FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. X. NO. 53. J. C. BERNER'S ANNOUNCEMENT of HOLIDAY GOODS. Toy Books, sc, 10c, 15,20 c, 25c to 75c. Dolls, 5c to sl. Fancy Baskets, 10c to 250. Chmaware, the loveliest assortment you ever saw—barrels full of it. Perfumery, 5c to 50c. Lamps, Cut Glass, etc. Silverware, Rodgers' guaranteed goods. Tea Sets, decorated, $3.75. Dry Goods and Notions. Baby's and Children's Coats. Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes. Men's and Boys' Gloves and Mitts. Furniture. Carpets and Oil Cloths. Beddings, Feathers, Pillows, etc. Fancy Rockers for Christmas Presents. Wall Paper and Stationery. Window Shades. Stair Buttons. Stair and Extension Brass Rods. Boys' Suits, a few left, only 75c. Knee Pants, 190. Overalls. Men's and Boys' Shirts. Tinware and Glassware. A Thousand and One Other Things. Fresh Eggs. 25c a dozen. Butter, lO lb tubs, 25c a pound. It is sweet and good property. Cheese and Lard, only the best grades. Flour, Feed, Hay, Straw, etc. Have you seen the Silver ware we are giving; away with baking powder? It's guaran teed for ten years. Every body is talking about it. Step Ladders and Clothes Horses also given away Free. Our store is full of goods. Customers crowd it all day long. We are as busy as bees making people happy. Little money is needed when you buy here. Our Grocery and Provision Department is moving all the time. Can scarcely get the goods out of the boxes and bundles fast enough. All goods delivered free. YOURS TRULY. J. C. BERNER. DePIERBO - BROS. -CAFE.- Corner of Centre and Front Streets, Freeland, Pa. Finest Whiskies in Stock. Gibson, Dougherty, Ktiufer Club, Koseubluth's Velvet, of which we have EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN. Muram'g Extra Dry Chainpuflwe, liennessy Brandy, Blackberry, Glua, Wlnea, Clarets, Cordials, Etc. Imported and Domestic Cigars. OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE. Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS - AT - ALL - HOURS. Ballentine and Hazlcton beer on tap. Baths. Hot or Cold, 21) Cents. P. F. McNULTY, Funeral Director Prepared to Attend Calls Day or Night. South Centre street, Freeland. FRANCIS BRENNAN, RESTAURANT 151 Centre street, Freeland. FINEST LIQUOR, DEER, PORTER. ALE, CIGARS AND TEM PERANCE DRINKS. Dr. nT MALEY, BEWTISKI?. Second Floor, Birkbeck Brick. OVEK BIBKBECK'S STQItE. G. HORACK, Baker & Confectioner. Wholesale and Retail. CENTRE BTEF.ET. FREELAND. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use In time. Sold by druggists. cl j BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS. PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE REGION. Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc currences That Can He Head Quickly. What the Folks of This and Other Towns are Doing:. Several Freeland people attended the ball held last night at Dougherty's hotel. Buck Mountain. In the TRIBUNE'S columns an abun dance of appropriate New Year's reading will be found today. Robert Clyde, one of liazloton's most prominent citizens, died yesterday after noon, aged 58 years. lie was an active Republican. John Howarth, while on his way home to Drifton on Sunday night, fell from a trostling and fractured his log. lie was taken to Ilazleton hospital on Monday. Rev. E. C. Murphy, of New York city, lias accepted a call from the English Baptist church of town. He will take charge of the church after the New Year. Prosperity has struck Shamokin so hard that the street railway company has decided to ceaso operating the line. The receipts do no pay tho running expenses. The earnings of the district attorney's office in this county in 1897 amounted to $11,177, of which $7,000 was paid out for salaries. The number of criminal court cases prepared was 2,204. Patrick J. Furey, of oratorial fame, fell Into the clutches of Carbon county law this week, and yesterday was senl to Mauch Chunk jail for three months on the charge of vagrancy. Frank D. Wert, agent of the Wilkos barro Humane Association, lias been ap pointed a policeman by the governor and his commission arrived the other day. His authority extends throughout tho county. Unknown persons attempted to outer the residence of James Tully on Adams street on Tuesday evening. They were heard by Mrs. Tully, who called for help. The burglars escaped without being recognized. Joseph Lentz, aged 37, a baker of Wilmington, Del., ended a big Christ mas celebration by drinking, for a change, a glass of sarsaparilla. A moment later lie dropped over dead of heart discaso. Herman Holland, of South Ileberton. was squeezed between cars at the ash bank near Drifton breaker yesterday. Dr. 11. M. Neale was telephoned to and attended him. lie is badly bruised about the body. Ernest Pfell, a leading citizen of West Ilazleton. died Monday morning from paralysis of the heart. He was in ex cellent spirits before retiring Sunday