Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, July 02, 1891, Image 1

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    FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. IV. No. 2.
BRIEF ITEMS.
—Huckleberry pie is on deck.
—This is a wonderful picnic year.
—Watermelons are for sale in town.
—Celebrate the Fourth in Freeland.
—Base ball took a tremendous boom
this week.
—Large quantities of ice cream will
disappear 011 Saturday.
—A girl to do general housework is
wanted by John Rugan, Centre Street.
—The instruments for the Slavonic
Young Men's Band have been ordered.
—Rev. C. A. Spaulding and wife are
on a visit to relatives in New York
State.
—Daniel McGeehan, of Freeland, sail
ed on Saturday for a six weeks' visit to
Ireland.
—Rev. Thos. J. J. Wright preached
his farewell sermon here on Sunday and
went to Philadelphia this morning.
' —At the Upper Lehigh Baptist Church
on Sunday baptismal services were held
and two persons received into the church.
—Patrick Devor, son of Hugh Dever,
had one of his feet badly injured last
week by a large sheet of iron falling on
it at the Drifton Shops.
—Charles Ilaganey, who was to have
gone to Philadelphia this week as an ap
prentice on the Schoolship Saratoga, will
not leave until October 1.
—' The congregation of ttie Welsh Bap
tist Church have secured Donop's llall
and will hold services there every Sun
day at 10 A. M. and 6 P. M.
—The Sunday School children con
nected witli the different churches at
Drifton will tender the usual Fourth of
July serenade to the Coxe families.
• —Austin Harvey, of Nelson City, re
moved his family to town this morning,
and will open at the corner of Ridge
and South Streets about the Fourth.
—The salary of Postmaster Fowler
has been increased to SI2OO per year.
This is an evidence that the business
done in town is steadily growing larger.
—Freeland Council, No. 348, Jr. O. U.
A. M., will take part in the Hazleton
demonstration on Saturday. They will
be accompanied by the P. O. S. of A.
Band.
—The school hoard of Foster township
will meet at the Woodside school build
ing on Monday evening. The appoint
ment of teachers will he made at this
meeting.
—James McCready, of Lansford, was
elected secretary of the Poor District at
a meeting of the directors on Monday.
The vacancy was caused by the death of
S. H. Hollinger.
—Superintendent Fisher, of the Water
Company, is pushing the work on the
new well. The water already found is
so strong as to interfere considerably
with the boring.
—At the Firemen's Park on Saturday
the Tigers Atldetic Association will hold
its second annual picnic. Dcpierro's
Orchestra and refreshments of every
kind will be there.
—Rev. R. 11. Appleby, of the Jeddo
Methodist Church, has resigned from
that denomination, and was 011 Monday
received into the Baptist Church by
Rev. C. A. Spaulding.
—The annual Fourth of July picnic
at the grounds near St. Ann's Church
will take place as usual this year. The j
proceeds will he applied to repairing the j
basement of the church.
—John Ilaneker, of White Haven, !
was in town 011 Saturday and made a
contract to supply and lay one hundred
feet of flag pavement for John Toomy
and others on Centre Stieet.
—The Freeland Citizens' Hose Com
pany, at their meeting last evening, de
cided to hold their annual excursion to
Glen Onoko on Saturday, August 15.
Depierro's Orchestra lias been secured.
—Michael Pattcrßon, who burglarized
the store of J. C. Bemer in November,
1889, was sentenced to pay S2O fine, the
costs, and try three years in the Eastern
Penitentiary. He also got three addi
tional months for breaking jail.
—The hall of the St. Patrick's Cornet
Band at the Opera House to-morrow
evening lias all the indications of being
a grand success. This is the last ball of
the season and all who wish to enjoy a
pleasant evening should attend.
—E. Fritzingcr and Andrew Oliver
will shoot a match at Highland on Satur
day. Each party will shoot at nine birds
and the contest is to start at 8 A. M.
TJ- stakes are $35 a side, with the privi
'Jeje eff raising them to SIOO a side.
