Fi:l:i:i.\\i> TRIBUNE. VOL. VI. No. 85. FROM SUBURBAN POINTS. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE OF NEIGHBORING TOWNS. Stormy Weather Does Not Interfere with Our Correspondence—We Have Four Towns Represented Today—High land, Drifton, Kckley and Cpper l.eliigli. Special and 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. HIGHLAND DOTS. The scare report that was sent out last week about the collieries at this place going to be idle for the month of April must have been intended as an April fool joke. The mines and thestrippings are making about the same time this month as they have been since New Year, and such a thing as shutting down for an entire month is not likely to happen. "Big Frank," the man who threw himself in front of a locomotive at Oneida Junction on Saturday, was well known here. He resided at this place several years ago and was always con sidered a "little off." Samuel Wenner removed his family to the saw mill owned by the company at Keiper's farm, near Pond Creek, last j week. Peter Brown, of Hazleton, made a short visit to town on Monday. Several of our residents who planted garden truck before the snow storm of Tuesday and yesterday now wish they had not done it. Quite a number of our young people attended confirmation service at St. John's Reformed church, Freeland, on i Sunday. Mrs. Daniel Gallagher's brother and sister, of Coal Dale, are spending this week iu town. Three Hungarian families removed from here this week, and about a dozen single men of the same nationality left for their native land in Europe last week. The trestling between No. 1 and No. 2 breakers is being filled up rapidly with clay from the No. 3 stripping. When it is all filled in, which w ill take several months more, all fche coal will be pre pared market at one breaker. By this arrangement the company expects to make a big saving in expense. DRIFTON ITEMS. Engines No. IS and 19 arrived here for the D. S. & S. on Tuesday from Bald win Locomotive Works, Philadelphia. They are fine machines, and have been built especially for the class of work they will be required to do on this road. Eight more engines are being built by the same firm for the D. S. & S. Miss Nettie Boyle is spending a week with liar wood friends. Miss Maggie Dever, of Jeanesville, is j on a visit to her friends here. The employes at the collieries here expect to be paid on Saturday. Misses Pearl Ballentino and Margaret Conway visited friends at Plymouth this week. Night school still continues in the Hazle township building here. This is the only night school in the district that is now going, all the others having closed down owing to a lack of scholars. A four months' term will he taught. The fact that Drifton pupils are willing to attend as long as the directors keep the schools open speaks well for the teacher, Prof. W. E. Martin. ECKLEY CLIPPINGS. A choir has been organized in the Re formed church consisting of the follow ing people: Organist, Herbert Bierly; soporanos, Annie Hoffman, Rebecca Aubrey, Ruth Carpenter; altos, Clara Bierly, Ida Kester; tenors, Henry Wag ner, Willie Kester; bass, John James, Walter Richards. The choir is under the instructions of Mr. Benner who is making all possible efforts to make it a success. Levi Bierly is on the sick list. Miss Stella Smith of Beaver Meadow spent Sunday in town. Mrs. Ambrose Rickert is on the sick list. Mrs. \\ . Davies, of Andenried, is visit ing relatives in town. It iH now time for the hand hoys to get together and reorganize the band for the coming summer. Many improvements are being made to the houses in Buck Mountain. As soon as the Presbyterian church is moved to Freeland the German Reform ed congregation intend putting up a new building at once and expect to hold services every Sunday morning and evening. A new organ will he pure has- Ed and the church going-people of Eckley will have their long-felt want gratified. Wm. Aubrey, Jr., while engaged in repairing a house at Buck Mountain, had the misfortune to fall fiotn a ladder. His injuriiß are not serious but rather painful. Mrs. Abe Lentz presented her husband with a little girl and Abe is receiving congratulations. Bernard Gallagher will remove his family and household goods to Buck Mountain on Monday. Services will be held in the Presby terian church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. Benner, of Freeland. UPPER LEHIGH NOTES. William