FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XIII. NO. 124. Mother Hopkins' Famous Double Knee and Seat Knee Pants Are for sale at MwitfsfcrW Clothing and Shoe House. REFOWICH BUILDING. FREELAND. Spring Line of Douglas Shoes on Sale. I LT $ V £ ?AL., -J k 1 I llf 1 SIS hi | Watches from $1 to S4O | BUTTERWICKS M Cor. Front and Centre Streets. |jj[ Sheet Music at Cut-Hate Prices. AMANDUS OSWALD, dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries and Provisions. FRESH ROLL BUTTER AND EGGS \. celebrated nrand of XX Hour always in stock Latest Hats and Caps. All kinds of household utensils. A. W (lor t!#ntr* arut Front St* . Frtielarui T. CAMPBELL, dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Also PURE WINES M LIQUORS FOR FAMILY AMD MEDICINAL PURPOSES. Centre and Main streets, Freeland. CTJERY'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, Booth Centre Street. If you want the best, you must wear the Gold Seal Gum Boot. Sold for #3.50 a r>air at the S£l 'JJsI STOS3. u_.iv, u.ii.. Corner Centre and tiuga Malloy, Prop. w#iuut stmoti. FOSTER SCHOOLS. Directors Are Unable tn Agree Upon Length of Term—Other liuslness. After a lapse of two months, all mem bers of Foster township school board came together Wednesday evening and cleared up the following business. The principal gave statistics for the sixth and seventh months. The latter showed an enrollment of 9115 with a per centage of 87. He also reported the following: Broken wall at Highland building; windows broken at Eckley; stove broken at Sandy Run, and supplies needed at Highland. State normal diploma applications were signed by the president and secre tary for J Frank Hindson and Condy McGeehan. Director Argust moved to make the school term nine months. It was not seconded. Directors Keller and McHugh moved to make term eight months. The vote resulted in a tie, Messrs. Kel ler, McHugh and Ziestloft in favor and Messrs. Argust, Doudt and Lesser against. Director Keller's motion to make the term eight and one-half months failed for want of a socondor. The treasurer reported: Receipts, $15,043.55; expenditures, $12,148.62; bal ance, $2,994.93. Jesse Alden, representing Tax Collec tor Lodtz. presented an exoneration list of 5855.51. The directors took the papers for examination until next meet ing. The Pond Creek Coal Company having failed to make a return of taxes collected the board was advised to withhold pay ment of bills for coal from them. The following bills were ordered paid: Mrs. Thos. Hughes, cleaning. $4; Daniel Buikett, cleaning, SV. Reuben Booth, labor, 51.52; Joseph Miers, teaming, 58.85; Mrs. Thomas Mcßrierty, clean ing. $8; Mrs. Frank Martina, cleaning, $8; W. E. Martin, supplies, 530.60; J. S. Wentz & Co., coal, 528; Joseph Birk beck, supplies, $1.79; George R. Keller, supplies, 51.80; Coxe Bros. & Co., coal, 569.25; Ervin Eunax, cleaning, $4; Silver Burdette & Co., books, $22.40; George Hindson, teaming. $6; G. B. Markle & Co., sl6 40; E. J. Edwards & Co., $1.47;. Upper Lehigh Coal Co., coal, sl7; Mrs. Elias Weaver, cleaning, $4; M. S. Kem merer & Co., coal, $41.69; Win. Shea man, teaming. $1.30. Two gentlemen representing the pub lisher of an improved United States history wore present. Oneof the agents set up his stand, similar to a music stand, and placed a chart thereon. He gave a rapid-lire talk on history from the discovery of America to the present time. The price was $27.50 each. At the conclusion Professors McGill and ; Alden, being asked for an opinion, thought the chart very good. Director Ziestloft cut off further discussion bv reminding the board of a resolution passed at the organization not to pur- ! chase any maps or apparatus during the term. A motion to reconsider the motion made in Juno was lost, the vote result ing: For, Messrs. Argust, Doudt and Lesser; against, Messrs. McHugh, Kel ler and Ziestloft. PERSONAL. Rev. Francis Mack, of St. Ann's church, returned last evening from a few days visit to relatives at Archbald. Mrs. Rev. F. Marshall, of Birkbeck streot, is housed with an attack of la grippe. Miss Sarah Solt, of North Washington street, is ill. Miss Elizabeth Stumpf, of Uazleton, visited town friends yesterday. Prof. Brackett and daughter, Miss Mary, and Mr. and Mrs. Savage, of Boston, are visiting Dr. Brackett. Attorney John M. Carr transacted business in the courts of Lackawanna county this week. W. E. Bellas, of Allentown, is attend ing to business In town. Rev Daniel Horron, of Staten Island, N. Y.. spent the past few days in town, tbe guest of his parents on Front street. You will waste time if you try to cure indigestion or dyspepsia hy starving yourself. That only makes it worse when you do oat heartily. You always need plenty of good food propeyly digested. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is the result of years of scientific research for something that would digest not only somo elements •of food but every kind. Andit is the one remedy that will do it. Grover's City drug storo. OASTOniA. Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought SISCKLLAMEOUN ADV KUTISKM F.NTS. |/M>K SA LN.-fflOO for five-room dwelling and I iol. iiOxl iO teet, on \orth liirkbcck street. $l.UO< for the John I limbeck property, 50x150 feet, on North WiistiinirtoM street $1,500 for the • harles Shitfer property, 70x150 feet, on West Walnut street. For particulars apply to C. O. Stroll. I/H)lt SALE CHEAP.—Three fresh cows; can J. 1 be seen on farm in Bust Foster. Apply to Chnrlrt DusUebk.ou farm or at Freeland. FREELAND, PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1901. RELIGIOUS. At midnight on Saturday the bells of St. Mary's Greek Catholic church will ring during tho midnight mass which will be read there in connection with tho Greek Easter services. The congre gation desires that no alarm bo felt by the people when the bells ring. The Easter celebration this year will be con ducted on an elaborate scale. A local Sunday school convention will be held ut St. Luke's Lutheran church on Monday evening. The following ministers, besides several others, will take an active part: Rev. J. (). Schlen ker, Rev. C. A. Kerschnor, Rev. E. F. Rltter, Rev. A. O. Eburt, Rev. I). G. Gerberlck, Rev. Carl Houser. Rev. J. J. Kuntz and Doit rick Lorenz have been chosen to represent St. Luke's Lutheran church at the next annual meeting of the \\ ilkesbarre con ference, which will be held at Lehigh ton on April 22. The revival services which Rev. F. Weiss, of Mr. Carniel, is conducting at the Holiness Christian church, are well attended every evening. The Lutheran Pastoral Association of tho Upper Lehigh district will meet next Monday at the home of Rev. J. J. Kuntz. Tho Sunday school Easter services at St. Luke's Lutheran be held on Sunday evening. The public is cor dially invited to attend. Early Closing. A spirited meeting was hold by Free land business men in tho Municipal building Wednesday evening. Hugh Malloy was chosen chairman and J. J. McMenamin secretary. All branches of trade were well represented. The pur pose of the mooting was to consider the proposition of the clerks to close ail stores at 7p. m. A majority of the grocers favored tho hour selected by the clerks, others believed 8 o'clock would lie a more proper hour. By a vote 8 o'clock was named as the closing hour, excopt on Saturdays and general pay nights. A committee was appointod to notify the clerks of the decision of the mer chants and to arrange for a conference. No meeting of the clerks and business men has yet been held, and several of tho former •claim that thoy will adhere to their original proposition. There is a rumor that a general Sun day closing movement, backed by several of the ministers and church congrega tions, is about to be inaugurated. Common Pleas Jurors The following citizens of this vicinity have been drawn to serve as jurors in common picas court on tho dates pre ceding their names: May 13.—George W. Drashor, Free land; George Klernan, Adam Sachs, Andy O'Donnoll, Charles Miller, Daniel McLaughlin, Foster; James Kershaw, Henry W. Leffler, John Gill, Cormac McGee, Martin Nesbitt, Thomas Wil liams, Ilazla. May 20.