—jrhe addition to the McGroarty build
ing-'on Centre Street, Five Points, will
he occupied by the new firm of Malloy
4 McGettrick, composed of F. P. Malloy
. and Matthew McGettrick. Tliey will
open about July 11 with a complete line
of groceries and provisions.
—First communion was administered
to 105 boys and 93 girls at St. Ann's
Church on Sunday morning by Rev. M.
J. Fallihee. The priest addressed the
parents of the new communicants and
the children themselves, instructing
them upon their dutieß to each other and
tlie work before them.
—The Sentinel advocates an addition
al Sunday train for Hazleton, one that
would leave here about 0 P. M. If the
Lehigh Valley Company could be in
duced to comply with such a request it
would be a great convenience to people
at both ends of the line, especially the
base ball cranks of Hazleton anil the
Soutli Side.
DEATHS.
WALTERS.—At Upper Lehigli, June 28,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Wulters. Interred at Upper Lehigh
Cemetery on Monday. Brislin, under
taker.
GILLESPIE —At Jeddo, June 27, Ihomas
Gillespie, age 44 years. Interred at
St. Ann's Cemetery on Monday. Bris
lin, undertaker.
HL'OIIES. —At Hazle Brook, June 27,
Charles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hughes, age 1 year. Interred on
Tuesday at St. Ann's Cemetery. Bris
lin, umlertaker.
CARBREY.—At Jeddo, June 25, Cathe
rine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Carbrey, age 1 year. Interred at St.
Ann's Cemetery on Saturday. Bris
lin, undertaker.
INSTANTLY KILLED.
j Fatal Accident to a Very Careful Miner
at Dakditle Last Week.
! No. 1 colliery, Oakdale, was the scene
; of a sad accident Saturday morning,
which resulted in the death of a respect
jed resident of that place. While Thomas
Gillespie was loading a car a mass of top
| coal directly over him fell and caused
instant death to the miner. A Hun
garian laborer was also slightly injured
by the fall. The deceased was consi
| dered one of the most careful miners in
the slope and the accident occured with
j out any warning whatever. Mr. Gilles-
I pie leaves a wife and four children.
The funeral, which took place Monday
afternoon, was attended by St. Ann's T.
A. B. Society, St. Patrick's Beneficial
' Society and the members of the funeral
| fund connected with the colliery.
Yardage Returned to Some.
The TRIBUNE last week turned the
light upon a peculiar system of reduc
tions inaugurated in the pitching breasts
at No. 2 Drifton, and the following day
several of the miners were notified to
call at the company's office, where the
deducted yardage was returned to them.
But til is was made to apply only to those
who are working hreusts where the rock
reduces the width to ten feet or less.
All over ten feet are compelled to drive
an extra three feet in widtli without
compensation, and it is pitiable when
miners must submit to such rank injus
tice. The employes of Coxe Bros. & Co.
will find that the D. S. & S. was a costly
road to build.
Married at Philadelphia.
Clias. Orion Stroll, Esq., one of the
rising young lawyers of Luzerne County,
joined tnc army of benedicts on Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie E.Crollin, formerly -.f Maucti
Chunk, w as the bride, and the ceremony
was performed by Rev. G. W. F. Graff
at the residence of MissCrellin's parents,
819 North Twenty-fourth Street, Phila
delphia. The happy couple came to
Freeland Tuesday evening and began
housekeeping in Mr. Stroll's handsomely
furnished and newly erected dwelling
on Main Street, where they were ten
dered a serenade upon their arrival by
the P. O. S. of A. Band.
Selling Building Lots.
The building lots of the Birkbeck es
tate, north of town, are being rapidly
taken up, the low price at which they
arc sold making a very desirable invest
ment. Mrs. G. W. Hadesty, of Drifton,
and High Constable Rinker purchased
one each this week, and several other
parties are negotiating with the owners.
In buying these lots it is stipulated that
the purchasers will erect a building there
on within six mouths, the same to cost
not less than SSOO. Freeland will soon
have another large suburb looming up
011 that side of the town.
—— /<?,
£ Drifton lloHpital CloHed.^^y
The hospital at Drifton, erected by
Coxe Bros. & Co., was closed this week.
