FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. IX. NO. 40.
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All Wool Clothing
Is she Best
And Cheapest.
Don't imagine that a cotton
suit sold by a tramp clothier
will do the work of a suit
made from our All Wool
Cloth. It's not in the goods
and it can't de done.
In Buying Clothes
Be Sure to Get
Foil Value.
Cotton goods or shoddy goods
at wool goods prices is a mis
take you will often make if
you buy from certain so-call
ed clothiers. Avoid these
mistakes by buying from the
all-wool dealer.
I. REFOWICH,
87 Centro street, Freeland.
Leading Tailor and Gents' Furnisher.
MCDONALD'S.
Our Furniture
Department
Is being remodeled and
will open up with the fin
est stock of Furniture in
town.
Jicd Boom Suits from
sls upwards.
Parlor Suits, Dining
lloom and Kitchen Suits.
A beautiful line of Par
lor Tables, Plush Rockers
and Fancy Chairs.
li liij Hoik;
it
Handsome new-design
Plush Rocker for $2.
Children's Rockers at
reduced prices.
Come and investigate.
j. p. MCDONALD,
Centre and South Streets
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS,
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopsl* of Local and Mlstfellniieou* Oc
currence* That Cne lie Keutl Quickly.
What the Folk* of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
Coxe Bros. & Co.'a collieries will work
five days, six hours each, this week.
Andrew Curney has broken ground
on South street for a single dwelling
house.
A1 Fry, tho North Side correspondent
of tho Hazleton Sentinel , tendered
his resignation.
TheYVearWeH's "Century" shoe isO. lv.
Forty Hours Devotions are being con
ducted at St. John's Slavonian Catholic
church on ltidge street.
Friday next will be pay day for the
employes of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
on the Freeland branch.
James Raskin, Drifton, James Lovan,
Eckley, and George Ripple, East Foster,
will do jury duty this week.
A pretty Line of infants' shoes, 10c per
pair, at Oswald's.
The Tigers A tli letic Club's ball on New
Year's Eve is being advertised witli the
aid of a vory pretty calendar.
Mrs. Fanny O'Donnell, of Drifton, who
has been ill for some time past, was
takon to a Philadelphia hospital on Sat
urday.
1. Refowich's nazleton store now oc
cupies the Brill block, which has been
rebuilt and refitted since the Hairo lire
last spring.
Bed room suites, $lO, at Sweeney &
Horrou's, llazletou.
The brick work of the new silk mill ,
lias readied the second story and is go
ing on rapidly. Extra men will now be
employed on the job.
The "Road to Wealth" Company falhd
to appear here on Saturday evening.
It is not known here what was the cause
of their failure to arrive.
Tomorrow is a hoiyday in tho Catholic
Church, it being tho Feast of the Im
maculate Conception. Masses will be
read at 7 and 9 a. m. at St. Ann's church.
Tho Trixie Lillian Company, which
will appear hero every evening next
week, concluded a successful week's en
gagement at Sunbury on Saturday even
ing.
Lowest prices on furniture at Sweeney
& Herron's, Hazleton.
On Wednesday evening of next week
tho annual fair of the Mayberry band
will open at Yannes' opera house and
continue every evening until tho 26th
inst.
The Junior Mechanics of town attend
ed the Park M. E. church in a body yes
torday afternoon, and a special sermon
was preached by Rev. R. E. Wilson, the
pastor.
The collieries of this region which are
supplied with cars by the Lehigh Valley
Company will be idle this month, besides
Sundays, on the 12th, 14th, 18th, 19th,
21st, 25th, 26th and 31st.
Room moulding, lc per foot, at Swee
ney & Herron's, Hazleton.
Dr. Joseph F. Gallagher and his
mother returned on Friday from New
York state, where the former spent a
month for the benefit of his health. The
doctor has improved somewhat.
At a recent mooting of tho directors
of the Electric Light Company an offer
was made to the directors of the Mining
and Mechanical Institute to furnish free
electric light to the school. This gener
ous offer was accepted.
Your feet can't get cold when you j
have thorn encased in Wear Well shoes.
