FREELAND TRIBUNE.
Published Every Thursday Afternoon I
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TIIOS. A. BUCKLEY, |
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
TERMS, - - SI.OO PER TEAK.
Address nil Communications to
FREELAND TRIBUNE,
FREELAND, PA. |
Office, Bivkbeck Brick. 3d Hoor,Centre Street, j
Entered at the Freeland Pontofflce as Second
Clan* Matter.
FREELAND, L'A., MARCH 12, 1891.
ENEN the "Y at>ks Irani Vermont" are'
away ahead of us on ballot reform.
Tlie Australian system was tried there
for the first time in the totvn and city
elections held there last week, and it
worked smoothly. Mill the Lords at
Harrissburg grant a similar boon to
poor, patient Pennsylvania
A DELEGATION of master builders from
Philadelphia went to Harrisburg ami
•vigorously opposed ltepresentatve Jet I
fret 's Employer's Liability Bill, hut
tailed to make much impression on
the House Committee. In fact they
were badly worsted. The House will
likely pass tlie bill, but a slaughtering
awaits it in the Senate.
MEMBERS of the Legislature are not
falling over each other in their anxiety
to enact a proper ballot reform law.
The bill calling for a Constitutional
Convention is lying peacefully in a
pigeon hole in the Senate Committee
room, and few Senators seem to la
fretting themselves about, it.
THE exit of John J. Ingalls from his
official conmction with tlie United
States Senate on Thursday was also
marked by the retirement of T. J.
Haig, who had been for three years
clerk of the Committee on the District j
of Columbia, and who was displaced by j
Itigalls to provide a berth for bis son j
Balph, a .young law student. Tin j
Janitor Ingalls will thus be enabled h I
pocket $0 a day until December nexi I
without anything to do, Mr. Haig buv 1
ing finished up the work. Such des-1
picable avariciousness is well worthy j
to be laid at the feet of the fainei j
sarcastic sliylock, who charged CO pet j
cent, interest on Kansas farm mort
gages.
POLITICAL officers are scarce enough j
and the man who holds on to more j
than one unexceptionable remunera !
live position is certainly entitled to in ]
designated a "hog" as the saying goes [
Just now two prominent politicians 1
are showing their greed for gold in !
this manner. One is David B. Hill,
Governor of New York, also Unitei.
States Senator elect. His livul of tin
"hog" medal is Delaware County's |
State Senator, John B. Robinson, |
who is also Congressman-elect from j
the Sixth District. The case of tin J
latter is in direct violation of Perm i
sylvauia's Constitution, for which
Robinson's avaricious spirit cares
nothing. Hill holds both plums foi
the political power they give him.
A True American.
Recently Inspector Byrnes of the New
York police, effected tlie capture of a
criminal ill this country who was wanted
by tlie Italian Goverrucnt for crimes j
committed there. So pleased was King !
Humbert with the skill displayed in this I
capture that, thinking to show the grati- j
Hide of Italy and honor the famous In
spector, he centered upon him tlie cross ]
of the Order of the crown of Italy—a j
title of tlie highest rank across the ocean.
No sooner was he notified of this great
distinction being thrust upon him than
lie promptly delivered with suitable i
thanks, the ensigna which was about t-.
be sent him. He also added that tlie j
title of American citizen is honor enough
lor him; and so it is lor every citizen ul j
the republic.
\\*e have nothing to do with orders
and titles of nobility, distrbuted by a i
king. They belong to the monarciiial I
system against which the existence of this j
republic is a continual protest. Here the
sovereignity is with and in tlie people, j
They wear the crown and wield tlie j
scepter; and no one of them can bend lib j
head to receive a decoration of artificial |
nobility from a feudal monarch without
betraying American priuciplesand degra-1
ding iiis own sovcreignsliip.
Inspector Byrnes is the right sort of ail I
American citizen, and because of his
pride as such lie will receive and deserve
the more respect at home and abroad.
Down with kings and kaisers, and all!
glorv and dominion to sovereign people, j
~-.V. San.
Ilurrisburg Str;injjlei's at Work. j
The recent killing of tlie Burdick I'ipe
Line Oil Bill at llarrisburg, through the
agency of tlie Standard Line Company,
brings to the surface the corporation grip
on tlie present Legislature. This hill
was of immense importance to tlie in
dividual oil produces of Northwestern
Pennsylvania, but tlie reason for its be
ing knifed is told pretty plainly by
Captain Mark Lane, in his correspond
ence to a prominent Republican news
paper of Philadelphia. He says;
I lie Standard oil Company was bred
and horn upon tlie oleaginous soil of '
Pennsylvania. From her oil-bearing
rocks and her subterranean basins this
hydraheaded corporation has yearly '
garnered an income exceeding the rev
enues of more than one <.f the principal-!
ities of the terrestrial globe. In all his-i
tory hut a single rival can be fount!—Tlie '
English East India Company—which re
ceived its charter from James 11, and
whose dividends were but a bagatelle
compared to the golden stream t hat un
remittingly Hows into the pockets of the
Standard's alleged \ MI() stockholders.
