FREELAND TRIBUNE.
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FREELAND, l'A., MARCH 26, 1891.
Thi> Coining Fight Hour Strike.
A call signed by Samuel (rompers, Pres
ident uf the American Federation of la
bor, lias appeared. It is addressed to
the trade and labor unions of America,
and urges "the necessijv of immediate
action in the collection and contribution
of funds for the lo'M'Ob coal miners,
whose struggle for an eight-hour day is
to begin May 1. This call is the outcome
of a programme prepared about one year
ago by the Federation, which intends
taking up the various trades and indus- j
tries separately,and by concentrating the
entire moral and financial support of the
organization upon any certain class of j
workmen each year hopes to achieve t he
eight-hour day. in 1890, the plan was |
inaugurated bv calling out the carpenters ;
who were well prepared and equipped j
for such a struggle. The result was not j
a complete victory for the workmen but, j
in the majority of cities and towns they ■
succeeded in reducing the hours to nine,
and in some places to eight. Steps were j
at once taken to prepare for the next
similar strike: and May 1, 18U1, was se
lected as the time to put in effect the
order to suspend all mining operations
in the T'nitcd States. The mandate of ;
the Federation is proposed to include j
every coal miner in the country who can |
be induced to respond.
Now, while the Federation is making
such excellent preparations for what
would he the largest and most paralysing
strike known, it might not be amiss to j
ask if Mr. Gompers and his colleague.-
are not counting without their host.
From the aspect of mining affairs all
through Pennsylvania it would he clearly
a case of "Barkus isn't willin." To the
miners in this State such a strike would i
be only a farce, if the Pennsylvania
miners were not included. It would he. (
indeed, playing "Hamlet" with Hamlet i
not in it. It matters not how expedient ;
an eight-hour day would he to miners in j
general, they are not prepared, even |
with Federation backing, to demand it
under threat of striking. In the first I
place the Federation has not even so |
much as a skeleton organization in the i
anthracite or bituminous regions, and |
consequently an order for miners here
to strike must necessarily come in the I
shape of a request. There is, however, !
an organization in both regions larger in
numbers and more powerful than most j
people have any idea. But that organ i- |
zation is connected with the K. of L ,
and the Knights have no coal miners'
strike in view. It can readily be seen
that Gompers' call for support or an
order to strike can in no way affect the 1
miners of this State.
\ Knave In Kingl\ <oir)>.
Like his predecessor, King Humbert
of Italy is never content unless concoct
ing or carrying out some original and
barbarous plan of action in connection 1
with the unrelenting and sordid war he
is waging against Christianity. This ar
rogant and inhuman orge, whose pres
ence on earth is a blot upon humanity,
has now in contemplation, it is said, a
series of projects by which lie expects to
silence all opposition to his selfish de
signs and intrigues. In furthering his
schemes the base imposter will bring
upon himself the deserved condemna
tion of the civilized world, but until the
authenticity of the rumors is established
it is better to refrain from any comment.
According to the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin, probably the most conservative
newspaper in this country, King Hum
bert's polluted and profligate passions
have impelled him to renew with in
creased activity the suppression of re
ligion in Italy. It asserts "that the
government has begun active steps for the
suppression of all religious institutions.
More thon one hundred and fiftychurches
in Home itself are to be closed immedi
ately, the best of their pictures ami
statues sent to the public galleries, and
the others sold at auction; while in tin
rest of Italy these art treasures are not
even permitted to be sold, but will be
destroyed outright. To officers and sol
diers will be given military duties that
will prevent their attending church on
Sunday, and all religious emblems arc
to be removed from the schools, sacred
nimes being even erased from the
school-books. It is added that the laws
for the suppression of religious guilds
and for the abolition of chaplains in hos
pitals, asylums and prisons began to be
put in effect, but if so this is the
first that has been heard about it. The
whole story has a very improbable ap
pearance; hut if it is true we shall soon
have a confirmation of it.
AII I"nhealtliy Growth.
< )utside of Philadelphia and Allegheny j
county the largest gains in population j 1
are in the anthracite and bituminous coal
regions of the Hate. l.uzerne lias gained
since 1880, 08,188; Uckuwanna, 52,8111;
U estmorelaml, Hi.THH; < leartiehl, 20 157•
Schuylkill, 24,181); Northumberland 21." |
575; !• uyette, 21,104, and J cffcrsi in, 10, j
100. In these eight coal-producing enun- I
ties the growth of population has been
upward of a quarter of a million within I
the last tell years. In some of these coun- j
ties the increase of inhabitants has been
u "duly and unwholesomely stimulated ;
t>y the coal corporations in importing I
cheap 1u11... t r,„n Eastern Kurope. Popu
lation lias increased in excess of the op
portunities of the remunerative employ
ment. Skilled miners, who once earned '
good wages, have been supplanted bv
Bohemian and Kussian peasants, who
never saw the month of a mine' until
brought to this country. With the fre
quent stoppages of labor, in order that
the corporations might maintain prices
of coal against consumers, two miners do
hot earn much more in a year now than
one earned in a former period. Indus
trial production, though increased, has
not kept pace with the unhealthy growth
of population; and as a consequence there
is a great deal of distress nmong the
working people of the mining regions.
