FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XII. NO. G9. RAILROAD TIMETABLES T JCHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD A-* November 19, 1899. IsxiNaiußNT or PASSKNGEK TRAINS. LEAVE FKBELAND. 0 12am tor Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, i Allentowu, Bethlehem, Huston, l'liiiu- ' del phi A and New York. 1 40 am for Sandy Bun, White Haven, _ Wilkes- Bar re, Pittston and tScrunton. Sloam for Hazleton, Weatherly, Mauch Chunk. Allent 'Wii, Bethlehem, E.iston, _ Philadelphia and New York. 9 30 a ra lor Hazleton, .Muhanoy City, Shen andoah, Alt. funnel, Shumokiu and PottsTille. f 11 45 a iu for Sandy Run, White Haven, i W tikes-Bur re, Scruuton and all points West. 1 80 P m for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Al leutown, Bethlehem, Huston, Philudel "V phla and New York. 4 42 pm for Hazleton. Muhanoy City, Shen andoah, Mt. Carmel, Shamokiu and Pottsville, Weatherly, Munch Chunk, Alleutown, Bethlehem, Has ton, Phi.a- j delphht and New York. 0 04 P m for Sandy Run, White Haven, Wilkes-Barre, Scruuton and all points West. 7 20 pm for Hazleton. Mnhunoy City, Shcn- ; andouh, Mt. Carmel and Shamokin. ARRIVE AT FREELAND. 7 40 a ra from Weatherly, Pottsville, Ash- I laud, Sheuuuduah, Muhanoy City and j Hazleton. f 17 a ui from Philadelphia, Gaston, Bet hie- i hem, Allentowu, Maueh Chunk, Weath erly, Hazleton. Mahuuoy City, Sheuan doah, Mt. Carmel and Shamokin. 0 30 a in from Scruuton, Wilkes-Burre and White Haven. 1 1 45 a m from Pottsville, Shamokin, Mt. ! Carmel, Shcuandoah, Mahuuoy City ; and Hazleton. 12 65p iu from New York, Philadelphia, Huston, Bethlehem, Allentowu, Muueh Chunk and Weutherly. 4 42 P m from Sc.rautou, Wilkes-Barre and White Haven. | 0 34 P in from New York, Philadelphia, I Gaston, Bethlehem, Allentowu, Potts- ' ville, Shamokin, Mt. Carmel, Sheiiau- i doah, Muhanoy City and Huzleton. 7 29 P m from Serautou, Wilkes-Burre and i White Haven. For further imorwatiou inquire of Ticket Ajrertu. KOLLIN H.WI LBUtt,General Superintendent, 2G Cortlaudt street. New York City. CHAS. 8. LEG, General Pusseuuer Aaeut, 2d Cortlaudt Street. New York City. J. T KEITH. Division Superintendent, i Huzleton, Pa. ' PHE DELAWARE, SUSQUEHANNA AND A SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. Time table in effect April IS, 1897. Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Ee.kloy, Huzle Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow ltoad. Roan and linzleton Junction at 0 30, HOU a in, daily except Sunday; and 7 03 a tn, 2 38 p ni, Sunday. Trains leave Drifton lor Harwood, Cranberry, ■ Tnmhickeu and Deritijrer at 530, 600 a ni, daily i except Sunday; and i 03 a m, 238 p in. Sun- j 'trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction, ! Harwood Road, Hutuboldt ltoad, Oneida and Sheppton at dOO a in, daily except Sun day; and 7 03 a in, 2 38 p m, Sunday. Traius leave Huzleton J auction for Harwood, Cranberry, Tornhiuken uud Derlnger at 635 a ni, daily except Sunday; and 8 53 a in, 4 22 p ui, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida Junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Uoad, Oneida and Sbcppton ut t> ;(2,11 10 am,4 41 p iu, daily except Sunday; and 7 37 a in, 3 II pin, Sunday. Trains leave Deringer for Tornhick >n, Cran berry, Harwood, Hazleton Junction and Koau at 2 26, 640p m, daily except Sunday; and 37 a tn, 5 07 p m. Sunday. Trains leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt Road, Harwood ltoad, Oneida Junction, Hazlo ton Junction a id Roan at 7 11 a in, 12 40, 5 22 p ra, daily except Sunduy; and 8 11a in, 3 44 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Sheppton for Beaver Meadow Koad, Stockton, llazie Brook, Gckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 5 22 p m, daily, except Suuday; and 8 11 a m, 3 44 p in, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver r Meadow ltoud, Stockton, Hazle Brook, Ecklcy, Jvddo and Drifton at 5 45, H2(J p m, daily, except Sunday; and 10 10 a in, 5 40 p ra. Sunday. All traius connect at Huzleton Junction with electric care for Huzleton, Jeanesville, Auden ried and other points on the Traction Com pany's lihe. T rains leaving Drifton at 5 30, 0 00 a m make connection at Deringer with P. K. 11. trains for Wilkeiibarre, Sunbury, Harrisburg and points west. For the accommodation of passengers at way stations between Hazleton Junction and Der inaer. a train will leave the former point at 350 p in, daily, except Sunday, arriving at Deringer at 5 00 p iu. LUTHER C. SMITH, Superintendent. 