F REEL AND TRIBUNE.
VOL. 11. No. 14.
BRIEF ITEMS.
—At sunset yesterday began the He
brew year, 5050.
—The first snow flakes of the season
fell here on Friday.
—The general complaint is that we are
getting too much weather this month.
—Win. Moses was slightly injured on
the knee by a car at Upper Lehigh on
Thursday.
—The office of Justice of the Peace
Grimes has been painted and adorned
with a large sign.
—The chestnut trees are receiving the
attention of the small boy, and the
usual quota of accidents is in order.
—A shooting match between M. E.
Fritzinger and John Lesser for SIOO will
take place on Saturday, November 2.
—John Walker of South Heberton
was injured at No. 6 Upper Lehigh on
Monday by being dragged with a car.
—One of the most substantial—the
Girard Fire Insurance Co. Total assets
over $1,500,000. W. A. Grimes, agent.
—Communications without the signa
tures of the authors need not be sent to
this office. They will not be published.
—Rev. P. J. MeManus, president of
the Scranton C. T. A. Union, will deliver
a lecture at St. Ann's church on Sunday
afternoon.
—A meeting of the Young Men's T. A.
B. Society will be held at Passarella's
hall, Freeland, at 1 p. m., on Sunday,
October 6. Alex. Mulhern, pres.
—While attempting to board the 0.35
train at the station Saturday evening
John McGee of Buck Mountain slipped
and fell, cutting a gash on his forehead.
—A. K. Burger has taken the contract
to build a double dwelling house for
Wm. Gallagher of Freeland, at the
southwest corner of Ridge and Carbon
Streets.
—Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of W. E. Oberrender of Freeland
and Miss Jessie S. Mackie of Kingston,
at the residence of the bride's parents
on Wednesday next.
—Jas. J. Ward left on Monday morn
ing for a business trip to New York.
He was accompanied by his mother,
who will spend a few weeks with her
daughter at Staten Island.
—The ball of D. A. 87 last Thursday
evening was attended by quite a large
number. The grand march was partici
pated in by seventy-eight couples and
led by Master of Ceremonies John B.
Hanlon and Miss Ella McLaughlin.
—A special meeting of St. Ann's Pio
neer Corps will be held at 3 o'clock Sun
day afternoon to complete arrangements
for October 10. All persons joining on
Sunday will be provided with uniforms
free or charge. By order of committee.
—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meyer of Hazle
ton visited friends in town on Sunday.
They were accompanied by their little
* son, Joseph, who strayed away during
the afternoon. He was afterwards
found near South Heberton by A.
Donop, who returned him to his parents.
—Hazleton and Freeland clubs played
at the park Sunday afternoon. The day
was chilly and unsuitable for ball play
ing, and the result was a poorly played
game. Hazleton took the lead at the
start and held it until the end of the
game, defeating the home team by a
score of 8-6.
Notice to Knight* of Labor.
A joint meeting of the different local
assemblies of Freeland will he held in
Passarella's hall on Friday evening, Sep
tember 27. Business of importance will
be transacted. By order of the co-oper
ativo committee.
WM. F. BOYLE, Chairman.
J. D. MYERS, Secretary.
Marriage LICCIINC*.
Marriage licenses were issued from
the office of the Register of Wills during
the past week for the marriage of the
following persons:
('has. W. Bradley of Oakdale to Sarah
Heller of Dorrance.
Daniel McMullen of Lackawanna to
Ellen Boyle of Jeddo.
R. F. Conns of Jeddo to Grace M.
Bennett of Nanticoke.
Miner* Slow to llcgintcr.
The miners' examining hoard of the
First Anthracite (Scranton) District gave
notice on Tuesday that if tlre miners in
the district were not registered before
October 1 the mine foremen where they
are employed would be proceeded against
under the registration law, which im
poses a penalty of SIOO. In the first
division of the district 2397 miners have
registered, leaving 80 per cent, yet to be
entered.
On Trial for Wife Murder.
Luke Mctlraw of Hazleton was placed
on trial at Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday,
for killing his wife on August 4by fatally
scalding her with boiling water. The
case is a mysterious one. The two, who
are well advanced in years, lived alone
with their son, a young man. On the
day of the killing the son was helplessly
drunk upstairs. The old couple nad a
quarrel downstairs, and neighbors heard
her screams hut paid no attention. Two
days after she was found dying from
terrible scalds on the head and body.
