FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. 11. No. 12.
- BRIEF ITEMS.
—Squirrel hunting is now lawful.
—Overcoats were quite numerous yes
terday.
—Pay your taxes before Saturday and
save five per cent.
—The cold wave season arrived sooner
than it was expected.
—Eckley correspondence was received
too late for publication.
—Hunters anticipate an unusual fine
season for rabbits. The woods are full
of them.
—Remember the first annual ball of
D. A. 87 at the opera house next Thurs
day evening.
—No. 2 Highland was idle Monday
and Tuesday, 011 account of a column
pipe breaking.
—Fisher Bros., liverymen, have leased
Zemany's stable on Washington Street,
and will occupy it shortly.
—The Sunday school connected with
St. James P. E. chapel will picnic at the
Grand Army park on Saturday.
—A marriage license has been issued to
Milton R. Rinker of Freeland and Miss
Mary Knerim of Upper Lehigh.
—Evan Woodring has taken a position
with Yannes' bottling establishment,
vice Hon. James Collins, resigned.
—John M. Cunnius has taken the
contract to build a dwelling house for
Mrs. Andrew McDevitt at Alvinton.
—Councilman John Ilaggerty and wife
removed on Tuesday to Bethlehem,
where they will reside for the future.
—Counterfeit $lO bills are about. We
haven't seen any—counterfeit or genuine
—in a long time, but "a rich man told us
so."
—Parties desiring to invest in real
estate may find something to suit them
by consulting the sixth column of this
page.
—The celebrated Scarnton cream ale
and porter can be had at the restaurant
of Wm. Gallagher, corner of Ridge and
South Streets.
—Freight engine No. 103 ran into a
gravel train near the Jeddo tunnel 011
Friday, wrecking three cars and slightly
damaging the freight engine.
—The man who carefully closed the
door after him all summer is about
shedding his shell, and will henceforth
systematically leave the door wide open.
—The P. O. S. of A. band will run a
moonlight excursion to Glen Onoko 011
Wednesday evening. The train leaves
Freeland at 7 p. m., and returns at 3 a.
m.
—The machinery is being put in posi
tion in the new iron breaker at Dritton.
Work is progressing rapidly and it is
expected to be in operation by January
1, 1890.
—Patrick O'Donnell of Drifton and
Miss Annie Ward of Eckley were married
at the Church of the Immaculate Con
ception by Rev. Father Brehoney this
morning.
—A double team standing in the park
became frightened Sunday afternoon
and started off. They made a circuit of
the grounds before being captured and
several persons narrowly escaped getting
trampled.
—Tax collector McLaughlin will be at
his residence on Ridge Street, between
the hours of 2 p. m. and 6 p. m., on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this
week to receive the payments of taxes.
A five per cent, reduction will be made
upon all taxes paid up to that time.
—A meeting of the K. of L. Co-opera
tive Board will be held at the usual place
011 the afternoon of the 15th inst. The
representatives of the different locals
are requested to attend to consider the
advisibility of building the proposed hall
011 the K. of L. ground at Centre and
Walnut Streets.
—Coxe Bros. &.Co. are constructing a
large dam on the western side of the
Lehigh Valley tracks between here and
Drifton. A trench has been dug from
the dam to one of the manways of the
Woodside slope, through which the
water of the latter will run to the dam.
From there it will be conveyed in pipes
to No. 2 breaker and used in washing
the coal.
—A poor widow residing near Freeland
lost a small, black pocket-book on Bur
ton's Hill between six and seven o'clock
Mondav evening, September 2. The
pocket-book contained a sum of money
which had been sent to her two days
previous by her daughter, and included
all the lady owned. The finder can re
ceive a reward by returning the same to
this office.
Unclaimed Letters.
The following is a list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Freeland Post
office, September 11, 1889:
DeArcs, Salvatore
Kroh, Chas. E.
Pelak, Majk
Pilor, Anna
Watson, T. J.
Wolf, August
Persons calling for any of the above
letters should sav Adrcrtined.
WM. F. BOYLE, P. M.
A Singular Accident.
Frank Brady, Thomas Inman and
Lawrence Balliet of Ilazleton on Monday
afternoon started to show a number of
strange brick-layers how coal is mined.
