FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. 11. No. 29.
BRIEF ITEMS.
—John J. Brogan, who recently dis
posed of his stock, has taken a situation
with John C. Berner.
- The F reeland Game Protective Club
offers a of $lO to any person
giving information of the game laws
being violated.
Monday was "return day" for the
constables of this county. From
their reports the people of this section
are obeying the law.
—The restaurant at the corner of Pine
and Walnut Streets is ofiered for rent
from April 1, 1890. Apply to Mrs.
Hannah McCole, on the premises.
—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.
The fair at Eckley will remain open
for some time yet. On Saturday even
ing a grand cake walk will take place
and several articles will be chanced
off.
—The committee of arrangements of
St. Ann's Pioneer Corps have extended
a vote of thanks to all who assisted them
in making their ball such a grand suc
cess.
—Freeland borough night school open
ed oil Monday with Prof. J. B. Laubacli
as teacher. Nearly thirty pupils are
enrolled. Several of the Foster schools
have also opened.
—Communications upon local or gen
eral topics are always welcomed, pro
vided the writer's name accompanies
the correspondence. Let jis have your
views upon passing events.
—Wm Gillespie, a driver at No. 2
Drifton, leel his right foot caught be
tween tbe car-u heel and the rib Monday
morning. The foot was badly squeezed
and will prevent him from working for
some time.
—The New Year resolutions made by
some of our young men partook of the
nature of revolution in their mode of
living. ave already undergone
the pror. volution and are back to
the old w ''B9 again.
— Ai .no 'i ang Men's T. A. B. read
ing room on Sunday evening entertaining
and instructive addresses Were made by
James p. Judge, editor of tbe Scranton
Jiulej and ex-secretary of tin diocesan
• lion, D. J. McCarthy, vice president
tt the diocesan union, and Mr. C. A.
Johnson.
-According to the old method of
counting days and years last Monday
was Christmas, and was celebrated as
■ " by ihe followers of the Russian or
i .i-'o in Church. Services wore held in
Si Mary's Greek Catholic Church at 1 a.
in. .'"it da} and were attended by many
of the congregation.
—The evils of tobacco smoking have
once more been terribly illustrated in
the case of a Reading woman who died
on Friday. She began smoking at the
age of twenty-five and her use of the
weed wns so excessive that slue brought
herself to a premature grave at the age
of one hundred and two.
—The first annual ball of the Tigers
Athletic Association, to be held at the
opera house on the 17th inst., lias every
appearance of a great success. Up to
Monday evening 161 tickets had been
disposed of to the sporting people and
business men of this vicinity. Depierro's
orchestra is engaged to furnish the danc
ing music.
—Mrs. Catharine McGcehan, aged 64
years, died at her residence in the
Points last evening. She had been in
poor health for some time past, but not
until Saturday did she become seriously
ill. The funeral takes place about 11 a.
m. to-morrow. The remains will be
taken to St. Ann's Church and after
wards conveyed to St. Gabriel's ceme
tery, Ilazleton.
—The law passed at the last session of
the legislature, making the office of
constable elective for three years, is not
generally understood as covering those
who were elected last spring, and in
order to be sure and come within its
provisions Constables Sanlt and Quiglev
of Foster and Freeland will he candi
dates before their constituents at the
February election.
—A handsome souvenir plush pro
gramme, very artistically gotten up, will
lie presented to each person buying a
ticket for the fireman's ball next Thurs
day evening. The programmes will be
ready in a few days and will he placed
on exhibition. The proceeds of the ball
are to be applied to furnishing a library
for the members. The firemen promise
a big night to their friends.
—The case of the Commonwealth vs.
Owen Williams, • Charles Sault, prose
cutor, was tried at Wilkes-Rarre on
Monday. Williams was acquitted and
the costs placed upon Constable Sault.
F'oster's finest, however, does not relish
tho work of footing bills and Charley
swore that lie did not own a dollar or a
dollar's worth of goods in the whole wide
world. He was then discharged as in
solvent and the county paid another
unnecessary bill.
Truth in a NutHliell.
The following paragraph expresses a
volume of truth: "One-thiril of the
fools in the country think they can heat
the lawyers in expounding law. One
half think they can beat the doctor heal
ing the Bick. Two-thirds of them think
they can beat the ministers preaching
the gospel, and all of them know they
can beat the editor in running a news
paper."
I>K A TIIS.
