FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. VII. NO. 86.. BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE REGION. SyiinpMiH of Locnl and Miocellnneon* Oc currence* That Can He Head tjuickly. What the Folk* of Thl* and Other Town* lire Doing. Ask to see the Trilby hat, the latest at Olsho's. Commencing 011 May 1 devotions will be held every Wednesday and Friday evenings at St. Ann's Catholic church at 7.30 o'clock. . Refowich has the best $1.50 and $2 boys' suits in town. E. B. Shelhamer. received a team of fine horses from the West on Saturday. They will be used in drawing his ice wagon tliis summer. Tho Winner is a $1.75 shoo that can't be beat at tho price. Sold only at the Wear Well, 55 Centre street. M. Schwabo, of South Heberton, has given out a contract for a large barn, to be erected on the site of the one destroyed by lire 011 the 21st Inst. Tho Clair Patoe Company will be at the opera house on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. The tea store of John Darak, at Centre and South streets, has been closed by Barber & Co., Ila/.leton. The stock will be sold by Constable Quigloyon Wednes day. Ask to see tho Trilby hat, the latest, at Olsho's. The time consumed by the traction cars in running between Hazleton and Freeland lias been reduced live minutes. There is now no delay at either ond of tho road. Refowich offers great bargains in clothing. A. W. Washburn was presented with an elegant gold-headed cane on Wednes day evening by the Jr. O. U. A. M. drum corps. Mr. Washburn was 4!l years of ago 011 that day. Tho Wear Well Shoe House opened upon Saturday with a full lino of men's, ladles' and children's footwear. Tho Lehigh Valley Coal Company has adopted a now system of fighting the Hazlo Mines lire. All the fans are shut olf and tho air passages closed, and the lire will bo smothered, if that is pos sible. The Wear Well Shoo House asks rail road men to try the Growler, an elegant working shoe, which sells very low. E. E. Berlin, at one time train-master on the D. S. S., and later a night operator for tho Lehigh Valley at Hazle ton, has accepted a position with the Jersey Central Railroad and will locate in Mauch Chunk. Ladles, the best-fitting and most styl ish shoe in the market is the Vision, sold at $2. Can be had only at the Wear Well, Eberts' old stand. The eastern conference of the P. M. church will moot at Avoca on 'lihursday. Rev. S. Cooper, of St. Paul's, Froeland, will leave for that place tomorrow, and George Bird, the lay delegate, will go there on Thursday. The Clair Patoe Company gave such good satisfaction at Ilazloton every night last week that they wore re-en gaged for tho first threo nights of this week. On Thursday thoy come to Free land, where they will play the following threo evenings. Read their ad. C. A. Smith, general agent for the Lehigh Valley Company at Hazleton, lias tendered his resignation to accept the. management of the Pardee Brick and Tile. Works, Perth Amboy, N. J. Mr. Smith will assume the duties of his new position on May 1. The engine drawing the train from Wilkes-Barre, which should arrive at 6.58 p. in., was throe quarters of an hour late, on Friday. Thcdrawhead broke on the road dowu, and the engine attached to a train hero had to go to Highland and take tho Wilkes-Barre train to Hazleton. Thd Hazleton Plain Speaker states positively that S2OO a veto has been offered in the legislature by the anti- HOW county boodlers. This partly ex plains why there is so much opposition to the hill from "disinterested" repre sentatives. The final vote may be taken tomorrow. The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com pany is considering a plan to strip the burning mine at Summit Hill, and in this manner quench a fire that has been raging for over thirty years. Mining onglnoers have estimated that the cost of tho work would be at least a quarter of a million dollars. John Early, of Buavor Meadow, whose wlfo and child wero killed by the trolley accident at Jeanosvlile soma time ago, entered suit on Thursday at Wilkos- Barro against tho Lehigh Traction Com pany in the sum of $25,000. John Mc- CJahran, of Wllkes-Barro, and Juhn M. Carr, of Freeland, are his attorneys. Eight people hud a narrow escape from death 111 tbo Sinclair house, Pitts ton, early Friday morning. During the night a gas pipe hurst in the house and filled sovoral of til., rooms. Among those found unconscious were W. R. VanDervocr and wife, who conducted a phonographic exhibition hero recently. iinot' pants, lc, at Refowlcli's. Hurghir* on Their Hounds Again. The people of Freeland who reside outside the business portion of town are becoming alarmed at the numerous petty burglaries reported. From all accounts the night hawks wore out in