FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. 11. No. 36.
BRIEF ITEMS.
—The wife of Charles 1,. Fowler, for
merly of this place, died at Riverside on
Tuesday.
—Miss Garrahan, of Nesquehoning,
was visiting friends and relatives here
during the week.
I —Secure your tickets for the great
Irish Drain, "Robert Emmet," for sale
at Geritz's jewelry store.
—John O'Donnell, a miner, had a foot
cut off while attempting to get on a coal
train at Hazle Brook on Tuesday.
—James McNally, book-keeper for
Jos. P. McDonald, is lying very ill at his
home on Main Street with pneumonia.
—Geritz isselling liisstockof Watches
and Jewelry below cost, preparatory to
leaving town. Call early if you want
bargains.
—J.A.Hague, of Plymouth.and Amelia
Evans, of Upper Lehigh, were granted a
marriage license by the Register of Wills
on Monday.
—Regular meeting of town council
next Monday night. At the close of the
business the new council and Burgess
will be sworn in and organized.
—Miss Maggie Duffy, of Upper Lehigh,
took the 1.30 train on Saturday for Scran
ton, to spend a few weeks with her friend,
Maggie James, of Hyde Park.
—A carload of Western horses arrived
in town late Saturday night for M.
Schwabe, of South Heberton, and were
disposed of yesterday at auction sale.
—John Turnbach, an inmate of the
University hospital of , hiladelphia, was
paid a visit by bis wife and daughter last
week and report him to be improving.
—AtSouth Heberton,on the2oth inst.,
Mr. Samuel M. Herring and Miss Carrie
Wagner, both of Upper Lehigh, were
joined in wedlock by Rev. L. F. Smith.
—John M. Cunnius has commenced the
erection of a large dwelling house for
Mary Shovlin, at the corner of Carbon
nnd Washington streets, Five Points.
—A. A. Baehman has just received
600 rolls of wall paper. Brown back
double rolls at 8 cents apiece. Gold, at
14 cents and upwards. A fine stock to
select from-. •- „ - • - - .
—Miss Annie Burkhart left town Sat
day for a two weeks' visit with friends
in Drifton and Freeland. Her brother
Simmie also spent a few days in Drifton.
Weatherly Herald.
—The singing school under the in
struction of W. B. Harris, meets each
night this week and early Saturday
morning for rehearsals, in order to pre
pare for the Eisteddfod.
—J. A. Price, of Scranton, H. W. Scha
fer, of Pottsville, and Eckley B. Coxe, of
Drifton, were appointed a commission by
Governor Beaver last week to investigate
the waste of coal in mining.
—General Hastings has written to the
committee of the Eisteddfod that he will
arrive in Freeland on the early train
Saturday morning, and will be present at
the three sessions of the day.
—Mr. William C. Gibbon, of Drifton,
and Miss Gussie Mowery, of Upper Le
high, were married on Saturday, Feb.
22d, by Rev. L. F. Smith at the residence
of the bride's parents in Upper Lehigh.
—There will be a meeting of the stock
holders of the Citizens' Bank of Free
land held at the Banking house, No. 15
Front Street, Freeland, l*a., at one
o'clock p. m. on Friday next, 28th inst.,
at which time you are requested to be
present. All stockholders must be ready
to pay at least 50 per cent, of their
shares. Joseph Birkbeck, President.
—The Young Men's literary entertain
ment on Sunday evening was well at
tended, and was opened by Peter Carr,
who gave some very good reasons as to
■"How to make a Temperance Society a
success." The balance of the programme,
as announced in last week's issue, was
carried through, and the one for next
Sunday announced, after which the meet
ing adjourned. We understand that for
a few months the entertainment will be
attended only by membprs of the Society,
after which the public will be invited.
—The funeral of AA'atkin Evans, who
died at Drifton last week, took place
on Saturday anil was attended by
a large number of friends and rela
tives. The I. O. of O. F. and I. O.
of R. M., of which he was a member,
also attended in a body; the latter tak
ing charge of the procession. Rev. Mr.
