Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, March 12, 1894, Image 1
FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. VI. No. 76. FROM SUBURBAN POINTS. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE OF NEIGHBORING TOWNS. Bright and Interesting Letters from the Correspondents of the "Tribune** in Drlfton and Jeddo—The News of These Towns Told Briefly. Special and regular correspondence from the surrounding towns is solicited by the TRIBUNE. Communications or items intended for publication must he accompanied by the name of the writer. DRIFTON ITEMS. On Friday the engineer corps of the Lehigh Traction Company was in this neighborhood running the final line for I the electric road. It is not going on any j of the streets as many of our residents j thought it would, thereby averting the ! much-imagined danger to childern. On I its way from Jeddo it will come between ' No. 1 slope and the company stable, j then running parallel with the locie track until it strikes the road leading to Freeland. It is said a bridge of con siderable length will he erected, com- ! mencing at the slaughter house and ex- | tending over the tracks of the Central Railroad. Daniel G. James, who removed from i this place to Lansford nine years ago, died at that place on Thursday, aged 48 years. He was a victim of miners' con sumption and loaves a wife and four children. Ralph M rley resigned his employ ment under this company. It is said he has secured work at Sandy Run, where i he will remove his family in the near ; future. The slack time together with the poor , work is having its effects here. This j place has always been known to work while other company's collieries were | i He, hut somehow of late it is not any better than the rest of the region. The shop employes are kept pretty busy at present and worked consid erable overtime last week. James Owens, who has been a shoo maker here for many years, will occupy his property on Main street, Freeland, shortly. Mrs. Andrew O'Donnell was very ill during last week. The company here has given the pumpmen in No. 2 slope papers to keep an account of the number of gallons of water the pumps throw per day, so they | can (ind how large a tunnel they will I have to drive to keep the slopes clear of water. Mrs. Patrick O'Donnell and daughter Katie returned home on Saturday after spending a week with friends at Wilkes- Barro. A large crowd was gathered at the hall park OIK? evening last week to witness a tight between two dogs of town. Will St rani x, who was laid up with the rheumatism for the past two weeks, is able to he around again. There is some talk of the D. S. & S. j building a new roundhouse next month j above No. 2 breaker. Mrs. James A. O'Donnell, of Silver Brook, is spending a few days here with her mother and relatives. John Novak, a miner in No. 1 slope, was dangerously injured last week by a fall of coal. He was taken in the com pany's ambulance to his home at Free land, where it was found that his head and neck were badly gashed, an arm broken, and a leg broken in two places. JEDDO NEWS. Several people from here will attend the funeral of Mrs. Charles Gay, of llazlcton, this afternoon. The deceased was a daughter of Samuel Pettit, of Oak dale, and died last Thursday night, aged IIS years, and leaves a husband and six j children. Joseph McLiughlin, of Carbondale, who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Hannah Brennan, of Japan, returned I home. William and James Boyle, of Avoca, j who were visiting friends here for the j past week, returned home on Saturday. I Messrs. McTague and Mulraney, of Plymouth, who were visiting here last week, returned home. MiBB Sarah Burns, of Hazleton, visited her parents here last week. The young men of Japan organized a literary society on Saturday evening. There is to he a constable's sale here on the 10th inst., he insolvent being a Hungarian who dealt exclusively in the company store. Mrs. O'llara and daughter, of Mt. Pleasant, are visiting Mis. Peter Fox, of Japan. John Carr, of Oakdale, who fell down a breast last week and whose injuries were not definitely known then, is now able to he around again. 