Since the Miners' Hospital at Hazleton
has been opened there has been 110
necessity for its existence, and in a short
while it will be transformed into an in
dustrial school. From a charity point of
view the benefits derived from this hos
pital by those injured about the mines
nave been inestimable, and many an
unfortunate gave thanks for the kind
treatment received at the institution.
Superintendent H. D. Miller will take a
position in Chicago.
First Train on tlie I>. S. & S.
On the morning of the fourth of July
the first train load of passengers will be
brought from Oneida to Hazleton by a
special excursion given by Hon. E. B.
Coxe to tlie people of Oneida. This will
mark the date of the first passenger train
over the new road.— Speaker.
An Engine Goes Looking for Trouble.
The passengers of No. 12 on the Le
high Valley, due here at 8.37 P. M., had
a narrow escape from being involved in
a wreck on Tuesday evening while com
ing up the grade. When near the switch
leading to the Drifton Shops the engine,
for some reason of its own, jumped the
track and went dancing over the railroad
ties for nearly 300 feet. It fortunately
failed to entice the coaches along and
was brought under control before any
serious damage was done. Beyond a
good shaking up the passengers suffered
little inconvenience, hut they were
thankful the accident did not occur on
some portions of the road where the
danger would be much greater.
An Alliance Man Outwitted.
Tlie old qnarter-of-a-cent trick was
successfully played upon a Reuben from
Butler Valley the other day by one
of Freeland's practical jokers. The tiller
of tlie soil came to town witli tlie pro
duct of his cherry trees, singing in dole
ful strains "Four quarts for a quarter."
One of Main Street's business men, who
never misses an opportunity to play
pranks upon unsuspecting people, cut a
cent into four parts, purchased a quar
ter's worth of cherries and gave the
granger one of tlie worthless pieces in
payment. The farmer had no reason to
kick. lie had been taken at liis word
and submitted gracefully, but to all fol
lowing purchasers lie sold his fruit "four
quarts for twenty-five cents."
ttood Bicycle Riding.
One of the most delightful bicycle
rides of the season took place last Sun
day between Joseph Birkbeck and
Philip Miller, who left Freeland at
about 0 A. M. and went byway of Haz
leton, Auilenried, Lofty, Delano, Malia
noy City, Girardville and Ashland,
covering tlie whole distance of about
forty miles in three and one-half hours.
They were highly entertained by Mr.
and Mrs. George Kelley, of Malianoy
Plains, and report having one of tlie best
times in their lives. It would he profit
able if more of the young men of town
would ride bicycles and would give tlie
doctors less work. The same parties in
tend making a trip to Pottsvilie and
Bloomsburg on July 12, and extend a
cordial invitation to all wheelmen to
accompany them. Jos. Birkbeck is tlie
only wheelman so far to our know ledge
that has rode 011 his cycle up Fishers'
Hill, near Hazleton.
Subscribe for the TEIBINE.
FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1891.
FOURTH OF JULY
The first anniversary of the Hag-raising
at St. Ann's Parochial Schools will be
celebrated by a large parade and other
exercises on Saturday. The demonstra
• tion is expected to surpass the brilliant
display made last year, and will be a
fitting commemoration of the patriotic
work done at that time.
ORDER OF PARADE.
Marshal—John 11. O'Donnell.
Aids—Manus McLaughlin, Edward
O'Donnell, Frank Mc-
Laughlin.
Float Containing Fourteen Girls, Repre
senting the Thirteen Original
States and Goddess
of Liberty.
St. Patrick's Cornet Band.
Carriages Containing Clergy
and Speakers.
Children of St. Ann's Sunday School.
St. Ann's Cadet Society.
Maj. C. B. Coxe l ost, No. 147, G. A. R.
Visiting Societies.
Male Members of St. Ann's Church.
ROUTE OF PARADE.
The line will form promptly at 12
o'clock at St. Ann's Church and proceed
to Luzerne Street, on to Centre, down
Centre to Carbon, on Carbon to Wash
ington, to Walnut, to Centre, down Cen
tre to Luzerne Street and return to St.
Ann's Church, where the exercises will
be as follows:
Remarks by Chairman John Brady.