MCCAIRON. —At Jeddo, January (i,
Annie, daughter of John and Hannah
McCarron, aged t! months. Inteirel
at Ilazleton yesterday afternoon.
FAU.ON —At Scranton, January 0, in
fant daughter of John and Mary Fal
lon, formerly of Highland. Interred
at Beaver Meadow cemetery yester
day.
PITS ECK.— At Frceland, January 4,
Christina, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Dusheck, aged S months. In
terred at the Greek cemetery Monday
afternoon. McNulty, undertaker.
Ross.—At Jeddo, January 5, Elizabeth,
daughter of Arthur and Hannah M.
Ross, aged 2 months and 16 days. In
terred at Jeanesville cemetery Tues
day a f ternoon. Rrislin, undertaker.
Burglars Break Out of Jail.
Tuesday's Newsdealer tells how two of
the burglars arrested for robbing the
store of J. C. Berner and the warehouse
of the Freeland Beef Co. on November
10 took French leave from the county
jail Sunday night. It says that some
time during the night, it is believed
shortly after midnight, Thomas Conway
and Michael Patterson made their escape
by a bold and ingenious plan. They are
members of the gang of burglars who
were arrested near Freeland some time
ago and were in jail awaiting trial for
breaking open a couple of safes in that
town.
They occupied together a double cell
on the upper tier in the main ward.
The ceiling of these cells is composed of
two large and solid slabs of slate. The
prisoners broke two short iron bars off
one of the beds and commenced oper
ations on one corner of the ceiling. They
broke away sufficient of the wall to allow
of the insertion of their crow bars be
tween the top of the wall and the slate
slab and then succeeded in breaking off
one corner of the slab and making a hole
large enough to crawl through.
On emerging from the cell they found
themselves in the top between the roof
and the cells, and making their way to
where a large ventilator rises above the
roof they broke their way out. Crawling
to the end of the building they succeed
ed in getting to the ground by means of
a rope made out of their bed clothing.
Warden Brockway did not discover
their escape until yesterday morning,
when he instantly set about effecting
their recapture. He nut a couple of de
tectives on their trail, telegraphed and
telephoned to every station in this sec
tion of the state and had handbills
printed giving their description and
offering a reward of SIOO for the arrest
and return of each of them. The des
criptions given in the handbills are as
follows:
Thomas Conway, about 20 years of
age, 5 feet 8 inches height, slim build,
weight about 145, dark hair and eyes
and freckled face.
Michael Patterson, about 20 years of
age, height 5 feet 4 inches, heavy build,
weight about 145, dark hair and eyes,
stub nose, sore finger on right hand.
St. Ann's T. A. It. Society.
St Ann'.' T. A. B. goci' ty at its last !
meeting on Sunday elected the following
officers to serve for the next year:
I'resident—James A. O'Donnell.
Vice President—John B. llanion.
Recording Secretary—Patrick J .O'Don
nell.
Financial Secretary—C'ondy O'Don
nell.
Treasurer—T. A. Buckley.
Marshal—John H. O'Donnell.
Messenger — ohn Welsh.
Statistician—E. J. Sweeney.
Inspector of Pioneer Corps—l). J. Mc-
Carthy, Sr.
Trustees—Daniel J. Kennedy, Henry
Bhovlin, Patrick O'Donnell.
The auditing committee presented the
followingstatement, showing the finances
of the society :
Balance January 1, 1889 $ 644 50
Received as dues 540 27
sllß4 77
Expenditure for benefits, etc... 714 30
Amount in treasury $ 470 47
ltiuker and a Resurrected I>og.
During the hearing of the appeal of
Daniel Boyle of Centre Street before the
council on Monday evening, in reference
to the exoneration of dog tax, some very
interesting facts were brought to light.
Mr. Boyle stuted that over two years
ago he owned a dog, which showed
symptoms of rabies, and in order to get
rid of the dog he paid High Constable
Rinker to kill it. Rinker having a pair
of shoes on was fearful lest the canine
would go for his feet, and handed the
revolver to Mr. Boyle to shoot, which
lie did. Rinker took away what ap
peared to be a dead dog, buried it, drew
his pay from the borough treasury for
doing so, and in eight days thereafter
the dog was hack at his former home,
apparently none the worse for having
been buried (?). The dog was subse
quently killed by Mr. Boyle and now,
after being dead two years, he is placed
on tlie assessment list by His Highness.
To Drain tike Lbervale Mine.
