FREES AN D TRIBUNE. VOL. VI. No. 81). FROM SUBURBAN POINTS. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE OF NEIGHBORING TOWNS. Several Paragraphs from Upper l.ehigh That May He of Interest to Our Head ers, and a Few Notes from Highland About the People There. 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. UPPER LEHIGH NOTES. Toinorrnw the shooting match between "William Brehm and Griffith Jones, of town, will take place. Both are very handy with the gun and some good shooting may be looked for. Each have numerous friends who are taking quite an interest in their favorite, but as botli are from town, your scribe has no choice and only wishes the best man to carry oil the prize in such away as to leave no doubts of whom is the better shot hereafter. The match will come oiT at Freeland ball park. One of onr fishermen had very hard luck at the Iloneyhole last week Me lost a day's work to go, and while going through dense woods lost his tackle. Next he got into the briar patch and wandering through there destroyed a suit of clothes and finally got lost him self. His cries for help brought some men from the creek who put him on the road leading home. On Tuesday afternoon Henry Williams and Miss Ella Herring were married by Rev. J. W. Bischoff at the residence of the bride's parents. Roth young people are favorably known, having lesided here from childhood, and have hosts of friends. A reception was held in the (evening and congratulation were shower ed upon the happy couple. The buggy at the new slope in the ; lower end of town is a very attractive \ pastime for many small boys. Parents ' should see that their boys are kept away ' from that place or it may be too late after some of them get hurt. One of our neighbors lost his rooster j and he is greatly annoyed about it and ! he is of the opinion that it was stolen. All the shrewd men in town have been induced, it is said, to assist in catching the thief, but so far have failed. The i bird was an ordinary one, but was high- j ly prized by its owner. If not found j this week a reward will he offered for ! its return. The men working on the machine i gang are removing the engine and the j small engine house from No. 4 to the ! new slope at Railroad street. Patrick Callahan, of Plains, visited | •relatives here this week. The old men who work digging ditches outside are suspended until May 1. George Covel, a laborer in No. 4 slope, ; hand his hand badly gashed on Tuesday by a piece of coal that bursted off a ' pillar and struck it. Two of our young men, who are bet-1 ter posted on yards and pounds, went angling to Hayes' creek, near White Haven, a few days ago and after spend ing a whole, long, weary day, returned with two small fish. These young men could he more successful and make a bigger haul by casting their lines in the delivery wagon some Friday morning. HIGHLAND DOTS. The pump which was flooded in No. 1 aslope by the cavein last week is sti 1 under water. It is expected, however, that it will he recovered in a few days. A valuable mule was killed and an other badly hurt in No. 2 slope on Tuesday by being caught with cars. The driver was discharged. John McGinniss made a business trip to Hazleton on Monday. William Ilnghes, of Freeland, moved his family to this place on Monday. Several of our residents are lying ill with severe attacks of rheumatism. The public schools will end their term here about May 20. The teachers, J. I). Herron, and Miss Annie Gillespie, have been very successful in their efforts to advance the pupils and the majority of •our residents appreciate the progress •made by the children during the term. ONEIDA AND SHEPPTON. 4, Port" Bonner has started a shoe making shop. Mrs. John Summers, of llarwood, was here visiting her sister, Mrs. R. Sweeney. Miss Mary Duffy, of liar wood, is here visiting her sister. Mrs. Win. Barnhart. Mrs. Joseph lies, of South Heberton, was here visiting her daughter, Mrs. Christ Miller. Quite a number of our young people took in the party at 1. J. Dennenny's at Ilopeville last Friday night, and all say they had a good time. Mrs. Ralph Sweeney is very sick with dropsy. Miss Mame McGarvey, of Freeland, is visiting here. J. Crampsey did business in Freeland on Tuesday. Miss Carrie Schafer lias returned home after spending a few weeks visiting friends