FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. 11. No. 27.
BRIEF ITEMS.
—Get your New Year resolutions in
good shape for Wednesday next.
This is the last month for gunning,
and hunters are taking advantage of it.
Many a household was gladdened
yesterday by the presence of some long
absent inmate.
—John B. Ilanlon left this morning
for New York, where he will spend a
few days with friends.
—The top of the flag pole at Centre and
M alnut Streets blew down this afternoon
and smashed one of the street lamps.
—"La Grippe"—the new disease—
struck town in the early part of the
week. It has several victims already.
—A necktie supper will be given at St.
John's Reformed Church on Saturday
evening. It will be followed next week
by a fair.
—According to Tax Collector McLaugh
lin's notice 5 per cent, will be added to
all taxes remaining unpaid on and after
Saturday.
—Frank Mcßrierty of Upper Lehigh
and Miss Annie Dougherty of Freeland
were married at St. Ann's Church yes
terduy afternoon.
—Subscribers failing to receive the
Thihunk within a reasonable length of
time after the day of issue are requested
to notify this office.
—Patrick Murrin of South Ileberton
and Miss Annie Gallagher of Beaver
Meadow were married at the latter place
by Father Brady yesterday.
—The Young Men's T. A. B. Society
were unable to secure the opera house
on January 18, and the lecture of Daniel
Dougherty has been postponed.
—A license was granted by the register
of wills this week for the marriage of
Austin K. Horn and Miss A. Sofia
Rickert, both of Foster township.
—The Union Insurance Co. of San
Francisco was organized in 1805 with a
cash capital of $750,000, fully paid in
gold. Their agent here is W. A. Grimes.
—Mrs. Belva I.ockwood, on "Marriage
Not a Failure," treated an appreciative
audience to a thorough discussion of that
subject at the opera house Monday even
ing.
—Kind reader, if this paper does not
visit your family regularly, won't you
induce some one in it to subscribe? "No
shoddy goes about it, all wool and a yard
wide."
—Christmas passed off very quietly.
Services were held in all the churches
during the day, and the beautiful
weather assisted in giving the holiday
a most cheerful appearance.
—Wm I'. Jenkins announces himself
as a candidate for the Republican nomi
nation of supervisor in Foster township,
and Moses Trantor aspires to the nomi
nation of school director at the hands of
the same party.
—ln response to an appeal made by
County Superintendent Coughlin for the
relief of the Johnstown schools the fol
lowing contributions were received from
this place: Borough, $8,17; Woodside
grammar, $1.50; South Ileberton pri
mary, SI.OO.
—At St. Ann's Church yesterday after
noon John Rogan of Freeland and Miss
Hannah McMenamin of South Heberton
were united in marriage by Rev. M. J.
Fallihee. James Rogan of Freeland and
Miss Mury Shovlin of Sandy Run per
formed the duties of groomsman and
bridesmaid.
—The contest of the K. G. E. bund
ended at their ball Tuesday evening.
The prize, a silver tea set, wns won by
Mrs. Win. Morgan, who collected ¥94.73.
Her opponent, Miss Maggie A. Thomas,
collected ¥08.05. In recognition of Miss
Thomas' services the band presented
her with a gold watch.
—Tuesday evening the fair in the
basement of the Church of the Immacu
late Conception, Eckley, was opened.
The St. Patrick's cornet band was pre
sent yesterday afternoon and evening,
and the building was thronged all day
with a merry crowd. The proceeds are
for the rebuilding of the church. Open
every evening.
—John Regans of the Five Points re
ceived yesterday afternoon by Adams
express a pair of tine, large rabbits as a
Christinas present. From all appear
ances it is presumed they met their
death about last Thanksgiving Day.
John is looking for the unknown donor
with his double-barreled shot-gun, and
if he is found we will have a case of
justitiable homicide to chronicle next
week.
Opening of Nlglit School.