A bill compelling all trolley lines to
protect uiotormen by properly vestibul
ing the cars, and to heat all cars
between October 15 and March 15 so
that tho temperature shall at no time
fall below 50 degrees, will be introduced
at tho next session of the legislature.
The Legion of Honor rules just adopt
ed provide that a suspended member to j
bo reinstated must bo re-examined and :
pay tho full amount of all back assess
ments, as woll as for the tho month in
which lie is reinstated. Members ovor
50 years of ago cannot be rc-instatod.
Coxe Urn*.' Chicago Dock.
From the Coal Trade Journal.
Last Saturday was celebration day in
Chicago for Coxe Bros. & Co. The occa
sion was the public inspection of their
new dock and yard. This dock has rail
connections with tho St. Paul road and
most excellent facilities for yard trade.
It supplements the company's dock on
the south branch at Bridgeport and thus
gives the company a commanding posi
tion on both north and south side oitlior
for local or country trado. The many
hundreds of visiting coal men were re
ceived by General Western Agent George
Morryweathor, Melvin Pattison, super
intendent of docks and yards, and W.
11. Comstock, city sales agents, and by
other officials of the company, and were
shown a gem in the shape of a model coal
handling plant. It has a capacity of
about 40,000 tons. Over 16,000 tons
have been unloaded since November 1
and about 10,000 tons more will yet be
received this season.
This plant was built with a view to
economical operation and is a complete
FREELAND, PA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1896.
success. With a force*of only four* men
In the yard it can send out from stock
about 400 tons per day in teams. Hail
communication is equally easy and effec
tivo. A train load of empties may be
switched in on one of the tracks from
the railroad tracks and by means of the
cable operating on*the surface between
the tracks and the transfer table the
employes of the yard can expeditiously
move, load and transfer the cars to the
other track ready for the railroad engine
again. Necessarily there are a number
of interesting devices.
The plant commenced docking coal
from vessels November 1 and has not
had a mishap or delay of any kind since.
Tliis is very remarkable for the starting
of so much new machinery. This plant
has brt ken the Chicago record for un
loading vessels with twelve sholvers in
the hold. The steamer Henry Owen (a
2,000-ton vessel) was unloaded at thodock
with three hoists and tvvelvo men in six
teen hours and a half, which is a run
ning average of three hoists, and the
barge McLachlati (a 2,404-ton vessel;
was unloaded at the dock witli four
hoists and sixteen men in sixteen hours,
which is the running average of four
hoists.
While the above dock is not one of the j
largest, it is the best equipped coal ;
handling plant on the great lakes.
CominiHuloiiarM' Appointment*.
The recently elected county commis
sioners, Messrs. Hay, Jones andUuiney,
held a meeting to wako tho appoint
ments of their oflico, into which they
will bo inducted in January. They
unanimously decided upon tho follow
ing: Chief clerk, M. L. Dreisbach.
Wilkesbarre; assistant clork, Thomas It.
I'ctcrs, Wilkesbarre; clerks, L. I'. liol
coinb, Pittston; L. 11. Woodruff, Shick
shinny, and Elmer Carpenter, Pittston;
solicitor, Gains L. Ilalsey, White
Haven; watchman, John Llewellyn; jani
tor, Lewis Price.
Tho only clerk retained who is at
present in office Is Thomas It. Peters.
Mr. Dreisbach, tho chief clerk, has been
a coal operator, and one of tho most
prominent business men of the county.
Mr. Holcotub is the chairman of tho Re
publican county committee.
A Clianco of Curate* at St. Ann's.
Itov. Edward A. O'Rielly, curate for
Father Falllhoo at St. Ann's Catholic
church, waS notified last week that
Bishop OTlara iiad assigned him to
assist Father Curran in tho new parish
of the Church of the Holy Saviour, at
East End, Wilkesbarre, and ho left here
on Friday. His departure was a sur
prise to the members of tho congrega
tion and other friends whom ho had
made during his stay in this parish.
Rev. O'Rielly came hero from the Scran
ton Cathedral parish on January 10,
1893, succeeding Rev. F. P. McNally.
His successor, svho arrived on Friday
from Archbald and officiated at the
early masses yesterday, is Rev. Mack.
