FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. IX. NO. 50. Mi To the fact that when you want a really good Suit of Clothes, the kind that wear like iron because tliey are care fully made, the kind that are cheapest in the end, you serve your own interests by coming to us. We can make you A Suit Out of Any Material Or One of Any Price and will guarantee satisfaction in every particular. I. EEFDWICH, Leading Tailor And Gents' Furnisher, 37 Centre Street, PEEELAND. MCDONALD'S. fiiii' More Is being remodeled aiul will open up with the fin est stock of Furniture in town. Bed lloom Suits from sls upwards. Parlor Suits, Dining Room and Kitchen Suits. A beautiful line of Par lor Tables, Plash Rockers and Fancy Chairs. 1 Ik Holiday 0 (I Die. Ila ndsome new-design Flash 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. SynopHi* of Local and Miscellaneous Oc currence* That Can lie Read Quickly. What the Folk* of Thlg and Other Towns are Doing. James Kelly, of Philadelphia, Is visit ing his parents on Ridge street. William Johnson has secured a posi tion as trap drummer with DePlerro's orchestra. The Mass Overall Company has closed its factory and will not reopen until after the first of the year. The members of St. Patrick's band will produce a play, "Shaun Arooh," some time in February next. Prof. P. J. Furoy is spending the pres ent part of his life in Lansford, where he is giving oratorical exhibits nightly. Part of the Lehigh Valley tracks be tween Drlfton and No. 1 Highland caved in last week, and all traffic is now run over the Freeland branch. Dr. (Jeorge Urquhart, one of Wilkes bnrrc's most prominent physicians, died on Saturday, aged 73 years. Heart dis ease was the cause. P. J. Doyle, of Centre street, is tin? happy father of a new baby boy, and Hugh O'Donnell, of Main street, is en tertaining a young lady at his home. The business people of town say that a heavy snowfall would increase busi ness wonderfully. So far, scarcely a Hake has fallen in Freeland this winter. TheWearWelPs "Century"shoe IsO. K. Several members of the Legion of Honor celebrated the eighteenth anni versary of the order by enjoying a tur key supper at DePicrro's cafe on Thurs day evening. Register-elect 11. P. Kuntz has ap pointed Chas. Orion Stroh, Esq., as deputy register for tho North Side, and after January 1 the latter will Issue marriages licenses direct. The fair of the Ladles' Aid Society in the basement of the English Baptist church will close on Wednesday even ing. All who have not yet called should attend before the fair closes. M. J. McLaughlin, of Ebervale, Is in Philadelphia trying to arrange a match between John Boner, the clever Drlfton ! ball player, and Charles McKcever, to box ten rounds for a purse.— llazleton Standard. Cora Van Tassell, In ''Scenes from Groat Plays." will be tho Christmas night attraction at the Grand opera house. Miss Van Tasscll is a actress of note, and her presentation of the above should be a treat to opera-goers. Buy a danco and dodge the doctor. Sold at A. Oswald's. Andrew Girra has accepted the posi tion of traveling solicitor for Kutholic, one of the Slavonian papers of town, which is published by Rev. John E. Stas, of St. John's church. Mr. Girra started on Friday for the western part of the state. John Coll and Miss Annie llelfertv, of Jeddo, were married by Rev. M. .1. Fal lihoo at St. Ann's church on Thursday afternoon. Tho bridesmaid was Miss Julia McColo and John Marley was groomsman. The young couple will re side at Jeddo. On Thursday evening the annual en tertainment of the Travelers' Athletic Association will tako place at the Grand opera house. Tho prices of admission have been placed at 25 and 15 cents, and the boys promise to give everybody their money's worth. Watch tho removal sale at Sweeney A lierron's, Ilazleton. Isaac S. Moister. superintendent of the WHkcsbarre division of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, died at his home in that city on Friday of typhoid fever. The deceased was born in Pittston in 1859, ami was one of the best known coal men in the Wyoming valley. The requests of tho promoters of the Mahanoy City and Shenandoah hospital has been granted by tho State Board of Charities. Tho board will recommend an appropriation of #30,000, one-half for building and the other for maintenance, and an annual appropriation of #7,500. Every purchaser at J. P. McDonald's store this week will receive a handsome souvenir. The children of the employes of the Drifton companies will have their Christmas tree on Wednesday evening at Cross Creek hall. Every