Lewis, of Ashland, preached the funeral
services. Interment was made in Free
land cemetery. The following were the
pall bearers: William Mellon, Christ
Miller, Thomas Parry, Thomas Argust,
William Drasher and AVilliam Silk.
Looking; for Recruit*.
For the past few days two suspicious
looking characters have been Been fre
quenting the houses occupied by Hun
garians, at Drifton, with the purpose
of inducing some of them to goto Ptinxa
tawney to take the places of the miners
who are now on strike in that region
The two gentlemen, if such they can
be called, are Irishmen, and have a
pretty good gift of the tongue, and seem
to care to talk to no one but Hungarians.
During the past two weeks over twenty
have left these parts, but as their destin
ation is not known, it is likely that they
received secret orders to not let it be
known.
DEATHS.
Duoan. —At Highland, on the 21st inst.,
Grace, daughter of James and Mary
Dugan, aged 3 months and 17 days.
Interred in St. Ann's cemetery.
Gai.laoiifr.— At Highland, February
22, Francis, son of Condy and Mary
Gallagher, aged 3 years, 7 months and
10 days. Interment in St. Ann's
cemetery.
—The Auditing Committee of Foster
township will meet at the hotel of Jas.
Courtwright, South Heberton, on Mon
dav, March 10. Archie Keers, Alfred
AViddick, Joseph Birkbeck, committee.
—A fire broke out in the Cameron
mine, at Shamokin, Tuesday evening
and is still burning. Two minersare re
ported missing, also a few mules.
Subscribe for
the "Tribune."
THE EISTEDDFOD.
What It Is—Where It Originated—Some
of the Results to he Obtained.
The Grand Musical Eisteddfod to be
held in Yannes' Opera liouse, Saturday
next, is one that should interest all
classes. Its orgin dates back to the an
cient bards. The meaning of the word
"Eisteddfod" is from Eistedd to sit.
The first eminent bard of whose period
of existence we have a distinct record
was Myrddin, the bard of Prince Emrys,
the first Merlin of romance, who flourish
ed about the year 450. The most gifted
among modern bards was perhaps
Dafyud, as Gwylem sometimes called
the Ovid of Wales, the poet of love and
song.
The earließt Welsh prose literature is
the triads, said to he of Druidic origin,
a sort of Matims in triplets, each setting
forth a historical event or a moral prin
ciple.
Next is the "Chronicles of the Kings
of the Isle of Britian," supposed to have
been written by Iysillo, in the 7th cen
tury, and said to be the original or chron
icle of Geoffrey of Monmouth. It was
continued to the year 1152 by Caradog, of
Llancarvan, whose work is also in exist
ence. The "Code of Ilowel Ha," of the
12th century, is also an important literary
monument, as is the "Biography of
Gruffyd ap Cynan," of the 15th century.
The Welsh language has great power,
simplicity and precision. It is very rich
especially in roots, and has a remarkable
capacity to express an entire abstraction
in a single word. Its literature has laid
claim to a very ancient origin, but mod
ern criticism shows that even the earliest
Welsh writings are subsequent to the
Christain era.
After the conquest of Wales by Ed
ward Ist, of England, (1282) royal com
missioners were appointed who presided
over the Eisteddfods, and acted the pai l
of censors and inquisitors. No bardic
poem was allowed to be circulated which
appealed to the Patriotic sentiments of
the conquered race. The last Eisieddfod
held under royal consent was in the
reign of Elizabeth, at Caerwys, in 1569.
On this occasion the winnerof the silver
harp was Simon ap Williams ap Sion.
Various persons received degrees, some
as chief bards of vocal song, others as
primary secondary or probationary stud
ents, and many more as bards, students
and teachers of instrumental music and
song.
In 1770 the Gwvnnedigion Society was
formed, in 1818 the Cambrian Society
anil some years later the Cyinmoridian
or Metropolitan Cambrian Institution, of
which George the 4th, of England, de
clared himself the patron. Annual meet
ings have Hince been held for the recita
tion and reward of prize poems, perform
ances on musical instruments and com
positions. From these have sprung up
different societies in all parts of the
world, where the Welsh language is
spoken. In later years large bodies of
Welsh emigrants came to this country,
and as a consequence their native lan
guage was brought into use, and indeed
there are communities in which it is the
prevailing tongue. Welsh periodicals,
newspapers, religious tracts and books
are published for the use of those of
Welsh origin.
