FREELAND TRIBUNE.
% VOL. 111. No. 51.
BRIEF ITEMS.
—Next Tuesday the voters of Free
land will decide the sewerage question.
—Summer is coming in a sneaking,
quiet way, as if ashamed of its tardi
ness.
—Painters are brightening the mas
sive red dome of the Greek Catholic
Church.
_ —The Freeland school board is adver
tising for proposals to paint and fence
the school property.
—Orders for three more bicycles were I
left at Birkbeck's yesterday. Call and
see the prices for first-class machines.
—An act of the last Legislature makes
the legal weight of a bushel of potatoes
5G pounds instead of GO pounds as here
tofore.
—Sunday next will be the 114 th anni
versary of the adoption of the stars and
stripes as the national flag of the United
States.
—Jos. Neuburger has restocked his
large store with a complete line of sum
mer clothing and everything in the dry
goods business.
—John 11. Troell ami Miss Maggie
Zellner, both of Freeland, were granted
a marriage license this week hy the
Register of Wills.
—l)r. E. W. liutter yesterday purchas
ed from Hugh Mcßride, of Beaver
Meadow, the lot adjoining his property
on Chestnut Street.
—Luzerne County will be entitled to
fifteen delegates in the next Democratic
State Convention. This is based on the
Pattison vote of 1890.
—Drop in occasionally at the Wash
ington 11 OU8C where Proprietor Geoppert
hasa large supply of healthy and refresh
ing drinks always on hand.
—Remember the picnic of Division
No. 20, A. O. 11., at Eckley on Saturday.
Refreshments and dancing in sufficient
quantities for all who attend.
—The committee having charge of the
first, anniversary celebration of t lie flag- j
raising at St. Ann's parochial schools on
July 4 is making much progress with its
work.
—Hon. Wm. R. Jeffrey went to Hur
risburg on business yesterday afternoon.
''Bill" is happy over the signing of the
store bill, for the passage of which lie
did good work.
—All members of Mountain Eagle
Castle, No. 297, K. G. E., are requested
to be present at the next meeting on
Tuesday evening. Business of impor
tance will be transacted.
—Baptismal services will be held at the
Upper Lehigh Baptist Church at 1.30
o'clock Sunday afternoon, when a num
ber of new members will be received.
Rev. Spaulding will officiate.
—Bicycling continues to increase in
popularity and several new ones ap
peared in town this week. Leave your
order for one at Birkbeck's, where they
are sold cheaper than city prices.
—The Welsh Baptist congregation will
hold services at the Woodside school
building on Sunday at G P. M. A com
mittee is at work trying to procure a
suitable meeting place for this denomi
nation.
—Picnics are becoming more popular
and the Firemen's Park has been en- <
gaged for several this summer. Local
Assembly 335 will hold a picnic about
the middle of August and District As
sembly 87 will celebrate Labor Day here. i
—The last time the neople of Freeland
voted to increase the debt was on
February 17, 1885, when their consent
was given to a loan for the purpose of '
purchasing fire apparatus. The vote '
was 87 for and none against the in
crease.
—Next Thursday afternoon and even
ing the Freeland Base Ball Association
will hold forth with a grand picnic at <
the Firemen's Park. Turn out and show
your appreciation of what the boys have
done for base ball by giving them your
generous support.
—There is a tendency among the 1
papers of Luzerne County to shut down
on the practice of booming aspiring can
didates before the nominations are
made. It is perfectly proper that politi- '
cians should pay for their pulls the same
as other business men.
—The Meneeley-Mcllugh deadlock for
the treasurership of the Foster school
board was broken Tuesday evening by a
vote of three to two in favor of Mr.
Meneeley. The absent member was
Director Welch, who has removed into
the borough. Another meeting will be
held on June 20 to elect Mr. Welch's
successor. All future meetings will be
held at the Woodside school building.
Suit in Ejectment.
Arnold & Krell 011 Tuesday at Wilkes-
Barre commenced a suit in ejectment
against John Kucha and others. The
land in dispute is a lot in Foster town
ship on which stands a dwelling house
and other buildings. It is now in the
possession of the defendants, hut the
plaintiffs claim that the title is theirs.
Save Your Dimes.
We will guarantee you that by paying
into the New York National Building
Loan Association 20 cents per day for 7
years SIOOO, or 10 cents per day for 7
years SSOO. Will he at the office of T. j
A. Buckley, J. I'., Birkbeck Brick, Free
land, from 2 to 8 P. M., Saturday, June j
13, for the purpose of establishing a local
bianch. We mean business and it will
pay you to call or send for circulars.