child is given a present annually by the Coxe ladies, and the little ones are looking forward to the event with great delight. Our stores generally are making fine and eluboratc holiday displays. They all seem amply supplied with an abun dance of the necessaries to make the heart gay and happy. Scan our adver tising columns for a list of the progres sive merchants of town, and patronize them. DEATHS. Hanlon, —At Freeland, December 17', Edward A., son of David and Mary IhUilou aged 2*"years. Interred on' Saturday at St. Ann's cemetery. BrcsliUj. FREELAND, PA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 189 G. A Ileuvy_l>rop in Tonnuge. As a result of the accumulation of anthracite coal at tidewater and at stor age points, there have, it is said, been some concessions in prlce.QOno or two companies which run large amounts of coal to tidewater have offered coai at reduced prices in order to empty cars. A part of the coal thus offered is what is known as stock coal, which always brings less than fresh coal. The pro duction of coal for the eleven months ending December 31, which covered the period in which the combination has been in existence, will be a little under 40,000,000 tons, against 42,000,000 tons in the corresponding period in 1895. A point that is not generally known is that in the production this year there has been counted supply and washcry coal and culm where these kinds have been actually shipped and used. This has never beforo been done. Produc tion of all kinds for the entire year will | be approximately 43,000,000 tons, against 40,000,000 tons last year. This year the companies have made a good profit, whereas last year they say they made nothing. The Fehruury Flection. The following information about nomi nations for the election of February 10, may prove of interest: The last day for filing certificates of nomination for county offices with the county commissioners is January 19: nomination papers for county offices with the commissioners, January 20: certificates for nomination for township and borough officers with the county commissioners, January 29. Last day for filing nomination papers for township and borough offices with county commissioners, February 1. Last day for filing objections with secretary of commonwealth, January 28: for other offices, except township and borough offices, January 29. The last day for filing withdrawals for offices, except township and borough offices, is February 1; for township and borough offices, February 4. The county commissioners shall certi fy the nominations to the sheriff not later than February (1. An Kx-Kdllor in an Angry Mood. Thomas J. Joyce, formerly editor of the Mahanoy City American, on Thurs day night beat the present editor of the paper, John (U)onnell, formerly of Ilaz leton, so badly that he will be confined to his room for some time. The news papers throughout Schuylkill county have been claiming that Joyce intends going to Cuba to join tho insurgent army. The American humorously com mented on the fact, and Joyce took of fense at the article. Ho called at the offico, knocked O'Donnell down and kick ed him severely. O'Donnell then broke away and went upstairs to the compos ing room. Joyce followed and kicked him in the hand, shattering a glass which O'Donnell held and badly lacerat ing the latter's hand. Joyce is under #SOO bail for assault and battery with intent to kill. Odd Fellow* May Keep Hut* On. At the recent conclavo of the sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows, a change in the funeral ceremony was made, whereby tho hat can be kept on during the rendition of the last rites in cases of inclement weather or excessive heat. Heretofore it has been tho custom to uncover, no matter whether in rain or snow, hot or cold. The new rule will go a great way toward preventing sick ness, as it hazardous and foolhardy to uncover the head at tho grave in inclem ent weather. Cases of serious illness have made frequent from exposure at funerals. In kooping the head covered no disrespect is shown the dead. Attention, Taxpayer*. All taxes for 1890 not paid before De cember 22 will be subject to a penalty of 5 per cent. All property taxes not paid by December 30 will returned to the commissioners to be sold. Hugh Malloy, collector. Removal sale bargains at Sweeney A lierron's, Ilazleton. litll Sill! Our entire stock of Jewelry is to be sold to the highest bid der. We will sell every after noon and evening. This will he the greatest sale Ilazleton has ever had. We invite every body to attend. Ladies espe cially