is to extend from Toiuhicken on
the Philadelphia and Erie's Wilkes-Barre
branch to Portland on the Delaware ltiver,
where it will join the line of the Pennsylvania,
Poughkccpsicand Boston Road. It is intended,
of course, to reach the New England market
over the Pougbkeepsle bridge. The line will
he about fifty miles along, as before stated, and
will be an expensive one to build. A number
of streams will be crossed, necessitating the
construction of bridges, but this is no particular
objection in the eyes of Mr. Clark, who expects
to furnish the bridge work. The grading will
also be expensive. Altogether it Is calcinated
the construction work will cost, at least $35,000
per mile or about $1,800,000 for the whole road,
and the equipment and other necessaries will
swell the cost to a figure considerably greater.
At least $2,500,000 is thought necessary to build
and equip the road and put it in first class con
dition for operating.
PAHAI.LBI.INQ I.KHIGH VALLEY.
The new road will parallel an important
branch of the Lehigh Valley, along which are
situated a large number of collieries belonging
to individual operators. Coxe Bros. & Co. have
no less than eight collieries which can be easily
reached, and other operators in this district are
Kemmeror & Co., Marklc & Co., Pardee & Co.,
Ehcrvalo Coal Company, Stou Coal Company,
J.B. Went/, & Co. and J.C. llaydon & Co. Some
of these are tied up to the Lehigh Valley Com
pany by investments in railroad stock or by
contract, but it is understood that the others
are glad to see a new line in the region which
will give them more than one outlet to market.
■ That some of them will ship a great deal of
their New England tonnage over this new line
is said to be definitely agreed upon.
Coxe Bros. & Co., who are active in the
scheme, have lately been a thorn in the side of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad. The officials of
the railroad company have offended the firm in
some way, the particulars of which are not well
understood, and the firm is making things un
pleasant for the railroad company. First a suit
was brought against the company before the
Interstate Commerce Commission, which is as
yet undecided, and it lias caused all the coal
companies no end of worry and trouble. Then
several new lines have been projected into the
Lehigh Valley's territory, all stimulated by en
couragement from Coxe Bros., and the pros
pects of securing their coal business. The
Kcuding is now building a branch to Drifton,
where Coxe Bros, have their headquarters, and
it is nuthoratively announced that the firm has
pledged Itself to send a large amount of busi
ness over the Houding lines. The New Jersey '
Central iH building a spur to Coxe Bros.'new
colliery at Oneida, which will he one of the
largest in the region. Now comes along this
new scheme which will tuke a great deal of the
New England business. The firm produces
1,500,000 tons of coal a year, und when the pro
jected lines are finished it will be able to reach
every market In the country whithout shipping
a pound of coal over the Lehigh Valley Ruil
road.
IMPORTANCE OP THE ROAD.
As a factor in the anthracite coal trade the
new line will be of grcut importance. It will
be the shortest route from the Reaver Meadow
and Ifiaek Creek districts to New England via j
the Poughkccpsiu bridge. It is considered pos- j
sible that the Pennsylvania Railroad may use I
the line for tho tonnage of its Nanticoke and ,
Wilkes-Barre collieries destined to the Eastern '
New England market, and there is a chance j
that some through business via the lakes and
the Philadelphia and Erie road nnty also be sent
tliut way. It is intended, however, as an an- J
thracitc coal road ami any other business that j
may conio to tt will he regarded as so much
additional traffic.
A Borough Council Arrested*
The burgess and members of the !
borough council of Edwardsville were j
arrested on Friday and brought before j
Alderman Donohue of Wilkes-Barre on
complaint of the High Constable of
Edwardsville, William 1\ Davis. The
charge against them is maintaining a
nuisance, the nuisance being n pool of
standing and stagnant water. Davis j
being sworn testified to the existence of I
the nuisance and to the fact that be bad
notified the burgess and council to have !
it abated, but tliey have neglected to do
so. The alderman held them all in
$590 each to stand trial at the next term
of Quarter Sessions and in order that j
there might be no backing out put the
prosecutor under S3OO bail to appear and
prosecute.
X. T. A. 138 to Meet in Wilke*-Burre.
Master Workman Rae and Secretary
Watchorn announce that the fourth-*
annual session of Miners and Mine :
Laborers' National Trade Assembly No.
135, Knights of Labor, will meet at
Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday, September
18. All divisions will take notice and
elect delegates, as this session promises
to be one of unusual interest. Any
group of Assemblies, not yet organized
into a division, but desiring to form one,
may send a representative and the same
will be accorded full privileges. The
name of the place of meeting and hotel
arrangements will bo announced later.