B. McKntee, agent.
At the Honey Hole.
Yesterday was a red letter day in the
history of Union Council, No. 300,
American Legion of Honor. Shortly
V after 8 o'clock the members, accom
panied by their wives and lady friends,
set out for the Honey Hole, where the
day was spent in Ashing, rowing, hall
playing ami other pastime sports. The
company numbered nearly 100 people .
and a dozen large equipages wero re
quired to convey them to their destina
tion. The council is composed of nearly
all the leading citizens of Freeland and
vicinity, and many arc the stories told •
this morning of the day's outing. Upon
their return at 9 P. M. a triumphal
entry was made into town and all re
ported a glorious time.
IT IS NOW A LAW.
Governor I'attison ,Signs the Bill to Abol
ish Company Stores.
Since the passage of the bill relating to
company stores, which was rushed
through on the last clay of the session,
the TRIBUNE has endeavored to obtain
some definite information regarding its
contents. Secretary Caffrey, of the K.
of L. Legislative Committee, says the
bill was not amended in the House or
Senate, but passed as introduced 011 Jan
uary 21 by Representative Farrel. It
traveled slowly through the Legislature
I and it was only by the hardest work of
| the committee, assisted by the mining
! representatives, that it was passed. Had
! there been time on May 27 for its discus
sion it would undoubtedly have been
killed by the Senate, from whose com
mittee it was brought out that morning
by Senator Hines and others. As it was
the time was short and by a little strat
egy it passed intact. Governor Pattison,
true to the pledges he made to the people
; of this State, signed the bill Tuesday
afternoon. As introduced in the House
it reads as follows :
SECTION 1. 011 and after the passage of this
act, it shall not be lawful for any mining or
manufacturing corporation of this Common
wealth, or the officers or stockholders of any
such corporation, acting in behalf or in the
interest of any such corporation, to engage in
or carry 011 by direct or indirect means any
store, known as a company store, general
supply store, or store where goods and mer
chandise, other than such as have been mined
: or manufactured by the mining or manufactur
ing corporation of which said officers or stock
holders, arc members, are kept or offered for
sale.
SECTION 2. That no mining or manufactur
ing corporation engaged in business under the
laws of this Commonwealth shall lease, grant,
bargain or sell to any officer or stockholder of
any such corporation, nor to any other person
or persons, whatsoever the right to keep or
maintain upon the property of any such cor
poration, any company general supply or other
store in which goods other than those mined or
manufactured by the corporation granting
such right shall bo kept, or exposed for sale
whenever such lease, grant, bargain or sale as
aforesaid, is intended to defcut the provisions
I of the first section of this uet. Nor shull any
j such mining or manufacturing corporation,
! through its officers, stockholders, or by any
j rule or regulation of its business, make any
' contract with the keepers or owners of 'any
store, whereby the employes of such corpor
| atlon shall be obliged to trade with such keeper
j or owner, and that uny such contract made in
' violation of this act shall be yrlnm fade evi
-1 dence of the fact that such store is under the
1 control of such mining or manufacturing cor
poration and in violation of this act.
| SECTION 3. That for any violation of any of
j the provisions of this act by any mining or
manufacturing corporation aforesaid, such
! mining or manufacturing corporation so of
fending shall forfeit all charter rights granted
|to it under the laws of this Commonwealth,
I and it is hereby declared and made the duty of
j the Attorney General of this Commonwealth,
upon proof of such violation of any of the pro
visions of this act, by a petition signed and
sworn to by two or more citizens residents of
the county where the offense is sworn to have
been committed, to immediately comnienco
proceedings nguinst the corporation or corpor
tions complained ugainst by a writ of quo
warranto.
SECTION 4. That all acts or parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby repealed.
Is Freeland Afraid of $5,908?
The Ashley correspondent of the News
dealer says: "We have been informed
by a number of councilnien that at their
next meeting they will ask the citizens
for a loan of SIOO,OOO to grade all the
streets and run a sewer to empty into
the Susquehanna river."
And a few people in Freeland think a
loan of little more than one-twentieth of
of this amount will bankrupt the borough
and saddle the people with high taxes
for years to come.
Death Front Apoplexy.
