VOL. XIV. NO. 48.
A
Warning
i
If you do not leave your
L measure at Refowich's, Free
land's leading tailor, you
will not be in it.
" Itltaitl'sfcrH
Clothing and Shoo House.
REFOWICH BUILDING. FREELAND.
Pall and Winter Samples Now Ready.
T CAMPBELL, -
dealer in
Dry Goods, Groceries,
k Boots and Shoes.
Also
PURE WINES £ LIQUORS
FOR FAMILY
AND MEDICINAL PURPOSES.
Centre and Main streets. Freeland.
~ " S
Groceries, Provisions,
Green Truck,
Dry Goods and Notions
are among the finest sold
in Freeland. Send a sam
ple order and try thein.
E. J. Curry, South Centre Street.
, LAUACH'S YIENNA BAKERY.
4 B. G. LAU3ACH, Prop.
Choice Dread of All Kinds, Cakes, aud Pas
try, Daily. iauoy and Novelty Cakes Uaked
to Order.
CQNFECTIQIIRY ® IE! EMM
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.
DePIEREO - BROS
OXYIELEL
Corner of Centre and Front Streets.
Gibson, Doughertyi Kaufcr Club,
Rosnnhlulti's Velvet, of which we h ve
EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN.
Muniin's Extra Dry Champugno,
Henncssy Brandy, Illucklierry,
Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc.
Jlam and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches,
Sardines, Etc.
MR VTiS - AT - ALL - HOURS.
Wm. Wehrman,
" , C\7"a,tclmaa.l3:er.
Cheapest Clocks and Watches
in Town.
Next to Neußurger's Store.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Freeland Opera House Co., Lessees.
Tuesday, Oct. 22. Fri(laj Wober 11
</ * ONE NIGHT ONLY.
One Night Only. AGNES
BURROUGHS
Su PP ol *ted by a Strong Cast
fSmtX Her Own Dramatization of the
1 s " Forever Popular Story,
Superbly Costumed.
Correct Scenic Environment.
Prices: Lower Floor, 35,50 and 75c.
Balcony, 35c. Gallery, 25c.
FAILED TO
KIDNAP CHILD
77oman Trios to Steal Her
Own Daughter.
Came from Virginia to Ma
hanoy City and Made Two
Futile Attempts to Carry
Off the Little Girl.
Mrs. Mame Phillips, of Newport News,
Va., made a daring attempt to kidnap
her six-year-old daughter, Emma, from
her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Clemsen, at Mahanoy City
yesterday morning.
The woman met the child, who was
going to school, and enticed her some
distance by promising to buy a pretty
doll. When the little one rebelled Mrs.
Phillips seized her in her arms and
started to run, but had not gone far be
fore the girl's screams attracted a
crowd. In the excitement which fol
lowed the woman dropped the child and
hurried off, but returned two hours
later only to be foiled a second time.
This is the fourth attempt Mrs.
Philips has made to gain forceful pos
session of the child since being denied
the right by Schuylkill county courts
two year old.
The child was an inmato of the Chil
dren's Ilomo at Pottsvllle when the
Cleiuson family adopted It. The woman
declares she will yet have the child and
there promises to be interesting develop
ments.
Hazleton's Smallpox Case.
Mrs. Charles E. IPaas, who Is confined
with smallpox in the llazleton pest
house, is doing well, but the disease has
not yet reached the danger point. The
llazleton physician who had charge of
the case has withdrawn from attend
ance on account of the fears of his other
patients, and is succeeded by Dr. Den
ison, of Wilkesbarro, who had charge
of the smallpox casos in that city lust
summer.
The local Board of Health is taking
much interest in the llazleton case and
the members are quietly guarding
against the introduction of the dreaded
disease into Freeland.
Candidates Visit Town.
The Democratic county candidates
spent yesterday in Freeland and found
a very satisfactory condition of affairs
here. Under the guidance of Squire
Shoviiu, who Is a member of the county
committee, they called upon a number
of our townspeople and were cordially
received. The candidates found that
in Freeland, as in all other parts of the
county, there Is a strong feeling that
the Democratic ticket will poll an un
usually large vote this year.
The ignoring of the factions which
heretofore existed in the party by the
delegates to the recent convention has
united the Luzerne Democrats as they
have not been in many years, and with
the county committee preparing to wage
an aggressive battle against the dis
organized opposition the candidates are
justified in feeling that they will win at
FREELAND, FA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1901.
tlio polls.
All the county candidates are travel
ing together, which shows that thorough
unit) and good feeling exists. The
party consists of Messrs. McLean, Froas,
Jacobs, I.arrett and Or. Rorge, and they
form a group which cannot avoid at
tracting attention and respect wherever
seen.