force on Thursday night, no loss than seven dwellings having boon entered before Friday morning. Strange to say, they selected the dwellings of several families wherein they could not expect to linil many articles of value or any large sums of money. Up in Birvanton they investigated the homes of Moses Tranter, George Sweet, Condy McElwee and Henry Kishlick, and on Washing ton street entered the residence of James Moore. On Ridge street they were frightened ofT by Condy Boyle, the father of Postmaster W. F. Boyle, who Inter rupted their explorations in Ids pantry. So far as can be learned the burglars gave their attention principally to articles of clothing, and the only great losses reported are on goods of that character. Something was taken in each of the places visited, except Mr. Boyle's. No clue has yet been found that might lead to their capture. The residents of the central part of the town have so far escaped the annoy ance caused by midnight prowlers. However, they have nearly all made preparations to meet the disturbers of slumbers 011 their next trip, and some thing in the shape of a funeral or two will probably follow the next burglary in Freeland. Preparing for the Parade. The Knights of Malta of Freeland have received letters from nearly all the commanderles in this section of the state, signifying their Intention to take part In the parade here at 4 p. in. 011 May 7, in honor of the state convoca tion of the grand commandery. There will be several thousand Knights in line, providing the weather is favorable. Reduced rates on the Jersey Central, Lcliigh Valley, Pennsylvania and the Reading Railroads have been secured from all points in the state, and the number of visitors expected is very large. In the evening the public reception to the supreme and grand officers will take place. Burgess McLaughlin will deliver the address of welcome, which will be followed by a musical and literary en tertainment, including addresses by Su preme Commander Dr. W. J. Hugh, ol Pittsbuig; Supreme Recorder Frank Gray, of Philadelphia; Grand Command er Dr. E. W. Samuel, of Mt. Carmel, and Grand Recorder George 11. Pierce, of Philadelphia. Saved a Life, Hut Lowt Tier Own. Annio Dungarbagc, a thirteen-year old girl, met a dreadful death on Friday while saving the life of her ton-month old sister at her home in Wilkos- Barro. The mother, who was wash ing, took a tub of scalding water from the stove and placed it on the floor. She was then called out by a neighbor, and told Annie to watch tho baby. The girl went 011 with her work and was only reminded of tho baby when it screamed with pain. She was horrified to find it hanging over one side of the tub with its hands in tho water. In an instant she dashed across the room, and throwing herself on the opposite side of tho tub, reached accross and 'pushed tho baby backward to tho floor, but at tho samo time she lost her balance and fell for ward, face downward, into the water. Her mother, attracted by tho cries of tho baby, hurried in and pulled the girl out of the water, but siie was so badly scalded that she died a few hours later. Tho Early Inquest. Tho jury that was appointed by Depu ty Coroner Gorman to investigate the cause of Constable Early's death, whose body was found In a mino hole at Ilar wood, hold another session last Thurs day night. Evidence of 110 special In terest was Introduced, and Early's friends requested that tho inquest be continued until today, when they ex pect to produco testimony that will conclusively prove that the officer was foully dealt with. The indifference of the county officials In concerning them selves so little about this and other mys terious tragedies in tho lower end is causing much talk. District Attorney Fell has boon asked, it Is said, to give the matter some attention, but 30 far nothing has done. County Detective Eckert spent two days in Hazleton since the body was found, but ho made no ap parent effort to unravel tho mystery. Tonight'* Lecture. Rev. Father Zurcher, of Buffalo, N. Y., who is to lecture at the opera house this evening, will arrive this afternoon at 2.27 o'clock, and will be met at the Lehigh Valley station by a committee representing the Catholic temperance societies of town, under whose auspices the leaturo will be deljvepid. Rev. Zurcher has a widespread reputation as a temperance orator, and as no admis sion is to bo charged the audience will undoubtedly bo a largo one. PLEASURE CALENDAR. May 18.—Second annual picnic of the Hustlers base ball club, at Drifton park. May 30.