I'riftoiier Takfn to Wilkculiarre.
Joseph liulanski, of Sandy Hon, was
taken to the county jail on Saturday
morning by Deputy Constable John \V.
Slattery. lie is charged by John Ula
sosky, of the same town, witli felonious
wounding. It is alleged that tho pris
oner struck Glasosky on October 17 with
a stone and that ho lias suffered severely
since from tho wound. Dr. 11. M. Nealo
removed a largo piece of the stone from
tho man's hoad on Friday.
IHrO in Missouri I.est Week.
Charles Sweeney, who left Drifton
some years ago and mado his homo in
Missouri, died In Doniphan, that state,
011 Thursday morning. Ilowas engaged
in farming and with him lived his wife
and son Andrew. Ho was well known
among the older residents of this sec
tion. Ho was the fathor of James J.,
Charles and Thomas Sweeney, and Mrs.
Patrick Kennedy, of Freeland. The in
terment took place at Ids homo.
Men's and boys' gloves fn great variety
at Oswald's. Dress and working—large
assortment of both kinds.
Wear Well shoes are warranted to be
precisely as represented. You make no
mistake in that store,
A Useful
CHRISTMAS (LIFT
One of our pretty
eight day Clocks.
We are displaying
beautiful designs
at very low prices.
$4.50 to sl6.
TERMS OS CLOCKS, $1 PER MONTH
Black Enamoled Iron,
Porcelain, China,
Marble Wood, Onyx.
WM. GLOVER, JR.
Hazleton, I'a.
Church HHH a Narrow K*ca]>e.
Fire was discovered shortly aftor 0
o'clock last evening in the Presbyterian
church on Front street. By prompt
work the flames were confined to the
immediate vicinity of their starting
point, and when they were finally ex
tinguished it was found that the damage
done was comparatively small, consider
ing the fierceness of the fire and the dif
ficulties encountered in properly locat
ing it.
Smoke was first noticed pouring out
of the rear end of the church in thick
clouds. The lire house is but a short
distance away, and word was sent there
at once. At the same time the alarm
was sounded, and the greater part of
•lie town turned out. In a few minutes
two streams were playing on the fire,
which was then in the cellar of the
building.
In the meantime the volumes of smoko
increased and the church was filled with
it to an extent which prevented tho best
of the men from entering. As a matter
of safety tho streams were then directed
through tho windows and the interior of
tho pretty edifice was thoroughly drench
ed.
When it was satisfactorily settled that
the blaze was extinguished an examina
tion was made. It was found that a
heater in tho cellar had burst and set
(ire to tho woodwork. The flames had
eaten their way through the floor to tho
church proper, burning several joists,
parts of tho carpet and part of three
pews.
Some damage to the pulpit was done
by tho water from the hose, and the
largo pipe organ was wet slightly. Great
care, however, was taken by the firemen
to avoid harming the organ.
The total damage, including the heat
er, will , amount to about 5000. Tho
building is insured in tho companies
represented by Mrs. S. E. Ilayos.
Tho loss is felt keenly by tho members
of the congregation, many of whom did
not learn of tho lire until their arrival
to attend tho ovoniug services. Hev. J.
W. Bischoff, of Upper Lehigh, Is tho
pastor.
Two years ago on Saturday the plant
of the TitinuNß and part of tho building
wore destroyed by fire.
Erkort Will Hung Tomorrow.
Sheriff .lames Martin performed one
of tho most unpleasant duties of his
office on Friday morning, by calling on
murderer A brain 1. Eckort, of Nanticoke,
at the county jail and telling him to
prepare for tho worst. The condemned
man said ho was-prepared to die. He
talked calmly of the crime and reiterat
ed that he remembored nothing of his
shooting Bittenhender. The sheriff has
all the arrangements completed and will
have the scaffold erected in the south
corner of the jail yard. Ho oxpects to
have tho hanging take place between
tho hours of ton and twelve o'clock to
morrow morning.
The sheriff is besoigod with applica
tions for passes to witness tho hanging,
but ho intends to have it take place
as quietly as possible and only a few
people will be given the privilege of
seeing Eckert die.