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FcHtivltieM Tli Month.
Ball for the benefit of the defense
fund of Father McFadden, Uweedore,
Ireland, at the Opera House, Friday
evening, August 1(1.
Picnic of the Jeddo base ball club at
Jeddo, Saturday, August 17.
Excursion of Freeland Citizens' Hose
l Co. to Glen Onoko, Tuesday, August 20.
BASE BALL.
—Eleven won and six lost.
—Summit Hill and Jeddo ]day at the
picnic of the latter club on the 17th inst.
—At Catasuuqiui Saturday Lehighton
was defeated by the home team. Score,
—The Xorwalk (Conn.) club of the
Middle States League may play here on
Sunday.
—Challenges from the Weathcrly and
Coal Dale clubs for the Tigers have been
received at this ollice.
—Chris. Fulmer, recently released by
Baltimore, has signed as captain ami
manager of Shenandoah.
—Norristown, of the Middle States
i League, is beginning to waver and will
probably drop out. Can Freeland till
j the vacancy?
I —A trip tlirough* the lower portion of
Carbon County by a representative of
tlie Tuimi nk yesterday afternoon found
base ball boiling hot.
—lrwin and Beechcr, late of Wilkes-
Barre, are playing excellent ball for
Washington. They have strengthened
the tail-enders wonderfully.
—The leaders of the N itional League
and American Association are in elose
quarters. New York is only ten points
behind Boston and eight points separate
Brooklyn and St. Louis.
—The Clippers of Newtown and Hose
buds of Ashley played for *25 a side at
Wilkes-Barre Saturday afternoon, the
Clippers winning by a score of 7-3.
Kane threw for the Rosebuds.
—lhizleton has lost twelve of the six
teen games played. 1 f Freeland couldn't
do that much we would advise them to
disband. Hazleton should step down
and make room for a club that can plav
ball.
—Catasauqua has a record of twelve
won and none lost. With such an ex
cellent record they should nut be afraid
to meet Freeland. A game between
those clubs would prove unusually inter
esting.
—The six games in which Freeland
was defeated this year were all lost in
the seventh inning. This inning has
conie to he regarded as Freehold's
"fatal." Six inning games would he
sure victories every time.
—The Freeland club is playing nearly
every Sunday and seem to think they
are doing the right thing. How about
those who attend these Sunday games?
—Slatington Kars. oh! they're all
right. They get their money's worth
and what more could anyone ask.
—The Middle States is the only league
of any importance that is not playing
under the national agreement, and this
| gives its players the privilege of jumping
| their contracts when they please. The
| sooner this league get under cover the
i better, and then when a good player is
I secured they can hold him.
—The Brooklyn-St. Louis game at
Ridge wood Park, Brooklyn, was wit
nessed on Sunday afternoon by an audi
ence of 10,974. Brooklyn is known as
the "City of Churches." Freelances
attendance at Sunday games average
about 1000, and Freeland and vicinity
has fifteen churches. Queer, isn't it?
—At Summit Hill yesterday afternoon
the Shenandoah amateur and Summit
Hill clubs crossed bats and played one
of the finest games of the season.
Shenandoah had Keenan and IlefTernon
in the points, while Uormley and Christ
man were the battery of the home team.
Nine innings were played, and each club
hud succeeded in making two hits but
no runs, when they mutually agreed to
call it a draw. The battery work of both
clubs was very good.
Weekly Coal Report.
The anthracite coal sales agents met
at New York last week, and, after com
paring notes on the condition of the coal
trade in general, they wisely resolved to
leave well enough alone, and, conse
quently, did not make any advance in
the circular prices, which it, was thought
they would do. The question will he
taken up again on August 14, when it i
is expected an advance of from 10 to 25 !
cents per ton will he made, the new
prices to take effect on September 1.
The demand for coal, while limited, is
improving, and the production of coal
continues large, though for the past two
weeks the output has been somewhat
restricted by the Hooding of a number of
important mines in the Lehigh and
Schuylkill regions.