Friday morning Thomas J. Walters
died at his residence from a sudden
stroke of apoplexy. He was aged 4(3
years, 3 months and 20 days, and had
been ill for some time. The interment
took place Sunday afternoon at Freeland
Cemetery, and the funeral was attended
by a number of friends and relatives,
together with Machumleck Tribe, Red
Men; Drifton Lodge, Odd Fellows, and
Silver Wave Lodge, Knights of Pythias.
Another Hand in Freeland.
There will be music in tire air when the
Slavonian Young Men's Band of Freeland
gets in proper working order, and that is
to be very soon. A meeting was held
this week by several of the Slavonians
around here and the enthusiasm mani
fested in band business was greater titan
the projectors expected. A subscription
list was opened at tire meeting and $176
in cash planked down on the spot. This
is a most encouraging start in raising the
necessary collateral to buy instruments
and the amount will ire furthor increased
by the proceeds of a grand hop at the
Opera House on June 20. Sharps and
flats and semi-quivers are tire principal
topics discussed among the members,
who are anxiously awaiting the arrival
of the big bass drum and its auxiliaries.
Another baud of the same nationality
will be organized at Hazleton.
I.ookn I.ike a Malice Machine.
The Law and Order Society began its
persecution this week. After tlio meet
ing on Tuesday evening one of its mem
tiers, John Shaffer, swore out, warrants
cliurging the following persons with hav
! ing their places of business open and
| selling in violation of tiie Sunday law
of 1704 : K. S. Shick, ice cream and con
| fectionery dealer, Centre Street, below
I Main; Geo. Shick, cigars and tobacco,
| Centre Street, above Main, anil Mrs. S.
; B. Vanhorn, ice cream mid confection
ery, Centre and Chestnut Streets. The
defendants were cited to appear before
Squire Kline at 7 o'elock last evening
and explain why they dared to deviate
from the narrow-guaged track of Sunday
observance, laid down one hundred
years ago. The society had a number
of witnesses at the hearing, hut the ac
cused asked for a postponement, which
| was granted, the Justice naming the
| hours of 2, 3 and 4 P. M. on Friday as
! the time. Just why tliese three people
| were selected from the large number
i who kept open the society only can
j explain, and its boasted "fair and impar
tial enforcement" of the law seems to
' have degenerated into a personal grudge.
. The action of the society this week lias
turned public opinion stronger than ever
against it.
FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1891.
SEWERAGE.
The time for voting upon tire question
'' of increasing the borough indebtedness
■' ; for the purpose of sewering the town iH
'• | drawing near, and that the matter may
11 | be decided satisfactorily to the majority
- s |"f ta x payers it is the duty of every i
■■ ; citizen to cast a ballot, for or against the
0 { measure. If the indebtedness is to be
increased the vote should be a decisive
)' one, and it will then give to council and
t those who advocate sewerage the en
c' couragement and incentive to enter upon
'' I the completion of the project. If the ,
If ] voters prefer not to increase the borough j
j debt let the decision be arrived at by
| the majority of citizens saying so. ;
11 To have the question settled either
way by a light vote, owing to the apathy
K of those especially interested, will leave
s it as far from remaining settled as if no
■" election had been held. Whatever may
> be tlie result it should be a true test of
® public feeling and the advocates and op
-7 ponents of sewerage can do the council .
13 and themselves no greater favor than by
going to tiie poll on Tuesday and casting
s their ballots according to their convic
r tions. A full, free and candid expres
sion of public opinion is necessary to
y decide the issue.
0 No doubt there are some who are
a honest ill their opposition to sewerage,
y believing that the tax rate to carry it into I
1 effect will be swelled to immense pro
■- portions. The proposed increase is less
it than $6,000, and anyone who wishes to
■- stop and think a moment will see at a
- glance that the increase in taxes will be
r almost imperceptible, considering the
benefits which are bound toaccure if tlio
•- town is sewered. Those who oppose the i
0 question on the ground of a probable
:, increase in taxes present an argument
t nearly as weak as the few who say that
,i sewerage is unnecessary. Both of those
r claims are too absurd to discuss.
There are others, however, who are
r using the high-tax "bugaboo" to scare
r voters when tliey know themselves that
all such talk is nothing but "bosh." It
„ would be much more dignified for those
„ people and their opposition would com
, mand more respect if tliey would openly
acknowledge their enmity to the town's |
lf progress and advancement. Trying to
,! defeat the question by sailing under
■ false colors is contemptible, to say the 1
r least. The past records of some of those 1
people show that tliev have always been
opposed to every improvement the j '
, borough lias made, vet tlio town lias
. advanced steadily despite their antag- 1
j onism and will continue to advance J
while tliey can be kept in the minority.
