FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XIV. NO. (30, GREATEST SALE of Clothing, Furnishings, Hats, Caps, Gloves, Underwear, Boots and Shoes and Rubber Goods Ever Held in Freeland is now goiug on at MwtfstaWi Clothing and Shoe House. REFOWICH BUILDING. FREELAND. T. CAMPBELL, dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes. Also PURE WINES H LIQUORS FOR FAMILY AND MEDICINAL PURPOSES. Centre and Main Btreeta. Freeland. "CIJRRY'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. DePIERRO - BROS. CAFE. Corner of Centre and Front Streets. Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufor Club, Hosenbluth's Velvet, of which we h .ve EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN. Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne, Honnessy Hrundy, Blackberry, Gins, Wines, Clareta, Cordials, Etc. Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS - AT - ALL - HOURS. LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY. B. C. LAUBACH, Prop. Choice Bread of AIL Kinds, Cakes, and Pas try, Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cakes Baked to Order. COVEtiniY • IK Bill supplied to halls, parties or picnics, with all necessary adjuncts, at shortest notice .and fairest prices. Delivery and. sujrply wagon* to all parts oj town and surroundings every day. Wm. Wehrman, ■NT^atdimalcer. Repairing a Specialty. Thirty-four Year's Experience. Next to Neußurger's Store. Geo. H. Hartman, Meats and Green Tmck. Fresh Lard a Specialty. Centre Btreet. near Central Hotel. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Frecrland Opera House Co., Lessees. Monday Evening, Nov. 18, Fitz & Webster's NEWEST "A Breezy Time." A FABCE COMEDY Brim Full and Bubbling Over With Mirth and Music. PRESENTED BY A SI'PEBIOR COMPANY OF Comedians and Pretty Girls. WATCH FOB THE GOLF CI.UB BAND. Prices: 25, 35 and 50 Cents. Seats on sale at McMenaraiq's store. AGED WOMAN FOUND DEAD Mrs. Adam Showers Com mits Suicide. Hung Herself This Morning in an Outbuilding Near Her Home on North Cen tre Street. Mrs. Adam Showers was found dead shortly after 9 o'clock this morning In a stable at the rear of her home on North Centre street. For some months past Mrs. Showers l had been unwell. She was of a raelan | choly disposition, and since the death of her Infant child last summer she had brooded constantly over her ailments. Upon several occasions she informed her friends that she would soon die, and to many the news this morning that she had committed suicide by hanging was no surprise. The family physician. Dr. Portser, called this morning at the Showers home, while making his daily visit to his patients. The children Informed him that their mother had been out nearly two hours. They thought she was in some neigh bor's house and began calling at the residences she occasionally visited. While on her way to a Ridge street house the eldest daughter stepped in to pass through the stable at the rear of the lot. There she found the object of her search hanging from a cross-beam. Life was extinct when Drs. Portser and Rutter readied the body, and the remains presented an awful sight. Tho face was black from strangulation and blood was oozing from the nostrils and month. The table-cloth which had served at the breakfast meal was tied to the beam, and to this was knotted two towels, one of which was attached to a piece of hemp-rope, which served as a noose around her neck. A baby's high-chair, taken from the house, was used to stand upon while ad justing the knot. When her prepara tions were completed she pushed the high-chair aside, fell the length of tho towel and slowly strangled to death. Chief of Police O'Donnell was sum moned and took charge of the premises. Coroner liowman was notified at Haz loton from tho Tribune and in structed Squire Buckley to take charge of the body until his arrival. Adam Showers, the husband of the unfortunate woman, was at work in llazle Brook No. 4 mine, and a message was sent to him to come home. Upon his arrival at the surface he called up the Tribune office and asked what was the trouble. Ho was in formed and later he instructed Under taker Breslin to cut down the body and prepare it for buriaL His wishes were complied with at 11.30 o'clock. Coroner Bowman arrived hero at 2 o'clock this afternoon and after ac quainting himself with all the circum stances of tho case decided that no in quest was necessary. Mrs. Showers was aged 57 years and with her husband had resided in town for several years. She is survived by a family of seven children. Tho funeral will take place at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Interment at St. Ann's cemetery. Tuesday Evening, Nov. 19, The Vermont Girl. The Best Girl Yet. Band 20-People-20 Orchestra. With Amy French in her favorite part of Nancy Perkins. n nA Will E. Keifer, 'he Quaint Yankee. UUU Tlle ® reat Election Scene. The F a m OU s Cl aU sen Sisters. TT The Famous Kobe Quartette. Hrn j The Latest Illustrated Songs, ilvlil (| roufc Descriptive Orchestra. JjyWalt and watch for the Porkinsville i Squash Holler Hand iu the noou day