FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. VI. No. 78. FROM SUBURBAN POINTS. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE OF NEIGHBORING TOWNS. A llattleKmtke Found in n H>er Keg at Jeddo—UangeroiiH Dogs—St. Patrick'* Day in Kcklcy Tlo Now* of Drlfton. Correspondents' Letters. .Special atul regular correspondence from the surrounding towns is solicited by the TRIBUNE. Communications or items intended for publication must be accompanied by the name of the writer. JEDDO NEWS. An incident happened here lately which shows one of the ways mysterious things happen to drinking people that are never explained. A man of this place went to his neighbor last week for the loan of an empty beer keg. His neighbor, who is in the habit of getting an occasional keg for nourishment, cheerfully granted the favor and told him to take it. The keg was taken away, but when washing it out before making use of it Hie gentleman discov ered the skin of a large rattlesnake. When examined further large lumps of flesh were also found. The supposition is that the reptile crawled in while the keg was lying in some gutter, as they usually arc, and the keg was taken to the brewery and refilled without being washed out. Hut the mysterious part of the affair is not how the snake got there, but how any of the people who drank the beer are here to know about While poking a stove one day last week, Miss Jennie Collins had a narrow escape from being burned to death. Her clothing took fire in some manner and she ran out of the house, and her screams brought Mr. Brislin, in whose house she is a servant, to her assistance. She was so badly frightened that it took considerable time before she could be quieted and the lire extinguished, She was burned about the legs and back, though not dangerously, and will be around again in a few days. Jim Miller, the tonsorial artist of town, went to Freeland one day last week and trot on board a load of lire-water. lie was so ferocious when arrived home that lie chased bis family out in the street and proceeded to demolish the shop and household furniture onascien tilie plan. Since then he has not been found around anywhere and it is said be left the next day for Ohio. The young ladies and gentlemen of town are arranging to have a grand en tertainment in the near future. Jeddo was well represented at the ilazleton opera house on Saturday even ing. A large delegation of our young peo ple attended the ball at Freeland on Friday night. John J. Boyle, of Milnosville, visited friends here on Friday. The Oakdule collieries are working every day at present. James Boyle, of Avoca, is in town visiting friends. Among the things this place should get rid of, as soon as possible, are a num ber of savage dogs. During the past month or more, nearly every person traveling the streets after the town is quieted is tackled by these brutes. So far no one has been seriously bitten, though it will not he a surprise to awake some morning ami find somo poor un fortunate torn to pieces with them. We would advise persons who have occasion to travel these streets at night, to pro vide themselves with some protective weapons. SBLARCII. ECKLEY CLIPPINGS. St. Patrick's Day was observed here by an old-time parade, in which the St. Patrick's cornet band, Division 10, A. O. 11., of Freeland, Division 20, of town, ami St. Mary's T. A. B. Society took part. The societies attended mass in a body in St. Mary's church at 8 o'clock, and immediately after mass the parade was formed and the different streets were paraded. After the exercises in town Divisions 10 and 20 took the special train on the 1). S. & S and went to Freeland and partook in the parade at that place. In the evening a hall was held in the schoolhouse by Division 20 and hardly standing room could be had in the building during the time the ball lasted. Several strangers were in town yester day. