Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, January 30, 1890, Image 1

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    FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. 11. No. 32.
BRIEF ITEMS.
—The first fire engine ever in this
town was on the occasion of tbe Yannes
building fire.
—Hugh McGeehan will be a candidate
for tax collector before the Democratic
Nominating Convention of the borough.
—Otto Nervit, a young man aged about
18 yerrs, employed on one of the locies
at Drifton, was killed by cars on Tues
day night.
—The Young Men's T. A. B. Society
at its last meeting donated the sum of
twenty-five dollars towards the Father
Boyle dofence fund.
—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.
—Constable Quigley is laid up with a
sprained ankle.
—Marriage licenses have been granted
by the Register of Wills to John Supa
and Tekla Ilisloka, both of Drifton, and
John Buvsahak and Barbara Dvorshak,
both of Freeland.
—Hugh McMenamin, Jr., son of Hugh
McMenamin of South Heberton, will
leave home on Saturday next to take a
course of instruction at the State Normal
School at Bloomsburg.
—Kinkcr says lie has had plenty ex| eri
ence in serving notices to abate nuisances
and now wants to try his hand at issuing
them—he wants to be burgess. See his
card in another column.
—Tlio Miners' Examining Board of
the fourth anthracite district will meet
in the Woodside school house on Satur
day, Feb. 1, at 9 a. m., and will meet Qn
the last Saturday of each month here
after until further notice.
—There will be a meeting of the Free
land Base Ball Association held at
Miller's hotel, Centre Street, on Satur
day evening, Feb. 1, at 7 o'clock sharp.
All membersare requested to be present.
By order of the directors.
—Thieves broke into the pigeon ducket
of Charles Kringe, of Highland, on Sat
urday night and took away fifteen
pi; ems. They also visited the chicken
coop of Thomas Mulligan and relieved
him of four game chickens.
—John Mclntyre of Highland was
arrested on Saturday lust, on the oath of
Austin Harvey, charged with attempting
to rob his money drawer. He was
released on Sunday morning on payment
of cost, Mr. Harvey withdrawing the
suit.
—A number of the Lehigh Valley R.
R. officials inspected the work on the
new branch from Freeland to Upper
Lehigh, yesterday, and decided to run a
switch into the Freeland water work's
property, for the purpose of delivering
coal.
—Citizens' Bank, though their com
mittee, yesterday closed a contract with
Mr. Charles Wise, agent for the National
Safe and Lock Company, of Cleveland,
Ohio, for one of their large safes to be
placed in their Front Street building.
The safe will have an outside measure
ment of 72x41x33 inches.
—Mrs. Ann McGroary, widow of the
late John Boyle, of Centre Street, died
on Sunday morning after a short illness.
The deceased was one of the first settlers
in Freeland and leaves a family of two
sons and three daughters to moun her
loss. The funeral, which took place on
Tuesday, was largely attended by friends
from Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton and sur
rounding towns.
—Rev. Thos. Brebony of Ecklcy paid
this office a pleasant visit yesterday, and
reports that the fair being held for the
benefit of the church of the Immaculate
Conception, of which he is pastor, a
grand success. The fair will close on
February 22. All who have not visited
it should do so. Open on Wednesday
and Saturday evenings.
—The Democratic voters of that por
tion of the Middle Coal Field Poor
District, included in Luzerne County,
will elect one delegate next Saturday.
The candidates for the office of delegate
in Freeland borough, as far as we could
learn, are Albert Goepnort, A. W. Wash
burn andJohnC. O'Donnell. Pollopens
at 4 p. m., and closes at 7 p. m.
—John Seranko, Mike Seranko, Mike
Kassachk and Paul Simons were arrested
nt Pond Creek on Sunday by officers
Sault, Quigley and Burgess Davis, for
beating Mike Salona at wedding held at
the house of John ITrishian, at Pond
Creek, on Saturday night. Upon being
placed on trial, and the prosecutor fail
ing to appear, they were discharged.
