FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. IX. NO. S3. EVERYBODY .A-tF'rFOIRID A New Easier Hat as long as Olsho continues to show the most fashionable styles, shapes and shades in such numberless variety and at such low prices. Our line of hats embraces hundreds of styles in stiff and soft hats and if you never before procured "just the hat you want" come to us now. In Our Shirt and Neckwear Department we are showing none but the newest 1807 spring styles, and if you would be dressed properly this is the store for you. OLSHO'S Clothing and Hat Store, 07 Centre Street, Freeland. talJliiilfl of Washington, D. C. will Lecture at this Grand Opera House, Freeland, Monday Ev'g, April 26. Under the ausnicuH of the Tigers Athletic Club. Subject: "The American Citizen."' The lecture will le preceded by a musical entertainment of an exceptionally high order. IMtICES.-Parquet, 76c; dress circle, 50o; bul coiiv, 500 and 35c; gallery, 25c. Diagram opens at Woodring's store April 1(1. T. CAMPBELL, f dealer in I>r,y HootlMi (OIMK 4 OI*i,DW.j) Boots aml f§lt©es® Also PURE WINES | LIQUORS FOR FAMILY ANO MEDICINAL PURPOSES. Centre and Main streets, Freolumi. Hart, the English Tailor. Fine all wool pants, $1.48; wortli $3. Only a few left of all wool men's light suits at $3.1)8. Don't miss this suit. Come and get one of our good plug bats for 90 cents; elsewhere $1.50. 37 Centre Street. (Kefowieh's Old Stand.) MISCELL AN EOUB A DVEKTISKM ENTS. JjOND SALE.—The secretary of Freeland *> borough school district will receive seal ed bids until and including, Saturday, April 17, at 7.30 p. m., for school district bonds, to the amount of twelve thousand eight hundred ilol -1 itrs <SI2,HOO), of one hundred dollars ($100) de nomination; each bearing live (5) per cent in terest per annum. Interest payable annually at the Citizens' bunk at Freeland. The school district reserves the right to redeem any or all of said bonds at the end of three years or within ten years. No bonds will be sold at less than par value. Ail of said bonds shall be aohl to the highest and best bidder. All bdnds sold to be paid for on the 2Tst day or lit 7 oTloek p. in., at the Woship'gtyp street sehqol building. , I). J. McCarthy, president. Attest: James F. Sweeney, secretary. BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS. PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE REGION. -SynopniM of Local ami Miscellaneous* Oc currences* That Can Be Bead Quickly. What the Folks* of Thin and Other Townn are Doing. The public schools and banks will be closed tomorrow. The postoffice will also close part of the day. William Ripple, of Freeland, has been appointed ticket agent for the D. S. & S. at Sheppton, succeeding R. C. Jones, resigned. Invitations are out for the marriage of Daniel Bertsch Wcntz, son of Dr. John S. Wontz, of Munch Chunk, and Miss Louise Finlay, at St. Louis, on May 5. M. Schwabe, who was confined to his home all winter with two broken legs, is able to walk about his house. In a short time he expects to bo around town again. The jury empaneled to Investigate the death of Martin Mussi, who was found dead near Eckley last Saturday, render ed a verdict that death was due to (Ex posure. Nora Gordon and Selinda Garden, widows of victims of the Twin shaft disaster, have brought suit against the Newton Coal Company for $20,000 dam ages each. M. Ilalpin lias received an order to build a handsome delivery wagon for the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. It will lie used by the linn's North Side agent, Stephen Page. An athletic association has been or ganized by a number of young men in town. Rooms have been secured in Valines' building, where they have equipped a gymnasium. J. 1). Myers lias accepted the agency of Kane A Co's celebrated Victor engines. Catalogues and other Information con cerning these machines will be furnish ed free of charge by Mr. Myers. St. John's Reformed church at Eckley will be dedicated on Sunday, May 23. Choirs will be present from Freeland. Ilazleton and Weatherly. Rev. Rentier, of town, will conduct the services. The diagram for tin; Dr. Stafford lec- j turo will open at Woodring's store to morrow evening at 0.30 o'clock. All j persons holding exchange tickets are re- j quested to present thorn without delay, j Andrew O'Donnell, an elderly man of: Eckley, was struck on the head last' night witli a beer bottle and had bis nose and jaw fractured by John Sagan. A warrant was issued this morning for Sagan's arrest. The Reading Coal Company will, if the compressed air locomotive