— Sixth annual picnic of the Tigers Athletic club, at Freeland Public park. FREELAND, PA, MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1895. THE DEATH ROLL. People Who Have Recently Gone to Tlieir Final Keating: Place*. Patrick F. Lawlor, of Nosquohoning, died at his home 011 Thursday after noon. Ho was a son-in-law of John Molly, of South Heberton, and enjoyed an extensive friendship among tho poo plo of Freeland. Tho Mauch Chunk Democrat says 110 was taken ill with ery sipelas the week previous, and on Satur day was compelled to leave his oflice and proceed to his home. Dr. Kasten was summoned, also Dr. Ibach, of Mauch Chunk, and the two did all in their power to stay the hand of disease. On Thursday Mr. Lawlor rested well, but shortly after 4 o'clock a sinking spell overtook him and In a few minutes he breathed his last. The heart had re fused to do its work. It was only a short time beforo every man, woman and child In tho village knew of the death and universal gloom and sadness prevailed. There was no 0110 In that town who was more highly respoctod and esteemed. Mr. Lawlor was born in county C&van, Ireland, in 1850. He arrived at Nes qiiohoning at tho age of 2 years. Ilis youth was spent about the mines and his school days were not overly plenti ful, but being naturally bright and quick ho easily acquired an education that was far above the ordinary. When 18 he entered a store as clerk, and five; year later entered business for himself. He was in tho mercantile life for fif teen years and did a tremendous trade, but tho strike of 1887-88 gave him a blow from which ho never could fully recover. In 1801 ho was elected clerk of tho board of commissioners of Carbon county, a position ho filled ovor since. Mr. Lawler died possessed of consider able property and had a policy of $5,000 in the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Com pany. Mrs. Lawler's maiden name was Miss Sallio Brogan. She is a step-daughter of John Molly, of Freeland. They have one son, aged about 13 years, and an adopted son aged about 0. The deceased has two brothers, John, of California, and Thomas, of Philadelphia, and two sisters, Miss Roso and Mrs. John McCaffroy, of Ncsquehoning, whose husband was buried a few weeks ago. The funeral took place in Ncsquehoning 011 Saturday morning. Popular Youug Man Dead. At St. Ann's cemetery this morning the remains of Thomas Tully wore laid at rest. The death of this young man, who was one of Freeland's most popular citizens, occurred at his home 011 Adams street, below Luzerne, shortly after 4 o'clock 011 Thursday afternoon. The sudden illness which overtook him 011 Saturday a week ago was noticed in Monday's TRIBUNE, and although he sank lower and failed gradually from then on, his friends and his physician did not think his life to be so near the end. Death was duo to pneumonia, which fastened its grip upon him with a tenacity most remarkable. The end came peacefully and without a struggle. Mr. Tully was born in Ncsquehoning. Carbon county, on March 13, 1867, and was aged 28 years, 1 month and 12 days. When young li is family romovod to Le high county, then to old Buck Mountain, and later to Sandy valley, from which place ho entered tho service of the Jersey Central Railroad as brakeman on tho Drifton branch. Later ho secured a position on the. D. S. & S., and when the passenger trains were placed 011 the road he was given the position of bag gage-master, a duty that ho performed with ability and credit, and his obliging disposition made him popular with the patrons of the company. Tho officials looked upon him as ono of their most valuable men, and his unquestioned honesty and excellent character won him the esteem of all his acquaintances. On August 24, 1892, he was married to Miss Sallie Campbell, of Eckley, who, j besides his parents and five brothors, survives him. Loss than a year ago he had the residence in which he diod built for himself. He was a member of tho Young Men's T. A. B. Society and Divi sion 19, A.(). 11., and both organizations and hundreds of friends attended the funeral at 9 o'clock this morning. A delegation of the D. S. & S. employes also attended and presented a beautiful trjbute In tljo shape of a "Broken Axle," consisting of car wijools, Journals, otc., with the axle broken in tl]o centr-e. A requiem niass was read ovor the remains by Rev. E. A. O'Riolly at St. Ann's Catholic church, , . Suicide at Eckley. Christian Monk was found doad in his home at Eckley yosterday. Ilis wife made tho discovery about 5 o'clock in the morning. Ho had been dead for several hours. Tho body was hanging by tho straps of a drilling overalls, which wore tied to tho top of the bedstead, less than live feet from tho floor. It was a deliberate sulcido, as tho man had tlod the; straps about his neck, attached the other ends to the bedstead, and threw himself face forward. Ho pushed his foot under tho bed as far as ho could, until his kqeos almost touched tho floor. In that positiqi) ho slowly strangled himself to death. When the family retired tho night previous, about 11 o'clock, they left him sitting by the fire. lie had drank near ly a pint of whiskey during tho evening, but nothing was thought of that, as he drank heavily for the past few years. 