FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. V. No. 72. E. B. COXE PRESENTED WITH A TESTIMONIAL FROM THE PEOPLE OF FREELAND. The Council and Citizens Meet and Show j Their Gratitude to the Donator of , Freeland Fuhlic Park. Followed liy a Reception at Del'ierro's Hotel. The members of the borough council, together with a large number of the citizens of the borough, met at the council room at eight o'clock on Satur day evening. President Dooris called the assemblage to order and explained the object of the meeting, which was to present to Hon. Eckley 13. Coxe, a testimonial for the kind interest mani fested by him in the welfare of the town, after which Mr. John D. Hayes, on behalf of the council and citizens of the. borough, presented fo Mr. Coxe the testimonial, which consisted of a gold watch charm, hearing the inscription "The people of Freeland to their friend," and on the reverse a monogram neatly engraved of the initial letters "E 13 C." In presenting the testimonial Mr. Hayes said : In requesting you to come here tonight we had two objects in view; the one to show that we are not ungrateful for l'avors rendered; the other to profit by your suggestions or advice. We are not insensible to the generous spirit that prompted you to set aside a valuable piece of land for a public park, knowing that your ultimate object was that our water supply should not be contaminated. We cannot be indifferent to the interest you manifest in our borough and the neighborly spirit you display in extending to us all ac commodations, and. so far as possible for you to do, aid in extending and increasing the size uiul prosperity of our town. In recognition of this wo ask you to accept tills watch charm as a slight token of our ap preciation. The inscription. "The people of Freeland to their friend," expresses briefly what we mean, as our people recognize the fact that you are their friend, not only in name but in fact. In conveying the park to the borough of Freeland there was no blowing of trumpets or loud proclamations made of generous deeds performed by you or yours; but the sentiment that inspired the grant is understood by us and we appreciate it. Now, knowing as we do, the real interest you feel in our welfare, believing that you enter tain the kindliest feelings towards us, and hav ing the highest respect for your judgment, based as it is upon experience and observation, } we shall gladly hear from you now or at any j time suggestions as to our future course. Before concluding permit mo, on behalf of j the council and the citizens, to assure you that we recognize in you a sincere friend of Free- | land; in your wife (God bless her) a noble hearted woman, whose exertions, seconded by your own, do much, very much, to alleviate human misery, and that God will long spare you botli is the wish of the olliccrs, council and people of Freeland. Mr. Coxe responded, saying it was very bard for him to express in words to the council and citizens what he felt then. He was deeply touched by the testimonial he received, and then went on to explain what prompted him to I deed a ten and one-fourth acre plot of land to Freeland. He referred to the | epidemic that occurred in the town of ' Plymouth, and the ravages it made j among the inhabitants of that borough, but with great effort ou the part of the 1 authorities the disease was stamped out. i It struck him then that if such a coudi ton of affairs was to visit Freeland, "what would be the result?" and with these thoughts in view lie determined to protect the water supply of Freeland, by j keeping this tract oil the market, so that-l the people of this town could have a place in which they could feel at home with themselves and their families. Nothing pleased him so well as our system of sewerage. Good drainage is an essential to good health, he said, and * although it eventually passes Drifton on its way to the Susquehanna they don't get angry, but on the contrary envy us. We have here no fields of wheat or other cereals, but plenty of coal good air and good water, and lie was also glad to know that the town is well prepared in case of fire. That these things are here, he said, go to show that the people have the interest of the town at heart. Mr. Coxe then spoke about the kind of industries that should be induced to locate here, and said it would soon he possible to get as much powe • out of the culm banks as it as is