FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. VII. No. 9. FROM CORRESPONDENTS. LETTERS THAT MAY CONTAIN BITS OF NEWS FOR EACH READER. An Kxcitiiig CliitHu After a Cult lfear Near Fckley- -lligliliuiil and Upper I.e liigll Nerve, and Some Special Corree llegular correspondence from the sur rounding towns and communications upon local or general subjects are solicit ed by the TiunuNK. The name of the writer must accompany all letters or items sent to this ollice for publication. ECKLEY CLIPPINGS. On Tuesday John Dennion, a fireman at No. 10 slope, while glancing towards the D. S. & S. crossing, noticed an ani mal running across the road and into the swamp. The thought struck Mr. Dennion at once that it was a cub bear, lie was about to spread the alarm when he met Squire ('arr on top of the slope. Mr. Dennion informed Mr. Carr of what lie had seen. The justice ran to the tool shanty, and soon returned with a brand new axe that Mine Foreman Wyatt had left there. Just at this moment Andrew Ondick appeared on the scene with a cross-cut saw and his laborer with a pick. The squire took command of the company, being the highest in rank of those who proposed to capture bruin. All were ready to start again, but another stop had to be made until "Fiddler" got his monkey wrench, and right after him came Fhigineer Charles Wald with a hammer and a chisel. Thinking that they were in pretty good shape to attack the bear, oil out live heroes started and down through the swamp. The excitement at this mo ment was at its height. The party fol lowed the bear tracks all the way to Pink Ash breaker, where they found him sitting contentedly under a pine tree. What was their surprise to find that their cub bear was a little cur dog from Jeddo that had been taking a morning ramble. They then gave up the chase and returned to their work, vowing that their bear-chase should not become public. Rev. Thos. Brehony is at Atlantic City for the benefit of his health. HIGHLAND DOTS. A Hungarian without any clothes upon his person was seen wandering about the hack fences on Tuesday night. It is said that he lives at the "patch" and his mind is unbalanced. He has been seen several times before walking about in that condition. The report implicating the Oliver hoys in a murder at Duryea was a surprise to the people of this place. They resided here for many years and were well known. Robert removed his family from Sandy Run to Duryea on the 10th inst. Huckleberry picking is almost finished in this vicinity. Large quantities were gathered during the season. The base hall club of this place suffer ed defeat from a team of Freeland boyH on Sunday. Christy Burns has removed his family here from Sandy Run. The circus at Freeland yesterday was quite an attraction for many of our resi dents. They returned home apparently well pleased with the sights they hail seen. Neal Gallagher was injured by a fall of coal in No. 2 colliery last week. At present he is improving slowly. The new water mains are almost com pleted and a good supply of water is now on hand. William Gallagher was a visitor at Silver Brook for the past week. Mr. Marley, of Freeland, spent a few hours in town on Tuesday with his daughter, Mrs. Henry Rudolph. UPPER LEHIGH NOTES. The base ball season opened up on Saturday here with a game between the home club and White Haven. The bat teries were Davis and Johnson for Up per Lehigh, and Trimmer and Evans for the visitors. Several fine plays were made up to the seventh inning, • when the game was called on account of rain, the score being 8 to 8. Another gamo will soon be played. John B. Ferry, of Garwood, was in town on Mond y calling upon his parents. Ihe delegate to attend the Republi can county convention from this placo will have no opposition. The delegate election will be held on August 4. Nelson Mowery and family, of Teas dale City, are hero on a visit to his mother. Several weekH ago a paragraph ap peared in a llazleton paper, wherein two men of that city stated they saw a crocodile while fishing in the Honey hole. Your scribe lias often seen men come to this fishing resort who had such an over-dose of nourishment along that it caused tlieur to see snakes in their slumbers, but the fluid these two llazleton men had along must have been rank entirely when it caused them to see a crocodile. It is about time the Game C.ub mem bers