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Mc Can ley, of Silver Brook, are visiting friends here. Daniel Ferry, of Upper Lehigh, spent yesterday in town. Mr. and Mrs. John Devany, of Oneida, were among friends here yesterday. William, the eighteen-year-old son of Bernard Gallagher, is lying seriously ill. A new boilerhouse has been erected at No. 10 breaker, and all the latest pat ent boilers are being placed therein. Thomas Kennedy and wife were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. James McDermott yesterday. Patrick O'Donnell and wife, of Free land, were visitors here yesterday. William Coleman, of Silver Brook, is spending a week here with his parents. Miss Fannie Gallagher, of Mt. Carmel, is in town visiting. Miss Hannah Boyle", of Freeland, vis ited friends here yesterday. DRIFTON ITEMS. George Motto, a driver in No. 1 slope, had his ankle severely injured on Fri day evening. He was hauling ears to some men who were taking down some dangerous top coal over the gangway. After the coal was down, George, while waiting for a car to be loaded, climbed upon the pile of loose coal and a piece of rock fell on him. Miss Maggie M. Carr and Frank Bro gan, of West Chester normal school, are home on Easter vacation. Patrick Boyle, Denis McCole and Hugh McGee, formerly of this place, now of Audenried, spent Saturday here. Some of the young folks attended a ball at Eckley on Saturday night. They say it was fine. Mrs. Samuel Davis returned homo on Friday after spending a few days with friends at Wilkes-Barre. Hugh Brogan and Henry Kennedy were in Beaver Meadow among friends yesterday. A great many of our young people attended the "Dazzlor" at the Hazleton opera hou.se on Saturday evening. Mine Foreman Benj. Shaver is at his post again after being ill during last week. The Building and Loan Association craze has struck the town and many people are taking shares in it. In seven years it winds up business and the share holders are peering this far into the future with much expectations. Con O'Donnell, of Silver Brook, was in town on Saturday. Misses Julia McCole, Mary and Brid get Boyle, three popular young ladies of Audenried, spent a few days here last week. Mrs. P. M. Boyle, of Ilazleton, spent a few hours in town on Friday. She was visiting her brother, Michael Moore, who is lying dangerously ill with pneu monia at Freeland. The Lehigh Valley Ruilroad Company sold tickets between this place and Ilaz leton at greatly reduced rates on Satur day and it caused many people to visit that city who otherwise would not have done so. To make the road popular these should be maintained. Mr. S. 11. Vanhorn Dead. Mrs. S. 1L Vanhorn died at her resi dence, Centre and Chestnut streets, on Thursday evening. She had been ill for several weeks past. The deceased was aged about 52 years, and leaves a husband and several children. The funeral took place yesterday af ternoon. Services were held in St. John's Reformed church by Rev. 11. A. I. Banner, after which the interment was made at Freeland cemetery. A Verdict Aguinut •♦llig Joe." "Big Joe" Matuseikicz'B suit against J. C. Hay don & Co. to recover damages for injuries received while entombed in the Jeanesville mine for nineteen days was ended in court on Thursday. Judge Woodward charged the jury to bring in a verdict for the defendant on the ground that the plaintiff failed to show that the company was guilty of negligence. The case will be taken to the supremo court. Itorough School Ileport. The report of the seventh month of the borough school is: Knnfthncnt 275 Averuge attendance 215 Per cent, attendance 83 The following pupils attended re gularly: Rhea Olsho, Annie Sachs, Mary A. Powell, Fred W. M. Koous, James Lind say, John W. Lindsay. Flossy Gallagher, Sarah Bull, Lizzie Jenkins, Geo. Walper, liarry Vanhorn, James Boyle, John Geoppert, Cornelius Welsh, Robert Bell, John Powell. Nettie Shelhamer, Rose Welsh, Mary Malpin, Rebecca lloch, Milton Ilellei, Edward Boyle, John Boczkowski, Alvin Seiple, Willie Northstine, Willie Davis, Eddie Slusser, Frank Vanhorn, John Bell, Sterling Richards, John Charlton, Alphonso Boczkowski. Annie Beehtloff, Matnio Scaulon, Mamie Beehtloff, Gertrude Shelhamer, Emerson May berry, Ray Rhorbach, Bernard McLaughlin, Charles Bell and Neice Malloy. ILL. Edmunds,j M Zimmerman, j. Teachers, lillie Lindsay, Lulu Schmidt, J FREELAND, PA„ MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1894. WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, March 10, 1894. Well, the expected has happened. The senate lias passed the Bland bill for the coinage of the seigniorage in the treasury, without amendment, and the measure is now in the hands of