Song, "Red, White and Blue," by Chil
dren of St. Ann's Parochial Schools.
Address by Rev. M. J. Fallihee.
Selection by St. Patrick's Cornet Band.
Address by Hon. E. B. Coxe.
v ong, "V Pluribus Unum," by Children
of St. Ann's Fnrnchial Schools.
McNally.
Selection by St. Patrick's Cornet Band.
1 The committee states that none of the
<vill wear regalias or badges,
I but each person itt tne pfocewion will
carry an American flag, 2,000 of which
will be distributed when the line is
forming.
Mine Inspectors Meet.
A meeting of mine inspectors was held j
at the office of Inspector Lewis, llazle
ton, Monday morning. The meeting j
was cailed for the purpose of consider
ing the opinion of the Attorney General j
that foremen holding certificates under ■
the mine law of 1885 would have to
qualify under the act of 1891. The j
inspectors agreed that all regular fore
men holding certificates would, if in the
apinion of the board they were thor
oughly competent, he granted certificates
without another examination, the Hoard
reserving the right to judge.
In the case of the assistant foreman it j
was decided that where a person has the ]
required affidavit that he has worked
five years as a practical miner and at |
least three years in gaseons mines, he
shall be granted a certificate for assistant |
foreman or fire boss. It was decided to |
hold the examinations on Monday and I
Tuesday, July 0 and 7.— Sentinel.
Sporting Life Programme.
Ball of St. Patrick's Cornet Band, I
Opera House, July 3.
Picnic of Tigers Athletic Association,
Firemen's Park, July 4.
Picnic of L. A. 335, K. of L., Fire-1
men's Park, July 17.
Picnic of Freeland Base Ball Associa- j
tion, Freeland Park, July 18.
Committee Meeting.
Members of the K. of L. Co-operative
Committee will meet at the office of
Squire Buckley at 0.30 I'. M., July 5.
J. 11. MYERS, IV*. F. BOYLE,
Secretary. Chairman.
Success Deserved.
The FREELAND TRIBUNE enters upon
its fourth year in a prosperous condition.
The Journal has 110 more deserving ex
change than our neighbor, and we hope
for its continued success.— White Haven
Journal,
Republican Con vent lons.
The Republican County Committee
met at Wilkes-Barre this week and de
cided to hold the county convention 011
September 1. Delegates from the Fourth j
District will meet at Hazleton on July
28 to elect representatives to the State
convention. The senatorial convention
will be held on the same day as the
county convention.
ECKLEY NOTES.
Rome of our young moo are in the habit of
running to Freeland every Saturday evening,
and do not return until a late hour. Wonder
what is the attraction, boys ?
Quite a number of our sports take in the Sun
day bull gumes ut Freeland.
Patrick Quinn and slater, Miss Mary Ann, of
Buck Mountain, were among the Sunday visi
tors hero.
St. Mary's T. A. B. Society will hold a picnic
at the grove on July 4. Don't miss it.
The potato bug is paying the town ids annual
summer visit, and is sporting his figure on the
potato stocks. The only remedy for this fellow
is to pluut 110 gardens.
Huckleberry parties are all the rage, and
numbers of the fair sex spend their time gath- '
ering the fruit, which they sell at 10 cents per
quart.
Camp 144, P. O. 8. of A., will attend the Hazle
ton celeiirution on Saturday.
Bicycling is becoming popular here. Among
the expert riders of town ure James Norris ami I
Walter Fernau.
Miss Bonner, of Heal Siding, was a visitor ;
here this week.
The Terrors went to Silver Brook on Sunday
and Buffered another defeat. Score, Bto 7.
Chris. Monk is very busy building a hand
some stable on his lot.
Miss Sadie Lee, of Silver Brook, who hus been
visiting here, left for Bristol yesterday.
Miss Mary Gaffney, of Wilkes-Harre, is spend
ing a few weeks ut this place.
James O'Donnell, of Plymouth, is visiting
friends here.
David Jeffrey, sustained u serious accident to
his right eye this week.
Kngine No. 2, of the D. 8. & 8., jumped the
truck here, and it was necessary to send for a
Central engine to pull it on again.
