FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XIV. NO. CI. GREATEST SALE of Clothing, Furnishings, Hats, Caps, Gloves, Underwear, Boots and Shoes and Rubber Goods Ever Held in Freeland is now going on at tiMshrMl Clothing iind Shoe House. RSFOWICH BUILDING. FREELAND. T. CAMPBELL, dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes. Also PURE WINES & LIQUORS FOR FAMILY AND MEDICINAL FVRPOHES. Centre and Main streets. Freeland. "cURRY^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. OAXIELEL Corner of Centre and Front Htreete. Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufer Club, Kosenbluth'a Velvet, of which we h .ve EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN. Muoim'g Extra Dry Champagne, Honnessy brandy, blackberry, ' Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, F.to Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS AT - ALL - HOURS. LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY. B. C. LAU3ACH, Prop. Choice Bread of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas try, Daily. Fancy ami Novelty Cakes Baked to Order. CifESTlliElY ® IK MEM supplied to balls, parties or picnics, witli all necessary adjuncts, at shortest notice and fairest prices. Delivery and supply wagons to all parts oj town and surroundings every day. Wm. Wehrman, "\X7"a,tcl2.m.a,ls:er. Repairing a Specialty. Thirty-four Year's Experience. Next to Neu Burger's Store. Geo. H. Hartman, Meats and Green Tmck. Fresh Lard a Specialty. Centre Street, near Central Hotel. GRAND OPI Freeland Opera H Monday Evening, Nov. 18, Fitz & Webster's NEWEST "A Breezy Time." A FAROE COMEDY Brim Fall and Babbling Over With Mirth and Music. PRESENTED liY A SUPERIOR COMPANY OF Comedians and Pretty Girls. WATCH FOR THE GOLF CLUD HAND. Prices: 25, 35 and 50 Cents. Seats on sale at McMenamin's store. BREVITIES John T. Powell, of I'pper Lehigh, and Miss Gertrude Whitman, of Scranton, wore married on Saturday in the latter city by Rev. J. W. Bischoff. Mr. Powell Is paymaster for the Upper Le high Coal Company and Ills bride is prominent in social circles of Scranton. They will make their homo in Upper Lehigh. In a hotly-contested game of football at the Tigers park yesterday afternoon the Crescents defeated the Good Wills by a score of 10 to 5. The game was well played throughout, several of the participants distinguishing themselves by their science during the play. A week of prayer will be held in the Presbyterian church, commencing this evening. Services will be conducted by pastors from Presbyterian churches in the region. Rev. Egert, of White Haven, will conduct the services this evening. The Tour judges on Saturday looked over the plans for the proposed new courthouse. They decided to postpone their approval until after the injunction now pending against the erection of the new bulling is disposed of by the su preme court. A well-attended meeting of the Demo cratic committee of Foster township was held in town yesterday. Plans were discussed for the spring campaign. The party is in good shape in the town ship and all the leaders are working harmoniously together. Fred W. Kuntz, a son of Rev. Kuntz, of town, has been promoted to the superlntendoncy of the Hahnemann hospital, Philadelphia. He has been connected with the institution since June. John Kamin, of Sandy Run, was taken to Laurytown asylum today. Sometime ago he fell and injured Ills head. Since then he lias been unable to work. He lias no friends here. Daniel McUoehan, an ex-school direct or of Hazle township, died on Saturday morning at his home In Ilazleton from miners' asthma, aged 40 years. lie is survived by a wife and nine children. George Welch, of Freeland, and John J. McUill and Ilugh Gallagher, of Foster township, left this morning for Wilkes barre where they will serve as jurors this week. James Curran and Miss Margaret Kay, both of Jeddo, will be married tomorrow at the Primitive Methodist church, of town. Stephen Lucach and Lull Sztaripan, both of Hazle Brook, will be married at St. John's Slavonian church on Satur- day. Miss Bridget Gillespie, of Mauch Chunk, returned home today after spending a few days here. Miss Minnie Gross, of South Centre street, left today for Philadelphia to accept a position as a stenographer. George McLaughlin, Esq., and sister, Miss Ella, returned last evening from a visit to Wyoming valley friends. Contractor Median is laying a brick sidewalk along the Presbyterian church property on Front street. Miss Bridget McGeehan, of Philadel phia, is visiting her mother in town. Back to Boodle Days. From the Philadelphia Press. Some of the Republican newspapers in Luzerne, because the count,y oflices were lost there at the recent election, arc hammering tint popular vote method of making nominations and proposing to go back to the old convention sys tem. Those who object to the popular IRA HOUSE. louse Co., Lessees. 