The condemned man is cheerful, oafs
and sleeps well and looks better now
than at the time of his arrest. Eckert
still lias some hopo of a pardon. His
spiritual advisor, Rev. Dr. Trabert, pas
tor of St. John's Lutheran church, visit?>
him frequently.
Hits of the l'ruffrnmme.
Ono of the most novel and interesting
programmes yet arranged for an enter
tainment given by a local organization
is that which lias been prepared by the
Travelers' Athletic Club for Christmas
Evo. Among the features aw the fol
lowing: Richard Welsh, Freeland, scien
tific exhibition of bag punching, show
ing many new and clever manoevers in
in this great exercise; Prof. F. P. Boyle,
of Alientown, in sensasional feats of club
swinging; Robert Peters, of Haz'eton,
songs and dances; the little Burns sisters,
May and ivatie, in new songs and dances;
J, If. Mundie, of Mauch Chunk, in vocal
and comic selections. Instrumental
music will be furnished by St. Patrick's
cornet band, and a host of other artists
will take part in tho entertainment.
Soiliilily Reception,
The Young Ladies' Sodality connect
ed with St. Ann's church will hold the
annual reception tomorrow evening.
Tho society now has a membership of
almost 200, and over sixty more will be
admitted at the reception. The cere
monies in connection with this are vorv
impressive, and much interest is taken
in them by the young ladies. Rev. F.
P. McNally, of Scranton, who organized
tho sodality, will deliver the sermon,
and Rev. O'Riolly, of Wilkoabarre, will
also take part. The servicos will begin
at 7 o'clock.
PLEASURE CALENDAR.
December 10 to 26.—Annual fair of May
berry band at Valines' opera house."
December 24.—Entertainment under tho
auspices of Travelers' Athletic Associa
tion at Grand opera house. Tickets,
25 emits.
I December 28.—Banquet and social, un- ;
t dor the auspices of tho Young Ladies >
j of St. Ann's Parish, at Grand opera i
| house. Tickets, 35 cents.
| December 31. —Eighth annual hall of j
Tigers Athletic Club at Valines' opera
I huuso. Admission, 50 cents..
AN AMUSING ACCIDENT.
| Connecticut Painter Falls Into a
Cajk of Wine.
Hut R(I He lit a Toetot-Irr and a Pro
hibit U>m Leader We Hid Not Dare
Touch Kvra On Drop or the
Tempting l iquid.
House Painter Williams, of the true
blue democmtic town ©f Preston,
Coon., is short and thick, and he
weighs over 300 pounds. His chief pro
fessional rival in the village is lean and
slim and peaked looking, whose fight
lug and painting weight is a trifle less
than 100. By n freak of fortune a day
or two ago tlie contract to paint h
neighbor's cellnr ceiling was awarded
to the compact and ponderous heavy
weight, and he went at the work with
alacrity, mounted on a shaking and
fragile-looking scaffolding that rested
on the chimes of great casks, whose
contents were known only to the house
holders. Twice the rotund and massive
linter, brush in hand, had rolled, like
a miniature planet, up and down hie
narrow orbit, on the frail and treach
erous plonking, marking his course
with the trail of pink paint on the
ceiled firmament, and he halted to
breathe a little on n punky patch of
board overhanging the biggest cask in
the middle of his track, lie was feel
ing fine and frisky, and he took a couple
of quick steps in the double shuffle
lie didn't take the third one.
Cr-r-k! Wh-r-l Kl-kl With a dull,
rending, tearing sound of mushy, half
rotten boards, the big painter came
down solidly on the head of the cask,
but halted only momentarily tit that
half-way station. The next instant,
under his mighty impact, in went the
stout cask head, It-flop! and with n
great splash, waving his arms, like n
patent scarecrow, and, whooping, the
painter shot down, down out of sight
into the barrel, buried up to his collar
bone in 40 gallons of first-class, home
made country wine.