She died before any statement could he
obtained from her. McOraw denies all
knowledge of how she received the
injuries. The trial continued until yes
terday afternoon and the jury returned
a verdict of not guilty.
DEATHS.
FARREI.L.— At Jermyn, Lacka. County,
September 19, Mrs. James Farrell,
aged 42 years. Interred at Ste Ann's
cemetery on Sunday. Brislin, under
• taker.
BRISLIN.— At Freeland, September 21,
Patrick J., son of Patrick and Ellen
Brislin, aged 1 year and 11 months.
Interred at St. Ann's cemetery on
Monday. Brislin, undertaker.
GIBBON. —At Freeland, September 25,
Jennie, daughter of Robert L. and
May Gibbon, aged 0 years, 2 months
and 12 days. Funeral Friday after
noon at 2.30 o'clock. Interment at
Freeland cemetery. Brislin, under
taker.
Information for the Hunter*.
The latest game and fish laws make
the open seasons as follows:
Ducks, September 1 to May 15; plover,
July 15 to January 1; woodcock, July 4
to January 1; quail, November 1 to De
cember lo; pheasant, October 1 to Janu
ary 1; rail and reed birds, September 1
to December 1; turkey, October 15 to
January 1; squirrels, September 1 to
January 1; rabbits, November 1 to Janu
ary 1; bass and salmon, May 30 to Janu
ary 1; pike and pickerel, June 1 to De
cember 1; German carp, September 1 to
May 1; brook trout, April 15 to July 15;
deer, October 1 to December 1.
No wild birds other than game birds
shall be killed. The following are con
sidered game birds:
The anatidae. known as swan, geese,
brant, river and sea ducks; the rauidae,
known as rails, coots, mud liens and gal
linules; the limicoUic , known as shore
birds, plover, surf birds, snipe, wood
cock, sand-pipers, tattlers and curlew;
the f/allinae, known as wild turkeys,
grouse, prairie chickens, pheasants, par
tridges and quail; and the columbae,
known as doves and wild pigeons.
The law will be rigidly enforced in
this section and all illegal hunting stop
ped as far as possible, especially that
part relating to rabbit hunting. The
Freeland Game and Fish Protective
Club offers a reward of $lO to any person
giving information that will lead to the
arrest and conviction of any person or
persons killing, or having in their posses
sion after being killed, any rabbit or
hare before November 1 or after Decem
ber 31.
Special Meeting f Council.
Council met in special session on Mon
day evening, and a petition signed by a
number of taxpayers was presented. It
set forth the inconvenience that they
are subjected to in traveling from Front
to Walnut Streets, on account of the con
dition of the West side of Centre. After
a thorough discussion a motion was made
that the petition be accepted. The fol
lowing ordinance was then read for the
first time. •
lie it ordained and enacted by the
Burgess and Town Council of the Bor
ough of Freeland, and it is hereby or
dained and enacted by authority of the
same: That Centre Street from Front
Street to Walnut Street, in said borough,
be widened, laid out, and opened for
public use to a total width of thirty feet
exclusive of sidewalks which shall be
six feet wide on each side of said street.
On motion tho burgess and council
were instructed to petition the court to
appoint viewers to view and lay out the
same. It was agreed that a crossing be
placed at the north side of Main Street,
at the intersection of Centre, and A.
Goeppert, Wm. Johnson and A. A. Bach
man were constituted a committee to
locate the same. There being 110 further
business the council adjourned to meet
on Monday evening, October 7.
Whisky Won the, lime.
Karly Monday morning the body of
Lewis Drake was found in the barn at
tached to Davis' hotel, Kingston. It
was lying in one of the stalls occupied by
a horse, hut tho animal had evidently
not trodden or touched him in any way.
lie had been seen around Kingston for
some time doing odd jobs for different
parties and had worked a few days ago
around the stable where he was found.
It is believed that lie had gone into the
loft upstairs to sleep, and being intoxi
cated, had fallen through one of the
openings. The coroner was summoned,
hut after an examination decided that
110 inquest was necessary. I)rake was at
one time a resident of Wilkes-Barre, and
did quite a good business in the furniture
and bed spring trade. He took to drink
ing and soon was reduced to destitute
circumstances. He moved to Scranton,
but did 110 better there, and for some
time lias been wandering around, picking
up a living in any way that came to
hand.
King Convicted of MaiiHlaughter.
