FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. IV. No. 1. BRIEF ITEMS. —John D. Hayes spent Sunday with the people of New York. —Amandus Oswald sells fine fresh roll butter at 15 cents per pound. —Gilbert Smith, of Highland, removed his family to Freeland this week. The building of John Conaghan on Centre Street lias been improved this week. Miss Susie O'Donnell, of Asbury I'ark, N. J., is at the home of her parents in Ku.kley. —The pastor of the Heavenly Re cruits' Church, Rev. Thos. J. J. Wright, has resigned. —John H. Troell and Miss Maggie Zellner were married by Rev. E. I). Mil ler last week. —Vincent Passarella is making several alterations to his property at Ridge and South Streets. —Miss Mame McDonald returned from Keranton yesterday, where she has been attending school. —Dr. 11. M. Neale, of Upper Lehigh, returned home on Tuesday evening from an enjoyable trip to Chicago. —Daniel J. Ferry has opened the Corner Restaurant in the stand formerly occupied by Manus Brennan. —Daniel J. Kennedy has removed his place of business from the Points to the corner of Centre and South Streets. —Mrs. R. A. Dodson left on Monday afternoon for an extended visit to her brother at Fruitland, Musketeen County, lowa. —Andrew Brislin, of Drifton, is a juror on the trial of James McMillen, of Sturmerville, charged with killing his wife. —Patrick Gillespie, of Upper Lehigh, removed his family last week to Mana yunk and will make that place his future home. —Hugh McMenamin and Miss B. Mc- Laughlin, students at Bloomsburg Nor mal School, returned home Monday evening. —The members of St. Patrick's Bene ficial Society will meet in regular session next Sunday at 1.30 P. M. in the Young Men's Hall. —W. J. FiCkert has a number of Free land artists painting and otherwise im proving his handsome cottage at Wild wood Beach. —A eavein occurred at No. 1 Highland on Monday in a breast being worked by John Cannon of town. Mr. Cannon loses about four hundred cars of coal. —President of Council A. A. Bachman is at Wild wood Beach this week. A consignment of fine fish reached his home last evening as a result of his stay at that famous resort. —The examination of applicants for teachers' certificates for Freeland and Foster was held here yesterday by County Superintendent Harrison. The class numbered thirty. —John M. Cunnius is building a hall, 20x60 feet, 18 feet high, for Mike Po tochney, adjoining the hitter's property on Fern Street, lie expects to have the building ready by July .4. —Hon, Win. R. Jeffreys has accepted a position as traveling salesman for the Rochester Brewing Co., of Rochester, N. Y., and will enter upon his duties at once. He will still make Freeland his headquarters. —An unknown Hungarian was pros trated by the heat at Upper Lehigh last week and died Friday evening. He had been in the country only a short while and it is hoped he has found a more con genial climate. —This is the season of the year when the thirsty man longs for a drink of some delicious beverage. He can find just what he wants at the Washington Hotel, where Proprietor Goeppert will give him something cool. —Conductor I.yman'H train collided at Drifton on Monday witli a trip of Cen tral coal earn. One passenger coacli hud the side badly damaged and its steps tuken off, while ten of the coal ears were partially demolished. —Tiie insurpressihle I'. J. Furey ar rived in the Points yesterday and says he will take op his summer residence here. At midnight lie was standing on the borough line delivering an address on the principal topics of the times. IN OTHEK TOWNS. —Pottsville lias raised $14,433 for a soldiers' monument, —Plymouth will make an effort to Becure free delivery. —Schuylkill County's court house will be dedicated September 3. —Amandus Oswald sells fine fresli roll butter at 15 cents pet pound. —White Haven w ill have an electric light plnnt owned by the borough. —The assessed valuation of Plymouth is about $25,D90 less than last year. —Go to Amandus Oswald for your line fresh roll buttcrat 15 cents per pound. —HazletC will have one of those delightful Welsh gatheiings—an eistedd fod—next November. —Eckley B. Coxe, E. I*. Kisncr and E. H. Ranch were yesterday appointed on committees of the Democratic Society of Pennsylvania, —By a vote of 319 to 13 the citizens of Lehighton last week assented to an in crease of debt to establish water and electric light plants. —Condy McGee, a former resident of Beaver Meadow, now of Luzerne Bor ough, was stabbed nine times by Nicholas Sheridan on Saturday night. —Douglaß Craig, of Mnnch Chunk, and Mr. Quinn, of Lansford. are candidates for the office of secretary of the Middle Coal Field Poor District.