FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XIII. NO. 84. F r tr — and Wear, THAT THIS BRANDED ON EVERY . , t M _ O inch. JM Extra Heavy ( Low Heel. Out-of-Door Boot. EXACT REPRODUCTION OP THIS STYLE SHOE. Refowich's Wear Well Clothing and Shoe House Refowieh Building, Freeland. Custom-Made and lteady-Made Clothing. He S li xxxx UNION-MADE. Manufactured by The Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, Pa. "V\7"illia,m Sclx^wa-rtz, Bole Agent for Hazleton and Vicinity. GEO. KROMMES, dealer in GROCERIES and PROVISIONS. Rebate Checks Given for Cash. Dirk bock and Walnut Street!. LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY. B. C. LAUBACH, Prop. Choice Bread of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas try, Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cakes Baked to Order. COIFECTIOIEEIIY ® IK EIEII supplied to balls, parties or picnics, with all necessary adjuncts, at shortest notice and fairest prices. Delivery and supply wagons to all parte o] town and surroundings every day. AMANDUS OSWALDT dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries and Provisions. FRESH ROLL BUTTER AND EGGS. A celebrated brand of XX Hour always In stock. Latest Hats and Caps. All kinds of household utensils. y. W. Cor. Centre and Front Bt*. % Freeland. EVERY BUYER 0E SHOES is neglecting his duty to Ills purse if he fails to learn our prices and examine our qualities and styles before investing money in footwear. We Sell Shoes and nothing else. You can buy to better advantage here than in stores where shoes are carried as a side-line, and if you give us the op portunity we will prove to you that this is true. STAR SHCIE stobe. Hugh Malloy, Prop. Corn %&r t FREELAND, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1901. NEW OFFICERS Conncll 348, Jr. O. U. A. M., has elected the following officers: Councillor—James Paul, Jr. Vice president—Alfred M. Shive. Recording secretary —Joseph McClel lan. Financial secretary —James M. Dwyer. Assistant—J. E. Fritzlnger. Treasurer—J. It. Boyd. Warden—Andrew Shore. Conductor—George Lester. Inside sentinel—Thomas Paul. Outside sentinel—Arthur Heckler. Trustees—Jesse A. Alden, George Welch, Andrew Shore. Representative to Funeral Benefit Fund—Andrew Shore Following are the officers of the Fourth Ward Fire Company: President—Benhard Dlnn. Vice president—Soioman Trantor. Secretary—Stephen Drasher. Treasurer—Harry Reinsralth. Trustees—Moses Trantor, Jenkin Giles, John W. Davis. Foreman of hose—Joseph Birkbeck. Assistant—William Marshman. Recommended to council for appoint ment as chief—Edward Iteinsmith; al ternate, Soioman Trantor. Loyal Castle, No. 65, Knights of Mystic Chain, has elected these officers: Past commander—Otto Roll. Commander—W. J. Boyd. Vice commander—Oscar Missmer. Marshal—Stephen Drasher. Recording secretary —James VV. Bell. Financial secretary —Alfred Widdlck. Treasurer—Henry Fisher. Chaplain—Robert Bell. Inside guard—Conrad Hoch. Outside guard—George Becbtloft. Trustees—Robert Bell, John Klinger man, Robert Scott. The following officers have been elected by Camp 147, P. O. S. of A. Past prosident—Harry Argust. President—John Christman. Vice president—R. T. Brobst. Master of forms—Arthur Heckler. Recording secretary—D. F. Shel hamer. Financial secretary—J. E. Fritzlnger. Treasurer—J. W. Everltt. Conductor—George Lester. The Epworth League of the Park M. E. church has elected the following: President—William Beers. Vice presidents—Carrie Welsh, Elmer Hinton, Anna Senscnbach, Bessie Shelhamer. Secretary—Gertrude Keck. Treasurer—Edward M. Jones. Junior league superintendent—Mrs. C. O. Stroh. St. John's Reformed Sunday school has elected tho following: Superintendent—J. J. Brobst. Assistant—A. Oswald. Treasurer—Harry McClellan. Secretary—George Sheaman. Recorder—H. L. Edmunds. Librarians—John Sippet, George Heidenrich. Organists—Misses Bessie Shelhamer, Lizzie Nagle. Camp 259, P. O. S. of A., of Sandy Run, has elected the following: President—Thomas Brown. Vice president—Charles Anthony, Jr. Master of forms—Sylvester Weaver. Secretary—Charles F. Kugler. Treasurer—George D. Kugler. Conductor—Reuben Zohn. Inspector—Elias Weaver. Guard—John .Singer, Sr. When threatened by pneumonia or any other lung trouble, prompt relief Is necessary, as it is dangerous to delay. We would suggest that One Minute Cough Cure be taken as soon as indica tions of having taken cold are noticed. It cures quickly and Its early use prevents consumption. Grovers City Drug store. MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE— The Democrats of Freeland bor ough will hold primary elections In each election district of the borough on Saturday, January 12, 1901, from the hours of 4 to 7 p. m., to elect delegates to meet in conventions ut Cottage hall on Monday, January 14, 1901, at 7.80 p. ra., for the purpose of nominating can didates for borough offices, candidates for ward offices and candidates for district offices. Representation in the several conventions shall