511HC KLL A N KOUS A D VKHTISKM KNTB OHBKIFF BALB By virtue <f a writ of LJ fieri facias issued out of the court of common picas of Luzerne county, there will be exposed to public sale on Su'tirduy, March f JO, I'.HJO, ut 10 a. m., in the Arbitration room, Courthouse, WUkesbarre, Pa. All that certain lot or piece of ground situate on the northeast corner of Pine and Birch street*, in the city of Hazleton, county of Luzerne, and state of Pennsylvani i, being lot marsed No. 10, of Square No. 171, in the plan of town of Hazleton mow city), bounded and described as follows: Beginning at. a point on the northeast corner i of Pine and Birch streets, thence northward along said Pine street :K) feet; thence eastward 1 hence southward 30 feet to Birch street; thence westward along said Birch street IWI . feet to pluee of beginning. Improved with two two-nnd-onc-half story double frame dwellings, necessary outhouses, fruit trees, etc., thereon. Late the estate of the defendant in said writ named with the appurtenances. Seized and taken into execution at the suit of ElUubeth Boyle vs. Thus. Brown. Jus. G. Harvey, sheriff. John J. Kelley. attorney. AUDITORS' NOTICE-Notice is hereby JT\. given that tho undersigned, auditors of Foster township, will meet ut the hotel of Mrs. Jane DeFoy, Washington street. Freehold, Pu., on March 5. P.K)o, ut 7 p. m . to audit the uc £■ couuts of the officials of said township. 1 Joseph Gallagher, J T.G.August, > Auditors. I Foster Township, February 22, 800. Notice of Reduction in Price of Electric Lighting. Taking effect March 1, 1900, the price for incandescent electric lighting cur rent. by meter service, will be reduced from IS cents to 13 cents per thousand watt hours. Thanking our patrons for their liberal patronage, we. trust tho reduction in price now offered will merit largely in creased patronage. Freeland Electric Light, 11. and P. Co. R E. Meter, superintendent. Freeland, Pa., February 21. 1900. Popular Low Far® Excursion To Washington, D. C., via the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Tickets on sale Feb ruarv* 27. all stations Sayro to Allen town inclusive, including branch line points within territory named, good for return passage until March 9. Inclusive, Is nd will he honored on any train, ex cept, the lllnrk Diamond express. Con sult Lehigh Valley ticket agents for further particulars. Wednesday next Is the first day of Lent, and will be appropriately observed iu several of the local churches. Gentlemen, for hats and caps go to A. Oswald *. lie has a nice variety. BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS. PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE REGION. Synop.l. „f I>,HI n,l ML.eellnn.mi. OC cnrr.n... I linl t ;m j,. Read Quickly. What Ills Fslltu of This and Other Towns Are Uulus. Tomorrow will be tho last day for tho • payment of liquor licenses. Few of Freeland's dealers have yet put up the cash. Stanley Rudewick has leased the building of Libor Winter on Front street and will conduct a saloon there after April 1. A D. S. & S. coal train, drawn by engine No. 1(3, jumped the track yester day at Black Creek Junction and block aded tho east-bound track for three hours. The Conyngham ITerald began Its third year on Saturday. Editor Hunter has made his paper a welcome visitor the homes throughout the valleys west of town. Mrs. Catherine McGill, aged 93 years, died on Saturday at Hazleton. She was the mother of Mrs. Annie Duffy,, of Sandy Run, and was the oldest woman in Hazleton. The Crescent Athletic Association held a successful hop at Yanties' opera house Saturday evening. Notwith standing the Inclement weather a large crowd attended. Rudolph Bruner, a Duryea barber, 33 years old, disappeared from his home on Monday and nothing has since been seen of him. He was apparently happy with his wife and family. A telegram was received hore yester day from Bethlehem stating that Mrs. Annie McEnrue, a daughter of Mrs. Nancy Houston, of town, was lying dangerously ill at her home in that town. During Thursday's storm a tree fell across the Drifton line of tho E'ec. ic Light Company and broke the wire. The Drifton patrons were obliged to do without electric light until the damage was repaired on Friday. The mercury in the thermometers of town kept very close