parade. FREELAND, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1901. THEATRICAL The next attraction at the Grand wili be Fit/. & Webster's newest i4 A Breezy Time." The adjective that is included in the title of the farce comedy "A Breezy Time," fitly indicates tho nature of tho production. It has been the purpose of the author to make the performance breezy; simply refreshing enough to revive jaded minds, and not cause the minds to sit in a draft, so to speak. The company includos 20 of the cleverest farceurs in the profession, each having been selected to exactly (it the role he or she may be cast for. t t t One of the moat popular plays of the docade will appear at the opera house Tuesday evening. It is Miss Amy French and Will E. Keifer In their own original version, "The Vermont Girl," which can boast of a successful run in the western circuit last season. The company that appears at the opera hoiise is the same that carried it to the success last season. All the realistic effects and features of country life which made the play popular will be brought here with it. tt t • The lirst of the series of the Mining and Mechanical Institute's entertain ments will be given tomorrow evening, when the May Parker Little Pickanin nies and Concert Company will appear. Tickets for the course have found a ready sale this season, and largo audi ences are expected at all the entertain ments. X X X The Klark-ScovlJlo Company com pleted a successful engagement at the Grand opera house on Wednesday even ing. The company is deserving of good patronage wherever it appears. The members departed yesterday for Maha noy City, where the balance of the week will be played. Big Combine Formed. The Consolidated Telephone Com panies of Pennsylvania formally organiz ed in Allentown yesterday. This simply controls the independent telephone com panies in the counties of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Carbon, part of Schuylkill, Lehigh, Monroe. Berks, Bucks, Mont gomery and a long-distance connecting the same with New York and Philadel phia. The capital jof the company is $4,000,000. The following officers and directors were elected: It. E. Wright, of Allen town. president; Samuel E. Way land, of Seranton, secretary and general man ager; C. M. W. Keck, of Allentown, treasurer. The executive comuiittco Is composed of It. E. Wright, chairman; Hon. George It. Bedford, of Wilkcs barre; George (). Albright, of Allen town; lion. C. W. Kline, of Ilazleton, and Hon. W. L. Council, of Seranton. Serious Accident at Noon. Mrs. William Carter, an aged lady residing on Walnut street, missed her footing while defending the stairs at her home at noon today. She fell heavily to the bottom and sustained a severe scalp wound and broke a small bone in her left wrist. Dr. Geo. Wentz and Dr. I. M. Portser wore called and relieved her sufferings as much as possible. Mrs. Carter has been troubled for some time with an affliction to her eyes, which almost entirely destroyed the sight. Her accident today will bear heavily on her, on account of her ad vanced age and weakened system. She is the mother of John Bell, Sr., James W. Bell and School Director liobort Bell. Freeland Man Honored. Sheriff-elect A. 11. Jacobs, of Ilazle ton, has recognized the work done for him in Freeland by offering a deputy ship to Thomas O'Donnell, of South Ridge street, a popular young telegraph operator. The appointment has been received with general satisfaction in town. Mr. O'Donnell is a step-brother of Squire H. A. Shovlin. He is well fitted for the position offered him and should make a capable deputy. William E. Rittor has resigned his position in Ilazleton and is again serv ing as bartender at the Central hotel. MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS. \Y 7" ANTED.—Several persons of character \ \ and good reputation in each state (one in this county required) to represent and ad vertise old established wealthy business house of solid financial standing. Salary JiH.UU weekly with expenses additional, all payable in cash each Wednesday direct from head of fices. Horse and carriage lurnished, when necessary. References. Enclose self-address ed s nuipid envelope. Manager, 31H C'axton Building, Chicago. Condy 0. Boyle, dealer in LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC. The finest brands of Domestic and Imported Whiskey on sale,. Fresh Rochester and Hhon- { atiUoith Boer tfntJ rhdhirfitiw's Porter on t*l>. W Centre ftfoet ROUND THE REGION. The largest wholesale robbery in the history of Wilkesbarre was committed during Wednesday night, aud although it took several wagon loads to.remove tho booty, the police have not yet ob tained a clue. The stables of tiie Ganoga Ice Company were robbed of 000 pounds of cut hay, 400 pounds of chop and twenty-live bushels of oats. The people -living nearby heard teams drive up, but thought that the employes were at work. R. M. Simmers, pure food agent, ar rested Christian Ost, of Mt. llupe, Schuylkill county, charged with having watered his dairy milk to the extent of 30 per cent, C. F. Wagner, of Ger maniown, and Milton Eckroth, dairy men, who it