—Denis McCole, Froeland; Benjamin Reynolds, Foster; George J. Wilmot, Richard Whitebread, Butler: Richard Cunningham, Frank Fisher, E. J. Sweeney, John Smith, James Meehan, Ilazle. Attacked a Young Lady. Miss Bessie Owens, of Main street, while on her way from Eckley to Hazle Brook, to give music lessons in the lat ter town, was overtaken on Monday af ternoon by an unknown man who at tempted to catch hold of her. During tho struggle which followed, Thomas Jefferson, of town, who was returning from his work at Hazle Brook, came along. Miss Owens' assailant then took to tho woods. The young lady states she will be able to identify the man if she sees him again. A Correction. District Attorney B. 11. Jones informs the Tribune that its report of tho in dictment returned by the grand jury against Nicholas Capece, who is in prison to answer for the killing of Ru dolph Deinerio, was incorrect. The dis trict attorney states that Capece has been Indicted for murder and man slaughter both. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. Beginning with Monday, April 15, A. Oswald will do** lil* htore at 8 o'clock every evening except Saturday* and the gcueral pay nights. Vou cannot enjoy perfect health, rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes if your liver i- sluggish and your bowels clogged. Do Witt's Little Early Risers cleanse tin* whole system. They never gripe. Grover's City drug store Try Kelper's 5-cent cigar—best made. OASTOHIA. Boara the Thfl Kind You Have Always Bought ROUND THE REGION. A meeting was hold at Plttston by the officials of the Central Labor Unions of Wilkesbarre, Serariton and Pittston that may result in bringing to an end the silk mill strike which has now been on in three cities for the past two months. It was decided to go to the mill owners who are still holding out against the strikers and ask them to agree to arbitration. They will be willing to leave the question to a sole arbitrator or to a board of three, each side choosing one and the two the third. The employes of Ashley car shops of the Central Railroad of New .Jersey struck at noon yesterday. Without notice twenty-seven of the most exper ienced men were laid off. The other employes demanded an explanation, but none was forthcoming. The men then came to the conclusion that their co workers had been laid off because they had taken an active part in organizing the otnployes into a union. The matter was carriod to the higher officials of the road, but they refused to interfere. Two hundred miners employed at the Harry E. colliery, at Forty Fort, went on strike yesterday because three mem bers of the United Mine Workers were discharged. The miners employed at this colliery have insisted on all men entering the mine showing their union cards. The company officials say in timidation was resorted to by some of the men and the leaders of the move ment were discharged. At the quarterly convention of the United Mine Workers of District No. 1 at Olyphant it was decided not to divide the district. It was decided that all en gineers, firemen, pump runners, stable bosses and others employed in and about the mines must become members of the United Mine Workers of America. Res olutions condemning the Scrantonian were passed. It was also decided to issue an appeal to the operators for an eight-hour day. Pottsvllle will soon have a big in dustrial boom. The Williams colliery, which shut down two years ago, will resume full handed on July 1, employ ing about 400 men. The Pottsvfile Bridge Works, after an idleness of several years, will resume on May 1, employing 100 men and the rolling mill, furnishing employment to about GOO men, will be started later. Michael Crook has boon arrested on suspicion of being the murderer of Adam Rhoades, who was stabbed to death while on the way to his homo in Parsons early Tuesday morning in company with Matthew Cooper. Cooper has indentiffed Crook as the man who was singing on the street aud whom Rhoados told to shut up. The stockholders of Allentown Music Hall Association, whose theater, the Academy of Music, was destroyed by fire on the night of January 9, have decided to rebuild the theater. A build ing fund of 825,000 to start with has bewn secured. I)r. and Mrs. Thomas J. Whcaton, of Wilkesbarre, yesterday celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage. They are the parents of Attorney F. J. Wheaton. All the laborers employed in the moulding department of the Vulcan Iron Works, Tamaqua, have struck, complaining that their wages were too small. Work has been commenced on the rapid transit road connecting the cities of Wilkesbarre, Scranton and Pittston. which lias been projected by Sonator Quay, Congressman Conncil and