usually gotten out of good coal. The line of manufactures suitable to Fffeeland, lie thought, are those that can be started on small capital and can utilize minor labor. Mr. Coxe spoke of an in dustry which he is about to start near town—the untilizing of the culm banks and the necessary machinery to be built for that purpose, which would add mater ally to the growth of our town. He said he did not intend to build any more dwelling houses, preferring to have men in his employ who owned their own homes. In conclusion he spoke of the home government in bor oughs and contrasted it with the govern ment in coal company towns. He said the principal help Freeland would get from Coxe Bros. & Co. would be the in crease from their road and shops, which are yet in their infancy. The meeting then adjourned and Mr. Coxe was escorted to DePierro Bros, hotel, where a reception was held. The dining room of the hotel present ed a most inviting appearance to the guests, and when all were assembled at the table an enjoyable time was hud. An excellent meal, comprising every thing of the best that is in the market, was served. Mr. Coxe, who was seated at the head of the table, kept the com pany amused with his abundance of witty stories and anecdotes about the early history of the region and its people. Brief addresses were made by Messrs. Hayes, Neuburger, McCarthy, Malloy, McKnight, Buckley, Koons, Berner, Williamson and Fowler. Before parting Mr. Coxe gave his sin cere thanks for the honor shown him, 4 and repeated his promise made at the I council room that whatever assistance j and help lie could give Freeland would be cheerfully rendered at any time. lie predicted a future for Freeland, and | stated it would be many years before i the supply of coal around us would be exhausted. His company has plans un der way to largely increase the number of employes at Drifton and Eckley, and I when the improvements and additions to the breakers at those places are com pleted Freeland will receive a large portion of the benefit. DOWN THE PLANE. A Car Itreaks Away and Causes a Fatal Accident at Milnesville. The No. 4 Milnesville stripping was the scene of a horrible accident on Thursday afternoon, through which Michael Dougherty met with a terrible death. Mr. Dougherty and a fellow workman were in a shanty at the foot of the plane. A car that had been hoisted to the top of the plane became uncon trolable when at the top, and rushed down the steep incline with lightning velocity. The attention of Mr. Dougherty and his companion, John Smith, was attract ed by the noise made by the car, and realizing their danger they attempted to reach a place of safety. But the warning came too late. Mr. Dougherty's companion escaped with two broken ribs, but the car was on him before be could get out of the way and mulilated bis body in a horrible manner, killing him ! instantly. The deceased was 37 years of age and one of the most popular and respected citizens of Milnesville. He leaves four children to mourn his untimely death, his wife having died about a year since. He was a member of the St. Aloysius T. A. B. Society of Ilarleigh, and Divi sion 10, A. 0. 11., of Hazleton, and both societies attended his funeral yesterday. The other victim, John Smith, is a young man who is well known on this side. Though his injuries are serious, he will recover. He is a son of County Commissioner Smith. The coroner's jury which investigated the death censured the foreman for not providing a safety block at the top of the slope to prevent accidents of this nature, and also accuses Van Wickle A Co. of carelessness in not compelling the superintendent to have it done. Miners Draw Up a Scale, j The miners of Nanticoke, who are i idle since Tuesday owing to trouble j between the company and the drivers j and breaker boys, met and adjusted the following scale of wages to be paid by j the Susquehanna Coal Company in all I its workings: Door tenders per day, 90 cents; rat catchers on team, $1; single mule dri vers, $1.22; foot drivers, $1.93; two mule drivers, $1.45; runners and drivers, $1.45; three mule drivers, $1.54; foot ten ders of plane, $1.54; runners, $1.69; track layer helpers, $1.69; head runners, $1.86; head tender of slope, $1.86, foot tender of shaft, $1.86; breaker boys to receive not less than 50 cents per day; no company laborer to be paid less than I $1.60 per day; all days to be composed of i ten