FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. 111. No. 25. , BRIEF ITEMS. ~,\P- .?f r ? er is a hustler. Try and find him idle ! It's impossible. . "77, l,™ 1 , !'• McDonald spent Sunday „ in 1 hiladelphia with friends. —J. C. Burner is not located on Centre street hut on Washihgton street. —The members of the borough Council will meet next Monday evening. —J. C. Bemer is the only merchant in town who employs a lady clerk. —John D. Hayes, Esq., made a pro fessional visit to the county seat to-day. —John M. C'unnius has built a large 4 stable for Robert Mulreany in the Poirfts. —A large new ice house is being built at White Haven, and ice will be cut in a few days. —J. C. Burner has sold a car of salt, a car of onions and a car of apples. Where are the peaches? —Just received a car of prime baled hay at B. F. Davis' flour and feed store, Main street, Freeland. —W. J. Getz. the popular jeweler, has decorated the front of his store in an attractive way for the holidays. —A marriage license has been granted to Henry E. Smith, of Milnesville, and Sarah E. Koch, of Butler Valley. —Miss Susie McMenimen, of South Heberton, is visiting friends at the Five Points, Wilkes-Barre, this week. —J. C. Berner had the L. V. R. R. depot full of goods every morning the % past three weeks. Look him up. —George Ivrommes, of South Ileber ton, announces himself as a candidate for supervisor of loster township. —The members of St. Ann's Par'sh will hold a fair in the basement of St. | Ann's Church during the holidays. —The P. O. S. of A. Band w H hold a and festival itfDonop's f all on or about the second week in February. —John, son of Patrick Ward, is lying dangerously ill at his home in South Heberton and small hopes are enter tained of his recovery. —Rev. S. S. Jones will preach in the ' Woodside school house next Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 6 p. m. for the Welsh Baptist congregation. -An application for a charter was made on Manday at Wilkes-Barre to in corporate the St. James' Protestant Episcopal Church of Drifton. —Philip Geritz has again removed to Freeland and can be found at the store lately occupied by Win. Wehrtnann, opposite the Central Hotel. —Tickets for the Justin Adams Dra matic Co. at the opera house, December 16 and 17, for sale at Ferry and Christy's book store, Centre street. —The members of the Citizens' Hose Company are making great preparations for their anniversary ball, winch takes place at the opera house Januery 16. —Harry Campbell, of Wilkes-Barre, and Frank Travels, of Hazleton, are matched to run 190 yards at Freeland on Monday, Dqcember 22. The stakes are $250. —.William Owens, of Upper Lehigh, sailed from New York yesterday for Ids native home in Wales, where his wife bad gone a few months ago for the bene fit of her health. —The Luzerne County Teachers' In stitnte will commence at Wilkes-Barre next Monday. An excellent programme of exercises has been prepared for their entertainment. —Miss Mary A. McCafTerty, who had beqn visiting her parents at Lansford for the pafit month, arrived in town yes terday, and intends making this place her home for the winter. —Joseph Nenburger returned from New York on Saturday evening, and, as usual, an immense stock of dry goods and clothing reached the brick this week in consequence of the trip. —Comad Schaub has rented the hotel * formerly kept by Win. Gibbon, on Front ' street, Freeland, and extends an invita tion to his friends and acquaintances to ' vidit him in his new quarters. —Christopher Ilendra, of Freeland, . will he removed to Laurytown Poor House to-morrow morning. A certificate to'that effect was made out to-day by Justices Johnson and Buckley. —The Young Men's T. A. B. Society I will open their literary entertainments on Sunday evening next in their rooms in Zemany's hall, consisting of recita tions, debates and referred questions. —Miss Maggie Gallagher left on Mon- j day afternoon for Lansford to act as bridesmaid for her cousin, Miss Annie Boyle, who was married in the St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Summit Hill, to Mr. Condy (Chessy) Mcllugh on Tues- day afternoon. —Charles Naylor and J. B. Roberts, two of the Grand Officers of the A. O. K. oUI. C. paid a pleasant visit to the I TRIBUNE office on Thursday afternoon. ! The two gentlemen are well posted in society matters and are fully qualified to fill the duties assigned them by the Supreme Castle, namely, that of organiz ing military companies of the order. Curd of Thanks. The St. Ann's T. A. B. Pioneer Corps return their sincere thanks to Mrs. Birkheck, John D. Hayes and James McLane for books and pictures donated ; by them to the reading room. FRANK MULAI'UIJLIX, I R JOHN B. IIANLON, \'* ' Irish Jaunting Cars. It