Mark King of Hazleton was tried at
the county seat 011 Tuesday for the kill
ing of his wife in July last, and was con
victed of voluntary manslaughter. The
evidence brought out a sad tale of do
mestic misery, continued through many
years. King is an Englisman, and for
some years lias worked as a miner at
Beaver Brook. Seven years ago he mar
ried the woman he killed, and for the
past five years of her life she hardly
drew a sober breath. He was a hard
working and industrious man, having an
excellent reputation, but his household
was one of squalor and misery, kept so
by the woman, who spent every cent
she could get for whisky. King bore
with his wife patiently, seldom abusing
her even at her worst. One evening last
July he came home from work to find
her drunk and no supper ready. He
went away and came hack in an hour to
find her in a still worse condition. Then
lie carried her to bed. hut she got up and
abused and reviled him. His patience
gave out, ho struck tier savagely with
his fist and knocked lier down. Mrs.
King died an hour or two afterwards of
a fractured skull. King surrendered
himself to the police, and made no at
tempt to conceal what had happened.
He will bo sentenced next Saturday.
First Day of the Jewish Year, fttiftO.
Yesterday evening at Riinset began
'icshri, tlie first day of the seventh
month, according to the Jewish religious
year, or the first month according to the
.lewisli civil year. In the older parts of
the Scripture it is called the "month of
the gathering" of tlie yet remaining
produce of tlie field.
The first day, or two days, of this
month are strictly observed and celehra
in all Jewish synagogues throughout the
world in solemn manner by reading of
particular prayers and hymns, butchiefly
by the blowing of the Hhophar, a cornet
or trumpet made of a ram's horn.
The common name for this festival is
"New Year," hut in Holy Writ it is
styleil "Day of Rememberance" and
"Day of Blowing the Shophar." The
blowing of tlie sliopliar is a sign of tlie
proclamation of God as King, and is a
reminder of tlie blowing of the trumpets
which the people heard when the Law
was proclaimed from Kinia, and to com
memorate the Intended sacrifice of Isaac
on Mount Moriah by his father, Abra
ham.
This year is to he 5650. Last year the
festival was celebrated on September 0,
and the year before on Seintcmher 19.
The date of the festival is calculated by
the lunar and not by the solar year.
FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1880.
SPEC IA L CO RR ESPONDENC E.
FREELAND, September 25.
J EDITOR TRIBUNE. —The various criti
i cisms (public and private) on the me
thods of the board of mine examiners of
! this end of the 4th inspection district,
! and the explanation of said board in the
J current issue of the TRIBUNE are worthy
of the careful consideration of all mine ,
I workers, and it is to be hoped that the 1
1 men in whose interest this law is sup
! posed to have been enacted will calmly j
! weigh all objections to the methods of
; said board, before condemning the same. !
I This law, as its title denotes, is "an act j
to provide for the examination of miners
I in the anthracite region of this common
( wealth and to prevent the employment j
jof incompetent persons as miners in an
! thracite coal mines." It must seem evi-1
dent to any man that this is a protective j
: law; and of course we are all well aware j
i that protective laws are just the thing j
| for workingmen; but this law, if rigidly \
; enforced, will give some real and neces
sary protection—protection to life—pro
! tection to the miner from incompetent
' co-employes, and the avaricious greed of
; free trade (in labor only) employers,
t The law-making power of the state
has given to the miner what committees,
strikes and raids could never accomplish
—namely, the elevation of his perilous
calling to the dignity of a trade, and
placing such safe-guards around it as
will keep it on a level with other
branches of skilled toil. This act might
have a tendency to restrict production—
all protective laws have. Much depends
on the economic training of the board of
examiners.
But admiting for the time being that
such a tendency is possible, we have
nothing to fear from restriction, for
everybody knows that we, as a nation,
owe our prosperity and national great
ness to restricted production and self
imposed taxation, and while the trifling
25 cent tariff imposed by the miners ex
amining board may grate harshly on our
economic nerves, we would not feel it if
it were possible to collect it in an indi
rect manner like other litile tariffs that
are imposed for our personal benefit.
We all know that the formation of the
sugar trust increased the market value
of sugar, and that a corner in wheat en
hanced the price of flour, ami if the
miners examining boards in the honest
discharge of their duties should create a
corner in miners and enhance their mar
ket value (say 35 per cent.) it might be
good news for the miners' families.