All boys who are residents of the bor
ough of Freeland, and who desire to
avail themselves of the benefit of the
night school, are requested to leave their
names with William Williamson, secre
tary of the school board, on or before
Monday, January G, 1890. Unless twen
ty names are furnished the school will
not be opened. By order of the Free
land school board.
WM. WILLIAMSON, Sect'y.
(ipii. Onhorne a Candidate.
It was learned last evening that Gen.
E. S. Osborne hail Anally announced his
decision to be a candidate for governor
at tlie next Republican state convention.
It bad been a generally accepted and
recognized fact that he was a candidate,
but there is now no longer any doubt on
the question. Ilow he will run in the
convention is a very doubtful matter.
The delegation that goes from Luzerne
will possibly present some remarkable
featu res.— Neimlealer.
DEATHS.
KROMMKS.— At Freeland, December 23,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Krommcs. Interred at Freeland ceme
tery Tuesday afternoon.
GIU.AGIIEB.— At Highland, December
25, Marv, daughter of John and Mary
Gallagher, aged 0 years. Funeral Fri
day afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Inter
ment at St. Ann's cemetery. Brislin,
undertaker.
KOCIIER.— At Drifton, December 26,
Marv, daughter of George and Susie
Kociier, aged 6 months and 6 days.
Funeral Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
Interment at St. Ann's cemetery.
Brislin, undertaker.
Tlie Coxe v.. Lehigh V allay Suit.
The so-called news gatherers have
renewed their periodical discussion of
Ooxe Bros. & Co.'b suit against the Le
high Valley Company, now pending be
fore the Interstate Commission. These
energetic purveyors to Wall Street's
credulity now tell us that no official de
cision will be formally rendered. There
will simply be a compromise between
the parties in interest, involving a modi
fication of the rates of transportation, so
that there may be less disparity between
the charges on hard and soft coals. Of
course the presumption is inevitable that
the information was furnished exclurttely
to a reporter of a news agency by the
members of the commission charged
with the regulation of our interstate
commerce, but nevertheless the opinion
may be ventured that this is about as
far from the truth as the rest of the in
numerable rumors in circulation during
the year. We have no doubt that in
due time a decision will be announced,
and we haye little more doubt that it
will be substantially in favor of Coxe
Bros. A Co. — Engineering and Mining
Journal.
Eighth Annual llall of the Corps,
For the pleasure-loving people of this
vicinity there is no better opportunity
offered to enjoy themselves on New
Year's Kvc than by attending the eighth
annual ball of St. Ann's Pioneer Corps.
It is unnecessary to enter details when
speaking of the balls by this or
ganization—their name is so well known
throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania
that anything held under their auspices
is bound to be successful. The efficient
committees have spared nothing to in
sure their guests a most enjoyable even
ing. Everything will be of the best
—order, music, refreshments, eatables,
etc., and a programme for each person
in attendance. Iton't miss it, for you're
only a little time living and a long time
dead. Matera's celebrated orchestra of
Ilazleton will provide the dancing music.
The step-dancing contest promises to be
very interesting, as several well-known
dancers have entered. The winner re
ceives an elegant silver cup, valued at
$25.
A Merry ChrlHtmu* at the Fair.
Eckley, Xmas Day, 1889.
EDITOR TRIBUNE.—I do not wish to let
your issue of to-morrow appear without
acknowledging, with proper thanks, the
generous and popular manifestation of
good will and substantial aid given to
our fair by our neighbors of Freeland,
Drifton, Jeddo, Highland, Sandy Run
and other near-by villages. Men, women
and children of all creeds and nationali
ties have vied with each other in mak
ing it for us a real, happy and merry
Christmas. We are under special obli
gations to the Eckley cornet band, who
attended our opening Tuesday evening
and favored us with a grand overture
and several selections. Our thanks are
also tendered to the St. Patrick's cornet
band for their kind attendance and
splendid music this afternoon. We
hope, later, to mention specially the
many generous donations presented to
us. Rev. Thos. Breuony,
For Committee.