— Standard. —Late Friday evening the jury in the ease of John Boyle, charged with the murder of his wife at Niinticoke on Jan uary 28, rendered a verdict of not guilty on the ground of insanity. —Arrangements for the demonstration and flag presentation at Hazleton on the Fourth are completed. The Ninth Regi ment will attend and it will cost Hazle ton folks $lO9 to pay its expenses. THE NEW ROAD. Surveying the Route for the D. 8. & 8. to Come Into Freeland. Tile surveyors of the Delaware, Sus quehanna and Schuylkill Railroad seem to have finally adopted a route by which that roads can enter town. The most recent and satisfactory survey differs but little from the one announced in the TRIBUNE sometime ago and will bring the tracks in as close proximity to the borough as can be done. Branching off from the road to No. 2 Drifton the line will cut through the banks near that colliery and parallel the L. V. It. R. all the way to Freeland, keeping to the west and north of that road. Within a short distance of the old station a turn is made to the north across the large rocks, and where the present dam is situated will probably be the site of the I). & S. S. station. The company contemplates making use of a portion of the large vacant tract in that neighborhood, but the surveyors refuse to disclose for what purposes. A mysterious air surrounds the move ments of the I). S. it S. in this extension, and many are inclined to think that the company has an agreeable surprise in store for the people of Freeland. The projected line to the coal lands of Markle it Co. has not been abandoned, and will be pushed forward when this place is reached. An official of Coxe Bros, it Co. stated this week that from Freeland a branch line will be extended to Conyn gham, where that company has a large amount of unexplored coal land. It is certain that a well-developed scheme of some kind is under consideration and Freeland is a prominent figure in all the calculations made so far. The new road will assist in building up the western ami northern portions of the town. ♦•Now a Sailor I.ail He'll He." lion. Wm. R. Jeffreys on Friday re ceived a communication from President Chas. Lawrence, of the Board of Control of the Pennsylvania SchoolshipSaratoga, requesting him to forward the name of a young man who would be willing to en ter as an apprentice on the ship. Mr. Jeffreys sent the name of Charles Haga ney, of the Points, as a suitable person, and received the necessary papers on Tuesday. They were filled out last night and forwarded to Philadelphia, where Mr. liaganey will undergo an examina tion. If successful, he will leave Phila delphia on July 1 for a three months' trip. The government provides food and tuition free, and at the expiration of the term a certificate of competency is given the apprentices, enabling them to obtain positions as commanders in the American Merchant Marine. Fourth of July Gift. The men working the pitching breasts at No. 2 Drifton have been notified of a reduction in the amount heretofore paid for that class of work. The width of the breasts is twenty-seven feet, for which the men have always been paid, but under the new scale they will only re ceive pay for a twenty-four foot measure ment, and the extra three feet must be driven fur "charity sake." The drop will lessen the miners' wages about $lO or sls per month. Of course, theie is much dissatisfation over the reduction and it makes those whom it affects feel 1 like curtailing their Fourth of July en thusiasm. But this is a great country of great people, yet greater than all is the power of the land owner. "Accept my price or get off my earth." ltlnkpr IK Rich. At last Freeland's noble High Consta ble, Robert M. Pinker, is to be rewarded in u substantia] manner for the services rendered bis country during the dark days of the rebellion. The welcome news from Washington arrived and Robert is the proudest man in the State this morning. llis application for a pen sion has been approved by the officials of that department and no longer need he fear the gaunt wolf of poverty. Uncle Samuel says he is entitled to $1219 ar rearages and a monthly pension of sl2. The money is expected to arrive between now and the Fourth. Congratulations are in order. Want* to