will, perhaps, strike most people as somewhat odd that there is a steady importation to this country of Irish jaunting cars. According 'to the car riage makers a certain number of en thusiastic Irishmen have a yearning after their native form of conveyance at certain periods of their lives and straightway send over to Ireland for a car. Once here, however, the cars are usually laid aside alter I In- noveitv has worn off. New York liaeknieu have occasionally appeared on Madison and Union Squares with the cars, hut, al though they are all right in Ireland, they seem decidedly uncomfortable in j this country. A Chapter of Accidents. James Walsh sustained a severe cut on one of his hands at No. 0 Upper Le high, on Saturday, while in the act of spragging a car. f A young Polish boy at Highland, on Saturday, lia 1 his two legs broken at , No. 1 slope by being caught between moving coal cars. John 11. Hughes was injured at No. 1 0 Upper Lehigh, on Saturday morning, by a piece of coal falling on him and i crushing his hand and legs. Mrs. Chestnut, wife of George Chest nut, of the Points, fell on the pavement in front of her residence, on Saturday, | and broke one of her legs. Frank McGroarty, of the Points, a brakeman on the Central Railroad of | New Jereev (Drifton branch), was caught between the bumpers of two cars, on Friday, and sustained injuries to his jaw and head. Saturday afternoon William, son of l W. E. Wat kins, while coasting on the ! hill at the north end of Ridge street, towards South Heberton, received a lacerated wound of the knee, hv having ! his leg caught under the sled at the bot tom of the hill. The flesh was com pletely lifted from the cap of the knee, hut no bones were broken. The wound j was dressed by Dr. Nichols. -*>. AVI 11 lli Married. Peter Gallagher and Miss Hannah O'Donnell, of Eckley, have been granted a marriage license and will be married on Saturday next by Rev. Father Brehony, of the Church of the Immacti late Conception, Eckley. A Handy Copying Hook. Messrs. J. B. Zeigler and J. C. Reich, , of town, have accepted the agency for the sale of the Centennial Copying Book. The book contains 300 sheets of chemical j prepared paper and are put up in sizes I from ox 9to 10x12 inches. In copying letters neither pad, brush or press are I used. To business men, who wish to , keep copies of their correspondence, 1 they are a valuable aid. llallM at tin? Opera HoiiKe. ' St. Ann's Pioneer Corps, New Year's Eve, December 31. Freeland Citizens' Hose Co., Friday ! evening, January 16. Tigers Athletic Association, Friday j evening, January 23 •Special A iinouncement. We have made arrangements with Dr. B. J. Kendall Co., publishers of J "A Treatise on the Horse and his Diseases," which will enable all our ; subscribers to obtain a copy of that j valuable work free by sending their 1 address (enclosing a two-cent stamp! f.r mailing same) to DR. B. J. KENDALL j Co., EnosHi ROII FALLS. YT. The book j is now recognized as standard authority upon all diseases of the horse, as its 1 phenomenal sale attests, over four mil- j I on copies having been sold in the past ' ten years, a sale never before reached by j any publication in the same period of time, We feel confident that our patrons will appreciate the work, and he glad to avail themselves of the opportunity of obtaining a valuable book. It is necessary that you mention this paper in sending for* the "Treatise." , This offer will remain open for only a short time. The State Itoal Commission. The sub committee of the State Road Commission held a meeting at Harris- j burg Tuesday to further discuss the mat ter of formulating a bill for presentation at the approaching session of the Legis lature The bill was partially drafted and the committee then adjourned, to meet in Philadelphia Wednesday morn ing, where the preparntion of the hill was completed and submitted to the commission. Auditor General McCam ! ant and Attorney General Kirkpatrick were interviewed as to certain features of the proposed measure, especially with reference to the appropriation of State , funds for road making. Allentowll'M liiiiili'qtiuti? Court HOUMI?. I It is reported that the Library Cora-1 mitteeof the iiar Association will recora-! mend in its annual report extensive ira- i provements to the court house. New offices, with lire-proof vaults for the I perservation of valuable documents, are needed for the Prothonotary and Re corder of Deeds. In case of fire the records of tlieso offices would be at the 1 mercy of the Damps, and the loss would i jhe inestimable. More room is also need- I ed for the library, and a ladies' retiring room will be recommended. To accom- j plisli all these improvements it would he ' necessary to erect a large addition. I A