Pennsylvania has, therefore, no reason
for self-congratulation upon this portion
of the State's increase of inhabitants.
\V ith less population imported from
Hungary and Transylvania there would
be more comfort and prosperity nmong
the working people of the mining regions
while there would be no diminution of
the output of coal, — Record,
Seeking Equal Taxation.
The legislators in many of the States
are havinvr considerable trouble in devis
ing means by which taxes may be equal
ized. The ( i ranger or farmer element if
making strenuous efforts to bring about
such revision as would, in their opinion,
' | lessen the amount of taxes paid upor
| land. The farmer, whether he lives ir
Pennsylvania or in Kansas, loudly pro
claims himself to be the heaviest taxet
• mortal on earth Whether or not this it
true is a disputed question, but he firmK
believes such to be the case, and through
his representatives in the Legislature lie
1 means to solve the difficulty. At Ilarris
burg the House has passed a bill which
1 its projectors calculate will bring rebel
to tne tillers of the soil. This bill con
templates the taxation of evervthin*
7 which a farmerdoes not posess. Every
thing that can be construed into person
al property is to be assessed, and undei
such system the farmers of Pennsylvania
• think they can dodge the annual visit of
- the tax collector. The bill must yet gc
I through the Senate, and there, no doubt,
I its sweeping contents will be exposed and
- the measure laid at rest. Nevertheless,
the adoption of this inventory system of
1 taxation would be of immense advan
tage in one respect. It would show the
falacy of the wild-cat schemes and give
an impetus to a system which, in theory
and practice, has proved to be the only
just and equitable one yet devised a tax
• upon the value of land.
The Record , noted for its general sound
ness upon all economic questions, terms
the passage of the bill "bootstrap legisla
tion." It recognizes that legislation of
the proposed sort is useless, and yet, by
its comment, it seems at sea regarding
any definite system which might tend to
I bring about an equalization. It advo
| rates a "tax on land," and in the same
i article refers in a vague manner to a
i "tax on the use of land." The comment
j is as follows, and though very good in
some points, the reader can notice the
constant shifting of the paper's position
on taxation :
I If it could bo possible for men to five on the
j earth without drawing their sustenance from !
it, or to accuinulute any form of property that .
! was not of the earth earthy, then such extra- j
> terrestrial subsistence or holding might be np- j
j propriately assessed ami taxed But, as long j
!us there can be no such incorporeal holding. I
! all taxes, however laid, resolve themselves into ,
I land taxes They are paid out of the proceeds j
of labor, derived either directly or indirectly j
from the earth which the taxpayers stand upon '
To tax the land, therefore, for the support of ,
the government, instead of taxing the things
which are derived from the land, is the simplest,
fairest and cheapest form of taxation. To tax
other property, in the expectation that land
will escape the burden, is u bootstrap experi
ment The burden of such taxation is made I
heavier by reason of the increased cost of the I
method, und made more unequal by the op- j
portuuity of escape and evasion afforded to |
dishonesty; but it cannot be shifted from the j
land It is plausible to think that the condi
tion would be improved by putting heavier I
taxes on mills, muchinery, merchandise, money |
at interest, etc. By so much as might be col- j
looted from personal property, by so much the |
astute granger legislators at Hurrisburg expect ]
to relieve the burden upon realty. But can
farmers seriously hope to profit themselves by
making it harder for other men to live in Penn
sylvania? To tax personal property is to tax
the tools with which all trade and traffic are j
carried on. It is in the end u tax on the use ;
of land 11 taxes should be taken from the •
furrow und put upon the plow, of what trun- j
sient advantage would it be except to those i
who should choose to get rid of their plows?
The farmers cannot lift themselves by their
! bootstraps, us they will presently find out when
they think they have "equalized" taxation.
The New York Legislature lias under
consideration a tax bill which proposes
to tax everything—every taxpayer to be
, compelled to make out a complete list of
i all his property and swear to it. Refusal
to comply is to be made a misdemeanor. !