several Philadelphia capitalists. In tho United States court at Scran ton the case against ex-Postmaster E. F. Bogert, of Wilkesbarre, was nol prossed on Wednesday. Bogert was charged with opening letters. The Spencer and Nay Aug collieries at Dunmore were shut down yesterday because nearly all of the workmen re ported for duty without their working cards. They were not allowed to go into the mines. Having pleaded guilty to robbing Hunter's store at Wcatherly, John Rose, a lifteen-year-old boy of that town, was sentenced at- Maucb Chunk yostorday to the Huntingdon reformatory. Sir Henry Irvliiff'n Hint. During Sir Henry Irving's recent performance of "The Merchant of Venice" at the Theater Royal, Belfast, much annoyance was caused to fre quenters of the stalls and circles by ladies who did not remove their hats, x\lth the result that the management at last decided to give the fair ones a gentle hint. Prior to the commence ment of the first act a curtain was dis played on which was painted In large letters the following: "Madam, will you kindly take off your bat, as I am sitting immediately behind you and cannot see the stage?" The hint was sufficient, for all liats and bonnets tlijf- , flypeaanl.—Phll Mull tiatfem BREVITIES. Latest Happening. la and Around Free land and the Surrounding Towns. Josoph Iten.wsky, a young lad resid ing on South Centre strest, was Injured this morning by (ailing under one of Markle & Co.'s delivery wagons. The wheels passed over his hip and leg, In flicting palntul Injuries hut breaking no bones. The trouble between Markle mid briny it to our store. Three competent judges will be selected to choose the prize winners. The contest closes on Arii children in Freeland and vicinity are invited to compete. Phila. One-Price Clothing House. S. SENIE, PROP. Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa. QHAS. ORION STROH, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW und NOTARY PUBLIC. OBoe: Rooms land g. Birkbeck Urick, Freeland JOHN M. CARR, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. All legal business promptly attended. Postofflce Building, ... Freeland. Mclaughlin, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of Any Description. Bronnan's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland. R. J. O'DONNELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Campbell Building, - Freeland. White Haven Offloe, Kane Bulldlng.OppusliJ Postofflce; 1 uesduys, Thursdays, {Saturdays. JOHN J. McBREARTY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of every description. 1 ;.o Insurance, and Conveyancing given ii<>1111 attention. McMenamln Building, South Centre Street. JJR. N. MALEY, DENTIST. OVER BIRKBECK'S STORE, Second Floor, • ■ Birkbeck Crick jyjRS. S. E. HAYES, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. Washington Street. None but rellablo companies represented. Also agent for the celebrated hiph-prado Pianos of Hazelton Bros.. New York iit\. JJR. S. S. HESS, DENTIST. 37 South Centre Street. Second Floor Front, - Rofowlch Building. 'J > HOS. A. BUCKLEY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. AU business given prompt attention. Tribune Building. . Main Street THIt SUN METAL FINISHED FOUNTAIN PEN - ,£E FOR ONE HOUR'S WORK. ONE THIRD ACTUAI SIZE ■♦fi tod Cirli, we will Triivl >01:. • • JeWled T<>|- MfGßll SUPPLY CO., 179 Broadway, New York. Wm. Wehrman, atcliEtialcer. On and after April 1 Next to Neußurger's Store. Geo. H. Hartman, Meats and Green Truck. fresh Lard a Specially. Centre Street, near Central Hotel. DePIERRO - BROS. O-AJTIEL Corner of Centre and Front Streets. Gibson, Doughorty, Kaufer Club, Rononbluth'a Velvet, of which wo h vo EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN. Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne, Hennessy Brandy, Blackberry, ' Gins, Wines, Clarelr, Cordials, Eto. Ham and Bchvtc\tzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS - AT - ALL - HOURS. LAOBACH'S YIEHNA BAKERY, B. C. LAUBACII, Prop. Choice Bread of All Kinds. Cnkes, and Pas to^rder 7 ' Funoy aild Novc,t >' Cakes Buked UMIIUT ® IK [Mil supplied to balls, partios or picnies. with til necessary acMuncts notice and fairest prices. Delivery and supply wagons to all parts of town and surroundings every I Ht?ad - the - Tribune.