bo as follows: In borough convention, three delegates from each election district, one delegate from each ward and one delegate from the borough ut large. Iu ward conven tions, three delegates from each election dis trict in ward and one ward delegate. In dis trict conventions, throe delegates of district. By order of tho Democratic committee of Freeland borough. John McCole, chairman. Philip C. Miller, secretary. Wm. Wehrman, "\A7" atch.mak:er. Watches, from $4 to $25. Clocks, from $1 to SB. Centre street, below South. POULTRY, FISH AND OYSTERS. CHEAP FOB CASH. GEO. FISHER'S No. 0 Walnut street. BREVITIES Miss Mary Manalis, of Wllkesbarre, Is visiting hor sister, Mrs. Edward Murphy. She is accompanied by her niece, Mary Thornton, who is a great grand-daughter of Mrs. Condy Gillespie, of Main.street. J. Bennett Smith, of Wllkesbarre, en tertained tho students of the Mining and Mechanical Institute last evening with a lecture on "Aerial Telegraphy." Dr. J. H. Cloud has tendered his resignation as physician at Drifton. The fair of the Young Men's Dorps at Yaanes' opera house will be opened next week. A quorum of the borough council not being present at the timo for meeting on Monday evening no session was held. The monthly meeting has been called for this evening. Democrats will elect delegates on Saturday evening to attend the ward, district and borough conventions. The latter will be held at the Cottage hotel on Monday evening. Tobacco of all kind 9 at Keiper's. Dr. Miers, of Philadelphia, arrived here today to serve as assistant te Dr. H. M. Neale, succeeding Dr. W. P. O. Thernason. Attorneys Carr and McCarthy are at Pottsvllle this week, defending the men charged with rioting at Oneida on Octo ber 10 last. James P. Sweeney, of town, has been promoted to the position in Superinten dent Kudlich's office at Drifton made vacant by the resignation of L. A. Sundmacher. Fine coufectionery at Keiper's. The building of a new dance hall is being considered by capitalists of town. The site in view is located on South Ridge street, between Luzerne and South streets. The semi-monthly meeting of the teachers of the borough schools will be held this evening in the Washington street building. A new delivery wagon has boen placed on the road by E. J. Curry. Quality and not quantity makes De- Witt's Little Early Risers such valuable little liver pills. Grover's City drug store. John Heidenrlch, of North Ridge street, a boiler maker, had his band drawn into a roll yesterday at Drifton shops and the member was severely crushed. L. A. Sundmacher and family were tendered a banquet at Drifton hotel Monday evening, before leaving for their new home at Long Branch, N. J. The merited reputation for curing piles, sores and skin diseases acquired by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, has led to tho making of worthless counterfeits. Be sure to got only DeWitt's Salve. Gro ver's City drug store. Sergeant Schmidt's Bravery. In a letter written from the Philip pines by William Costello to his father, Captain Costello, of Lattlmor, mention Is made as follows •( Sergeant VV. J. Schmidt, of town, who Is serving In Company M, of the Twelfth regiment: "A young man named Smith, In our reglmont, belonging to Company M, whose home Is In Preeland, where he taught school before enlisting, received a well merited recommendation for bravery and promotion to rank of officer. He was sergeant of the company, and while going from camp to the railroad for rations, a distance of fifteen miles, having with him ton men, all mounted, they were suddenly fired upon by thirty negroes lying In auibush. Two of his men were wounded and five of their horses killed. When the scrimmage was over It was found that sixteen negroes had boen killed and sevoral wounded. He also burned their village." Woman Gravely Accused. The arrest of Mrs. Harriet Jones, of Berwick, wife of John Jones, superin tendent of the pattern department of the American Car and Foundry Com pany, on a charge of improper use of tho mails, promises to solve a mystery which has worried the people of Berwick for tho past seven years. During that time an anonymous letter writer has wrecked many homes and broken up many friendships. The postal authorities believe they have sufficient evidence to convict tho woman, who has been held under 1,000 bail. _____ Buried This Morning. The remains of the late Hugh Galla gher, whe died on the 3d Inst, at Aua conda, Montana, arrived hero yesterday and wore taken to tho residence of his brother, Jamos, In Highland. Mr. Gal lagher was aged 41 years. The funeral took place this morning and was attended by many of the de ceased's friends. A requiem mass was read at St. Ann's church, and the Inter ment was made In St. Ann's cemetery. ROUND THE REGION Indignant citizens In all walks of life are anathematizing the Scranton Rail way Company. The reason Is the an nouncement that after Monday the company will not Issue transfers on connecting lines, but compel patrons to pay