Number the Hontteit. P. M. Be van, a representative of a firm that is numbering houses in towns and cities, was here a few days ago in the interest of his firm and will he in attendance at the next meeting of coun cil, for the purpose of obtaining permis sion from that body to number the houses in the borough. The rule adop ted in other towns is to give two num bers to a twenty-five foot lot. What i action the council will take in the matter ; is yet to be seen. Committee Meeting. The committee having charge of the anniversary exercises and parade on the Fourth of July will meet representatives from all societies wishing to take part. The meeting will be held at 0.3(1 P. M., Sunday evening, at the Young Men's Hall. JOHN BRADY, Secretary. From (lur Excellent Neighbor. The TRIBUNE closed its third volume with yesterday's issue. The paper is now prospering and it lias the best wishes of the Progress for future success.—Prog ress. Crossed the River to Jordan. The Law and Order Society is evi dently in deep, deep water, as one of its leading members declares lie is still in it "up to his neck." And very still, at that. Should the flood of public in dignation rise any higher it will bury the organization out of sight. The church of the Heavenly Recruits on Centre Street has been closed against it. for meeting purposes, and it was stated on Tuesday that tlie President, Rev. C. A. S paulding, resigned from the Society. Squire Kline and Oliver Miller each of fer five dollars reward for the conviction of the parties who stated they were mem bers of the organization and these gen tlemen declare emphatically that they are not in it. From all appearances no greater insult can he offered to people than by connecting their names with the Law and Order Society. These few facts are sufficient to show that the posi tion taken in this matter by the TRIBUNE meets with the approval of the public. —Go to Amandus Oswald for your fine fresh roll butter at 16 cents per pound. FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1891. COMM UNICATED. FREELAND, June 23, 1891. EDITOR TRIBUNE : —With your permis sion I will take up but a very short space iri your columns in response to an article published in a recent issue of that most intelligently edited Program , entitled "Man About Town." Now, as I have | always been in a position to know that I the author of this valuable communica tion has neither wit or brains enough to enter upon a controversy or write a com munication it did not create any surprise when I learned that he was compelled to call upon his particular friend from the county seat to make up the compo sition of that indispensibic article, so that he could act in his own free capacity as copyist or scribe. Terrible, is it not, to be possessed with but little brains and no common sense. His friend, the composer, states that the author would like to preach a sermon on the subject of "your taking into your mouth the name or names of those of whom you know nothing." In the first place the author, let it be an editor, editor's wife, or whosoever, with such small amount of brains and capacitated only for a scribbler or gossiper, could not deliver a reprimand to his own naughty son, let alone a sermon to an intelligent audience, and cares not who it may strike, preachers, doctors, trades men or the women. While I agree with him upon it being applicable to some in this town I think to hit the nail on the head should it strike some editors, and particularly editors' wives, even though they are (in their minds) highly educated and raised in grand style by wealthy grand parents, then the net of which the author speaks would receive its full share and be well rewarded. He mentions of the biggest fish. For tunate for me I know along what stream some of the small ones are caught, and allow an example of some would be an advantage to the community. I, for one, believe so too, then some editors and editors' wives would not be seen without hat or bonnet, and stribbling hair, flying from back door to front, and hanging on the fence every hour in the day, trying to catch a glimpse of some one to whom they may gossip. In pe rusing his intelligent communication the ! reader will observe that the author con-, victs himself as the principal in the gos- i siping affair, as he says: "1 do know, that only for the lack of a link in the i chain of evidence" (learned from an- j other gossiper, his wife or who?) "certain parties would have felt