That there is millions of dollars worth
of coal in the flooded Ebervale mine has
for some time been disputed, and it was
rumored that the place would never he
revived. From the movements on be
half of the company the latter assertion
appears untrue. We have just learned j
that the company will tunnel from the |
mine through Buck Mountain into Butler
Valley and drain the water now in the
mine into the little Nescopeck Creek.
It is understood that the company has
already purchased the right of way from
a number of property holders along that
stream, while others will not consent
under any circumstances, claiming that
in ease the hanks would at any time
overflow the culm would be washed over
their lands and thus ruin them forever.
—Standard.
ECKLEY.
Miss Annie O'Donnell of No. 5 re
turned home from Philadelphia.
Miss Mary O'Donnell of Hazleton is
visiting her parents here.
Patrick Maloney of Buck Mountain
took a pleasure trip to Drifton Saturday
evening.
Peter McDevitt of Plymouth attended
the lair here last week.
The fair here will be opened every
Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
The new disease, known as the grip,
arrived here and has several victims.
Night school opened hereon Monday
evening and is largely attended by the
young men and boys. M. Y. B.
Mooting of Importance.
Members of the K. of L. Co-operative
Committee will meet at T. A. Buckley's
office on January 12 ut 2 p. in. The
Directors of the Association arc requested
to tie present. Bv order of
WM. P. BOYI K, Chairman.
Jos. D. MY Kits, Sce'ty.
Ralls at. the Opera House.
Freeland Citizens' Hose Co., Thurs
day evening, January 10.
Tigers Athletic Association, Friday
evening, January 17.
FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1890.
COUNCIL MEETING.
Report of the Regular Monthly Meeting
Held on Monday Evening.
Council met in regular session Monday
evening with Messrs. Johnson, Goep
pert, Donopand Bachman present. Min- 1
utes of the last regular and special ses
sions were read and approved. The
following hills were read, approved and i
ordered paid :
Freeland Water Co., rent of plugss6o 00
Progress, publishing new ordinance 2 50
Penn'a Globe Gaslight Co 33 00
John M. Powell, janitor 8 00
John M. Cunnius, lumber 8 38
M. Halpin, repairs on wrenches
and tools 3 00
Wm. Williamson, supplies 3 23
The burgess' report was read, showing
receipts to be $23.50; police service and
commission, $11.50; amount due treas
urer, $12.00 The report was accepted
and ordered placed on file.
The treasurer's report was presented
and read as follows :
Balance at last meeting S3BB 48
Received from collector 200 00
Received from burgess 8 50
Received from Ex-Col. William
son 35 69 j
$632 67 |
Expenditure 138 76
Balance on hand $493 91 i
The report was accepted.
The report of the street committee in
reference to the purchase of property on j
Pine Street was received and laid over !
until the next meeting.
A petition of citizens residing on the |
northern side of Washington and Centre
Streets was presented, praying that
council place an extra lamp on each
street, and on motion it was decided to
place two more lamps on those streets.
Daniel Boyle presented himself before
council and asked to be exonerated from
paying a dog tax, claiming that he did
not own a dog for the past two years.
Mr. Boyle was exonerated, having
proven that there was a mistake in his
assessment.
Complaint was made to the council
that the planing mill property on Centre
Street was fast becoming a resort for
boys, and there appeared danger of set
ting it -i tire. The burgess was in- ;
structe ! to notify the owner or agent of
the property to have it ft ed or board- j
ed up.
The janitor was instructed to procure i
a book and ke< p account of all purchases j
made by him therein for übe of the
council room, hose house or lock up.
Council then adjourned to meet on
February 3.
Want to Hear Them Again.
The Welsh people held a National
Eisteddfod in ( pica .. last week, the
exert !j including musical contests that
attracted large ami cultured audiences.
Some years ago when the main building
of the Centennial Exhibition was still
standing the Welsh singing societies of
Pennsylvania met there and gave con
certs (the grand prize of which was won
by the Plymouth society) that surprised
and delighted all who attended, but
unfortunately few except Welshmen
knew what was to take place, and conse
quently the audiences were not as large
as the splendid chorus singing should
have attracted. The Welsh societies
should come down again from the coal j
regions and let Philadclphians know ,
beforehand the treat that is in store for
them.— Phila. Ledger.
Uncluimed Letters*.