Presi dent Cleveland, It was well-known that when this matter was first broached the president thought it an unwise step to take and so stated to members of con gress, but he has been careful to express no opinion since the hill has been pend ing in congress, and now those who are usually well informed express the belief that the president will, in deference to the large number of Democrats who voted for the bill in both house and senate, allow the bill to become a law without his signature, thus giving them the benefit of the doubt in his mind as to the wisdom of the bill. The Democratic members of the sen ate finance committee had to resort to the very unusual expedient of asking the committee to adopt a resolution pledging eacli member to secrecy while the tariff biil is under consideration be fore they could stop the making public by the Republican senators of every thing said and done at the committee meetings. Since the adoption of that resolution very little has leaked out of the committee room. The Democrats on the committee wish, in accordance with senatorial custom, to reach an agreement with the Republicans on the committee as to when the bill shall be reported and when the senate shall begin its con sideration. This they have up to this time been unable to do, owing to the un reasonable demands of the Republicans who act as though they represented the majority instead of the minority. The Democrats on the committee are still confident that the hill will become a law by Jane 30. It may be necessary to change the the wording of the clause of the tariff bill which repeals the reciprocity law, on account of the marked difference among Democratic Senators as to what would be the effect if the bill becomes a law as it now stands. Senator Voor liees says it will repeal the law but will not affect the treaties made under that law; while Senators Vest, Caffrey and others say that the repeal of the law will abrogate the treaties. This a very seri ous question to the sugar makers; also in its effect upon the revenue expected from the tariff bill, inasmuch as about two-thirds of the foreign sugar we use will come in free, regardless of the duty imposed by the tariff bill, if the treaties j now in existence, including that with | Hawaii, are to continue in force. Representative Tucker, of Virginia, is happy. His joint resolution providing for an amendment to the constitution authorizing the election of senators by direct vote of the people will be favor ably re ported (to the house. Speaker Crisp lias promised to recog nize Delegate Joseph next Monday for the purpose of calling up the bill for the admission of New Mexico as a state. The Republicans are opposed to the bill and will break a quorum if it is in their power, in order to prevent its pa; sage. Kllorts are now being made to have a quorum of Democrats present when the bill is called. If they are successful there is no doubt of the passage of the bill, as it will receive the vote of every Democrat present. Secretary Herbert welcomes the op portunity given him by the house to officially lay before that body and the country all of the facts connected with the tine imposed upon the Carnegie Steel Company because of its failure to keep the armor plates it made for the government up to the highest possible standard of quality. The facts are all creditable to Secretary Herbert and to President Cleveland who stood behind him. There is a popular misapprehen sion concerning those armor plates that caused the contractors to be fined. They were not defective. They all came within the contract requirements, but they were below the best standard that the contractors could produce; hence the line. S. Friday Evening'H Itall. The bull given on Friday evening by St. Patrick's Beneficial Society was well | attended, and was one of the most en | joyable held this season. At 10 o'clock | the grand march took place, led by .Master of Cermonies Joseph Kennedy, j of Drifton, and Miss Kate McLaughlin, j of Freeland. The ball passed off quiet ly under the direction of the president, John 11. O'Donnell, and the society re turns thanks to the public for its atten dance and patronage. I *'Orange Blossom" is a painless cure ; for all diseases peculiar to women. Sold | fresh by W. W. Qrover. | Old newspapers