at Mabanoy Plane. T. ti. Houser will resume bis work in about a week, after having a long spell of sickness. Andrew Madick, who had a leg broken and was otherwise injured in No. 1 slope last week, is getting along nicely. Daniel Boyle, who was hurt in the mines here, is able too be around again. ANOTHER RAILROAD. Prospect* of u New Koiut from the Coal Field* New England. On Tuesday, May 8, at Stroudsburg, the sheriff will sell the Pennsylvania, Lehigh and Eastern Railroad. The writ of execution was taken out by J. R. Perry, of Wilkes-Barre, who holds a large block of the stock. The sale is for the purpose of divesting the mortgage of its lien and making the road free from all incumberance. It is expected that Mr. Perry and others will buy the road outright, form a new company and be come pro rata stockholders anil then go on with the plans of construction. The road will run from Tomhicken to Mattamoras, Pike county, wtiere it will connect with a line eighteen miles long to tiie noted Poughkeepsie bridge, and then with other lines to Boston. The right of way has all been aecured and twelve miles of the road have been con structed from the Mattamoras end, where tiie litigation, which is now ex pected to terminate, began. The road will run from Tomhicken, tiirough this section to White Haven and thence along the mountain back of Wilkes-Barre to Stroudsburg, where it will connect with the Wilkes-Barre and Eastern and then on to Pike county and ruugbkeepsie bridge. The road will tap all the great anthra cite coal fields of Pennsylvania and a large lumber region, and will be the shortest route to Boston and tiie New England states. The company will reorganize in June at Wilkes-Pitrre and as soon as possible after that it is the intention to begin the construction of the road from the Pike county end. This will take from three to five million dollars and it is under stood that parties have been found who, recognizing the the great advantage to he gained by so important a link, have offered to take bonds equal to nearly this amount. Evangelical Conference Opened. The Wilkes-Barre conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, which is one of the ten conferences composing the ministerium of Pennsylvania, con vened in Christ's German church at Hazleton on Monday evening. Rev. 11. 11. Pruning, of White Haven, president of the conference, preached the opening sermon, anil celebrated holy commun ion. Rev. Pruning, of White Haven, presi dent of the confernce, in his report stat ed that Rev Charles 11. Ilemath, of Roseville, Oiiio, would enter upon his duties as pastor at Conyngham on May 1. Six points and districts need to he provided with pastors, namely: North Scranton, North Wilkes-Rarre, Noxen, Kingston, Ashley, Nanticoke, Dorrance, Siocum and Mountain Top, Goldsboro and vicinity. The congregation at Dorance and Sio cum are with no pastor by Rev. J. J. Kuntz's removal to Freeland. The of ficers of conference desired to unite them in one new parish with Hobbie, Pond Hill and Wapwallopen, which he-, long to the Pcrwick charge. The committee on Sunday traffic, through its chairman, Rev. J. 11. Kin der, gave a very interesting report as to the cessation of Sunday traffic by rail roads and other corporations. A newly organized congregation of Lansford was received as a member of the synod. It was decided to meet in fall session in Salem's church near Lehighton. Afraid to Ari'OMt 111 in. The Ilazleton papers state that A ngelo Matz, who is wanted at Wilkes-Barre by j Sheriff Walters to be taken to the peni j tentiary, is seen on the streets of that | city every day and is drinking through the saloons in an unconcerned manner. The coal and iron police, who are so fond of gaining notoriety by capturing imaginary desperadoes, are said to he afraid to arrest him. Send the warrant over to any of the Freeland police or l constables and see bow quickly that S6O J reward will be called for. | The headquarters for fancy dress trim- I ings is McDonald's FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 2(5, 1894. MINES AND RAILROADS. Six more new engines arrived at Drif ton on Monday from Baldwin's works for the D. 8. & S. Company. It is announced that the Lehigh Val ley Coal Company will store in the vicinity of Boston 500,000 tons of anthra cite coal, to lie shipped