on trial in Schuylkill county meets expectations, place them in all of its larger mines and save thousands of dollars annually in cost of operation. Local fishermen were disappointed at the rain which poured down this morn ing. Many of them bad prepared to spend the first day of the trout season at the streams, but the inclement weather interfered with the plans of nearly all. George W. Baragor, of Drifton, went South this week with the Lehigh Uni versity base ball team. Since going to tlio university Mr. Baragor lias prac ticed to become a pitcher, and is said to be one of the club's strongest men in its department. The congregation of St. Paul's P. M. church will apply for a charter. The necessary papers were filed in court yes terday and were signed by the following petitioners: Rev. S. Cooper, George Bird, William Johnson, Samuel Wallace and Thomas Kesscll, Jr. J. C. Bern or offers a reward of SSO for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the parties who bur glarized bis store on Sunday morning. Twenty webs of black, green, red, blue and plaid dress goods, worth from 50 cents to $1.25 a yard, wore stolen. The Plymouth police have received a letter from Mrs. John Fisher, of Hun gary, asking for a certificate of her hus band's death. He came over here to get work and was killed In the mines, and as Mrs. Fisher wants to marry again she desires proof that she is a widow. The I). S. A S. passenger trains will begin running on a new schedule on Sunday, There are no important alter ations in the time table, except that t he trains art; given a few more minutes be tween stations. Several of the regular stopping points have been stricken off. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Moran, of But ler valley, liavo been arrested, charged with sending Indecent literature through tlic mails on St. Valentine's Day. Tliey were placed under SSOO bail for their ap pearance at the session of the United States district court in Williamsport, in September. The English Baptist Sunday school will hold their semi-monthly entertain ment in the basement of the church on Saturday evening at 7.30 o'cldclA An interesting • consisting of dCclartiniations, recitations...etc., will be rendered. The admission is 5 cents. All are welcome. FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1897. Will Receive More Liceuse Money. By a recent decision of the county controller, the cities, boroughs and townships will receive an addition to tlio liquor license money already paid them. It has been the custom of the county treasurer heretofore to deduct 5 par cent from the amount due each lo cality whose share amounted to SI,OOO or less, 1 per cent on the second SI,OOO and one-half of 1 per cent on the bal ance. When ltorougli Treasurer Shlgo applied last week for Freeland's share the county treasurer bad decided to re - tain 5 per cent of all the money due the borough, S4OB in all. Objections were made, and subsequently a compromise was effected, and the commission at above stated was deducted, SOO.BO. The question then arose as to what right the county treasurer lias to retain any percentage of the borough's share of the license money, and the decision of the controller Is that he has no right whatever and that the sums kept in this manner from each municipality shall be paid them. Hereafter each city, borough and township will receivi the full four-fifths of the amount paid for retail liquor licenses. Hoys Accused of a Serious Crime. Gussic Donop. Eddie Dougherty, Char ley Bell. Willie Eastwood and Willie Johnson, fivo young lads of town, were arrested this week for breaking into the Washington street school building and stealing a quantity of pencils and other supplies owned by the board. They wore given a hearing last night before Squire Buckley. Edward Sickling and Edward Hanlon wore the principal wit nesses. The testimony showed that an entrance was effected through one of the windows after prying open the shut ter. Johnson was discharged, he not hav ing entered the school. The others were placed under S3OO bail each for their appearance at court. National C. T. A. I . Convention. The committee on arrangements of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America held a meeting in Scranton on Friday night. The committee was ap pointed to make arrangements for the National Catholic Total Abstinence Union to be held in that city on August 18, JO and 30. On the evening of the 18th a grand rally will bo held, when it is expected that Archbishop Ireland, of St. Paul, will attend for the