Brehm and Griffith E. Jones, both of town, will have a pigeon-shoot ing contest about the 27tli inst. They will each shoot at seven birds and the match is to take place at Freeland ball park. They are both experts with the gun and their friends are taking much , interest in the affair. The locie which hauls the coal from No. 5 slope ran off the track yesterday afternoon owing to the snow and it took some time before it was placed upon the rails again. Several of our residents intend to pur chase ground at Freeland and build homes for themselves during the coming summer. The collieries here were forced to sus pend work yesterday at noon owing to the severe snow storm. Michael Mulligan, of this place, is preparing to erect a store at Nesquehon ing. Mrs H. M. Neal returned last week from a pleasant trip to Atlantic City. N. J. The fishing season was to be opened in grand style on Monday by our fisher men, but the elements interfered with their plans. Judging from the way the snow is piled in banks, we believe fish ing will he much better in May than it will he at any time during the remain der of this month. Ilow to AilvertiHe SucceMMfully. From Press ami Printer. It is continuous effort that pays in ad vertising as in everything else. A busi ness man doesn't keep his store open one day in the week, or one week in the month, or three months in the year. If he advertises that way that is the im pression people will get. People are very forgetful. They have to think pretty hard to remember the vice presi dential candidate two campaigns back, and yet he was pretty well advertised at the time. It has been truly said that the time to advertise is all the time. In business there is no such a thing as standing still. A businessman must go forward or he will fall hack. Even if you do just as much business this year as you did last, some other fellow is doing more business and he is getting ahead of you. Each year's efforts should be to ex ceed last year's sales. The only sure way to do is to advertise. Advertise in busy times because the iron must be struck while it is hot, and advertise in dull times to heat the iron. It can be done. It is a safe rule to take advertising as you would medicine —when you need it. Advertising is the only medicine for sick business, but it must be of good quality just as medicine must be to do good. It is poor policy to publish a mislead ing ad. The plainer and more truthful it is the better. Business men are com ing to understand this, more and more, every day. The time has passed when "people liked to he humbugged." Bar mi m is dead. When you have decided what to say and how to say it, put your advertising in the paper the people take for their news. Make the ads. newsy and they will pay. There is nothing mysterious about ad vertising. It is an exact science. You are simply telling people where they can get certain needed things. That's all there is of it. If you can sell them something they want, or ought to want — if you have a good thing to offer —ad- vertising it will sell it. Most any sort of advertising is useful, but newspaper ad vertising is not only the best, but it costs less than any kind—service considered. You can get more circulation—talk to more people—for less money in the ! newspaper than in any other way. Figure it out and see. PLEASURE CALENDAR. April 21.— Grand opera, "St. Luigi Gon zagn," by the Tirolese and Italian residents, at Freeland opera house, Children, 10 cents; ladies, 20 cents; gents, 30 cents. lf , April 30.—8a1l of the Young Men's Slavonian hand, at_ Freeland opera i house. Admission, 50 cents. i 5 cent toweling at McDonald's. FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1894. MINES AND RAILROADS. Anthracite coal tonnage decreased i 300,000 tons last week, and for the year \ 2,614,579 tons. The Lehigh Valley, for economic reasons, has taken one brakeman from ' second-class trains. This leaves only ! two hrakemen. The work of connecting the I). S. & S. with the Lehigh Valley Railroad at the : Lumber Yard is expected to be complet ed about May 1. Several of the sharp curves along on the D. S. it S. are to be taken out during the summer, and heavier rails are to be laid in some portions of the road. In accordance with the policy begun some time ago, Sunday traflic on the Lehigh Vallev is steadily decreasing. On Sunday a total of only twenty-nine j coal and freight trains were run oyer the