The Miner*' Christina* I'resent.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Wes
tern Coal Company yesterday notified
their employees at the Brisbin, Sloan,
Archibald, Dodge. Manville and Hall
steil mines, numbering over 2000 miners
and laborers, that the collieries would
shut down until the weather wn . cold
enough to overcome the present stagna
tion in the coal trade. The Pennsylva
nia Coal Companj', with 14 mines at
Duninore, Pleasant Valley and about
Pittston, have also shut down, all but
one at each place, throwing about 4000
more employees out. The Delaware and
Hundon Canal Company's men will
probably receive a similar notice before
the week is ended.
Coxe llroH. Cutting; Price*.
The Financial News Agency of Phila.
reports that Coxe Bros. & Co. are selling
their coal at 25 cents per ton below the
Lehigh circular prices, in addition to
allowing the usual commission of 15
cents per ton. A prominent coal shipper,
in commenting on this on Saturday, said :
"Anthracite coal is either being sold too
cheap in the West or too high in the
East." It is said that the agent of Coxe
Bros. & Co. at Chicago, under date of
December 2, issued card prices for an
thracite which are much below the
regular rates.
, UPPER LEHIGH.
Wm. Wallace, who was injured at No.
7 Upper Lehigh some time ago, is im
proving wonderfully and will soon be
able to be around again.
Rev. Jacob Davis of Plymouth will
preach in the Baptist Church next Sun
day.
An entertainment was held in the
Presbyterian Church on Monday even
ing and was well attended.
Fred Tonkin, left here on the 11 a. in.
train on Monday for Georgia, where he
will make his future home.
Wm. O. Williams, an old resident of
Upper Lehigh, is lying dangerously ill.
His brother David, from Vermont, ar
rived on Monday to see him, also his
brother-in-law, John Lloyd, from War
rior Run. Great sorrow is felt for the
family, as Mr. Williams is much respect
ed wherever known."
The concert at Upper Lehigh school
house on the evening of the 18th inst.
was a most succssful one. The building
was crowdeil long before the entertain
ment begun, and the audience were ex
ceedingly well pleased. The singers
and those that took part in it performed
their work to the satisfaction of all. The
conductor of the meeting was Rev. 8. S.
Jones (Diffwyfat), and the chairman,
Mr. Tl omas Sheppurd. X.
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FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1889.
THOUSANDS OP IDLE MINERS.
The Situntion In anil Around Slianiokln,
Mt. tunnel and Trevorton.
Poverty and pauperism prevail to an
alarming extent among the miners in
J certain portions of Northumberland
j County and the condition of affairs about
Irevorton, Shamokin and Mt. Carmei
and in the adjoining townships is causing
uneasiness among the substantial citizens
of these places.
Trevorton, two months ago a prosper
ous village of 3000 inhabitants, has
hardly 2000 souls within its borders now.
At Mt. Carmei thousands of men and
boys are idle. The foreign element
composes most of this army of idle men,
and the men are in many cases becoming
sullen and angry.
The present dullness in the coal regions
and the depopulation of the town is
attributed to the open winter of 1888 and
the same condition of weather just now.
The Philadelphia and Beading Coal ami
Iron Company owns nearly all the mines
in Northumberland Countv, and the
shutting down of the North franklin
colliery, is the cause of the distress at
Trevorton, as it was the only industry at
that place. The idle men emigrated to
Shamokin, only to find that there was no
employment there. Then they went to
<v'°al Township and subsequently to Mt.
Carmei and East District, but encounter
ed the same condition of things.
W. L. Scott's Hickory Swamp and
Hickory Ridge collieries are closed, and
the Pennsylvania, employing over 1700
men and boys, will stop work in a short
time. The stoppage in all the mines
which have ceased work will be for an
indefinate period. Individual collieries
are shutting down daily, and unless a
cold wave comes to stay, the destitution
will be awful.