purpose of delivering an address. On the 10th the visiting delegates will be entertained by the local societies, and on the 20th a large excursion will be run to Fairview. School Board Meeting. A special meeting of the borough school board was held on Monday even ing to hear the report of the committee on bonds. All the work not having been completed the committee was con tinued. Director Johnson was substi tuted on the committee for Director Fer ry, the latter not caring to serve in the absence of an attorney's advice on the form of bond to be used. Principal Hanlon reported that boys bad broken into the Washington street school, and t lie board decided to prosecute the of fenders A Belligerent Countable Arrested. Constable Dennis Gallagher, of Wil kesbarrc, who arrested James Loughrau unceremoniously at Ilazlcton last week, was arrested himself on Tuesday on five charges preferred by Lotighrun. lie is accused of extortion, false arrest, carrying concealed weapons, etc. After being unable to furnish $2,000 ball in Ilazloton he was hustled off to Auden ried to explain why lie pointed a revol ver at Loughran in Carbon county. lie failed, and was committed to the Car bon county jail. Caught Stealing Lumber. Joe (iebas, of Chestnut street, was ar rested last night by Officer Daniel Jones. He was accused by George Schwabe with having cut and carried away a quantity of lumber from the Schwabe tract. For some time past a consider able quantity of the lumber lias been disappearing at night, and Mr. Schwabe determined to watch the parties. Last night about 10 o'clock lie caught Gebas in the act. The prisoner was committed by the squire in default of bail. The Maucb Chunk base ball team for 1807 will consist of the following players: Pitcher, I.uekey, of last season's Wil kesbarre Eastern league team, catcher, W. Culver, last year with Atlantic City; first base, McFadden; second base, Bon er; third base. Cleary; shortstop, Broder iek; Lyman, Gillespie and Henry in the outfield. K. T. Krieder, manager. The Wear Well's russet shoes led everything in town last season, and will do it again this year. j Just received some handsome spring suitings and trouserings. Sippol, tailor. A. Oswald soils the freshest i eggs.t iik town. Every egg is guaranteed. PLEASURE CALENDAR. April birthday party at St. Paul's I'. M. church. April 30. —Lecture by Rev. I). .1. Staf ford. of Washington, at the Grand opera house. Admission, ( 75, 50, 35 and 35 cents. . BOARD OF (TRADE MEETING. Committee Appointed to Arrange for u Hall in the .Silk Mill ISuilding. The Hoard of Trade mot last night at the council rooin. Treasurer Butz read his report for the last month, also for the past four months, he not being in town and owing to illness could not attend the meetings. His report showed a balance of 938.01 after the paying of hills. The board decided to pay At torney Carr the balance of his ldt> for services on annexation, amounting to 530. Mr. Carr reported that they had seen the assessor in regard to the assess ment of new Industries and that the as sessor decided on what the committee •onsidered a fair figure of assessment ■or the silk mill and overall buildings. Mr. Butz asked that an auditing com mittee be appointed to go over his ac counts. The president and secretary ind Wm. E. Obeirendwr will examine them and report at the next meeting. H. E. Sweeny suggested that the hoard hold a hall in the new silk mill: ihat the building would be tendered for that purpose and the Electric Light Company would furnish free light. The suggestion was favorably received and ('resident Price appointed the following committee: 11. E. Sweeny, Hugh Mal loy, M. 11. Ilunsicker, Owen Fowler, Mose Uefowich. 11. B. Price, S. DePlerro, John Shigo, .J. M. Carr and Geo. 11 art man. The above committee will meet in the silk mill next Wednesday evening to make all necessary arrangments for a ball. The secretary was ordered to write to all delinquents to the Overall Company bonds, which amounts to 91*240, and noti fy them to pay up. Adjourned. Given tlie Full Limit. of the Law. For the second time in ids life Webster Campbell, of Weissport. not yet twenty live years of ago, yesterday afternoon stood up before the bar of justice, charg ed with high crime. A peculiarity, says the Il&zleton Speaker , is the lawyer who saved Campbell's neck from the hang- j man's noose five years ago, for slaying \ pretty Gertie Illskey, was this time his j judge. When Campbell was called for j trial Judge Craig asked him whether lie j had an attorney. After a short consul- j tation