road. It is reported that the Lehigh Valley ! has purchased a large tract of land on Constable Hook, facing New York bay, for the purpose of conducting their coal shipment, which is now being carried on at South Amboy. Coal shipments over the Reading con tinue to show a heavy decrease, the ton nage last week having been 03,109 tons < less than for the corresponding period | in 1893. The decrease for the fiscal year to last Saturday was 727,84G tons. Getting; Ready to .Start. The Freeland Electric Light Company has purchased a plot of ground near the | water works for its plant from the Birk- i beck estate. The contract for the foun- j dation of the pudding has been awarded i to Patrick Meehan, of the Points, and the contract for the building will be 1 given out as soon as the bids of the con- j tractors are all in. The company in- j tends to push the work to completion as rapidly as possible. Robbers Wanted Klsewltere. Hugh and Andy O'Donnell, Peter Martin and Joe Kennedy, four men ar rested last Saturday at Wilkes-Barre charged with robbing the postoffices at Alden and Wanamie, are also wanted at I Summit Hill. A clothing merchant of | that town went to Wilkes-Barre yester-1 day and identified the prisoners as the j men who broke into his store last Janu ary and stole SSOO worth of clothing. CONDHNSA TIONS. WASHINGTON. April 7.—ln the SONAFP Mr. G.'orge offered a resolution, which was referred to the judiciary committee, for a reduction of 20 per cent, in all United States salaries not protected from reduction by the constitution. JERSEY CITY, April 7. Twenty-one justices of tiie peace of Hudson county were indicted by Che late grand jury for exacting illegal fees. The names of tin* indicted men will not lie made ku.wn until they are called before the court. LONDON, April 7.—The Standard says Timothy Healy, the well known antl- P irnellite, is trying to form A party of his own, and that the disputes among the Irish nationalists are causing among the liberals a growing feeling of indiffer ence to home rule. PHILADELPHIA, April 11.—Forty women en ployed in the coining depart nent of the Philadelphia mint have been notified that their services are no longer required. This redaction in the force is in accor l auce with recent retrenchment instruc tions from the treasury department. WASHINGTON, April 11.—The Chilian claims commission hns at last com p'eted its consideration of claims. They declined to act on the claim* or Henry Chauucey, Peter Borigalapi and Andrew M ss, and awarded $155.2.12 to E. C. Du b. i •, whose claim amounted to $2,500,0 0. , CONEY ISLAND, N. Y., April The •'ll iwery," composed of a number o; dance halls, saloons, merry-go-rounds, | and bathing houses along Surf avenue, was nearly all destroyed by fire Saturday night. Hotels owned by Robert Suther land ami Martin Neimeyer and three ot: ers are among the buildings burned. NEW YORK, April 10.—Police Captain Do/cry, who hasbe.m on trial for a week on a charge of neglect of duty iu allow ing disorderly houses to run in his dis trict, was acquitted by the jury. Capt. Devery's trial was brought ab >ut by l)r. Park hurst, and the principal evidence against him was given by detectives em ployed by the Society for the Prevention of Crime. WASHINGTON, April 9.—Major W. G. Moore, who iu addition to being com manding officer of the district police, holds th: rank of colonel iu the District of Columbia national guards, iu making vigorous preparations for the reception of the Coxey tramps either collectively or individually. As fast as they reach the city the purpose is to haul them up under the stringent vagrant laws of the Dis tri t. ALBANY, April 9.—-It is not probable that the senate will take any action re garding the Elmira reformatory until the result of the hearing f the hoard <>f man agers which is to be accorded them by the governor this week on the charges preferred against them. It is likely that a committee of the senate will be ap pointed during the last week to consider what legislation is necessary as a r. suit of the recent investigation. Card of Thanks. The Sisters of Mercy of St. Ann's church greutfully acknowledge tlie re ceipt of $30.85, from the Robert Emmet j Social Club. Sisters of Mercy. | Old newspapers for sale. A Handsome liuihliiig Destroyed. Frothingbam's Arcade, one of the finest building in the city of Scranton, was destroped by fire at 