11 is speedy re covery in spite of the surmises that he had sustained internal injuries is a great pleasure to his friends. The water works at the foot of Stock ton mountain, which helped to supply the Oakdale collieries with water, were shut down lust week, there being su 111- ceint water to supply them from other sources. A son was horn to Mr. and Mrs. Soult, of Japan, yesterday. The old mining cars that were used in No. 1 Oakdale mines have been fixed up so that they could be hoisted up the No. 2 slope, and that part of No. 1 mines, which ceased operations when the breaker stopped, will he started next i week and the coal run through the new breaker. SELARCII. Warden Jones .Must Lxpluin. The court has ordered County Com missioners Dullard, Smith and Norton and Jail Warden Jones to appear on Saturday, March 17, in regard to the dis charge of a prisoner before his term was up. Austin Dando was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on Septem ber 30, 1893. Application was made to Judge Lynch for his discharge on De cember 22, which was refused, the court holding a want of jurisdiction. Not withstanding the refusal Warden Jones, without authority, in direct opposition to the fact that he had not served his full sentence, ordered his release. The attention of the prison commis sioners was called to this action of the warden by William Leslie, of the Elmira Telegram , and after having it laid before them for several meetings they dismiss ed it for want of jurisdiction. Feeling that justice was not done by the warden's action and failing to have it righted by the prison commissioners, Mr. Leslie presented to Judge Rice a petition directing that the present com misioners ascertain whether there lias been any mismanagement of prison or prison rules by Warden Jones. The penalty for conniving at or aiding a 1 prisoner to escape is two years and a fine j of SSOO and the court holds an unwar ranted discharge is an escape. Krpurt of the First District. The report which Mine Inspector Edward Roderick, of Scranton, has sent to the secretary of internal affairs, for the first district, shows a most gratify ing condition of affairs. There were in all 0,202,131.34 tons of coal mined, an increase over 1802 of 347,493.04 tons, and the total number of persons employ ed was 15,034, an increase of 1,513 over the previous year. The number of fatal accidents, 61, was four less than the pre vious year, and the non-fatal accidents were 1)0. ISuviiiK Iteal Kstalo. From the Standard. Mrs. Thomas Shepperd, of Upper Lehigh, has purchased the building site of Mrs. Jerry Kisner, corner of Diamond avenue and Laurel street, Hazleton. Consideration, $4,800. William Powell, of Upper iehigh, has purchased the last half of Mrs, Mary Welch's three lots on West Dia mond avenue, the other half having been purchased by Win. Watkins. Con sideation, $5,000. Klcctric Light question. The members of the borough council will meet in special session on Wednes day evening for the purpose of passing upon the bonds of the treasurer and Btreet commissioner. The question of electric light may he taken up. A proposition will be presented by the Freeland Electric Light, Heat and Power Company for an all night light, every night, the number of lights to be not less than twelve. Prize Fight at Witkes-llarre. * A vicious fight oocurred at Wilkes- Batrc on Friday night in the presence of nenrly 200 people. The principals were Thomas Dougherty, of Plains, and James Doran, of Duryea. Some months ago Doran was defeated by Dougherty in four rounds and since then he has been anxious to get even. The men weighed about 175 each. In the first round not a blow was struck, but in the second heavy fighting commenced. In the sixth Doran was knocked down four times, at laßt arising just as the timekeeper called ten seconds. The fight so far had been in Dougherty's favor, hut from that time he began to weaken. The slugging was terrific in the seventh and eighth, the men and the ring being covered with blood. At times the fighters were so weak that they ; hung together to prevent their falling. In the ninth, after each man had been floored twioe, Dougherty was put out by | a heavy blow. Though police were | present they made no attempt to stop the fight, even w hen the men were cov ered in blood. It is expected, however, that there will lie action taken by the authorities to prevent any more contests of like nature. The affair was held in Jester's club rooms. FREELANI), PA., MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1894. ST. PATRICK'S DAY. Arrangement!