—The ball of the Tigers Aehletic Asso
ciation, held at the opera house on tbe
17th inst., was a complete success in
every respect. The grand march was
led by Peter Gallagher and Miss Madge
Boner, and was participated in by ninety
couples, after which dancing was kept
up until morning. The members of the
association at their meeting on Saturday
passed a vote of thanks to the public
and all who contributed to make it a
success.
A Simple Rut True Story.
A dirty alley branching off Centre
Street. —Neighbors complain. The bur
gess notifies kindly. No heed taken.
Sends written notice. Nuisance is abat
ed.—Result: Citizen mad and spiteful.
To be continued if necessary.
Another Church Fight.
There is at Plymouth a Hungarian
Catholic church on Gaylord avenue, that
was the scene of a singular episode on
Monday. The officiating priest is Father
Kalsoko. A Hungarian died on Satur
day, and on Monday the remains were
brought to the church for the usual
services. They were laid in front of the
altar when the priest got up and said
that he would not perform the services
unless he was paid f8 in advance. The
friends of the dead man said they had
ni money, and wanted Father Kolsoko
to wait till pay day. He refused. They
then left thp church. After awhile the
priest sent for them to come back and
offered to go on with the services for J5.
This they also declined to give. Then
the priest drove them all out of the
church and locked it, leaving the body
within. He went to the Burgess and
asked him to have the body removed.
The Burgess referred him to the poor
directors. Pending an appeal to tiiem
the body was left lying in the church,
where it remained all Monday night.—
Nemtdeolfr.
CITIZENS' BANK ORGANIZED.
The Stockholder* Meet and Elect Of
ficer*—Succe** Assured.
As announced in last week's TRIBUNE,
the stockholders of the Citizens' Bank
of Freeland, met in the parlors of the
Central hotel, on Tuesday afternoon, for
the purpose of organization. A very
large attendance of shareholders res
ponded to the call. The following are
the officers elected : President, Joseph
Birkbeck; Vice President, H. C. Koons;
Secretary, Edward Snyder; Cashier,
Thomas Wilson; Directors, Joseph Birk
beck, H. C. Koons, Thomas Birkbeck,
Charles Dusheck, John Wagner, Edward
Snyder, William Kemp, Anthony Rude
wick, Mathias Schwabe, Al. Shive, John
Smith. The following committees were
appointed: On By-Laws, John D.
Ilayes, Edward Snyder, Thomas Birk
beck. On bank furniture, John D.
Hayes, H. C. Koons, Thomas Birkbeck.
Representatives of several safe and
lock companies were present, among the
number being one each from the Barnes
Safe and Lock Company, anil the Wm.
Butler Diebold Safe and Lock Companv.
The best of feeling existed and all pres
ent were confident of success. The
Geritz property on Front Street has been
leased and will be put in order in a short
while.
Now that the people of Freeland have
a home institution, started by gentlemen
who have a personal interest in every
thing that pertains to the town, we hope
to see their efforts crowned with success.
The gentlemen whose names head the
list as officers and directors are two well
known to the people of Freeland and the
surrounding towns to need any recom
mendation at our hands. Let our busi
ness men, and all others give it their
support and there can be no doubt but
that it will be a success.
The Miners Halted.
The ties that bind the mine workers
and K. of L. have at last amalgamated.
Tbe joint committee of both organiza
tions made its report last week. The
constitution presented was taken up by
sections and adopted with a few slight
amendments.
It provides that the name of the new
organization shall be the United Mine
Workers of National District Assembly
No. 135, K. of L., and the National Pro
gressive Union. Thus the names of
both old organizations are preserved.
The national officers will consist of a
President, or Master Workman ; Vice
President, or Worthy Foreman ; Secre
tary-Treasurer and an Executive Board
eomixwed of nine members. The consti
tution further provides that any member
in good standing of either the Progres
sive Union or N. D. A. shall be eligible
to office under the amalgamation, pro
viding he becomes a member of both or
ganizations before qualifying.