That theefforts of the Welsh people to
keep intact the language, literature anil
traditions of their race has been a success,
under such trying circumstances, can
easily be seen in noticing the interest
taken by them in their local and general
gatherings, and the friendly rivalry be
tween the different choirs and others
who compete.
The Eisteddfod to be held here on
Saturday next 'promises to be of such
a nature, and of such importance to
our people us to enlist their co-operation,
and in no way can they show their ap
preciation than by attending it.
The sessions have been divided into
three, morning, afternoon and evening.
The admission to the three sessions is
one dollar; children, 50 cents.
Mine Reports.
Mine Inspector, G.M. Williams, of the
third anthracite district, has just com
pleted his report for 1881). It shows the
total amount of coal mined in his dis
trict to be 7,330,149 tons, while in 1888 it
was 8,384,403 tons, a decrease of 1,054,-
374. The numberof fatal accidents were
(17 and the non-fatal 214.
Such general cessation of business in
the mines throughout the district lias not
been known in years, and great distress
is resulting. Thousands are entirely
destitute of the means of living, and there
is little prospect of work ahead.
The report of Inspector Blewitt", of the
first anthracite district, for the year 1881)
gives the total amount of coal mined in
tons as 8,594,949, a decrease of 1,286,929
tons, compared with the previous year.
Meeting <>f I)elgate.
Sunday next being the day set apart by
the different Catholic Societies of St.
Ann's parish for the purpose of making
arrangements for properly celebrating St
Patrick's Day, route of parade, &e.; the
delegates will meet in the basement of
St. Ann'sC'hurch at 3o'clock p. m. Each
Society, or body of Green Men, are en
titled "to three delegates.
The St. Patrick's Beneficial Society at
its last meeting elected three delegates.
Literary Programme.
The following programme will be ren-
I dered at the literary entertainment of the
I Young Men's T. A. B. Society Sunday
. evening, March 2nd :
j Sketch of the life and times of Oliver
j Crommell Manus McLaughlin.
I Recitation Eugene MeCafferty.
I Essay John F. Gallagher.
Recitation Peter Gallagher.
j Debate. Resolved, that John Quincy
> Adams was a greater President than
: Jackson. For the affirmative: Hugh
McGill, Peter O'Gara; negative: Alex.
Mulhearn, Hugh McGeehan.
The Place to Get Your Clothing*
I. Reiforwicli, the clothing merchant
and gents' furnisher, is at No. 37, Centre
street, Freeland, with a stock of goods,
that for quality, cannot be surpassed in
this region. Hats, Caps, Boys' and Men's
Clothing a special feature. A large stock
of suits made to order for $25.00 reduced
to $17.00. This is a saving to persons of
limited means over ready-made clothing.
Clothing made to order by experienced
workmen at short notice and at the low
est prices. A large stock of piece goods
to select from. Ready-made clothing of
all sizes and styles.
Advertise in the TRIBVNR.
FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1890.
Council Meeting;.
Council met on Monday evening in
special session for the purpose of audit
ing the accounts of the Tax Collector.
The following members were present:
Johnson, Goeppert, McGettrick, Bach
man and Donop. The accounts of the
collector are as follows:
DR.
Toam'tof duplicate $1,501 71
Amountof Dogtaxes 84 00
Supplemental 1 20
$1,586 91
CB.
Am'tof exonerations, $ 81 41
Am't of exonerations
on dogs 27 00
Returned to County
Commissioners 104 11
Abatements 16 20
Am't paid Treasurer.. 700 00
Collector's com 77 90
Am't due Treasurer.. 580 23
The amount of $104.11, as returned to
the Cominisioners, is for property taxes;
the owners can pay to the collector any
time before he settles with the Commis
sioners.
After that date an additional com
mission will be added for collecting it,
and must be paid within two years, other
wise it will be sold at Treasurer's sale. ■
All having property taxes unpaid
should do so at once and avoid any un
necessary costs.