night and played for some time around the Christmas treo with his grandchild. Oswald's stock of plain and fancy dress goods cannot be surpassed, either in quality or price. Joe Riter, a bottler of West Ilazleton, has been admitted to Ilazleton hospital to undergo treatment for injuries re ceived three weeks ago, Riter-says, from footpads who attacked and robbed him when he was driving between that city and Oneida. The building and machinery of the Weatherly Bicycle Manufacturing Com pany, to which Weatherly people con tributed SII,OOO, #s going to decay. The roof is about worn out, that portion over the engine and pumps is in com plete decay, the stack is about fulling over and tilings in general look very much dilapidated. Affairs at Sandy Run are still in an unsettled condition, so far as the em ployes can learn. Several of the Eng lish-speaking workmen have been told to not seek work elsewhere, while sever al of tho foreign-born workers have been told their services were no longer required. Tho employes oxpect to receive definite instructions after the lirst of tho year. The contest at t.lie firemen's fair to determine the most popular lady school teacher will end tonight. It lias aroused considerable friendly rivalry among the admirers of several teachers, and as many ballots have been held back for the last night the result is vory much in doubt. The teacher receiving the greatest number of votes will be given a handsome diamond ring. Woman Burned to Doutli. Mrs. Frank Rourko, of Plymouth, met with a terriblo death at her home. She attempted to move a kerosene lamp from a table on Sunday evening, when it up set and tho burning oil enveloped her. She cried loudly for help, and had pres ence of mind enough to roll on tho lloor and wrup a length of carpet around her. But despite this she was terribly burn ed. She died in great agony on Monday. Two .Millions a Year. When people buy, try and buy again, it means they're satisfied. Tho people of the United States are now buying Cusearets Candy Cathartic at the rate of two million boxes a year and it will be three million be fore New Year's. It means merit proved, that Cusearets are the most delightful bowel regulator for everybody tho year round. All druggists, 10c, 25c, 50c u box, cure guaranteed. FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1897. Terrible Explosion of I'owder. A peculiar accident with shocking re sults occurred Tuesday afternoon at Hazle Mines colliery, in which four men were shockingly crushed and one of them will die. The men had loaded two blasts by putting four kegs of powder in each hole. They used an electric bat tery and intended to fire both shots together. The blast was so heavy that they could not say whether both or only one had gone off. The men waited four minutes. When they reached the point of work it was discovered that but one hole was discharged and they under took to detach tho battery wire. A moment later the full force of four kegs of powder made an upheaval and vvitli tons of rock and debris the men were carried higlt into the air. Fore man Daniel McGeady, of West Hazlc ton, was carried up on an immense rock and when he felPback to tho earth the rock dropped on his log. cutting if off below the knee and breaking it at the liip. He was otherwise cut and mangled about tho head and body and cannot live. Enoch Ilowells, an assistant, was buried beneath a mass of rock and slate and sustained frightful cuts and bruises. Chauncey Brown was thrown twonty livo feet from where the explosion oc curred and was cut and bruised about the head and body, and Thomas Morton sustained similar injuries. Foreman McGoady died yesterday of his wounds. Young Ladle* Score Another SurceHH. The young ladies of St. Ann's parish, under whose auspices the banquet and social was given on Tuesday evening. ! scored as great a success in tho manner j they conducted this affair as they did with tiis similar event hold a year ago. The banquet rooms on the third floor of tho Grand opera house were crowded from 9 o'clock until an early hour in the morning, and during this time nearly 1,000 people were furnished a very sat isfactory meal. On tho first floor tho dancers made merry, keeping stop to j tho strains of St. Patrick's band, and ! the pavilion was crowded at every num ber on tho program. One of the amusing diversions of the i evening was the cake walk, which was j won by John J. McGarvey and Miss Madge lion tier. The event was marked throughout by good management and the net rocoipts will show how well the object of the banquet and social was taken care of. The proceeds will be applied towards liquidating tiie indebtedness of the opera house. No Lehigh Valley Dividend. From tho Philadelphia Stockholder. It is generally believed in the street that no dividend on the Lehigh Valley | will be declared at the January meeting. I although it is expected that the annual