hours and all overtime to be paid in | porportion. This was taken to Superintendent Morgan, who submitted it to General Superintendent I. A.Stearns, of Wilkes- Barre. Stearns says the matter will 1 requires ome deliberation. He cannot I give an answer before Match 1. The men went to work this morning. To Organize a Singing Class. The Towanda Argus says.: "Thesing -1 ing at the Christian church, conducted by Professor C. W. Garrison, was well attended and a success, and closed Jan uary 27 with a good concert, which was a credit to the scholars and their leader, ! and showed the care he has taken in j training them. "Mr. Garrison now go,-s to Luzerne county, where lie has plenty of work | before him, and the people will do well to | B"eure him as he is a successful teacher; lie leaves many warm friends as also [ did his fatherwhen in the same position. • We wish him success and a pleasant time in his new field of labor, and hope to see him with us again the coming winter." Prof. Garrison, of Burlington, Pa., would like to meet all who are interested in vocal music at St. John's Reformed church on Monday evening, February 27, for the purpose of organizing a sing ing class. All are cordially invited to attend. Talcs from Town Topics. That merry quarterly publication, "Tales from Town Topics" is out for March, and, in addition to the potpourri of bright sketches, poems and witticisms, codtains a prize novelette, 80 pages in length, called "The Cousin of the King," written by Adrian Shade Van West rum. This story is exceedingly thrilling in its dramatic force, and the miscellaneous matter in the volume is up to the standard which the New York society journal is known to follow. Total Topics, | 21 West Twenty-third street, New York. Keep Your Eye on the Date. The editor of the Independence (Kan.) Star sued a delinquent subscriber for sll. | The delinquent claimed he never sub* ; scribed for the paper, and did not pro pose to pay for it. The judge instructed | the jury that if the evidence disclosed ! the fact that the delinquent had taken the paper from the oflice, or caused it to he taken, they should tind for the plain tiff. It cost the man nearly SIOO to set j tie what sll would have paid. It pays | to be honest eyen yrith the printer. PLEASURE CALENDAR. [ March 4—Entertainment under the j auspices of Robert Emmet Social Club, at Freeland opera house. Admission, I 25 cents. March 16—"Under a Ban," cntnedy drama, at Freeland opera house. March 17—Ball of St. Patrick's Benefl- I eial Society, at Freeland opera house. ! Admission, 50 cents. FREELAND, LUZERNE COUNTY, PA., FEBRUARY 27, 1893. A PROGRESSIVE ROAD. THE CENTRAL IS REACHING OUT FOR MORE TRADE. An Opportunity for Freeland People to Induce the Company to Extend lis Line to This Place—Another Railroad Will Not Hurt the Town. Many improvements are contemplated by the officials of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The building of its own tracks from Wilkes-Barre to Scranton, and the purchasing of twenty-five new locomotives have been decided upon. In addition to the above, two additional fast passenger trains between the coal regions and New York city are in con templation, to be started at an early date. The distance of 121 miles is to be covered in two hours and forty-tiive minutes. To facilitate the running f>f passenger trains a number of side tracks are to be built at necessary points foe. coal and freight trains to lay off and per mit the passing of passenger trains with out delay. Since the Central broke away from the combine, thereby saving itself from being wrecked like the Lehigh Valley, it has been working for trade and patron age in the most commendable manner. Every opportunity that presented itself to the company whereby the road could be benefitted has received consideration by the officers, and nothing is let pass that might possibly hlep to make it a greater road than it is. While the Central is in this progressive mood it might be induced to consider the advantage it would gain by extend ing its line to Freeland. This is some thing that should have been done years ago, but every previous attempt to bring about such extension found the company in financial difficulties. As they are now in better circumstances than for sometime, according to their report issued last week, it ought not require much pressure to get them to investigate the matter and see if it would pay. The road