The retail coal dealers of Philadelphia
are experiencing much inconvenience
and annoyance caused by the inability
or disinclination of one or two large in
dividuals firms of anthracite coal opera
tors to fulfill their contracts for the sale
of blocks of 10(H) tons of coal made in
May for delivery by July 111, at cut
prices. The retailers who entered inii
such contracts with the operators and I
shippers, in turn, taking advantage of
the low prices at which they agreed to .
purchase the coal, made engagements t
till the orders of their regular customers
for their fall and winter supplies of coal [
during the dull summer months, being
glad of the opportunity to furnish the
excellent finality of coal sold them by !
the individual firms referred to at the
concession in prices made by themselves, i
The scarcity of cars and the heavy !
movement of iron ore on the North
Pennsylvania Railroad and the Lehigh
Valley Railroad has been a source of in
convenience for a week or two past, an
embargo having been put on shipments .
of Lehigh coal to the lino and city trade
which was lifted on last Friday. Some
retailers are of the opinion that more
coal was sold on the special contracts 1
than the operators have been able to
mine, and, having oversold their output
and being unable t< till their orders, the i
shippers now want to cancel their
contracts and compel the retail dealers to
pay the current price for anthracite if
they want the special orders supplied.
The retail dealers having contracted to
sell the coal they agreed to buy at the
cut prices are now in a quandary, as they
say they will have to supply the coal
sold to their patrons at the prices agreed
upon. What the outcome will be re
mains to he seen.
The total amount of anthracite coal
sent to market for the week ending
July 27, as reported by the several
carrying companies, was 880,009 tons,
compared with 878,297 tons in the corres
ponding week last year, an increase of
1772 tons. The total amount of an
thracitc mined tli(is far in the year 1889
was 18,407,44:5 tons, com [Mired with 19,-
H90,455 tons for the same period last year,
■ n decrease of 989,012 tons.— Ledger.
jyolt KECOKDEII,
Jcseph. J". HvrcOrlja.t3r,
Of If axle Township.
1 Subject to the decision of tlie
■ Democratic County Convention.
lax Collector's Xolice.
Notice is hereby given to the tax
payers of Foster Township that the ilu
! plicates of State, County, School, Bor
ough, Boor and Hoad Taxes having been
issued and delivered to me, your atten
tion is called to Section 7, Act of June
i 25, 1885, as follows :
SECTION 7. Where any duplicate of taxes
assessed is issued and delivered t<> 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 sa d duplicate has been issued and
delivered to him : and all persons, who shall
i within sixty days Iroiu tlie ante of said notice
make payment <-t any taxes charged against
them in said duplicate, except road taxes, shall
be entitled to a reduction ol five per centum
1 rom the amount thereof; and all persons, who
shall fail to make payment of any taxes chain
ed against them in said duplicate, except road
taxes, for six months after notice given as
aforesaid, shall be charged live per cent, addi
| iional on the taxes charged against them, which
shall be added thereto by said collector of taxes
j and collected by him.
; In compliance with the requirements
j of suit I Act, 1 will he tit my resilience on
Adam Street, Freeland, on Thursday,
; Friday and Saturday of each of the last
! two weeks of the said sixty days, viz:
j August 22, 23, 24, 29, JO. 31, bet ween the
j hours of two and six o'clock in the after
; noon. Titos. FU.IOTT, Collector.
Date, June 29, 1389.
170K SALE.—A fresh, three-year-old milch
I cow, Alderney breed, is ottered for sale by
I EmvAitu QuiNN. Highland, Pa. Terms, rea
! sonahle.
LTOU SALE.—A second-hand buggy, thor-
I oughly overhauled mid repaired, in ftrst
i i lass condition. Will lie sold at a bargain us I
have no further use for it. Apply totiKo. W.
K km KKKit. Bond < reck colliery, Zeluier I*. <>.,
I Luzerne County, Pa.
VTOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. On and after
. \ this date. April:'!, ail persons found tres
passing upon the liirklieck larni at South lleh- i
erton will he prescented aeeording t<> law. Sev -
eral parties are in the habit of travelling across
the lields to and from their work. They are I
known and if seen crossing again will be prose
cuted. W iI.I.IAM JOHNSON, trustee for the'
| Uirkbcck Estate.