It is contrary to the rules of Pardee &
Co. for those not employed about the
mines to enter without a permit from the
superintendent. This rule was not, how
ever, observed by the party, all of whom
proceeded to the strappings 011 the south
side of the town ami entered No. 7 slope
from this opening. Everything passed
off without accident until the party em
barked on the cage to be hoisted to the
mouth of the slope. Brady had taken a
position on the rear bumper with his
■ arms over the top of the car. When
about 100 yards up the slope he was
heard to say "hold on" and drop.
Nothing was said of the accident by the
party on its arrival at the month of the
slope, nor was it known until the dead
body was discovered. Brady was aged
about 5G years, and was the father of the
Brady brothers, grocers, on South Wyom
ing Street. The funeral took place yes
terday afternoon.
Council Meeting.
Council met in adjourned session Mon
day evening, Messrs. Johnson, Bach
man, Goeppert and Donop being present.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved. The follow ing bills were
read and ordered paid :
Schoener & Birkbeck $ 5 50
B. F. Davis, locks 1 60
Wm. Williamson, nails 98
Mrs. Brennan, cleaning cells 4 00
Penn'a Globe Gaslight Co 31 50
Police service, July 4 12 00
The Burgess' report was presented,
showing receipts from fines and fees the
sum of $11.50; commission, $11.00; bal
ance due borough, 50 cents, which was
turned over to the treasurer.
The street commissioner's report was
presented, showing an expenditure of
1136.50 and was ordered paid.
Under the head of reports of commit
tees the committee appointed at the last
meeting to see Mr. Powell and procure
permission from him for an entrance into
the pound at the rear of the hose house
reported that they had made arrange
ments by which the ground is given for
one dollar per year, that the opening
had been made and that every thing was
now ready to have the high constable
rid the streets of all cattle and hogs.
The report was accepted.
It was decided to put down a crossing
at the south side of Main street, at the
intersection of Centre, anci the street
commissioner was instructed toattend to
it as soon as convenient.
Tiie council went into committee of
the whole and took up for discussion the
question of employing a janitor for to
look after the fire company's room, the
council room, lockup and hose house.
The result of their deliberations being
that they instructed the secretary to re
ceive proposals from persons desiring to
act in such a capacity. All applications
to be sent to the secretary not later than
October 7, stating salary required.
The high constable was instructed to
see that cattle and hogs are kept off the
streets. There being no further busi
ness council adjourned to meet on Octo
ber 7.
Too Sharp for the ltoard.
As the miners' examining board were
taking the names of applicants for
certificates at a colliery in the northern
end of this district last week, they were
somewhat puzzled as to how the name
of a certain Hungarian was spelled.
The owner of this seven-syllabled appel
lation can scarcely speak more than half
a dozen words of English, and it was
useless to ask him for any assistance.
One of the members of the board hit
upon the idea of having the applicant
bring to them one of his pay envelopes,
from which they could copy the name.
After some difficulty lie" was made
understand what was wanted and return
ed to his boarding-house for the pay en
velope. Upon looking at the envelope
he remembered that the word "laborer"
appeared after his name, lie thought
this would probably debar liirn from
obtaining the certificate, so lie quickly
replaced it and brought forth last year's
tax receipt. With this he returned to
where the board was in session, the
name was copied from the tax receipt
and the clever ignoramus received the
much-coveted paper, which certifies that
he is a competent miner, etc., etc. The
board had better change tlieir tactics or
the wily lluns will outdo them.
FindingM of the Graml Jury.
The grand jury of this county made
their return 011 Saturday of the cases
given them to consider. About 275 cases
were passed upon, nearly one-half of
which were ignored and the prosecutors
compelled to pay the costs. True bills
were found against Nicholas Cabbage
and Frank Davie 011 the charge of
felonious wounding and assault and
battery, and another against Cabbage on
the charge of mayhem. True bills were
also found against the following per
sons, charged with murder: David W.
Thomas, Wm. Solgofsy, Annie Solgofsy,
John Tate, Mark King, Luke McGovern,
Edward Glynn, Mary Glynn.
Organizing Rifle Teams.
A gentleman named Riederer of New
York has for the past few days been in
this vicinity for the purpose of organiz
ing arilleteam. 11 is object is to organize
a team at Freeland also, and thus create
a rivalry and competition for prizes. If
the scheme is successful a rifle range and
park will be built somewhere 011 this
mountain top. Mr. Riederer is out in
the interest of the Eichenkranz, a gun
club of New York City, the members of
which will take their annual outing on
October 19. Mr. Riederer makes the
trip in advance to arrange for the
comforts of the members.— Standard.