comes within a mile on each side of the town, and to build to any convenient location and erect a station here would not be very expensive. Its nine-mile branch from Drifton Junction to Drifton is lying almost idle, and an extention to Freeland from the latter place could easily be finished this summer. Or its ten miles of track from White Haven to Upper Lehigh could be ' made to reach here without any great i trouble, and the passenger and freight traffic it would obtain by extending either or both would be no small item. The business men and citizens in gen eral should inaugurate a movement to bring this about. It. would cost but little to let the company know that its road would be patronized if it were nearer town, and should the effort to get it here be successful it will not hurt Free land to have two railroads instead of one. List of Patents. Patents granted to Pennsylvania in ventors last week. Reported by C. A. Snow & Co., Washington, I). C. R Allison, Port Carbon, governor for steam-engines; E J Cochran, Pittsburg, manufacture of hoops; II Cochran, Chester, folding gate for car platforms; .1 F Comfort, Kendall Creek, ice creeper; II W Eisenhart, York, holder for spring harrow-teeth; P Embree, West Chester, butter-worker; A B Farquhar, York, holder for harrow-teeth; W Forgie, Washington, construction of tanks; J Forman, Pottstown, coal-chute; J Fry singer, Hanover, automatic railway-train arrester; W Kelso, Pittsburg, car coupling; C C Klein, Abington, twisting and cop-winding machine; F F Landis, Waynesborongli, grain-separator; I) F Lepley, Berlin, valve-gear; P II Mack, Bradford, casing-spear; R Y Mattison, Ambler, non-heat-conducting composi tion; W Rader and E Hunter, Allen town, car-axle box; G M Ramsey, Clokey, steel rail for use on common roads; J P Rohn, Easton, sheaf-register for harvesters; II G Smith, Claysville, well-bailer; J Y Snyder, Luzerne, drill ing-machine; C P Young, Y'ork, coin and slot machine. Recognized as Catholics. A question that has caused a great deal of trouble in the Catholic church has been settled. It was regarding the standing of Greek Catholics and their priests, who are very numerous in some sections of the country, especially the coal regions. The pope lias issued an order giving bishops the right to confer pastoral faculties upon these priests and to recognize their congregations as part of the church. In a number of places this had never been done, owing to the persistence of the Greeks in clinging to certain rites and ceremonies of their own. St. Mary's Greek Catholic church of Free land has been under Roman Catholic jurisdiction for some time, so the order will not affect its pastor or congregation in any way. Tyson Won the Mutcli. Owing to the heavy snow storm on | Saturday afternoon the shooting match I lu tween John Tyson, of Jeddo, and Fiank Deach, of Hazleton, was carried i out with great difficulty at Freeland hall j park. A. Dodson and C. Soliday, of llazleton, acted as trappers, and Win. j Dickson, of Audenried, was referee. Each man shot at fifteen birds. Ty son succeeded in killing six and Deach four. The match was for SIOO a side, and was witnessed by a large number of sports. The Injunction Granted. ! The application to court for a prelim ; inary injunction to restrain the Hazleton and North Side Company from laying ; its electric railway In Foster township : was made by the Union Company's at | torneys, Messrs. Wheaton, Darling and Woodward, on Thursday. The court granted the injunction. The injunction is returnable tomorrow at 10 o'clock a. m. I Subscribe for the Tribunk. "NO NEW COUNTY." Ttiat is the Motto of Those Hound lor Ilarrishurg Tomorrow. A large delegation of prominent Lu zerne county people will go to Harris burg tomorrow to present arguments against the passage of the hill to form a new county out of parts of Luzerne and Schuylkill. They will appear before the committee that has charge of the bill, and the probabilities are that when they fulfill their mission the ghost of "Hazle county" will walk no more. The delegation lias facts and figures ready to prove that the proposed new county is not necessary—that it is a deep-laid scheme which is fathered l>y less than a dozen politicians whose lease of political life in Luzerne has expired and can never he renewed, and who are being assisted in the plot by a few large holders of land in the vicinity of Hazle ton. Two weeks ago a