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning and the goods of all of the tenants were consumed. Only a few blackened beams and twisted bits.of iron remain to mark the scene of the once pretentious building. The total loss is estimated at $70,000, not one half of which is covered by insurance. The Arcftde adjoined the Westminster Hotel, the roof of which also caught fire. The guests were hurriedly awakened, and some of them lied from the hotel in their night clothes, securing quarters at other hotels. The Odd Fellows' build ing on the other side of the Arcade also lost a pgrtion of its roof. The beautiful new Frothingham thea tre stands just in the rear of the Arcade, and the Arcade was used as an entrance for the same. The theater was filled with smoke, but was not damaged either by fire or water, but a new entrance will be erected. Jeweler Wetchel, who conducted a store in the Arcade, had a safe filled with $25,000 worth of diamonds. This safe fell through into the cellar, but it is thought that the contents will not be damaged. The Scranton Base Ball Association had its office in the Arcade and lost its books, caps, turnstile and other articles, valued at SIOO. The uniforms were kept elsewhere. The fire wis of incendiary origin. Hepuhlican State Delegate**. The Republican district conventions for the election of delegates to the state convention were held throughout the county on Monday. All of the six elect ed are for Hastings and Robinson, ex cept Harvey, of Wilkes-Barre, who is for Hastings and Lyon. The delegates are: First district, Wil liam J. Harvey, Wilkes-Barre; second district, James R. Ehret, Shicksliinny; third district, John R. Gray, Nanticoke; fourth district, Hiram A. Kuntz, Latti iner; fifth district, William J: Loughrey, Avoca; sixth district, Dr. F. M. Brun dage, Nescopeck. County Auditora Must Go. The Schuylkill county auditors, Thos. ; E. Samuels, of Mahanoy City, John E. Doyle, of Shenandoah, and Emanuel Jenkyn, of Porter township, must step down and out. Warranto proceedings were commenced to oust these auditors several months ago on tlie ground that the office was unconstitutional. Jndge Weidman in a lengthy opinion handed down on Monday declares that ' the office of county auditor is abolished by the act creating the office of county | controller. Action will likely be taken in this county now to abolish the audi tors of Luzerne. Hhics Dogging for Offices. From Yesterday's Philadelphia Press. There was an informal gathering of woJl-known Democratic politicians in the reading-room of the Lafayette yesterday ! afternoon, which resulted in an interest ing chat in regard to the status of party affairs, and incidentally, some of the offices which have as yet not been dis tributed. Collector of Internal Revenue Grant Herring was the subject of some ; solicitation on the part of Congressman Mines, who being a candidate for re election, naturally would be pleased to establish some of his friends from Lu zerne county in lucrative places. Five Children Die in Three Days. From tin* llit/.leton Sentinel. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wetterau, of Quakake Valley, are certainly to be pitied, having lost five children by scar- i let fever in three days. On returning to their home on Wednesday, after burying one child, they found two more dead. The children were buried on Thursday. The next day the fonrth died and on Saturday the fifth followed. One more child is down with the dis ease. The children ranged from 4 to 12 years old. A True Dill Returned. The grand jury of Carbon county has found a true bill against James W. Ma'oy, proprietor of the Lansford Record, for unlawfully printing official ballots. This case grows out of the February elections in Lansford. Mr. Maloy says he printed the bal lots according to instructions received from the county commissioners. If he acted under instructions, then the com missioners are liable, as the ballots were , undoubtedly printed contrary to law. Foreman Picton's Thirteen Relative!