the stern grip of the law." He, poor fellow, believes everything heard, and fails to find gossiping proof. I am very sorry for the author and his most aristocratic lady who are the prin cipal actors in the affair and who nave been so terribly insulted. She, like some editors, is of a very nervous tem perment, and when such people are once j aroused they get almost beside them selves, forgetting who they are and finally are caught in their own trap. As I the article published was a slur upon a ! few of us, I take the liberty and respon sibility upon myself to respond, and as I am ready to prove all that has been ut- ; tered, can only incite the author to con tinue the correspondence. If he will ; only do this I will surprise him by secur ing the last link in the chain of evidence which his gossiping friends failed to fur nish, and will also produce the names of all parties interested. I am surprised at his failure in regard to the missing link, as at the present age the world is blessed with most delicate and precise means of obtaining facts. With more advice from his county seat friend and a little less whiskey I hope he will summon enough courage to meet me openly in the future, without resort ing to"X" or any other fictitious non de plume. E. W. RUTTER. EDITOR TRIBUNE, Dear Sir: —Every community seems to have its quota of news-mongers or news-dealers and this community seems to be no exception, j Some there are who can magnify and exaggerate a story, but those with more ability and more experience in the busi ness can make a story out of nothing, and lest it might be doubted they ratify it with their seal. Now, as long as the manufactured story does not affect any body seriously, it amuses the neighbors, but when it interferes or injures a man's business then it is time to put a stop to its circulation. Some time ago, some body, through malice, or ignorant of ; facts, and perhaps with an object in ; view, got a rumor out that "Campbell, although he soltl Honors, never bought any; that he made all he sold and that he never got a barrel of liquor to the L. V. depot." This rumor we long looked upon as a good joke, but so many people hearing it some did not know whether to believe it or not, and with time it gains strength. Now, lest any person might get misled, we shall give a different version of the subject, show it in a different light, and give a few points on the liquor business, of which so many people know so little. We now state here, and will prove by the documents of the internal revenue, that we have received more pure rye whiskey from the U.S. bonded ware- ■ houses in a month, than came to the L. ; V. depot since it was built, ami to any 1 person who can prove to the contrary j we will give one hundred dollars. This may seem strange to those who talk so ! much, but we know whereof we speak. This gives people an idea as to how much pure whiskey is used. Now, we are not alluding to, or including, com mon, mixed or adulterated whiskeys, but pure rye from bond. And whiskey of this quality is about as scarce as hens' teeth, as there are 99 gallons of common, mixed and adulterated whiskey used for 1 gallon of pure rye. Common whiskey costs half the price, and if it is mixed or sold straight for the same price as pure rye, then there is double the profit on it, and those who drink it probably can't I tell the difference, as there are men drinking whiskey for forty years and can't tell one kind from another, and, in many cases, the seller knows as little about it as those who use it. A knowledge of liquors and of the business is not acquired in a day or a week, hut what a man does not know does him no harm. All kinds of liquors are sold as fine, even the lowest grade of "rot gut," and guaranteed not to kill except in cases of an overdose or at short range. We state here that we have in bond and in stock the best brands of pure rye whiskey in Rennsylvania; also the best brands of imported French brandy, Hol land gin and other kinds of imported liauors for medical purposes, and those who come here and pay tne price can rely on getting exactly what they order and what they pay for. Two kinds of liquor are not drawn from the same barrel nor two prices paid for the same kind of liquor (but no man in the business ever did that). We have in stock some of the whiskey for which the prize was awarded at the centennial exhibition in 1876, probably the best whiskey in America. Now this is the other version of the