committee went from Hazleton to offer evidence in favor of the bill. They proved nothing but the well-known fact that llazleton needs a county seat or something else that might put life into the so-called city. That was only what everyone in the coal re gions already knew, hut it failed to con vince anybody of the justice of taxing the life out of every property-holder and citizen in lower Luzerne in order that Hazleton's land speculators should have the prices of then lots raised. They also made a plea for the poor people of the lower end, claiming that the railroad and hotel expenses cost them a large amount every time they had business to do at the county seat, all of which would he saved by the "dear people" if the courthouse was at Hazle ton. Coal operators like Messrs. Markle and Van Wickle are not usually heard interceding for the "poor people" unless they have axes of their own to grind. Neither do the petty politicians, headed by Matt Long, bother themselves about taxpayers' interests without there are offices or appointments to be seen in the distance. The Freeland and Drifton portion of the delegation will leave here at 4.20 this afternoon. For St. Patrick's Day. The committee in charge of the parade here on St. Patrick's Day met yesterday and made further arrangements for the demonstration. A committee composed" of Patrick Clarke, D. J. Kennedy and John J. McNelis was appointed to secure reduced rates on the. Lehigh Valley from all points to Freeland on the 17th. A committee from the Eckley societies was present, and after-stating they had accepted the invitation to parade here, asked that the three societies were placed as near together in line as possible. Their request was granted. ; Rev. M. J. Fallihee was chosen as ! grand marshal of the parade, and he appointed Patrick O'Donnell, of Drifton, and Edward P. Gallagher, of Freeland, as his aids. The route and order of parade will be arranged when answers are received from the invited societies. "Cannon-Rail Express." "The Canr.on-Ball Express" is the title of a new American comedy-drama written by Robert .T. Donnelly and pro duced by Ed. A Braden. It is a well written and effectively constructed play <>f American life, with realistic effects that are plausible in their relation to the plot as they are novel and impressive. They consist of the wreck of a Confed erate guardhouse by the explosion of a percussion shell, the boarding by the hero of an express train going at a high rate of speed, and a narrow escape from an ore crusher that is genuinely danger ous to life, and which does its work right on the stage where its ability to crush out life is made apparent to all. At Freeland opera house, March 7. County Commissioners Protest. County Commissioners Evans, Dullard and Smith have appealed from the find ing of the county auditors in charging them with $1520, which, it is claimed, they paid Contractor Cornog for painting the courthouse. The auditors reported that Cornog was paid too much, and have charged the amount to the com missioners. The Poor District Vote. Tomorrow the election judges of the poor district will meet at Laurytown and deposit the tally sheets of each polling district. The returns, however, show that A. S. Monroe, of llazleton, and 11. 8. Rinker, Weatherly, have been elected director and auditor. Each have over 100 of a majority. Cause, but No Effect. The funny man's wife was reading the •paper to him. "Georgo," she said, "listen to this," and she read, "Theqneen of Slam hastho smallest feet yet seen on any woman." "Ah," he said, and that was all he said. She waited a minute or two—an hour —a day—a week—a month—and still he made no reference to a Chieago woman, and she is wondering now if anything is the matter with him.—Detroit Free Press. Time Enough Yet. - Mrs. Bingo—Do you know that your dress suit hasn't come from the tailor's, and ho promised it faithfully. (Wildly.) How can you go to the danco with me without it? Bingo—Give mm time, my dear; you haven't begun to put your gloves on yet. —Clothier and Furnisher. An old farmer 111 western New York told his pastor lie didn't know that he I wanted to go to heaven if he must "sit | and sing halleluiah through all eter . nity." i Perseverance, dear my lord, keeps honor bright. To have none is to hang [ quite out of fashion, like a rusty nail in i monumental mockery.