Long Distance Telephones.
The American Bell Telephone Com
pany, which will soon have its long dis
tance system in operation in AVilkes-
Barre, is also extending it to Allentown
and Ilazleton. Communication may bo
had over the line to New York, Phila
delphia and other distant places. It is
claimed Ihut conversation between places
several hundred miles apart can be
heard as distinctly as if they were only
several hundred feet apart. No doubt
when the extension is completed Free
land will also be included in this circuit.
Thought It Wo. an Kartliquake.
At 8.15 o'clock Tuesday evening a large
cave-in occurred at No. 5 colliery of the
Delaware and Hudson Company near
Plymouth. The portion affected lies
beween Poke Hollow and Plymouth
Junction, and includes an area of nearly
thirty acres, which went down at one
crash, sinking from ten to fifteen feet.
No buildings were situated upon the
disturbed land, and no damage to prop
erty has been repprted. When the
ground sank it caused the earth to
tremble for several miles around and the
people of Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, Ash
ley and other towns in the neigliborhood
concluded that it was caused by an
earthquake. It is expected that a f urthcr
settlement of the workings will take
place. Later reports state that the cave
in includes portions of Nos. 3 and 2 col
lieries. Several men working in No. 2
had a narrow escape and three mules
were killed ill No. 3. The loaded and
empty cars along the gangways were
smashed to pieces and it will require
several days to repair the damage.
Nearly 1500 meft are out of employment.
The house occupied by Michael Fanning
is toppled over several feet and is in
I danger of falling.
FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1889.
NOTES FROM OTHER TOWNS.
—The Lackawanna County fair is
being held this week.
—L. A. 4971 hold a picnic at Jeansville
on Saturday afternoon. •
— l The epidemic of typhoid fever at
Wilkes-Barre is abating.
—Michael Walsh, a miner near Scran
ton, was killed yesterday by falling roof.
—The corner-stone of St. John's Catho
lic church at Pittston will be laid on
Sunday.
—Jas. F. Sweeney of Audenried has
gone to Ada, Ohio, to attend the State
Normal School.
—Owing to the small attendance at the
Berwick fair last week the races proved
a complete failure.
—The Baldwin Locomotive Works are
constructing fourteen new locomotives
for the Lehigh Valley Kailroad.
—The Lehigh Valley Company are
about to begin the erection of a hand
some passenger station at Allentown.
—The Lehigh Valley Kailroad an
nounces a quartely dividend of one and
one-quarter percent., payable on October
—Electric Council, Jr. 0. U. A. M.,
will be instituted at East Mauch Chunk
to-night. It has forty-two charter mem
bers.
—A fire at Nanticoke early Friday
morning destroyed two large buildings
and damaged another, causing a loss of
SBOOO.
—The thirty-eighth annual fair of the
Lehigh Agricultural Society will be held
at Allentown on September 23, 24, 25, 26
and 27.
—The trial of Edward and Mary Mc-
Glynn, for the murder of the letter's
mother at Pittston, is set down for Mon
day next.
—A fire at Hazleton Tuesday night
destroyed a barn on Mine Street and the
ice-liouse of the Hazleton Mercantile
Company.
—The conductors and drivers of the j
Wilkes-Barre-Ashley street cars get
thirty dollars per month for working I
sixteen hours a day.
—The New Jersey Central will here
after uniform all its passenger, freight
and baggage agents. A circular to tiie
effect lias been issued.
—Michael Barret, in charge of the I
Western Union office at Hazleton, has
disappeared. His accounts are all right
and the cause of his departure is 1111-1
known.
—John J. Boyle, who was seriously ;
injured by a boiler explosion at the
M ilkes-Barre Asphalt Works last July, ]
lias brought suit against the company for
$25,000 damages
—Andrew Carlcn of Sugar Notch, a 1
miner employed at Wilkes-Barre, was
killed by a fall of top rock on Monday.
He was aged 48 years and leaves a wife
and several children.
—A tramp of Leliigh County, John J.
Gohr, recently received a pension of
$2,200. He is putting the money into ;
circulation and expects to be tramping
again in a short time.