The Standard Oil Eompanv, although
fattening upon the natural wealth of the
Keystone State, is an alien, its chartered
rights having been endowed upon it bv
Ohio, from where the Rockefellers and
the Paynes, its founders, hailed. I
would not attempt to paint a historical
picture of the Standard in Pennsylvania.
W hat rapine, lire and sword have done
for ill-starred nations of the earth since
man first began to prev upon Ids kind,
the Standard lias done for the citizens of
Pennsylvania. Its trail is as clearly de
fined with individual ruin as the trail of
a wounded hare upon a snow-clad moor.
Dismantled refineriers, abandoned pipe
lines, decaying cooperages, rotting der- |
ricks, ruined towns, natural trade divert- ,
ed from cities,
THE GRAVES OF SUICIDES,
I crushed enterprises, ruined and despon
| dent business men are the monuments '
I upon which are. inscribed the fateful
I history of the Stan lard's career in Penn-1
' nylvania. The dictatorship and the 1
cruelties of Nero were nothing compared
with the assumption of the Standard. I
it dictates to railroads, it dictates to >
steamship lines, to Congress, to Legisla
tures, to political leaders. Its fabulous
! wealth makes it the master—all else the
i slave. The fortune of John D. Rocke
j feller, its superior mind and actual
i founder, is today the largest individual
| accumulation of money or its collateral
lin the Western Hemisphere. The for- j
I tune of the Astors, which had its found- |
i at ion laid in the last century, will not
i touch it, although Rockefeller did |
not begin to lay one dollar upon 1
another until after the close of the j
j "war between the States." There has ;
. been, from the beginning of the Stand- j
ard'scareer, an affiliation between it and i
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
of this State. The great monopoly de- 1
sires the protection of its interests in j
which millions are invested in plant, and
from which millions of profit are being!
drawn. The Standard has enemies re- I
lentless and alert. It is unpopular and
accursed, the oil producers who are
forced to patronize it, owing to its loca
tion. regard it as a feudal baron robbing
without stint. The Standard looks to
• the Republican leaders for protection,
[and they cheerfully pay them for it.
This money goes up in the shape of fat
contributions in campaigns, ami 1 have
beard it intimated besides, that certain
political leaders are carried upon John
I). Rockefeller's confidential pay-roll.
The Standard "wants to he Jet alone."
It has got a good thing. It insists that
the Republican leaders shall strangle in
the Legislature all measures which are
aimed at it by the squirming producers
and the refiners standing in its way
wliom it is freezing out. The stranglers
are adepts at this business. They have
made the committee rooms of the Legis
lature
LOATHSOME SLAUGHTER HOUSES,
reeking with the blood of bills drawn in
the interest of individual rights ami
blows at the usurpation of grinding cor
porations. To such an extent has the
Republican party been carrying this
business that the story of the English
tourist will apply.
The wag tells us that the Britisher met
a red-haired Frenchman as lie left the
I Dover boat at Calais' pier and at once
entered in his diary the words : "All
I Frenchmen have red hair." So the
' pilgrim coining to Ilarrisburg and seek
ing anti-corporation legislation can write :
"All Republican members of the Penn
sylvania Legislature arc corporationists."
Now, will it pay the Republican party
in the end thus to Legislate exclusively
for corporations? The oil men claim
that they "licked" Delamaterfor having
'licked" the Billingsley Oil Bill, and
[they now declare they will "lick" the
l>nrtv this fall for "licking" the Burdick
Oil Bill.
The keel of this Burdick bill may not
have been laid upon the exactly proper
I lines, hut, even if it was not, it was an
! important measure, and might have been
welded into ship-shape had it been al
lowed to have gone upon the calendar
and been discussed upon the floors of
the two Houses. But the Standard, like
shy lock, in demanding
ITS POUND OF FLESH
I insisted that the bill should be knocked
I in the head and cast upon a bill where
j its smell would he wafted upon the pass
ing breeze to tickle the nostrils of the
I oil men, as a constant reminder of their
; defeat and humiliation. As with the
i Burdick bill, so with all other anti-cor
i poration legislation. It would seem that
1 the Republicans are actually itching for
I another "licking." They intend to heat
die coal miners out of every bill they
i are asking for. They mean to deprive
| the laboring men of every solitary bill
they approve of, the House having uniti
j lated the eight-hour law as to render it
! useless, and the present scheme is to
1 bunco the Grangers, a job having been
put up to defeat the road bill which the
farmers have been asking for for years
is this business going to continue to pay ?