While it may be true that unworthy
persons have received certificates of
registration, and that the "rules as laid
down" are not proof against prevarica- !
tion or misrepresentation, still we should
remember that the time for registration
is limited to ninety days, and after that I
date all would-be miners must pass an !
examination and demonstrate that they j
are competent before being permitted to j
follow the vocation of miners. Then I
and not till then can we pass judgment
on the merits or demerits of the board j
of mine examiners.
If the board has been imposed upon in
the matter of registration, the miners,
and not the board, are to blame. If
men were true to themselves and tried to
realize the fact that all men are brothers
—sacrifice their traditional race and re
ligious prejudices and join hands in or- |
ganization—the board of examiners
might not be dependent upon the vera
city of the applicant for registration or
tin; mine foreman for facts. Gentlemen
of the mine, give this law a fair trial and
we venture the assertion that it will pro- j
tect you, not from foreign pauper miners
only, as many seem to anticipate, but
from all pauper and incompetent miners,
it matters not whether they hail from
Hungary, England, Ireland, Lehigh
County, Kansas or elsewhere.
We have no personal acquaintance
with any of the three gentlemen who
constitute the board of examiners, but
our sympathies are always with the
under dog. We believe in rendering all
possible assistance to the board in the |
honest discharge of their duty, but
should the fact be clearly demonstrated
that the members of the board had
proven recreant to their trust, then "Up
guards and at them." Yours in behalf
of FAIR PLAY.
A OtieHtion of Municipal Taxation.
Controller Eisele of Scranton has raised
an important question in municipal af
fairs by insisting that the city treasurer
shall collect taxes from certain manufac
turing industries, assessed to full value,
despite a council resolution lixing the
valuation on them for ten years at SIOOO.
This concession had been made to en
courage the location of industries, but
; through a misunderstanding a full as
sessment had been made. Controller
Eisele says that if the taxes assessed are
not collected he will charge them in the
audit against the treasurer, and that
otherwise, under the council's resolu
tions, it could not be regarded as uniform !
taxation.
O'C'allagliau anl Civil Service.
The Republican clubs of Pennsylvania
held a convention at Pittsburg this week
and among the delegates in attendance
was M. J. O'Callaghan, of the Anti-
Cobden Club, Philapelphia. Mr. O'Cal
laghan will be remembered as the prin- .
cipal speaker at a Republican mass
meeting held at the Freeland opera
house on November 3. He delivered an I
eloquent address that evening, exempli
fying the bountiful results of protection,
etc., and made special reference to his
.party's position upon civil service, stat
ing that the Republican party was the i
exponent and defender of this reform.
Wo will now furnish a clipping from '
yesterday's Phila. Press, which will illus
trate O't allaghan's insincerity when he
spoke here and it will also prove that
the Republican party is not in favor of i
civil service reform. In its roport of ;
the proceedings the Press says :
In the meantime the committee on
resolutions had been at work in an ante
room over various subjects submitted
for its consideration. It was feared that
the resolution denouncing civil service
would provoke unpleasantness. This
resolution had been Drought from Phila
delphia in the inside pocket of Mr. M. J.
Representative Finley, of
the First Ward Harrison and Morton
Club, had a similar resolution, but it
was not presented. Mr. O'Callaghan's
resolution was as follows :
Resolved, That we recommend to the repre
sentatives from Pennsylvania in the Congress
of the United States the advisability of repeal
ing the present so-called Civil Service law and
the enactment of legislation based upon Amer
ican ideas and experience.
Further comment is unnecessary.
Convention of County Commissioner*.
j The third annual convention of the
.: County Commissioners of Pennsylvania
| opened at Allentown Tuesday morning.
■ A bout forty-live counties are represented,
j with probably 150 delegates. Thomas
, j English, of Luzerne, called the conven
: tion to order, and after the appointment
lof Committees on .Organization and
j Rules, the Convention adjourned until
2 p. m.
\\ hen it reassembled, the Committee I
on Organization reported the following
I permanent officers: Chairman, Thomas
j Mercer, of Chester; Vice Presidents,
Charles Newhard, of Northumberland;
! Albert B. Worth, of Lancaster; Secre
i taries, James M. Rogers, of Delaware; j
I James L. Schaadt, of Lehigh; A. A.