he told the district attorney that i he guessed he wouldn't need any; lie would plead guilty to having received stolen goods, knowing them to have j been stolen. i This ended the testimony. It was as tough a story of crime as was ever told in court and was listened to with breath loss interest by the large crowd present. There was not one redeeming feature, and Judge Craig gave Campbell the full limit of tlie law —three years in the eastern penitentiary at solitary confine ment and hard labor. lie added a tedious lecture, which for [ all the good it did might as well have been spoken to desert air. Campbell is a hardened villian. There was a smile on his facci when lie resumed his scat after receiving the lecture and sentence. Ail WcdilltiKM on One liny. At Plongustel, in Brittany, all the weddings of the year are celebrated on one day. In February last 34 couple:; were simultaneously joined together in holy matrimony. The ceremony was very pretty, all the brides and bride grooms wearing Breton costumes, and walking in procession round the town, followed by their fathers and mothers, t heir brothers, their sisters, their cousins and tJieir aunts. The wedding j breakfast was laid out in detachments, ' hardly a building in th" village being i exempt from making room for a por tion. There were 2,000 guests distrib uted among the lofts, barns and kitchens; plates were conspicuous by their absence, and a dish of food was supplied to every four persons. The fes tivities lasted lor a week, and included many curious old Breton customs. International Mule Car Line. The only international mule car line in the world is the one which runs across the bridge from El Paso, Tex., to Juarez, Mexico. The solemu Mexican Dogberrys whose duty it is to watch for dutiable goods board tlie bobtails at each trip and search for smuggled wares with as much gravity as if the whole world was breathlessly watching. Recently they pounced upon a lot of lamp chimneys and wicks which were to be used for the car service, and in their zeal to serve the country they de layed the traffic for half a day until they arrived at a proper understand ing of the matter. To Keep Violets Fresh. To keep violets fresh when wearing them on the person wrap tihe stems first in cotton dipped in salted water and then in tinfoil. When t.hcy are not doing service the stems should he put in salted waiter, the tops sprinkled, and the whole covered closely with confec tioners' paper and put in n cool place. In this way the blossoms may be pre served for several cloys. Ji .tyellozza's stock of spring slices is now ready for your inspection. That mince meat at A. Oswald's makes delicious pies. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. Foreigner. I.eui 1 >g llio Mines. i The officials of the Delaware. Lacka wanna and Western Company, are inak i ing. efforts to Hod work for as many of 1 the men thrown out of employment by r the flooding of the Avondale colliery anil i the squeeze at the Woodward, as pos t sible, and are giving preference to the married men. The young men and the linns. Doles and Italians arc leaving the Wyoming region in large numbers, and going to the soft coal mines, or farther west. A great many of the foreigners are go ing hack to their native homes. One of the steamship agents in Wilkosbarre said that the exodus of Doles and Hungaians from this country to their native land has been remarkable, within the past few months. Since last December he has piloted no less than 1,800 to New York, in squads of from 10 to 50, all of whom bought tickets for Europe. Tltoy claim that work isscarce in Penn sylvania and that they can do much bet ter in their own home. Most of them work for the farmers in that country and will have steady employment at low wages, hot with more certain work. Lust Year's Coul Figures. The anthracite coal producing com panies were successful in restricting the output during the year- 1800. The annual reports of the eight mine inspec tors show that only 47,025,732 tons wore mined, as against 50,847,104 during the preceding twelve months. This restric tion is most marked in the shipments from the collieries of the Reading Com pany, the Delaware and Hudson, the l.chigh and Wilkcsbarre, Cross Creek and Kingston Coal Companies, while the Pennsylvania, tlio Delaware, Lacka wanna and Western and the Lehigh Val ley Company exceeded their shipments of the previous year. The average number of days worked by the anthracite mines during lsoil was 108, which is sixteen days less than the average time worked in 1805, and