They may mean well enough and some, 1
perhaps, are earnest in the views tliey 1
r hold, but it is nearly time they realized '
1 the futility of trying to retard the prog
ressive spirit of the citizens. A few are
J everlastingly objecting to anything pro
posed by the present and past councils,
[. and tiie only way to offset this backward
tendency is by bringing out a full vote
' and proving that the taxpayers regard 1
J sewerage as a necessity which must 1
r come. That is the only way the matter .
can lie settled effectually and give satis- 1
faction to botli parties.
If for nothing else but to insure a '
healthy atmosphere it would be better to 1
' pay a little more taxes and have good,
clean, sweet-smelling streets and avoid
breathing air filled with the noxious 1
gases of decaying matter. Sewers would 1
carry off the refuse and stagnant waters
which clog the gutters in several portions
of the borough and remove the objec- '
: tionahlc odors which arise during warm 1
weather. Some people refuse to be im- J
'' pressed with the fact that these are un
* healthy. They would prefer to wait 1
and receive a lesson in cleanliness such ; '
' as was given the borough of Plymouth a 1
few years ago. That town has "since ex- j
' pendod ten times the amount of Free
land's proposed debt to avoid a repetition
' of tiie terrible scourge. Other towns,
* too, have been negligent in this respect t
until their folly has been brought home '
to them. t
The proposed system is not for the t
purpose of benefitting one or two prop- t
3 erty owners. Kvery resident will be t
J accorded the same privilege of drain- t
' age and the plans of the engineer cover >
' every portion of the town. Arrango
| ments have also been made by which 1
the system can be extended to Birvan- I
' ton and the other districts of Foster t
■ township which adjoin the upper sides >
of the borough, and this will be done
' when they are annexed. An indepen- i
• dent system will be laid through the i
streets of tlio Points when that suburb
cuts loose from Foster and takes its posi-'
tion as a part of the borough.
3 There is no place in the State that can
1 be sewered with less expense and to bet-'
ter advantage than Freeland. Its loca
-1 tion and natural grade will save consider-1
s able money. With the license fund of this j
- and next years, and the loan to lie voted ;
i for on Tuesday, enough can be raised to
i proceed at once. Eckley B. Coxe lias
"> expressed himself as willing and anxious [
s to assist the sewering of the town and !
e his offer of an outlet through the coni
s pany's land shows that his co-operation
1 is tendered in good faith,
e The tickets will all be marked on the j
1 outside "Increase of debt." On the in- j
1 side tliey will be printed or written "No 1
, increase of debt" or "Debt may he in
-1 creased." The election will be conduct- j
ed in the same manner as all other elec
y tions held under State laws.
Teachers' Examinations.
County Superintendent Harrison gives '
s notice of tho coming examinations for
teachers in this county. Applicants for
-: certificates will enter the class in the
s district where tliev intend to teach. Ex
- i animations will begin at 9 A. M. and
I directors and patrons are invited. The
y 1 examinations in this vicinity are ap
" I pointed as follows :
' [ Freeland—Wednesday, Juno 24, for
• Freeland, Foster and West Hazleton.
! ...| ,kite Haven—Thursday, June 25, for
" j White Haven and Denison.
B Drums—Tuesday, August 18, for But- 5
b J ler and Sugarloaf.—lF.-71, Record.
I Among the Sports.
1 | Picnic of Division No. 20, A. 0. 11..
i" Eckley, June 13.
-i , Pic ? ic . Of the Freeland Base Ball
i Association, Firemen's Park, June 18.
b Ball of Kt_ Patrick's Cornet Band,
s { Opera House, July 3.
" T ,. p ' on ' c °f ' 'tiers Athletic Association,
r ! I' tremen's Park, July 4. [
DEATHS.
o
' Wa !J''—At Eckley, June fi, Elizabeth, '
S wife of llenry Wald, aged 41 years
r and 5 months. Interred at Eckley j
1 Cemetery on Tuesday.
MARSH'S DOUBLE.
A Case of Mistuken Identity in Which
His Highness Figured.