During their visit to town they made
as many calls as possible during the
limited time at their disposal and re
gretted that they could not spend a few
more days in this vicinity.
Death of Mrs. Halpin.
Mrs. Timothy Halpin died at 4.30
o'clock yesterday afternoon at tin? home
of her son, Michael, corner of Walnut
and Pine streets. Mrs. Halpin had
been unwell for some years past and
death was due to diseases incident to
old age. Tho deceased came to the
United States from Ireland with her
husband upwards of half a century ago.
They settled at old lluck Mountain,
where they lived many years. Later
they resided in Schu)lkill county, and
afterwards at Upper Lehigh and Frfea
land. Mr. Ilalpin died here about
seven years ago.
The following sons and daughters sur
vive Mrs. Halpin: Thomas, of Ireland;
Michael. Freeland; John, Perth Aiuboy,
N.J: James, Jeddo; Daniel, Scranton;
Mrs. John McManus, New ltrunswick,
N. J.; Mrs. Daniel Leary, Newark, N.
J., and Mrs. John Ryan, Hartford,
Conn.
The funeral will tako place at 9.30
o'clock tomorrow morning, followed by
a requiem mass at St. Ann's church.
Interment at St. Ann's cemetery.
Foot Ball Game Off.
The prospects of a foot ball game on
Sunday afternoon botween Freeland
and Hazleton clubs are not very promis
ing at the present time. The Hazleton
men have cancelled tho game on the
ground that they were not to receive a
sullicient amount of the recoipts. At
the same time they offer to play at
Drifton or Jeanosvlllo, where they will
receive no money.
The opinion in this section is that
Ilaxieton is simply afraid to test the
ability of its self-boasted eleven against
tho Freeland boys. This seeming cow
ardice will probably upset the arrange
ments for a series of friendly games
which would have been interesting to
patrons of the sport.
Curfew Law for Plymouth.
Plymouth council has passed a curfew
to go into effect November 1, restricting
children under sixteen years of age from
being on the streets after 9 o'clock at
night, those under eighteen at 10
o'clock, they being liable to arrest and
lino unless accompanied by a member
of their family over twenty-one years
of age; regelating the age at attendance
to public balls, and restricting the time
to 1 o'clock, and Imposing a licenso foe
of live dollars besides the regular police
protection. The curfew hours will be
made known by the ringing of the lire
gongs.
Smoker This Evening.
A smoker will be conducted at the
Grand opera house hall this evening by
Division 19. A. (J. 11. In addition to
the members of the tw* Freeland divi
sions, the members of Division 20, of
Eckloy, and Division 10, of Hazleton,
will be present. Several of the promi
nent members of the order in the upper
end of the county, Including the state
secretary and the county officials, will
also attend and participate in the oven
ing's exercises.
Will Lead the March.
National President John Mitchell will
rovlow the parade of the United Mine
Workers at Hazleton on tho 29th inst.
Learning this fact, tho energetic ball
committee of Local Union No. 1499 in
vited him to spend the evening previous
in Freeland. He has accepted and has
assured the committee that he will lead
the grand march at their bail.
A. Oswald has the agency for the cele
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery.
The finest goods made. Try theui.
>IISCELLANISOUS ADVKKTISEMENTS.
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES FOR THE
oiliee of State Mine Inspector.
Notice is hereby given that an examination
of candidates for the office of Inspector of
Mines for the Fifth Anthracite Distitct will
l>e held in Schwartz's hall. East Ilroud street,
Huzlclou. Pa., on October 28,zu. ;io and ai, l'.Kil,
beginning .t 10 o'clock a. in., when and where
all candidates arc requested to present them
selves for examination. No previous notice
of intern ion to apply is required
A. <:. Leisenriiig,
Morris Williams,
John Ross,
John I). Reynolds,
John Gilhnolc3,
Hoard of Examiners.
\ \ T AN ' KD.—Several persons of character
\\ and good reputation iu each state (one
in this county required) to represent uiul ad
vertise old established wealthy business house
of solid lluaneial standing. Salary SIB.OO
weekly with expenses additional, all payable
in cash each Wednesday direct from head of
fices. Horse and carriage furnished, wlien
necessary. References. Enclose soil''-address
ed s inupid envelope. Manager, 810 Caxton
Building, Chicago.
ROUND THE REGION
The men at the Sugar Notch MafTett
mine are on strike. Three weeks ago
they went out because they were not
paid promptly. A couple of days ago
they got their pay, and when they went
back to work found notices posted de
claring a reduction of 12 cents in the
price of a car and 25 cents in yardage.
At the last session of the quadrennial
conference of the Primitive Methodist
Church of America, at Scranton, an im
portant divorce rule was adopted. It
follows: "None of the ministers of this
church shall marry a person or persons
divorced contrary to the words of Jesus
Christ, found in Matthew xix: 9."