Ex-Senator Lee asshrts that the Repub
lican party lias written its epitaph in tin
1 defeat of the Burdick hill, and that the
-tate w ill go Democratic this fall. Ex-
Representative 11 tilings predicts that the
( Democrats will carry Pennsylvania foi
a Legislature in '92 on the strength ol
the Burdick Bill's defeat. One thing is
' morally certain : this Legislature isdoiny
tlie Republican party no good. It i>
I simply a breakwater for the protection
"f corporations. And, as Richelieu says. ,
When the snow melts there will be a I
flood."
The Democratic side of the Senate.
! under intelligent party discipline, stood
| Gibraltar-like in favor of tiie Burdick
j bill, and that party going thus upon tin
: record will reap the benefit of the in
dignation of the oil men.
Drunkenness, or the Liquor llalif. Posi
tively Cured by lulmiiiHtering Hr.
Haines' (•olden Specific.
It is manufactured iiu powder, which can Im >
1 given in a glass of beer, a cup of coffee or leu. I
or ill food, without flit* knowledge of the pa j
ticnt. It is absolutely harmless, and will effect .
i permanent and speedy euro, whether the pa
tient is a moderate drinker or an alcohol!-
wreck. It has been given in thousandsot case j
md in every instance a perfect cure has tol
i lowed. It never Fall*. The system once im
; preguated with the specific, it becomes an utter
; impossibility for the liquor appetite to exist
j i n res guaranteed.
4* page book of particulars free. Address
GOLIIKN SPKC'IMC CO., 185 Race St.,
Cincinnati, O.
—Just 1,000,000,000 dollars is whin
the last Congress spent. They were "ii.
[ it."
Where to Find Him
Patrick Carey has removed from the Ameri
can hotel to John MeShea's block, ." and *..
entre Street, where he can be found with i
nil line of Medical Wines, Gin, lb-undies. Run
old Rye and liorbon Whiskey. Any persoi
j who is dry and wants a cold, fresh larg
i -ehnoucr of beer will lie satislied by calling at
Good Accommodation For All.
-IX DIFFERENT KINDS OF BEER ON TAP. 1
DANIEL J. KENNEDY,
DKAI.EU IN
FINE CIGARS AND TOBAC
CO. T E M P E R A N C E
DRINK. CONFEC
TIONARY,
ETC.
Centre Street, Freeland> Pa.
Washington House,
11 Walnut Street, above Centre.
A. Goeppert, Prop.
i ,' ,r w . l ' lak y. Wines, Gin and Cigars.
Good stabling attached.
ARNOLD & KRELL'S
' Boer and Porter Always on Tap.
ANNUAL REPORT 1
OF THE
Middle Coal Field Poor District.
FOR THE YEAR 1800.
RECEIPTS.
i Win. I leister, tux collector, 1889 $ 4X7 18
Wm. Heister, tax collector, 1890 2282 21 i
Sam'l Derby, tax collector, 1880 404 42
Patrick Smith, tax collector, 1889 1588 03
James Butler, tax collector, 1889 1901 65
i J no. Painter, tax collector, 1889 100 00
W. W liuck, tax collector, 18X9 4:11 SO
W. W. Buck, tax collector, 1 90 1000 00
ILL. Heihman. tax collector, 1888 109 04
H. L. Kcihinun, tax collector, 1889 210 00
H. L. Keihman. tax collector, 1890. ... 800 00
I Tho. Elliott, tax collector, 1889 279 91
• Thus. li. Carr, tax collector, 1889 311 27
John Kern, tax collector, 1889 85 00
11. McLaughlin, tax collector, 889 149 so
G. L. Lubrecht. tax collector, 1889 022 90
A. p. Goedecke, tax collector, 1889 2O 20
! A. P. Goedecke, tax collector, 1890 192 88
i Patrick Dnnlavey, tax collector, 1890.. 2000 77
L. L. Finley, tax collector, 1890 1897 10
Jno. Slnielfcr, tax collector, 1890 200 0U
Philip Ferry, tax collector, 1890 5923 41
(i. (i. Wetterau, tax collector, 1890 0928 89
Gabriel Miller, tax collector, 1890 71 68
Jacob K"X, iax collector, 1890 2300 00
11. M. Doudt, tax collector, 1890 865 00
I George llittn r, tax collector, 1890 205 70
Joe Norwood, tax collector. 18'U 2333 51
: Thos. Dutot, tax collector, 1890 3701 96
Simon Bcckhard, tines 2 68
! Sarah Giles, lor maintenance, D.