The New York papers denounce the bill
as inquisitorial and unfair, and declare
that it would be defied or evaded by a
majority of taxpayers. The Sun is es
pecially severe in its condemnation,and in
; its criticism takes a shy at single tax ism,
but wants to include "improvements" as
| well as the "land" in the taxables.
The Sun says of the New York bill:
i Its passage would bring out more plainly than
j our existing law does the folly of trying to tux
personal property at all. What is culled per
sonal property is, mostly, nothing but interests
in real pr perty in this state or in other States
Holders of mortgages arc, to the amounts ow
ing them, joint owners with the makers of the
mortgages in the land mortgaged Shareholders
in railroad companies, in manufacturing com
panies and in other corporations have nothing
but rights to dividends earned by investments
which are for the most part composed of land
and buildings Money lent and credits given
are in the same way represented by the prop
erty of the debtors, und this, too, is chielly land
or improvements affixed to land. The only
j personal property which it is reasonable to tax
at all is composed of merchandise and of housc
| hold goods, and the value of these Is compara
tively unimportant. A single tax upon land
| and its improvements is easily laid and cheaply
collected, and would furnish all the money
needed for public purposes without being op
pressive.
Harrison Bidding for Votes.
There isevery indication that Harrison j
is making use of his high office to secure
a renoniination for a second term. The
hypocritical effort early in his adminis
tration to deceive the public that tie was
trying to till the offices under his dispos
al with men of high integrity has been
laid aside, and the loaves and lishes are
now being handed to the workers and
spoilsmen.
The Democracy of this country cordially
wishes the President success in his efforts
to again become the Republican standard
bearer. I lis nomination will mean that
the Republican masses uphold the dis
graceful looting of the treasury and the
iniquitious pension legislation, which
threatens to swamp the country. It will
mean that the Republicans have no high
er ambition than the spoils, and that
they would cheerfully sacrifice principle
and honor in order to retain their grip
upon the offices.
It would mean a Democratic victory so
overwhelming as to lie practically unani
mous. The country is tired and siek of
Republicanism, and the Harrison variety :
is now a nauseating dose for even those
who a few years ago voted for the Indi- i
ana ex-Senator.—/707. Herald.
STREET COMMISSIONER BURTON has
made bin rounds of the borough and
will place before the council the re
| suit of his observation. It is quite
i likely that a new departure will take
place in regard to the placing of curbs
and sidewalks, and, that instead of
I threats being made to property
, owners t„ W them d() £
I , i if ii colnlu tßsioner will do
it himself. Vie can now congratulate
ourselves that we have a council that
means business, and who have the
welfare and health of our people at
heart.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
s Middle Coal Field Poor District.
1 1
i, FOR THE YEAR 1890.
RECEIPTS.
n
; Win. Heist i>r, tax collector, 1889 $ 487 18
, Win. Helstcr, tax collector, 1890 2282 23
11 Suiu'l Derby, tax collector, 1880 4!4 42
s Patrick Smith, tax collector, 1880 1688 03
ir , .lames Butler, tax collector, 1889 1901 65
I J no. Painter, tax collector, 1880 100 00
II j W. W Buck, tax collector, 1880 411 50
e W. W. Buck, tax collector, 1-90 1000 00
H. L. Hciinuun. tax collector, 1888 199 04
i. ! H. L. Rcihmun, tax collector, 1889 210 30
' i 11. L. Kelhman, tux collector, 1890. ... 800 00
f ; Thus. Elliott, tax collector, 1889 279 91
. | Thos. B. Curr, tax collector, 1889 311 27
i John Kern, tax collector, 1889 85 00
B. McLaughlin, tax collector, 'BB9 149 50
- u. L. Luurecht, tux collector, 1889.... 022 90
A. P. Gocdeoke, tax collector, 1880.... 20 20
A. P. Goedecke, rax collector, 1890 192 88
Patrick Dunluvey, tax collector, 1890.. 20U0 77
u 1.. L. Pin ley, tax collector, 1890 1897 94
f Jno. Shaeffor, tax collector, 1890 200 00
Philip Ferry, tax collector, 1890 5923 41
u <;. G. Wcttcrau, tax collector, 1890 .... 6928 89
, Gabriel Miller, tax collector, 1890 71 58
I Jacob Fox, iax collector, 1890 2300 00
! H. M. Doudt, tax collector, 1890 365 00
' George Bittn r, tax collector, 1890 205 70
I Joe Norwood, tax collector. 18 4) mi 61
- i Thos. Dutor, tax collector, 1890 3701 96
, j Simon Becknurd, fines 2 68
Sarali Giles, for maintenance, D.