—The Thompson knitting mill is!
being removed from Schuylkill Haven
to Ilazleton, and operations will he com- I
menced at an early date. Two hundred :
girls will be employed.
—Michael Maloney, a retired mer
chant of Pittston, attempted to bourd a
freight train 011 the Lehigh Valley Rail
road last evening, when lie was thrown
under the cars and killed.
—The Democratic convention at
Mauch Chunk on Monday nominated
Samuel B. Price for associate judge,
Joseph S. Fisher for district attorney,
and John Hines for auditor.
—From the number of applications for
divorce before the Luzerne courts it ap
pears that marriage is a failure in this
county. The lower end, however, fur
nishes very few of the number.
—Four hundred miners employed at
Morris ltidge Colliery, Mount Carmel,
struck yesterday to compel the operators
to observe the semi-monthly pay law
and reduce the price of powder.
—A game of alley ball between John
Welsh and James Broderick of Hazleton
and Tliomos Levison and Frank Moran
of Wilkes-Barre was won at Hazleton on
Saturday by the Wilkes-Barreans.
—Henry P. Doud, a real estate dealer
of Seranton, fell from the balcony of a
hotel at Asbury Park, N. J., on Sunday.
The fall produced concussion of the
brain, from which he died within an
hour.
—Schuylkill Democrats on Monday
made the following nominations: Dis
trict attorney, George W. Ryon, Potts
ville ; coroner, I)r. Is. C. Guldin, Miners
ville ; poor director, Thus. Trticy, Shen
andoah.
—The Wilkes-Barre Newsdealer leads
the way in journalistic fall styles, hav
ing recently donned a new dress of type
and a more becoming headgear. The
change displays good taste 011 the part of
the proprietors.
—A Lehigh Valley brakeman named
Daniel Burkliardt fell from his train at
Coxton, this county, Saturday night, and
was instantly killed. He lived at New
port, Lehigh County, where he left a
wife and four small children, His body
was terribly mangled.
—The Supremo Grand Coromandery
of America of-the Ancient and Illustrious
Order of Knights of Malta will convene
in semi-annual conclave at Wilkes-Barre
on Tuesday, October 15, and remain in
session soveral days. The College of the
Ancients will assemblo the preceding
evening at midnight.
—Mary Ann Bell, agod 18 years, of
Avoca, eommitted suicide on Sunday by
drowning herself in a reßervoir near her
1101110. Tho coroner's jury rendered a
verdict stating that through the allusive
language of her step-father, Patrick Bar
rel, her mind became temporarily de
ranged and while in that condition she
took her life.
—Fanner Keller of Larksville was
gunning for fruit thieves in his orchard
a few days ago. He discovered a big
Hun climbing a tree, and afterwards fill
His pockets witli fruit. The farmer then
proceeded to fill tlio Hun with lead, and
His trusty rifle sent a bullet in the thief's
leg. The injured man was subsequently
removed by his friends, and the ball ex
tracted.
Legislative Committee Report.
The K. of L. Legislative Committee
has at last issued a report of its work at
the recent session of the legislature.
The committee, which was appointed
by a convention of Knights held at llar
risburg in January, was composed of
Wm. If. Lewis of Harrisburg, N. T. A.
217 ; Chas. J. Andrews of Titusville, D.
A. 109; and Hugh McGarvey of Beaver
Meadow, D. A. 87. The report states
that the committee decided to carry on
its work by appealing to the member
through petitions, circulars, etc., rather
than resort to the button-holing and
other methods peculiar to lobyists. It
further says:
Separate petitions were gotten up for each
bill and forwarded to the local assemblies for
signature. As these petitions were returned to
the committee, signed by hundreds of thou
sands of petitioners praying for the passage of
tills, that or the other bill, the passage of which
would relieve them of the wrong and injustice
to which they were subjected under the exist
ing laws, they were handed personally or sent
by mail by this committee to the member or
senator of the district from which the petition
came. It is but fair to say of the members of
the orgunizution in Pennsylvania, and our sup
porters outside, that if there was any virtue in
petitions not a single bill asked for by the K.
of L. committee should have been defeated.
The official vote of each member on
the final passage of the following bills is
also given :
An amendment to the act providing for the
semi-monthly payment of wage workers, aj
proved May 23, 1887, and providing a penalty of
line and imprisonment for its violation, which
was reported negatively by the judiciury gen
eral committee of the senate after passing tlio
house.