The time of the annual conventions is
fixed on the Second Tuesday in, Febr
uary of each year, the place to be voted
at each preceding convention.
ECKLEY.
Charles O'Donnell has gone to St.
Luke's Hospital for medical treatment.
Michenl Boyle, formerly a driver at j
No. 5 slope, has been promoted to a
miner.
Neal McFaddcn, of Silver Brook, has
accepted a position as driver at No. 5
slope.
Some of our young men are given to
carrying firearms. It is wrong boys and
may do harm.
Quite a number of improvements have
been made to our houses lately, wbich
were in a bad condition.
Some of those who came here from
Sandy Run on Saturday evening to attend
the fair were met bv an angry mob while
going home and badly beaten.
PAIR NOTE *.
The fair opened on Saturday evening
with Auctioneer Johnson on the stand,
who also recorded the chances sent
through the telephone from the sur
rounding townß. John B. Carr, the
popular chairman, was also present, with
all the majesty of an antiquarian king,
who, by his progressive labors has made
the fair a success. Our auctioneer, by
his humorous tales and witty sayings,
kept the visitors in a atate of merriment
all through the evening.
The choir sang several selections which
were well rendered and elicited much
applause.
The surrounding towns were well rep
resented, Highland taking the lead, with
Messrs. Sharpe and Broderick and their
lady friends. Jim Maloney was absent
from some unknown cause. Hope it
won't occur again Jim.
The committee are under special obli
gations to the Sandy Run young ladies
for their punctual attendance and con
stant labors during the fair. Work on
girls it is all for a good cause..
The people from the Scales were pres
ent in large numbers on this occasion,
although we noticed the absence of the
young Indies. Gentlemen bring your
girls along.
Among those present from Freeland
were J. P. McDonald and wife, James
Tully and wife, and a number of other
ladies and gentlemen. John Houston,
the genial young bottler from Freeland,
was quite a conspicuous figure. The two
brakemen created quite a furore among
the fair sex.
We don't know what is the matter
with our young men when strange young
ladieß are present. Something Beems to
occur. Don't be bashful boys.
There were a number of articles dis
posed of on Saturday evening and there
will also be a great number chanced off
next Saturday evening. A cordial invi
tation is extended to all.
The contest for the gold watch between
Misses Nellie McFadden of Harleigh,
Mamie McDonald of Freeland, Mary
O'Donnell and Katie Compbell of Eckley,
will come off on St. Valentine's Day,
Feb. 14.
llneluluisd Letters.
The following is a list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Freeland Post
office, January 29, 1889:
Boyle, Mary Ann
Conome, Raffaelo
I.auerno. Andonio
Mura, Katarin
Schwerlihousky, Chas.
Persons calling for any of the above
letters should say Advertiied.
WM. F. BOYLE, P. M.
Advertise in the TRIBUNE.
FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1890.
Special Correspondence.
1 _ EDITOR TRIBUNE— Dear Sir .-—Being in
l'reeland 011 Saturday evening last, ac
i eompanied by a friend, and having oc
casion to pass Main Street, between Cen
tre and Washington Streets, my eyes
were attracted to a transparency hung
outside of a buliding bearing the follow
j ing inscription : "Young Mens' T. A. B.
Reading -Room." Being a T. A. B.
member I proceeded to the Hall where
I was met i>y one of the members, and
upon enquring whether the room was
open for strangerß, was told to " step in,
as it was open to all T. A. B. members."
We were conducted to the billiard room
where a number of young men were
playing. We looked on for a few mo
ments at the quiet and friendly manner
in which the game was being conducted,
and presently was invited by the Secre
tary of the Library Committee into the
Library room, and'was told to make our
selves at home ; to select any books that
we felt interested in and, in fact, to con
sider ourselves at home. We done so
j and can say that we spent a very enjoy
able evening. The library is one of the
! prettiest and most interesting that we
nave ever seen. We hope the members
will continue on in the work they have
so nobly begun, and one, while aside
from Temperance, is in itself a credit to
thorn, namelv, the bringing together of
an evening the young men of town for
social enjoyment and recreation.