Uhi?ful riirlHtmuH (iift. ! Since 1878 many valuable improve- j ments have been made in self-feeding pens. Of these a great part are due to the skill and persistence of Mr. L. E. | | Dunlap, of Boston, who, as a pioneer in ! this business, has spent the last decade in perfecting the self-feeding pen that | hears his name. The Dunlap, Double- [ I feed Pen, and in this very double-feed J lies the secret of its success, is the latest j perfected invention. It carries a sixteen-karat diamond- ! I pointed gold pen. With one filling of I 1 common writing-ink it will hold enough \ to write 10,1100 words, and is deservedly j popular In literary Boston, where authors want a pen that will invariably write when its point is touched to paper. The manufacturers do not hesitate to guaran j tee it to write instantly, always and un der all circumstances. The price is $4.00, j but to further introduce it among the readers of this paper, the Dunlap Pen ! Co., of 280 Washington street, Boston i Mass , offer for a short time only to send . it by return mail on receipt of $2.00. I An opportunity to purchase the best fountain and gold pen made, at less than half its actual value, the gold pen alone being worth the price asked for the whole, is one that should not he allowed to pass by ungras|ied and become one of | "might-have-beens" of life. This pen makes an elegant and useful gift to a lady or gentleman and any of our subscribers wishing to avail them selves of this magnificient offer, can do so by applying to editor of this paper for eireuiar and special rate ticket, en- I titling bearer to a discount. FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1890. Return of the Favorites. , I It is with great pleasure that the I TRIBUNE announces the return of the | Justin Adams Company, which played j so successful an engagement here hut a j short time ago. After the company left j here the gentlemen of the Young Men's T. A. B. Society thought that if they I could get Mr. Adams to play a return date they would take the matter right into their own hands. It is needless to say that this end lias been accomplished and the company will appear at the Freeland Opera House three nights, commencing Monday evening, Decem ber 15, when a very funny western drama will be presented, entitled "Old Pals," Mr. Adams appearing as Judge Lovetoddy and is said to be ex- tremely funny. On 'I uesday evening "The Ragpicker's Child" will he repeated, by special re quest, the society thinking that to be an except ionably strong piece, and that many missed a good performance by not attending it at its last presentation. On Wednesday evening the drama "Under the Gaslight" will change the engagement. This is one of the best in the repertoire offered by the company. Its great railroad scene, in which a train of cars dashes across the stage, is said to be very exciting. The society is very popu lar in this town, as are also the company; therefore a large house will lie present Burely. Seats are now selling at Ferry and Christy's hook and stationary store. Reserved seats, 35 cents. Knights of the Mystic Chain. Thursday evening, December 4tli, at Valines' Hall, Freeland, Company No. 29, of the Military Rank, Knights of the Mystic Chain was instituted by J. I!. Roberts, General Commander of the military department of the order, assist ed by Supreme Vice Commander ('has. Navlor. of the Supreme Castle. The company starts out with a mem- : j hership of 32. After the enrollment of ' the members an election of officers took ■ place and resulted as follows : Captain, George Wigan; First Lieutenant, ( has. M. Barton; Second Lieutenant, John M. [ Boyle; Fiist Sergeant, James Bell; Sec- j ond Sergeant, George Birkheck; Third | Sergeant, James Thomas; Fourth Ser-1 gcaut, William Redpath; Quartermaster. John Bell. The military companies of the Order ; weara neat uniform, and all commission ed officers wear the same uniform as I United States staff officers. m M'Oroarty'rt Deputies. 1 Treasmrer-elect John S. McGroarty lias at last made known his appointments las deputies. T. W. Hart is to he chief ! deputy and John Turnbacli, of Drifton, assistant. Mr. Turnbacli is the oldest soil of John Turnbacli, deceased, who j held the position of Treasurer prior to ; Mr. Smoulter, and under whom Mr. I McGroarty was a deputy. To Petition for n Miners' Hospital. Information reaches The Nms to-day i i that an energetic movement will be i , inaugurated next week, the purpose of ] which will be the securing of a miners' ; hospital to lie located in Nanticoke. I'etitions will he circulated for signatures all through the town and in Glen Lyon, Wunamie, Alden. Teasdale City, West | End, West Nanticoke and Grand Tun nel, anil the people being all interested in so worthy a movement will naturally j give to it all the force required to carry j it to success. Nanticoke occupies a I conspicuous centre in the anthracite industry, that is peculiarly its own, and the idea of locating such an institution ; here is commendable as well as worthy. Hon. James At. Fritz, who will represent j this district in the Legislature, will hear j the petitions to Harrisburg, ami will give it his untiring watchfulness until i it shall become a law and the necessary I appropriation he secured.