An act prohibiting mining and manufac
turing corporations from engaging in the busi
ness of carrying on stores, known as company
stores or general supply stores, by direct or in
direct means of requiring their employes to
trade at any particular store or stores, which
was lost in the same manner as the bill Just
mentioned.
An act (known as the factory inspection bill)
to regulate tiie employment of women and
children in mercantile industries, manufactur
ing establishments, etc., and to provide for the
appoiutment of insi>cctors to enforce the same,
which became a law.
An act to regulate the dockugc of coal in the
unthrucite coal Holds, which was defeated.
An act to provide for the examination of
miners and mine laborers in tlio antliraoitc
region of this commonwealth, and to prevent
the employment of incompetent persons us
miners and laborers in the anthracite coal
mines, which became u law.
An act known as the employers, liability bill,
which was lost In a reconsideration in the
house, the vote being yeas, 72; nays, 32; absent
and not voting, 100; less than u constitutional
majority voting for the bill. The report says:
"Tho committee feel the loss of this bill very
much from the fact that it was with much diffi
culty we succeeded in getting it on the senate
calendar, where it pussed third reading mid ;
llual passage with a creditable vote, and from
the kind manner the members of the house had
so far treated us, no serious opposition was ex
pected, but we were disappointed. The above
is a correct vote, so that tiie constituents may
draw their own conclusions of their members'
conduct. This bill, more than any other of the
Dills entrusted to the committee, presented an
opportunity to those members who so often de
clared their allegiance and friendship for tho
working classes of this state to place them
selves on record as such by supporting and vot
ing for the measure, inasmuch as tiie bill was
more generul and far-reaching in its provisions
than any other. There was not a shadow of
class or special legislation in its provisions, but
it was intended as a benefit to all tlio working
classes of the state, no matter where or how
employed. The call for the yeas and nays on
the question for final passuge was the signal
for a general stampede of the members to the
water-closets, ante-rooms, corridors and lob
bies, and a glance at the record of the vote will
Bliow that nearly as many were absent and did
not vote as there were yeas and nays together.
Necessity, no doubt, caused many to be absent
on this as other occasions, but when 100 gentle
men out of 204 simultaneously remember that
they have forgotten something in the ante
room, or they want to see a man in the lobby,
it savors of there being 'something rotten in
Denmark.' Much more manly and apprecia
tive would have been the members conduct
had they kept their seuts and voted against tlio
I bill, and, when culled upon by tlieir constit
! wonts to expluin their vote, to do so like men,
! and not shirk the issue as they did in this
! case."
Freeland, 10; Ironsides, 0.
The audience that were at the nark
Sunday afternoon to see the Freeland
and Ironsides of Allentown play were
treated to a dull and lifeless game, which
was won bv the former by the score of
l(j to 9. The game was umpired by Hugh
Shovlinof Highland and Wm. Devinney.
ex-manager of llazleton's International
I League team, at present manager of the
Ironsides. DCvinney gave poor satisfac
tion and his decisions on balls and
strikes had a very disheartening effect
upon the home players. A double play ,
by each side and Bray's one-handed !
catch in the eighth were about the only :
features that were seen during the two |
hours and forty minutes of play. Welsh 1
held the visitors down to four scattered
hits, two being of the scrateh order, and
struck out seven men. Although rather
wild he did not deserve the "roasting"
he received of Devinney, who called hut
two strikes during the game and gave
him the credit of sending nine men to
first on called balls. Simmons gave him
excellent support. For the Ironsides
| Medeknock was not near as effective,
j Freeland hatting him for nine singles
i and a triple. He was also very unsteady
! and besides several wild pitches gave
ten bases 011 balls. Nine strike outs are
credited to him. Freeland opened the
hatting in the first with three singles
: and two bases on halls, giving them three
runs. They maintained the lead until
the fifth, when tho Ironsides passed
them and tho score remained 7-6 until
the opening of the seventh. This inning
has come to be regarded as Freeland's
"Jonah" and unless tho lead is retaken
in this inning the game is always lost.