story and if any person can prove any statement here untrue we will pay the above offer. T. CAMPBELL. ; EDITOR TRIBUNE :—lt has been as serted quite treely during the past two weeks that I was a member of the Law and Order Society and that I was instru , mental in the prosecutions that took place. Now, this is to certify that I never at any time was connected with said society or aided in any way the prosecutions. I am, and have been at ; all times, attending to my own business j and propose to let other people do the same. OLIVER MILLER. .Make Tli*in Obey the Law, Inspector. A hill in equity was filed in the Prothonotary's office at Wilkes-Barre on Monday, in which G. M. Williams, mine inspector of the third district, is | the plaintiff, and the Kingston Coal ; Company the defendants. The mine inspector asks that the company be en joined from proceeding with the erection of the new breaker. It will he remem bered that on May 5 two of the breakers of the company, at Edwardsville, were destroyed hv fire. The company is now commencing the erection of a new break er and in his bill Mr. Williams claims that the new structure is within 200 feet! of the mouth of the shun. This is in violation of Section 5 of the mine law, which requires that no building of inflam mable material shall he erected within 200 feet of any mine opening. Examining Mine Foremen. The Mine Inspectors have decided to send Samuel Gay, of Pottsville, and G. M. Williams, of Wilkes-Barre, to Harris burg to consult with Attorney General I Hensel in relation to the issuing of certi j licates to the assistant foremen and ' assistant fire bosses, for which there is | no provision made under the new law. The examinations will he conducted i in the various districts as follows: First i district, at So ran ton; Second, at Pittston; Third, at Wilkes-Barre; Fourth, at Hazleton; Fifth, Sixth and Seventh, at Pottsville. The date set for the exami nations of applicants was to-day and to morrow, but the committee this week agreed to an indefinite postponement. Married at Upper Leliigli. Miss Mary Williams and James Haw •kins, of Upper Lehigh, were united in wedlock by the Rev. J. W. Bischoff on Thursday evening, at the house of the I bride's mother, on Main street. James Williams, brother of the bride, acted as | best man and Miss Mary Lloyd, of I Drifton, being the bridesmaid. A large j concourse of friends of the contracting | couple were present, also Mount Horeb, j Lodge, No. 257, of Freeland, of which ! the groom was a member, attended in a j body and presented the happy bride j with a handsome set of silver knives, i forks and spoons. Other valuable pre | sents were received by Mr. and Mrs. 1 la w k i ns. — Sjteaker. Ki'gisf ITS ut Work. The new registry books have been de livered to the registers in this end of the county and many of these officials have already commenced work on them. The new hooks differ considerable from the old ones. There are three given to each register, one "original" and two dupli cates. The three are to he made out twice each year, instead of once, as for merly. DEATHS. VOLAUK. —At Upper Lehigh, June 19, Paul Yolack, aged 45 years. Interred at Upper Lehigh Cemetery on Sun day. Cutting I'rices Without Effect. The anthracite coal trade is quiet, and without any important new feature to note this week. There is a large tonnage being moved on old contracts, and we are reliably informed that most of the newly mined coal is going directly into consumption. The Kastern trade con tinues dull, but the Western business is fairly active, while inquiries from the South during the past week denote an awakening of the trade in that quarter which lias been dormant for months past. Prices ore stilt being cut 15@25 cents per ton to induce sales, hut with little effect. The total amount of anthracite coal sent to market for the week ending June 13, as reported by the several carrying companies, was 800,038 tons, compared with 828,415 tons in the corres ponding week last year, an increase of 31,018 tons. The total amount of an thracite mined thus far in the year 1891 was 15,829,874 tons, compared witli 13,- 536,231 tons for the same period last year, an increase of 2,293,643t0ns. — f.c j Philadelphia papers gave Gormley j i great praise for his throwing in the trial ! game last week. There is a clique in ! the "Phillies" that works dead against ( every new pitcher and the support given j , Gormley was ragged. I I I ! Bobby Gamble is one of the