The following is a list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Freeland Post
office, January 8, 1889:
Kike, Ira
Gatsa, Jam os
Hruborcak, Meri
McDonald, James
Patterson, William
Szadovszki, Johan
Triebley, Nara
Woodring, Moses
Persons calling for any of the above
letters should say Advertised.
WM. F. BOYLE, P. M. !
(iai* Explosions* at the Nottingham.
At the Nottingham colliery, Plymouth,
on Sunday evening, Superintendent
William Lackey and John Beckheiser
entereii the mine and iginted a body of
gas. The explosion that followed seri
ously injured Beckheiser and damaged
the workings.
The following evening another explo
sion occurred and six miners hail a
narrow escape. One of them, Thomas
Richards, was badly burned about the
head and body.
Nome Tiling* We Should Have llefore'ol.
Before the dawn of 1891 there are
many things beneficial to the town that
we should like to see, among them
being :
A decided movement upon the part of
the borough council looking toward the
paving of Centre Street, in fact, some
movement looking toward the better-:
ment of all the streets of the borough. !
A number of the buildings that now
adorn (?) Centre Street make way for the :
erection of good substantial business
houses, such as the town can be proud
of.
Freeland, Five Points, South Heber- j
ton, Birvanton, Alvintown and Woodside
consolidated and working under one j
municipal government.
The pavements—Oh, the pavements.
How we would like to see some of those j
old up and down pavements and the
plank pretenses done away with and
good, solid Hags or bricks take their
places. This is too much to look for we
fear.
An energetic board of trade organized
that would be successful in securing the
establishment of several new industries
which will give employment to hundreds
of our men and boys now dependent
upon the mines for a livelihood.
.A 10 ''"high Valley open up their
Upper Lehigh branch and continue the
extension to tllen Summit, thus giving
Freeland direct communication with the
j county seat.
Good conscientious citizens elected to
ail the borough and township oftices, re
gardless of their political affiliations.
A first-class base hall league in tho
Lehigh region, with Freeland repre
sented by a first-class club.
The widening of Centre Street above
Front, and the opening of Chestnut from
Washington to Pine. I
Saturday'h Rooster Figlit.
A rooster fight for $75 a side took place
at South Heberton on Saturday between
birds owned or hacked by two prominent
sporting men of town. Over one bun- j
| died persons witnessed the affair, all the !
neighboring towns sending large delega- j
; tions. A well-known gentleman from j
. Lower Carbon acted as referee and stake- j
j holder. The Philadelphia rules were to I
' govern the contest, but several devia- i
tions were agreed upon by both parties !
before the fighting commenced. The
, birds should have fought upon ground I
floor, but carpet was substituted; they
should have been weighed in an enclosed >
bag and 2 ounces deducted for feathers, j
they were trimmed and then weighed i
instead; one man from each side was \
I placed with the opposite parties to watch j
the heeling, and it was also agreed that j
no dead birds be fought in the pit, thus |
doing away with the necessity of count- I
ing and saving much time. The main j
consisted of five battles and at the con
! elusion of the fourth each side had won
' two. So far everything proceeded
smoothly, except that the referee had
neglected to cut and examine the heels
| of all the birds after each battle but the
first. Excitement ran high when the
I fifth began and the struggle was short,
1 the bird owned by the up-town party
killing its opponent. This, according to
! the agreement that no dead birds be
, fought, ended the contest, and after the
j dead bird was removed from the pit the
! winner picked up his rooster and also
left. The owner of the dead bird then
| returned with it and, although it was un
■ derstood that there would be no counting,
| he began to count and demanded that
I the Phila. rules be strictly followed.
The other side claims that even though
counting was allowed the owner of the
dead bird had no right to do so, as the
( crippled bird did not show fight last.
The referee gave his decision in favor of
the dead bird, but exceptions were im
mediately taken from this, the winners
declaring that they had been unjustly
dealt with and that the referee was
interested in the last battle, having bet
$5, which debarred him from fulfilling
the position. They offered to fight an
other battle in order to settle the dispute,
but the other side would not accept.
Roar.- all bets went according to the
j referee's decision, but the stake- vet
I remain unpaid until satisfactory terms |
(are agreed upon by both parties. The
up-town party offers to tight one or three ;
battles to decide the main, or withdraw
the stakes and make another match for j
$l5O a side. The referee has been asked
( if the decision given on Saturday ih
final, but no answer was received up to
this morning.
CoiigreHtiional 11111 m.