11(5 was heard coming upstairs shortly after. Ho slept alone, consequently his deed was not known of until his wife 011- tored the room in the morning. Justice of the Peace B. J. Carr was notified, and after viewing the position of the body and the room, took him down. lie was about 56 years of ago and leaves a wife and nine children. The deceased was born in Germany, but has been a resident of these parts nearly thirty years. He settled at High land in 1869 and lived there until about 1880, when he went to Eckley. Mr. Monk was noted for his strength in his younger days. He will be buried at Freeland cemetery at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Condition of the Coal Trade/ Tho sales agents of the anthracite coal carrying and producing companies held their monthly conference at New York on Thursday. It was supposod that most of them went to tho mooting instructed by their companies as to tho courso thoy should pursuo in the mat ters of continued restrictions and the general conduct of tho business in the future. However, the agents spent sev eral hours in conference and then ad journed without action, except an agreement to moot again tomorrow. Immediately after the meeting the Lehigh and Wllkes-Barro Company ordered all its collieries to work full timo until further notice. Unless the company has special orders to fill the ordor must moan that there is another war browing. While not much atten tion has been paid to restriction of late, still actual hostilities have been in a state of suspended animation. No doubt the position of the Reading is bringing on a crisis. Young Hill'* Hotly Found. The body of Joseph Hill, son of Cons table Ilill, of Wilkes-Barre, was found in tho Susquehanna river opposite Ply mouth on Thursday. The finding of tho body clears up the mystery surrounding his disappearance. On January 7 last, in company with a girl named Adeline Pottobone, he went skating on the river. Later in the evening Hill and the girl left their companions and started on a race down the rivor. They were never soon alive after that. Not returning in due time a search was made for them, but thoy could not be found. A rumor was then set afloat that they had eloped. The finding of Ilill's body now sets all rumors at rest. The body was badly de composed, but tho skates were still on tho foot. It is thought the girl's body will soon be found. Ilill was 15 years of age and Miss Pottobone was 13. One Killed and One Injured. The monotonous story of the cost of mining coal still goes on. Another life went out at Cranberry on Friday and another man was Incapacitated from work for several weeks. William Dugan and William Weaver prepared a blast and sought safety in a heading of their breast. The concussion loosened tho roof of the heading and it came down upon both men. Weaver was severely injured, but will recover. Dugan's body was found after ten hours' work. Ho was dead. May Have a Hearing Today. John Oschman, who was sent to jail last Tuesday on the charge of setting fire to the barn of M. Schwabo, made application through his attornoy, C. F. McHugh, on Saturday, to Judge Rice for a habeas corpus hearing and the same was granted. The hearing is set for 10 o'clock, but as somo of the most important witnesses are out of town, it Is not likoly to beheld. Attorney Stroll, for Mr. Schwabo, left this morning to ask for a postponmont. Hiftptl-it* in llie United State*. The following facts respecting tho present condition of the Baptists in tho United States, as taken from the Baptist year book of 1895, will be read with in terest by many. The total number of regular Baptists in the United States is put down at 3,637,421. Of these 205,857 were baptized last year, an average of 562 a day. Forty-four ministers came to the Baptists from other denomina tions. Iler Money and fler Maq Gone. Mrs. Gabol Stokash, of Highland, Is bewailing the loss of her husband snd S4OO. On Saturday afternoon, while she was at the spring for water, her hus band hunted up the nest where sho kept the money, found it and left on the mid night train for Ithiea, N. Y. Such was the information she received yesterday at Freeland from some of Gabol's friends. Action in Divorce, From the Wilkes-Burir I lie undersigned, Glover's block, opposite Pardee's square, Hazleton, Pa. Jos. H. Jones, attornoy-at-law. FREELAND OPERA HOUSE 3 ZL-Tig-lvts I Commencing Thursday May 2. Special Engagement of tho Celebrated GLAIR PATEE GO. With the Brilliant Actress, Miss VIRGIN A BRAY. The Sterling A< tor. Mr. VVM. NICHOLS. 