were beginning to make their an nual tirade against tho law violators and then sit down and let the laws be openly disregarded. Let us see some results this season and less noise and threats. There are plenty of opportuni ties, and all the work of the club should not devolve upon a few members. The most of our sportsmen do not take the interest in this matter that they should. Work on thf new addition to the Fos ter township school was begun this week and the building is expected to be fin ished in time to begin the school term next month. L. 11. Lentz, of Freeland, is the contractor. Our base hall club will go to White Haven on Saturday to play at that place. Thomas Parry, a miner in No. 7 slope, had his foot injured on Tuesday by a prop falling upon it The White Haven Odd Fellows have thqir annual excursion to Mountain Park billed in this section. This organi zation always lias the best excursion for enjoyment that goes to Mountain Park during the season. It will be run this year on August 25. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE. llazleton, Pa., July 24. EDITOR TRIBUNE. —I have read your pertinent paragraph on Congressman Ilines airing himself at Sock's pond, in stead of being at the national capitol working for the passage of beneficial legislation. After ali there is nothing surprising in this. Ilines is apparently carrying out a campaign promise. You probably recollect that the editor of the llazleton Sentinel said some time ago that our immaculate William received a campaign contribution from the office of A. Pardee ik Co. in 1892. Is it supposed that thia Republican corporation helped to elect him for the purpose of reducing tariffs, or voting in favor of labor legis lation? If, as I am informed, the tariff on pension medical examiners has been advanced to SSOO, lie beats any Republi can congressman the district ever tiad as a high tariff advocate. Don't be too severe on him for keeping his promise, for from all I can learn it is the only one. Matthew Long. Wildwood, N. J., July 24, 1594. . EDITOR TRIBUNE.—In your issue of July 23 I notice the "residents on Pine street are complaining about the delay of opening that street, and that the Birkheck estate are not satisfied with the amount allowed by the the viewers." I would say that estate is ready to open their portion of said Pine street as soon as tiie damages allowed by the viewers is settled—which amount of damages was accepted by them. Yours truly, Joseph Birkbock, executor. Kidnuppeil by Her Lover. Annie Matin, a Hungarian IBSB, made her homo with her brother in the village of Georgetown, situated at the foot of the Wilkes-Barre mountain. She had two lovers, Michael Batsko and Andrew Sokiz. .She finally consented to wed tiie former. The wedding was to have taken place on Monday. On Saturday Miss Matin was in Wilkes-Barre doing some shopping, wheu she was met by Sokiz. The latter said his sister was very sick, and lie begged the Matin girl to accom pany him to his home. Miss Matin readily consented. When Sokiz got tho girl to his home lie locked her up in a room, and told her that he would keep her there until Bhe consented to marry him. The lover was distracted over his sweetheart's mysterious disappearance. He finally got track of her and in tho morning succeeded in releasing the girl from lior imprisonment. The kidnapper lied, and the frieiids of the girl threaten to shoot him if he is caught. Misß Matin is so weak from her confinement that tho wedding lias been postponed. PLEASURE CALENDAR. July 28. —Picnic of St. Patrick's cornet band, at Freeland Public park. July 29.—Base hall. Tigers vs. Ifarris bug State league club. Admission, 15 cents; ladies, 10 cents. July 30.—Entertainment at St. Paul's P. M. church, Fern street. Admission, 10 cents. August 18.—Picnic of the Fcarnots Ath letic Association, at Drifton ball park. August 18,—Picnic of Tigers Athletic Club, at Freeland Public park. August 31.