At Shamokin a similar condition of
affairs prevail. On Friday morning
Buck Ridge colliery shut down, throw
ing over 700 men out of employment.
As the news floated through the town it
was met by another report that the
Morris Ridge colliery had ceased oper
ations and 800 more miners were idle.
When the whistle at the Neilson shaft
sounded Friday evening 1100 of its em
ployes were notified that owing to no
orders the works could go on no longer.
The Lancaster mines are likely to shut
down any day. The Luke Fidler and
Garfield collieries shut down for an in
definite period on Saturday, owing to
stagnation in the coal trade". 1500 men
were thrown out of employment. The
only collieries now working in the Sha
mokin district are the Bear Valley,
Burnside, Henry Clay, Kxcelsior and
Enterprise. 8000 miners are now idle.
The miners inured to hardship have
made no complaint as yet, but the for
eigners in Hickory Swamp and the Ridge
are grumbling and moving about in a
restless manner. No strikes being on
the latter cannot understand the nature
of the enforceil idleness. They are
principally living on bread and water.
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
—John W. Colburn was appointed
postmaster at Ashley on Tuesday.
—A. P. Cliilds was appointed post
master at Mountain Top on Monday.
—John 1 lemras, a Hungarian, was
killed by a fall of rock and clay while at
work on Tuesday in the stripping at i
Jeanesville.
—Michael Rodgers, formerly of this
region, died at Wilkes-Barre on Sunday
night. He was about 70 years of age.
—A kerosene lamp exploded in the
dry goods store of Cleland, Simpson &
Co., Curbondale, on Tuesday night, with
the usual result. Loss, $12,000.
—Jim Farrell and Jim Burns, local
pugilists of Plymouth, fought four rounds
near that place Monday night. The 1
stakes were SIOO and Farrell won.
—The Hazard Rope Works of Wilkes- j
Barre shipped a cable weighing 20 tons
and ovor 21 miles long to Seattle, Wash
ington. It is one of the largest ever
made.
—The Grant I.ocomtoive Works of
Paterson, N. J., which were considering
the advisability of locating in Weath
crly, will go to Chicago. They employ
1200 men.
—Thomas Rancher, superintendent of
the Wapwallopen powder mills, was
drowned by falling into the Knsquehanna
from a ferry-boat at that place Tuesday
evening.
—Coons A Ulman, dry goods mer
chants of Pittston, were closed up by the
sheriff Tuesday evening. Judgments
aggregating over ¥15,000 have been en
tered up against them.
—Several unions and labor organiza
tions throughout the Wyoming Valley
have placed a boycott on the Wilkes-
Barro Leader. The paper refuses to pay
union wages to its printers.
—Cards are out for the wedding of
George J. Stegmaier, late candidate for
sheriff, and Miss Mamie G. Costello of
Wilkes-Barre. The ceremony will take
place next Tuesday evening.
—W. Ashley lias been appointed cen
sus supervisor for the sth Pennsylvania
district, which covers Carbon, Lacka
wanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susque
hanna, Wayne and Wyoming.
—Mrs. Thomas Shaw of West Pittston
is believed to have committed suicide,
as she has been missing for some time
past, and letter indicating such an inten
tion were received by her mother.
—The 4000 employees of the Lack
awanna Iron and Coal Company, near
Scranton anil vicinity, were informed on
Christmas Eve that there w ill be an in
crease of wages on and after January 1.
—Miss Lillie Koons, daughter of the
postmistress of Weissport, Carbon Coun
ty, was placed under arrest on Saturday
for abstracting money from the mails
an 1 confessed her guilt. She attempted
to commit suicide the next day.
—Mrs. Alice Dougherty, wife of James
Dougherty, died at Lattimer Monday
evening after an illness of two months.