The home club was equal to the emer
gency and scored two runs before the
side was retired. The Ironsides, how
ever, added another in their half of the
inning, tieing the score. Freeland came
in on their eighth inning with the score
8-8 and dropped onto Medeknock's de
livery in great style, knocking him out
the box. Four bases on balls, four
singles and J. Carr's triple netted eight
runs, which exactly doubled their op
ponents. The base running of the home
club was quite a contrast to that of the
visitors, who stole hut one base on Sim
mons. The score by innings was:
Freeland ...321 0 0 0 2 8 o—lo
Ironsides -3 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1— u
BASE BALL
—Freeland's record is 13 won and 6
lost.
—Boston is 12 points ahead of New
York and Brooklyn is 32 ahead of St.
Louis.
—At Jeddo on Sunday the Athletics of
Hazleton were defeated by the Kickers.
Score, 25-4.
—The Tigers defeated the Soapies at
the park Sunday morning in a six-inning
game. Score, 10-4.
—Silver Brook defeated the Terrors
at Eckley on Sunday. Score, 19-16.
Honey Brook plays there 011 the 15th.
—Boston and Chicago played at Boston
011 Monday, the game being called 011
account of darkness at the end of the
seventh inning. Neither side had scor
ed, and botli hud but 3 hits and 1 error
each.
—Umpire Devinney of Allentown
should thank his lucky stars that it was
a Freeland audience he had to deal with
on Sunday. He would certainly be
mobbed in nine out of every ten towns
in the state.
—A very exciting game was played 011
the Drifton grounds Sunday morning.
The contestants were the married men
of No. 1 against the married men of No.
2. No. 1 came out slightly ahead by the
score of 32-18.
—The double umpire system will prove
a failure every time with such men as
Devinney. He turned his head away
from almost every hall Welsh pitched
and called but two strikes on the Iron
sides during the game.
—Lansford recently shut out Lehigh
ton by 5-0, and 011 Labor Duy was de
feated by Shenandoah. The score was
11-2. Keenan, whom Freeland has
twice knocked out the box this year,
threw for Shenandoah.
—ln a thirteen-inning game with
Louisville at Gloucester 011 Sunday,
Larkin, first baseman of the Athletics,
accepted 25 chances without an error,
beating all previous records. Bierbauer
of the same club accepted 12 without an
error.
—Stephens of Burlington, N. J.; Mc-
Gill of Evausville, Ind.; Knell of St.
Joseph, AIo.; Kilroy of Baltimore, and
Cushman of Toledo are the only pitchers
who have this year accomplished the
difficult feat of retiring a club without a
hit in a full game.
—A game of hall to be played on j
Thursday of fair Veek between Lehigh- j
ton and a club to he chosen gives the j
winner a prize of S3O from the society.—
Lehighton Advocate. Tlio club to ho
chosen will not lie named Freeland,
Lansford or Catasauqua. It would be a
walk-over for any of these three.
—The Philadelphia clubs will not win
the national pennantsof the organizations
to which they belong, but they will prob
ably contain the champion home run
getters at the close of the season. Stovey
of the Athletics leads the Association
with 20 to his credit, anil Thompson of
the Phillies is at the top of the League
with 25.
—Tamaqua has won sixteen games
this season, most of them, however,
being played with scrub nines from min
ing patches in the vicinity of Hazleton.
They have not defeated the clubs of the
region, including Shenandoah, Mahanoy
City, Pottsville, Lansford, Mt. Carmel
and others. Ashland has issued a chal
lenge to play them for SIOO, which has
not as yet been accepted.—Ashland Ad
vocate.
—AII idea may he formed of what
kind of a club Wilkes-Barre had in the
Atlantic Association this year when the
present work of its players is looked
into. The majority of them are doing
good work in the International League,
Pitcher Fitzgerald especially, who is
playing with Rochester. J. Irwin, short
stop, and Beecher, right fielder, are
holding their own in Washington. First
baseman Flanigan is doing terrific hat
ting for Louisville. Wilkes-Barre did
not know when they had a good thing.
—The Shenandoah club defeated Lans
ford and now pose as coal region cham
pions. It may be necessary to get the
old Reliance 111 trim and trounce these
presuming youngsters before the season
closes.—Mt. Carmel News. So Shenan
doah is posing as the coal region cham
pions! These presuming youngsters
should look up the four games they
played with Freeland this season, and
discover how often they were licked by
the real champions. The scores were:
9-8, 7-3, 3-2 and 12-2, in favor of Free
land every time.
Prohibition County Ticket.