from Perth Amboy as speedily as possible. Shipments of anthracite over the lieading for the week ending April 21 aggregated 227,193 tons, a decrease over the corresponding week last year of 24,- 478 tons, thus making the decrease for the year to that date 776,824 tons. Til fire in tiie St. Nieliolas colliery, near Mahanoy City, lias been extin guished, after Hooding the burning breasts. The water used in this work aggregated about 38,000,000 gallons. The damage caused by the fire is estimated at $120,000. The strike inaugurated by the bitumi nous mine workers of the United States on Saturday night continues to spread, and it is estimated that over 150,000 men are now out for an advance in wages. The operators in some parts of this state have agreed to the terms proposed by the miners. The Lehigh Valley Railroad has or dered the material of the Pottsville Iron and Steel Company for its big coal stor age yards at Superior City, Wis. The yard will be made to hold 250,000 tons of anthracite coal, and will cost $300,000. The Lehigh Valley proposes to ship a great deal of coal to the Northwest. 'I he strike of the soft coal miners is apt to prove of great benefit to the an thracite producers, especially if it is pro tracted, as it will undoubtedly insure large orders from many consumers who are now using bituminous coal. Better time lias been made in tiie anthracite regions this week than for several months past. The locomotives on the Lehigh Valley are to be provided with circular sheet iron covers for their headlights. Tiie covers are to he placed in front of the headlight while the engines are station ed on the side tracks at night to avoid dazzling engineers on approaching trains. The covers will have the number of the engine cut in so that passing crews may be able to tell tiie number. Killed In the Minoa. From Today's Plain Speaker. John Con:in, of Lattiiner, one of the best known miners in the Lehigh region, met his death yesterday in a very singu lar way. He was a miner at the strip pings and yesterday about noon a piece from the six-foot bench full striking him on the head. After the accident lie walked to his home and washed himself and then lay down, as soon as lie did he became unconscious and remained in that condition until he died at 6 o'clock last evening. Two doctors were with him nearly all the time but could not restore him. There were no marks on him to indicate that lie was so seriously hurt. Mr. Conlin lias been a resident of Lattimer for more than twenty-five years and was held in much respect by his fellow-workmen. Ho leaves a wife and eight of a family, all of them grown op. The deceased was about 00 years old. The funeral will take place on Satur day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in St. Gabriel's cemetery. Passing n Confederate liill. From the II u* let on Standard. Officers Brill and Gallagher on Tues day evening arrested Patrick Dougherty, better known as "Paudeen Ogue," on complaint of a Hungarian charging him with passing a Confederate S2O bill. The Hungarian stated that Patrick came to Stockton at 2 o'clock on Tuesday morn ing and asked him to change the bill. He told him he only had $!), whereupon Patrick replied that would do and gave him the S2O bill. He was taken before Commissioner Hill, but as the note was a Confederate bill, the commissioner had no jurisdiction and Patrick was released. Compulsory Music In Schools. The executive committee of the State Music 1 eachers' Association in session at Ilarrisburg decided to send petitions to the vice presidents of the organiza tion, urging the legislature to pass an act requiring music to be taught in the pub lic schools as a regular branch of study. 