invited. Wi.GLBVEB.Jr. Jeweler'. ! Ilazleton, l'a. MUHIC Every Evening. Music at the May berry band fair every evening enlivens the place and makes it pleasant for visitors. On Thursday evening tho Ilazleton Liberty hand was present, the May berry band on Friday evening and the St. Patrick's band on Saturday evening. The attend ance so far has been very good, and the hand boys are pleased with the interest taken in tho fair by the general public. The fair will continue every night this week. The musical programme for the next few evenings is Tonight. May berry band; Tuesday, Freeland Sla vonian baud; Wednesday, DePlerro's orchestra. The attraction on Wednes day evening should draw a large audi ence. One of the features of the fair is Un voting contest for the most popular lady of Freeland. Votes are coming in thick and fast, and the rivalry among the belles of town is increasing. The lady receiving the most votes will be present ed with a gold watch. Valuable Coal Land in I>i*pute. A big ejectment suit was tiled at Pottsvllle on Friday, which promises to rival the famous Slicpp-Coxe caso. The action i for the possession of two large tracts of land situated In Now Castle township, and is brought by Mary Dob son, Franklin Williams, et al, heirs of tho late Thomas W. Williams, of Phila delphia, against the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. The tract is known as the (iett'c and Wagner tract, extending into Newcastle township, and comprising nearly 000 acres of land. The property at present is held by the Coal and Iron Company, and everything points to a bitter light. It Is upon tills land that the Keechwood colliery is located. Auditor C. F. McHugli at XVork- Auditor C. F. McHugh, of Wilkes barre. examined the accounts and finan cial standing of Freeland borough and Foster township, also the school dis tricts' affairs of the same, at Attorney Carr's oflice 011 Saturday. This Is done to determine what Is due from one to I the other, owing to the annexation of I South Heborton. The auditor was un able to obtain on Saturday all the Infor mation required for bis report, and another examination will take place next Saturday, Special School Hoard Meeting. A special meeting of the Freeland school hoard was hold on Saturday even ing. Director William Johnson pre sented his oath of office and took his seat 011 tho board. It was decided to pay off #1,500 of the debt due the Markh- Banklng Company, of Ilazleton, and to give the teachers and pupils a vacation from December 23 to January 4. The toachors will also be paid a half-month's salary before the holidays. Talking Base Hall for 1897. From the Muuuh Chunk Democrat. The Philadelphia Press contains a despatch from Freeland which slates that First Baseman McFadden, Second Baseman Boner and Left Fielder Gilles pio expect to play with the Munch Chunk club the coining season. We hope these men will all be of tile same mind when the season opens, as three better players cannot be found any where. ISoy Hunter Wounded. Edward and William Carr, aged re spectively 13 and 14 years, were hunting rabbits in the woods near Garwood on Friday, when William started one which he chased In the direction of his elder brother, who carried the gun. Edward llred at tho fleeing rabbit, but missed it, and William, who was following close, g >t tho entire charge in the side, mak ing a painful and dangerous wound. I'reHidential I'oHtolllce* in Luzerne. The presidential postofliees of Lu zerne county and the annual salaries attached may Interest some of our Re publican readers. They are as follows: Freeland, #1,400; Ilazleton. #2,500; Lu zerne, #1,100; Kingston, #1.500; Nanti coke, #1,000; Pittston, 2,400; Plymouth. #1,800; White Haven, #1,1(H): Wilkes barre, #3,100. The Schuylkill Traction Company will pay the borough of Girardville #5 a piece on twelve cars, or #H(), as a tax for the use of the streets in operating its road in that borough. Drifton collieries will work eight hours today, eight tomorrow and live on I Wednesday, then shut down for the bal ance of the week. Leopold Holland, the famous bass drummer of the Mayberry band, was in Butler valley yesterday, paying a visit to lady friends. Wear Well shoes are warranted to be precisely as represented. You make no mistake in that store. Big blizzards come at short notice, j Buy a danco at A. Oswald's and be pre pared for them. Your feet can't get cold wlieu you ; have them encased in Wear Witfydioes. The danco will never let your ears or face get cold. Sold at A. Oswald's. Bargains ,in furniture at Sweeney lierron's removal sale. HOW