- i Giles 147 43
Court's buz. Co. unseat'd land tax '89.. 1347 66
Mrs. Pat'k Ward, sale of furniture.. .. 20 00
W. D. Sclnilor, check returned 4 25
Al N'esbit, licet, relief, Mrs. Shiner.. 1000
i Andrew Hoth, maintenance, Amanda
Both 36 00
! Hugh McClafferty, cash found on
pei-son 3 05
A. Pardee & Co., maintenance, Mrs.
; Ward 110 95
Ha/.ictnn Savings Bunk, temp, loans.. 10,000 (Hi
National " ' " .. 10.00000
$58,697 52
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid bill. Dec. 31, 1889, as per last re
port $ 4955 47
Auditing ex| m uses, two audits 50 00
Children's Aid Society 236 00
Coal 1135 74
Clothing, boots and shoes, Ist 3 mos 484 65
bill, of yr... 174 88
Conveying paupers (itemized below)... 526 4)
" insane to Danville (item
ized below) 133 28
Dry Goods and notions, Ist 3 mos 200 70
hal. of yr 300 35 !
Election expenses 368 75
I Freight and cxpressage 76 28
Farm implements 58 50
Feeble-minded children school, El
wyn. Pa 33 68
Farm expenses, Ist 3 mos 368 89
I " " hal. of yr 1046 66
Groceries and provisions, Ist 3 mos— 2755 97
i " " " bnl. of yr— 3630 17
Hospital expenses, Ist 3 mos 126 00
" bul. of year 82 00
I House " Ist 3 mos 137 01
i " " bul. of year 839 76
1 House fixtures 116 39
Ice 85 20
Improvement ucct, new boiler house
and steam heating upnarutus 1890 24
Interest on advance, Hazleton Sav
ings Bunk, to April 1,1890 808 24
Interest on advance, Hazleton Nu-
I tiunnl Bank 310 80
: Live Stock, 5 cows, $165, 2 mules, 1
1 horse, sf>s& 720 00
! Legal fees and expenses for 1889 133 35
I Light and repairs 198 20
i Maintenance of insane at Danville 5782 01
| Medicine, Ist 3 mos 112 51
balance of year 27178
j Office expenses, desk and stationary.. 208 25
Out-door relief and burials (itemized
below i 10,381 85
: Out-door Med. attendance, Ist3 mos... 109 75
I " " " " bal. of yr.. 177 05
; Printing 455 00
; Paid to other Districts (itemized below) 503 04
i Repairs to building 202 02
Steward, Anthom Coll 677 54
George T. Wells 2300 (Ml
1 Salaries & expenses (itemized below).. 1033 55
Tobacco, Ist 3 mos. $303.70; buluucc of
year. $192.10 495 89
Taxes refunded, Huzletwp 119 70
Temp, loan " Hazleton Suv. Bank.. lO.ouo (M)
Whiskey, Ist3months 205 05
(Of the above quantity 141 gallons
remained ou hand April 1, '00.)
Balance cash on hand Jan. 1, 1891 3579 24
$58,697 52
PAID OTHER DISTRICTS.
Penn'a Institution for Feeble Minded
Children 10 00
For Care of George Bote 10 00
Salem District 269 00
Coal Ton District 29 75
Ciirhoiiuale twp, ucct. Michael Cor
rigan 56 53,
Montgomery county ucct. Susan Hol
lenbach 127 70 j
Totul paid other districts $ 503 04 j
OUT-DOOR RELIEF AND BURIALS.
Out-door burials. Lower District $ 148 50
" relief, Lower Dist., Ist 3mos.. 899 71
" " " " " bal. of yr. 2757 29
" " burial, Middle District 72 00
" " relief " " Ist 3 mos 383 00
" " burials, Luzerne District— 401 00
relief " Ist 3 m 05.... 111100
Total out-door relief, etc $10,381 85
SALARIES AND EXPENSES.
P. H. Latham, extra mod. services....
from April 1, 'B9, to April 1, '9O $ 100 00 j
P. H. Latham, Physician's salary 375 00
W. A. Grimes, secretary's " 75 00
8. H. tlolliiigcr " " 300 00 1
D. A. Furey, director's " 60 00 j
A. 8. Monroe " •• 150 00 I
Tims. Clemens " " 200 00 I
Geo. W.Miller " " 200 00
John G. Davis, making duplicates— 15 00 ;
8. H. Hoi linger, making duplicates
and adjusting vnluution in Carbon.. 120 00
Monroe, Miller and Wells, expenses
attending P. Directors' Convent'n... 42 15
J. C. Streeter, expenses 170
Expenses of Com. to see Mrs. Grimes.. 4 70
llisei r
j CONVEYING INSANE TO DANVILLE.