Chus. Harvey and Patrick Gallagher took a
quiet trip to Buck Mountain last week.
The town was enlivened by a Hungarian
wedding on Saturday evening. When the
crowd got on the outside of 'steen kegs of beer
they found amusement in u general all-hands
round and go-as-you-please tight.
Father Sheridan, of Ireland, celebrated muss
at the Catholic Church on Sunday. It was his
first muss in this country.
The Sunday morning stillness was disturbed
by the discovery of a snake in the yard of Joe
Steibler. who uttuckcd the serpent with a lurgc
axe and sent for help. George Knyrim. who j
was shuving himself, came with his razor, Jake
Coleman brought a saw and u stranger appear
ed with u gun. After a short and fierce buttle
the snake WUH dispatched and when measured
was found to be nearly fourteen inches long.
The victors are very proud of their work. 1
SNOW BOY.
FREAKS OF JUSTICE.
i One Murderer Goes Free While Another
Is Declared Guilty.
Itozalio Staziola, who killed John Fas
cinilli at Hazleton in March, was on
trial for his crime at Wilkes-Barre last
j week. The Newsdealer gives the result
as follows:
At 9.30 Saturday night the jury in the
ease returned a verdict of not guilty.
I The verdict came like a thunder elap.
| It seemed at first impossible for the
j spectators present to believe their ears.
That a man who by his own testimony
[ stabbed another to death without other
provocation than a mere drunken brawl,
j should be absolved from all blame seem
: ed a proposition so preposterous as to
pun belief. But it was aj fact and is
merely another of those judicial pre
miums upon murder which the juries of
Luzerne county are frequently guilty of.
It was learned subsequently that on
the first ballot the vote stood two for
acquittal and ten for conviction of man-
I slaughter. Those two men in the time
between 3 in the afternoon and 9.30
succeeded in bringing the others round
to their side. Those two men, whoever
they are, have on their heads the res
ponsibility of turning loose a red-handed
murderer. Their verdict practically says
that any bloody minded ruffian can draw
a weapon whenever he gets in a brawl,
and stab or shoot anyone he pleases and
tlie law will sustain him. No wonder
the records of Luzerne County are stain
ed with atrocious crimes. No wonder
the murdered dead cry aloud to heaven
for that justice they cannot obtain here
from men.
llow the verdict was brought about is
well illustrated by information learned
| as to the position taken by a juror named
Belding. Immediately on reaching the
jury room, lie said: "Gentlemen, I
don't know how you stand but I'm for
acquittal. Let us take a ballot right
a - vy."
A ballot was taken resulting two for
■ quitta! anil ton for manslaughter.
! Ming deliberately took off his coat
ind slued]ng up said "Gentlemen this I
is good enough Mr me. Tills is all at the !
county's expense ami ' can better afford
to stay here at $2 a day and* I. r d than j
work as a carpenter. I don't cart h
long I stay here, but that man shall be
acquitted," and he was.
The following is the jury who ni
ponsible for the acquittal of Rozauo.
William Brennan, Yatesville; J. D. I
Fortner, Nescopcck; James Kearney,
Pittston; James Space, Wyoming; N. G.
Belding, Wilkes-Barre; John Law, Ed
wardsville; H. W. Fringle. Plymouth
township; E. J. Rutledge, Jenkins;
Thomas J. Kelly, Pittston; Michael
Laphy, Wilkes-Barre, and Thomas F.
Quigley, Miner's Mills.
M'MII.LAN CONVICTED.
Edward McMillan was on last Thurs
day convicted at Wilkes-Barre of murder
in the first degree, for killing his wife in
a very brutal manner. It appeared in
evidence that after they had both tilled
themselves with whiskey they quarreled
and that in her rage the woman caught
her husband by the hair. The latter
threw the woman, and then, seizing a
puir of tongs, made them red hot in the !
stove. He applied the hot iron to the
woman's body, burning her in a horrible
manner. After boring through the flesh
to the bone lie would withdraw tlie iron,
reheat it and make a fresh wound. The
thirteen-year-old son of the couple was
the first to discover the crime. Hefound
his mother on the floor with her wounds
Bcething, while the father lay on a
lounge sleeping off his debauch.