for sale. Killed In a Peculiar Manner. [ The Kingston Coal Company is suffer ing much at the hands of the fates this J year. With the Gaylord disaster still | on their hands, another bad accident oc curred at No. 4 colliery, situated in the centre of Edwardsville borough, at about 9 o'clock on Thursday morning resulting in the instant death of two men and the fatal injury of a third. The victims were; John Slavey, Hungarian, killed; Michael Propaskey, Austrian, aged 53, killed, and John Bradki, liungraian, badly injured, died in Wilkes-Barre hos pital. Peculiar circumstances surround the accident. It occurred outside of the breaker, near the schutes where the coal is loaded into big cars. Several ears had run down the railroad branch too far and a number of the outside hands had gathered to draw them back far enough to be loaded. A rope was attached to the car for this purpose, and one car was being pulled back at a time. Several men pulled on the rope and others pushed on the side of the ear. In some man ner, not yet fully explained, the three men were caught, between the car and the timbers of the schutes, and before their companions were awaro that any tiling had happened life had been crush ed out of the two and the third was fatally injured. Finding the Ilodic*. The third body of the entombed miners at the Gaylord shaft was discov ered about 10 o'clock on Thursday night, but owing to the debris running, nothwithstanding that alt kinds of tim bering had been resorted to, the search ers were unable to extricate the body until 9 o'clock Friday morning, when it was found to lie that of Thomas Jones. It was prepared at once for burial. The position of the body as found would indicate that Jones was running to escape at the time he was stricken down and covered up by the second and heavier fall. Jones was an ex-police man and leaves a wife and six children. The fourth body was found on Friday morning, and was identified by his watch as the remains of Richard S. I Davis. Ft was more decomposed than ' any yet found and was mangled terribly. The body was immediately prepared for t burial, and the funeral took place that afternoon. Hiiturilny'H I'arade. The parade of the Catholic societies of town on Saturday was a largo and handsome one. The different organiza tions made a fine apperrance, and every thing passed off quietly and harmonious ly. The very pleasant weather helped to swell the ranks, and those who honor St. Patrick did credit to themselves. The floats containing the girls represent ing the counties of Ireland looked well, and the float containing the "Goddess of Liberty" and the "Maid of Erin," which were represented by Misses Tessie Bren nan and Cassie Boyle, was a prominent feature. The streets were crowded with visitors from the neighboring towns, j and the celebration was one of the best held here on any 17th of March. Comfort frmn the Conductor* The train had stopped at a station and several men had alighted, as was their custom, to stretch their legs on the platform, and -when it started again one of the men, who had strayed a little too far off, was left behind. In a minute or two there was a loud scream and a woman rushed up to the conductor and exclaimed excitedly: "You left my husband behind at that last stationl" "Never mind, madam," replied the official; "calm yourself. Wo shall be at Chicago in three hours and then you can get another husband."—Judge. A Landlord In Gloom. Wife—Who was that who called? Husband—One of my tenants came to pay his rent. "Did he pay it?" "Yes." "Then why do you look so gloomy?" "lie didn't say a word about wanting five or six hundred dollars' worth of re pairs." "What of it?" "That shows that he's going to leave "—N. Y. Weekly. Why Hi Died. This is what the physician said: "Take sixteen grains every day at Intervals of two hours." And this is what the patient under stood him to say: "Take sixteen grains at intervals of two hours every day."—Chicago Record. May Not 11 Enough for Iloth. First Lawyer—What do you think of the inheritance tax? Second Lawyer—Well, there's one thing I want to know. In case of a disputed will does the government ex pect to come in before the lawyers?