to the zero mark all day yesterday. The weather is a bit warmer today and gives the people a chance to examine their frost-bitten ears and frozen water-pipes. The Villanova college base ball club for 1900 has been organized, and three of Freeland's students have been chosen to play on the team. McFadden will pitch, Boner plays second and Brod erlck is again stationed at short. At a meeting of East Mauch Chunk town council, Friday night, it was decided to purchase ball and chain and stone for tho use of tramps. Tho town | has been overrun with tramps, and it is , to correct this evil that the measure was taken. The official count of Foster township vote was made at the county seat on Thursday and gave Lentz a majority of one vote over Snyder for tax collector. It is alleged that the correctness of Eokloy returns is a matter for investi gation. The colored porter who was attached to the Vogel & Doming Minstrel Com pany. and who was injured on the rail road at Mahanoy City when the com pany was there some weeks ago and af terwards was taken to Ashland hospital, died there last week. J. IC. Emmet and Lottie Gilson. sup ported by a good company, presented "Fritz in a Madhouse" at the Grand Friday evening to an appreciative audience. Miss Gilson's singing was the finest heard here this season and she was repeatedly encored. Lewis Snyder will take charge of Land meager** hotel. West Hazleton, on April 1, and the saloon now occupied by him in Butler vallev will bo conducted by James M. Christ man. Frank Eberett. of town, will succeed Mr. Chrlstman as proprietor of the hotel at Woodring's. An interesting quarterly meeting of representatives of the Catholic temper ance societies of the Lehigh region was held yesterday at McAdoo. Several questions of interest to the members were discussed and acted upon. The next meeting will be held on April 29 at Beaver Meadow. For the present at least the nickel-ln the-slot form of gambling has been wiped out in Scranton. In accordance with the order issued by Mayor James Molr the gambling machines were removed from hotels, restaurants, etc., and today there is not a gambling machine oper ating in that city. James Collins, of Pittston, was on Sat urday given a hearing before Alderman Evans, and the coroner's jury. After some testimony was heard tho jury re turned a verdict that Dooner came to his death by a pistol shot fired by James Collins. The latter was sent back to jail on a charge of m? dc. PLEASURE CALENDAR. March 17.—Entertainment under alls pices of St. Ann's Parish hand at Grand opera house. Admission, 10, 15 and 25c. March 17. —Hop at Dougherty's hotel, Buck Mountain. FREELAND, PA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2(3, 1900. Fence Diapute CHU-M Murder. On Friday morning the residents of Moosic, Lackawanna county, near the Luzerne county lino, were startled when they learned that a murder had been committed in a settlement a short distance from that quiet hamlet. David Davis and Martin Allen were neighbors. They have been at odds with each other for some time, and it required little provocation to start a quarrel. It is said that Allen had purchased a few old shanties adjoining his property from the Pennsylvania Coal Comyany and while knocking these down ho broke Davis' fence. Davis came out, it is said, and up braided him for damaging his property. Allen gave him little satisfaction and Davis returned to his home. In a short while he appeared and firod at Allen, who was about twenty feet away. One side of his face was shot off. but he bid not die until late in the afternoon. Tho Allen family has been sadly af flicted during tho past few years. About a year ago a daughter, 13 years old, died suddenly. Shortly afterwards a second child became ill and for more thau live weeks subsisted on water alone. She recovered, but is yet quite helpless. Davis was taken to the Lackawanna c'ouuty jail. Serinuft State of Affairs. From Toduj''s Plain Spoukor. The shortage of funds in tho Ilazle township treasury is beginning to worry the directors and at their conference to morrow night they will discuss tho best means of raising $15,000. At the next meeting of the Taxpayers' Association the subject will also be discussed. President Morgan dropped a signifi cant remark at Friday night's meeting of tho board when he objocted to the payment of a bill for cleaning of out houses, stating that if bills came in as fast as