Giles 147 43
Goiu'rs Lnz. Co. unseat'd land tax'B9.. 1347 6tl
i Mrs. Paf'k Ward, sale of furniture— 20 00
W. 1). Schuler, check returned 4 25
Ala- N't slut, m et. relief. Mrs. Shiner. • 10 00
Andrew Koth, maintenance, Amanda
Both 26 00
I Hugh McClafferty, cash found on
i pel-son 3 05
A. Pardee & Co., maintenance, Mrs.
Ward 110 95
Huzleton Savings Hank, temp, loans.. 10,0uo 00
National " ■' " .. 10,000 00
$58,697 52
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid bal. Dec. 81, 1889, as per last re
port $ 4955 47
Auditing expenses, two audits 50 00
('hihiren's Aid Society 230 00
foal 1135 74
Clothing, boots and shoes, Ist 3 inos.. ■. 484 55
bal. ot yr. •. 174 88
Conveying paupers (Itemized below)... 520 43
insane to Danville litem-
Ized below) 133 28
Dry Goods and notions, Ist 3 mos 200 70
| " bal. of yr 300 36
Election expenses 368 75
| freight ami expressage 76 28
Farm implements 58 50
1 i eeble-miuded ehiklren school, El
wyn. Pa 33 56
. Farm expenses, Ist 3 mos 368 89
bal. of yr 1046 66
! Groceries and provisions, Ist 3 mos— 2755 97
bal. of yr.... 3630 17
Hospital expenses, Ist 3 mos 120 00
lV 44 bal. of year 82 00
House 44 Ist 3 mos 137 01
" bal. of year .139 76
House fixtures 116 39
lee 85 26
Improvement acct, new boiler house
and steam heating apparatus 1890 24
Interest on udvanee, (iazleton Sav
i ings Hank, to April 1, 1890 808 24
I Interest on advance, Ha/.leton Na
tional Hank 310 80
Live Stock, 5 cows, $165, 2 mules, 1
horse, *..55 720 00
Legal fees and expenses for 1889 133 35
Light and repairs 198 26
. Maintenance of insane at Danville— 5782 01
Medicine, Ist 3 mos 112 51
44 balance of year 271 78
Office expenses, desk and stationary.. 208 25
Oul-door relief and burials (itemized
below. 10,381 85
Out-door Mod. attendance, Ist 3 mos... 109 75
44 " " " bal. of yr.. 177 65
Printing 455 00
1 Paid to other Districtslitemizi d below) 503 04
Hep drs to building 202 02
steward, Anthonx Coll 677 54
George T. Wells 2300 00
Salaries & expenses (Itemized below).. 1033 55
; Tobacco, Ist 3 mos. $303.79; balance of
year. $192.10 495 89
1 Taxes refunded, Hazle twp 119 70
j Temp, loan " Hazleton Sav. Bank.. 10,000 00
Whi-U.x, Ist m >i it lis 205 05
(Of the above quantity 14* gallons
remaine<l on hand April 1. '90.)
Balance cash on hand Jan. 1, 1891 3579 24
$58,697 52
PAII) OTHER DISTRICTS.
; IVnn'a Institution for Feeble Minded
Children 10 00
For Care of George Bote 10 00
Salem District 269 06
< "al Top I Mstrict 80 76
Carlioiuiule twp, acct. Michucl Cor
l'igun , 56 53
Montgomery county acct. Susan Hol
lenbach 127 70
Total paid other districts $ 503 04
OUT-DOOR RELIEF AND HUHIALB.
i Out-door burials, Lower District $ 148 50
44 44 relief, Lower Diet., Ist 3 mos.. 899 71
, | " 44 44 " 44 bal. of yr. 2757 29
" " burial, Middle District 72 00
! " " relief " " Ist 8 mos 383 00
l 1 44 44 44 44 44 bal. of yr 1346 00
44 ,4 burials, Luzerne District.... 401 00
' I 44 44 relief 44 Ist 3 mos— 1111 00
i I 44 44 44 44 bal. of yr.... 3263 35
Total out-door relief, etc $10,381 85
1 ! SALARIES AND EXPENSES.
I P. 11. Latham, extra med. services
; from April I, 'B9, to April 1, '9O $ 100 00
! P. 11. Latham, Physician'ssalury 375 00
W. A. Grimes, secretary's 44 75 00
s. 11. Hollinger 44 44 300 00
I I). A. Furey, director's 44 50 00
V. 8. Monroe 44 •* 160 00'
rhos. Clemens 44 44 80 0 00
- Geo. W. Miller 44 44 200 00
I John G. Dax is. making duplicates— 15 00 1
| S. 11. Hollinger, making duplicates
and adjusting valuation in Carbon.. 120 00
Monroe, Miller and Wells, expenses
attending P. Directors' Convent'n... 42 15
J. C.Streeter,expenses 1 70 J
Expenses of Com. to see Mrs. Grimes.. 4 70 i
$163:) 55 j
CONVEYING INSANE TO DANVILLE. !
A. S. Monroe $ 47 90 '
. George T. Wells 61 68 j
Thomas Clemens 16 80
icorge W. Miller 3 00
J. F. Laubach, Justice fees 4 00
$ 133 28 I
CONVEYING PAUPERS TO ALMSHOUSE.