— 1 Puck. llrsliuiliiff with l.uxurlea. Mamma —Now, Teddy,we must all try and give up something while times are so hard. Teddy—l'm willing. Mamma —What will it be, dear? Teddy—Soap. —Boston Globe. BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS. LOCAL JOTTINGS GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. Little Ones of luterest About I'eople You Know and Things You Wish to Hear About—What the Folks of This Vicinity Are Doing. Bock beer signs are making their ap pearance in town. Preparations are being made to bold an eisteddfod at Hazleton on Labor Day. The third floor of Geoppert's building on Centre street has been rented to the German Social Club. A gymnasium lias been added to the rooms of the Young American Social Club in Gallagher's building. Next Monday evening the St. Patrick's cornet band will bold its annual Easter Monday ball at the opera houßc. The auditors of the borough will meet j in the council room on Wednesday even ing at 7 p. m. to audit the accounts of the borough officers. The P. 0. S. of A. camps of Wilkes- Barre propose erecting a statue of Wash ington in that city. It will be unveiled on February 22, 1895. All children who have not been vac cinated within the past seven years will be excluded from the Nanticoke public schools after March 30. ltobert Puryear, the self-confessed murderer of Christian Ehlers, at White Oak Hun, escaped from Stroudsburg jail, but was captured by excited citizens and hanged to a tree. Philip Rudolph, of this place, a D. S. A S. brakeman, was thrown from bis train near Eekley on Thursday. Al- i though the train was moving rapidly he , escaped with only a few slight bruises. 1 The Upper Lehigh Coal company has ' sent a check for $25 to the Citizens' Hose Company for the prompt action taken by the firemen when the recent fire at one of the company's breakers : occurred. A sum of money, supposed to be about! sls, was stolen from the saloon of Pat rick Sweeney, at South and Washington streets, yesterday. Mr. Sweeney is at Hazleton today and expects to find the guilty party there. Thursday was the last day for taking out liquor licenses ami there was a rush in the clerk of the courts and county treasurer's offices. When the offices closed at 5 o'clock there were ten licenses which had not been taken out. Work on the Jcddo tunnel is progress ing rapidly, and a little less than 3,000 feet remain to be excavated. From present indications the main tunnel will be completed by August, but the ; branch to Jeddo will take about six j months longer. Mrs. Bernard Zoell, of Ilazleton, died on Saturday in the JelTerson hospital, j Philadelphia, after undergoing an oper ation for enlargement of the throat' glands. She was a sister to John Holt- j maier, of Drifton, and Pierce lioff-' maier, of Audenried. BUSINESS BRIEFS. McDonald sells 5c towels. Go to McDonald's for 25c aprons. Use Pillsbury's Best XXXX Flour. Boy's fancy shirt waists at McDonald's. Indigo blue calico, 5c a yd. McDonald. Parties supplied with ice cream, cakes, etc., bv I.aubach at reasonable rntes. Wall paper, 0 cents per double roll, at A. A. Bachman's. Paper hanging done at shott notice. "Orange Blossom" is safe and barm less as flax seed poultice. Any lady can use it herself. Sold by W. W. G rover. I>eariie*H Cannot lit l Curml by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con dition of the mucous lining of the eustachian tube. When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect bearing, and when it is entire ly closed deafness is the result, and un less the inflamation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal con dition, hearing will be destroyed for ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrah, which is nothing but an in flamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case 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. H®"Sold by druggists, 75c. PLEASURE CALENDAR. March 26.—Annual ball of St. Patrick's cornet band, at Freeland opera house. Admission, 50 cents. March 27.—8a1l of Slavonian Young Men's band, at Freeland opera house. Admission, 50 cents. March 30.—First grand ball of the Actor Club, at Freeland opera house. Ad mission, 25 cents. March 31.