1 here is in every county a vice presi dent, who is expected to circulate the petitions for signers. District Committee Meeting. At a meeting here on Tuesday even ing of the fourth district Democratic legislative committee resolutions were adopted requesting Democrats to refrain from signing petititions protesting against the appointment of Coy Kristin as post master at Milnesville. Similar resolu tions have been adopted by the llazle | township committee. t I arties supplied with ice cream, cakes, [ etc., by Daubach at reasonable ratcß. SMALL POX SPREADING. The Disease Obtain* a Hold in the llor ouglt of SliickHliiuny. Small pox has broken out in Shick shinny, live cases being discovered on Monday and now tlie inhabitants of that town have virtually abandoned all busi ness and are directing all their efforts toward precautions to prevent the spread of the disease. I)rs. Briggs and Hughes visited the family of Lemuel Sorber whose children were reported to have measles and found three of them suffer ing with small pox. They at once quar antined the house and ordered every body to keep away. Hardly had these precautions been taken when they were called to the resi dence of Patrick Kelly, directly opposite the Sobers, and here they found his seventeen-year-old daughter stricken with the disease. Later in the day it was found that Mary Search, a domestic for the Sober family, had gone home on Saturday feeling sick and their fears were confirmed when they visited her ami found that she also was a victim of the disease. Each of the three houses has been quarantined. The head of the Sober family works in the stone quarries and Mr. Kelly in the mines and they have come in contact and been in the presence of hundreds to whom they could have communicated the disease. The children have been going to school and playing with many of the children in the borough. The Shickshinny board of health at once ordered that no seryiees be held in the churches, and all the schools are closed, as are many of the stores. If' there are any more cases the authorities j of Wilkes-Barre will be called upon for assistance and to lend their aid in sup pressing the disease. Lee, where there are seventeen cases, is not far from Shickshinny and it is supposed the dis ease was communicated from that town. Small pox was reported yesterday at Plymouth, a young lady named Suell ' being the victim. She had just returned from a visit to Danville, where the disease is prevalent. Prison Ottlclul* Exonerated# The official report of the prison board ; on the alleged ill-treatment of prisoners was submitted to court on Monday. The | members of the board find that K. W.I Denninger, a prisoner sulTering with heart trouble, was thrown into the dun geon which was in a filthy condition and kept there with another prisoner for fifteen hours, and that Watchman Fal lon challenged a prisoner to come out of bis cell and light him. The majority of the board exonerates Warden Jones from all blame in the matter, stating that he did not know what was being done and therefore was not responsible for what happened. The majority also find that Fallon was guilty only of carelessness in not seeing that the dungeon was kept in proper condi tion and that he punished the prisoners not with malicious intent or brutality hut because he thought it was necessary to discipline them. From investigations following the hearing at the jail the commissioners state that they have discovered that a conspiracy existed between prisoners and persons outside the prison to perse cute Watchman Fallon, and therefore he is exonerated. The commissioners submit rules which t modify punishment and they will have j a new dungeon constructed. The presi dent of the board, T. M. ConnifT, pre sented a minority report, saying he can not agree to excuse Fallon from blame. I The court will act upon the matter. Died Yimtcrduy Murnlng. Mrs. Celia lloflmeier died at lier resi dence, corner of Centre and Chestnut streets, yesterday morning, after an ill-; ness of less than three weeks. She was the wife of Pierce lloffmeier, who is en gaged in the livery business at Auden- j l ied, and besides her husband Bhe leaves a family of nine small children to mourn her loss. The deceased was aged 40 years. The funeral will take place on Saturday morning at !) o'clock with requiem high mass at St. Ann's ■ church. Interment will he made at St. Ann's cemetery. SIS. 810 REDUCTION. SIK. Steerage tickets to London, Liverpool, llclfitHt, (iliingow, etc., l>y Unit-class ateam | ra, $lB. Hurry B.Sweeney, agent, Orif ton, I'll. JOURNALISTIC. i The Leliighton I'reu entered upon its \ third year last week. The l'reaa is a sort of an independent sheet and helps I to keep things moving in Carbon county politics. Editor Watson, however, has i been very successful with his paper. ! The Ha/.leton Hentinel'a appearance is | improved since it donned a new dress of type. J The Wilkes-Barre New/dealer