Amou-4 tlie bills introduced in the
Hisc of representatives on Monday was
lie by Representative Osborne to regu
late the expenses of candidates for con
press. It provides that it ahaUff.i'y be
!au fin for a candidate for Congress to
spend money for printing and for the
dissemination of information to the
public, and for political meetlnps, dem
onstrations and conventions. It is made
a crime to expend money for any other
purpose, or with the intention of in
tluencinp the vote of a person to whom
money may he directly or indirectly
I paid.
Representative Kerr introduced a hill
that imposes a tax of $1 oil each immi
prant, to he expended in carinpfor them
' under the direction of the secretary of
the treasury, who is given entire control
of the immigrants. The bill provides
I for the appointment of inspectors in
each port, the salaries to range from
$1,500 to $4,000 each. It is made the
duty of these inspectors to look after the
immigrant and see that none are allowed
to land who are excluded under the
| provisions of the law. The classes ex
cluded are socialists, anarchists or any
person who comes here With any idea of
aiding in overthrowing this system of
government, and also persons w ho come j
under contract to labor or who have had I
their passage paid or been otherwise'
j aided in immigrating to the United
States, or who are unable to care for
j themselves.
| Representative lteilly introduced a hill
to appropriate SIOO,OOO for the construc
tion of a new public building at Potts
■ ville.
That Sewing Machine Cane.
The sewing machine agent arrested at
Wilkes-llarre had a hearing before Al
derman Donohue last week. field
is an agent for the Singer Company and
went, accompanied by the deputy sheriff,
; to take a machine from the residence of
Thomas It. Lyons. Instead of allowing
the sheriff to take ttie machine Maxfield !
seized it himself, and when Mrs. Lyons
objected pushed her roughly away,
throwing her down over a chair aiiil
1 sprained her ankle.
| ''lt is about time that you sewing ma
caine agents began to understand that
you cannot enter a man's house and run
everything your own way," remarked
ttie alderman in delivering his judgment
in the cuse. "You cannot go into a
house and throw the people around any
way you choose and take out your ma
chines by brute force. Some fine day
j you will run against a man who will
take the law into his own hands and
: break your heads for yon. I shall hold
von in ssOll bail for your appearance at
court on this charge of aßsualt ami bat
j tery."—Al nredealer.
From Hie I.nn*fr<l "Keooril."
i Miss Ada Foley, one of Foster town
ship's school teachers, spent the holiday
vacation at tier home in Coal Dale. !
We arc glad to state that MannsMelly j
of Coal Dale, who had been lyingdanger-!
onsly ill with pneumonia, is convales
cent.
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To any Person purchasing two 250.
Bottles or one 50c. Bottle of " Ideal"
Tooth Powder, and sending us the tick
ets which are wrapped around the necks
of the bottles, and 8 cents in 2-cent
stamps (for postage, etc.) wo will send
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These aro not cheap Lithographs, hut
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originals, which cost $24.00 wholesale.
"Ideal" Tooth Powdor is too well
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white, sound teeth, healthy gums, and
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STATE NEWS.
—The Wahnetah Hotel at'Glcn Onoko
was sold for $31,000 on Tuesday to a
syndicate.
—The Acme hosiery mill of White
Haven, which recently removed from
Hazleton, began operations on Monday.
—A meeting of the Democratic state
central committee lias been called by
Chairman Kisner at Harrisburg January
—Bernard C. McGuire, a well-known
saloon keeper of Hazleton, died Friday
afternoon. He was aged 28 years and
unmarried.
, —An unknown man was struck and
killed by a gravel train at Stockton
about 7 o'clock last night. The remains
were horribly mangled.
—Three hundred men and hoys went
on strike last week at the Abbott-
Hillman colliery, near Miners Mills, for
an advance of ten per cent.
—Bernard O'Hara, a well known law
yer of Schuylkill County, died on Tues
day at Fottsville from la grippe. Mr.
O'Hara was only taken sick on Sunday.
—Judge Rice, Sheriff Robinson, Re
corder McGinty, Coroner Pier and Sur
veyor Crockett were sworn in and took
charge of their respective offices on
Monday morning.
—The Reading Company has decided
to close its Lincoln colliery, near Pine
Grove, Schuylkill County, until February
1. About 700 men and boys will he
thrown out of work.
—The General Executive Board of the
Knights of Labor has approved the
negotiations for the consolidation of the
Miners' and Mine Laborers' National
District Assembly 135 and the Progres
sive Union of Miners.