—Shakespeare. ROBERT EMMET'S BIRTH. HOW ITS ANNIVERSARY WILL BE CELEBRATED HERE. The Robert Emmet Social Club to Hold an Entertainment, During Which As sistant District Attorney P. A. O'Boyle "Will Speak Upon the Martyr's Life. The anniversary of the birth of Robert Emmet will be celebrated by the Robert Emmet Social Club with an entertain ment at the opera house on Saturday evening. The rendition of the following programme will give the friends of the club an opportunity to enjoy an address by the noted orator, I'. A. O'Boyle, Esq., of Pittston, assistant district attorney of Luzerne county. He is known as one of the finest speakers in the state/and will undoubtedly treat his subject in the best possible manner. The programme is as follows: Address of welcome A.M. McNulty Selection "Cacd Mille Falthe" St. Patrick's cfanet Band. Recitation "Robert Emmet Crew" Miss Johanna Duffy. Piano trio Paroeliiai School Children Rccitution "The Flag" Chus. F. llaganey. Vocal solo "Kathleen Mavoumeen" Miss Nellie McLaughlin. Overture "Rlnkleta" St. Patrick's Cornet Band. Address "Life of Robert Emmet'' P. A. O'Boyle, Esq., of Pittston. Double clog and reel Messrs. MeElhenny and Mayer Vocal solo "A Letter From Heaven" John 11. Quigley. Recitation "A Sprig of Green" Miss Rose Carr. Piano solo Mrs. Joseph Birkbeck | Song and class drill..Parochial School Children Grand tableau "Maid of Erin" ! March "We're In It" j St. Patrick's Cornet Band. ROBERT EMMET. For the benefit of some of our readers who may not be familiar with the history of Emmet a few lines will not be amiss. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, on | March 4, 1780, and gained high honors \ at Trinity college at an early age, but! was expelled for his radical republican l ideas. Before he was twenty-one lie became imbued with the spirit of independence, and, although a Protes- j taut, he succeeded in arousing the entire island to enter a movement to sever all connection with England and throw off the British yoke. He was the leading niover in the memorable rebellion of ! 1798, which failed of its purpose. After this failure he went to France, where he remained until July 1803, when he returned to Ireland and arrang- j ed for another revolt, which was also : unsuccessful. He esaped to the moun-! tains and could easilv have made his 1 way to France again, but for an attach- ; ment to Miss Sarah Cumin, who induced him to return to Dublin. lie was captured there and convicted i of high treason. He defended himself j and delivered to the judge and jury one of the most eloquent speeches in history. He was beheaded in the city of his birth on September 20, 1803, and the sacrifice of his life to the cause of freedom has won for him the admiration of liberty lovhig people of every nationality. Emmet's grave is umarked, as his last request was that his epitath should : never be written until Ireland takes her place among the nations of the earth. Seats are now on sale at Christy's store for the entertainment. The admission to the gallery is 15 cents, and for reserv ed seats, 25 cents. FREELAND OPERA HOUSE. B. F. DAVIS, MANAOEH. TUESDAY, V. EDWARD A. BRADEN'S Realistic Production, s tain Ball Express BY ItOBT. J. DONNOLLY. A play to amuse, omiizo and enthuse. A cur loud or b pee tut scenery, etc. Meeluinlcul effects and devises new to the stage. THE FLIGHT OF THE CANON BALL EXPRESS. A massive train of ours crosses tlic tugc at lightning speed In full view of the audience. Interior of the Stamp Mill. Showing a deadly ore crushing machine in operation. The EXPLOSION. A complete destruction of the Confederate ' jail and subsequent escape of the prisoner. ! During the action of the play a number of SONGS, DANCES and high class specialties are introduced. Popular Prices, 25 and 35 Cts. Reserved seats on sale at Christy's store. Great Closing- Cut Sale of "Winter CGood.s. Overcoats at Half P'rice. Men's Chinchilla Ulsters, £3.DO: former price, SB.OO. good strong pantaloons, 79 cts; former price, $1.50. A few men's suits left at 3 90; former price, $6.00. Good heavy merino shirts and drawers, 31 cents each; former price, 50 cents, j Red flannel shirts and drawers, ! 79 cents each; former price, I SI.OO. Fine camel hair shirts, 69 cents; j former price, SI.OO. ! All-wool overshirts, 49 cts; for | mer price, 75 cents, j Canton flannel shirts and draw | ers, 24 cents; former price, 50 | cents. | Boys' woolen mits, 21 cents per | pair; former price 35 cents. i Saaae I P3e