IIPPKB LKHIOH.
—Paul Dash, one of the office clerks at l
this place, is confined to his home with
illness.
—William Davis has been prevented
from working with a sore hand for the
past week.
—James Goulden was a visitor to Ilaz
leton on Saturday, and witnessed the
parade there.
—Rev. S. S. Jones will preach in the
Welsh Baptist Church at 10.30 a. m. and
6 p. m. on Sunday evening.
—The sports of this place feel proud !
of having won a rooster fight on Satur
day. They now claim their bird to be of i
the first class.
—A_ child of Henry Williams, aged
about syears, died at Highland on Thurs
day. Rev. S. S. Jones, of this place,
conducted the services of the funeral
which took place on Sunday, at the bout
and at the grave. Interment in Freeland
cemetery.
—Griffith Pritcliatd and family, Ro
many years residents of this place re
moved to Freeland last week. They w ill
reside on Washington street, and will
have for sale all kinds of temperance
drinks and cigars. He has our best
wishes for success in his new enterprise.
A GRAND CONCERT.
The concert held here on Wednesday i
evening, under the auspices of the Welsh !
Baptist Church, was very pleasing to all !
present.
The Hayden Glee Club, of Freeland,
was present, also the Golden Eagle Band,
and rendered some of their excellent
music. The following was the programme
of the evening :
Address by the Chairman, Thomas
Shepperd.
Bong—Freely Drink—by the choir.
Address—Thomas Shepperd.
Recitation—Ellen Jones.
Song—Angels Are Waiting—Walter
Pritchard and party.
Recitation —Thomas Lewis.
Song—The Merry Mountaineers—Hay
den Glee Club.
Solo—The Dying Child—Maggancrgri.
Song—Gospel Bells—by the cnoir.
Solo—Noble Boy of Truth—Prof. AV.
T. AA'illiams.
Cornet duet—Profs. Stcnner and Rich
ards.
Song—How Beautiful Upon the Moun
tain—Walter Pritchard and party.
Organ solo—Harry Harris.
Selection—by the Golden Eagle Band.
Recitation—The C'erfow Bells--Tabitha
Jones.
Song—Awake Aeolion Lyre—Hayden
Glee Club.
Solo—The Three Sailor Boys—Prof.
AVilliam T. AA'illiams.
Solo—On the Rocky Road to Dublin—
John 11. Jones, of Freeland.
Recitation AA'illie Clarke Adeline
Jones.
Selections—by the band.
Song—L T p I. I). 1. I). I. da—choir.
Solo—Joseph Evans.
Song—Good Night—Hayden Glee Club.
X.
ltlg Sale of foal Lands
A dispatch from Mt. Carmel to the
Philadelphia Ilecord says : Five thousand
acres of coal lands in Northumberland
county have been purchased by a num
ber of Pittsburg capitalists. The parties
acting for them are the Penn Anthracite
Coal Company, which is to open and op
erate the land. The tract lies to the
north of Mount Carmel, and is believed
to contain very rich deposits of coal.
Desperate efforts are being made to keep
the affair quiet. Work upon the track
will be begun at once. Five collieries
are to be started immediately nnd finish
ed as soon as possible. The price paid
for the land is still a secret, but an in
stallment of $200,600 has already been
paid down. A number of Luzerne men
figure in the deal.
Snow lSitlling.
On Tuesday morning AV. J. Getz, the
jeweler, had a warrant sworn out before
T. A. Buckley, J. P., charging Ernest
Ludwig with malicious mischief, in that
he was in the habit of throwing stones
and snow balls at his sign. The warrant
was placed in the hands of Constable
Sault, and upon trial it was proven that
the snow balls were thrown.
The ease was settled upon the costs be
ing paid by the defendant, and promis
mgto not repeat the offense again.
This practice of throwing stones along
the public street should be promptly sup
pressed. The place for these boys should
be in the niglitschool, where they would
be free from the evil influence of the
streets.