Gamble, of Mercer; M. B. Greeh, of
McKean; Henry Evans, of Luzerne, j
I After Mr. Mercer had taken the chair,
, | Major M. L. Kauffman hade the visitors
| welcome on behalf of the city, and James j
! L. Sehaadt, Solicitor of the Lehigh Coun- >
ty Commissioners, on behalf of that 1
| body, to which Chairman Mercer res- j
?i ponded.
| The election of a member of the con-j
, | vention who is to represent the state i
| commissioners in the committee designed
by the legislature to frame an act to
. equalize taxation was deferred until to-
I morrow morning. The Memorial Com
j j mittee then presented a voluminous
. i report, which rehearses the efforts of i
. ; the committee to secure the enactment I
' I of legislation tending to the equalization
} i and revision of taxation.
? ! The report, which covers a great many j
| important matters, was discussed for i
; several hours and was referred to the j
; new Memorial Committe. A letter was i
. read from the Register of Wills of Col- j
j umbia county, asking the convention for
[ an interpretation of the word "station
ery" in the recent act of the legislature
, requiring the county commissioners to
j supply all the county offices with the
. j "necessary stationery." The chairman
• j called upon the representatives of tlie |
.! several counties as to the interpretation
| of the word, which elicited the fact that j
' | there was a wide divergence of opinion
,; on the subject. In most counties, liow
; I ever, the commissioners furnish all the j
; blank paper, envelopes, ink and all the
ruled or printed blanks. In some coun- j
j ties the act has been declared unconsti-
I tutional, on the ground that the station
| j cry had to be paid for out of the fees.
| Another of "Hog;" Corbln'* Scheme*.
A sensational report is going the rounds
! that the Reading management content
! plate the formation of asyndicate to con
trol all the collieries around Shamokin.
The scheme is one of great magnitude.
, All the collieries, whether operated by
individuals, companies or corporations,
will be taken into this gigantic trust.
| Fully 4,500 men are employed inthedif
i forent collieries, and the output is a big
figure in Pennsylvania anthracite pro
j dnotion. The Reading is at present in
i control of several of the large collieries.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
through the Mineral Mining Company,
operates several more. The Union Coal
Company, at the head of which is W. L. i
Scott, has great interests there and !
j among other operators J. Langdon & Co., !
;A. Bobbins, May, Troutman tfe Co. The i
transfer would be one of the largest the
anthracite region has ever known, but is :
hardly likely to be made owing to the j
diversified interests that are needed to !
be consolidated to perfect the scheme, j
An Insane Patient'* Death.
Bridget Welsh, 72 years old, died on :
Monday in the Insane Department of !
. Blockley Almshouse, Philadelphia, of j
1 which she was an inmate, from injuries I
roceived there four days previous. She !
was taken to the hospital in a patrol j
wagon, August 5, 1887, and has since |
been conlined in that institution. On
Thursday night she received a fall ill
the ward in which she was confined, i
but how it occurred could not be ascer-1
tained, and nothing was known of it
until the following morning. It was
; then found that she had fractured a leg,
and her death is supposed to have result
ed from the injuries. Mrs. Welsh was a
native of Pittston, and resided there for
many years.
Acquitted of Murder.
At Wilkes-Barre on Friday the trial '
■ | of John Tate, fur the murder of Thomas |
i Snell of Pittston, on August 17, took i
place, and resulted in a verdict of not
guilty. Snell had been drinking heavily
| on the above date and was exceedingly
j quarrelsome. Becoming involved in a
quarrel in a saloon with Tate, the latter j
struck him a blow, knocking him down.
When falling Snell's neck was broken
by striking against a table. The jury
was out about one-half an hour and
returned the above verdict.
National Assembly 13ft.
i The convention of the Miners' and
Mine Laborers National Trade Assem- 1
bly, No. 135, Knights of Labor, which
was in session at Wilkes-Barre last week,
completed its labors on Saturday. In
ventor Shaw of Philadelphia \\ :is present
and explained the workings of his gas
detecting machine. At tlie sessions of
' the last legislature a bill was introduced
to compel the operators of the anthracite
region to introduce this apparatus into :
' every mine. The bill was defeated j
principally through the petitions of the
miners, who considered tney would have
to bear the cost of this work. The dele
gates, however, looked favorably upon
j the machine, but no action was taken
i towards compelling its introduction.
The convention, although held in the j
heart of the anthracite region, was com- j
posed principally of representatives from
the bituminous and coke workers. The
next session will he hold on the third
Tuesday in September, 1890, at Colum-
I bus, Ohio. The following national offi
cers were elected : Master Workman,
John B. Rae, Colemont, Pa.; Worthy
Foreman, L. M. Beatty, Ohio; Secre
tary-Treasurer, Robt.Watchorn, Penn'a. j
1 The following delegates were elected to
1 the General Assembly of the Order,
■ which meets at Atlanta, Ga., next No- !