*. From the Wilkes-Barro Record. Fifty years to the day, February 13, that the (iaylord accident happened, George Picton's father, two uncles and six cousins were caught in a flooded mine in Wales and never found. Add tins to Mr. Picton's three relatives and an adopted son, lost in the Gaylord, and the number is thirteen. Just the num ber killed in the Gaylord. BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS. LOCAL JOTTINGS GATHERED FROM I VARIOUS SOURCES. Little One** of Interest About People 1 You Know and Thing** You AVlsli to Hear About—What the Folks of This Vicinity Are Doing. Attorney John I). Ilayes is lying very ! ill at his residence on Washington street. Baptismal services will be held on Sunday morning at the Bethel Baptist church. Twenty prisoners were released from the county jail yesterday, as the grand jury had failed to find true bills against them. Confirmation services will be held at St. James' P. E. chapel, Washington and South streets, on May 20, by Bishop Rulison. The rooms of the German Social Clnb, on the third floor of the postoffice build ing, have been fitted up handsomely for the members. A class of forty-three persons were confirmed at St. John's Reformed church on Sunday by Rev. 11. A. I. Benner. The church now lias 357 com municants. James Coll, a son of Anthony C'oll, ex-steward of Laurylown almshouse, died at East Mauch Chunk on Tuesday. He was 2(1 years of age and was an estimable young man. One of the worst storms of the winter began here on Tuesday evening and con tinued until last night. Trains are still running behind time, and work at the mines has been hampered by the storm. The special train secured by the dele gates who will attend the C. T. A. U. convention at Mauch Chunk on April 22 will leave Freeland at 0 30 a. m., and returning will leave Mauch Ciiunk at j 10 p. m. Twelve cases of suiall pox have been located at Toasdale, a small village seven i miles below Nanticoke. The houses in which the victims reside have been quarantined, and every precaution will \ he taken to prevent the disease spread j ing. j A pleasant birthday party was tender i ed Miss Bid Carey, of the Points, at her j : residence on Tuesday evening by several jof her friends. Dancing and other j amusements were indulged in until a | late hour, and the visitors wished Miss j Carey many happy returns of the occasion. Firemen', llull unci Ilunquet. The members of the Citizens' Hose i Company, accompanied by their wives and lady friends, spent a very pleasant | evening at the Cottage hall last night. | Fifty-five couples were present, and all ; enjoyed themselves in the best possible j manner. DePierro's orchestra furnish ed the music for the dancers, who held j the lloor until 11.30 o'clock, when the members and guests formed in line and i led by Frank DePierro and wife march ed to the dining room. The tables there were laden with the best of everything in season, and the service reflected I great credit upon Mr. Haas, the proprie- j ; tor of the hotel. After supper dancing was resumed I and continued until 2. a. in., when the j audience was entertained with an appro- j priate address upon fires and firemen by i Hugh Malloy, president of the company, j He was followed by T. A. Buckley and | Joseph Neuburger, and the remarks of the speakers were well received. I The affair, which was attended only by the firemen, members of council and press correspondents, was gotten up for the purpose of awakening greater inter- j est among the members in regard to at-1 tending meetings and practice. That this will be accomplished is certain, | judging from the spirit of enthusiasm | that was aroused by the success of last : night's hall aud banquet. Dkul In tlie West. The news was received here this week of the death of Patrick McTighe, who at one time was a well-known resident of this region, having been been identified | for some time with bands. He left here ; about eighteen years ago, and had been residing in Nevada, California and other western states since. His death occur red at Denver, Colorado, on Friday. He was aged about 47 years. His sister in-law, Mrs. Bernard McTighe, resides I here with her brother, Thos. A. Buckley. T/OK SALE. A fresh milch cow. Apply to ' 1? Patrick Mei'addcn, Centre street. | I/O It KENT. A house containing six rooms P mid large storeroom; small family pre ferred: oxuelloiit locution. Apply to M. .1. Moral!, Front street, Freeland. \'OTH I! TO ( i )NTKAt TO Its.-Contractors desiring to Did on the construction of a building fur the Freeland Blectric Light, Heat and Power Company will be shown and given pla ms and specifications on Thursday evening, \pril I -' 14. in the directors' room in the Min ing and Mechanical Institute, ut Freeland, at T.oU p. ui. Hurry K. Sweeny, for the F. E. L. 11. & P. Co. (Spring Goods 1 We have just received :i very large consignment of I PIECE Goons for suitings I 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 lit and workman ship guaranteed. Suits to Order, - SI 200 Up Pantaloons to Order. 