* Completed for the Cele bration Here on Saturday. All arrangements for tlie celebration | of St. Patrick's Day in Freeland on Saturday next have been completed, and if pleasant weather is had the pa rade will be one of the largest seen here yet on any 17th of March. The follow ing programme has been arranged: ORDER OF PARADE. Chief Marshal—Rev. M. J. Fallihee. Aides—ll. M. Brislin, Ed. F. Ilanlon. Clergy in Carriages. Float Containing Goddess of Liberty and Maid of Erin. Float Containing Thirty-two Girls Representing the Counties of Ireland. FIRST DIVISION. St. Patrick's Cornet Band. St. Patrick's Beneficial Society. Tirolese I. R. Regiment. St. Vegilio's Tirolese Society. Pioneer Drum Corps. St. Ann's T. A. I>. Pioneer Corps. Pioneer Reserve Corps. Children of Mary. Eckley Drum Corps. St. Mary's T. A. B. Society, Eckley. SECOND DIVISION. Liberty Drum Corps. Division 6, A. O. 11. Young Men's Slavonion Band. St. John's Slavonian Society. St. Michael's Greek Society. Garibaldi Italian Society. Polish Cornet Band. Kosciusko Guards. Pulaski Guards. St. Kasimer's Polish Society. THIRD DIVISION. Shamrock Drum Corps. Division ID, A. O. 11. Division 2D, A. O. 11., Eckley. Freeland Drum Corps. Young Men's T. A. B. Society. Parishioners. ROUTE OF PARADE. The societies will meet at St. Ann's church, where they will form in line, and will leave there at 1 p. in., and par ade over the following route: To Ridge, to Carbon, to Centre, to Chestnut, to Ridge, to Carbon, to Washington, to Front, to Birkbeck, to Walnut, to Cen tre, to Luzerne, to St. Ann's church and dismiss. Societies not assigned positions will report to the marshal or aides immedia-' tely after their arrival. ('aught mi a llritlgu. Passengers on the Lehigh Valley Rail road train leaving Pottsville on Friday afternoon were thrilled with horror when they saw on the bridge ahead a man, who it was thought, would surely meet with a terrible death. The bridge spans Mill Creek, and is seventy feet j high. There is no footpath on either j side of the track and the man was walk- | ing on the ties. Realizing that he must | either he hurled to death or quickly get out of the train's way, he dropped down j between two ties and clung fast. He escaped none too soon, for hardly i had his head disappeared when the train dashed over him. He had hung by his hands to the tie, and when the danger was over he pulled himself up and hurried over the bridge. Had Wealth, Hut Not Health. Edward Griffith, a retired and wealthy 1 resident of Shenandoah, committed sui- j cide by drowning himself in a dam about | a mile from the town. He was 57 years ! of age and leaves a wife and three chil dren. He owned considerable property. An attack of the grip is supposed to have effected his mind. In a pocket of his coat which he left upon the hank of the dam was a note reading: "My body is in the dam. Ed Griffith." The body was found about two hours after the drowning. (tilllln? (Iratltuile. Mr. GootlrisU—Mary. I 've had my life Insured to-day, and now, at my death, you'll receive twenty-five thousand jlollars. Mrs. Gootfi-isU (enraptured)—Oh, you darling, dear good man! How thought ful of you! You not only try to make me happy while you are alive, hut you fix it so I'll ho happy after you're dead! i —Puck. I'erliKpi >'o. "What is your philosophy in regard to lending money?" "My opinion is that the man who lends grudgingly is the man who lends most generously—for he is the man who never expects to [ret his money back."—Truth. Hun the IJrit. "Don't yon think Leila's complexion is. lovely?" said one dear girl to an other. Acsj that's one tiling that 1 admire ; about her. always buys the best in the market."—Washington Star. t'nn.iruve rnhlo. Mr. Thomkins (to wife of his bosom) —After all, my dear, woman was an after thought. You remember Eve was only a side issue.