■ vember: John B. Rae, Robt. Watchorn, i
■ Penn'a; Thos. McQuaid, Indiana; Rob-!
1 ert Lynn, Kansas; L. M. Beatty, Ohio;
k John Costello, W. B. Wilson, New York.
1 The delegates were instructed to vote j
for the eight-hour movement and against
■ any pioposition to form a political party
• from the Knights. Master Workman
• Rae and Secretary Watchorn were in 1
1 Philadelphia on Sunday to see the gen
- eral officers of the Order on behalf of
the striking block-coal miners of Indiana j
and Illinois.
NOTES FROM OTHER TOWNS.
; —Snow fell in Schuylkill County last
\ Thursday morning.
! —A Hungarian cemetery was conse
; crated at Plymouth on Sunday.
| —The Luzerne County fair is being
i held at the Wyoming fair grounds this
J week.
i —The Luzerne County Sunday School
Association will meet at Hazleton Octo
ber 29 and 30.
—Mrs. Ario Pardee, Jr., of Hazleton,
j died at Chelton Hills, Montgomery
I County, on Monday.
! —Bishop O'Jlara blessed and laid the
I corner stone of St. John's Roman C'atho
j lie Church at Pittston 011 Sunday,
j —The Scranton Times was sold on Sat
urday, and is now published by a com
pany, with J. C. Coon as chief editor.
—Hugh Roberts and Anthony Mar
| chotty, employed at the Alaska colliery,
j Mount Carmel, were killed 011 Friday by
| a fall of rock.
I —Mrs. Anthony Reilly of Hazleton,
1 aged 28 years, died at Hazleton 011 Sun
| day after a long illness. The funeral
took place yesterday.
—William Schab of East Mauch Chunk
fell from a telegraph pole at Park Place,
Schuylkill County, on Saturday, and
injured his spine so badly that he is
likely to die.
—Monroe County is holding its fair at
Stroudsburg this week and the enterpris
ing Times is publishing a daily while the
fair continues. The Times is a model
| newspaper and its typographical appear
ance is unsurpassed.
| —Dr. W. H. Bradley, formerly of
Wilkes-Barre, and until recently busi
ness manager of the state edition "of the
Weekly Press, waived a hearing on Mon
| day before Magistrate Lennon, Phila.,
j on the charge of embezzling money,
which he Inel drawn for alleged ex
| penses. He was held under 810,000 bail
for trial.
—John Wolinski, a Polander aged 10,
j was drawing water from a well -15 feet
deep at Miner's Mills on Sunday, when
the windlass hit him in the back of the
j neck and knocked him down the well,
j A man was lowered to him and he was
j hauled to the surface. Half an hour
later he was drinking "polinky" with
1 his friends.
j —On Sunday morning the body of
I Jeremiah Probst of Catawissa was found
in the tail race of a mill at Luzerne
borough. The water was barely a foot
deep and it is believed that on Saturday
night, while in an intoxicated condition,
he fell in and was unable to help him
self out. lie had been seen soliciting
aid around the town during Saturday.
—At the Welsh Ministerial Convention
of the United States, in session in
Wilkes-Barre last week, the following
members were appointed to comprise the
j new board : Rev. Robert Lewis, of New
York; Rev. W. E. Morgan, Pennsyl
vania; Rev. T. C. Davis, Ohio; Rev. J.
I R. Jones, Wisconsin; Rev. Joseph Rob
j erts, Minnesota, and Rev. Richard
Hughes, Missouri.
—ln a recent issue of the Wilkes-Barre
Pen and Pencil there appeared an article
j entitled "Life in Washington," and cred
ited to Congressman E. S. Osborne,
j The article and supposed author was the
j subject of much criticism throughout the
; country, until Mr. Osborno came out
with a letter denying any knowledge of
! it. Pen ami Pencil is a sensational sheet
j published by D. L. Hart.
I —Wm. Watkins, chief of police of
Parsons, was killed at the D. & 11. depot
j last week by a freight train. He was
i drunk at the time. Yesterday afternoon
| his widow filed a claim for 810,000
! damages against John Schumacher, a
[ wealthy saloon keeper, for selling liquor
! to deceased while ho was visibly affected
by intoxicants. This is the first case of
j the kind to be filed in the courts of this
; county, and a test will be made of it.
Fireman's Day in Pittston.