two fares. Several of the company', franchises were granted upon the ex press stipulation that transfers be given, and at tomorrow night's session of council the first step toward the abro gation of these franchises will be taken. Representative Philip L. Drum, of Butler township, was married In New York city on December 29 last to Miss Vida Bowman, of Bloomsburg, who re turned that day from Florence, Italy, where she was studying music. Mrs. Drum Is a neice of Principal Welsh, of Bloomsburg normal school. Hazleton Democrats have nominated the following city ticket: Mayor, Wil liam Rolnhart; controller, P. F. Fallon; treasurer, Henry Walser. Gentlemen, for hats and caps go to A. Oswald. He has a nice varioty. Jana Fisher, daughter of Enoch Fisher, of MUnesvllle, Is missing from home. While celebrating on New Year's evening with a number of frlonds, she suddenly left the house. Nothing was heard of hor until yesterday, when It was reported she was located with re latives at New Boston. The Laurel Run mine, where the fatal aceldent of Thursday occurred, has been ordered closed by Mine Inspector McDonald, until the fire In the Dela ware mine adjoining Is extinguished. Such little pills as DeWitt's Little Early Risers are very easily taken, and they are wonderfully effective in cleansing the liver and bowels. Grover's City drug store. Mrs. James Bush, aged 92 years, and Mrs. Elizabeth Manning, aged 85 years, are lying dead at their homes In Llewel lyn, Schuylkill county. Both of them often expressed the wish that they would die about the same time and they had their desire gratified. The case against R. W. Taylor, of Mahanoy City, chargod with administer ing poison to Elsie Meyers, his step daughter, and attempting to poison his wife, Is put down for trial at Pottsvllle on Monday. With bis scalp torn almost completely off, John McElwee, of Pottsvllle, a Pennsylvania Railroad freight engineer, lies In a precarious condition at the Pottstown hospital. ll* was struck by a passing engine. The most soothing, healing and anti septic application ever devised Is De- Witt's Witch Hazle Salve. It relieves at once and cures piles, sores, eczema and skin diseases. Beware of Imita tions. Grover's City Drug store. Patrick Kelly, aged 55 years, a resi dent of Lattlmor for many yoars, died from heart disease at Plymouth yester day. He was a contractor. An Italian slate plckor yesterday as saulted G. W. Miller, foreman at the Silver Brook colliery, with a club and fractured his skull. Miller Is In a criti cal condition. Charles Teale, a young printer well known In Freeland, was crushed while under a press In Feist's printing house at White Haven. He 1s at Bethlehem hospital and his condition Is critical. This season there Is a large death rate among children from croup and lung troubles. Prompt action will save the little ones from those terrible diseases. We know of nothing so certain to give instant relief as One Minute Cough Cure. It can also be relied upon In grippe and nil throat and lung troubles of adults Pleasant to take. Grover's City drug store. Car of Powder Explodes. The whole of the Wyoming valley was shaken by a terrific explosion at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when a car of black powder, on the Central Rail road of New Jersey tracks, near Laurel Run, exploded. Train No. 424 was pull ing up the mountain, when an engine dashed around % curve and plowed through tho caboose, knocked over a car of beer and then struck the car loaded with black powder. An explosion followod which tore the front of the engine to shreds and piled up a dozen cars In a heap. The engineer and fireman on the light locomotive leaped twenty feet from the point of the collision, and the two men In the caboose and the rear brakeman on the train jumped at tho same time. Knowing there was a car of powdoron, they wasted no time In getting as far as possible away from the wreck, and this saved their lives. No one was Injured, despite the fearful force of the explosion. Persons who suffer from Indigestion can not expect to livelong, because they can not eat the food required to nourish the body and the prod.ucts of the undi gested foods they do eat poison the blood. It Is Important to euro Indiges tion as soon as possible, and tho best method of doing this Is to use tho pre paration known as Kodol Dyspepela Cure. It digests what you eat'and re- j stores all the digestive organs to perfect health. Grover's City drug store. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Freolttnd Opera House Co., Lessees. Wednesday Even- Q ing, Jan. g James B. Mackie, Grimesey Me Boy IN TUB NATIONAL SUCCESS, Grimes' Cellar Door. Headed by Louise San ford. Late "Teddy" In Hoyt's A Bunch of Keys. A Large Company of Hlngers and Dancers. See Bernard Sisters. See Grimesey Slide the Cellar Door. See the Best Musical Comedy of the Season. Prices: 25,35 and 50 Cents, Seats on sale at McMenamin's store. Friday Evening, Jan. 11. Funniest Night This Season. "A Hot Old Time." The biggest, brightest, best, fun-making, laugh producing come dy ever built. Playing to Laughing Room Only. Dan Gracy and Ada Burnett, and a stage full of singing soubrettes and funny fel lows. PRICES: 28, 36, 60 and 75 Cents. Seats on Bale at McMenamin's store three days before date of show. THEATRICAL. The attraction at the Grand opera housa on Friday evening will be that record breaking succeee In the (arcs comedy field, the Rays' big Eastern "A Hot Old Time," which Is this season more than duplicating its hit of last year, when It won recognition as the most prosperous organization of Its kind on the road. Tho succoss of the attrac tion Is easily explained. Not only has It a consistent plot, a fund of humor that Is Irresistibly contagious and a liveliness of action that, while escaping actual vlelence, Is both constant and comic, but It Is entirely free from that element of vulgarity and suggestlveness that has handicapped so many recent pro ductions. It was In this production that the popular song o( this season, "Lady," a song that Is sweeping this country from ocean to ocean, was lirst heard. Strong specialties are Intro duced by Gracey and Burnett, the Glad stone sisters. Pearls Revare, Kate Pray er and other names familiar to patrons of high class comedy. t l t Jas. 11. Mackie will appear at the Grand opera house this evening in hie woll known farce comedy of "Grimes' Cellar Door," ably assisted by that clever comedienne, Louise Sanford, and company of seventeen people. Among the company with Mackie are tho two Bernard Sisters, Jack Amnions and a host of pretty girls. Mackie has been doing a phenomenal business at every town this season, and Is the only one of Hoyt's comedians that has made himself famous. Pepsin preparations often fall to re lieve Indigestion because they can di gest only albuminous foods. There is one preparation that digests all classes of food, and that is Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It cures the worst cases of in digestion and gives Instant relief, for It digests what you eat. Grover's City drug store. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. It artificially digests the food and aids Natura la strengthening and recon* structlng the exhausted digestive or gans. It Is the latest discovereddlgest ant and tonic. Ho other preparation can approach It in efficiency. It In stantly relievesand permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea. Sick Headache, Gastralgla.Crampaand all other results of imperfect digestion. Pricesoc. and Si. Large iliocontatne IM times •mallalze. Book all about dyspepsia m&llodfroo Prsparsd by E. C. DtWITT ACCV Cft'cago. i Grover's City Drug Store. $1.50 PER YEAR, Mid-Winter Bargains in Clothing at Phila. One-Price Clothing House. 8. SENIE, PBOP. Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa. £HAS. ORION STROH, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW and NOTARY PUBLIC. Offloe: Roomi 1 and 2, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland JOHN M. CARR, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. All legal business promptly attended. Postofflce Building, ... Freeland. Mclaughlin, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of Any Description. Brennan's Building. So. Centre St. Freeland. R. J. O'DONNELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Campbell Building, ... Freeland. White Haven Office, Kane Building, Opposite Postofflcoi Tuesdays, Thursduys, Saturdays. JOHN J. McBREARTY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of every description, Fire Insurance, and Conveyancing given prompt attention. McMenamln Building, South Centre Street. JJR. N. MALEY, DENTIST. OVER BIRKBECK'S STORE, Second Floor, - . Birkbeck Brick. jyjRS. S. E. HAYES, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. Washington Street. None but reliable companies represented. Also agent for tho celebrated high-grade Pianos of Hatelton Bros., New York city. JJR. S. S. HESS, DENTIST. 87 South Centro Stroet. Second Floor Front. . Refowlch Buildlug. JpHOS. A. BUCKLEY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. All business given prompt attention. Tribune Building. Main Street Geo. H. Hartman, Meats and Green Truck. Fresh Lard a Specialty. Centre Street, near Central Hotel. TT CAMPBELL, dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes. Also PURE WINES D LIQUORS FOR FAMILY AND MEDICINAL PURPOBEB. Centre and Main streets, Freeland. P. F. McNULTY, FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER. Embalming of fetnalo corpses performed exclusively by Mrs. P. F. MoNulty. PREPARED TO ATTEND CALLS DAT OR NIGIIT. South Centre street, Freeland. OTX:R,:RY 3 S Groceries, Provisions, Green Truck, Dry Goods and Notions are among the finest sold in Freeland. Send a sam ple order and try them. E, J. Curry, South Centre Street. The collieries of this section are badly handicapped in their operations by the scarcity of water.
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