— Doily Neirn. ' —J. C. Berner has the largest line of ladies and children's coats in Luzerne county. Fair atul FcMtivul. A fair and festival for the benefit of i the Welsh Baptist Church, of Woodside, i | will lie held at Donop's Hall, Freeland, I Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sat-1 j urday, January 14, 10, lfi and 17, 1891. Refreshments will he served to ticket holders, and they can take supper or j oysters. Tickets are 25 cents each. Weekly Coal Ileport. V "7 the anthracite coal trade continues to drag along wearily in an unsatisfac j tory condition. The colder weather of the past vveek, extending over consider able territory, has, of course, materially ' increased the consumption of the domes tic sizes, hut as yet has had little effect! upon the accumulated stocks of coal in ; tlie hands of the producing companies, i S nee the first instant the output of coal 1 lias been curtailed, and most of the col-1 lieries arc now working on shorter time than they have been for months past. I New orders for anthracite are not plenti | ful, and the few being received by ship | pers are only for small quantities of coal, i j the carrying companies are charged by ! | some of the individual operators with ! enforcing restriction of production by refusing tliein cars, claiming a shortage of rolling stock. Should the coal trade i continue in itspresentinaclivecondition a full week s stoppage of mining opera it ions, from Christmas until New Year's Day, in nut unlikely. 8 The sales agents of the anthracite eor- I porations met again at New York last week. We understand that the agents agreed to recommend that the output of anthracite in December be limited to two and a half million tons, and that the prices for this month be fixed at' the September circular figures, as nearly i everybody has been selling coal at Sep tember prices, notwithstanding the Nov- ! ember circular is from 25 to 40 cents per I ton higher. The total amount of anthracite coal sent to market for the week ending November 29, as reported by the several carrying companies, was 890,752 tons compared with 697,294 tons in the corres ponding week lust year, an increase of I 108,458 tons. The total amount of an thracite mined thus far in the vear 1890 wai5.12,810,069 tons com pa red wit h 32,671- 976 tonsfortlie same period last year, art increase of 138,093 tons. — Ledger. Subscribe for the "Tribune". ! STATE NEWS. [ —Herman E. Roth, a boy of 1(3 years, i was run over and killed by a locie at • Beaver Brook on Monday afternoon. ) —Henry M. Stanley, the African ex plorer, will lecture in the Ninth Regi | ment Armory, at Wilkes-Barre, to ' morrow evening. r Flie installment house of George ; Newton, of Wilkes-Barre, was closed by J the sheriff yesterday on judgments held j by Levy & Bros., of that city. —A wreck occurred on the Reading I Railroad, at Locust Gap, on Saturday I night. James Mason was killed and John Monroe probably fatally injured. —llenry C. Kemp, the brakeman charged with causing the recent railroad wreck on the Reading Road at Shoe makersville, when 21 persons were killed and a number injured, was placed on trial in Reading yesterday afternoon. -—James Fisher, a miner employed at Big Vein Colliery, Kaskawilliam, was killed by a fall of top rock in the breast he was working Saturday morning. The rock which fell on him weighed several tons and dropped a distance of eighteen feet. —A fire in Homestead early Friday morning destroyed St. Mary M'agdalene Catholic Church, school house and con vent, and two dwellings. The loss is estimated at $50,000; fully insured. The (ire was caused by the heavy pressure of natural gas. —Delamater & Co., bankers at Mead ville made an assignment on Friday last. The failure is traced to the recent can vass of G. W. Delamater for Governor, j who was president of the firm. It is I alleged he used the bank's funds for j campaign expenses. j —ln Uniontown, on Friday, the case ■ against Superintendent Lane, of the ill fated Hill Farm Mine, at Dunbar, charg ing him with criminal responsibility for the deaths of the miners, by the recent explosion there, came before the Grand I Jury and the bill was ignored. : ■ —Conductor Kerns, of the Ontario anil Western Railroad, who was