High Constable Rinker, who has blos
somed out as a prominent contractor for
the laying of sidewalks and gutters, was
quietly watching his force at work on an
uptown street one morning this week
when a well-dressed drummer passed
1 by. The agent was making a bee-line
for a nearby grocery store and carried
the customary valise filled with sam
ples of his goods. The 11. C. imme
diately drew from his inside pocket a
photo and printed description of Presi
dent Marsh, the absconding banker of
Philadelphia, and With an exclamation
! which sounded like "That's me man,"
ho started in pursuit. The drummer
! was about entering the store when he
turned and saw His Highness bearing
down upon him like an avalanche, and
suddenly remembering some of the
stories he had read about the wild
people of the mining regions, he took to
his heels.
! Then the chase began in earnest,
Robert M. by this time feeling certain
that he had his eye upon the bank
looter and visions of the SO,OOO reward
danced around him, while the agent
i had his own opinion of the affair and
as the cold perspiration glided down his
: back lie concluded that Freeland is an j
unhealthy locality for strangers and
began to make a hasty exit. Just as,
the pursued and pursuer found them
selves on Centre Street the whistle of!
an approaching train was heard and
with this both broke into a dead run,
the drummer's coat-tails floating in the !
! breeze and [linker's venerable white !
plug bobbing up and down in a men
acing manner. It was five and one-half I
blocks to the L. V. station and it looked j
like a race for life as both men Hew
past the Ti IBI;XK office. On they went
I through the Points, neither gaining nor
losing, knocking down several street
urchins who failed to clear the way in
| time, and attracting the attention of
pedestrians, who thought Robert M.
was trying to arrest the man for selling j
hug powder or some other household
article without a license. Again the i
whistle sounded and with a desperate }
effort the High Constable made a plucky |
spurt, caught up with the agent, grasped -
the outspread coat-tails and began "I j
ar "
This sentence has not yet been finish-1
ed. A treacherous hole in the sidewalk
near Carbon Street enticed Robert's foot
and there was a heavy fall. The SO,OOO
reward faded in the mist that gathered
before his eyes, the white hat bounded
in the direction of the gutter, the drum
mer sang out a mocking "Ta, ta," swung
aboard the 9.45 train for New York and
President Marsh is still missing.
Result of Carrying ltait in u Keg.
The air is filled with fish stories this
week, and one is going the rounds at the
expense of a prominent jeweler and two
other business men. These three anglers
journeyed to the Oley on Tuesday and
after vainly trying to induce the fish to
bite they went into the stream after
them, swimming and diving like ducks,
utterly oblivious of the fact that they
wore their best suits of clothes. There j
was no danger of drowning, as it is im
possible to force water down their \
throats, and upon their return to terra
firma the jeweler proposed a foot-race.
When all were under a full head of j
steam the leader tripped over a canine
froni the Points, bringing the others
down with him in a confused heap, j
They claim the earth suddenly rose up i
against them, and the concussion must 1
have been terrific, judging from the !
lacerated portions of their anatomy.
Discord in Republican Hunks.
The Democrats of Luzerne fully under- :
stand with their Republican opponents i
the appointing power of a Judge, and i
they are therefore quite anxious for the j
success of the Democratic candidate, and
as Lynch is certain to he the nominee, it
goes without saying that he will poll the
full vote of his party. The Republicans |
see this and are in quite a flurry over it. !
They want to retain political supremacy
on the bench and will do their best to j
this end. Rut they note with dismay
strong evidences of discord which fore- 1
shadow a break in party discipline this j
year and a consequent weakening of !
their vote unless all hands can unite on '
a popular candidate.— Scranton Truth.
Nothing Too Hard For Type.
: The type of a printing ollice performs j
! many strange things during its life. The '
, TKIIH NK is now printing constitutions
| for the Societa' Politica Garibaldi, the
Freeland branch of the national Italian
organization. The same letters have
appeared in work done in the English,
German, Irish, Welsh, Hungarian,
! Polish, Slavonic, Greek and Latin lan
; guages, and they still come up bright
j and smiling at every impression.
Heading's Connecting Link.
j A meeting of the Hoard of Y)irectors
(ff the Tamaqua, Hazleton and North-,
j ern Railroad Company was held at the I
general office of the Philadelphia and
i Reading Railroad Company for the pur- ,
pose of organization. The officers of the j
I company are A. A. McLeod, president;
| William R. Taylor, secretary, and Wil
j liam A. Church, treasurer. The Tama
qua, Hazleton and Northern will form
the connecting link between the Read-1
itig Railroad and the lines of the Dela
-1 ware, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Hail
road. It is the intention of the company
to begin the construction of the road at
once and to have it in operation by
October I. The contract has been award
ed to Nolan Brothers, of Reading, and
A. .1. Mcßean, of Chicago. They have
i twelve miles to construct and work .was
begun on Monday.