The Prohibitionists of this county
were determined not to lag behind tlieir
political brethren this year and on Mon
day about 65 members of the party met
at Wilkes-Barre to nominate a ticket for
the coming election. Tho convention
was opened witli singing and prayer,
after which the necessary committees
were appointed. The committee on per
manent organization reported the follow
ing officers: Chairman, E. D. Nichols;
secretary, Geo. A. Edwards; treasurer,
D. C. Jeremy. The members of the
county committee from this vicinty are
H. D. Miller, Drifton; Fred. Hiller,
Hazleton; Edward Garis, Sandy Run,
anil Frank McLaughlin, Upper Lehigh.
The appointments being satisfactory the
convention proceeded to make nomina
tions. For judge W. W. Lathrop of
Seranton was tendered the candidacy
unanimously. For sheriff F. B. Meyers
of Edwardsville had no opposition and
was nominated. For recorder of deeds
John J. O'Hara of Parsons and W. L.
Schlager were named, the ballot result
ing in favor of O'Hara. B. M. Jacquish
of Luzerno captured the nomination of
surveyor.
Weekly foal Keport.
The anthracite coal trade is still in a
rather stagnant state, there being little
new business doing. The Eastern trade
lias slackened and is very dull, and the
Western dealers are said to he demoral
ized on account of the discrimination in
freight tolls in favor of Chicago. Locally
an improvement both in inquiry ami ac
tual demand fur coal is noted, aud the
return of numerous housekeepers to the
city has stimulated the demand some
what. The iron ("maces are now using
more pol than for a long while past, and
several additional furnaces have gone
into blast during the past week. Tho
output of anthracite, however, continues
large, though not un to the full capacity
for production, ami there is much coal
being stored for fall and winter business.
The larger dealers cannot hold back
their orders much longer if they expect
to have the coal delivered to their satis
faction. The prices for anthracite are
somewhat firmer than they have been,
but there is still some shading in prices
from the circular figures, though the
larger mining and transporting com
panies claim to be now adhering closely
to the full quotations. There is some
talk heard of a proposed advance in
prices to be made shortly, but that there
will be an increase at an early date is
doubted in other well informed quarters,
it being deemed best by many operators
to bring the actual selling prices up to
the full figures of the present circular
before marking up the schedule prices
again. Notwithstanding this diversity
of opinion 011 the subject there is little
doubt but that those who delay much
longer in placing their orders will have
to pay more for their coal than the ruling
prices, and besides there will likely be a
scramble to get the coal promptly when
it will be needed. The output of coal
was curtailed last week by the observance
of Labor Day in parts of the anthracite
fields. The Reading Company is report
ed to have been stocking chestnut and
pea coal near Mahanoy.
The total amount of anthracite coal
sent to market for the week endincr
August 31, as reported
carry ! 'w: < i
com |
ponct ■ week last • ••nr. a .!eer•:!••
52,84 1
thra<
was 1
493,2'. . 1 he o.iinc period last year,
a decrease of 1,083,908 tons.— Ledger.
UUIIN at the Opera House.
District Assembly No. 87, Knights of
I Labor, Thursday evening, September 19. j
Young Men's 'l'. A. B. Society, Tliurs
day evening, October 10.
Highland Social dab, Thursday oven- |
ing, October 31.
I find Ideal Tootli Powder is without
exception the best I have ever used.
With its aid I keep my tcetli very clean
and white, which I was unable to do
with any other powder I havo ever tried
before. So says Ferdinand E. Chartard,
Baltimore, Md.
By the way, will you buy and use Ideal
Tooth Powder ? We can thoroughly rec
ommend it. 11. E. Nichols, Dentist, Sa
lina, Kansas, says, Ideal Tooth Powder
is in my estimation, just what its namo
indicates. An engraving 20 x 24 is given
with each two bottles. Price 25 cents
per bottle.
Ipoll SALE. -The Iniilitiiig lately ueetl|.ie.l \
JJ by Peter Hums (deceased), on cast side of
Centre Street. Size of house, 24x45 feet; lot,
25x150 feet; together with stable and bar fix
tures. Will be sold cheap for cash. The house |
is in flrst-cluss condition and is centrally lo
cated. For further particulars apply to T. A. j
BUCKLEY, or Mas. BURNS, Sr., on the premises, j
"17011 SALE.—A house and lot situated on ;
JJ Bidge Street, between Walnut and Chest- |
nut. Fine fruit trees and everything in llrst
elass condition. Will be sold at a bargain.