Phil J. Doyle—sls2 OOlJno. G. Davis.... 850
I. W. Itoyle 800 C. A. Johnson... 800
! Holfmaier and |II. Fisher A- Bro. 23 50
i O'Donnell 43 90 V. Passarella— 3 00
Mrs.J.Greenwald 300 M. Zemany 300
! Geo. S. Hex 23 64 Geo. T. Wells ... 44 18 I
P. 11. Latham— 3 75 I). F. Stuuffer— 7 00 j
\V. A. Grimes.... 5 00.las. J. Boyle 32 37
! Sen. W. Miller... 16 40 A.S. Monroe 4109
lohn Shigo 600 Pat. MeFadden.. 950 !
Pat. Ilurke 22 00Condy McHugh.. 10 00
•V. M. Jones 7 50 1). A. Thomas... 3 00
Kuiiklc Bros 600 Philip Minnick.. 400
Jeo. Wise 15 00Tims. Dobonsy.. 150
li. F. Warner— 150 J. McLaughlin... 525
J. W. Hunter— 5 50.Thos. Clemens... 425
$526 43
OUTSTANDING ON TAX DUPLICATES.
rims. Mullcry, Banks twp., 1870 30 39
bilm lb't liiuck, " " 1H74 3 32
I. F,. Jenkins, M. C"k twp., 1875 53 59
xlieli. Hannen, 44 41 1883 160 72
li. W. DeWitt. Weatherly, 1886 65 00
11. L. Iteihman, E. M. ("k, 1888 114 56
). McLaughlin, Freeland, 1889 100
lohn Kern, W. 11 a/let on, " 91 79
lohn Painter, Maueh Ch'k, 44 246 74
$ 766 11
OUTSTANDING ON TAX DUPLICATES.
(Subject to Exonerations and Commissions.)
xV. llclstcr 1800 40 82
.. I. Finley, " 5 05
•Jos. Norwood, 44 <36 04
Thos. Dutot, 44 ••• 1332 17
I H. L. Iteihman, " 1021 54
lohn Shaeffer, 4 ' 87 <0
Put. Dnnlavey, 44 826 1.1
Gabriel Miller, " 10 98
XV. W, Buck, 44 6MI 00
'G. G. Wetterau, 44 2.53 90
'Henry M. Doudt 44 &•> 84
\. P. Goedecke, 44 28 10
laeob Fox. 4 i §Bl{j j|J
•Philip J. Ferry, *
♦Geo. J. Bltt tier, M w
$ 14,485 ;)8
♦Since Dec. 31,1890, those marked thus • have
made payment on their duplicates.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENTS.
I The following is a comparative statement of
I out-dour relief and total amount of duplicates
i lor each district: , r,
Duplicate. Belief. Per cent.
Lower District, $16,073 51 s3® 00 2-,6-10
Middle " 4,883 47 1,728 00 .
Luzerne 44 25,732 63 4,374 86 17
The following is a comparative statement <>f
! expenditures between the ffrst throe months
| and the balance of the year: •io ir u
: Total expenses for Jan.. Feb. & Mar. .$12, 033 14
Average per m0nth...... s4Oll 04
Total expenses for bal. of year... .. .. 26,<K6 •
I Average per month.... $2026 16
! 1889 Id lis paid in 1800, Ist 3 urns 1,6a9 441
•• " bal. of year 143 92
$40,162 81
ASSETS.
Approximate value of Heal Estate and Per
sonnl Property ns taken and computed
by the Directors and Auditors :
381 acres of land at SSO $19,080 00
! Burn and other frame buildings 7,500 (W
i Almshouse, main building 12,000 00
■ Hospital building and fixtures 2,500 00
I Boiler house, laundry and fixtures— 8,000 00
! House furniture in all the buildings-■ 2,500 00 ,
Chop mill ami water works 2,500 00 j
! (las machine and fixtures 800 00 :
Farm implements und machinery 2,UW) 00
! Live stuck 2.500 00
Farm produce on hand 2,500 00
1 Cash in Bank 3,579 24
Uncollected tuxes, subject to deduc
tions 15,249 49
Due from W. A. (Irimes for taxes
collected und not paid over—Lehigh
twp., $208.90; Lausanne, $30.52 245 48
Due from W. A. Grimes, balance of
unseuted.land tux for Luzerne dis... 2515 13
$100,859 34
LIABILITIES.
W. D. Schuler, M. I) 4 25
' Hazleton National Bank, temp. loan.. 10,000 00
Assets in excess of liabilities 90,355 Oil
$100,359 34
THOB. CLEMENS,
G. W. MILLER,
A. S. MONROE, Directors.
Attest: S. H. Hollinger, Sec'y.
Steward and Matron's Acc't for 1890.
ANTHONY COLL, DR.
To cash ree'd from Directors
for January, Februury and
March, 1890 $077 54
CR.