We extend our thanks to the Secre
tary, and hope we may meet again in a
short while. FOSTER TOWNSHIP.
UPPER LEHIGH.
George McGee was doing jury duty at
the county seat last week.
Griffith Griffith, of Kansas, was visit
ing friends here last week.
Fred. Lesser of this place is a candi
date fortax collector of Foster township.
Mr. Thomas Sheppcrd resumed woik
again on Monday after a two weeks'
illness.
Miss Kennedy of Upper Lehigh and
James McNelis of hreeland will be
married in the near future.
Upper Lehigh has a lot of play-goers,
but they all seem to goalone. llow is it
boys, can't you remedy it?
Evan R. Jones received a severe cut
on the hand last week but at this writ
ing he is able to be at work again.
Quite a number are accused of being
your correspondent. You may keep on
guessing boys, but I have my eye on
you.
A company from Lancaster is engaged
in sinking a bore hole at No. 0, which
will be used for conveying steam to the
pumps.
The night school here is well attended
and the pupils are advancing rapidly
under the able instructions of teacher
McNulty.
An accident happened last Friday to
one of the children of Mrs. Gross. The
children were left alone in the basement
while the mother went up stairs and
during her absence they played with the
tire, resulting in the burning of the arms
and neck of her son Charles. Had it
not been for the flannel he wore he
would have been burned to death.
Rooster fighting and pigeon shooting
has taken all the time our boys could
spare lately, but now they have got
down to business and have organized a
literary society, which will meet at 7 p.
in., Saturday evenings. The officers for
the next three months are as follows:
President, Charles Kccnan; Vice Presi
dent, John Lesser; Secretary, John
Mulligan.
A social party was held at the house
of Mrs. Conaghan on Thursday evening.
Singing and games of all kinds were
indulged in until 12 o'clock when all
departed for their homes well pleased
with the evening's enjoyment. Among
those present from other places we
noticed Win. Mulhcarn, Misses Ella
McLaughlin, Phoebe Philips and Annie
Quigley of Freeland; Miss Taite of
Weatherly and two gentlemen from
Wilkes-Barre whose names we did not
learn. X.
Tim Coal-Du.t Fuel 1' 1 iint SOLIL.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail
road Company have sold to an English
syndicate the patent for manufacturing
coal-dust bricks at the plant recently
established near Mahanoy City. The
railroad company bought the patent and
intended to carry on the manufacture of
fuel bricks itself, but finding an opportu
nity to sell out at a fair price, concluded
to accept it. The P. AR. Company has
secured a contract to sell the English
Company all the coal-dust it wants at 25
cents a ton, and has also made an
arrangement by which all the bricks
made are to be sent to market over the
P. & R. Railroad.
Halls at the Opera House.
Young Men of Drifton Shops, Friday
evening February 14.
Young Men's Literary Society of
Eckley, Monday evening February 17.
St. Patrick's Cornet Band, Easter Mon
day evening.
Soapies Athletic Club, Wednesday
evening April 1(1.
Democratic* Nominating Convention.
The Democratic Nominating Conven
tion to nominate a candidate for Poor
Director and a candidate for Auditor,
will be held at Hazleton in Smauch's
hall, on Feb. 5, 1890, at 1 p. m. The
electors of the several election districts
in the poor district will assemble at the
place of holding the general election in
their respective districts on Saturday,
Feb. Ist. 1890, and elect as manv dele
gates as their district is entitled to in
their respective county conventions.