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. 0A A Will E. Keifer, 4 lie Quaint Yankee. JSfjfj The Great Election Scene. The Famous Clausen Sisters. TJ .. - The Famous Rube Quartette. Hrn I The Latest Illustrated Bongs. AlvUil i'he Great Descriptive Orchestra. | and watch for the Porkinsvillo 1 Squash Holler Hand in the noon day parade. FJREE]LAND, PA., MONDAY, NO VEMBER IS, 1901. vote, which gives each member of the party a direct voice In the nomination, are apparently afraid of the people. There could not have been anything much more corrupt than the conven tions formerly held hi Luzerne, where It was pretty generally impossible for a man to get a nomination on merit, but not difiicult at all for him to buy his way through If he had money enough and knew how to use it. Men sought election as delegates to these conventions for the purpose of selling their votes, and organizations were maintained to blackmail those who sought nomination. To restore that sys tem would be a change back to darkness. Bride Leaves Husband. Rendered almost insane with home sickness, despite the attention of her husband of only a few months, Mrs. Annie Kosbar, of Honey Brook, left on Saturday for New York, whence she will sail for Hungary. The woman came to this Country only six months ago. She longed incessantly for her home, and her condition bordered on insanity. Her forlorn position appealed to the tender heart of Michael Koshar and he married her off-hand two mouths ago. The novelty of wedded life, however, did not destroy the young woman's home-sickness. Her husband will de vote himself to accumulating a com petence and when this is accomplished he will go to his bride. Noted Lawyer Dead. Cornelius Smith, one of the most famous lawyers of northeastern Penn sylvania, died suddenly on Saturday at Scranton from heart failure. He was 03 years old. He had the record of prosecuting, or defending, more men accused of murder than any other lawyer in the state, and never lost one of these caso9. In the famous Jennings case, an action for damages growing out of the Mud Run disaster on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, he made charges of jury fixing against judges, attorneys and county officials, which led to his disbarment. Two years later ho was reinstated. Death of Mrs. Reinsmith. Mrs. Louisa Reinsmith, wife of Reu ben Reinsmith, died yesterday at her home on the Hill, aged 73 years, 1 month and 2 days. The deceased had been ill for some time past and suffered much before death relieved her. She is survived by her husband and the fol lowing sons: Oliver, Henry, Edward and Harry. The funeral will take place Wednes day .afternoon at 2 o'clock. Services will be conducted by Rev. J. J. Kuntz, of St. Luke's Lutheran church. The remains will be interred at Freeland cemetery. Three Funerals. The funeral of Mrs. Adam Showers, who committed suicide on Friday morn ing at her home on North Centre street, took place yesterday afternoon. Inter ment was made in St. Ann's cemetery. Rose Gertrude Christy, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Christy, was buried yesterday. The child was aged 5 months and 2 days. She died on Fri day afternoon and was interred at St. Ann's cemetery. Claude, an Infant son of Mrs. Hoff man, # of Upper Lehigh, was buried in the cemetery at that place on Saturday. New York Kxcumlon. Special low rate excursion to New- York city, Wednesday, November 20, via tlie Lehigh Valley Railroad. Rate: Adults, S3; children. #2 25; from all points on Mahanoy and Hazleton divi sions. Train leaves Freeland at 8.15 a. in. Tickets good going only on above train November 20, limited for return on any regular train except Black Diamond express, to November 22, in clusive. Notice to Taxpayer*. All parties who have not paid their taxes for the current year are requested to do sb at once,before the 5 per cent penalty Is added. Hugh Malloy, collector. Freeland. Pa.. November 15, 1901. A. Oswald has the agency for the cele brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery The finest goods made. Try them. MISCKLLANEOUS AL>VERTIBKMENTB. A \7~ANTKD.