Our Burgess has done a great deal dur
ing the past year to put a stop to such
practices, but his efforts were not backed
up by the men who he called to his as
sistance. We hope that Burgess-elect
Cowen, will, not onlv stop such practices,
but will be seconded in his efforts to rid
the Htreets, especially in the evening, of
such ungentlemanly conduct as is indulg
ed in hy young boys, between the age of
10 and 15 years, of congregating about
the door-steps and entrance to business
pi noes.
ECKLGY.
—Miss Kate McLaughlin, of Freeland,
is visiting friends at this place.
| —Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Brogan, of
J Freeland, spent Sunday in town with
j their friends.
j —Eckley's young men are mixed up
pretty bad. and are swearing vengeance
lon the reporter. Wonder who he is?
J —Misses Annie Mulhall, Bridget Har
king, Annie McGovern and Jennie Gal
lagher, of .Sandy Run, spent Sunday af
| ternoon with friends in town.
1 —Two of our favored sprinters were
seen a few evenings ago making a race
j for a lantern, and by their appearence
j none of them seemed to get the prize.
—The perambulators which Eckley pro
\ duced during the fuirare increasing won
derfully. We are surprised that they
are not tired when they reacli home.
—James, better known as "Lark,"
1 Sweeney took a trip to Freeland on Sun
| day night, and from appearances after
I his return, seemed to have had a good
• time.
j —Mr. Charles O'Donnell, who for the
past two months was an inmate of St.
j Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, arrived
home on Saturdny night milch improved
in health.
| —Mr. JamesGuckavan, of Milnesville,
j formerly a teacher at Buck Mountain,
hut now at Hollywood, was seen enjoy
! ing himself pretty well at the fair on
Saturday night.
i —As the time approaches, all interest
is being centered in the St. Patrick's Day
celebration, and in order to facilitate j
matters a meeting of the Green Men was
| held last Sunday and the following of
| ficers were elected : Captain, Daniel M.
I Gallagher; First Lieutenant, Manns Mc
j Fadden; Second Lieutenant, Anthony
; O'Donnell, and Condy McDermott as
i color bearer, with power to appoint his
aids 011 day of parade.
—The fair closed on Saturday night
with the drawing for the horse. The
hall was as full as usual, and all was ex
citement when Auctioneer Johnson an
| nounced that No. 825 was the winning
ticket. Upon investigating the books the
ticket was found to be hold by Thomas
1 Kennedy, of Eckley. Thus closed 0110
of the most successful and best managed
I fairs ever held in this or any other
I county, considering the number of our
J population. The fair being now a thing
I of the past, all eyes are turned towards
he contest waging between Mr. David
*' Eckley, and Mr. P. M. Boyle,
of Drifton for the mine compass. This,
no doubt ■ will help to "well the receipts
"f the fair to such an extent as to place
our 'til;. h in a. i condition, ..nd, 110
doubt, next sr.; sir will see great
I changes in its arch ecture. D. J. Mo
-1 Carthy's Oration on "Washington," at
I the close of the fair, was greeted with
j tremendous applause.
M. V. B
Hubert Emmet.
J The Robert Emmet Social Club, of
Freeland,have postponed their annual en
tertainment until after lent, and instead
will co-operate with the St. Gabriel's, of
Hazleton, St. Ann's, of Drifton, and the
j Young Men's Temperance Society, of
Freeland, in rendering the "Historical
\ Drama of Robert Emmet," the Martyr
I of Irish liberty, at the Freeland Opera
House, Wednesday evening, March sth,
1890.
I The proceeds of the entertainment are
! to he devoted towards the fund being
j raised by the above societies for the en
[ dowment of the Father Mathew chair,
j in the Catholic University at Washing
ton, D. C.
This grand drama, together with the
■ costumes and scenery, Bhould ho seen to
Jbe appreciated. As the play goes on the
audience is held spell bound until the
j final scene. The trial, speech from the
i dock and sentence of Emmet are in
structive to the lovers of liberty.
| There is nothing in the play to hurt the
' sensibilities of the most fastidious, hut
011 the contrary will inspire the beholder
i with a more fervent love of liberty, and
! a hatred of the oppressor, 110 matter to
I what land he may lay claim. We hope,
that on this occasion," to see the spacious
j hall filled from floor to galleries. The
price of admission lias been placed at
j twenty-five and fifty cents. Reserved
seat tickets can be purchased at Gcritz's
jewelry store, opposite the Triiune of
fice.