Apply to T. A. BUCKLEY.
TpOlt SALE.—A horse, harness, buckboard
Jj and sleigh, the property of the late Peter
Burns. Apply to T. A. BUCKLEY.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNEUSH I p.-Notice
is hereby given that the partnership lately
subsisting between Michael Zemany and John
Brelsford, under the tlrni name of Zemany & i
Brelsford, was dissolved on the 27th day of I
August, 1889. by mutual consent. All debts
owing to the said partnership are to be received I
by Michael Zeinany and all demands on said
partnership are to be presented to him for pay
ment. MICHAEL ZEMANY,
JOHN BRELSFORD.
"VT OTICE is hereby given to the taxpayers of
FN tiie borough of Freeland that the dupli
cates of state, county, school, borough, poor
and rood taxes have been issued and delivered
to me. in compliance with the requirements of
the tax act, I will lie at my residence on ltidge
Street. Freeland, on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of the last two weeks of the said sixty
days, viz: September 5, 0, 7, 12, 12, 14, between
the hours of two and six o'clock in tiie after
noon. BERNARD MCLAUGHLIN, Collector.
Freeland, July 13,1889.
EXAMINE OUR PRICES:
Brick, per set, 00 cents; put in free of charge.
Grates, 5 cents per lb,
Stove pipe and elbows, 18 cents each.
Wash boilers, 75 cents to SI.OO.
Hoine-iuade cans and bottles, 121 cents each;
by one-half dozen, 10 cents each.
50-lb lard cans, 50 cents.
Wushboilers bottomed at 35, 40 and 50 cents.
Conductor pipes and gutter, 0 to 10 cents per
foot.
Hoofing from 4 to 0 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, $22.00.
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 ami best animal food to be pro- J
cured. Wholesale only.
Freeland Beef Co.,
FREELAND, PA.
GO TO
Fisher Bros.
Livery Stable
FOB
FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS
At Short Notice, for Weddings, Parties and
Funerals. Front Street, two squares
below Freeland Opera House.
Subscribe for
the "Tribune." I
SI.OO PER YEAR.
j JOIIN D. HAYES,
: ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Legal business of all kinds promptly attended,
ltoom IJ, &1 Floor, Birkbeek Brick.
M. ,IAU ' IN '
Manufacturer of
Carriages. Buggies. Wagons. &c.
Cor. Walnut and Pine Streets, Freeland.
AS. ORION STKOH,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Office Booms over Schooner's Hardware Store.
Q F. TURNBACH,
Justice of the Peace.
Office over Schooner's Hardware Store
All Kinds of Legal Business will be
Promptly Attended.
\fOKUis FERRY,
I'll UK
1 WHISKY, WINE, RUM, GIN, &C
i Fresh Lager Beer Always on Tap.
J Corner South and Washington Sts., Freeland.
HTJOH: ELLIOTT,
South Heberton, wholesale dealer in
Pure Wines and Liquors
Also Agent for Horner & Engcl's Premium
Lager and Tunnhuenser Beer. Porter, XX and
XXX Stock and Draft Ales, Etc. I sell by the
quart or gallon the best quality of
Beer, Porter and Ale.
McNuity Bros.,
IHITMEKS Ell EiIUESS.
Centre Street, Coxe Addition.
ISTThe finest hearses in the region.
1 Prices reasonable and satisfaction guar
anteed.
I J. p. MCDONALD,
—Dealer in—
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS,
FLOUR, FEED, 1 A PS,
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A very handsome stock of
FURNITURE
Always on hand.
S. W. Corner Centre and South Sts., Freeland.
TP YOU ARE DRY, AND WANT
A tire worth of your money, just give
Carey
a call. He keeps the best beer and the
largest schooner.
J Fine Rye Whiskey, Old M'ines, Porter, Ale,
Cigars anil AGARIC, the Great
Nerve Tonic.
Centre Street, below South, Free-hunt.
Weddings, Parties and Funerals
Furnished with
First-Class Turnouts
at short notice, at
IIOFFMEIR & O'DONNELL'S
LIVERY STABLE
Centre Street, below South, - - - Freeland.
H. M. BRISLIN,
UNDERTAKER
EMBALMER.
Also dealer in
FURNITURE
of every description.
Centre Street, above Luzerne, Freeland.