twirlers ; for the Bradford, of Philadelphia, a club | which desires to play with Freeland. I The local sluggers would like to meet' ! the former Ilazlctonian and pound his ! curves as they did in the days gone by. I I I Yesterday's Inquirer stated that Free man, Wilkes-Barre's "phenom," has signed with Washington for the re mainder of the season. Several other players in the coal region clubs are booked for a trial by League and Assoeia j lion managers. i i i The Gorhams, composed of the best j I players of the Cuban Giants and a few other colored gentlemen, will make ! their debut here on July 5. They will i give the audience the genuine article, ; interspersed with all the latest coaching phrases. Don't miss this game. Since lust Sunday's game Manager Hanlon lias received several communi cations from clubs asking for games here. The Forrest, Bradford and Terra Cotta, of Philadelphia, are very anxious to come. Some good clubs will he seen at the park before the season of '9l is over. I I I The Lehighton Club will disband after j July 4. The town is unable to support a good club and the members are sign ing with other managers throughout the , region. Lukens, the pitcher, has been | playing with Jeanesville for several j games. Simmons, their catcher, has also signed with Jeanesville.— Sentinel. I I I The Senators, of Larksville, ami the Stars, of Luzerne, played a SSO game at West Side Park on Monday. The for mer club won in the twelfth inning. . II I Freeland is obtaining a State reputa i tion for Sunday playing, the large at tendance at the games being commented upon by several papers. I Phila. Pram: Fully 5,000 people paid |to see the game. That's thoway Sun day base hall pays up the State. Phila. Evening Star: Over 5,000 people | turned out at Freeland yesterday to see the Cincinnati Reds defeated by the local club. The national game shows no signs of dying there. Phila. Keening Item: Freeland is a base hall town without mistake. Sun day games "go" and attract immense audiences. Phila. Bulletin: Freeland is a town up in the coal regions where the "cranks" are numerous enough to support an As sociation team. Five thousand admis sions are not to he sneezed at. Neirxdealer: Sunday games are a fea ture of Freeland life. "By their fruits ' ye shall know them." COTTAGE HOTEL, 1 Cor. of Main and Washington Streets, ZF>^.. MATT SIEGER. Proprietor. Having- leased the above hotel and furnished it in the best style, I am prepared to cater to the wants of the traveling- public. SZT GOOD STABLING ATTACHED. AT THE Ice Cream Parlors of E. S. SHICK you ean bo supplied with ice cream WHOLESALE or RETAIL. ut 85c per gallon in large quantities. |3F~ We have the nicest ice cream saloon ill town. NO. 35 CENTRE STREET. HENRY STUNZ, Boot and Shoemaker Cor. ltidgc and Chestnut Sts., Freeland. Having purchased a large stock of BOOTS & SHOES I am prepared to sell them at !■ prices that defy competition. Repairing a Specialty Call and examine ray stock. Cor. Ridge and Chestnut Sts. Bicycles TIE3::b Sporting Tri^les - LEADING AND ONLY : GOODS: Sporting Goods BICYCLE HOUSE (WORTHY OF THE NAMK) In the Lehigh Region. ~IMOECK'S, CEISTTISE STREET, FREE LAND, PEN N'A. Hardw're Sps on th h!Ld o°fuu"Se Manuf'r and of Sporting Goods. All <>K I sold at New York and StOVeS. Philadelphia prices. Both f J nwar e . Wholesale and Retail. • SI.OO PER YEAR. TOIIN D. IIAYES, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and NOTARY PUBLIC. Legal business of all kinds promptly attended. Room 3, 2d Floor, Birkbeck Ilrick. jyj HALPIN, Manufacturer of Carriages. Buggies, Wagons, &c. Cor. Walnut and Pine Streets, Freeland. £MIAN. ORION STROH, Attorney and Counselor at Law, AND Justice of the Peace. Office Booms No. 31 CefTtre Street, Freeland. jyjORRIS FERRY, PURE— WHISKY, WINE, RUM, GIN, &C Fresh Lager Beer Always on Tap. Corner South and Washington Sts., Freeland. G. A. HOLT, Plumber and Steam Fitter. I have just, received an excellent stock of Stoves and Tinware. tW Estimates given on contract roofing and spouting. Repairing Promptly Attended to. Centre Street, Freeland, Fa. B. F. DAVIS, Dealer in Flour, Feed, Grain^ HAY, STRAW, MALT, &c., Best Quality of Glover & Timothy SEED. Zcmnny's Block, 15 East Main Street, Freeland. FRANCIS BRENNAN, 151 South Centre Street, Freeeland. (Near the L. V. R. R. Depot.) The bar is stocked with the choicest bruuds of liquors, Beer, Porter, Ale, and TEMPERANCE DRINK. The finest kind of CIGARS KEPT IN STOCK,