By umounts paid ns follows :
Telegrams 9 112
Farm excuses 107 00
Watchman 40 00
Fireman 60 00
House expenses 138 10
Conveying puutmrs 15 00
Election expenses 8 00
F.xpri-ssage 17 26
Balury 241 00
$077 54 $077 54
GEO. T. WELLS, for 9 months, ending De
cember 31st, 1890.
DR.
('ash ree'd fr<m Directors $2300 00
Potatoes sold 28 30
Shouts " 68 00
Oats " 1 00
Ice " 1 00
Shoes " 70
Buckwheat sold 2 00
Old Reupcr " 25 00
Butter " 50
Pasture for cows 3 00
Scrap iron sold 87 42
Flour sold, 50 $2517 42
Balance due Steward 19 64
$2,587 Oil
Clt.
By amounts paid as follows:
Conveying puupers to alms
house $ 15 93
do to Danville 39 43
Farm expenses. 894 57
House do 335 68
Firemen 165 0
Watchman 75 00
Telegrams 9 39
Office expenses 3 00
Freight and expressage 201 37
Hospital expenscs 127 50
Carpenter labor 47 58
Groceries und provisions 4 06
Traveling expenses 18 55
Steward and Matron's sal
ary on aect 600 00-$2,587 06
PRODUCE ON FARM FOR 1800.
960 bushels corn in the ear; 478 husheis buck
wheat; 21 bushels beans; 31 bushels red beefs; 40
bushels turnips; 225 "mungelw rtzel;" 476bu*h
oats; 530 bushels rye, 1878 busht Is | ot ito< s; I CO
heads of cabbage; 1,000 bunches of celery; 7
bbls. saurkraut; 1379 lbs. beef; 11.400 lbs.* of
pork; 424 lbs. veal: 1025 lbs. lard; 1027 lbs. butter
15 bbls. soft soap; 2400 lbs hard soap; 130 tons hay.
STOCK ON FARM
22 cows, 1 bull, 5 calves, 3 yearlings, 7 horses,
2 mules, 5 hogs, 42 slioats, 157 chickens, 11 tur
keys.
ARTICLES MADE IN THE HOUSE,
lit' women's dresses, 43 children's dresses,
12 infants' dresses, 110 women's chemise, 10
infants' chemise, 45 women's petticouts, 12
children's petticouts, 11 infants' petticoats, 27
pr. women s drawers, 18 pr. children's draw
ers, 25 underwuists, 28 night gowns, 29 night
caps, 12 old women's caps, 67 women's aprons,
17 children's aprons, 105 bed sheets, 147 pil
low cases, 25 bolster eases, 20 bed ticks. 23
I pillow ticks, 32 bolster ticks, 89 towels, 9 table
! cloths, 24 napkins, 13 children's waists, 4 do/.,
j diapers, 10 boys' wuists, 3 shirts, 5 shrouds, 40
! window curtains.
MACHINERY, IMPLEMENTS AND TOOLS.
4 2-horse wagons, 1 buekboard, 1 cart, 3
I 2-horse sleds, 2 sleighs, 5 plows, 4 cultivators,
2 harrows, 1 grain drill, 1 double corn plant
j or. 1 mowing machine, 1 reaper and binder,
2 horse rakes, 1 4-horse power thrashing nui
| chine, 1 fanning mill, 1 corn shelter, 1 stump
puller, 1 land roller. 1 carriage, und the usual
| small tools and utensils used uhout a farm.
STATISTICS.
A OMITTED DURING THK YEAR.
1 Males adults HI
* Females " 32
' Male children 10
1 Female " B—l3l
i DIED DURING THE YEAR.
Male adults 18
Female " 2
Children 2 22
DISCHARGED AND REMOVED.
| Male adults 67
Female " 23
Children 19— 109
Total died and discharged 131
INMATES REMAINING DEC. 31, 1890.
' Male adults remaining Dee. 31, 1890 103
Female" m ** " " 43
j Male children " " " " 2
Female " " " 14 5 153
CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES REMAIN
ING.
I M'des in hospltul 61
| Females 31
Males in ulinshouse 42
I Females " 12
j Children " 7
153 I
Of the above, 14 males and 5 females
I are insane; of the children, one boy and
one girl are under four years ot age,
j and Lur boys and one under 12.
1 The average number of puupers for
the year is 148.
DIED DURING THE YEAR.
DATE AGE
Annie Williams Jan 9, 65 yrs.
Unknown man, Hazleton Jan. 10,
Joseph Lnveth Jan. 7, 39 yrs.
: Mlus Williams lan. 28, 68 "
Sarah Dugan Jan 29,90 "
Francis Cadden Feb 2,50 "
John Mazott March 20, 45 "
('ornellus Hums March 21
Pearl Nungesser April 20, 9 yrs.