With his first plunge, Mr. Williams
won soaked from his head to his heels
THE WINE BATH,
with the crimson flood, but he quickly
regained his presence of mind, and,
having expelled from his eyes, ears,
nostrils and month most of the wine
that iiad run into them, lie found he
was able, by uplifting himself on the
tips of his toes, to keep his breathing
apparatus, at least, tolerably clear of
the frngraut fluid. He whooped ugnJn,
and danced, now and then, to keep his
locs from stiffening in a statuesque
pose, and presently ihe family up
stairs, alarmed by the uproar, together
with several neighbors, came and res
cued him. With u stepladderund other
tools, by dint of severe exertions, they
pried the heavy weight out ofhis costly
and unpremeditated bath, and propped
him with their arms on the hard cellar
bottom. He posed there for five min
utes, pulling, shedding homemade
wine at every (Hire, streams of the red
juice leaking from his pockets, swash
ing in his boots, and slopping over the
tops of them. In fact, the owner of
the wine casks estimates that Painter
Williams got away with not less than
n full gallon of his precious beverage,
but under the circumstances he did not
feel like reproaching him for his un
lawful trespass und incidental spolia
tion of his property. As to Williams,
he observed lugubriously afterward
that he didn't mind the drawback of
an unexpected wine bath so much as
the aggravation of being a teetotaler
und prohibitionist at the time. "It was
durned, infernal inconvenient," said
he, "a fellow up to his chin In prime
wine, and ngin' his principle to take
"vena swaJler of it."
DEATHS.
Sarricks.—At Sandy Run, December r>,
Harrison Morton, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Sarricks, aged 7 years, 11
months and 13 days. Funeral at 3.30
o'clock tomorrow 'afternoon. Via De
high Valley train to Hazlctun. Inter
ment at Vino st. cemetery. McNulty.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Lj-OR TAX COLLECTOR
A. A. BACHMAN,
of Froolund.
Subject, to the decision of the Democratic
nominating convention of Freehold borough.
G. HORACK,
Baker & Confectioner.
Wholesale and Retail.
CENTRE STEEET, FREER AND.
ft RiiM Til.
We always did it.
And we shall continue to
keep and increase your confi
dence. Our counters are now
loaded with Winter Goods of
superior quality at low prices,
and there's no use buying
shoddy elsewhere.
See our Men's Fine Blue Beaver Over
coats at $4.50.
Men's sAU-Wool Black. Bine, Brown
and Drab Beavers, $0.50; worth
every cent of $ 10.
Finest Castor and Chinchilla Overcoats
from $9 to $ 14. Clear saving of $2
to $3 on every one.
An elegant line of Boys' Reefers from
SI.OB to $4. Everyone a gem.
28C We have now on 1500
Knee Pants, bought at one
third of their value. They're going at
28c a pair; they're worth 50c and 75c.
Come early and take your Pick.
New Stock of Men's, Boys' and Chil
dren's Suits. See Our Line.
You'll be Repaid for Your Trouble.
OUIt STOCK OF MEN'S AND ROYS'
Stiff and Soft Hats
Ts always complete.
Do not forget—you get a
Derby for 90c that costs you
$1.50 elsewhere. Better grades
in proportion.
Caps and Gloves our line in these can
not be equalled within a radius oi
fifty miles.
Mackintoshes, Leather Suits, Trunks.
OLSHTO'S
Clothing and Hat Store,
57 Centre street, Frceland.
GREAT BARGAINS IN
Dry Goods, Groceries
and Provisions.
Notions, Cor pet, Boots and Shoes,
Flmr and Feed,
Tobacco, Cigars,
Tin and Queensirare,
Wood and 1 Villowvoarc,
Table and Floor Oil Cloth, Etc.
A celebrated brand of XX Hour
always in sicca.
Roli Butter and Eggs a Specialty.
My motto in small profit* uud quick sales.
I always have l'rcsh goods and am
turning my stock every month.
Every article is guaranteed.
AMA2TDUS OSWALD,
N. W. Cor. Centre and Front Sts. t Frceland.
GEORGE FISHER,
dealer in
FRESH BEEF, DORK, VEAL
MUTTON, BOLOGNA,
SMOKED MEATS,
ETC., ETC.
Call nt No. 6 Walnut street, Frceland,
or wait for the delivery wagons.
VERY LOWEST PRICES.
Oondy 0. Boylo,
dealer In
Liquor, Wine, Beer,
Porter, Etc.