Holler of an Engine Explodes.
A disastrous explosion occurred on the
Central Railroad Monday night, near
Nesquehoning Junction, by which four
men were instantly killed. A yard en
gine was shifting freight, and had just
passed out of the yard in which there
were several other engines and crews.
When it reached Nesquehoning, the fire
underneath the engine boiler was noti
ced to be dying out, and giving off a
quantity of vapor.
Fireman Pope got down from the cab
with the intention of examining tlie
boiler. He had barely reached the door
when a violent explosion occurred. The
four men who were on the engine were
blown in every direction. The names
of the killed are: Engineer Thomas
Trjp, Mauch Chunk; Fireman J. Pope,
Lansford; Brakenian Gallagher, Mauch
Chunk, and Brakeman Smith, Mauch
Chunk.
The body of Engineer Trip was found
over one hundred yards from where the
explosion occurred. His body was
bruised and crushed in a horrible
manner. The brukemen were found in
an opposite direction, and by the wounds
tliey received must have died almost
instantly. The engine itself was totally
wrecked. Had the explosion occurred
while in the yard the loss of life would
have been much greater.
Vigor lieliiml It. Pencil.
The FREELAND TRIBUNE is now in its
fourth year, and for such a journalistic
youngster is a decidedly lively and in
teresting paper. It bears the marks and
signs of prosperity, and lately lias taken
a step to the front that shows there is
vigor behind its pencil. We wish it con
tinued success and lots of it.— Speaker.
Coal Trade Dull and Unsettled*
The coal trade is in a quiescent state,
and there is little new business doing,
though the inquiry for coal for July and
August delivery is reported improving.
Locally the trade is dull, but the feeling
as to the future is brightening somewhat,
and there is a better disposition to hold
prices firmer. The Eastern trade is re
ported very quiet and at New York the
trade is unsettled. The shipments of
anthracite via the lakes to Western dis
tributing ports continue large, and the
heavy receipts at Chicago are said to
have caused a cut of 50 cents per ton in
the wholesale prices there recently.
At Tuesday's meeting of the Eastern
Sales Agents of Anthracite Coal an
advance of 10 and 15 cents a ton was
ordered. The output for July was fixed
pt 3,000,000 tons.
Tlie total amount of anthracite coal
sent to market for tlie week ending
June 20, as reported by the several
carrying companies, was 899,848 tons,
compared with 841,017 tons in the corres
ponding week hist year, an increase of
58,83] tons. The total amount of an
thracite mined thus far in the year 1891
was 16,729,722 tons, compared with 14,-
j 377,248 tons for the same period last year,
< an increase of 2,352,474 tons.— Ledger. ■
BASE BALL.
At the park Sunday afternoon the
usual audience was increased by many
who came to see the work done by the
new battery of the home club, Anderson
and Brady. The Freeland players were
i never more confident of victory and
i played in their old-time style. The
! game from the start was a pitchers'
j battle, hut at the end Ileiser found him
: self outclassed by his smiling opponent.
! New Boston has a team of good players
and they tried hard to win, and when
; they failed they accepted the defeat in
: a very philosophical manner. Ander
; son's speed was entirely too much for
| the visitors, and the score shows how
; effective he was. His unassuming de
i meanor and the ease with which he con-
I trols the ball won the confidence of the
j audience at the outset. When Umpire
I Campbell called "Play ball" Brady struck
; up an excellent imitation of Tucker's
j coaching and kept the crowd in a merry
mood during the game with his con
| tinual chatter. It had a noticeable
effect upon Heiser, who found great
: difficulty at times in maintaining his
! equilibrium. Several pretty plays and
i sharp fielding were made, the most pro
j minent being the work of Boyle, of New
Boston, in left field. The appearance of
j McGeehan and McGarvey, recently of
i Drifton Club, in their old positions
j seemed to please the audience.
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The following is the score :
FREELAND. I NEW BOSTON.