ECKI.KV NOTES.
Hugh Reunion, Charles Harvey. John Cuinp-
I icll ami Patrick Toy, who went to Pittsburg;
a few weeks ago to place themselves under the
I care of Father Molliugei;, returned home on |
j Saturday, much improved.
j John lirogun, u resident of this plueo for n I
! number of yours, removed his family to Pond I
Creek.
Daniel Ferry and wife of South Hcborton
were among the visitors here on Sunday.
Jacob Coleman, John Sholhrmmer and Win. |
Logan called on friends at Sandy Valley on
i Sunday afternoon, and from all appearances
' they seemed to have enjoyed the trip.
Miss Bridget Maloney is visiting friends nt
i Drifton.
| The grove is being nicely fixed for the picnic !
of Division No. 20, A. <>• 11., on Saturday, and I
all who attend will have a pleasant time.
P. .1. Maloney called on his favorite friend at
Freeland Inst Friday evening. Wonder who
1 she is, Patrick V SNOW BOY. |
BASE BALL.
Drifton tried hard last Thursday to
' down the strong Wilkes-Barre Club, but
r like many others, they failed in their
i mission. Freeman's delivery was too
' much for the people of this end of tiie
| county, while the almost perfect support
| given liim made Wilkes-Barre a sure
winner. The score:
W ILK LIS-UA It It K. I DRIFTON.
It. 11. O. A.K.I R. 11. O. A. E. I
/.oiler, c 3 :t ti :$ 0 O'ffara, p. 1 0 ft 1'
Unfile, e1....2 4 1 0 0 Logan, e.... 1 2 ft 3 1
Freeman, p. .u I I Hi n Mulvey, If.. I n u
Rigging, 1D..1 2 7 I 0 Tighe, 2b....0 03 3 1 I
Swart man,rfl 1 :t 0 O'McGurvey.ssO 2 1 3 0 j
O'Doun'll, 2bl 2 :i 1 OjM'Geeh'n, lbO 0 7 0 0
S\ I vis 11 ... 1 1 1 II li Mi l;•ad \ . .11 H 2 (I II
Hinder, 3b.. .0 0 0 2 11 Buchmun, 31)0 0 2 1 .'1
Flcsler, 88...1 1 1 2 0 McGeudy, rto 1 10 0
\ Totals 10 lft 26 19 l|Totuls 482315 6!
• ; McGarvey and Fleeter out; hit by batted ball. 1
INNINGS.
' i Wilkes-Barre 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 5 x—lo
Drifton 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 o—4,
► f Burned runs—Wilkes-Barre, 8; Drifton, 4.
Two-base hits—Mulvey. Three-base hits—Mui- \
vo.v, Sylvia. Buses on bulls—O'Haru, 1 Struck I
out—O'Hara, ft; Freeman, it. Passed balls— !
i Logan, I. Time—l.4o. Umpires—Boone and I
Bonner.
I I I
There will he a royal battle at the \
Park on Sunday afternoon between the j
strong Scranton Club and Freeland. j
i The visitors have the honor of being the |
only team that lias defeated Wilkes- j
; Barre and the audience may depend j
upon seeing a good game. Ireeland's
admirers will be pleasantly surprised by i
the appearance of several new players. !
| Game called at P. M.
I I I
At a meeting of the Freeland Associa- i
: tion it was decided to have the players J
sign a new form of contract. This will j
1 not be of the iron-clad order, but merely '
enough to protect the club and hold the j
men for local games. If a player gets an
opportunity to better himself he will be I
at liberty to sign elsewhere.
11l
i At Philipsburg, N. J., on Saturday I
! Drifton added another victory to their i
I credit by defeating the club of that j
i place. Drifton put up a good game and j
won with ease. Score—lo to 2.
in
: A female club hailing trom Cincinnati!
j is drifting through the upper portion of j
i Luzerne. Some of the players' names !
read like the "stars" of May Howard's t
Burlesque Company.
Mi
The Soapies opened their season at the
Park with Sandy Run on Saturday. It
was heavy batting all around, but the |
Soapies did thd most of it, winning by a j
score of 10 to 7.