Four men were instantly killed by a
fail of roof in the Klondike mine at
Archbaid. The dead are: Patrick
Nealin, assistant mine foreman; John
Healey, Martin Dougher and John Car
ney. Nealin and Ilealey were both
married, aud leave a widow and one
child each.
Father C. Von Weldon, latn assistant
at YVilkesbarreGerman Catholic church,
has boon appointed by Bishop Hoban as
pastor of Sacred Heart church in Wes
ton. Connected with this church is a
mission. St. Joseph's church, in Nu
remberg.
William Astloford lias returned to his
homo in Harwood after two years' ser
vice in the United States army at
Honolulu.
The funoral of Mrs. Hannah Powdor
ly, wlfo of Hon. T. V. Powderly, of
Washington, 1). C., commissioner of
immigration, was hold at St. Patrick's
church, Scranton. There were many
fiorul offerings from Washington.
John It. Stark, a member of one of
the oldest families in the Wyoming
valley, died today at his home in Plains,
aged 69 years. Ho had lived in Plains
all his life. His ancestors catuo hero
from England in 1771.
Miss Barbara Walton, of Plymouth,
was stricken with smallpox and removed
to the emergency hospital, she being
tho last one of the entire family of seven
now having the disease.
C. Edgar Steadman, freight and sta
tion agent for the Central Railroad of
Now Jersey at Mauch Chunk since the
road was first opened, in 1868, has re
signed.
A new knitting mill is to he started at
Nanticokoin a few day, and when finish
ed will give employment to about 250
girls.
While on a visit to Philadelphia, Mrs.
John Brennan, of St. Clair, caught tho
germs of smallpox and last evening she
was removed to the pest hospital at
Pottsvilie.
Arrangements were made last night
for a twenty-round bout between Har
ry Ruhiin, of YVilkesbarre, and Jack
Ashton, of Philadelphia. The contest
will be held on October 28 at Nanticoke.
William P. Hopkins, one of the load
ing Iron manufacturers in the Lehigh
valley, died yesterday at his home in
Catasauqua, aged 70 years.
THEATRICAL.
Iloyt's "A Day and a Night" is said
by many to bo his brightest and best
comedy, and it is claimed that this
season's company is by Tar tho best ever
engaged in its production. There is
a distinctly original idea in tho unravell
ing of the story of a supposed country
bumpkin's introduction into the gay life
of New York city. Briefly told, "Mar
able Hart," an inexperienced young
man, visits New York in search of vocal
ists for his church choir in a New Jersey
village. He falls in with a theatrical
manager and his staiT, and they, in turn
sot a party of comic opera singers to
initiating tho young man into the life
of the metropolis, lie enters into their
scheme with little hesitancy, and comes
out a full-Hedged sport. The costuming
is elaborate, the music bright and up to
date, tho girls pretty and the specialties
of novel character interesting to all.
X X X
Miss Agnes burroughs and her care
fully selected company will give a per
formance this evening of her own dra
matization of that ever popular story
"Hast Ly nno." This young star about
whom much has been written and con
cerning whoso talents many words of
enthusiasm ha/o boon spoken, has won
an enviable reputation in her tour of the
principal cities of the country last sea
son. East Lynne is without question
tho greatest emotional drama of the pre
sent generation; a play In which the
most famous actors and actresees of the
country have appeared, and one which
will live when others are forgotten.
X X X
The Irish cotuedy, "My Friend Clan
cy," will be one uf tho attractions here
in the oear future.
Fine free lunch at all hours at Hern
hard Dlun's restaurant, Waluut street.
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN UP
Short Items cf Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
Freeland Recorded With
out Waste of Words.
The friends of Michael McGiil, one of
Freeland's bright young men who drift
ed westward some years ago, have been
informed that he will marry on Tuesday
next. The bride-to-be is a young lady
of Park City, Utah, where Mr. McGUI
lias been located since leaving Freeland.
Their wedding tour will probably in
clude a visit to town.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Botterly, two
of the oldest residents of Butler valley,
yesterday celebrated the fiftieth anni
versary of their wedding. In honor of
the event there was a re-union of rela
tives at the old homestead. Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene West and Mr. and Mrs. C.
D. Rohrbach, of town, wore present.
Attorney D. J. McCarthy spent part
of the week at Ilarrlsburg presenting
to the pardon board th application for
a pardon for the men charged with
rioting at Oneida. The cases were
taken under consideration and no re
port is likely until after election.
A man named Victor Shedlock. who
gave his home as Meyersford, N. Y.,
was run over by a Lehigh Valloy train
at the Lumber Yard Wednesday. He
was taken to the Miners' hospital, where
his left arm was so badly crushed that
amputation was necessary.