These delegates so elected will assemble
as follows:
Those of the Luzerne portion of the
district in the borough of Hazleton in
Smauch's hall on Monday the 3rd day
of Feb. 1890 and there elect seven con
ferees to represent them in the general
convention at Hnzleton in Smauch's hall
on Feb. 5, 1890, and those of the middle
or Weatherly district will meet at the
Gilbert house in Weatherly on the 3rd
day of Feb. 1890 at 1 p. m. and there
elect five conferees to represent them in
the general convention, and those of the
lower or Mauch Chunk district will meet
at the Commissioner's oflice in Mauch
Chunk on Feb. 3, 1890, at 1 p. m., and
elect five conferees to represent them in
the general convention.
P. H. LATHAM, Chairman.
. J. J. CAMI'BEI.I., Sec.
Miners Ilurle.l Alive.
I A cave-in occurred at 4.30 o'clock on
Saturday afternoon at the iron ore mine
;in Cheltenham township, about two
: mileff from Edge llill village, operated
j by the Thomas Iron Company, of Ilok
endauqua, and three men were buried
i under ten feet of earth and stones. The
victims were William Kerr, aged (50
j years, John Smith, aged 40 years, Edgar
| Vanfield, aged 25 years,
j Smith and Vanfield lived in the imme
diate vicinity and each leaves a family.
! Kerr came from Trenton, and it is not
| known at Edge Hill whether be was
| married or single. The three men were
at work in a pit. about twenty feet deep
| clearing the bottom of rubbish when the
landslide occurred. It was preceded by
j 110 sound of warning, hut was acconi
! panied by a rumbling noise that alarmed
| the other miners, and was heard for a
j considerable distance. As soon as it
| became known that three miners were
i missing an alarm was sounded, and a
j large force of men went to work to ex-
I hume the entombed bodies. It was
I after 11 o'clock when they completed
( their task. Vanfield was found standing ;
;on his feet. The other men were
| doubled tip, as though crushed down by
; the heavy weight. One of them had a
j broken arm, and the other was cut about
the head, but neither of the bodies was
mangled or disfigured to any extent.
The cave-in is supposed to have been
due to long-continued settling of the em
bankment by reason of the copious rains I
last year. An inquest was held 011 Sun
day by Coroner Long, and a verdict of
death by an unavoidable accident was
returned.
I>KATIIH.
MCGRORARY.— At Freeland, Jan. 20, J
Mrs. Ann McGroary, aged 48 years. |
Interment in St. Ann's cemetery Tin*
day afternoon. MeXulty undertaker
GALLAGHER. —At Drifton, on the .'oth
inst., John Gallagher, aged 72 years
Interment in St. Ann's Tuesday at •
noon. Brislin, undertaker.
RroAN. —At Freeland, Jan. 24, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Rugan, aged one year.
Interred on Saturday. McNulty, un
dertaker.
YARTOCORK.— At Eckley, 011 the 24th
inst., infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Yart
acork. Interment in St. Ann's ceme
tery. McNulty, undertaker.
CHEVONOCK. —At Sundyßun on the 24th
inst., Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Chevonock. Interment in Freeland
cemetery on Sunday.
Meeting of llic TownMltip Committee. j
The Democratic committee of Foster j
township met at the Highland school J
house, last evening and elected Patrick
O'Donneli chairman and Condy O'Don- [
nell secretary. It was agreed that the |
primary election for delegates be held at
the different polling places in (lie town
ship on Saturday, Feb. 8, IS! 10 and that
the convention be held on Mondry, Fob.
10, at 2 p. m.
Humbling Noteja
—Two new orchestras are being or
ganized in town.
—Has John I!, got the "grip." His
presence was sadly missed from the fair
last Saturday evening.
—Peter Gallagher, attended the fair
at St. Gabriels' Hall, Hazleton, on Satur
day evening, and was the lucky winner
of some fancy articles.
—Andrew Ward, of the firm of Boyle
and McGlynn of Philadelphia was a
visitor to town last week and combined
business with pleasure.
—The Union Insurance Co. of San
Francisco was organized in 1805 with a
casli capital of $750,000, fully paid in
gold. Their agent here is W. A. Grimes.
Weekly Coal lteport.