; IN I
Jeanesville and Drifton, each having '
once defeated the other, will contest
for supremacy on the former's grounds j
j on Saturday.
i i i
Freeland is now working on a solid
foundation, and the re-organization of
the club will soon be completed, j
A twirler from near Pittsburg and a •
well-known second baseman, late of
Wilkes-Barre, will sign this week.
I I I
'■ Jennings is playing a stiff game for
Louisville, lie has good reasons in!
doing so, for the eyes of every "crank" j
in this section of the State is upon him.
I On Sunday he got one of the three hits
made by the team, and on Monday made
two singles and a triple, the latter hit
i winning the game.
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Billy Sharsig's Athletics, the tsemi
■ professional club of Philadelphia', will
jbe seen here this season. A Brooklyn
j team, organized on a similar basis, will
i play with Freeland on July 20. The
; famous Philadelphia Mute Club will
i drop anchor in town some time during
| August, and Scranton will be with us
next Sunday.
i i i
John F. Stivetts, who is now pitching
| with such remarkable success for the St.
I Louis Browns, was horn in Ashland and
is twenty-three years old. His first pro
j l'essional engagement was in 1880 with a I
club of liis native town. In 1888 he
I pitched for Allentown and made quite a
i record. The following season he pitched \
for and managed York. It was while !
1 pitching for this team in an exhibition j
I game against the Browns that he attract-i
ted the attention of Von der Abe, who !
secured him on the spot. In the first!
i nine games pitched for the Browns he
i struck out seventy men. To-day he is
I the peer of any pitcher living, and as a I
j batsman stands head and shoulders over
j any twirler in the country.— Phila. Press.
Officers Installed.
j Drusilla Lodge, No. 152, Rebecca
I Degree of Odd Fellows, installed the
! following officers last week.
N. G.—Lucy Oswald.
V. G.—Annie Lindsay.
R. S. —Win. Carter.
F. S.—Til lie Lindsay.
T.—Mary Carter.
Trustee—Jane Red path,
j W.—lvate Griffith.
C—Til lie Lewis.
N.G. R.—Eleanor Parry.
V. G. It.—A. 8. Sensenbach.
T. G.—Harriet Hilton.
! O. G.—lt. Griffith.
C. —E. M. Geritz.
Tj'OK HALF. Due lot on Chestnut Street,
I' South lloborton, size tiOxlftfi. For tonus
i apply to T. A. BUCKLEY',
Freeland, Pu. !
IpOR SALE One fresh cow and a calf, Al-
IJ derney stock. Apply to JOHN CANNON,
Pine Street. ;
, Boar of Washburn's wheelright shop.
I (IST.—On Saturday, May 23, a cream-white
J eow, light-weight and Alderney stock. 1
Liberal reward for any information leading- to
its recovery. J. C. BKRNKR.
[ASTRAY. -Came to the premises of the un- !
Hi dersigncd a white eow, with brown spots '
from fore-shoulder to tip of nose. The owner j
j can have her by paying cost of support, other- j
' wise will lie sold in proper time. Jacob Dinkc
lacker, Township Clerk, Butler Township.
rpo WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.—This is to
I certify that 1 have this day bought at. J
constable sale the following property: Two
horn's, one cow, four wagons, sleighs and three 1
I set of harness, together with a lot of goods and i
have loaned the same to Geo. Kroiuuies, of j
Foster Township, for his own use and benefit, i
i and caution all parties from interfering with j
, the same. Geo. A. Klinger, Butler Township.
Junelßol.
i EpOR SALE.—One lot 43 feet, 0 Inches front by
I? 150 feet deep, containing one large double
i block of buildings and out-houses 28x32 feet,
also one house on roar of lot 14x24 feet and ;
stable 14x14 feet, all in good condition and i
fenced, situated on lower Main street, near the
j Cottage Hotel. The property of Frank Mc-
Shea, a good title guaranteed. For further par- ,
ticulars and terms apply to T. A. BUCKLEY,
I Freeland, Pu. Birkbcck Brick. ;
ORDINANCE.- An ordinance to increase the
borough indebtedness, for the purpose of
construction sewers in the Uorouuli t
, land.
frcjt ordained and enacted by tlio burgess
and 1 own Council of the borough of Freehold,
in council met, and it is ordained ami enacted
I by authority of the same, that the indebtedness
I of said borough of Freeland shall be increased
to an amount not exceeding seven per cent, of
the assessed valuation, the amount of which in-
I crease is to be determined by the estimated
cost ot sewering said borough; that a state
ment as required by law lie published for at
least thirty (JO) days, and that said iitemised in
debtedness shall be paid hv general taxation.