statement will show that nearly 5 per cent has been earned on the stock. Next year hotter results are looked for. The management does not contemplate extensive improvements, the physical condition of the property being good. Economies in operation are being intro duced wherever possible. The com pany. owing to recent operations of the Morgan syndicate, is said to be iu easy financial position. Preparing to Decorate. Tonight the members of the Tigers Athletic Club will begin to decorate for their ball on New Year's Eve. Ater the close of tho firemen's fair the decorators will commence work and continue until tho interior appearance of the big hall is completely transformed. The ball will be all that the club claims it is to be, viz., the most enjoyable Freeland lias ever seen. The opening waltz will j be played promptly at 9.30 o'clock. | DePlcrro's complete orchestra will sup ply the dancing music. LHt Night of the Fair. Tonight will end the fair of the Citi zen's Hose Company at Yanties' opera house. Tho attendance this evening should be good. All tho articles not yet disposed of wiii he distributed this oven ing among the lucky people of tho com munity. All the contests will also close tonight and tho victors' names will be announced from tho stage. Let noth ing keep you away from the fair tonight. The managers have a pleasant surprise in store for every person who attends. Lehigh Valley Reunion Fund. Superintendent Donnelly, of the Le high Valley Railroad, is sending a letter to each of the agents on tho Easton and Aniboy and Lehigh divisions of the road, asking for information concerning the men who have been in tho service of the company continually not less than fifteen years. The request for information in cludes telegraph operators, but not train men. The information is desired, the the letter says, in connection with the pension fund. HKLP WANTED. Fifty people to work on overall* and Hliirt* are wanted at the Overall factory. Apply immediately. Educate Your llowlea With CancaretM. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10c. It C. C. ('. faff, druggists refund money. CASTOIIIA. Thefao- /? , 3. ANOTHER STRIKE. (•oilier Jone* ICewpoiiMihl n for a ClunU Between Miner* and Operator*. Collieries Nos. 4 and 5 and the strip pings at Honey ltrook shut down yester day morning, the employes, numbering over 500, refusing to resume until twenty-five of their fellow-workers, who were suspended or discharged the day before, are reinstated. The works are operated by the Lehigh and Wilkes barre Coal Company, and Gomer Jones, who was the cause of the big strike on the South Side last summer, is superin tendent and is directly responsible for tiiis latest clash between miners and operators. Jones has been exceedingly quiet since the settlement of the late strike. On Tuesday, however, he issued orders to suspend all employes who failed to ap pear at work the previous day, and among those affected by this order were twenty-five inen who have become more or less prominent in the new labor or ganization, the United Mine Workers. Other employes who failed to work on Monday but who are not members of the union wore not suspended. In place of the suspended employes Jones began on Tuesday to liire non-union men, and as this was sufficient notice to the sus pended workers that they were dis charged the issuo was made plain. The organization then took up the light and protested against this discrimination. Receiving no satisfactory reply from Jones, botli collieries and strlppings were closed yesterday by the men. The workingmen on the South Side are well organized and are in no mood to parley with Jones. The superinten dent is sincerely detested by every human being under his instructions, and that this last trouble is due to ids per sonal animosity to several of the em ployes is shown by tlie fact that among those discharged is the young Italian whom Jones assaulted the day the August strike was inaugurated. This fellow had Jones arrested and the expenses of the trial amounted to something like S2OO, which the superintendent had to pay. Jones had other scores to •© tie with other men, and his recent rule is looked upon as only a cover to discharge persons who refuse to become slaves to his will. To Rreuk Up Thieving in the Mine*. For some time past the men employed at No. 5 Jeddo have missod picks, drills and other tools from their breasts, or have had them taken away from the blacksmith shop, causing a great deal of trouble and expense searching for them. This practice has gone to such an extent that even the sheet-iron ha 3 been strip ped from the schutos and carried off. W. 11. Smith, Jr., superintendent for G. R. MarlvTc it Co., has issued orders that any person losing tools, or having rails or sheet-iron taken from his breast, or from the blacksmith shop, shall, as soon as the loss is discovered, make the same known to the mining