A. 8. Monroe $ 47 DO
George T. Wells 61 58
Thomas Clemens 16 80
George W. Miller 3 00
J. F. Luiibnch, Justice fees 4 00
$ 133 28
CONVEYING CAITERS TO ALMSHOUSE.
Pliil J. Boyle sls2 rtV.liio. G. Davis ... BSO
J. \V. Boyle Huuc. A. Johnson... 8U)
Hnftnmicr and 11. Fisher A Hro. 24 50
(FDonneU 43 00 V. Passurella— 3 00
Mrs.J.U recti wuld 300 M. Zemany 300
Geo. S. Hex 21 04 Geo. T. Wells ... 44 18 i
P. 11. l4itham— 375 1). F. StuufTer.... 700
W. A. Grimes— f 00 Jus. J. Boyle 32 37
Geo. 4V . Miller... 10 40 A.B. Monroe 41 00
John Shijro tj ooj'at. McFadden.. 950
Pat. Burke 22 U0 Condy McHugh.. 10 00
"• M. Jones 7SO I). A. Thomas... 300
Ktinkle Bros (5 00 Philip Minniek.. 400
Geo. Wise 15 00Thus. Dobonsy.. 150
E. F. Warner.... 150 J. McLaughlin... 525 I
J. W. Hunter— 5 SOThos. Clemens... 425
$520 43
OUTSTANDING ON TAX DUPLICATES.
Thns. Mullery, Banks twp., 1870 :$0 39 !
John Hothroek, " " 1874 332
J. K. Jenkins, M. C'k twp., 1875 52 GO
Mich, llannen, " ,l 1883 100 72
K. W. DeWitt. Weatherly, 18so 05 00 i
11. L. Keihinan, E. M. <"k, IHSM 114 SO
11. McLaughlin, Freelatid, 1880 100 !
John Kern, W. Hazletnn, '• ai 7a 1
John Painter, Mauch Ch'k, " 240 74
$ 700 11 j
I
OUTSTANDING ON TAX DUPLICATES.
(Subject to Exonerations and Commissions.) j
NV. Holster 18M0 46 82 1
L. L Fin ley, " 5 05
♦Jos. Norwood, " 7:j6 04
♦Thus. Dutot, " ];(g 17 ;
*|'V Keihinan, ;; iQgt M I
John Hhaeffer, 07 70
Pat. Dunlavey, " 820 73
Gabriel Miller, " J 1
W.W. Buck. '• mJ j
♦O. (. Wetterau, " 8763 00
•Henry M. Doudt" 662 84
A. P. (loedecke, " 28 10
Jacob Fox. " 2815 70 I
•Philip J. Ferry, " 8802 19 1
•Geo. J. Bittner, " ay I
S 14,485 38 I
•Since Dec. 31,18P0, those marked thus • have '
made payment on their duplicates.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENTS.
J"* following is a com punitive statement of
foreul-h (listric! 1 • Ul totul Ulnount of duplicates
n , . ihipllcate. Relief. Percent.
liESSu, Ct ' • 10 * (ra 51 #*,657 00 22 6-10
Middle ; 4,KSi 47 1,7 00 36
Lu/erne 25,732 63 4,374 35 17
. i'M,l ftVilf 1 Vf,i H J! c,)n ?J mr tive statement of
i. i between the first three months
and the balance of the year :
Total expenses for Jan.. Feb. & Mar .112 033 14
Averujje per month s4Oll 04
rotal expenses for bal. of year 28 326 35
Average per month #2025 15
1830 bills paid In 1800; Ist 3 mos 40
| M bal. of year 143 02
ABSBTB.
I Approximate value of Heal EMntc and Per.
sonal Property as taken and computed
by the Directors and Auditors:
381 acres of land at S6O $19,080 00
Barn and other frame buildiugft 7,/iOO 00
Almshouse, main building 12,000 00
I Hospital building and tlxturos 2,500 00
Ihiili-r In<iisi*, laundry and li\tun-< .">.<> 11,1
House furniture hi ull the buildings.. 2,800 00
Chop mill and water works 2.500 00
Gas machine and llxtures .>OO 00
Farm implements and machinery 2,000 00
Live stock 2.800 00
Farm produce on hand 2,800 on
Cash in Bank 3,.>.9 U
Uncollected taxes, subject to dedue-
tiuns 15,249 40
Due from W. A. Grimes for taxes
collected and not paid over—Lehigh
twp., S2OK.!#; Lausanne, $88.82 240 48
Due from W. A. Grimes, balance of
unseated.land tax for Luzerne dis... 235 13
$100,359 34
LIABILITIES.
W. D. Schiller, M. D JCI
Hazleton National Bank, temp. loan.. 10.000 W
Assets in excess of liabilities 90,385 09
$100,350 34
THOB. CLEMENS.