Mrs. Dougherty was about 32 years of
age and was a daughter of John D.
Ferry, an old resident of F.bervale. The
funeral took place this morn'ng.—/ Itin
Speaker.
—A. W. Leisenring, president of the
First National Bank of Mauch Chunk,
fell unconscious on Broadway, New
York, on Monday afternoon while wait
ing for a car. At the Chambers Street
Hospital it was found that he was suffer
ing from an attack of syncope. He wus
unconscious for several hours, but was
üble to leave the hospital late in the
afternoon.
What IH the IleaHon ?
When the old and middle-aged men of
the present day were boys, one of the
merry delights of Thanksgiving day was
a sleigh ride. Snow fell usually about
the middle of November, and by the last
Thursday in the month it had come to
stay. But things have changed materi
ally of late years as it is very rarely that
we get snow enough for sleighing at
Thanksgiving time. Indeed, Christmas
does not always guarantee snow, and it
is always along in January before we get
very much. All sorts of theories have
been advanced as to the cause of this
change of atmospherical condition. Our
winters are not so severe as they formerly
were and the rivers and ponds do not
freeze up so soon as of olu. Some say
the warmer conditions of the climate are
due to the Gulf Stream currents, and
others to the denuding of the forests.
All the same, the old-fashioned winter
of our grandfathers, like the latter, are
seen no more.
General Convention of Miners.
Master Workman Rae and Secretary
Watchorn of National Trade Assembly
135, issued a call for a general conven
tion of miners of the United States, to
be held in Columbus on January 24,
1890. The members of the Knights, the
National Progressive Union and unor
ganized workmen of the mining c.aft
will assemble for the purpose of promot
ing the common interests of the trade.
The prime objects of this convention are
the amalgamation of the mining forces
and the forming of a national scale of
prices for mining.
The Scrnnton Diocese.
The Diocese of Scranton, comprising
the counties of Luzerne, Lackawanna,
Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne, Tioga,
Sullivan, Wyoming, Lycoming, Pike and
Monroe, which was established March 3,
18G8, and on July 12 of the same year
the venerable Bishop Rt. Rev. William
I O'Hara was consecrated and took charge,
has had a wonderful growth. As indic
ative of the progress it has made, the
number of priests since the Bishop's
advent has increased from 1G to 102.
The estimated Catholic population of the
diocese is 90,700. — Ex.
ISUIIH at the Opera HOIIHC.
St. Ann's Pioneer Corps, Tuesday
evening, December 31.
j Freeland Citizens' Hose Co., Thurs
: day evening, January IG.
I Tigers Athletic Association, Friday
j evening, January 17.
Unclaimed Let ten*.
The following is a list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Freeland Post
| office, December 24, 1889:
! Bitterly, Thos.
I Bowman, Geo. W.
Conway, Mrs. llart
Dobjak, Janes
Fed or ism, John
| Gallagher, Miss Mary
I Gallagher, Kdward 2nd
'Hughes, Annie
Mascie, Jas.
i Mredith, D. 11.
| O'Donnell, Mrs. Mary
I Owen, Nellie
I Peifer, Minnie
i Pianola, Maria Nuchela
Snider, Nathan
I Wood ring, Joseph
| \\ ilson. Geo. L.
| Persons calling for any of the above
j letters should say Advertised.
WM. F. BOYI.E, P. M.
JOURNALISTIC.
j The Plain Sjteuker came to the front
j with a 12-page issue on Saturday. Its
successful management shows itself on
j every page.
The Weatherly Herald and Lansford
1 Record issued "doublers" last week. One
of the features of the latter was an
original story by Editor Maloy, telling
; how he and a companion spent a night
on the Broad Mountain.
A Valuable ItiiHiucHK Calendar.
The most convenient, valuable and
i unique business table or desk calendar,
t for 1890, is the Columbia Ilieycle Calen
dar and Stand, issued by the Pope Mfg.