the total number of men and buys employed in and around the anthracite coal mines last year was 140,300, an increase of 5,775 over the preceding year. Taxpayers Obtain an Injunction* | Residents of llanover township on ; Tuesday applied for an injunction ; against the school directors of the town j ship. The taxpayers claim the school I directors have advertised the sale of | school bonds to the extent of $20,000 at 5 per cent interest; that this act on the part of the board is unlawful, wrongful j and unjust, and is a plain and manifest | violation of their duties as a school j board: that it would do a great wrong j to the people of that township to create such a debt; that the? board has no legiti mate use or necessity for the money, and the board can and has levied suf ficient for all its needs. A preliminary injunction was grapted. A Rather Peculiar Suit. Patrick Coll, of Hazleton, has brought an action in trespass against the Lehigh Traction Company, the damages not to exceed $5,000. The plaintiff alleges that on the night of Juno 22, 1896, lie was in the saloon of James O'Donnell in West Ila/.lcton; that whilo pursuing his private business lie was arresjted by an : agent of said company; that in the pres ' once of a largo multitude of people he , was placed in the car of said company | and carried to the lockup, by reason of which ho suffered great pain of mind and body. lia*e Hall Player** Arret*ted. John Stump, Calvin Hoyer and John Ely, the last named being a professional base ball player of some note, were ar rested in Lebanon on a charge of steal ing liquor. They entered a wholesal ■ whiskey house, and while ono bought whiskey the other stole brandy. Ely, who lately signed a contract with a j Western club, claims to have been drunk when the act was committed. He is well known here, having been a member of the Hazleton State league club. Grant HH a Peacemaker. The honors and attentions showered upon General hi rant during his tour of the world aro, perhaps, unequaled in the history of kingly hospitality, lie was received everywhere as the greatest sol dier of his time and as the foremost liv ing American. Hon. John Itussell Young, who accompanied Uenoral Grant throughout the famous journey, graphi cally recalls, in the May Ladica' Home Journal, its conspicuous incidents: the j receptions, dinners, fetes, balls, etc., given in honor of the Illustrious Ameri can. New ami Popular March. | "Knights of Columbus'' march two step, is an excellent piece for the piano forte. It is written in six-eight time, and contains a melody that Is attractive and pleasing to the ear. It has also the right swing for the two-stop dance. Published by J. Fisher A Pros.. 7 Rible House, New York. Price 50 conts. Low Rules to New York. | Account (irant monument dedication j ceremonies. Ono way fare for the round , ! trip. Tickets on sale at all Lehigh Val ley ticket .offices . April 26 and 27, good ! fur return'to and including April 29. lllcycle lor Sale. j A good wheel will he sold cheap for ' cash. Apply at this office. I The ladies' latest shoe, th'e Majestic, is sold only at the W'-ar W-vii. A FIERCEST OF SPIDERS. It Kills Bird 3 and Small Reptile:! of All Kinds. Pvcnllar Thing: Seen liy nn Ensllali ISaturnliHt In Hie Forests of Cininnu —How a Llr.ard Wns De prived of Its Prey. Down in the steaming tropical for ests of the Guiunas, in South America where the climate during the rainy season resembles a Turkish bath, there abounds what is probably the most wonderful spider in the world. It is the great bird spider, the "Mygale nvicti luria," which catches and kills not only birds, but lizards, other small rep tiles and even young chickens. The na tives who inhabit those gloomy equa torial solitudes are accustomed from the hour of. their birth to all sorts of horrible and deadly insects, but none of them—not even the tarantula or centi pede—is so dreaded as the terrible sea spider, the tiger of its tribe. It builds i its nest in the trees, and there it lies ! in wait, just as the house spider does i for flies, leaping upon its victims like a fierce and savage beast. An English naturalist who recently returned from a long sojourn in the forests of Guiana relates some Interesting personal e.