The anthracite managers continue to i
limit the production of coal as closely to
the actual market requirements as tiro
necessities of the iron furnaces and other
manufacturing industries will permit.
The weekly ouput of anthracite has not
exceeded half a million tons since the !
21st of December, and this conservative
policy will be pursued as long as the i
present dull condition of the trade con
tinues to exist. The recent "cold snaps,"
while they have lasted only two or three
days at a time, are beginning to tell, and
on Saturday the Reading Company was
in receipt of a number of new orders for
tire domestic sizes from the New ling
land States, New York and other near
by points 011 the lines of its railroad sys
tem. During the past sumerand fall the j
Reading Company accumulated a moun
tain of between 30,000 and 40,000 toiiß of j
pea coal at Port Richmond. Since the
general restriction of mining began in
December that company has been gra
dually reducing its stock of pea, and on
Saturday the last 1000 tons remaining I
there were shipped from Port Richmond.
A large part, of that accumulation was
reshippod to points along the line of the
Reading road, some of it went to New!
York harbor and the remainder to the '
East.
The following interesting statement is
from tile Pottsville Miners' Journal of
last Friday: "The reduction of the j
output still continues, a number of col-;
lieries having shut down during the past
week. It is rumored that special efforts
will be made during the idle period to
nut such of the Reading collieries as can
be most profitably worked in the best j
possible shape to crowd out the largest
attainable output in the shortest time.
It is said that the present management >
of the company recognize the fact that i
while they may for the present tide over
opposition by legal delays it will be j
necessary to have a dividend at the end |
of the year. To accomplish this very j
special efforts aro to be made at the j
collieries, anil those only which can be
most economically and profitably oper
ated will be pushed. The location of |
General Manager Henderson at Potts
ville is part of this plan, and important \
changes in the methods and economies of j
mining are expected during the year." j
The total amount of anthracite coal
sent to market for tiie week ending I
January 18, as reported by the several
carrying companies, was 400,594 tons, !
compared with 603,009 tons in the corres
ponding week last year, a decrease of I
112,415 tons. The total amount of an
thracite mined thus far in the year 1890 ;
was 1,432,400 tons compared with 1,048,- j
355 tons for the same period last year, a
decrease of 215,955 tons.— Ledger.
STATE NEWS.
—A tremendous explosion occurred at
Johnstown on Sunday night by dumping
a car load of cinders into the river.
—W. 11. McHenry and Alexander Car
men were blown to pieces by an explo
sion of nitro-glycerne near Bradford on
! Tuesday.
—John C'arthill, of Wilkes-Banc, was
instantly killed on Friday by a fall of
j rock while at work at tlie West End
! mine at Mocanauquu.
j —The body of Joseph (J. Ditman, the
missing bank president of Philadelphia,
; was found floating on the Schuylkill
j river at that city on Sunday.
—Adam Forcpaugh, the veteran show
man, died at his home in Philadelphia
last week of influenza, complicated with
pneumonia, lie was in his si)th year.
—A car load of Huns and Polanders,
from points on the Lackawanna and
Bloomsburg railroad, passed through
! Sainton on Monday 011 their way to
Punxsutawney.
—At the meeting of the Pennsylvania
state Editorial Association at llarrisburg
i on Wednesday, J. Irvin Steel, of Ash
land, was elected President, and It. 11.
Thomas, of Mechanicsburg, Secretary.
—The Wilkes-Barre NewsdeaUr offers
a prize of a passage ticket, from that city
j to Ireland and return, to the person who
• guesses nearest the day hour and minute
of James Mcdreevey's return from
abroad.
—The executive board of the State
j Teachers' Association met at llarrisburg,
; on Tuesday, and arranged a programme
| for the meeting of the i M-iation 1
Mauch Chunk I
| of July.
—A young man named David Alexan
do attempted t<> .shoot lit. Kev. Ozi
Wliitaker. bishop f the P. I- i 11111 Mat
Philadelphia on Sunday evening. He
kill Kev. S. .!. Mc-1
( ! it is believed lie is insane.