Tuesday was the occasion of the
annual parade and review of the Pittston
I lire department. The day was made a
I general holiday about the town. Be-
I tween 15,000 and 20,000 visitors were
, present. Every store and residence in
I the business portion of the city was
elaborately and expensively decorated.
Over 500 visiting firemen were present.
The parade took place at 2 o'clock and
I was over a mile in length. The exercises
! concluded with an immense reception
! and ball.
A Mysterious Death.
j The Philadelphia Ledger on Saturday
said :
Mrs. James Farrel, a boarding-house
| keeper at Mayville, near Scranton, died
under mysterious circumstances, on
| Thursday night. There were rumors
that she had been murdered. TheCoro-
I ner investigated the case. There were
few marks of violence upon the body.
There was a jollification in the house
during the night in wheih all the occu
pants participated. Three men are
I under arrest. The immediate cause of I
death is said to have been heart failure. [
I find Ideal Tootli Powder is without
exception tho best I have ever used,
With its aid I keep my teeth very clean
and white, which I was unablo to do
with any other powder I have ever tried
before. So says Ferdinand E. Chartard,
Baltimore, Md.
By the way, will you buy and use Ideal
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ommend it. R. 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 20 cents
per bottle.
Wcukly ( on! Report.
The anthracite coal trade has improved
somewhat during the past week, but it
I is not as active as it should be at this
i season of the year. The demand for
coal from the New England and Western j
markets has increased slightly. There
are still large quantities of coal in the i
j hands of tho wholesale dealers at the :
j principal receiving ports at New Eng
land and on the great lakes which has
' not yet been distributed, and until it is, a
large part of the newly-mined coal being
| forwarded from the collieries will have
either to bo stored at tho tidewater ship-;
I ping points or elso sent to other interior I
I markets. While the Western anthracite
' ! business continues quiet there is a limit
! Ed quantity of coal being forwarded via
' the lakes. The season for navigation on
| the lakes will soon close, and the buyers
. are pressing to have their coal shipped
|as early as possible. Shipments of an
: thracite via all rail routes to the West
1 i have increased somewhat recently.
i I The total amount of anthracite coal
I sent to market for the week ending
j September 14, as reported by the several
. carrying companies, was 726,405 tons,
compared with 925,815 tons in the corres
ponding week last year, a decrease of
199,410 tons. The total amount of an
thracite mined thus far in the year 1889
was 23,861,287 tons, compared with 25,-
, 459,422 tons for the same period last year,
a decrease of 1,598,135 tons. — Ledger.
Unclaimed Letter*.
The following is a list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Freeland Post
office, September 25, 1889:
Brady, Thos.
Daliiiaur, Fredinando
Damato, Rosa
Eirisch, John Jacob
Friedman, A.
Ferry, I). .1.
(Jrover, G. A.
Gallagher, Dan
Gotlzinska, Marya
Lewis, Fred
Mumorey, W. T.
O'Donnell, Manes
Shaffer, Ida
Schafer, Louis (2)
Welcko, Maik
Ward, Charles
Walters, Amanda S.
Wilson, Geo. L.
Persons calling for any of the above
. letters should say Advertised.
WM. F. BOYLE, P. M.
Either of the following engravings,
"Evangeline," "Bayard," "Monarch of
the Glen" or "The First Step," without
advertising on them, size 20x24 inches,
given with one 50 cent or two 25 cent
bottles of Ideal Tooth Powder. These
are not cheap lithographs, but works of
art. A. D. Bowman, Dentist, Nicholin,
Idaho, says, I am using your Ideal Tooth
Powder, and fiud it superior to all others.
The engraving " Evangeline*' arrived
safely on the 24th of December, making
it seem like a Christmas gift. Trusting
that Ideal Tooth Powder may flourish,
I remain, yours respectfully, Elois Ear
nest, Denver, Col. One of these engrav
ings without advertising on it worth $1
retail is given with each two 25 cent bot
tles of Ideal Tooth Powder.
TJX)U BALE.—TIie building lately occupied
J' by Peter Burns (deceased), on east side of
Centre Street. Size of house, 24x45 feet; lot,
25x160 feet; together with stable and bar tlx
turcs. Will In- Mild rlii'.'i11 lor riedi. The IHHIM
is in first-class condition and is centrally lo
cated. For further particulars apply to T. A.
BUCKLEY, or MRS. BURNS, Sr., on the premises.