boss, who will cause an investigation to be made, and if such tools or other material be found in the possession of any miner, or in the breast or gangway where such miner is employed, then sucji miner or other person found guilty of taking such tools or other material shall pay all ex penses of the owner while engaged in looking for such tools. This, Mr. Smith says, will have a ! tendency to break up the system. The rule applies to all collieries operated by Markle it Co. CHURCH CHIMES. Captain Ilranston, of Delaware, N. J., is still holding his special revival services at St. Paul's I*. M. church. On Sunday ho will preacli at 10.30 a. m. and 7 p. m. Services every evening next week at 7.30 o'clock. Rev. S. Cooper, pastor of the church, cordially invites everybody to attend. Services in German and installation of church officers next Sunday morning at St. John's Reformed church. Eng lish services in tho evening. Rev. J. 11. Kerschner, pastor. Services will be held at St. John's Re formed church, Eckley, at 2.15 o'clock on Sunday. PERSONALITIES. Miss Aggie Lynott, of Scranton, and her brother John are the guests of their cousins, the Misses Campbell. Miss Hid Ilaggcrty, of Providence, is ! visiting her sister, Miss Annie Haggerty. ' Miss Fanny Ferry, of Washington i street, is visiting Wilkesbarre friends. | Miss Mary J. Gillespie is visiting her brother, James J., at Allentown. E. F. llanlon spent part of this week in Philadelphia and Washington. BIRTHS. Rronnan.—On December 20, to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hrenuan, a son. Pureed.—On December 20, to Mr. and Mrs. William Pureed, a son. PLEASURE CALENDAR. December 30.—Fair of tho Citizens' Hose Company at Valines' opera house. December 31. —Ninth annual ball of the Tigers Athletic Club at Valines' opera house. Admission, 50 cents. Do you want to sell furniture? Consult. Neil Ward, purchas'gagt., Ward's gallery, 1 NO EXGEPTION THIS YEAR. j - On the first of the yeai he at last sees the error of his ways; and how. according to a Chicago paper he renounces them forever Another View of Singerly'e Failure. From the Wilkesburre Newsdealer. Combining the publication of a news paper with banking is an undertaking that few men can make a success at. This Is illustrated in the case of William Singorly, of the Record. He was verv successful In placing the Record on a prosperous basis, but when it came to the intricacies of banking the result was altogether different. Embarking in the banking business also weaned the Record, controlled by Mr. Singerly, away from tho lines long followed, and It lost much of that fearlessness which previously marked its utterances. It was muzzled, both by tho tanking interests with which Mr. Singerly was connected, and by tho Republican poli ticians of the Quaker City, to whom he looked for favors. A successful news paper publisher was spoilod In the attempt to make a banker, and the re sult was not altogether unexpected. Tbore is hope, however, that Mr. Singerly may re-establish himself by as suming once more his old position as director of the Record, and by pursuing tho same honest policy which establish ed tho Record In public favor. It is a trying task for even a courageous man, such as Mr. Singerly is, to advoca e measures and a policy at variaocc wi h his own judgment and opinion, yet tl.it j is wiiat he has been doing for some years. Now let him drop banking and resume liis old ways, and with time he will again set himself right. Two Miner* Killed HT AIIIOD. By the fall of a mine carriage in the Alden shaft Tuesday morning, John Agnew and Thomas Kennedy were dash ed to pieces. The men had been sent i down the shaft to cut the ice which had prevented tho carriago from running smoothly. Starting at the top, con trary to the custom, they cut away the ice until the carriage had descended several hundred feet. Here the car stuck and could not ho moved, tl e men could not signal the engineer, and the rope continued to coll on the bonnet of the cage until tho weight of it forced tho car past the ice formation. Then it shot down the shaft until the taut rope snapped, when it dropped 450 feet to the bottom, where the dead bodies of the men were found subsequent ly, a mass of quivering llesh and broken bones. The carriage was smashed to small bits. The engineer says ho had warned the men to start cutting tho ice from the bottom, but. they would not heed the warning, insisting upon beginning at the top. HOVF'H Thli I We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured hv Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY A CO., Props., Toledo. Ohio. We the undersigned have known F.J. ; Cheney for the last fifteen years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. WEST A TRUAI, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. WALDING, KIVXAN A MARVIN, Whol#- , sale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price, I 760. per bottle. Sold by all druggist*. ! Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills are the best. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. slgaataro NEW YEAR'S IN RUSSIA. j New Year's customs in Russia are in I teresting. In the morning the princes j of the imperial family, personages of j the court, functionaries of the capital, and servants of the palace come in reg ular order to present their homages and good wishes to the emperor, who kiraes j all the members of his family, and all j the high officials three times, according to the Russian fashion, j The festivities commence on the 21st of December, and are ended on the 6th ;of January. During these two weeks | the young people gather together to j play games and to dance. On New j Year's day, at breakfast, dinner and ' i supper, the guests, standing around j the table, touch glasses, drink the 1 health of the emperor, and offer good wishes to each other. I Masters give presents to their serv ants, but don't give presents to each i other, as they do on Christmas. On Christmas day. in all the families, the table is set. with profusion, and hos pitality is offered to everybody. In high society they drink champagne, I while the common people drink brandy. At this time, also, tfhey devote them selves to augural practices. They throw melted lead into water, and from the figures formed by the suddenly cooled metal they endeavor to make horoscopes. The young girls try to learn whether they will be married, and to know something of the face, the qualities and the fortune of their fu ture husbands. At midnight they sit down between two mirrors by the side of which two candles are placed. They look into one mirror and into the other until they can see. 12 lights. In this way ; some of Ihe girls fancy they see in the i mirror the image of their fiance, and that gives them hope. No Effort I.owl. Every effort toward reforming? Helps man on to higher thin**; Bravely, sin's intrenehments storming, Every tight new courage brings. Even careless New Year's swearing Leaves an Impress on his life, Though no character repairing. Yet it helps him fool his wife. —Chicago Record. A New Departure. "Julia and I hit it off beautifully about the New Year." "What did you do?" "She framed all the resolutions she. thought I ought to make, and, I did the same thing for her." Detroit Free Press. GERMAN MILITARY COMMENT. Sergeant (to cadaverous-looking re- ! emit)—-You look exactly like a pad ! calendar on the 31st of December.— I Fliegende Rlaetter. Iteauty IH lllooil Deep. I Clean blood means a clean skin. No i | beauty without it. Cascnrets Candy Cathar- I tic clean your blood and keep It clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all ini- | purities front the body. Begin today to banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascaruls beauty for 10 cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 2oc, 00e. $1.50 PER YEAR. ORION STROH, Attorney and Counselor at Law aud Notary Public. Office: Rooms 1 and 2, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland. JOHN M. CARR, Attorney-at-Law. All legal business proniptlj attended. Postofllce Building, ... Freeland. qeorge Mclaughlin, Attorney-at-Law. Legal Buriness of Any Detcription. Blrkheuk Prick, - . . Freeland. JAMES E. DWYER, Attorney-at-Law. Hoorn 10, Schwartz's Building, East Urond street, - - Hazleton, Fa. S. E. HAYES, Fire Insurance Agent Washington Street. None but Reliable Companies Represented, £ D. ROHRBACH, General Hardware. Builders' supplies of every kind always in stock. Wall paper, paints and tinware. Bicy cles and repuirs of all sorts. South Centre street. DKPIEKRO. Restaurant. Fresh Ale Alwuys on Tap. Beer, PorVr, and Finest Qualities of hisky, Wine, Etc. Excellent Cigars. Ridge Street, Freeland. LIBOR WINTER, Restaurant and Oyster Saloon. No. 13 Front Street, Freeland. The tlnest liquors and cigars served at the counter. Families supplied with oyßters. CENTRAL : HITEL LEADING HOTEL IN FItKKLAND. M. 11. 11UNSICKER, Prop. Kates, per day. Bar stocked with One whiskey, wine, beer and cigars. Sale and ex change stable attached. GEORGE FISHER, dealer In FRESH BEEF, PORK, VEAL, MUTTON, BOLOGNA, SMOKED MEATS, ETC., ETC. Call 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 finest brands of Domestic and Imported Whiskey on sale in one ol' the handsomest sa loons in town. Fresh Rochester and Shenan doah Beer and Youngling's Porter on tup. VS Centre street. T. CAMPBELL, dealer in Dry Ccoocl** (■lrocrriris',, Boot,* and Shoei# Also PURE V7INES $) LIQUORS 808 FAMILY AND MEDICINAL VUIIPOBBB. Centre ami Main atreeta, Freelan*. Dry Goods, Groceries and Provisions. H H A A SBBOTHERHODD HATS 0 0 A celebrated brand of XX flour always in stock. Roll Butter and Eggs a Specialty. AMAITDUS OSWALD, N. H\ Cor. Centre and Front Si*., Freeland.
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