The handsome bear which Tax Collec
tor Malloy purchased last May from a
stranded circus, has been sold to Coun
cilman William Gallagher, of South
Ridge street. Bruin will bo removed
tomorrow to his now quarters in the
Sixth ward.
The Tigers Athletic Club has engaged
IvroH's opera house for the purposo of
holding a fair. It will open on Decem
ber 14 and continue until New Year's
Eve, closing with tho annual ball of tho
organization.
Tomorrow evening the Good Wilis
Athletic Association will hold a hop at
Kroll's opera house. Tho members
know how to show their friends a pleas
ant time and a successful affair is as
sured.
A daughter of Neal O'Gara, of North
Ridge stroet, while engaged yesterday
in cleaning a window at her h one, was
severely cut on her right hand by a
broken pane.
Soda water—ail flavors—at Helper's.
Misses Bessie Shelhamer and Mabel
Missmer will sing a duet on Sunday at
the anniversary exercises to bo held in
Zion Evangelical ch irch, llazleton.
Joseph Birkbeck, Henry George and
William Mcehan are at YVilkesbarre
today to give testimony in the Blotz
damage suit.
James RlcGarey, of Coxo addition,
received a dislocated shoul ier-blado
whilo playing foot ball at Woodside
school.
Sister M. Clare, who before joining
the sisterhood was Miss Katie McTague,
of Drifton, Is seriously ill at Mercy hos
pital, Wilkesbarre.
John Honor, of Drifton, who played
last season with Chester ball club, ar
rived home Wednesday evening.
Condy O. lloyle attended a meeting of
the Anthracite Brewers' Association at
Pottsville yesterday.
Frank McLaughlin, Jr., has succeeded
to tho position held by his brother,
James, at tho electric light plant.
Attorney Daniel Kline, of town, was
this week admitted to practice before
the orphans' court in this county.
William Stranix and Charles Paul, two
victims of Drifton shop strike, havo
removed to Catawissa.
I'ocktttbook f.oMt.
Lost.—A pocketbook, between South
Centre street and Koons' store. Finder
will please return to Miss Kate Rogan,
South Centre street.
Condy 0. Boyle,
doalor in
LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC.
Tho Hurst brands of Domestic and Imported
Whiskey on sale. Fresh Rochester and Shen
andoah Meer and Youoßlinr'B Porter on tap.
us (tentin irwt.
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Ti nek.
Freah Lard a Specialty.
Centre Street, near Central Hotel.
TRI-WEEKLY
For Sal 3!
300 Pairs of Troi sers
at 99c a Leg
Seats :Free.
Our up-to-date line of
Fall and Winter Cloth
ing cannot be excelled.
Phila. One-Price ClothiDg House.
S. SEN IE, I'KOP.
Birkbeck Brick, Free! and, Pa.
ORION STROH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
aud
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office: Booms 1 and 2, Birkbeck lii i :k. Freeland
JOHN M. CARR,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
All legal business promptly attended.
Postofflce Building, ... Freeland.
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of Any Description.
Brennan's Building, So. Centre St.. Freeland.
R. J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Campbell Building, ... Freoland
White Haven Office, Kune Builil .ig, Opiiosite
I ostomee; Tuesdays, Thursdays, t .iturdays.
JOUN J. McBREARTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAV/.
Legal Business of every description. Fire
Insurance, and Conveyancing gi en prompt
attention.
McMcnnmln Building, South Cet tro Street.
JJR. N. MALEY,
DENTIST.
OVER BIItKBECK'S STOKE,
Second Floor, Bir .book Brick
jyjRS. S. E. HAYES,
FIRE INSURANCE AG INT.
Washington Street.
None but reliable companies re irescnted.
Also agent for the celebrate high-grade
Pianos of Hazelton Bros., New Y .rk city.
JJR. S. S. HESS,
DENTIST.
37 South Centre Street.
Second Floor Front, . Kefow eh Building.
'jpuos. A. BUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PUCE.
All business given prompt, attention.
Tribune Building, Main Street
-A..
dea'er in
Dry Goods, Notions,
Groceries and Frc visions.
FRESH ROLL AN J
Creamery Butter Always in Stock,
Minnesota's Bsst
Patent Flour A Specialty.
EVERY ARTICLE GUARANTEED.
N. W. Cor. Centre and Front SU., Freeland.
Right
TO THE
Point
We always go straight to
the point; no false modesty
about us. We have the
finest stock of Shoes in the
town—we know it, and we
want you to know it. We
have bought them especially
for you. We have every
style in the maiket, and
warrant all our goods. We
have just the goods for sum
mer wear— Underoriced for
the sake of introduction.
STAR SHOE STORE,
HUGH MALLOY, I'KOP.,
Centre and Walnut Streets.