TpOlt SALE.—A house and lot situated oil
I~ Bidge Street, between Walnut and Chest
nut. Fine fruit trees and everything in first
class condition. Will he sold at a bargain.
Apply to T. A. BUCKLEY.
TTIOR SALE.—A horse, harness, buekhoard
-U and sleigh, the property of the late Peter
Burns. Apply to T. A. BUCKLEY.
EXAMINE OUR PRICES:!
Brick, per set, GO cents; put ill free of charge.
Grates, 5 cents per lb,
Stove pipe and elbows, 18 cents each.
Wash boilers, 76 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.
Washboilers bottomed at 35, 40 and 50 cents.
Conductor pities and gutter, G to 10 cents per
foot.
Booting 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,
0 Front Street, Freeland.
i M. J. MORAN, Manager.
ARMOUR'S
Chicago Dressed Beef
RECEIVED FRESH DAILY.
This Beef is from rigidly inspected cattle, I
slaughtered in the most cleanly manner, and is
the chcu|>cßt and best animal food to be pro
cured. Wholesale only.
Freeland Beef Co.,
FREELAND, PA.
GO TO
Fisher Bros.
Livery Stable
FOB
FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS
I At Short Notice, for Weddings, Parties and
Funerals. Front Street, two squares
below Freeland Opera House.
PATENTS
Carrot* and Re-issues secured, Traile-Marh*
registered, and all other patent causes in the
Patent Oilicu ami before the Courts promptly
and carefully prosecuted.
: Upon receipt of nusUil or sketch of invention,
I make careful examination, and advise as t.
I patentability free of chary .
| With my offices directly across from the Patent
Office, and being in personal attendance there,
it is apparent that 1 have superior facilities for
! making prompt preliminary searches, for the
more vigorous and successful prosecution ot
i applications for patent, ami for attending to all
business entrusted to my care, in the shortest
, possible time.
! FEES MODERATE, and exclusive attention
{liven to patent Imsiness. Information, advice
j and s|eeial references sent on request.
J. R. LITTICLL,
Solicitor ami Attorney in Patent Crnater,
Washington, l>. t'.,
1 (Mention thU ttapcr) Opposite U.B.Putont Ofllce.
Subscribe for
the "Tribune."
SI.OO PER YEAR.
e JOHN D. HAYES,
I, 1 ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and
* NOTARY PUBLIC.
- Legal business of all kinds promptly attended
t Room 3, 2d Floor, Blrkbeek Brick.
| M HALPIN,
Manufacturer of
Carriages. Buggies. Wagons. &c.
1 j Cor. Walnut anil Pine Streets, Freelaml.
QHAS. ORION STROII,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
i Office Rooms over Schooner's Hardware Store.
J Q F. TURNBACK,
Justice of the Peace.
Office over Schooner's Hardware Store.
All Kinds of Legal Business will be
i Promptly Attended.
' FERRY,
—PURE—
WHISKY, WINE, RUM, GIN, &C
Fresh Lager Beer Always on Tap.
Corner South and Washington Sts., Freehold.
ZETTXGrZET ELLIOTT,
South Hebcrton, wholesale dealer in
Pure H ities and Liquors
Also Agent for Bemer & Engol's Premium
Eager and Taiuihncnscr lleer, Porter, XX and
XXX Stock HIKI Dralt Ales, Etc. I sell by the
quart or gallon the best quality of
Beer, Porter and Ale.
McNulty Bros.,
MEM 11E1MUIEBS.
Centre Street, Coxe Addition.
BW°The finest hearses in the region.
Prices reasonable and satisfaction guar
anteed.
J. P. MCDONALD,.
—Dealer In—
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS,
FLOUR, FEED, HATS, CAPS,
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A very handsome stock of
FURNITURE
Always on hand.
S. W. Corner Centre and South Sts., Freoland.
TF YOU ARE DRY, AND WANT
* A the worth of your money, just give
Carey
a call. He keeps the best beer and the
largest schooner.
Fine Rye Whiskey, Old Wines, Porter, Ale,
Cigar 8 and AGARIC, the Great
Nerve Tonic.
Centre Street, below South, Freeland.
Weddings, Parties and Funerals
Furnished with
First-Class Turnouts
nt short notice, at
IIOFFMEIR & O'DONNELL'S
juVH^TIffiLE
Centre Street, below South, - - - Freeland.
H. M. BRISLIN.
' UNDERTAKER
AND
Also dealer in
FURNITURE
of every description.
Centre Street, above Luzerne, Freoland,