ECKEEY WAS SAVED, NARROW ESCAPE FROM A DISAS TROUS CONFLAGRATION. AmleniitMl "l.em ••uji'lo" Aecompli*lit*<l Good Work Away Hack in the Kurly Sevan! i©*, When Fir© Threatened to J>e*troy tliu Town. A correspondent in tho Lansford lit curd, in advocating a licensed hotel for Audenried, tolls the following: "Here is what an old Knelt Mountain bartender told inc. He said that at Hill more, or Ecltley, tho company store house containing kerosene oil took fire back in the 70s, and threatened destruc tion not only to the coal breaker, hut to the town. No apparatus was on hand to light the lire, and It was painting the sky a bright red, when it occurred to a citizen that he had a few gallons of the Audenried lemonade on hand. He went for it, and when he dashed it 011 the roaring flames the lire was subdued faster than it could be done by the best chemical engine in the world. And the town of Eckley was saved. It is cer tainly better to have a licensed hotel than to have the wagon fluid encour aged. (Jive Audenried a licensed hotel." Electricity in the Mine*. The statement comes from Wilkes b&rre that Mine'lnspector Williams be lieves he has discovered a clue to the cause of the explosion in No. 3 mine of Lehigh and Wilkosbarro Coal Company, at tSoutli Wilkesbarre, by which six lives were lost, and the mine damaged to the extent of #50,000. He believes electricity from the trolley lines llnds Its way through the earth to the Iron water pipes, and is then conducted into the mines. The fact was demonstrated recently as a result of an investigation into a recent explosion of gas in one of the nearby mines. While the men were at work repairing the damage, the joint of a pipe in the mine was hit by a hammer and Immediately a series of sparks flew from tho pipe. An investigation was made, and as a result all the joints of the pipes were insulated. Forced to Support Another'* Wife. Some months ago B. F. Cutler, Pitis ton. deserted his wife, and was sentenc ed to pay her #2O a month. W. L. Mc- D Kigali, also of Pittston, boeame Cutlor's bondsman, furnishing #I,OOO bail for the f iitiiftil performance of tho sentence. After paying for three months Cutler rofused to give his wife any more money and McDougall has been compelled to pay #29 a mouth for three months. He had Cutler brought into court on Satur day to surrender him and be released from further liability. This the court refused to do. Mr. McDougall, who is a married man with a family, argued that he should not bo compelled to support another man's deserted wife. Judge Bennett said the court was powerless to relieve him of the responsibility and lie would liayo to pay. DcßfiicMM Cannot lie Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con dition of tint mucous lining of the eustachian tube. When this tube pets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entire ly closed deafness is tho result, and un less the inflaiTi.it.ioti can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal con dition, heuiing will bo dtatroyed for ever; nine eases out of ten are caused by catarrah, which is nothing but an in flamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send fr circulars, free. I P. J. CII EN FY it ('O., Toledo, 0. i 0* Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the boat. Mr* Rorer Stop* Her Miikiuliig. Nlis. Borer's magazine. Household New, has been absorbed by The Ladies' Home Journal in order to make it possible for Mrs. Borer to form an exclusive editorial connection with the latter magazine. All of Mrs. Borer's literary work will ! hereafter appear exclusively in the Jour- \ vat, of whose domestic department she will have entire charge. Several pages of tin 1 , magazine will be given her each month, and in those she will begin by giving a now series of simple cooking lessons, to be followed by domestic j lessons treating separately the care and arrangements of each room in a house. PLEASURE CALENDAR. December 21 to 21.—Fair at English Baptist church basement. Admission, 5 cents. December 21 to 28. Annual fair of May berry band at Van lies' opera house. December 24. Entertainment under the auspices of Travelers' Athletic Assoeia tiou at Grand opera house. Tickets. 25 cents. December 24.—Masquerade hall at Krouse's hotel. South Hcbcrton. December 28. —Banquet and social, un der the auspices of the Young Ladies of St. Ann's Parish, at Grand opera house. Tickets. 35 cents. December 31. —Eighth annual ball of ■ Tigers Athletic Club at Valines' opera house. Admission. 