—John Hoffcy died in Centralia 011
Saturday night from the effects of an
overdose of laudanum administered by
his wife. Ho came home intoxicated <
and in a quarrelsome mood. lie was :
given the laudanum to make him sleep, j
—<. K. Ashley, of Susquehanna!
Depot, has been appointed Supervisor of
Census for the Fifth District of Pennsyl
vania, composed of the counties of Car
bon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe,
Pike, Susquehanna, Wavne and Wvom
| i'lg.
I —Letters were received by the Scran- j
j ton Board of Trade 011 Monday from the ;
sons of the late Mrs. J. J. Albright offer-!
ing to give to the city their old homestead j
1 and $75,000 in cash for the purpose of
establishing a free library for the city of !
| Scranton.
—The Scranton Stove Works will I
resume operations on Monday next with 1
a full force of 150 employes after the 1
; longest idleness in their history. The
glass company's factory at that place will
also resume work on Tuesday increasing
their number of employes to 400.
—Patrick Keefe was horribly mangled
and died almost instantly by being struck
1 by a I). & 11. train at Cork Lane station J
on Monday night. Shortly before the
train passed he emerged from a saloon
and wandered on the track, but before
he could get out of the way was struck
by the engine with the above result.
—A gang of Polish, Italian and Ilun- 1
garian laborers employed in double '
tracking the Shamokin, Sunbury and
Lewisburg Railroad near Shamokin, 011
Tuesday, set three blasts two of which
went off. Not knowing of the failure of
j the third, the men returned to work
when it exploded with fearful effect. 1
Three men were killed and about fifteen j
injured, a number of which will also die. ;
RPHC content for the ROI<I watch between Miss
1 Nellie McFudden of Hnrlciu;h, Miss Mamie
McDonald of Freehold, Misses .Mary O'Donneli
im l Katie Campbell of Kckley, for the benefit
,of the Church of the Immaculate Conception
at Eckley, will close on Friday. Feb. 14, 18! 10.
The fair will close on Feb. i£i, when the draw- i
ing for the horse will come off. It will be <>■ 11
on Wednesday and Saturday evenings till then
and all the articles disposed of.
I I
IjM.KCTION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given '
lli that at the election to be held on the third
Tuesday in February, isflO, being tlm IMb day !
of that month, the following officers of the
Middle Coal Field Poor District are to be elected
l wit :
One person for Director, to serve for three
years, trotn April 1, INW). whose residence must
be in that portion of the District comprising
the boroughs of lin/.leton, West Ha/.lcton, ,led
do and Frcclund, and the townships of Foster
and lia/.lciu Luzerne County.
One person for Auditor, to serve for three
years, from April 1,181)0, whose residence must
be in that portion of the District comprising
the borough of Weatlierly, and the townships
of btmsunuc, Lehigh and Hunkß, in Carbon
County.
DANIEL A. FITREY, )
THOMAS (,'I.EM EMS, Directors.
GEO. W. M ll .I.KU. \
.lan. 18, 18D0.
T7H)K KENT on reasonable terms, the Hotel
J 1 lately occupied by Hugh Kllfott, South
; Heberton. Apply to JOHN I). IIAYKH, Free
land.
To Horse Owners!
Blankets, Buffalo
robes and till
WINTER GOODS,
reduced away down
to rock-bottom prices.
All goods needed
by horse owners have
been reduced to the
j lowest possible price.
GEO. WISE
Centre Street, Freeland,
and Jeddo, Pa.
Subscribe for the TRIBUNE.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
j UN)It TAX COLLECTOR—
■JOHN MILLER,
of Drifton.
Subject to the decision of the Foster Town
ship Democratic Nominating Convention.
JjDK SUPERVISOR—
WILLIAM P. JENKINS,
of Five Points.
: Subject to the decision of the Foster Town
ship Republican Nominating Convention.
SCHOOL DIUECTOU -
MOSES TRANTOR,
of Birvniiton.