Eberly and Miller, extensive furniture
dealers at Plymouth, were closed by the
I Sheriff yesterday.
j —George Clark, convicted as one of
the murderers of William McCausland,
j was hanged at Waynesburg, Pa., yester
j day morning.
—Martin Starrow jammed a bar into a
hole containing a dynamite cartridge at
| the Lackawanna Iron Company's stone
. quarry at Scranton yesterday morning.
I lie was blown high into the air and de
| capitated.
HALF A MINUTE, PLEASE.
Though you were a Jay Gould or a
Vanderhilt, 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. It. E. tiieb
ner, Pa., savs: "When I first began
using "Ideal" Tooth Powder I could
not use a brush on my teeth on account
of injuring tho gums. Can now use as
stiff a brush as obtainable with impun
ity. It has also hardened the enamel of
my teeth.
Political.
] As the time near for the Fall elec
tion aspirants for the different ofticesare
looming lip in different parts of tho
| county. Among those of the lower end,
! whose aspirations run that way, are the
following:
j Hon. James Collins; of Freeland; Jno.
Brady, of Freeland; Condy O'Donnell,
Drifton, and Conrad Haas, of Hazleton,
| are out, and will make a close fight for
the nomination for Representative from
I tho Fourth District on the Democratic
,j side; while on the Bepublican side of the
! house William R. Jeffreys, of Freeland,
| will contest for the honor at the conven
; tion of that party.
Patrick Carey, of Freeland, and Geo.
W. Drumheller, of Conyngham, will
seek the nomination for County Com
: missioner. Anthony Reilly, of Hazle
ton, will look for the nomination of Reg-
I ister of Wills.
j John Dwyer will look for (lie luunina
j tion of Representative ..in tl Sixth
I District on the Democratic side Cap-
I tain Cyrus Straw on tlx Kepul.l" m side.
STATE NEWS.
—C. K. Campbell has been appointed
postmaster at Pittston.
—Bernard O'Brien, of Sturmersville,
a suburbof Pittston, was kicked to death
by a horse at that place on Tuesday.
j —The Liquor Dealers' Association, of
> Scranton, had 116 warrants issued on
Tuesday for the arrest of illegal sellers.
| —Thomas B. Hughes was instantly
killed by the premature explosion of a
blast at the Central shaft, Scranton, on
Monday.
I —Phelican Sertillic, a young man, had
his back broken and was otherwise in
jured bv a fall of rock in a mine at Ply
mouth fast week.
I —A fire broke out on "Brewery Hill,"
Wilkes-Burre, Tuesday morning, and de
stroyed the dwelling houses of David 11.
Jones and William Morris,
—John Pulaski, a Polish miner em
ployed at a Plymouth colliery, had a
steel drill driven through his body yes
terday by premature explosion.
—The post ofiice authorities, at Scran
ton, are investigating the mysterious dis
appearance, for the past month, of a num
ber of registered letters and packages.
—James Gilbert, aged 28, an eight feet
giant of museum fame, was married at
j Scranton last week to Miss Genevieve
Williams, aged 19, and scarcely 5 feet
j tall.
| —Another crowd of Huns and Poles,
i numbering about 200, left Plymouth ami j
j Nanticoke on Monday for the Punxsu- |
I tawney coke fields to fill the places of the
striking miners.
—David Moses, a young laborer at the
' Cayuga shaft, Scranton, was crushed to
j death by a fall of roof coal on Monday.
I He had gone to work in the mines for
the first time.
—A 12-year old girl, named Annie
Benton, who was abandoned on a train j
near Tamaqua last week, has been adopt- j
ed by Joseph Roop, a farmer living near j
Williamsport.
—A little town near Ashland, called
, Hagins, is said to be booming fast. Two
new collieries were recently opened up
there and contracts were given out for j
100 new houses.
! —Seven men are to be hanged in this
| State on April 9. They are James 11.