Co., of Boston, Mass. The calendar
proper is in the form of a pad containing
366 leaves, one for each day of the year,
to be torn off daily, and one for the
entire year. A portion of each leaf is
left blank for memoranda, and as the
leaves arc not pasted but sewed at the
end, any entire leaf can he exposed
whenever desired. By an ingenious de
! vice the leaves tear off independently,
; leaving no stub. The pad rests upon a
portable stand, containing pen rack and
pencil holder, and when placed upon a
desk or writing table the entire surface
| of the date leaf iB brought directly, and
left constantly, before the eye, furnish
ing date and memoranda impossible to
ibe overlooked. The stand is made of
colored wood, mounted with raised let
ters in brass, and is practically indes
tructible. The days of the week, the
1 number of the days of the year past and
to come are specified, and upon each slip
appear quotations pertaining to cycling
from lending publications and prominent
writers; and although this is the fifth
year of the calendar, they are fresh and I
new. Bisides the cycling quotations
\ there are many pertaining to typewrit
ing, witli occasional reference to the I
typewriters made by the Pope Mfg. Co.
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STATE NEWS.
—Charles Albert Asliburner, state geo- >
I logist and coal statistician, died, at Pitts-1
burg after a brief illness, aged 30 years.
—Martin Zachabonis was shot and
killed by Policeman Gracff in Shamokin
on Saturday night. Zachabonis resisted
arrest for illegal liquor-selling.
—About forty buildings in the business
portion of Petrolia were burned on Sui
day. The ilreplugs were filled wih
mud and 110 water could he had. '
loss is estimated at about SIOO,OOO.
—Emile Eloine, upon returning 10
Johnstown, first learned that his wife j
and five children had perished in the
flood. He had gone to Germany before
the flood, to recover a legacy, and had ;
not heard of the great disaster.
—Governor Beaver has issued a charter
for the new city of Johnstown. It in
cludes the boroughs of Johnstown,
Grubbtown, Conemaugh, Woodvale,
Prospect, Millville and Cambria, these
boroughs having a population of at least
10,000.
—Ludivedisa Monasteni, an Italian,
died at the almshouse in Pottsville 011
Sunday, as the result of injuries received
in a general drunken row among the
Italians working 011 the construction of
the Schuylkill and Lehigh Valley's road
near Orwigsburg.
—The Buffalo express, 011 the Lehigh
Valley, while going at the rate of fifty
miles an hour ran into the rear end of
an eastbound mixed train consisting of
freight and coal cars on Saturday, at
Dowry's Station, about twelve miles
north of Allentown. The engineer of [
the express died from injuries received.
—According to the last annual report
of the late Superintendent of Public
Instruction there has been an increase of
547 schools in the state during the year,,
making 21,889 schools at present. The
increase in pupils is 13,176. Attention is
called to the small salaries paid teachers,
I and the hope is expressed that they will
I be increased.
—A general resumption of work by
' the miners of the Monongahela Valley is
expected about the Ist of January. A
number of the operators have conceded
the advance of half a cent per bushel de
manded by the men and have already
started their works, and the others arc
expected to fall into line. The strike,
which began six weeks ago, affected 6000
men.
—At a meeting of the National Reform
Association in Pittsburg, resolutions were
passed protesting against the inroads
which parochial schools are making upon
the attendance at the public schools.
One of the speakers was Miss M. F.
Cusack, better known as the "Nun of
Kenmare," whose unwarranted attack
upon the Jesuit schools was the cause of
much disorder and almost a riot.
—A constable from Westmoreland
County arrived in Scranton 011 Saturday
with a warrant for the arrest of General
Master Workman Powderly. It was
found that the warrant was defective, it
containing no specific allegation of con
spiracy, the charge which Callaghan
preferred, and the constable was advised
by the court not to attempt to make an
arrest upon it. The constable returned
without Mr. Powderly.