convicted of neglect of duty in causing an acci ! dent on November 5, has been sentenced ! to pay a fine of $25, the cost of prosecu tion and to undergo one month imprison j ment in the Lackawanna county jail. —The Central Railroad of New Jer sey reduced its rates on freight (dry ' goods) on Monday last on goods shipped from New York. The rate is now , 25 cents per 100 pounds instead of 30 | cents. Wonder when will the Adams Express Company reduce its rates on express matter? —The boiler of a Lehigh Valley locomo tive exploded at Dale, Wyoming county, on Monday. Engineer Thos. Maloney was killed, and the fireman, John Leary, was fatally injured. Charles J. Ryan and William McDonald, trainmen, re ceived severe injuries. All the men were residents of Buffalo. —The Sons of Veterans some time ago had under consideration the movement to build a monument at Allentown, but the affair fell through. It is now intended to enlist the sympathy and support of the whole country by popular subscrip tions and other means to realize a suffi cient sum to secure a suitable monument. A HOI'SETO RENT ON WA LN ITT STREET, j Y containing 6 rooms, with stable on rear of lot. For terms inquire of Mas. NKACE MrGOLR, Walnut Street, Freeland, l*a. QTUAYED.—From tlie premises of the under -0 signed, at WtxMlsidc, near Freeland, a dark red cow. A suitable reward will be given upon her return to ANDREW VIDROW, Woodside, Pn. r p() WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.—Notice is 1 hereby given that from and after this date 1 will not be responsible for any debts con | traeted by my wife, Mrs. 11. E. Walters, she having left my bed and board without just cause. lIKNHY E. WALTERS, December l, 1880. Freeland, Pa. I ABSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP—Notice I f is hereby given that the partnership here tofore existing between E. M. Geritz and Win. . Wehrniann, watchmaker and Jewelers, Free land, Pa., has this day been dissolved by mutual , consent. E. M. (JEHITZ, WM. W EHRMANN. j Freeland, Deo. 1,1800. TJX)H SALE.—One lot 43 feet, Winches front by I~ 1.10 feet deep, containing one large double block of buildings and out-houses 28x32 feet, j also one house on rear of lot 14x24 feet and stable 14x14 feet, all in good condition and fenced, situated on lower Main street, near the j Cottage Hotel. The property of Frank Mo- Shea, a good title guaranteed. For further par ticulars and terms apply to T. A. RUCK LEY, | Freeland, Pa. Rirkbeck Brick. OPERA * HOUSE! THREE NIGHTS. Special Engagement of the \ Adams Dramatic Co. By the !I ; i. }lyf jg TjJJqopjv The company will play 3 nights commencing Monday, Dec. 15,'90. Monday Evening, •■The Tics (Pals." Tuesday Evening, "(Hagvishsr's Ohild." We In sda;, Evening, " Undsv il:s Gaslight." Popular Prices 25 and 35 Cents. t£T' Reserved seats now on sale at Ferry & Christy's book and stationary store Centre St. POLITICAL ANNOI'NCKM ENT. i T7ORTAX COLLECTOR. The undersigned IX 1 respectfully announces to his friends in roster township that he will be a candidate for the office of Tax Collector at the next Demo cratic township convention. MICHAEL J. HURNS, Bouth Hcberton. T7V)U SUPERVISOR.—To the Democratic X 1 voters of Foster Township. I hereby offer myselt as a candidate lor Sujiervisor at the on ma ry election; and if nomlnate following sum mary of our stock will be found at our store and sold at BOTTOM PRICES Glass Baskets, Work Baskets, Scrap Baskets, Paperettes, Plush Collar and Cuff Boxes, Fancy Calendars, Wall Pockets, Port Polios Sets Pictures, Toilet Bottles, Boxes Soap, Handker chief Cases, Table Covers, Head Rests, Lace Pins, Japanese Handkerchiefs, Silk Handker chiefs, Xmas Cards, Boxes Paper, from 2D cents to $2.50; put up in line Plush Boxes,, Boxes Handkerchiefs, from 5 cts. to $2.00, Hats and Caps.: Dressed Dolls, Pin Cushions in all styles, from snuill plush j covered tops, at 25 cents to $5.001 apiece, Toilet Bottles to match j Cushions, Figured Plush for Sofa Cushions. Silk Scarfs, j Japanese Panels, Silk Mufflers. Plusli Handkerchief Cases. Muffs. Imitation Seal. Opossum. Astracan. Children's Plush! Mull's. Children's and Ladies' Peat her Boas, Stamped Linens, i Shoe Bags. Laundry Bags, Urn- I brella Holders, Knit Skirts in all shades, Embroidered skirts. Pillow Shams, Infants' Dresses. Mrs. Bertha Grimes, Cor. Carbon ami Centre Sts., Freeland, Pa, SI.OO PKII YEAR. JOHN D. HAYES, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and NOTARY PUBLIC. i Legal business of all kinds promptly attended. 1 Room 3, 2d Floor, Hirkbcck Drick. I,AI ' PIN ' Manufacturer of Carriages. Buggies. Wagons. &c. j Cor. Walnut and Pine Streets, Freeland. j £MIAS. OKI ON STROH, Attorney and Counselor at Law. AND Justice of the Peace. Oflleu Rooms No.