—"0n His Track," comedy drama, by Freeland Juvenile Drama tic Company, at Freeland opera house. SPRING GOODS! We liave just received a very large consignment of PIECE GOODS for suitings and trouserings. Nobbiest patterns. If you contemplate get ting a spring suit made give us a call and we will take pleasure in showing you these goods. Prices that can't be beat, here nor elsewhere. Perfect tit and workman ship guaranteed. Suits to Order, - sl2 00 Up Pantaloons to Order. 4.00 Up | Fine Tailoring Our I Specialty. Jacobs & Barasch, 37 Centre Street. Factory, ... Freeland. GREAT BARGAINS IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, Notion.s, Rag Carpet, Boots and Shoes, Flour and Feed, Wood and Tin and Queensware, WiUowioare, Tobacco, Table <md Floor Cigars, Oil Cloth, Etc., Etc. A celebrated brand of XX Hour always in stock. Fresh Roll Batter and | Fresli Eggs a Specialty. I My motto is small profits and quick sales. 1 1 always have l'resb goods and am turning my j stock every month. Therefore every article is I guaranteed. AMANDUS OSWALD, Streets, Finland. DePIERRO - BROS. =CAFE.H CORNER OF CENTRE AND FRONT STREETS, Freeland, Pa. Finest Whiskies in Stock. \ Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufer Club, Roscnhluth's Velvet, of which we have Exclusive Sale in Town. Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne, Honncssy Brandy, Blackberry, Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc. Imported and Domestic Cigars. OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE. Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS - AT - ALL - HOURS. Dallontino and Hazlcton beer on tap. Baths, Hot or Cold, 25 Cents. Dr. H. W. MONROE,! Dentist. Located permanently in Birkhcck brick, second floor, rooms 1, 2 and 3, over Smith's shoe store, Freeland, Pa. Gas and ether adminisU red for the pain less extraction of teeth. Teeth filled and ar tificial teeth inserted. Ilea so nable prices and ALL WORK GIARANTEED. d. Goeppert, proprietor of the Washington House, 11 Walnut Street,abovo Centre. The best of wblßkioa, wines, irin eiKiirs, etc. ! Call in when in thnt imrt of the town. Fresh Beer and Porter on Tap.j FRANCIS liRKXiXAN Restaurant. 151 South Centre street, Freeland. (Near the L. V. 11. It. depot.) CHOICEST- — LIQUOR, BEER, ALE, PORTER BEST GIGARS AND —ON TAP. TE. UI'FRANCE DRINIC. $1.50 PER YEAR. j JOHN D. HAYES, j A.ttorney-at-Law and Notary Public. bogal business of all kinds promt ly attended Itoom 3, id Floor, Ilirkl.ee). Brick. jyj" HALPIN, Manufacturer of Carriages, Buggies, Wagons, &c. Cor. TV alnut and Pine Streets, freeland. QHAS. ORION BTROH, Attorney and Counselor at Law, AND Justice of the Peace. Office Rooms No. 81 Centre Street, Freeland. JOHN M. CARR, Attorney-at-Law. 15 S. Franklin street, Wllkcs-Barro, Pa. AH Legal BusineM Promptly Attended To. J F. O'NEILL, ATTORN EY - AT-LAW. 100 rtniMC BQUAUE, - WILKKS-BARRE. Alex. Shcllack, Bottler of ! BEER, - PORTER, - WINE, and all kinds of LI Q UO IIS. Cor. Washington and Walnut streets, Frceland. WASHBURN &, TURKBACH, Builders of Light and Heavy Wagons. REPAIRING OF EVIRY DESCRIPTION. I FRONT STREET. NEAR PINE, FREELAND. COTTAGE HOTEL. Washington and Main Streets. FRED. HAAS, Prop. First-class accomodation for permanent and transient guests. Good table. Fair rates. Bur finely stored. Stable attached. LIBOR WINTER, SESTMMIT & OYSTU SALOON. No. 13 Front Street, Freeland. tW The finest liquor and cigars on sale. Fresh beer always on tap. H. C. CREASE, D. D. (DBJT TIBT. I Located permanently In Birkbeck's building, | room 4, second floor. Special attention paid to all branches of dentistry. Rooms occupied by the lute Dr. Payson. Painless Extraction. AH work guaranteed. Office hours: 8 to 12 A. M.; 1 to 5 P. M.; 7 to l> P. M. WM. WEHRMAN^ German Watchmaker. CENTRE STREET, FREELAND. (Bukcr Horlachor's Block.) Repairing of every description promptly at tended to and guaranteed. CONDY 0. BOYLE, dealer in Liquors, Wine, Beer, Etc. The finest brands of domestic and I imported whiskey on sale at his new I I G) and handsome saloon. Fresh Roches- j ter and Ballcntine beer and Yeung- ling's porter on tap. I j Centre - Street, - Five - Points. Hard Time Prices ! 1 will sell you holiday goods this year at. very low prices. My stock is complete in Watches, Clocks, Rings, Silverware ami Musieal Instruments of all kinds. FREE ENGRAVING ON ALL GOODS PURCHASED OF ME. PHILIP GERITZ, Comer Front and Centre Streets,
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