is mak ing arrangements to place an improved J web perfecting press in its oliice. I Black shirt waist, hoc. at McDonald's. I BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS. LOCAL JOTTINGS GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. Little One* of Interest About I'eople You Know and Thing* You Wish to Hear About—What the Folk* of Tlii* Vicinity Are Doing. Condy 0. Boyle, of the Points, and John Miller, of Drifton, are doing jury duty this week. On Sunday the Greek Catholics will celebrate Easter with appropriate cere monies at St. Maay's church. The establishment of C. I'arisco A Co., Italian bankers at Hazleton, was closed by Sheriff Walters on Tuesday. The Switchback Railway will open for the summer season on May 15, and the Glen Summit hotel will open on June 20. The Slavonian band will hold a hall on Monday evening at the opera house and extend an invitation to all to attend. Rev. E. 0. Goodling, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Nanticoke, died on Monday morning of heart disease. Rev. E. D. Yoeum, presiding elder of the Danville district, will preach at Trinity M. E. church on Birkbcck street next Sunday. The Kingston Coal Coal Company has given SI,OOO to the fund now being raised for the widows and orphans of the Gay lord mine victims at Plymouth. Marriage licenses were issued this week to Andrew Enos and Annie Znakoysky, and to Joseph Maslosky to Annie Bukiewits, all of Freeland. | The Hazleton ball club was defeated ! yesterday by Erie, of the Eastern league, 14 to 8. Today they play with Iling hamton, and on Saturday with Shamokin. Thomas Ward, aged 05 years, of Mahanoy City, attempted suicide on Tuesday by taking paris green. He is still alive, hut it is thought he cannot recover. The grand lodge of the Sons of j Temperance is holding its annual session at Hazleton this week. There are 15,000 members of the organization in I this state. i The Junior Mechanics of Hazleton are preparing for a monster celebration at j that place on July 4. and expect to have all the members of the order for several | miles around in line. | Attorney John I). Hayes is still very low, and his condition today is not very encouraging. Dr. Gayley, of Hazleton, was called today to consult with Dr. N'cale and his assistants, j John M. Cunnius has contracted with l Frank O'Donnell, of Main street, to build a double block on Chestnut street, and also to put an addition of 10x110 feet to another property on that street, | The Juvenile Dramatic Company will play "On His Track" at the opera house on Saturday afternoon. The success . attending the first production of the piece has induced the company to try it again. A. C. Laycock, of Kingston, who is a candidate for the Republican nomination l of clerk of the courts, and George S. j Boyle, of the Wilkos-Barre Telephone, : circulated among Freeland friends on Tuesday. The railway station of the D. S. A 8. j at Oneida Junction was burglarised on Sunday night. The burglars secured | little booty but succeeded in turning j things topsy-turvy in their search for j pi u nder.— Slaiuln nl. j Mrs. Eliza Brown, wife of James, Brown, died at Eowrytown on Monday, ! aged 23 years and 3 days. The funeral will take place from this place at 2 j o'leock tomorrow afternoon. Interment at Jeanesville cemetery. The four-year term of Postmaster | Wilde, of Ilazleton, expires today, liis resignation has been in the liandß of the postal department for several months, but his successor is not expected to be appointed for some time yet. Thomas M. Morgan, aged 56 years, of Nanticoke, was found dead at the foot of a shaft at Glen Lyon. He was a blacksmith, but could not find work at his trade lately. It is supposed he he came despondent and committed suicide by throwing himself down the shaft, i The judges of this county have ap-j | proved the recent return of the grand j jury, favoring a new courthouse, lhis ' is the last step under the law regarding ; the building of new courthouses, and it 1 | now remains with the commissioners to | j continue the work as mapped out by the j i act. I At a banquet of the Sons of St. George in Wilkes-Barre on Monday evening a toast was drank to "Queen Victoria," and was followed by the members sing ing "God Save the Queen" and "Merry England." An address praising the British constitution was enthusiastically I received. I Old newspapers for Bale. Sprin| Goods! We have 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 lit and workman- I ship guaranteed. Suits to Order, - sl2 00 Up Pantaloons to Order. 