\- | periences with this dreaded insect. "In my excursions into the woods," says this gentleman, "I used to pass an old tree, the trunk of which was slight ly hollowed. Beneath the overhanging ! bark above the hollow a family of bats i had affixed themselves, six of them, banging by their toes, noses downward. They always clung in the form of a tri- ! angle, three bats in the upper row. j then a row of two, a single bat at the j bottom. "One day I missed the lowermost one, j but the next day his place had been sup plied. The following day two were i gone, and when I inquired of my negro guide the reason and manner of bis taking off he informed me that prob ably a bird spider bad captured him. .At another time I was hunting along the shore for small birds among the sea grapes, the hanging racemes of creamy white flowers attracting birds and insects, owing to the honey which they contained. The first bird I shot there was a black and yellow 'sugar SPIDER KILLING A DIRD. eater," so called from its liking for scgar and all sweet things, a frequent visitor to the sugar plantations during the boiling season. It fell, as I fired, into a dense cluster of sea grapes; an other bird attracted my attention just then, and, first noting the location of the one 1 had shot, I went in pursuit of the second. I soon returned, but could not find my bird, though L know he must be somewhere near. As I was peering through the leaves, however, a slight rustling drew my attention to a very comical sight. It was n large lizard, which, with one foot placed upon the bird I bad shot, was intently watch ing me with his diamond-bright eyes. He had stripped off some of the fertil ers from the dead bird, which be war? hastily devouring, having first drawn it seme distance from the spot 'where it had fallen. Suddenly, just as I was turning away, a black, hairy object fell j ' upon the lizard; there was a short, sMrp struggle, and my predatory : friend was still in death. I might easily ! have killed the spider (for such it was), but I did not." Tle Science ot Algebra. The science of algebra is said to have been the invention of Mohammed of Buzlana, about 650 A. D. The science was introduced into Spain by the , Moors. The first treatise on the sub ject In any European 'language is be 'ieved to have been that by I.uca Pac coli, in 1494. $1.50 a year is all the Tbihunk costs. POWER! Fifty per cent in- h'ff V, /' ■■/€%> crease at no addi- £/f /'/ rVm /I tional expense can mil V/ // be had by using B ■ the | i U Yictor Vapor Engine ;~s/ ■ .• - '7v ! manufactured. .i a-'-" ' ' j'. . 4 \ \ by Kaiic & Co., Ohii üßjo. Vj• ft Vy Mfsl solutoly safe, all parts in terehaugeablo, adaptec}' /sf. for any ohms of work re fjiiiring power. ' J. D. MYERS, AGENT, FREELAND, PA. CALL OMfflU FOR CATALOGUES AND PSICES. $1.50 PER YEAR. ORION STBOH, Attorney and Counselor at Law aud Notary Public. Ofllec: UoomsUand 4,Hirkbeck Brick, Froeland. JOUN M. CAIUi, Attcrney-al-La** All legal butfnceu promptly attended. Postoffloa Building w • • FteelanA HALPIN, Vannufacturer ad Carriages, Buggies, Wagons, &c. Walnut and Pine Streets, FreelanA KS. 8. E. HAYES, Fire Insurance Agent. Washing-ton Street. None but Reliable Companies Represented, I). ROIIR BACH, General Hardware. j Builders- supplies of every kind alwuys In stock. Hall paper, paints and tinware, ilicv cles and repairs of all sorti. South Centre street. j J AMES QUUiI.KY, Confectionery. Fruits, Cigars, and Tobacco. Groon truck of all kinds bandied In season doors below postoflree. Froeland. PATRICK .Mi l'Al )I)KN, Carpet Weaver. All kinds of plain carpet, single and double wurp, woven in bust i.l st> I*-. Only the very bust yjirn used. Privus reasonable anil work guaranteed. Cull at shop or residence. Opposite electric cur terminus. Centre street. LIBOR WINTER, Restaurant and Oyster Saloon, No. 13 Front Street, Froeland. The finest liquors and cigars served at the counter. Families supplied with oysters. G. HORACK, Baker & Confectioner. Wholesale and Retail. CENTRE STEKET. FREELAND. CENTRAL : HOTEL LEADING HOTEL IN FREELAND. M. 11. lIUNSICKER, Prop. Rates, per day. I3ar stocked with tine whiskeyi wine, beer and cigars. Sale and ex change stable attached. GEORGE" FISHER, dealer in FRESII REEF, PORK, VEAL, MUTTON, BOLOGNA, SMOKED MEATS, ETC., ETC. Call at No. 0 Walnut street, Froeland, or wait for the delivery wagons. VERY LOWEST PRICES. Condy 0. Boyle, dealer in Liquor, Wine, Beer, Porter, Etc. T..-finest brands of Domestic and Imported Hi key on sale in on*- <>t the handsomest sa il ions in town. Fresh Rochester and Shenan doah Rcer and \ eungrling's l'orter on tap. iw Centre street. HABNESSI Liglit Carriage Harness. $5.50, $7, $9 and $10.50. Heavy Express Harness. s]<j.fi<), sl9, S2O and $22. Heavy Team Harness, double, $25, S2B and SBO. QEO. WISE, Jeddo and Freeland, Pa.
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