—Several persons of character \ V and good reputation In each stute (one in this county required) to represent and ad vertise old established wealthy business house of solid financial standing. Salary SIB.OO weekly with expenses additional, all payable in cash each Wednesday direct from head of liees. Horse and carriage furnished, when necessary. References. Enclose self-address ed s'am ped envelope. Manager, 31(5 L'aXton building, Chicago. \\7~ATCM I .(IST. — between Woodside and D. \ \ S. S station. November 17. a lady's silver watch with "J. B. S." engraved on case. Liberal reward will be paid if returned to W. W. Mevans, 52(5 bidge street, Coxe addition. Condy 0. Boyle, dealer In LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC. The 11 nest brands of Domestic and Imported Whiskey on sale. Fresh Kochoster and Hhon andorfh Ht'Bf and Ytnnifcllnlsl*)rter nmMp. Centre street. THEATRICAL. Fit/. & Webster present this evening to the theatregoing public their newest version of the big farce comedy success, "A Breezy Time," a surfeit of merry ideas and hilarious situations, incorporated into a plot of ingenious originality and intense inter est. An entertainment of absolute sup eriority, well to the front in tin? race for popularity. The name Fltz & Web ster for past seasons has been a "trade mark" for good clean comedy and those who attend a performance of "A Breezy Time" can assure themselves of an even ing's enjoyment served up in the very latest style. Our specialty artists are a decided feature, having been chosen from among the leading vaudeville perforers of the day and with our I >ng experience we could not do otherwise than choose pleasing and catchy acts. In all a production of vast amusing possibilities and recognized upon -its merits as the best farce comedy on the road. X X X The Rube band with "The Vermont Girl," which parades the streets hero to morrow as the "Perkinsvlllo Squash Hol ler" baud is the best, most laughable and most original ever seen. The band plays an important part in the election scone in the third act, and if you do not wish to laugh, and laugh loud and long stay away, us this act is surely a button buster. t t t One of the best entertainments ever given under the auspices of the Mining and Mechanical Institute was that of the May Barker Concert Company, which appeared hero Saturday evening. A largo audience was present and was well repaid for the money invested. The next entertainment of the course will be given on the 30th Inst. Peculiar Lawsuit. Before Magistrate O'Donnell at Ply mouth, Mrs. Andrew Polln had Joseph Wirres, Michael Lerchoke and Stanley Ludect arrested for trospasslng on her property. They had been calling on Mrs. Polin's servant girl at different times during the week. These visitors, she claimed, were not content with sitting in the kitchen, but would walk into the parlor and make themselves at home. Mrs. Pol in said if it only happened once a week she would not care, but coming almost every evening it soon became tiresome and she thought the best plan was to arrest them for tres pass. The squire did not think the evidence strong enough and discharged them. A Suit for Big Damages. Because the authorities, did not pre vent smallpox from spreading in Larks ville, Joseph L. Frankel, the postmaster and keeper of a store, has commenced suit for $25,000 against the town. lie says the authorities were negligent and did not take the proper precautions to prevent the spread of the epidemic. In consequence his child was stricken and the house was quarantined. Frankel says ho suffered great finan cial loss. Stopped Their Pay. The Taxpayers' Association has se cured a preliminary injunction restrain ing the county oflicials from paying tho various newspapers for printing the j sheriff's election proclamation. Tho | association states that tho sheriff and the county controller published tho proclamation in twenty-four newspapers, while under the law it cannot bo awarded to more than three papers. The Traced In im nnd the Gliont. "Yes," said Stormington Barnes, "I have had some remarkable experi ences. One of them was with a haunt ed house." "Do you mean to say you lived in a house with such a reputation?" "Yes. And we earned tho lasting gratitude of the owner of the proper ty." "IIow?" "As soon as my company of trage dians moved Into the house the ghost refused to walk."