is alleged, used formal dehyde, and George E. Huffman, a grocer of Cressoua, who it is charged, sold adulterated chocolate. Each was iiued #SO and costs. Clement Frank, of Wilkesbarre, who has been depressed with tho belief that the devil was after liis soul, lias disap peared. Ilia delusion worried his wife into insanity and she has been in an asylum for some time. His eldest son also disappeared recently. Ilis three other children were taken in charge by the Humane Society. Notices have been posted at all Phila delphia and Reading Coal and Iron Com pany's collieries that, commencing Sat urday all the collieries would work three quarter time until furthur notice in stead of nine hours per day, the sched ule during the past year. John Lutz expressed no gratification when informed that lie had been respit ed until January 21, two months from the original date of his execution. The respite was granted In order to allow an examination of tho man by experts on insanity. William Henry, aged 23 years, of McAdoo, sustained a dislocation of his arm while at work yesterday, making the nineteenth time a similar accident has befallen him within the past few years. At the kennels of Daniel Franey, dog faucier, of Colorado, Schuylkill county, yesterday, a fine thoroughbred setter gave birth to seventeen puppies. The new arrivals are all well-formed and strong. The members of Hazieton Merchants' Protective Association will in the future patronize no advertising mediums but the newspapers. Ttfls resolution was adopted at a recent meeting. One hunderd and fifty car builders in the employ of the American Car and Foundry Company, at Bioomsburg, went out on strike yesterday because of a reduction in wages. Fire is consuming tho valuable culin bank of tho Mill Creek Coal Company at New Boston. Tho bank contains coal valued at thousands of dollars. The fire wfcs started by b ys. Three cases of smallpox have develop ed at Auburn, Schuylkill county. Else where in the county the disease lias en tirely disappeared. Tho Monroe county cider crop this year is a failure. With possibly one exception this has been tho poorest year for apples in twenty-five years. Tho contract for lighting Wllkes barre has been given to the present company at the rate of $() a light per year for a period of seven years. Colonel C. B. Dougherty, of tho Ninth regiment, has offered badges and cash prizes for 8100, 875, 850 and 810 for the four best drilled companies. Miss Margaret McDermott, a well known young lady of Hazleton, died on Wednesday night and will be buried tomorrow at 9 o'clock. Charles Shoemaker has been appoint ed by the court to servo as burgess of White llavcn. PLEASURE. November 27.—First annual ball of the Bachelor Club, of Jeddo, at Krell's opera house. Admission, 50 cents. November 28.—Hop of Jeddo Drum Corps at KrelTs opera house. Admis sion. 25 cents. December 14 to January 2.—Fair of tho Tigers Athletic Club at Kroll's opera house. New York Excursion. Special low rate excursion to Now York city, Wednesday, November 20, via the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Rate: Adults. 85; children, 82 25; from all points on Mahanoy and Hazleton divi sions. Train leaves Freeland at 8.15 a. lit. Tickets good going only on above train November 20, limited for return on any regular train oxcept lilack Diamond express, to Novomber 22, in clusive. Notice to TuxpHyem. All parties who have not paid their taxes for the current year are requested to do so at once, before tho 5 per cent penalty is added. , Hugh Malloy, collector. Freeland, Pa., November 15, 1001. LOCAL NOTES WRITTEN UP Short Items of Interest to All Readers. Happenings of the Past Two Days in and Around Freeland Recorded With out Waste of Words. Mrs. Susan Marley, who became slightly demented after tho sad death of her husband, the late Superintendent Daniel Marley, of Jeddo, has about re covered her mental faculties. She has been under treatment at the Retreat asylum, near Nantlcoke, and will soon be brought to her homo in Jeddo. Hereafter ail express packages not removed from the Freeland office of the United States Express Company before 7.30 p. m. each evening will bo shipped to Hazieton for safe-keeping and brought back next morning. This is done on account of the numerous robberies of railroad stations. The Jack Bonner-Joe Walcott fight in which many local sports were inter ested, scheduled for this evening at Wilmington, Del., has been declared off. The police authorites have determined that fighting is not legal in the city and have notified all hands that the bout will not permitted. The funeral of the late Hugh McColo, of Jeddo, took place yesterday morning and was largely attended. A requiem mass was read at St. Ann's church by Rev. Moore, who also delivered a short sermon. Hugh A. McMenamin, one of the machinists employed at Driftou shops before the strike last summer, has se cured employment in Marklo & Co.'s shops at Jeddo. Complete stock of felts, all kinds of rubber hoots and shoes and a full line of men's and women's slippors at moderate prices at John Bollezza's, 110 S. Centre street, near