—Second nqnnni hall of Divi sion 0, A. O. 11., at Freeland opera house. Admission, 50 cents. Every family should have a box of Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills, the use of which will cure most of our ailments. FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1894. BASE BALL POINTS. Manager Ferry, of the Tigers, after considerable trouble and expense, has secured for Sunday next the club that won the championship in the first half of the State league season. Harrisburg is recognized by all as one of the best clubs in the league, but the Freeland boys propose to give them as interesting a game as they have yet played. The star batteries of both teams will be in the points, Meaney and Wente for Harrisburg and McGill and Gaffney for the Tigers. The game will be called at 3 p. m. No one who enjoys base ball should miss this exhibition. Jack Fee pitched one of the greatest games of the season at I la/.leton yester day. He shut out Pottsvillo without a hit or a run, a feat that is not an easy thing to do these days. The score was Ito 0. Pottsville plays there again this afternoon. The Harrisburg club will play at Hazle ton on Friday and Saturday of this week. Ila/.leton club is disappointing its admirers on the North Side, and the friends of Dr. Powell would like to see him brace them up. Alley ball is a farorite sport here in the latter part of every summer, and the Tigers Athletic Club has decided to erect an alley in the left field part of the Tigers park. The alley will be 30x30 feet and will cost about SOS. The club will, in the course of a few years, have the park fitted up with everything necessary to carry on outdoor athletic amusements. WiiHliburn'H Circus. A fair-sized attendance was present at Washburn's circus at Woodside field yesterday afternoon, and the evening's show was crowded, every seat under the tent being filled. The show is not so pretentious nor so large as some others, but what there is of it can be considered good. Outside of the usual feats seen at the circus, Washburn has secured some good riders and several very fine horses. Chas. Dowry, the hurdle rider, and Wil liam Kibble, the four-horse rider, did their parts to perfection, while the Wild West and cowboy exhibitions of Wild Jack in lassoing and picking up handker chiefs from the ground with the horse at full speed were well applauded. The trapeze acting of Mr. Washburn's two children was also well done. The menagerie is rather small this season, but it contains some novelties not seen in larger ones. The three-foot elephant, Ding, was the smallest ever seen around here, and the four baby lions and four larger ones were an at traction that was interesting. The 1-aby lions are not quite three months old, and although very tame and easily handled, their nature and disposition does not differ from the old stock. The dive of Captain Daley, of .San Francisco, Cah, into a net from a ladder eighty-two feet high, given before each performance, was viewed by many, and was pronounced the best of its kind. The steam catiope was the first seen here and its music was well played. Fakirs In the Tolls. The horde of fakirs that follow every circus swept down upon the town like buzzards yesterday. Until about 1.30 o'clock they plied their various sorts of "skin games," and several hard-earned dollars glided from the pockets of their victims into the fakirs' wallets. Finally a warrant was sworn out by Burgess McLaughlin, and the police arrested Walter J. Cathrell, of Pottsyille; Frank I.ease, of Scran ton; Albert Gray and Thomas Longhran, of llazleton. They were taken before Squire Buckley on the charge of gambling and given a hearing. In default of bail they were committed to the county jail, but before the arrival of the 4.30 train for Wilkes-Barre they procured bail and were released. Populists Nominate a Ticket. The I'opulists held a convention at Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, and the following county ticket was nominated; Congress, Henry Evans; judge of orphans' court, I). O. Coughlin; district attorney, Bernard McManus; prothono tary, William Rozelle; clerk of courts, John Bcdils. The platform of the national Populist convention, adopted at Omaha in 1892, was indorsed, llabbi Kniuskupfs .Mission. ST. PETERSBURG, July 26.—Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf, of Philadelphia, who came to Russia to see for himself the state of affairs in the Jewish palo of settlement and to try to ameliorate the condition of tiie Hebrews, has set out from St. Petersburg for tho in terior. The government officials are averse to his mission, but they nro not likely to interfere now, owing to his posi- I tion and to the services he rendered during tho famine two or throe years ago. Tho Body Identified. LONG BRANCH, N. J., July 25. —The body of tile drowned man washed ashore near here Monday morning has boon identified by Mrs. Schlesinger, of Now York, as her son. He was one of tho excursionists on the tug Nicol. The body was taken to Now York. Threo Men Drowned at Plymouth. A boat load of nine men capsized in the river opposite Plymouth about 1 o'clock on Tuesday morning and three of the men, who could not swim, were drowned. A picnic was held during the afternoon and evening at Hanover park, and John Ricbaids, William Thomas and Shadraek Lewis, of Plymouth, started from their homes to the park early in the evening, crossing the river in a boat. About midnight they started to return, and at the river's edge met six Polanders who asked to be taken across. The boat could easily carry nine men, so all stepped in, and the three Ply mouthites were at the oars and made good progress until they got about the middle of the stream, when two of the Polanders tried to exchange seats. They stood up and the boat tipped slightly, whereupon the other Polanders became frightened and all jumped up, capsizing the boat, which filled and immediately sank. Lewis, Richards and Thomas could swim and started for the shore, but the agonizing screams of the Polanders staid their progress and each man turned back and tried to save one of the struggling Poles. 1 n the darkness it was impossi ble to see how near the shore was and each knew he was taking fearful risks, but that did not deter them, and they boldly grabbed a man apiece. The Poles had hold of each other and it was difficult to separate them. Finally, after a fearful struggle, the three each got a man, and with great trouble managed to make their way to the shore, leaving the three other Po landers, whom it was impossible to save, to go down to a watery grave. The bodies of the victims, John Syalunas, Michael Salendiz and Frank Malsotiz, were recovered the next day. Travel Stimulated by Electric Roads. From the Hazlcton Sentinel. The travel between this city and Free land has increased wonderfully since the electric road connects the two places, i lie Lehigh \ alley Railroad, previous to the opening of the electric road, sold on an average nearly 700 tickets a month. The electric road stimulated and en-' couraged travel between the two towns and now it is nothing unusual for the electric cars to carry more passengers in a day to Freelaud than the Lehigh Valley carries to that place in a month. Now people from this city and South Side towns go to Freeland who never thought of going before, while there are countless numbers who go "just for the lido." The convenience and the saving in faro has created this increase in travel on the electric road, and the niOßt san guine of minds never thought there would be the present large and constant travel between the towns. The Company Store Again. From the lluztcton Plain Speaker. An instance of the disregard of the laws of this state by corporations is furnished by the firm of Linderman tic Skeer, of Stockton. It is a fact that all of the employes of the company have been given to understand that they were expected to patronize the company's store. It is also a fact that when the men were slow to take the hint or when they disregarded the order they were notified that their services were no longer required by the company. The store of Linderman & Skeer at Stockton is undoubtedly a convenience to the employes who reside there. There are many employes of the com pany, however, who reside in this city, and ono of the latter has been discharged for not buying his goods at the Stockton store. Working a Clever Swindle. There is a chap going about towns in the upper end of the county working a clever swindle. He calls at a residence and represents that he is repairing clothes-wringers. If the housekeeper gives him a job he asks permission to take the wringer to the nearest black smith shop. At the shop he gets per mission to use the tools and in a tew minutes has the wringer in pieces. He selects those parts which aro good and carries them off. The housekeeper never sees her wringer again. The swindler steals enough good parts to construct wringers that looks like new. These he sells and gets full price". Look out for him. He may come around this section. Tills Is Rough <•■■ Wllkos-ltilrro. From Yesterday's Philadelphia Press. George Richards, 20 years, Filbert street, near sixteenth, was arrested last night, charged with having stolen two umbrellas and cutlery from the bouse in which he boarded. "Richards, were you born in this country7" the house sergeant asked, as lie "slated" the prisoner. "Naw," answered Richards, "I was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa." Picnics supplied with ice cream, cakes, candy, etc., at low prices by Laubach. BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS. PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE REGION. Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc cnrrences Tlial tan lie Head ouickly. What the Folks of This and Other Towns Are Doing. See McDonald's 15c baby caps. The Traction Company is extending the electric car tracks to J.attimer. V. Passarella is having curbing placed around his property at Itidge and South streets. Painter O. J. Boyle is improving the appearance of Peter Timony's property at Centre and South streets. Services at St. Paul's P. M. church for Sunday, July 29: Morning, at 10.30 o'clock; evening, G. 30 o'clock. Constable Theo. Pundy, of Foster township, will remove to Jeddo this week, and the court will be called upon to fill the vacancy. The Columbia Brewing Company, of Shenandoah, has established an agency in town. John J. Slattery has been given charge of the firm's business here. James O'Donnell, a D. S. .V S. engineer who came here recently from liazlelon, was taken very sick at the Lumber Yard yesterday and had to be brought to his home. An entertainment will be given in the P. JI. church on Fern street on Monday evening, July 30, to commence at 7.30 p. j m. Admission, 10 cents. The proceeds are for the church. Valley engine No. 57 and No. 1, of the I). S. it S., collided on Tuesday a short distance east of Stockton. The pilots of of both engines were badly smashed, but no person was hurt. It is expected that the Western Union telegraph wires will be extended to tow n in a few weeks. At present all messages go over the Lehigh Valley's wires, and have to be transferred to the Western Union before reaching their destination. Nearly all the bands of the region will be at the picnic to bo held at the Public park by the St. Patrick's cornet band on Saturday evening. No one who enjoys either music or sport should miss this event. DePierro's orchestra will furnish the dancing music. Ex-Banker F. V. Rockafellow, of Wilkes-Barre, was taken to the eastern penitentiary at Philadelphia yesterday by Sheriff Walter. Tt is stated that an effort will be made in about three months to have him pardoned on ac count of his old age. The Philadelphia Press says there is a probability that Eckley B. Coxe, of Drifton, may be the new president of Lehigh university on account of his strong affiliations with the Lehigh Val ley Railroad, in which the university is very much interested. Two weeks ago Annie Weaver, a seven teen-year-old girl, disappered from the home of her parents in Wyoming, near Wilkes-Barre, and has not been seen since, despite a constant search by her relatives. The girl was ill at the time, ami it is thought she was temporarilly insane. PERSONALITIES. Police Officer William Mulhearn, of Philadelphia, accompanied by his wife, is spending part of his annual vacation hero with relatives. Rev. M. I. O'Rielly, of Danville, is the guest of his brother, Rev. E. A. O'Reilly, at St. Ann's parsonage. Mrs. Annie Raudenbush, of Phila delphia, is a visitor at the residence of her father, 11. C. Koons. Jos. P. McDonald and wife left yester- ' day for Peru, N. Y., where they will j spend the coming two weeks with friends. C. F. Mcllugh, Esq., one of the prom inent county seat attorneys, is spending j the week with his mother at South ; Heberton. Miss Lizzie Ruddy, of Plains, is en joying a visit to the Misses McLaughlin, ' on Adams street. Michael McGettrick, of Jessup, Lacka wanna county, is homo for a week with i his parents on Front street. Rev. Ligday, pastor of St. John's Slavish church, intends to return next month to Hungary, where he will re main. Miss Maine McDonald, of Wilkes- Barre, is visiting her cousin Maine, at the McDonald reside. ee, Centre and South streets. Thomas Elston, of Jeddo, sailed yes terday from New York for England, his native land. lie will join his wife, who is in that country, and will remain one month. He will be accompanied on his return by his family. Go to McDonald's for $1 clionile table covers. l)i ssolntion of Partnership Sale. i Everything Must be Sold by August 1. Goods at Half Cost. Cal I and be Convinced. :!7 Centre Street, Freeland. Factory, Freeland. GREAT BARGAINS IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, Notions, Rag Carpet, Boots and Shoes, Flour and Feed, Wood and Tin and Queensware, WiUowware, Tobacco, Table and Floor Cigars, Oil Cloth, Etc., Etc. A celebrated brand ol' XX Hour always in stock. Fresh Roll Butter and Fresh Eggs a Specialty. My motto is small profits and quick sales. 