Passed finally in Council April a, ism.
I A. A. JIACIIMAN, T. A. lII TKI.KY,
President. Clerk.
I Approved April 0,1801.
JOHN M. POWELL, Burgess.
| To Whom It May Concern:
Take notice that in pursuance of the above
recited ordinance an election will be held at
the Council itoom in Freeland, Pa., on Tues
day, the lath day of June, A. 1)., IHOI, between
the hours of 7 a. m. and 7 p. in., for the purpose
of obtaining the assent of the electors of Free
land Horough to the proposed increase of in
debtedness.
STATEMENT.
: The am't of the last assessed valua
-1 tion Is §95,225 00
t The ain't of existing debt is 71*1 (*
llie am't ot' the proposed increase is.. 5,905 no
The percentage of the proposed increase is
seven per centum.
The purpose for which the indebtedness is to
be increased is the making of sewers in and
through the borough of Freeland, and from it
to an outlet necessary for the general health
and public welfare of said borough.
Attest:
T. A. BUCKLEY, A. A. BACH MAN.
Clerk. President of Council.
"PROPOSALS.—ProposaIs will be received by
L the undersigned, for painting the Free
land borough school house—two coats on the
outside ami one coat on the inside. All material
to be furnished by the school board. Also pro
posals for building a fence around the school
property—one hundred and twenty-four feet
witlf nil.l thirl y■-.•iglit feet deep. Tin- fence 11.
be of si pi are paling on the east and south sides,
and llat paling on tho other sides. Proposals
must be presented by noon, Saturday, June l:,
1891. John Smith, Secrctay School board.
JO UN SCHN EE.
CARPET WEAVER,
SOUTH UK BURTON.
All kinds of carpet, double
and single, manufactured at
short notice and at lowest
rates
D. LORENZ,
BEEF, PORK, VEAL. LAMB,
MUTTON, PUDDING,
SAUSAGE, &o.
(STRICTLY CASH BUSINESS.)
No. 135 Centre Street, Freeland.
(Near Lehigh Valley Depot.)
HENRY STUNZ,
Boot and Shoemaker
Cor. ltidgc and Chestnut Sts., Freeland.
Having purchased a large
stock of
BOOTS & SHOES
I am prepared to soli them at
prices that defy competition.
Repairing a Specialty
Call and examine my stoeft.
Cor. Ridge and Chestnut Sts
Bicycles TI3:B Sporting
Tric r° les - LEADING AND ONLY : GOODS •
Sporting Goods
AND
BICYCLE HOUSE
(WORTHY OF THE NAME)
lii the Lehigh Region.
BEROBL'S,
CEWTEE STEEET,
FREELAKD, I'HX.X A.
" A. We are : -
Hardw're o n h hi.d Xnihie Manuf'r
AND ot ' Sporting Goods. All
I sold at New York and
SIOVPS Philadelphia prices. Both TillWaFft
OIUVtJb. Wholesale and Retail. lIBVVctIC.
-SI.OO PER YEAR.
JOHN D. IIAYES,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
j Legal business of all kinds promptly attended.
Room ;i, 2d Floor, Birkbeck Brick.
jyj IIALPIN,
Manufacturer >r
Carriages. Buggies. Wagons. &c.
| Cor. Walnut and Pine Streets, Freeland.
01IAS. ORION STROII,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
AND
Justice of the Peace.
I
Office Booms No. HI Centre Street, Freeland.
XTORRIS FERRY,
PUKE—
WHISKY, WINE, RUM, GIN, &C
Fresh Lager Beer Always on Tap.
Corner South and Washington Sts., Freeland.
Gr. A. SOLT,
Plumber and
Steam Fitter.
I have just received an excellent stock of
Stoves find Tinware.
Estimates Riven oil contract roofing
and spouting.
Repairing Promptly Attended to.
Centre Street, Freeland, Pa.
B. F. DAVIS,
Dealer in
Flour, Feed, Grain,
HAY, STRAW, MALT, &c.,
Best Quality of
Clover & Timothy
SIEIEID.
Zeniuny's Block, 15 East Main Street, Frcclund.
FRANCIS BRENNAN,
151 South Centre Street, Frcceland. (Near
the L. V. H. U. Depot.)
The bar is stocked with the choicest brands of
Liquors, Beer, Porter, Ale,
and
TEMPERANCE DRINK.
The tlnest kind of
CIGARS KEPT IN STOCK