they are at present it will be necessary to close the schools. With no money to pay the teachurs and throe months at least in which to keep the schools open the directors certainly have a hard task before them. Fatal Accident at Oakdale. Robert Meyer, a young man of Oak dale, was fatally injured by being run over by a loaded car In No. 4 mine, at that place, Friday afternoon, lie was taken to the Miners' hospital at 7 o'clock and died at midnight. The young tnan was riding on the car and missed his footing and fell, the wheels passing over his abdomen. lie suffered excruciating pain until death relioved him. Tho young man was a son of Mrs. Ann Morris, a widow. He was aged 17 years. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and pro ceed via trolley cars to Joanesville, where services will be held. Interment at Jeanesville cemetery. Taking: the Census. No appointments of enumerators or statisticians and Interpreters Jor the work of taking the census will bo named by Supervisor Durant until April. The work of the enumerators will be quite complicated, and will re quire persons of more than ordinary intelligence to perform it properly. There is much data that the department desires to collect, and therefore the supervisors have been Instructed to se cure the services of the most capable persons to perform the work. The work of taking the census will begin on June 1 next, when the enumerators will start to make house to house visits. It is expected that the first returns will be turned In about June 20. ]'leaning to the I'utronH. The announcement of Superintendent R. E. Meyer in Thursday's TRIBUNE, of the reduction In the price of electric lighting current, by meter service, was favorably received by tho patrons of the Electric Light Company. The reduc tion was unexpected, and therefore all the more welcome. The action was taken after much consideration of the matter by the officials, and their deci sion, It is expected, will result in an increased demand for meters from those who use the current on tho contract system. At the price which will be charged after March 1 the people will be served with light at a figure against which no just complaint can be made. State Delegate Content. Several spirited contests for delegates took place in the Fourth district on Saturday evening. The delegates chosen meet at Hazleton today to select dele gates to the Democratic state conven tion. Attorney J. J. Mcßrearty is a candidate for state delegate and will be one of those selected today to represent this district. Poor Dintrlot Vote. The unofficial vote of the poor dis trict gives Campboll a majority of 1,137 for director and Bleckley a majority of 59 for auditor. The official count will be made this week. ZPIRIZUTTILINrGr Promptly Done ut the Tribune Office. MINES AND RAILROADS. Efforts are being made to get through congress a bill creating a new depart ment to be known as the department of mines and mining. This bill provides that the duties of the new department shall be to acquire, by examination, practical and scientific experiments, geological research, or otherwise, useful information on the subject of mining in the comprehensive sense of the word, and also provides that the head of the department shall be a cabinet officer. The committee on mines and mining has reported this bill to the house with a strong recommendation that it be passed. Pennsylvania has three mem bers on this committee. Connel), of Scranton; Ryan, of Pottsville, and Ilall, of Ridgway, who with members of the Pennsylvania delegation are insisting upon speedy action. It is stated that the Now Jersey Cen tral has taken one man from each freight train running between Mauch Chunk and Allentown and Allentown and Jersey City. This leaves a crew of one conductor, one brakeman and one flagman. The order was issued on ac count of the use of air brakes, but the wisdom of the move is much doubted by railroad men, as air brakes do not always work properly. A Lehigh Valley engine Thursday evening had been side-tracked at Delano, but in some manner left the track and found its way to the main lino and sped along the track for a distance of fourteen miles, stopping at Stewart's water plug when the sttaiu became exhausted. At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad last week W. 11. Truesdale was elected president for another year. The report for the year 1899 showed a surplus of nearly