The finest brands of Domestic and Imported
Whiskey on sale in one of the handsomest sa
loons in town. Fresh Rochester miui Shenan
doah Beer uud Youngling's Porter on tap.
US Centre street.
COTTAGE" HOTEL.
ashiiiKton and Main Streets.
IIENIIY HAAS, - Proprietor,
The best accommodation for permanent atnl
transient guests, Good table. Fair rules, liar
finely slocked. Stable attnohcil.
Dr. N. MALEY ~
DKNTIWT,
Second Floor, Biikbeck Brick.
OVEII 111KK HECK'S STORE.
T CAMPBELL"
dealer in
Boots ii&ui
Slhkvs.
Also
PURE V7INES I- LIQUORS
FOR FAMILY
AXV MEDICINAL PURPOSES.
Cuuire und Muiu stroets, Ereeluud.
$1.50 PER YEAR,
j QIIAS. OKION STROH,
Attorney and Counselor at Law
and
Notary Public.
Ofllco: Rooms3and 4, Btrkbeck Brick. Frceland.
J OIIN 34. CAJiB,
Atiorncy-at-Lawi
All tegal buMine® promptly attended.
Postoffloa • > • • Vt^aland.
M. HALPIN,
Mannufaeturer at
Carriages, Buggies, Wagons, fie.
Wulnut and Pice. Streets, Frceland.
lyi RS. S. E. HAYES,
Fire Insurance Agent.
Washington Street.
None but Reliable Companies Represented.
TAJIKS QUIGLEY,
Confectionery. Fruits, Cigars,
and Tobacco.
Green truck of all kinds handled in season
Opposite Birkbeck Brick, Frceland.
£2 ]) - ROIIRBACH,
General Hardware.
Builders' supplies of every kind nlwavs in
stock, u all paper, paints and tinware. Bicy
cles and repairs ol' all sorts.
South Centre street.
\ WILLIAM LAJIB.
Restaurant.
Centre and South streets,
ciiiga rsufiaYiein portuieeSrtuks'. Ct °' Firßt " :l " ss
LIBOR WINTER,
Restaurant and Oyster Salc-on,
No. 13 Front Street, Frcelund.
3 lie finest Honors arid cignrn served at the
counter, families supplied with oysters.
LEADING HOTM, IN FBEELAND.
M. B. IIUXSICKER, Prop.
Kates, per day. Bar stocaed with tine
whiskey, wine, beer and cigars. Sule and ex
change stable attached.
FRANCIS BRENNAN,
Kestaukant
151 Centre street, Frceland.
FINEST LIQUOR, BEER, PORTER,
ALE, CIGARS AND TEM
PERANCE DRINKS.
FALL WEATHER
—is hero with all its sudden changes.
How arc you prepared to stand it?
One of our Fall Suits will enable to
put up with any kind of weather and
look good at the same time.
Underwear of every grade for gents,
also Furnishing Goods in latest styles.
GEO. SIPPEL.
DePIERRO - BROS.
CAP i:.
Corner of Centre and Front Street*,
Freeland, Pa.
Finest Whiskies in Stock.
Gibson, Dougtaorty, Kaufer Club,
Roseubluth'B Velvet, ol tvblch we bavs
EXCIUSIVc SALE ID TOWN.
Mumtu's Extra Dry Chainpngnc,
llemiessy Urandy, Blackberry,
Gills, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc.
Imported and Domestic Cigars.
OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE.
Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches,
Sardines, Etc.
MEALS - AT - ALL - HOURS.
Ballcntine and Uu/.leton beer on tap.
Ruths, Hot or Cold, 25 Cents.
VIENNA" BAKERY!
J. B. LAUBACH, Prop.
Centre Street, Frceland.
CHOICE BREAD OF ALL KINDS,
CAKES, AND PASTRY, DAILY.
FANCY AND NOVELTY CAKES
CAKED TO ORDER.
Confectionery § Ice Cream
supplied to lmlls. parties or picnics, with
all necessary adjuncts, at shortest
notico and fairest prices.
Delivery and supply wagons to all parts oj
town and surroundings every day.