Luzerne, Freeland. James Hurley, who has been tho guest of relatives here for the past few weeks, returned to New York city yes terday and will begin another voyage next week. Rev. Joseph Delinakatis has again been assigned to St. Kasimer's Polish Catholic church, and arrived hero yes terday from Mt. Carmel. The (iood Wills and tho Croscents football clubs will meet at the park on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Cormac Boyle, of Wilkesbarre, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Faltz, Main street. Patrick McTague, of Plymouth, a former resident of Highland, is visiting Freeland friends. Several Freeland Elks attended a pig roast given by Hazieton lodge last evening. Andrew Collins, of Pittsburg, is visit ing relatives in this section. Mr 9. John nartranft is visiting friends at Harrisburg. The fire alarm system was given its monthly test this afternoon. Mrs. Charles Barton, of South Centre street, is visiting friends in Ashley. Special Council Meeting. A special meeting of the borough council was held Wednesday evening to hear the report from the ordinance com mittee. Tho committee was Instructed to ascertain the status of the ordinance onactod some years ago which called for tho taxing of polos, wires, wator mains, etc., In the borough. An opinion from Solicitor O'Donnell on the subject was preseuted by the committeu. The solicitor reviewed tho history of tho ordinance to a time when it was placed in the hands of a former committee for amendment, after which the records show no traco of it. Ho gave it as his opinion that the ordin ance at this date is ineffective. Council thon instructed the committee to draft a new ordinance which will cover all corporations enjoying borough franchises. The property committee Reported that the plot of ground on the Hill hereto fore used as a street by the borough is the property of Patrick McNeils. Tito street committee reported having been served with notices that they would bo prosecuted if the street ob structions ordered removed at the last meeting wore taken away. The matter will be more thoroughly Investigated before further action Is taken. A petition to extend the North Centre stroet sewer sixty feet northward was received, and a motion to übmply with the feijuost was lost. TBI-WEEKLY Clothing Talk. Do you blame a man for being hard to please about his clothes? We don't. The fact is we are hard to please ourselves—first about clothes, then about manufacture; in fact, everything else pertaining to the clothes we sell. But there is the success of our ever increas ing bnsiness. The worry is done in advance of you. The "hard-to-please" man becomes easy—tells his friends about us. Hence our success since we first opened our doors in Freeland five years ago. Our shoes fit all feet. Phila. One-Price Clothing House. S. SENIE, I'KOP. Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa. £>HAS. ORION STROH, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW aud NOTARY PUBLIC. Office: Rooms 1 and 2, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland JOHN M. CARR, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW. All logal business promptly attended. Postoffice Building. ... Freoland. j~jeorge Mclaughlin, , ATTORN EY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of Any Description. Brennan's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland. J. O'DONNELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Campbell Building, ... Freeland White Haven Office, Kane Building, Opposite Postoffice; Tuesdays, Saturdays. JOHN J. McBREARTY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of every description, Firo Insurance, aud Conveyancing given prompt attention. McMenamiti Building, South Centre Street. J~)R. N. MALEY, DENTIST. OVER BIKKBECK'S STOKE, Second Floor, . Birkbeck Brlelc S. E. HAYES, , FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. Washington Streot. Nono but reliable companies represented. Also agent for tlio celebrated lilgb-grailo Pianos of Hazelton Bros., New York city. jQR. S. S. HESS, DENTIST. 37 South Ceutro Street. Second Floor Frout, - Refowleh Building. 'J" v HOS. A. BUCKLEY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. All business given prompt attention. Tribune Building. . Main Street -A— OSW-A-HliID, dca'er In Dry Goods, Notions, Groceries and Provisions. FRESH ROLL AND Creamery Butter Always in Stoci. Minnesota's Best Patent Flour A Specialty. EVERY ARTICLE GUARANTEED. N. W. Cor. Centre and Front St*., Freeland. Shoes for Fall and Winter We have filled our spacious store with the latest and btst lines of Footwear in the market for Men, Women and Children. We have placed prices on our shoes which represent a very small margin of profit, ai.d therefore can guarantee you the best goods for the least money. There are no better lines of shoes in the county to select from. We fit big or little feet perfectly. Prices are always just right. We invite you to come and see us before you make your purchases. STAR SHOE STORE, HUUIi NALLOY, IROP., Centre and Waltftft StYwfg,
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