—Daniel T. Daley, of the Wfikes-Barre
Leader, died at his home Friday night,
aged 37 years. He was seized with an
attack of influenza, which developed
into pneumonia, which caused hisdeath.
He leaves a wife and two children.
—An extensive cave-in occurred on
Thursday in the eastern division of the
Nottingham mine, Plymouth, by which
I several dwellings were damaged, and
j the road bed of the D. L.ft W.'n lilcms
-1 burg division was lowered several feet.
•lames ( orbell. a prominent Tb>mo
I erotic politician of Scronton, formerly
chief of police, ami a delegate to the St.
Louis convention in 1876, died of pneu
monia aggravated by an attack of influ
enza, with which he was taken down a
week ago.
—A man walked into the First Na
tional Bank of Blootnsburg on Tuesday
and pointing a revolver at the cashier,
demanded SI,OOO. Just then the cash
ier's son appeared, and the would-be
robber retreated, guarding himself with
his weapon.
—The New York police have been
asked to look for R. B. Ranken, a
wealthy merchant of Pittston, who left
his home on December 16 to go to that
city to buy goods. Since then he has
not been seen. He had considerable
money with him.
—The Scranton Sun states that Ter
rence V. Powderly will be a candidate
for mayor of Scranton, and quotes a
prominent Democratic politician as say
ing: "You may state positively that
Hon. T. V. Powderly is a candidate for
mayor. The movement in favor of Mr.
Powderly is backed by some of the most
prominent business men in the city.
His supporters come from all parties.""
—State Chairman Kisner has sent cir
culars to all chairmen of county commit
tees notifying them of the subdivision of
the state and the districts in which they
will hereafter be located. The 7th divi
sion consists of the counties of: Brad
! ford, Wyoming, Susquehanna, Wayne,
! Luzerne, Lackawanna, Schuylkill, Sulli
! van, Columbia, Montour and Northum
berland. The county chairmen will
meet for district organization in a short
time.
MnrrlHge LicenncH.
Marriage licenses were issued from
the office of the Register of Wills during
the past week for the marriage of the
following persons :
Peter Leckman and Miss Susie Evan,
both of Freeland.
Michael Swientkowski and Miss Annie
Kimmel, both of Eckley.
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I Though you were a Jay Gould or a
Vanderbilt, it is worth thirty seconds of
your time to learn that " Ideal " Tooth
Powder will preserve your teeth from
decay, and by so doing save dentists'
bills and hours of agony from your old
enemy, the toothache. Dr. R. E. Gieb
ncr, Pa., says: "When I first began
using " Ideal" Tooth Powder I could
not use a brush on my teeth on account
of injuring the gums. Can now use as
stiff a brush as obtainable with impun
ity. It has also hardened the enamel of
my teeth.
Weekly Coal Report.
! The anthracite coal trade begins the
new year in a quiet and unsatisfactory
condition. The snap and activity which
should rule at this period of the year is
wanting. There is no demand for the
1 domestic sizes worth mentioning, and
they continue to accumulate at the tide
water shipping points. The restriction
!of production continues, and during
Christ iqas week but 471,000 tons were
mined, while the output of coal last
week was barely half a million tons.
The tidewater shipments of anthracite
! are very light, and the line and city \
trade are taking but little coal. The 1
first large contract of the season has i
been secured by the Reading Company,
which has contracted to furnish 200,000
'ons of broken coal to the Manhattan
El 'vaied Railroad of New York. While
the company's sa'es agent declines to
state at what price the contract was
awarded, it is rumored thats3.s3 per ton
delivered alongside at New York was
the figure that secured it, but we are in
formed that the actual price to be paid is
slightly higher. During the past five
yea is the Lehigh Valley Company has
been the successful bidder for this con
tract, and it is stated that last year the
prices received by that company was
$3.65 per ton, while in one of the pre
ceding years but $3.45 was obtained,
i The total amount of anthracite coal
I sent to market for the week ending
December 28, as reported by tbe several
carrying companies, was 471,780 tons, '
compared with 400,886 tons in the corres
ponding week last year, an increase of
10,902 tons. Tbe total amount of an
thracite mined thus far in tbe year 1889 j
was 35,224,116 tons, compared with 38,- I
064,247 tons for the same period last year,
a decrease of 2,840,131 tons.— Ledger.