Jacobs, John W. Rudy, Wm. 11. Bartho
lomew, Zaeh. Taylor, Wm. 11. Smith,
I Charles Carter and Alfred Andrews,
i —A prize fight for a purse of SIOO was
fought at Maltby, a small town near
W Ikcs-Barre, early Sunday morning. 1
I i ipals were Hugh Gilmer and
James Hn.:an, the former on
'ln- :;)th roapd.
M<K Jabe, of Minor's
• ' i \\ 'th the Syracuse bast
jas | itclier. Mr. McCabe will u
I bered as the man who pla\
I team of the former place at*Fi c id last
season. His salary will be $l5O
month.
I —The commissioners of Cumberland
county served notice on all Justices of
j the Peace in the county that they must
not commit able-bodied men to the alms
house, under penalty of refusal of pay
ment of all bills presented for commit
! raent of vagrants.
Hank Opening.
j The Citizens' Bank of Freeland is now
. a thing of reality, and not visionary as j
| some predicted it would be. On Tues- |
day morning the large safe, purchased
| from the National Safe and Lock Com
j pany, arrived and was placed in posi- |
tion. Under the skillful management of !
John M. Cunnius, the large plate of
j glass was taken out and through the open
| ing in the window the safe was taken into
i the building. It is of massive construc-
I tion and finely finished. The office
furniture has also been adjusted. On
Friday (to-morrow) a meeting of the
stockholders will be held in the Bank
building, at which all will be prepared to
pay at least 50 per cent, of their shares.
On Saturday morning its doors will be
thrown open to the public for the trans
; action of business. That they will re
ceive a share of the public patronage is
assured if we take the sentiments of the
; people, who are highly pleased at hav
ing a home institution.
The officers of the bank extend to the
business men and others, of Freeland
I and surrounding towns, a cordial invita
tion to visit their establishment and so
i licit their patronage, guaranteeing them
; kind and impartial treatment.
Weekly Con! ICeport.
The anthracite coal traiie remains un
changed in any material feature. There
I is no abatement in the active demand
j for the furnace sizes, but the inquiry for
pea and buckwheat coal is somewhat less
j urgent than it lias been for the past two
months, owing to the market being more
freely supplied by screenings of the
smaller steam sizes which have recently
been recovered from culm bunks at the
minesT There was a further curtailment
in the production of anthracite last week,
Washington's Birthday being generally
observed throughout theanthraeitefields.
For several months past there have
been various rumors circulated alleging
that the Central Railroad of New Jersey
had been getting advantage of the React
ing Railroad in the matter of income
| from the interchange of anthracite traffic
! during the past year. The following
! paragraph, from the annual report of
President J. R. Maxwell, of the Jersey
Central road, should satisfactorily settle
all discussion 011 the subject: "The
t transportation rates on anthracite coal
were lower 011 shipments to tidewater
j than those prevailing during 1888, and I
j the receipts from its carriage show a de
] crease of $15(1,113. The earnings on an
thracite coal include the sum of $213,427
from shipments delivered to our lines by
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
| Company. The earnings of that com-
I pany on' anthracite coal delivered to it
j by the Central Railroad of New Jersey
during the same period amounted to
$212,234."
The total amount of anthracite coal
sent to market for the week ending
1 February 15, as reported by the several
| carrying companies, was 482,618 tons,
i compared with 536,190 tons in the corres
; ponding week last year, a decrease of
53,572 tons. The total amount of an
thracite mined thus far in the year 1890
I was 3,377,437 tons compared with 3,797,-
: 947 tons for the same period lust year, a
1 decrease of 420,510 tons .—ledger,'
T7H)lt SALE OH ItENT on reasonable terms,
_P the Hotel lately occupied by Hugh Elliott,
South Hcberton. Apply to JOHN D. HAYES,
Freeland.
j TF YOU ARE DRY, AND WANT j
1 the worth of your money, just give i
ijPatricic Carey
| a call. lie keeps the best beer and the j
largest schooner.
) Fine Rye Whiskey, OUI Wines, Porter, Ale, j
Cigars and AGARIC, the Great
Nerve Tonic.
Centre Street, below South, Freeland.
A New Enterprise!