59 cents. December 31. Fourth annual hall of St. Vigilio's Tirolese Society at Valines' hull. Admission, 25 cents. Tlie B®t Tit 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 All-Wool Black. Blue. Brown and Drab Beavers. $0.50: worth every cent of $lO. Finest Castor and Chinchilla Overcoats from $9 to sl4. Clear saving of $2 to $3 on every one. An elegant line of Boys' Reefers from $ 1.98 to $4. Everyone a gem. 28c We have now on sale 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. OUR STOCK OF MEN'S AND HOYS' Stiff and Soft Hats Is always complete. Do not forget—you get a Derby for 99c 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. OLSHO'S Clothing and Hat Store, 57 Centre street, Freeland. GREAT BARGAINS IN Dry Goods, Groceries and Provisions. Notions, Carpel, Boots and Shoes, Flour and Feed, Tobacco, Cigars, Tin and Queensware, Wood and Willowware, Table and Floor Oil Cloth, Etc. A celebrated brand of XX Hour alwuys in stock. Roll Butter and Eggs a Specialty. My motto is small proflts and quick sales. I always have fresh Roods aud ain turniug my stock every month. Every article is guaranteed. AMANDUS OSWALD, N. W. Cor. Centre and Front Sts., Freeland. GEORGE FISHER, dealer in FRESH BEEF, PORK, VEAL, MUTTON, BOLOGNA, SMOKED MEATS, ETC., ETC. ('all at No. 6 Walnut, street, Freeland, or wait for the delivery wagons. VERY LOWEST PRICES. Condy 0. Boyle, dealer in Liquor, Wine, Beer, Porter, Etc. The llnest brands of Domestic and Imported Whiskey on sale in one of the handsomest su loons in town. Fresh Rochester and Shenan doah Beer and Youngling's Porter 011 tap. Iks Centre street. 1 COTTAGE HOTEL, Washington and Main Streets. HENRY HAAS, • Proprietor, The best accommodation for permanent and transient guests. (Laid table. Fair rates. Bar finely stocked. Stable attached. Dr. N. MALEY, WMMVWB. Second Floor, Birkbeck Brick. OVER DIRK BECK'S STORE. T CAMPBELL, dealer in I>l\Y (UoOtlW, Gi'oceriew, Boots sunt Hit 00s. Also PURE WINES LIQUORS FOR FAMILY i A XI) MEDICINAL PURPOSES. i ' Centre and Main streets), Freclund. $1.50 PER YEAR ORION STKOH, Attorney and Counselor at Law and Notary Public. Ofllcc: Rooms3nnd4, Birkbcck Brick, Freeland. JOHN M. CARS, Attcrney-at-Law, All legal business promptly attended. P onto Won Building, * Freeland. HALPIN, Ifanr.i.facturer erf Carriages, Eugg'es, Wagons, &c. Walnut and Tine Streets Freeland. ly/ius. S. E. IIAYEs" Fire Insurance Agent. Washington Street None but Reliable Companies Represented, £2 L) - ROHRBACH, General Hardware. Builders' supplies <>i every kind alwiivs in stock. Wall pap< i. paints and tinware. Bicv cies ami repairs ol |: || sorts. South Centre street. J AMES QUIULEY, Confecticnery, Fruits. Cigars, and Tobacco. Green truck of ull kinds handled in season Opposite llirkbcck Brick, I'rceland. VyiLLIAM LAJIB. Restaurant. Centre and South streets. Whiskey, wine. beer, porter, etc. First-class cigars and temperance drinks. LIBOR WINTER, Restaurant and Oyster Saloon. No. 13 Front Street, Freeland. The 11 nest Honors and cigars served at the counter. Families supplied with o\ iters. CENTRAL : HOTEL ILEA DING HOTEL IN UtEELAND. M. 11. IIUNSICKER, Prop. H des, per day. Bar strcKcd with lino whiskey , wine, beer and cigars, bale und ox ohungc stable attached. FRANCIS BRENNAN, Bbstauaant 151 Centre street, Freeland. FINEST LIQUOR, 11EER, PORTER, ALE, CI OARS AND TEM PERANCE DRINKS. FALL WEATHER is here with all its sudden changes. Ho .v aro you prepared to stand it'.' One of our Fall Suits will enable you to put up with any kind of weather and look good at the same time. Underwear of every grade for gents, also Furnishing Groods in latest styles. GEO. SIPPEL. DePIERRO - BEOS. -CAFE. Corner of Centre and Front Streets, Freeland, Pa. Finest Whiskies in Stock. Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufer Club, Itoscnbiutli's \ el vet, ot which we have EXCLUSIVE SAIL IN TGWN. Muium's Extra Dry ( hamjmgne, Hciuiessy Brandy, Blackberry, Gina, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc. Imported and Domestic Cigars. OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE. Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS AT - ALL - HOURS. Datlcntine and Iluzleton beer on tap. Hntlis, Hot or Cold, 2,') Cents. J. B. LAUBACH, Prop. Centre Street. Freeland. CHOICE DREAD OF ALL KINDS CAKES, AND PASTRY, DAILY. FANCY AND NOVELTY CAKES BAKED TO ORDER. Confectionery <s Icc Cream supplied tfi halls, parties or picnics, with all necessary adjuncts, at shortest notice and fairest prices. Delivery and supply wagons to all parts oj (warn and surroundings every day.
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