4-.00 Up I I Fine Tailoring , Our Specialty. Jacobs & Baraseh, 37 Centre Street. J Factory, ... Freda nil. j GREAT BARGAINS IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, ! Notionß, Hay Carpet, : Boots and Shoes, Flour and Feed, j Wood and Tin and Queens ware, iWillowware, Tobacco, Table and Floor Cigars, Oil Cloth, Etc., Etc. I A celebrated brand of XX flour always iu stock. .! Fresh Roll Butter ; and ) Fresh Eggs a Specialty. My motto is small profits and quick sales. 1 always liave fresh goods and am turning; my stock every mouth. Therefore every article is guaranteed. AMANDUS OSWALD, I Nort S ro „t str.cta. Freehand. DePIERRO - BROS. = CAFE.= CORNER OF CENTRE AND FRONT STREETS, Freeland, Pa. . ' Finest Whiskies in Stock. Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufer Club, Kosenhluth's Velvet, of which we have I Exclusive Sale in Town. Muram's Extra Dry Champagne, Heniiessy Brandy, Blackberry, r;lns. Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Ete. Imported and Domestic Cigars. OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE. I Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS - AT - ALL - HOURS. lhUlentinc and 11 ozleton beer on tap. Baths, Hot or Cold, 25 Cents. Dr. H. W. MONROE, Deiif ist. Located permanently in liirkbeck brick, i second floor, rooms I, l } end 3, orer Smith's • shoe store, Freeland, I'a. (/as a ltd ether adm/nisf, red f<>r the pain less extraction of t> < th. Teeth Jilted and ar tificial teeth inserted. Reasonable prices and ALL WORK OF A UANTEED. d. Goepperl, proprietor of the Washington House, 11 Walnut Street, above Centre. The best of whiskies, wines, gin cigars, etc. Call in when in that part of the town. Fresh Beer and Porter 011 Tap. FRANCIS BRBNNAN Restaurant. llil South Cent IT street. Freeland. (Near the I- V. It. It. depot.) ; CHOICEST— ' I LIQUOR, BEER, ' ALE, PORTER ; j BEST GIGARS ANO —OF TAP. I I TE. UFERANCE DEIJYK. I $1.50 Per Yeah. JOHN D. HAYES, | Attoruey-at-Law and Not Public. j Lug-al business of all kinds prom; ly attended I Room 3, 2d Floor, Birkbec k Brick. \J HAIJ-IS, Manufacturer of Carriages, Buggies. Wagons, &c. Cor. Walnut and Pine Streets, Freeland. £IIAS. OEION STKOff, Attorney and Counselor at Law, AND Justice of the Peace. Office Rooms No. 31 Centre Street, Freeland. JOHN M. CARR, Attorney-at-Law. 15 S. Franklin street, Wiikes-liarre, Pa. All Legal Business Promptly Attended, To, J F. O'NEILL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. 3D CENTUE STItRET, Fit ICELAND. Alex, Lhcilack, Dottier of BEER, - PORTER, - WINE, and all kinds of L I Q U O li S. \ Cor. W fish in# lon and Walnut streets, Freeland. WASHBURN & lURKBACH, Builders of Light and Heavy Wagons. REPAIRIM3 OF EV.RY DESCRIPTION. FRONT STREET, NE.AIt PINE, FREELAND. COTTAGE HOTEL. Washington and Main Streets. FRED. HA A3, Prop. First-class accomodation for permanent and transient guests. Good table. Fair rates. Bar finely stocked. Stable attached. LIBOR WHITER, MSMJIIT & ffifEfl sura. No. 13 Front Street, Freeland. The finest liquor and cigars on sale, fresh beer always on tap. j DR. N. MALEY, Located permanently in Bfrkbock's building, room 4, second floor. Special attention paid to all branches ol dentistry. Rooms occupied by the late Dr. Payson. Painless Extraction. All work guaranteed. Office hours: 8 to 12 A. M.; 1 to 5 P. M.; 7 to t> P. M. WM. WEHRMAN, German Watchmaker. CENTRE STREET, FREELAND. (Baker Iforlacher's Block.) Repairing of every description promptly at tended to and guaranteed. CONDY 0. BOYLE, dealer in Liquors, Wine, Beer, Etc. I The finest brands of domestic and imported whiskey on sale at his new m and handsome saloon. Fresh Roches ter and Ballentine heer and Veung- I ling's porter on tap. | Centre - Street, - Five - Points. Oi f Philip Gen/:, Corner Front and Centre Streets. 1 am the oldest jeweler iu town. 1 have had the largest practical experience in repairing and will guarantee you thorough work. 1 have always in stock the largest assortment , of Watches, Clocks, Silverware, Plated ware, ■ Rings, Diamonds and Musical Instruments. I 1 will do ENGRAVING FREE OF CHARGE ' on any article purchased from me.
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