—Xavier Francois Picavezz was arrest
ed at the Pardee mines, near Phillips
burg, last week, for a murder and
robbery committed four vears ago in
France. It is said that f icavezz and a
comrade were arrested at the time for
the strangulation of a wealthy man and
his daughter, and, while his comrade
was convicted and punished, Picavezz
escaped to this country, lie admits the
robbery, but denies having committed
the murder. lie was taken to New
York, and will be extradited without
delay.
Weekly Coal Report.
The present extremely dull state of
the anthracite coal trade is only equalled
by the almost unparalleled mild and
open winter season of this year. Ex-
I cepting for the iron manufacturing ami
| steam sizes there is very little demand
for anthracite. There is very little in
quiry for coal, and the operators and
shippers are complaining that thev
cannot sell their product of the domestic
sizes even at the large concessions from
the circular prices they are willing to
accept. For sometime past many col
lieries have been operating 011 short time
| ands ome breakers have suspended for
two or three days a week, to limit their
output, but now it is found that a greater
curtailment is neccessary to prevent a
large accumulation of stock coal at the
tidewater shipping points.
Last week the Reading Company and
the individual operators in the Schuyl
kill region gave notice that their collier
ies would work on three-quarters time
until further notice, but that was hardly
necessary, as they were already working
only about two-thirds of their total
number of active mines, and these, too,
on three-quarters time, while the opera
tors in the Lehigh and Wyoming districts
were likewise curtailing their production
by the same method. A number of j
mines in the Shamokin region were shut I
down last week for an indefinite period, i
and during the holidays there will he I
more or less idleness in all three of the I
anthracite fields, which ought to greatly j
reduce the output and cause a decrease j
in the accumulated stocks at tidewater, i
Many coal operators would like to sus
pend mining entirely for two weeks or a
month, and, so far as the demand for
the domestic sizes is concerned, they
could do so profitably, but, having to
fulfil their contracts in supplying the
iron furnaces in the Schuylkill and Le
high Valleys, which are nearly all run
ning to their full capacity, of course they
must keep on mining the unsaleable sizes
in large quantities in order to obtain the
necessary amount of the furnace sizes.
The Lehigh Valley and Reading Rail
roads are reported to have temporarily
emb: rgoed shipments to Trenton, Ani
lo , t'hilade phia, Washington and ad
jacent points 011 account of the slack
demai d and the accumulated stock of
coal already in dealers' yaids.
The total amount of anthracite coal
sent to mar ;et for the week ending
December 14, as reported by the several
carrying companies was 728,840 lons,
compared with 712,290 tons in the corres
ponding week last year, an increase of
10,560 tons. The total amount of an
thracite mined thus far in the year 1881)
was 04,070,825 tons, compared with 30,-
j 1)91,474 tons for the same period last year,
a decrease of 2,914,049 tons. — Tjtdgrr.
APPLICATION blanks for liquor licenses
for the ensuing year have been sent out
j by Attorney John I>. Hayes to his clients and
[ need to be tilled up by the early part of Jan
uary. If any have been overlooked they can
procure copies by applying to Mr. Hayes.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYEKS.-Tlie taxpayers
ol the borough of Freeland are hereby
notified that an addition of 5 per cent, will be
added to all taxes rcinuiuing unpaid on and
after Decern ber 28, IHH9.
1 UKKNARD MCLAUGHLIN, Collector.
Freeland, November 12, lHHit.
: HIT IK COSTBLLO
- opened a
! NEW DRESS MAKING ESTABLISHMENT
at ti" lei ■ Chestnut
I St l-• I he! ' V ashif • I • ' ~f
pl.t ' ' a IDH w be • '*.
best ].,- iU
It is useless to try to enumer
ate tlieni, as we might miss just
what will interest yon most
when you see it. We merely
say : Take a look at our grand
display.