Joseph Tlndera April 28, 26 "
Michael Styack May 11,28 "
George Stuyiuutz June 2. 40 '•
Michael Kelly June 21, "
Wm. MeCann July 28, 78 "
Unknown man Aug 2
Nicholas Ilorniftic. Oet 3,30 yrs,
Thomas Jones Oet 13,65 "
Funny Herrity's child Oet 27, 2wks
J. Boreask Nov 8, 23 yrs.
Joseph Crasko Dec 10,64 "
John MeCole Dec 15,73 "
Daniel O'Neal Dec 29, 78 "
There were no vagrants or tramps relieved
dfiring the year.
Durina the year 1890, 61 indigent insane |>cr
sons, residents of thi- poor district, have been
maintained at the State Hospital, Danville, Pa.
fit this number 2 males died, leaving 28 females
and 81 males.
The whole number of persons who received
i>ut-door relief during the year were 194 adults
and 225 children.
COST OF INMATES.
! In this statement items not chargeable to
maintenance have been deducted.
1 A. Coll, steward : -
1889 ExiK'nses Expenses Total
bills paid for Jaii'y. balance
in 1890. Feb. & Mar. of year.
246 81 4t 73 677 54
, Geo T Wells, stewasd
2,:J 00 2,300 00
: Tobacco
\ 26 00 277 79 192 10 405 89
; Medical attendance and medicine :
317 56 271 78 580 34
. Hospital expenses
1 85 00 41 00 82 00 208 00
a House expenses;—
* 137 01 339 70 476 77
J Groceries and provisions:—
414 85 2,341 12 8,630 17 6,386 14
Fuel and light :
168 18 550 06 015 16 1,334 CO
f Farm implements:—
u 58 50 58 50
Furra expenses:—
350 365 39 1,046 00 1,415 55
[) leo :
21 31 63 95 85 26
Dry goods and notions:—
, , , "6 08 124 62 300.35 501 05
f Clothing
* 75 444 80 174 88 650 43
1 $1,060 17 $5,051 99 $9,075 31 $15,187 47
r, Less 1889 bills paid In 1890 1,060 17
Net cost of maintaining inmates for
1 MO 14,127 .30
i Average number of inmates, including
" steward's department, 164; cost per month,
1 $7.18; eost per week. $1.66: cost per duy, $.235-7;
average number of inmates, exclusive of
- stewurd'sdepartment, 148; cost per month. $7.95 1
I !>er week, $1.8!; per day, $.26.
I If the cost for the first three months hud
been as low us the average cost per month
for the balance of the year, the cost would
h -vc been, including steward's department, per
month, $6.15; per week, $1.42; per day, $.20 2-7;
excluding steward's department, per month,
; per week, $1.57; per day, $.221.
GKOHGK T. WEI.U, Stewart!.
II>A M. W KI.I.S, Matron
Middle Coal Field Poor District.
We, the undersigned. Auditors of the Middle
I Coal Field Poor District, do certify that we
, have examined the foregoing accounts, re-
I cciptsand vouchers for the expenditures of the
Directors and Steward and find them correct as
above stated.
JOS. I. SALMON,
S. F. II HI ILK It,
T. H. WILLIAMS,
Auditors.
Annual Statement
OF TIIK
Borough of Freeland,
FOR 1890- 91.
DR.
Henry Doubt Collector.
To amount of duplicate, $1455 38
Supplemental tax, 2 00
Dog tax, 180 00
$1643 38
CR.
Amount of exonerations,! 78 00
on dogs, 40 00
Abatements, 2 20
Ret'd to Commissioners, 182 54
Dog tax returned, 11 00
Errors in assessments,.. 1 18
Ain't paid Treasurer,... 550 00
Commission, 38 50
Am't due Treasurer,.... 000 58
Collector's commission,.. 30 00
S. B. Vanborn, Treasurer, in account
with Freeland Borough.
I DR.
To balance on hand from last
audit, $ 447 57
Received from County Treasurer
us license fees, 2009 00
Rec'd from Co. Commissioners,. 130 29
44 11. M. Doudt 1227 55
44 14 Burgess Cowan,.... 19 95
44 ,4 B. McLaughlin, tax
collector of 1889, 115 00
Received from J. I). llayes, for
clearing on Donop estate,.... 18 00
! Rent of council room for elec
j tion purposes, 10 00
; Received of ohn Conaghan, for
| sidewalk, 500
I Cleaning snow from sidewalks,. 320
$3991 50
CR.