G. W. MILLEK,
A. S. MONROE, Directors. j
Attest: S. H. HOLLISGER, Sec'y.
Steward and Matron's Acc't for IH9O.
ANTHONY COLL, DR.
To cash ree'd from Directors
for January, February and
March, 1890 $077 54
CR.
By amounts paid as follows:
Telegrams $ 112
Farm expenses 167 00
Watchman 40 00
Fireman 50 00
House expenses 138 10
Conveying paupers 15 00
! Election expenses 8 00
Exprcsaugc 17 26
! Salary 241 06
$677 54 $677 54 J
GEO. T. WELLS, for 9 months, ending De- I
ceruber 31st, 1890.
DH.
Cash ree'd from Directors $2300 00
Potatoes sold 28 30
Shouts " 68 00
Oats " 1 00
Ice " 1 00
Shoes 44 70
Buckwheat sold 2 00
Old Heaper " 25 (X)
Butter 44 50
Pasture for cows 3 00
Scrap iron sold 87 42
Flour sold 50 $2517 42 i
Balance due Steward 19 64
$2,537 06 !
CK.
By amounts paid as follows:
Conveying paupers to alms
house $ 16 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 20| 37
Hospital expenses 127 50
I Carpenter labor 47 58
! Groceries and provisions 4 06
I Traveling ex nouses 18 55
| Steward ana Matron's sal
| ary on acct two 00-$2,537 06
PRODUCE ON FARM FOR 1890.
! 960 bushels corn in the car; 478 bushels buck
wheat; 21 bushels bcuns; 31 bushels red beets; 40
bushels turnips; 225 "mangelw- rtzol;" 476 bush,
oats: 530 bushels rye, 1378 bushels potatoes; 4500
. heads of cabbage; 1,000 bunches of celery; 7
bids, saurkraut; 1379 lira, beef; 11,400 lbs. of
: pork; 424 lbs. veal: 1025 lbs. lard; 1027 lbs. butter
I 151 this, soft soap; 2400 lbs hard soap; 130 tons huy.
STOCK ON FARM.
! 22 cows, 1 bull, 5 calves, 3 yearlings, 7 horses,
' 2 mules, 5 hogs, 42 shouts, 157 chickens, 11 tur
keys.
ARTICLES MADE IN THE HOUSE.
102 women's dresses, 43 children's drosses,
12 infants' dresses, 110 women's chemise, 10
infants' chemise, 45 women's petticoats, 12
children's petticoats, 11 infants' petticoats, 27
pr, women's drawers, 18 pr. children's draw
ers, 25 undcrwuists, 28 night, gowns, 29 night
I caps, 12 old women's caps, 07 women's aprons,
I 17 children's aprons, 106 bed sheets, 147 pil
low cases, 25 bolster eases, 20 bed ticks. 23
, pillow ticks, :12 bolster ticks, 89 towels, 9 table
cloths, 24 napkins, 13 children's waists, 4 do/,.
dia|Krs, 10 boys' waists, 3 shirts, 5 shrouds, 40
window curtulns.
MACHINERY, IMPLEMENTS AND TOOLS.
4 2-horse wagons, 1 buck board, 1 cart, 3
2-horse sleds, 2 sleighs, 5 plows, 4 cultivators,
2 harrows, 1 grain drill, 1 double corn plant
er, 1 mowing machine, 1 reaper and binder,
2 horse rakes, 1 4-horse power thrashing ma
chine, 1 fanning mill, 1 corn shelter, 1 stump
puller, 1 land roller. 1 carriage, and the usuul
small tools and utensils used about a farm.
STATISTICS.
ADMITTED DURING THE YEAR.
Males adults 81
Females " 32
Male children 10
Female " 8-131
DIED DURING THE YEAR.
Male udults 18
Female 44 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 Dec. 31, 1890 103
Female " " " " " 43
Male children 44 44 44 44 2
Female 44 44 44 44 5- 163 |
CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES REMAIN
ING.
! Mules iu hospital 61
| Females f ' 31
! Males in almshouse 42
Females 44 12
Children 44 7
153
Of the above, 14 males and 5 females
are insane; of the children, one boy and
one girl are under four years of age,
and four boys and one girl under 12.
The average number of paupers for
the year is 148.
DIED DURING THE YEAR.