N OTICE is hereby given to the taxpayers of
the borough of Free la ml that the dupli
cates ol state, county, school, borough, poor
ami road taxes have boon issued and delivered
to me. In compliance with the reipfiremeutsof
the tax act, I will lie at my residence on Ridge
Street. Freehold, on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of the last two weeks of the said sixty 1
days, viz: September 0, 7, 12, 13, 14, between
I the hours of two and six o'clock in the after
noon. iJi.KNAiti) Mi Lu nula s. Collector,
i Fftchmd, July 13, lssii.
i VTOTICE IS IIERERY GIVEN THAT AN
. > application will be made to the Court of
, Common i'lcas of Lu/.crnc County, or one of
I the law judges thereof, on .Monday, August 11',
j issn, at in o'clock A. M., under the "Corporation
j Act of 1874" and the supplements thereto, for
the charter of an intended corporation to be
: called "St. MichaePs Henetlclal Society of Free
| land, Pa.," the character and object of which
i is the practice ol' the principles of benevolence j
! and charity and social improvement, and for
these purposes to have, possess and enjoy all i
the rights, benefits ami privileges conferred by I
the said Act and its supplements.
JOHN D. HAYES, Solicitor. |
EXAMINE OUR PRICES:
Rrick, per set, 1)0 cents; put in free of charge.
Crates, A cents per lb,
Stove pipe and elbows, 18 cents each.
Washboilers, 7") cents to SI.IXI.
Home-made cans and bottles, 121 cents each;
i by one-half dozen, ID cents each.
AO-lb lard cans, AO cents.
Washboilers bottomed at :!A, 40 and AO cents.
Conductor pipes and gutter, 0 to 10 cents per
j foot.
Rooting from 4 to 6 cents per square foot,
blasting tubes, 2 cents per foot. Wire for
tubes, made to order, A cents each.
Miner's Friend cook stoves, No. 8, SIB.OO.
Plato range, $22.00.
A polio range, $20.00; and other ranges from
SB.OO to SIB.OO.
AT F. P. 31 ALOYS,
0 Front Street, Freelund.
M. J. MOHAN, Manager.
ARMOUR'S
Chicago Dressed Beef
RECEIVED FRESH DAILY.
This Ileef 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.
00 TO
Fisher Bros.
Stable
FOR
FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS
At Short Notice, for AVcthllngs, l'nrtlcs no,I
I-murals, front Street, two squares
below Freeland Opera House.
Justus Troell,
THE OLDEST
UNDERTAK Elf
, In the region, has removed his business estab
lishment to
No. 12 Front Street, Freeland.
ITi I'inlet-taking in all its branches
will receive prompt attention.
Subscribe for
tlie "Tribune."
SI.OO PEII YP^ail
) JOHN I>. HAYES,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
! Legal business of all kinds promptly attended.
Room 3, 2d Floor, Hirkbeek brick.
• M halpin,
, Manufacturer of
Carriages. Buggies. Wagons, &c.
| Cor. Walnut and Pine Streets, Freeland.
£MIAS. OHION STROH,
,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
s I Office Rooms over Schooner's Hardware Store.
•| Q F- TURNBACH,
j Justice of the Peace.
j Office over Schooner's Hardware Store.
| All Kinds of Legal Business will be
Promptly Attended.
i
JVTORRIS FERRY,
PUKE
WHISKY, WINE, RUM, GIN. &C
Fresh Lager Beer Always on Tap.
Corner South and Washington Sts., Freeland.
lEZTJ-OHH: ELLIOTT,
South Hoberton, wholesale dealer In
Pure Mines and Liquors
Also Agent for bonier & Engel's Premium
Lugi-r and Tannhaciiscr llccr. Porter, XX ami
XXX stock and Draft Ales, Etc. I sell by the
quart or gallon the best quality of
Beer, Porter and Ale.
. . .
McNulty Bros.,
11IMEIS 111 HIUHU.
Centre Street, C'oxe Addition.
The finest hearses in the region.
Prices reasonable and satisfaction guar
anteed.
J. P. MCDONALD,
—Dealer in—
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS,
FIjOUH, feed, hats, caps,
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A very handsome stock of
FURNITURE
Always on hand.
S. W. Corner Centre and South Sts., Freeland.
T F YOU AIIE DRY, AND WANT
-I the worth of your money, juat give
Carey
n call. lie keeps the best beer and the
largest schooner.
Fine llyc Whiskey, Old 11 "iues, Porter, Ale
Cigars and AHARIC, the Great '
Nerve Tonic.
Centre Street, below South, Frcelund.
Weddings. Parties and Funerals
Furnished with
First-Class Turnouts
at short notice, at
HOFFMEIU & O'DONNELL'S
LIVERY STABLE
Centre Street, below South, - - - Freeland.
H. M. BRISLIN,
UNDERTAKER
AND
EMBALMER.
Also dealer in
FURNITURE
of every description.
Centre .Street, above Luzerne, Freeland.