i John Burton, w'k on sts.s24s 00
John Herron 44 44 82 52
Hugh O' Donnell 44 44 98 94
Isaac Davis 44 44 90 07
Manus Brennan 44 44 49 07
Frank Callella 44 4 4 35 00
John M. Powell 44 44 14 38
Neal McNelis 4 4 4 4 H9u
Morris Ferry 44 * 4 500
Fred. Haas 44 44 3 75
Hugh Boyle 4 4 44 8 13
David Thrash 44 44 03
Jos. Gallagher 44 44 812
Patrick Doris 44 44 11 25
Albert Goeppert 44 ,4 450
W. D. Cowan 44 4 4 1 50
Frank DePierro 44 44 1 50
A. A. Bachman 44 44 2 25
A Donop, work with
team 311 00
ohn M. Powell, janitor, 90 00
4 4 4 4 44 rent of
ground and feeding
prisoners, 2 25
A. Donop, coal 7 00
R. M. Rinker, burying
anima.s, 28 95
W. D. Cowan, police ser
vice 123 00
John C. Reich, auditing 400
J as. Williamson, 44 4 00
Herman Shelhamer 44 4 00
Owen Fowler, publishing
statement, 25 00
T. A. Buckley, publish
ing statement, 25 00
T. A. Buckley, printing
notices, 8 00
Owen Fowler, ordinance
notice, 4 00
Penn'a Globe Gasli't Co. 408 00
Freeland Water Co., rent
of plugs, 225 00
Birkbeck estate, interest 39 00
John Herron, 44 9 00
James Gallagher, 44 1 2 00
W. Williamson, supplies 253
John Daneker, stones... 26 00
Franz Mackl, surveying. 27 50
Freight on stoneH, 4 80
Jas. E. Grillith, repairs
on council room, 35 00
A. B. Howe, stones 14 30
A. W.Washburn, repairs 700
C. W. James concrete... 23 94
1 John Brady, licenses for
show refunded 7 50
John B. Quigley, serving
subpoenas and notices. 450
S. A. Sehoener, supplies 403
Ed. Gallagher, stones... 940
Mrs. Mursliman, stones. 3 00
J. C. Bright, iron pipe.. 51 24
John D. Hayes, salary as
borough solicitor 25 00
John I). Hayes, payment
for ground purchased
from Donop estate,... 250 00
Thos. A. Buckley, salary
as secretary, station
ary and postage 37 00
Jas. Kennedy, pol. ser. 340
Jacob Wolfe, 44 44 200
Ed. Gallagher, 44 44 350
B. F. Davis, 44 44 250
Owen Doudt, 44 44 200
Paid one borough bond
1885 series, 100 00
Paid three borough bonds
1883 series, 300 00
Treasurer's commission,. GO 94
Am't in hands of treas
urer, 883 57
RESOURCES.
Cash in hands of treasurer,... $ 883 57
Due from 11. M. Doudt, col. 1890 19 03
1 4 44 B. McLaughlin, collec
tor 1889 165 23
Invested in lock-up and council
room real estate, etc 1075 00
Fire apparatus and hose, 2262 75
$5005 58
LIABILITIES.
Outstanding bonds, $ 800 00
Resources in excess of liabilities,s42os 58
We, the undersigned, Auditors of the
Borough of Freeland, after being duly
sworn according to law, doth say that we
examined the accounts of the Borough
officers as presented to us, and found
them correct and true, and the foregoing
is a true statement of the same.
JOHN C. REICH, )
JAMES WILLIAMSON, [-Auditors.
EVAN WOO. HUNG, )
D. LORENZ,
Practical -B"atelier.
IBEEF, PORK, VEAL, LAMB,
MUTTON, PUDDING,
SAUSAGE, &c.
No. 135 Centre Street, Freeland.
(Neur Lehigh Valley Depot.)
Forward 1 March
To Neuburger's Brick Store
and Bargain Emporium.
Where you will find inducements which mean a saving of *
25 per cent to you in goods which you want in our line.
For Ladies' Misses' and Children. Men
and Boys also.
The largest stock to make your selections from in Freeland
and at prices below all competition. As you will also find us
to be the same in
Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods,
Clothing, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing
Goods, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises,
Comfortables, Blankets,
Notions, &c. &c.
At astonishing low prices. If you are in need of anything
in our numerous lines call and examine it before making your
purchaes elsewhere and ask to
SEE THE NATURAL ALL-WOOL UNDERWEAR..
Which we are now selling at 75 cents each. It is less than
the cost of manufacture. A full line of
SWEET, ORR & CO.'S
Overalls, (oats and Pantaloons
Oonstsiiitly on Hand.
JOS. NEUBURGER,
'
BR\CK ST OREL,
Centre Street, - - Freeland, Pa.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A Large Stock of Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, Slippers, Etc. Also
HATS. CAPS and GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS of All Kinds.
A Special Line Suitable for This Season.
GOOD MATERIAL! LOW PRICES!
HUGH MLAJLLOY,
Corner Centre and Walnut Sts., Freelnnd.
Wt |
FOR
And Hardware of Every |
REPAIRING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE.
We are prepared to do roofing and spouting in the most
improved manner and at reasonable rates. We have the
choicest line of miners' goods in Freeland. Our mining oil, <
selling at 20, 25 and 30 cents per gallon, cannot be surpasssed. |
Samples sent to anyone on application.
Fishing; Tackle and
Sporting Goods.
B\RKBECK'S,
CENTRE STREET, FREELAND, PA.