I , K. 1f.0.A. E. R.H. O.A. E. I
Gough, 88...2 1 0 4 IJ. 80y1e,1f..0 2 3 1 0
M'Geehan.D)2 0 14 0 0 Reese, 88....2 0 3 3 1
P. Boyle, If. I 1 () 0 0 Hill, rf 0 2 0 0 1)'
Heffron, 2b. .0 0 3 3 1 Frlel,2b 0 0 2 0 0
M'Garvey,3bO 2 0 3 0 Manger, c.. .0 0 0 12
Brady, c 1 2 8 3 2 Heiser, p... .0 0 2 1 0
Welch, cf...0 1 0 0 OConnell, 1b..0 0 8 0 1
Howley, rf..O 0 0 0 0 Brennan,3b.O 0 13 0
Anderson, p.I 2 2 5 O.Toland, ef... 1 0 2 11
Totals .... 7 027 18 4| Totals .... 3 427 10 5
INNINGS.
Freeland 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 o—7
New Boston 0 0 0 10 2 0 1 o—3
Earned runs—Freeland T -bu hits—
I'. Boyle, Gough. Three Xim-i u.
Brady. Bases on balls
1. Struck out
r, Double pi,
LOG. Umpired
- ... ii i
Sunday next will he the greatest .lay
in the history of local base ball. Shut
saying considerable to commence with,
nut the attraction booked for that date is
certain to bear out this prophecy. The
renowned Gorhams, the crack colored
club of America, formerly the Cuban
Giants and Monarchs, will swoop down
upon the town with an old plantation
yell and do their utmost to carry off the
honors of the day. This they will find
no easy task, for they will be met with
the strongest team that has ever stepped
upon the Freeland diamond. It is des
tined to be a grand struggle and the low
price of admission, fifteen cents, will put
a premium on standing room. Game
called promptly at three o'clock.
I I I
Arrangements have been made by
which Freeland will play out Drifton's
schedule for the balance of the season.
This comprises five games at home and
two trips out of town. Saturday and
Sunday games will soon be on the pro- I
gramme.
IN
In Welch and lleffron and Anderson
and Brady Freeland lias two of the finest
batteries in the State. The only thing
to be feared is that some of the big
League or Association magnates will step
in and gobble them up.
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Jeanesville will play here on July 18,
when a picnic will be held at tlie park
by the Freeland Association.
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The Silver Brook Club went to Sandy
Run on Saturday and defeated the club
at that place by a score of 8 to 0.
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There will be no game here on the
Fourth, Freeland having been disap
pointed by the club which was to come.
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Manager Ilanlon expects to have his
team in Scranton on the 24th, Wilkes-
Barre on the 25th, and home again on
the 20th, when the Brooklyn Club will
be here.
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Girardville, Schuylkill County, has a
female club, the "Queens of the Dia
mond," which defeated the Reds last,
Saturday. The latter team plays at Lans- |
ford next Saturday,
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Anderson and Brady are more than
pleased with the town and its people, j
and the latter—well, they are about dead
stuck on the new battery. If they come J
out of next Sunday's contest with flying I
colors there will be nothing in the town i
too good for them.
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An interesting game was played at
Jeanesville 011 Saturday between the
Jeanesville and Malianoy City Clubs.
Jeanesville won by a score of 14 to 12.
Zierdt and Schmear were in the points
for Jeanesville until the fifth inning, j
when they were relieved by Lukens and |
Simmons. Heiser and Mulvey was the I
battery for Malianoy.
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Next Sunday the Freeland manage- j
ment will pay the largest guarantee ever
given to any club that lias played in the |
coal region. After tliis game a slight ad- |
vance will be added to the usual rate of
admission when first-class clubs are
brought from a distance, owing to the
increased expense in procuring such at-1
tractions. Tliey come high, but we must
have them.
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The Gorhams played at Wilkes-Barre :
on Monday and Tuesday, and the home j
team bit the dust in both games. Swart
man pitched 011 Monday and 15 hits were ;
made off his delivery. Score, 17 to 13. |
Gorniley, of Lansford, was tried tlie fol
lowing day, and the Gorhnms touched
him safely 11 times. Score, 15 to 12.