Subject to the decision of the Foster Town
ship Republican Nominating Convention.
J -- ,1- ;
COUNCIL—. v
NEAL GAR A,
of Freeland.,
Subject to the decision of the Freeland Bor
ough Democratic Nominating' Convention.
TAX COLLECTOR—
TIMOTHY POYLE,
of Freeland.
Subject to the decision of the Freeland Bor
ough Democratic Nominating Convention.
SUPERVISOR
JOHN McCAULEY,
of Eckley.
Subject to the decision of the Foster Town
ship Democratic Nominating Convention.
l TAX COLLECTOR
111 (ill Mi (2EETTAN.
of Freeland.
Subject to the decision > t the Froeliuei .
ough Democratic Noiniihltiny ' <>nfi,.H
Lj'OK r! KGFSS
R. M. RINKER,
of Free land.
Subject to the decision of the Freelund Bor
ough Democratic Nominating Convention.
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.,
FItEELAND, PA.
BOOTS & SHOES!
For a good and neat litting
Bo<|t or Shot
GO TO
P. F. McGettigan's
77 Centre Street,
FREELAND.
0_
Washington House,
11 Walnut Street, above Centre.
rd. Goeppert, 'Trap.
The best of Whiskies, Wines, Gin and Cigars.
Good stabling attached.
ARNOLD & KRELL'S
Beer and Porter Always on Tap.
EXAMINE OUR PRICES:
Brick, per set, GO cents; put in free of charge.
Grates, 5 cents per lb.
Stove pipe and elbows, 18 cents each.
Wusli boilers, 75 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.
Wash I toilers bottomed at 85, 40 and 50 cents.
Conductor pipes and gutter, 0 to 10 cents per
foot.
Hoofing from 4 to 0 cents per square foot.
Blasting tubes, 2 cents per foot. Wire for
tubes, made to order, 5 cents each.
-Miner's Friend cook stoves, No. 8, SIB.OO.
Plato range, $22.00.
Apollo range, $20.00; and other ranges from
SB.OO to SIB.OO.
AT F. P. MALOY'S,
0 Front Street, Freeland.
M. J. MOHAN, Manager.
B. F. DAVIS,
Dealer in
Flour, Feed, Grain,
HAY, STRAW, MALT, &c.,
Best Quality of
Glover & Timothy
SEED.
Zetiiany's Block, 15 Fast Main Street, Freeland.
GO TO
Fisher Bros.
Livery Stable
FOU
FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS
At Short Notice, for Weddings, Parties and
funerals, front Street, two winurcs
itelow freeland Ojx-ru House.
SI.OO PER YEAR.
j J OHN D. HAYES,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Legal business of all kinds promptly attended.
Room 3, 2d Floor, Birkbeck Brick.
M HALPIN -
Manufacturer of
Carriages. Buggies. Wagons, &c.
Cor. Walnut and Pine Streets, Freeland.
£*HAB. ORION STROH,
I
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Office Rooms over Schooner's Hardware Store.
Q F. TURNBACH,
Justice of the Peace.
Office over Schooner's lhirdware Store.
All Kinds of Legal Business will be
Promptly Attended.
jyjOKRIS FERRY,
PUKE
WHISKY, WINE, RUM, GIN, &C
j Fresh Lager Beer Always on Tap.
j Corner South and Washington Sts., Freeland.
P. LORENZ,
EEUF. PORK, "VEAL, LAMB,
MUTTON, PUDDING,
SAUSAGE, &c.
No. 135 Centre Street. Freeland.
(Near Lehigh Valley Depot.)
McNulty Bros..
EM Ml EMMS.
Centre Street, Coxe Addition.
E3T The finest hearses in he 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 A.O'BONNELL'S
LIVERY STABLE
Centre Street, below South, - - - Freeland.
H. M. BRISLIN,
UNDERTAKER
EMBALMER.
Also dealer in
FURNITURE
of every description.
Centre Street, above Luzerne, Freeland.
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