4.00 Up Fine Tailoring Our Specialty. Jacobs & Barasch, 87 Centre Street. Factory, ... Freda ml. GREAT BARGAINS IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, I Notions, Hag Carpet, I Boots and Shoes, Flour and Feed, I Wood and Tin and Queens ware, 1 Willoioware, Tobacco, ; Tabic and Floor Cigars, i Oil Cloth, Etc., Etc. A celebrated brand of XX Hour always iu stock. Freak Roll Batter and ! Freak Egga a Specially. J My motto is small profits and quick sales. 1 ; always have fresh goods and am turning my stock every month. Therefore every article is j guaranteed. AMANDUS OSWALD, I NOr Cc.^ C S l -?ront 0 nt Streets. Finland. DePIERRO - BROS. = CAFE. CORNER OF CENTRE AND FRONT STREETS, Freeland, Pa. Finest Whiskies in Stock. | j Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufcr Club, Koscnbluth's Velvet, of which we have Exclusive Sale in Town, j Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne, ileiinessy ifnindy, 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. Bullcntino and Hozlcton beer on tap. Baths, Hot or Cold, 25 Cents. Dr. H. W. MONROE, 1)('H. isi. Located permanently in Rirkbechbrick, second floor, rooms 1, - and 3, over Smith 1 s shoe store, Freeland, Fa. Gits it nd ether ad ministered for the pain less extraction "J' teeth. Teeth Jilted and ar tificial teeth inserted. j Reasonable prices and ALL WORK GUARANTEED. si. Goeppert, proprietor of the Washington House, 11 Walnut Street, above Centre. The best of whiskies, wines, gin cigars, etc. Call in when In that part <>t the town. Fresh Beer and Porter on Tap.' FRANCIS URENNAN Restaurant. 151 South Oi'iltrv Stroot, Froolttlltl. (Ni'iir the L V. K. K. depot.) CHOICEST— LIQUOR, BEER, ALE, PORTER BEST CIGARS AND — I ON TAP. \ TEMPERANCE DRINK. $1.50 PER YEAR. \ JOHN D. IIAYES, Attorney-ai-Law an a Notary Public. Legnl business ol nil kinds promptly attended. I itoom 3, :;d I'.oor, Ilirkbcclt ttriek. M HALPIN, Mannufacturer of Carriages, Buggies , Wagons, &c. Walnut and I'ine Streets, Freeland. QIIAS. ORION STROH, Attorney and Counselor at Law and Justice of the Peace. Office Rooms, No. 31 Centre Street, Freeland. JOHN M. CAltlt, Attorney-at-Law. All legal business promptly attended. Rooms 0 and 10, People's llank Building, - Wilkcs-Barre. I J F. O'NEILL, Attorney-at-Law. j2l Centre Street , - - Freeland. ALEX. SHOLLACZ, BOTTLER. 13 3? or, Sorter, "Wine, a,xicl jLtiq.-u.ors. Cor. Washington and Walnut Streets, Freeland. WASKBUKN h. \ UF.KBACH, Builders of Light and Heavy Wagons. REPAIRING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. FLLONT FL ::ECT, NBAK FINE, FREELAND. COTTAGE HOTEL Washington and Main Streets. FRED. HAAS, Prop. First-class accomodation for permanent and transient guests. Good tablo. Fair rates. Bur lluely stoyked. Stable uttuehed. SPEEDY and LASTING RESULTS. L'LLP) ("T'M jg f rom an y i n j ur j ous substance, thin. M LA2GS AB:OMEIT3 SEDUCED. WE GUARANTEE a CURE or refund your money. Price tfS.OO per bottle. Send 4c. lor treatiso. THEMONT MEDICAL CO.. Boston, Mass. Dn. N. MALEY, I> i; 3 r i& T. Located permanently in Rirkbeck's building, room 4, second floor. Special attention paid to all brauelies of dentistry. Rooms occupied by llie'late Dr. I'ayson. Painless Extraction. All work guaranteed. Office hours: 8 to 12 A. M.; 1 to 5 1\ M.;T toO P. M. WM. WEHRMAN, German Watchmaker. L'ENTHE STKEET, FItEELAND. (Baker Horlaeher's Block.) Repairing of every description promptly at tended to and guaranteed. CONDY 0. BOYLE, dealer iu Liquors, Wine, Beer, Etc. I The finest brands of domestic and imported whiskey on sale at his now ft) and handsome saloon. Fresh Roches tor and Ihillentlne beer and Young- I ling's porter on tap. Centre - Street, - Five - Points. j Philip Geritz, Corner Front and Centre Streets. I am the oldest jeweler in town. 1 have had the largest practical experience in r pairing and will guarantee you thorough work. I have nlways in stock the largest assortment of Watches, Clocks, Silvcrwcre, I'lntedware, Rings, Diamonds and Musical Instruments. I will do ENGRAVING FREE OF CHARGE ' on any article purchased from mo.