FERRY & CHRISTY, j
dealers in
Stationary, School Books,
Periodicals, Song- Books, Musical
Instruments,
CIGARS and TOBACCO,
GOODS
Window Fixtures and Shades, Mirrors,
Pictures und Frames made to order.
Pictures enlarged and Framed.
Crayon Work a Sjiecialty.
'3l Centre Street, Givens' Building.
BOOTS&SHOES!
For a good and neat fitting
B or Slio#
GO TO ,
P, F. McGettigans'
77 Centre Street,
FREELAND.
Washington House,
11 Walnut Street, above Centre.
Goepperl, Prop.
The best of Whiskies, Wines, (Jin and Cigars.
Hood stabling attached.
ARNOLD & KRELL'S
Beer and Porter Always on Tap.
EXAMINE OUR PRICES:
Hi,( k. per set, 00 cents; put In free of charge.
■ > Hi - "nts per lb,
j'i i ' elbows, 18 cents each,
nts to SI.OO.
l < • 1111- 1 bottles, lUi cents each;
b. ..m-h.iii ' • •
.70-lb lard cans, 50 cents.
' 50 cents.
•tit . n it; <>nts per
foot.
Kootii.,
Blasting ■ r
tubes, made to G
Miner's Friend COI/
Plato range, $22.(X).
Apollo range, $20.00; and - troni
SM.UO to SIB.OO.
AT F. P. MALOY'S,
0 Front Street, Freeland.
M. J. MORAN, Manager.
• B. F. DAVIS,
Dealer In
Flour, Feed, Grain,
| HAY, STRAW, MALT, &c.
Best Quality of
Glover & Timothy
SEED.
j Zemnny's Block, 15 East Main Street, Freeland.
GO TO
Fisher Bros.
Livery Stable
FOR
FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS
At Short Notice, for Weddings, Parties and
Funerals. Front Street, two squares
below Freeland Opera House.
To Horse Owners!
Blankets, Buffalo'
robes and all
WINTER GOODS,
reduced away down
to rock-bottom prices, j
All goods needed
by horse owners have
been reduced to the
lowest possible price.
GEO. WISE
I Centre Sti land,
and .Jeddo, Pa.
SI.OO PER YEAR.
JOIIN D. HAYES,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Legal business of all kinds promptly attended.
Koom 3, 2d Floor, Birkbeck Brick.
I HALPIN,
Manufacturer of
Carriages, Buggies. Wagons, &c.
! Cor. Walnut and Pine Streets, Freeland.
I QHAS. ORION STROII,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Office Booms over Schooner's Hardware Store.
0 ' ' Tl KN"in
justice of the Peace.
Office over Schooner's Hardware Store.
All Kinds of Legal Business will be
Promptly Attended.
jypUKIS FERRY,
WHISKY, WINE, RUM, GIN, &C
Fresh Lager Beer Always on Tap.
Corner South and Washington Sts., Freeland.
o. LORENZ,
Practical-:- Butcher.
BEEF, PORK, VEAL, LAMB,
MUTTON, PUDDING,
SAUSAGE, &(;.
No. 135 Centre Street, Freeland.
(Near Lehigh Valley Depot.)
McNulty Bros.,
nmnms mi ins.
Centre Street, Coxe Addition.
tt#~The finest licarses in he region.
Prices reasonable and satisfaction guar
anteed.
JOHN SCHNEE,
CARPET WEAVER,
sot' "H HEBERTON.
pet, double
and - ngit manufactured at
short n dir. at the I west
rates.
Weddings, Parties and FunerDs
Furnished with
First-Class Turnouts
at short notice, at
HOFFMEIR & O'DONNELL'S
LIVERY S^BLE
Centre Street, bolow South, - - . Freeland.
H. M. BRISLIN.
UNDERTAKER
AND
EMBALMER.
AJso dealer In
FUEOTTUEE
of every description.
1 Centre Street, above Luzerne, Freeland.
fWuc. 7( 3Jo aAj
I /w /3jLCe.Kt/'
AGENTS WANTED
JzoCuz+Y
THOUSANDS " OOLLARS
S \* it ,
r &c,