1 always have Irish Roods and am turning my stock every month. Therefore every article is guaranteed. AMANDUS OSWALD, | Noitlnvcst Corner Frlnnrl Centre and Front Streets, 1 1 ceiaiiu.. DePIEE.RO ■ BROS. =CAFE.= CORNER OF CENTRE AND FRONT STREETS, Freeland, Pa. Finest Whiskies in Slock. Gibson, Dougherty, Kauler Club, llnscnbluth's Velvet, ol wbieli we have Kxclusive Sale in Town. Muram's Extra Dry Champagne. Henncssy llrandy, blackberry, Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc. Imported and Domestic Cigars. GYSIERS IN EVERY STYLE. 11am and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS - AT - ALL - HOURS. llallentine and Hazlcton beer on tap. Baths, Hot or Cold, 25 Cents. Dr. H. W. MONROE, I Jentist. j Located permanently in Birkbeck brick, second floor, rooms 1, 2 and 3, over Smith''s shoe store, Freeland, Pa. Gas <ind ether administered for the pain less extraction of teeth. Teeth tilled and ar tificial teeth inserted. Reasonable prices and ALL WORK GUARANTEED. d. Goeppert, proprietor of the Washington House, II Walnut Street, above Centre. The best of whiskies, wines, gin cigars, oto. Call in when in that, part of the town. Fresh Beer and Borter on Tap. FRANCIS BRENNAN Restaurant. 161 South Contro Street, Frpcland. (Near the L. V. H. u. depot.) CHOICEST— LIQUOR, BEER, ALE, PORTER BEST GIGARS AND —ON TAP. I TEMPERANCE DRINK. $1.50 PER YEAR. \ QII AS. ORION STROII, Attorney and Counselor at Law and Justice of the Peace. Office Rooms, No. 31 Centre Street, Freeland. I JOIIN M. CARR, Aitorncy-at-Law. All legal lmslneKi promptly attended. Postoffico Building, - - . Freeland. J F. O'NEILL, Attorney^t-Law. j '0(1 rublio Square, - - Wilkee-Ilarm J JyJ IIALPIN, Mnnnufacturer of Carriages, Buggies, Wagons, && Walnut and Pine Streets, Freeland. ALEX. SHOLLACE, BOTTILEIi. 33eer, OPorter, and. lAqncrs. j ('or. Washington and Walnut Streets. Freeland. WASHBURN Builders of Light and Heavy Wago.ns. REPAIRING GF EVERY DESCRIPTION. FItONT STREET. NEAIt I'INE, FREELAND, LIBOR WINTER, EESTAtTE^ITT AND EATING SALOON. No. I.J Front Street, Freeland. The finest liquors and cigars served at the counter. Cool beer and porter on tap. COTTAGE HOTEL. Washington and Main Streets. FRED. IIAAS, Prop. First-class accomodation for permanent and transient guests. Good table. F s air rate®. Bar finely stocked. Stable attached. SPEEDY and EASTING RESULTS. /£XFAT PEOPLE/Ow "Sisfe fiom any injurious substance. tnllt M LABCE ABDOIfEITS BZDUCED. We GUARANTEE a CURE or refund your money. Price SS.OOixt hot tie. Send 4c. for treatise. THEMONT MEDICAL CO., Boston, Ma as. Bl!. N. MALEY, DbhtisT. Located permanently in Birkbeck's building, rooms 4 and 5, second floor. Bpccial attention paid to all branches of dentistry. Ilooms occupied by the late Dr. Payson. ALL OPERATIONS PERFORMED WNTH CARE. All work guaranteed. Olllcc hours: 8 to 13 A. M.; 1 to 6 P. M.; 7 to 0 P. M. Wm. Wehrman, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER. Centre Street, Freeland. (Five Points.) REPAIRING OE EVERY DESCRIP TION PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO AND GUARANTEED. CONDY 0. BOYLE, dealer in Liquors, Wine, Beer, Etc. The finest Iminds of domestic and imported whiskey on sale at his new {A and handsome saloon. Fresh Kochea tor and Itallcntine beer and Young* ling's porter on tap. Centre - Street, - Five - Points. i Philip Geritz, Corner Front and Centre Streets, lam the oldest jeweler in town. I have had i the largest practical experience In repairing and will guarantee you thorough work. | I have always in stock the largest assortment of Watches, Clocks, Silverware, Plated ware, 1 Kings, Diamonds and Musical Instruments. ! 1 will do ENGHAVING FItEE OP CIIAItGK I on any article purchased from me.
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