DATE AGE j
Annie Williams Jan 9, 05 yrs. :
Unknown man, Hazleton Jan. 10, I
Joseph Loveth Jan. 7, 39 yrs. I
Silas Williams Jan. 28, <lB 44
Surah Dugun Jan 29, 90 44 1
Francis Cudden Feb 2, 50 44
John Mazott March 20, 45 44 ;
Cornelius Hums March 21
Pearl Nungesser April 20, 9 yrs,
Joseph Tiudera April 28,26 44
Michael Styack May 11, 28 44 I
George Staymutz June 2. 40 44
Michael K lly June 21, 72 44
Win. McCann July 28, 78 44 ;
Unknown man Aug 2
Nicholas Hornlffle Oct B, 36yrs.
Thomas J ones Oct 13, 65 44 I
Fanny Herrlty's child T... .Oct 27, 2 wks
J. Rorcnsk Nov H, 23 yrs. j
Joseph Crasko, Dec 10, 04 44 i
John McCole Dec 15, 73 44 j
Daniel O'Neal Dec 29, 78 44 j
There were no vagrants or tramps relieved
during the year.
During the year 1800,61 Indigent insane per
sons, residents of thi- poor district, have been
maintained at the State Hospital, Danville, Pa.
Of this number 2 mules died, leaving2B femules
and 31 males.
The whole number of persons who received
out-door relief during the year were 11*4 adults
and 225 children.
COST OF INMATES.
In this statement items not chargeable to
maintenance have been deducted.
A. Coll, steward : -
• 1880 Expenses Expenses Total
bills paid forJan'y, balance
in IMA). Feb. & Mar. of year.
240 81 430 73 877 54
Geo T Wells, steward :
2,:*)0 00 2,300 00
Tobacco:—
28 00 277 70 102 10 405 80
Medical attendance and medicine :
317 56 271 78 580 34
Hospital expenses :
Bi> (A) 41 00 82 00 208 00
House expenses;—
137 01 3!tO 70 476 77
Groceries and provisions:—
414 85 2,341 12 3,630 17 6,386 14
Fuel and light
188 18 550 66 615 16 1,334 00
Farm implements :
58 50 58 50
Farm expenses:
350 365 30 1,048 66 1,415 55
j Ice:—
21 31 63 05 85 26
Dry goods and notions:—
76 08 124 62 300 35 501 05
1 Clothing:—
30 75 444 80 174 88 650 43
$1,060 17 $5,051 00 $0,075 31 $15,187 47
; I>csß 1880 bills paid in 1890 1,060 17
Net cost of maintaining inmates for
\ 1800 14,127 30
j Average number of inmates, including
steward a department, 164; cost per month,
I $7.18; cost per week. $1.66: cost per day, $.235-7:
averugo number of inmates, exclusive of
1 steward's department, 148; cost per month. $7.05
per week, $1.84; per day, $.26. . . m
If the cost for the first three months had
been as low as the average cost per month
for the balance of the year, the cost would
hve been, including steward's department, per
month, $41.15; per week, $1.42; per day, $.20 2-7;
excluding steward's department, per month,
$6.81; per week, $1.57; per day, $.221.
GKOHOE T. WELLS, stewurd.
I PA M. WELLS, Matron
Middle Coal Field Poor District.
We, the undersigned. Auditors of the Middle
Coal Field Poor District, do certify that we
have exunitned the foregoing accounts, re
ceipts and vouchers for the expenditures of the
Directors and Steward and tlnd them correct as
above stated.
JOS. P. SALMON,
8. F. REHLEH,
T. 11. WILLIAMS,
Auditors.
Annual Statement
OF THE
Borough of Freeland,
FOR 1890—'91.
DR.
Henry Doubt. Collector.
To amount of duplicate, $1455 38
Supplemental tax, 2 00
Dog tax, 186 00
$1643 38
CR.
Amount of exonerations,! 78 66
on dogs, *. 46 00
Abatements, 2 26
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,.... 696 58
Collector's commission,.. 36 66
S. B. Vanhorn, Treasurer, in account
with Freeland Borough.
DR.
To balance on hand from last
audit, $ 447 57
Received from County Treasurer
as license fees, 2009 00
Ree'd from Co. Commissioners,. 136 29
44 H. M. Doudt 1227 55
" 44 Burgess Cowan 19 95
4 4 4 4 B. McLaughlin, tax
collector of 1889, 115 00
Received from J. D. Hayes, for
clearing on Donop estate,.... 18 00
Rent of council room for elec
tion purposes, 10 00
Received of ohn Conaghan, for
sidewalk, 5 00
; defining snow from sidewalks,. 3 20
$3991 56
CR.