—•lmige. : Bo* 's fancy shirt waists at McDonald's. I ; """Lehigh Valley Engine Explode*. Lehigh Valley engine No. 408 explod j ed near White Haven on Thursday af ternoou with terrific force, killing three ! men. The victims are: John Lenox, fireman, aged 24, from Long Island; Arthur Dotter, brakeman, aged 27, of | White Haven, leaves wife and one child; I Edward Fox, brakeman, aged 22, of ! White Haven. | The engine was lying on Tannery sid ing, a short distance from White Haven, | waiting for orders. • A freight train I hound north was expected to arrive at any moment, and the engino was to help the regular up the grade to the top of the mountain. Patrick Dugan, the en gineer, had gone to the telegraph office I nearby for orders, leaving in the cab J the fireman, John Lenox, a new man. j The brakemen, Ed. Fox and Art. Dot j ter, were standing together near the cab j door and in front of the fire hole talking, j Dugan spent some time in the tele ! graph office receiving his orders, and J finally turned from the door of the office Ito go back to his engine. As he did so the boiler exploded, hurling the engine I from the track, splitting the heavy ten der in half and shattering the cab and j the levers into a mass of debris, while ; the unfortunate men were hurled amid masses of iron in all directions. Engineer Dugan says the engine was | all right when he left it; that there was a good supply of steam on and plenty 'of water in the boiler. ,Superintendent ; Mitcliel will institute a rigid investiga tion and endeavor to locate the resonsi bility. j The engine, it is claimed, was one which was burned out during the late I strike, and in conversation with several j railroaders on the Wyoming division it j was learned that they were afraid of it | since and considered it a dangerous loco j motive. The Controller May (ia. I The latest sensation around the court houses of counties which have controllers is the probability that that official may be ousted from office on the ground that he | holds it unconstitutionally. The olfice I has a salary of 85,000 connected with it j and was created in certain counties, | Luzerne included, at the recent election. [ A quo warranto was issued last week i at the instance of the auditor general to j j show by what right the county auditors of' Schuylkill claim to exercise the an- j thority of their offices. It was claimed that the office of controller abolished ! the office of auditor, but it now appears ! | that the act of ISO 3 which creates the of- ! j lice of controller is unconstitutional. It is claimed that the auditor's posi tion is fortified by so many constitutional provisions and so many decisions of the ! supreme court, that it is very probable that it is not the auditors who will step 1 down and out, but if any one vacates his office, it will be the controller. The [ fight will be made on the lines of the ! unconstitutionality of this controller act which clothes this official with such ex- t traordinary powers. The question rais- j ed by the auditor's defense becomes as \ important as any public question that has been brought before the courts since the adoption of the constitution of 1874. Lodged in tin- County dull. During an altercation in the Points lute Thursday evening Steve Welsh was struck by Manus Dugan with a stone, I cutting him on the forehead. Six stichus were required to sew up the wound, and his assailant was arrested next morning. I At the hearing before Squire Myers he was committed to jail in default of bail, 1 and was taken to Wilkes-Barre by Constable'Quigley. After his hearing before the squire the prisoner was taken to the borough lock up, and on the way there broke from the constable. He was followed and I captured after an exciting chase. Something In tiio Goal. A range in the house of M. D.O'Hara, [ of Shenandoah, was blown to atoms on j Friday morning and a servant was dangerously wounded in the head by Hying pieces of iron. It is supposed thut a dynamite cap such as are used in the mines was in the coal which was put into the range shortly before the ex plosion. The doors and windows of the kitchen were shattered. Deafness Cannot tie Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one. way to cure deafness, I and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inllamed con- i | dltion of the mucous lining of the i I eustachian tube. When this tube gets | ! inllamed you have a rumbling sound or j I imperfect hearing, and when it isentirc- j I ly closed deafness is the result, and tin-1 ! less the intlumation can be taken out j and this tube restored to its normal eon- j | <1 it ion, hearing will he destroyed for i ever; nine eases out of ten are caused by ratarrah, which is noUiing but an in- | llamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for j any ease of deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. .1, CHENEY A CO., Toledo, O. J3?"Sold by druggists, 75c, BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS. LOCAL JOTTINGS GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. • Little Ones or Interest About I'enple You Know anil Tilings You Wish to Hear About—What the Folks of This Vicinity Are Doing. John H. Mtillin has been appoited postmaster at I'ittston by President Cleveland. The annual report of the middle coal Held poor district will be published in Thursday's issue. The farm of Owen Moyer, in Sandy Valley, was on Saturday sold by Sheriff Walters. Charles Dusheck, of Freeland, was the purchaser. Charles Worley, a young lad residing on Main street, fell and broke his arm while playing with several companions on Wednesday evening. Luzerne is one of the seventeen coun ties in the state which are out of debt. This shows good management, as all the neighboring coat countieß are in debt. James Gallagher, of East Maucli Chunk, and Cormac McGarvey, of I Heaver Meadow, have been appointed to positions in the Philadelphia mint. I The annual ball of St. Patrick's Bene- I licial Society at the opera house on Fri day evening promises to be a big event and will bo attended by a very large number. Fred Haas, proprietor of the Collage hotel, will celebrate the sixty-fourth anniversary of his birth this evening. Invitations to attend have been issued to a number of his friends. Willie Huiney, aged 16 years, and his brother Tommy, aged 12 years, are mis sing from their home in Allentown. They are sons of A. C. lleiney, a former ' proprietor of the Central hotel here. J. G. Miller, of Catawissa, has receiv ed the contract to furnish 15,000 rail road ties and SOO poles for the Freeland branch of the electric road. The mate- ! rial is to he delivered in thirty days. John Maguire has been elected mine inspected of the eighth district, which is j located in Schuylkill county. There were 11(1 ballots taken before a choice was made from the twenty applicants, i John Devain, of Sandy Hun, was ad mitted to Ilazleton hospital on Friday evening, suffering with a fractured limb which lie received by being caught under a fall of clay in Sandy Hun stripping. Hazleton base hall enthusiasts are not a unit for representation in the State League. The salary limit is $2,000 per month, and it is thought too high to suit towns where base ball is not given i proper support. [ Persons to whom liquor licenses have J j been granted should see that they are I paid for and lifted on or before Thurs j day next otherwise, they w ill be revoked, and the house will lose its license, with j no chance to regain it. The Oneida Glee Club, many of the ] | members of which were residents of this ] section at one time, will hold a ball at J Hegla's hall, Sheppton, on Saturday evening. Admission, SI.OO, and all re freshments will be served free of charge. The case of the Hazleton and North I Side Electric Railroad vs. the Union , Street Railroad, which was submitted to I attorney J. I). Koons as master, was on j Friday last settled, Mr. Koons decid- \ 1 ing in favor of the Hazleton people and dividing the costs. t The Susquehanna river overflowed its ] west bank at Wilkes-Barre on Friday morning. The lowlands for many miles j wore under water and the electric rail way was compelled to abandon traffic over its new line to Kingston. The damage to property will be very iieavy. Dr. 11. W. Monroe, dentist, has open- j ed an office in the Birkbeck brick, where ! ! lie lias furnisncd three rooms in very I good style for his patrons. The rooms j are located on the second floor, over the j clothing store of John Smith. Dr. Mon roe is now prepared to extract teeth and attend to anything in the dental lino. BUSINESS BRIEFS. Go to McDonald's for 25c aprons. Use Pillsbury's Best NXXX Flour, i Indigo blue calico, 5o a yd. McDonald. Fancy embroidered hankerchiefs, sc, at McDonald's. j Parties supplied with ice cream, cakes, | etc., by Lauhacli at reasonable rates. I All the latest and nobbiest piece goods | for suitings and trouserings at Jacobs A j Barasch's. | Have you seen Ihe nobby suits that Jacobs A Barasch are making to order ! for sl2 and sl4. "Orange Blossom" is safe and harm less as llax seed poultice. Any lady can use it herself. Hold by IV. W. Grover. Wall paper will be hung at 20c. per double roll from now until March 1. Also all paper reduced from 2 to 10c. per roll at A. A, Hachman's. Spring Goods! We liave jnef received a | very large consignment of ] PIECE GOODS for suitings and trouserings. i Nobbiest patterns. If you contemplate get | ting a spring suit made give | us a call and we will take j pleasure in showing you these goods. Prices that can't be beat, here nor elsewhere. Perfect tit and workman ship guaranteed. Suits to Order. - SI2 00 Up Pantaloons to Order. 