two million dollars. Herman Riebe, of Lansford, has been awarded the contract for tho new Le high Valley freight and passenger depot at East Mauch Chunk. It is estimated that $50,000 will bo expended between grading, excavating and building. It is stated that the Lehigh Valley will locate its signal and target depart ments at Weatherly. About twenty men will bo employed. All the target and signal work for the entire line will be done at this shop. A force of one hundred laborers em ployed in the construction of a piece of railroad for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at tho Lytlo colliery, near Pottsville, are out on strike. The heavy rains last week drewned out several collieries in this region, some of which have not yet been able to resume operations. PERSONALITIES. Among the passengers who left New York this morning on the steamship Allor for Genoa, Italy, via Gibraltar and Naples, were the following: Mrs. Hrinton Coxe, Mrs. Eckley B. Coxe, Miss E. M. Coxe, Miss Mary Coxe, Miss Bid O'Donnell and Miss Sarah Galla gher. The following Luzerne county stu dents are on tho senior class honor roll at Lehigh university: Joseph R. Mar tin, Plymouth; Louis Ortner, Drifton, and George W. Barager, Hazleton. Frank Bilger has resigned as assist ant teller of the Citizens' bank to accept a position in Chicago at his trade, which is that of a printer. M. Mulligan, of Nesquehoning, circled among acquaintances here on Saturday and Sunday. Charles Goersch, a resident, of Jeddo for many years, has removed to Wood bury, N. J. Miss Henrietta Bunting, of Wilkes barre, Is visiting friends at Drifton. A. Oswald is reported this morning to to be on a fair way of recovering. Kearnn Whips Lynch. Mike Kearns, who wants to fight Tim Callahan for the feather-weight cham pionship of Pennsylvania, was the win ner of the glove contest at Tamaqua Thursday night. His opponent was Jack Lynch, of Hazleton, who was George Dixon's sparring partner for six years. It was a fifteen-round go. Kearns was the aggressor all through tho fight and inflicted many tolling blows on neck and body. Lynch took his punishment gamely and stayed until the end. Jack McKeever, of Williams town, was referee and awarded the fight to Kearns. Five hundred sports repre senting all parts of the state were In attendance, and considerable money changed hands. Watch the date on your paper. GEORGE FISHER, dcalor In Liquors, Wines, Cigars, Etc. FOR A GLASS OF FRESH BEER, PORTER OR ALE call at 1 NO. 6 EAST WALNUT STREET. Fraudulent Naturalization. During the years from 1884 to 1890, it is alleged that a number of foreigners in this region were given naturalization papers bearing the supposed signature of Prothonotary Llewellyn. Warrants for about sixty of the men who received the alleged bogus papers have been sworn out and the parties interested are preparing for a vigorous prosecution. On Tuesday a prominent Hazleton citizen visited the protbonotary's office to examine the record books of natural ization papers issued during the period named and to the astonishment of the attaches of the office it was discovered that the book had disappeared. No trace of tho book could be found, though diligent search was made, and it is now believed that it was taken out and concealed by parties interested in the cases. The matter will be called to the attention of the court and inter esting developments are expected to follow. The only interest in fraudulently naturalizing citizens would be in order to enfranchise them, thus giving them a vote. As thousands of foreigners were naturalized during tho period stated, or rather procured citizens' pa pers, an investigation may develop some of the dark schemes which were success fully carried out by the Republican leaders to change the complexion of j Luzerne county. Prothonotary Dasch and his assistants | are working hard to discover the thief who stole the records from his office. No One to Prosecute. Although It only requires a citizen to go before District Attorney Wobster Shlpman, no one up to Saturday had visited him to make information to lead to the arre9t of the Shamokln council men, William Zimmerman, E. O. Zuern, Thomas 11011, O. J. Reed and William Rippard, who were charged with bribery by Councilmon Richard Phillips, Robert Thompson and James Delaney, and the investigating committee upholding the charges of the informers. Citizens look at each other and