John Burton, w'k on sts.s24s 00
John Herron 44 44 82 52
| Hugh O'Donnell 41 44 98 94
Isaac Davis 4 4 44 90 67
Manus Brennan 44 44 49 07
i Frank Callella M 44 35 (X)
John M. Powell 44 44 14 38
Neal McNelis 44 44 690
Morris Ferry 44 ' 4 500
I Fred. Haas 44 44 3 75
j Hugh Boyle 44 4 4 8 13
j David Thrash 44 44 63
j Jos. Gallagher 44 44 81 2
J Patrick Doris 4 4 4 4 11 25
Albert Goeppert 44 44 4 50
| \V, D.* Cowan 44 44 150
! Frank DePierro 44 44 1 50
!A. A. Bachman 44 44 2 25
A Donop, work with
team 341 00
„ohn M. Powell, janitor, 96 00
J 4 4 4 4 44 rent of
ground and feeding
prisoners 2 25
| A. Donop, coal 7 00
R. M. Rinkcr, burying
| anima.s, 28 95
W. I). Cowan, police ser
! vice 123 00
John C. Reich, auditing 400
i Jas. 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
I notice, 400
; Penn'a Globe Gasli't Co. 468 00
Freeland Water Co., rent
i of plugs, 225 00
Birkbeck estate, interest 39 00
John Herron, " 0 00
Jamee Gallagher, " 12 00
\Y. Williamson, supplies 253
Jolin Daneker, stones... 20 00
Franz Mackl, surveying. 27 50
Freight on Btones, 4 80
Jus. E. Griffith, repairs
on council room, 35 00
A. B. Howe, stones 14 30
A. W.Washburn, repairs 700
C. W. James concrete... 23 04
John Brady, licenses for
Bhow refunded 7 50
John B. Quigley, serving
subpoenas and notices. 450
S. A. Schoener, supplies 463
Ed. Gallagher, stones... 940
Mrs. Marshman, stones. 300
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, " " 200
Ed. Gallagher, " " 350
11. F. Davis, " " 250
Owen Doudt, " " 200
Paid one borough bond
1885 series, 100 00
Paid three borough bonds
1883 series 300 00
Treasurer's commission,. 00 04
Am't in hands of treas
urer, 883 57
RESOURCES.
Cash in hands of treasurer,... $ 883 57
Due from 11. M. Doudt, col, 18110 10 03
" " B. McLaughlin, collec
tor 1880 165 23
Invested in lock-up and council
room real estate, etc 1675 (K)
Fire apparatus and h05e,....... 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
I is a true statement of the same.
JOHN C. REICH, I
JAMES WILLIAMSON, !- Auditors.
EVAN WOOHBINO, )
D. LORENZ,
ZE=xactica,l -Bio.tcla.er.
i BEEF, PORK, VEAL, LAMB,
MUTTON, PUDDING,
SAUSAGE, &c.
j No. 135 Centre Street, Freeland.
(Near Lehigh Valley Depot.)
11 Will fJSTIAUY ims
And so do all kinds of
Ready-Made Clothing, Dry Goods, Carpets,
Hosiery, Gents' and Ladies' Furnish
ing Goods, Notions and all
Kinds of Fancy Goods.
We keep the largest stock in town and in the region, at
JOSEPH NEUBURGER'S BRICK STORE,
IFIRIEIEIIIIIi-A-IISriD, IE?_A„
GOODS MUST SELL
At the prices we make to all that deal with us.
WE BUY FOR CASH ONLY
And we are therefore enabled to get large discounts for
the benefit of our patrons. To sell for cash is 110
mystery, but to sell cheap for cash we can do,
because we buy for spot cash only. Our prices will
compare favorably with city cash buyers' prices.
Dry Goods Department.
Yard wide unbleached muslin,
5 cents per yard.
Lancaster Gingams, best qual
ity, ? cents per yard.
Small checked bonnet gingams,
5 cents per yard.
Good calicoes, 5 cents.
Shirting flannel, 20 cents.
White checkered flannel, 12},
J yard wide Cashmeres, 12}.
Velvet and Velveteens from -10
cents per yard upwards.
Taped lace curtains, 81.00 per
pair and upwards.
CALL AHD mm III ma HIE BSYISB ELSEWHEBE.
JOS. NEUBURGER,
BR\CK ST ORE,
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!
HTTGH MALLOT,
Corner Centre and Walnut Sts., Freeland.
FOR
And Hardware of Every Description.
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.
Fisliiug Tackle and
Sporting Goods.
BVRRBRGK'S,
CENTRE STREET, FREELAND, PA.
Clothing Department.
| Good suits for men, 85.00,
Boys' Suits, 84.00.
Children's Suits, 81.00.
| Children's knee pants, 25 cts.
.
Undershirts and drawers in all
sizes, 40 cents,
i Sweet. Orr <& Co.'s Cveralls as
cheap as the inferior make
can be bought for elsewhere.