The visitors created much amusement
by their unique coaching.
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Freeman, of Wilkes-Barre, opened
with Washington against the Athletic
sluggers on Saturday. His work was ex
cellent and Manager Snyder says he is a
"comer." Freeman is well-known around
here, having spent his boyhood days in
Harleigh and Highland. At the latter
place lie attended school and afterwards !
picked slate, but showed no Bigns of at
taining a national reputation as a twirler,
although he was a member of ail the
famous junior "nines" so profoiic in
I Highland at one time.
CITIZENS' BANK
OF
FREELAND.
15 Front Street.
Capital, - 5P50.000.
OFFICERS.
.JOSEPH BIRKBECK, President.
H. C. KOONS, Vice President.
11. It. DAVIS, Cashier.
JOHN SMITH, Secretary.
DIKECTORS.
Joseph Birkbeck, H. C. Koons, Thomas Birk
beck, Charles Dushcck, John Wagner, John M.
Powell, 2d,William Kemp, Anthony Kudewick,
Mathius Schwabe, Al. Skive, John Smith.
tST' Three per cent, interest puid on saving
deposits.
Open daily from 9 a. ra. to 4p. m. Saturday
evenings from 6 to 8.
LIBOR WINTER,
RESTAURANT
AND
OYSTER SALOON,
No. 13 Front Street, Froelund.
The finest Liquors and Cigars served at
the counter. Cool Beer nlwuys on tap.
COTTAGE HOTEL,!
1 Cor. of Main and Washington Streets,
MATT SIEGER, Proprietor.
Having leased the above hotel and furnished
't best style, I am prepared to eater to
IID- is of the traveling public.
i< 0-. >f> STABLTNO ATTACHED.
AT THi: I
Ice Cream Parlors
of E. S. SHICK
you can be supplied with ice cream
WHOLESALE OR RETAIL.
at 85c per gallon hi large quantities.
tW" Wo have the nicest ice cream saloon
in town. NO. 35 CENTRE STREET.
HENRY STUNZ,
Boot and Shoemaker
Cor. Ridge 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 my stock.
Cor. Ridge and Chestnut Sts.
Bicycles TIBCE Sporting
Tricy °' es -1 LEADING AND ONLY : GOODS •
Sporting Goods
AND
BICYCLE HOUSE
(WORTHY OF THE NAME)
In the Lehigli Region.
BIRKBECK'S,
STREET,
FREELAISTD, PENFA.
j J®"" We are the only r~~
Hardware S" Manufr
AND of Sporting Goods. All OF
sold at New York and
; Stoves. Philadelphia prices. Both Tinware.
I Wholesale and Retail.
SI.OO PEII YEAR.
JOHN D. HAYES,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Legal business of all kinds promptly attended.
Koora 3, 2d Floor, Birkbeck Brick.
jyj HALPIN,
Manufacturer of
Carriages. Buggies. Wagons, &c.
Cor. Walnut anil Pine Streets, Freeland.
£MIAS. OKION STKOH,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
AND
Justice of the Peace.
Office Booms No. 31 Centre Street, Freeland.
jyjDRRIS FERRY,
—PUKE
WHISKY, WINE, RUM, GIN, &C
Fresh Lager Beer Always on Tap.
Corner South and Washington Sts., Freelnnd.
G. A. SOLT,
Plumber and - ~
Steam Fitter.
I have Just received nn excellent stock ot
Stoves and Tinware.
IW Estimates given 011 contract roofing
and spouting.
Repairing Promptly Attended to.
Centre Street, Freeland, Pa.
n AVIS,
Dealer in
Flour, Feed, Grain,
HAY, STRAW, MALT, Ac.,
Beat Quality oi
Clover & Timothy
SEED.
Zcmuny's Block, 15 East Main Street, Freeland.
FRANCIS BRENNAN,
151 South Centre Street, Freeeland. (Near
the L. V. It. It. Depot.)
The bar is stocked witli the choicest brands of
liquors, Beer, Porter, Ale,
and
TEMPERANCE DRINK.
The finest kind of
! CIGARS KEPT IN STOCK.