won der who Is going to start the prosecu tion. Some argue that Hurgess Farrow should make the information, because he has been largely instrumental In causing tho present shake-up. His friends say he has accomplished enough at present, and that the responsibility of swearing out warrants should fall on other shoulders. The district attorney says that in order to press tho charges he thinks a good way out of the peculiar deadlock would be for some ono to issue a call for a citizens' mass meeting. Then a col lection could be lifted to aid a commit tee to be chosen to cause the arrest of the accused men. Train at Brink of Cave-In. The tracks of the Central Railroad of New Jersey near Miners Mills were carried down by a big cave-in Thursday morning and a wreck was narrowly averted. A miner was on his way to work, walking along the track, whon he came upon the hole. He heard a train approaching and with admirable presence of mind ran down the track toward It. Shouting and waving his coat, he managed to attract the engin eer's attention. It was a heavy freight. When it stopped the cow-catcher was only a few feet from the hole and the train was quickly backed out of danger. The hole is nearly round, about forty feet in diameter and thirty feet deep. The double tracks hang over the centre of it. Underneath are old workings of the Pine Ridge colliery, which had caved in, dragging down the surface. The hole was filled, and on Saturday while the same train was passing over the spot the ground sank again and caused quite a wreck. None of the trainmen were injured. Curious Case Before an Alderman. Edward Parsons, of Wyoming, had his wife taken before Alderman Dono hue, of Wilkesbarre, and asked the alderman to compel her to allow him to share her homo. The hearing develop ed a strange story. They were married in 1883. Parsons owned a snug farm, and to show his love and confidence in his wife, deeded the farm and farm house to her. Two years ago she ac cused him of having another wife living, but lie denied it. The upshot was a quarrel, and he claims his wife turned him out of the house and said he should never enter it again. Ho has since then lived in a little hut in a corner of tho farm and has worked as a farm hand. Alderman Donohue could do nothing, but he urged tho wife to take her hus band back. She was obdurate. "No, sir," she said, "we are parted forever," and sh,e left the office without speaking to her husband. Condy 0. Boyle, dealer in Liquor, Wine, Beer, Porter, Etc. The finest brands of Domestic and Imported Whiskey on sule in one of the handsomest sa loons In town. Fresh Rochester and Shenun doah Beer aud Youngling's Porter on tap. 98 Centre street. UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAW. JUDGE WOODWARD SO DECLARES NEW TOWNSHIP ACT. Bill Which Divided Township* Into Two t'luHite* 1h Held by Luzerne Jurint to CoiiKtitute Special Legislation—The Opinion Rendered in a Test Cane. Judge Woodward handed down an important opiuion at Wilkesbarre on Friday morning, in which he declares that the act classifying townships into two classes, passed by the last legisla ture, is unconstitutional. The new law affects twenty townships in the state and five in Luzerne county. It provided for first-class townships and the election of live township commis sioners, who were to be vested with cor porate power and authority. The law provided for the employment of men by the board of township commissioners and gave the same rights to the board as are enjoyed by councils in boroughs. Under the new law the supervisors of Plains township, one of the five af fected, refused to allow George W. Mitchell and Michael Galvin to work out corporation taxes on the roads of the township. They contracted for the work and tho case which culminated in the opinion was commenced. Judge Woodward, in the opinion ren dered, saysf "We are inclined to the opinion that the object attained by tho act Itself is local and special In Its nature, and, therefore, offends arliclo 111, section 7, of the constitution of Pennsylvania. "Classification cannot justify the pas sage of a law unless such classification is necessary in the nature of the case. If classification is unnecessary and re sult in gross injustice or palpable wrong, then the act will be unconstitutional, although based upon classifications of the subject Involved—in this case, of municipal corporations, viz., townships. "And