14 First-Class Artists. First Night, Presenting the Great Comedy-Drnmn, In Old Louisiana. Friday Night, Our Boys. Saturday Night, Arabian Nights. Owing to the oxten4 engagement prices have been placet} within reach of all. Gallery, - - 15 Cents Lower Floor, 25 anil 35 Cents Saturday Matinee, 10 and 20 Cents. Olsho's Clothing and Hat Store. IT IS THE COAL 11EUION— that furnishes Vie cities with coal. IT IS TIIE ClTY— that furnishes the country with style. We Have Hew York and Philadelphia Stylishly-Made Clothing. Stylish suits for young and old For meek or bold; For small, for tall, Suits for all. We will (jive you a stylish garment for the same price that you arc asked elsewhere to pay for ill-fitting country manufacture. Our expenses are small. We can sell goods at wholesale prices. 7he discount will keep us. OUR FINE lIAFS arc equal to Dunlaj) J 8 in every respect, except price. Our $2.00 Derby for 99c Stands Unrivalled. The reputation of our PERCALE and NEGLIGEE SHIRTS and our GENTS' FURNISHINGS in general is by this time established, A handsome line of TRUNKS and VALISES of all sizes and prices constantly on hand. 67 Centre Street, Freeland. Olsho's Clothing and Hat Store, J. C. BERNER'S Groceries: 1 bag best flour, - $1.05 231bt> granulated sugar, 1.00 13 cans corn, - - 1.00 13 cans tomatoes, - 1.00 slbs raisins, - - .25 Tub butter, A No. 1, .25 Olbs oat meal, - - .25 Soda biscuits, per pound by the barrel, - .44 Dry Goods: 24 yard wide sheeting, per yard, ... ,14 Good calico, - - .05 Standard blue calico, .05 Apron gingham, - .05 50-cent dress goods, cloth, .35 Yard-wide muslin, by piece, .44 Lace curtains, 2 pair, .90 CALL AND SEE OUR Ladies' kid shoes, every pair guaranteed, SI.OO 21c counter. Wall paper, 5c per double roll. Men's hats and caps, latest styles and lowest prices; a boy's good hut or cap, 21c. Furniture, carpets and oil cloths in endless varieties. All goods guaranteed as represented. I carry the largest stock in town, hence the best variety to select from. Spring goods coining in daily. J. C. BERNER'S. DePIERRO - BROS. -CAFE.- Corner of Centre and Front Street*, Freeland, Pa. Finest Whiskies in Stock. Gibson, Dougherty, Knufer Club, Rosenbluth'* Velvet, of which we have EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN. Mumni's Extra Dry Champagne, Henuessy IJrandy, blackberry, Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Eto. Imported and Domestic Cigars. OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE. Ilam anil Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS - AT - ALL - HOURS. Ballentinc and Hazleton beer on tap. Baths, Hot or Cold, 25 Cents. SPRING OPENING! For the past few months the tailors employed by us havo been kept very busy manufacturing one of the largest and finest stocks of spring clothing ever seen in our town. In a few more days our complete stock will be open for inspection, and we will offer to the public great bargains, as usual. No Shelf-worn Stock. No Old Styles. No Old Patterns. But an entire new stock. Remember it was only last fall that we opened up business again in this town, with an entire new stock, therefore every spring article which we will havo in our stock will be new and of the latest styles and patterns. Our spring stock in our tailoring department is open for inspec tion. We have as fine and large a variety of piece goods to select from as you will find anywhere. A NOBBY ALL-WOOL SPRING SUIT MADE TO ORDER LOR ONLY sl2, which is fully worth sixteen or eighteen dollars. A perfect fit guaranteed. All goods made on our own premises. Refowich's New Clothing Store, 37 Centre Street, Freeland, Si .50 PER YEAR. QIIAS. OKION STROH, Attorney and Counselor at Law und Notary Public. Office: Kooins3and4, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland. JOHN M. CARB, Attorney-at-Law. All legal Ipaioeea promptly attehfadL Pofftoffloe Building, \- <• Pteoland. M. HALPIN, Mannufacturer at Carriages, Buggies, Wagons," Ac. Walnut and Pine Streets, Freeland. jyf ES. S. E. HAYES, Fire Insurance Agent. Washington Street. None but Reliable Companies Represented. WASHBURN & TURNBACH, Builders of Light and Heavy Wagons. REPAIRING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. FRONT STREET. NEAR I'INE, FREE LAND. Dr. N. MALEY, Second Floor, Birkbeck Brick. OVER BTRKBECK'S STORE. T. CAMPBELL, dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes. Also PURE WINES ind LIQUORS FOR FAMILY AND MEDICINAL PURPOSES. Cor. Centre and Main Streets, Freeland. VIENNA: BAKERY. J. B. LAUBACH, Prop. Centre Street, Freeland. CHOICE UREA 1) OF ALL KINDS, CAKES, AND PASTRY, DAILY. FANCY AND NOVELTY CAKES RAKED TO ORDER. Confectionery