W. J. GETS, Jeweler,
20 Centre Street, Freeland.
ARMOUR'S
Chicago Dressed Beef
RECEIVED FRESH DAILY.
This Beef is from rigidly inspected cattle,
slaughtered in the most cleanly manner, and is
the cheapest and best animal food to be pro
cured. Wholesale only.
Freeland Beef Co.,
FREELAND, PA.
B. F. DAVIS,
Dealer in
Flour, Feed, Grain,
IIAY, STRAW, MALT, &c.,
Best Quality of
Glover & Timothy
SEED.
Zemany's Block, 15 East Main Street, Freeland.
O'DONNELL & Co.,i
Dealers in
—GENERAL—
MERCHANDISE,
Groceries, Provisions, Tea.
Coffee. Queensware.
Glassware. &c.
FLOUR, FEED, HAY, Etc.
We invito the people of Freeland and vicinity !
to call and examine our large and handsome
stock. Don't forget the place.
Next Door to the Valley Hotel.
EXAMINE OUR PRICES:
Brick, per set, (10 cents; put in free of charge.
Orates, 5 cents per lb.
Stove pine and elbows, 18 cents each.
Woshbollere, 75 cents to SI.UO.
Home-made cans and bottles, 121 cents each;
by ouc-hulf dozen, 10 cents each.
50-lb lard cans, 50 cents.
Wash boilers bottomed at 35, 40 and 50 cents.
Conductor pipes and gutter, (1 to 10 cents per
foot.
Roofing 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,
Front Street, Freeland.
M. J. Mo RAN, Manager.
OUR LARGE STOCK OF
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS,
Wilms,, PRSIISIK, TOBACCO.
and nil kinds of
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
cannot be surpassed in Freeland.
0T Wo invito special attention to our lino of
Furniture, whicli is equal to any in Lower
Luzerne.
J. P, McDonald,
S. W. Corner Centre and South Sts., Freeland.
GO TO
Fisher Bros.
Livery Stable
FOR
FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS
At Short. Notice, for Weddings, Parties and
Funerals. Front Street, two squares
Ixdow Freeland o]K>ra House.
SI.OO PER YEAR.
JOHN D. HAYES,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Legal business of all kinds promptly attended.
Room 3, 2d Floor, Birkbeck Brick.
M. NALPIN -
Manufacturer of
Carriages. Buggies. Wagons. &c.
I Cor. Walnut and Pine Streets, Freeland.
C M I AS. ORION STROH,
it y an* Counselor at Law.
0 1 1 Sl '
Justice of the Peace.
Office over Schooner's HaitiHlll >r>
All Kinds of Legal Business w..! be
Promptly Attended.
jy|ORRIS FERRY,
PURE
WHISKY, WINE, RUM, GIN, &C
Fresh Lager Beer Always on Tap.
1 Corner South and Washington Sts., Freeland.
D. LORENZ,
BEEF, PORK, VEAL, LAMB,
MUTTON, PUDDING,
SAUSAGE, &c.
No. 135 Centre Street, Freeland.
(Near Lehigh Valley Depot.)
McNulty Bros..
11l HEMES AND EHMMEDS.
Centre Street, Coxe Addition.
finest liearses in lie region.
Prices reasonable and satisfaction guar
anteed.
JOHN SCHNEE,
CARPET WEAVER,
SOUTH HEBERTON.
All kinds of carpet, double
and single, manufactured at
short notice and at the lowest
rates.
Weddings. Parties and Funerals
Furnished with
First-Class Turnouts
at short notice, at
HOFFMEIR & O'DONNELL',S
UVEfH STABLE
Centre Street, below South, - - - Freeland.
H. M. BRISLIN,
UNDERTAKER
AND
EMBALMER
Also dealer in
FURNITURE
of every description.
Centre Street, above Luzerne, Freeland.
h u f\!s
A . WAN f'Eu
I >• L-> ■■ I . • w I.
THOUSANDS <r Do LLAK6'
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