4.00 Up Fine Tailoring Our I Specialty. Jacobs & Barasch, 37 Centre Street. Factory, ... Frecland. GREAT BARGAINS IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, Not ions, liar/ Cur pet, Boots and Shoes, Flour and Feed, Wood and Tin and (pieensware, W'illo wtca re } r l obacco. Table and Floor Cigars, Oil Cloth, Etc Etc. A celebrated brand of XX flour always in stock. Fresh Hull Butter and | Fresh Eggs a Specialty. My motto fs small profits and quick sales. 1 always luive fresh goods and am turning my I stock every mouth. Therefore every article is j guaranteed. AMANDUS OSWALD, ' Northwest Corner TtV*wl.n/l Centre and Front Streets, 1 i ccJllilU, DePIERRO - BROS. (A IK. CORNER OF CENTRE AND FRONT STREETS, Freeland, Pa. Finest Whiskies in Stock. I Gibson, Doupherty, Kaufer Club, Rosonbluth's Velvet, of which we have j Kxclusivo Sale In Town, Mumni's Extra Dry Chamnagne, I Honnessy Brandy, Blackberry, Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc. Imported and Domestic Cigars. OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE. llam and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS - AT - ALL - HOURS. Ilallentine and Ilnzleton beer on tap. Baths, Hot or Cold, 25 Cents. I l Hard Time Prices I I will sell yon holiday goods this year at very low prices. My stock is com phi. <n Wan-hes. Clocks, Kings, Silverware ami Musical Instruments j of all kinds, FREE ENGRAVING ON ALL GOODS PURCHASED OF ME. PHILIP GERITZ, Corner Front and Centre Street. READ THE TRIBUNE— I ONLY Jf1.50 PER YEAR. S $1.50 PER YEAR. JOHN D. HAYES, Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public. I <egul business of all kinds promptly attended j Koom B, 2d Floor, Birkbeck Brick. I jyj HALPIN, Manufacturer of Carriages. Buggies, Wagons, &c. Cor. Walnut and Pine Streets, Preeland. £*HAS. ORION STROH, Attorney and Counselor at Law, AND Justice of the Peace. Office Booms No. 31 Centre Street, Freeland. JOHN M. CARR, Attorney-at-Law. 15 S. Franklin street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. All Legal Busineee Promptly Attended To. j J F. O'NEILL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. ion PTJIII.IC SQUARE, - W ILK FS- BA It It K. Alex. Shcllack, Bottler BEER, - PORTER, - WINE, and all kinds of LIQUOR S. | Cor. WosliingLon and Walnut streets. Freeland. WASHBURN & TURNBACH, Builders of Light and Heavy Wagons. REPAIR.N3 OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. FRONT BTRKKT. NKAIt PINF, FREELAND. Keiper's Steam Marble Works. COR. LAUREL nnd MINE STREETS. Monuments, I leads tones, selling at cost for next thirty days. Iron and Galvanized Fences, Sawed Building Stones, Window < aps, Door Sills, Mantels, <rates, ( c.ping. Cemetery Supplies. PHILIP KEEPER, PROP., llazUton. COTTAGE HOTEL. Washington and Main Streets. FRED. 11A AS, Prop. First-class accomodation for permanent and transient guests. Good tablo. Fair rates. Bar finely stocked. Stable attached. LIBOR WINTER, H'TMIMT Si WSIEI Silt! No. 13 Front Street, Freeland. t£/~ The finest liquor and cigurs on sale. Fresh beer always on tap. "Watches, Cloclcs. H337-e-Orla,sses. Repairing of every description promptly at tended to and guaranteed. Gold and Silver Fluting. I. F. Wehrman. Watchmaker. Centre Street, Five Points, Freeland. t'W Not responsible for goods remaining un called for after six months. CONDY 0. BOYLE, dealor in Liquors, Wine, Beer, Etc. The 11 nest brands of domestic and imported whiskey on sale at his new Si and handsome saloon. Fresh Roches- rtfc tor and Ilallentine beer and Yeung ling's porter on tap. Centre - Street, - Five - Points. H. Goepperl, proprietor of the Washington House, 11 Walnut Street, above Contre. best of whiskies, wines, gin cigars, etc. Call in when in that part of the town. Fresh Beer and Porter on Tap. GEORGE FISHER, dealer in FRESII BEEF, PORK. VEAL, MUTTON, BOLOGNA, SMOKED MEATS, ETC., ETC. Call at No. u Walnut street, Freeland, or wait for the delivery wagons. VERY LOWEST PRICES. FRANCIS BRENNAN Restaurant. 151 South Centre street, Froohnnl. (Near the L. V. It. It. depot.) CHOICEST— LIQUOR, BEER, ALE, PORTER BEST OIGARS AND — ()lf TAr ! TEMPERA. \ 'CE DRINK.