\ PPLICATION blanks for liquor licenses \
for the ensuing year have been sent out
by Attorney John 1). Hayes to his clients uira
need to be tilled up by the early part of Jan- I
uary. If any have been overlooked they can !
procure copies by applying to Mr. Hayes.'
MISS ANNIE COSTELLO
lius opened a
NEW URESS MAKING ESTABLISHMENT!
at the residence oi' Archie Phillips, Chestnut I
Street, below Washington, where ai) kinds of
plain aud fancy sewing will be done in the !
best possible manner.
ARMOUR'S
Chicago Dressed Beef
RECEIVED FRESH DAILY.
This lieef is from rigidly inspected cattle, i
slaughtered in the most cleanly manner, und 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,
HAY, STRAW, MALT, &c.,
Best Quality of
Glover & Timothy
SEED.
Zeinany's Block, 16 East Main Street, Freeland. j
j O'DONNELL & Co..
Dealers in
—GENERAL
MERCHANDISE,
Groceries, Provisions. Tea.
Coffee. Queensware.
Glassware. &c.
FLOUR, FEED, HAY, Etc.
We invite the people of Freeland and vicinity
to call und examine our luige and handsome
stock. Don't forget the place.
Next Door to the yalley Hotel. I
EXAMINE OUR PRICES:
Brick, per set, (10 cents; put in free of charge.
(1 rates, 6 cents per lb,
Stove pipe and elbows, 18 cents each.
W tush boilers, 75 cents to SI.OO.
Home-made cans and bottles, 121 cents each;
by one-half dozen, 10 cents each.
50-1 b lard cans, 50 cents.
Wnshboilers bottomed at .15, 40 and 50 cents.
Conductor pipes and gutter, 0 to 10 cents per j
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.
Pluto range, $22.00.
Apollo range, $20.00; and other ranges from j
SB.OO to SIB.OO.
AT F. P. MALOY'S,
9 Front Street, Freeland.
M. J. MORAN, Manager.
OUR LARGE STOCK OF
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS,
■euis. rsinsiis. Tin.
und all kinds of
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
cannot be surpassed In Freeland.
{*TWe invito special attention to our lino of
Furniture, which is equal to any in Lower
J. P. McDonald,
8. W. Corner Centre and South Sts., Freeland.
GO TO
Fisher Bros.
Livery Stable
Fill."
FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS
I At Short Notice, for Weddings, Parlies ami
Funerals. Front Street, two squares
below Freeland opera House.
! Subscribe for
the "Tribune."
.SI.OO PER YEAR.
JOHN D. HAYES,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Legal business of all kinds prdraptly attended.
Room 3, 2d Floor, IJirkbeck Brick.
M. HALPIN,
Manufacturer of
Carriages, Buggies. Wagons, &c.
Cor. Walnut ami Pine Streets, Freelaml.
ORION STROII,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Office Rooms over Schooner's Hardware Store.
j Q F. TURNP UII
Justice of the Peace.
Office over Sohocuci o iiunlware Store.
All Kinds of Legal Business will be
Promptly Attended.
| \TORRIS FERRY,
PURE
; WHISKY, WINE, RUM, GIN, &C
| Fresh Lager Beer Always on Tap.
j Corner South and Washington Sts., Freeland.
D. LORENZ,
T=ra,ctical -Bu.tcla.er.
BEEF, PORK, VEAL, LAMB;—
MUTTON, PUDDING,
SAUSAGE, &c.
I '
No. 135 Centre Street, Freeland.
Near I. •- ilt Val). Aepot.)
Bros.,
MIMES Ml
Street, C
Tlie finest hearses in lie region.
Prices reasonable and satisfaction guar
anteed.
JOHN SCHNEE,
CARPET WEAVER,
SOUTH IIEBEETON.
All kinds of carpet, double
and single, manufactured at
short notice and at the lowest
rates.
i Weddings, Parties and Funerals
Furnished with
First-Class Turnouts
at short notice, at
HOFFMEIR & O'DONNELL'S
LiV&RYS^^
i Centre Street, below South, - - - Freeland.
H. M. BRISLIN.
UNDERTAKER
AND
embal t; ,
Also denier in
j FURNITURE
of every description.
1 Centre Street, above Luzerne, Freeland.
''\<l N C^^THUfYs
AGENTS WANTED
THOUSANDS cr DOLLARS
-• fi ma. s Jtc ~ /ty <
J M^*-d fc^
S/iiKJ rttJ £a.tj / vdfty