in such cases as this no classifi cation is proper which is not founded upon population. When geographical differences are made the basis of the classes named, it is impossible to avoid the inhibition of special legislation, for the reason that classification founded upon geography must operate upon some geographical divisions to the exclusion of others. In references to cities and counties this has been adjudicated. "The act in question intending to avoid this difficulty professes to base its classi fication upon population, but In point of fact bases it upon population to tho square mile. This, In effect, Is classifi cation not upon the population of town ships, but not the population to the square mile. "Townships having a population of at least 300 to tho square mile are in one class and all others are In the other class. Byway of illustration. Wilkes barre township, with a population, by the census, of 3,917, is a township of the first class and must submit to tho mode of government provided by the act, while Ilazle township, with a population of 13,494, is not affected by it. "The act therefore falls to include In its classification of townships of the first class the more populous or 'residential' ones, while for geographical reasons the smaller townships get into the first class. "There are 1,533 townships in the state, and less than twenty of these are now affected by the act. In other words, the method of classification ex cludes 1,500 townships from tho provi sions of the act. Such classification is deficient, and the act must therefore be unconstitutional. "Again, the framer of the act intend ed, evidently, to evade tho constitution, not to comply with it. While tho town ships of the state are divided into two classes, the legislation is for only one of them, viz.: the first, embracing Lower Merlon and like 'residential' townships near large cities." A postoffice has been established at Pringle, this county, and James Halll gan has been appointed postmaster. GRAND OPERA HODSE. Freeland Opora Houso Co.. Lessees. NEXT ATTRACTION will be ANNOUNCED in the Tribun E. LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY. B. C. LAUBACH, Prop. Centre Street, Freeland. CHOICE BREAD OF ALL KINDS, CAKES. AND PASTRY. DAILY. FANCY AND NOVELTY CAKES BAKED TO ORDER. Confectionery and Ice Cream supplied to balls, parties or picnics, with all necessary adjuncts, at shortest notice and fairest prices. Delivery and supply wagons to all parts oj town and surroundings every day. $1,50 PER YEAR. CLOTHING OF COURSE. No man with an eye to style, economy and other buying ad vantages would think of in vesting in ciothing before visiting us. We have the greatest bargains in Men's Suits, Overcoats and Extra Trousers ever offered. Also a new line of Neckwear and Hats. Call early for a good selection. Phila. One-Price Clothing House. S. SEN IE, PROP. Birkbeck Brick, Freeland. £MIAS. ORION STEOH, Attorney and Counselor at Law and Notary Public. OlBce: Rooms 1 and 2, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland JOHN M. CARR, Attorney-at-Law. All legal busluess promptly attended. Postoffice Building, - Freeland. QEORGE MCLAUGHLIN, Attorney-at-Law. Legal Dimness of Any Description. Brennan's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland. R. J. O'DONNELL, Attorney-at-Law. Legal Business Promptly Attended. Campbell Building, - Freeland. 'p'llOS. A. BUCKLEY, Justice of the Peace. All business given prompt attention. Tribune Building, - . Main Street. N. MALEY, DENTIST. OVER BIBKBECK'S STOKE, Second Floor, Birkbeck Brick. S. E. HAYES, Fire Insurance Agent. Washington Street. None but Reliable Companies Represented. Also agent for the celebrated high-grade I lanos of Hazelton Bros., New York city. S. S. HESS, DENTIST. 37 South Centre Street. Second Floor Front, - Refowich Building. dealer iu Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes. Also PURE WINES £ LIQUORS FOR FAMILY AND MEDICINAL PURPOSES. Centre and Main streets. Freeland. DePIERRO - BROS -CAFE.- Corner of Centre and Front Streets, Freeland, Pa. Finest Whiskies in Stock. Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufer Club, Roscubluth's Velvet, of which wo have EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne Hennessy Brandy, Blackberry. Gins, Wines, 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, 25 Cents.
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