—Washington Star. She Wn Shocked. "She said she was shocked when he kissed her," said the girl in blue. "Do you believe her?" asked the girl In gray. "Oh, yes," was the reply; "I was there, and I know It's true. He had one of the haudlcs of an electric bat tery and she had the other." "Oh, well," admitted the girl In gray, "in that case perhaps she was shock ed."—Chicago Post. A lady's sliver watch was lost yester day between Woodside and the 1). S. A- S. station. A liberal reward will be paid to the finder by W. W. Stevens, 526 Ridge street, Coxe addition. The watch has the initials "J. B S." en graved on the case. Subscribe for flit 1 Thibunk. ROUND THE REGION The First Methodist church of Car bondale was destroyed by lire yesterday morning, resulted in a loss of 830,000. The fire was discovered at 7 o'clock and three hours later the entire structure was in ruins, nothing remaining but the stone walls. The fire is attributed to an explosion of gas in the furnace in the basement of the church. There an Insuranee of B'-0,00<). A number of Scranton striking street car men, who found work with the Lackawanna Railroad's coal depart ment, were discharged by Superinten dent Smith, who informed thom no strikers could work in his department if he could help It. The Central Labor Union took up the matter, and has made representations to President Truesdale, of the Lackawanna road. By the explosion of three sticks of dynamite, which had been placed in a stove to thaw, three persons at McAdoo were injured. John Monzo will possibly lose a leg. Mike Descallo was bruised, Mrs. Descallo had her hair burned oil, and Mrs. William Heller, residing next door, was knocked unconscious. The lire department was called out to sub due the flames. Philip Ilendler, whose bid for lighting Wllkesbarre was refused by the city council recently, applied for an Injunc tion to prevent the Wyoming Valley Light Company, which received the award, from filling tho contract. Uend ler bid 855.70 a year a light and tho other company 800. Ilendler charges fraud and collusion in the council. Ashland town council instructed its borough solicitor to sue out an injunc tion restraining the Ashland and Cen tralia Electric Railway from running its cars through that borough. Council's action is based upon numerous alleged violations and breaches of the borough ordinances by thu trolley company. Complete stock of felts, all kinds of rubber boots and shoes and a full line of men's and women's slippers at moderate prices at John Bellezza's, 110 S. Centre street, near Luzerne, Freeland. Lillian Rochman, 11 years old, was shot and instantly killed by her brother in-law, Philip Comiskey, near Wllkes barre. He was cleaning his gun for a hunting trip, and had forgotten that a shell had been left in It. She was standing close to the muzzle as he pulled the trigger, and sho was shot in the head. Ilazleton councils have unanimously adopted a joint resolution requesting Congressman W. 11. Palmer to work and vote for any act introduced at the next session of congress designed to keep tho Chinese out of the United States. Soda water—all flavors—at Helper's. Because they were not paid their two weeks' pay 1,000 men and boys tied up the Natalie colliery Friday by going out on strike. The Shamokin Coal Com pany paid of! the employes Saturday afternoon and the men resumed work today. Attorney James Bunnell and his brother, John Bunnell, wero convicted of keeping a disorderly house, after tho jury had been out forty-five hours. The two accused men conducted the Windsor hotel, Wllkesbarre. In the case of the members of the borough council of Port Carbon, who with the chief burgess of the same place wcro charged with criminal neglect of duty, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty but pay the costs. Francis A. Stelnway, manufacturer of the renowned piano which bears his name, is seeking a site in Mahanoy City for a piano factory. The factory, Mr. Stelnway says, would employ 1,000 hands. Another smallpox case has boon re ported in Plymouth, and the disease is gradually spreading, despite the efforts of the authorities to stop it. Watches and jewelry repaired—Keiper It is expected that the grading for tho now Wilkesbarro-Uazleton trolley line will be completed to Ashley in two weeks. Mrs. Barbara Roscommon, the Ply mouth woman charged with the murder of her baby, was sent to jail without bail to await a hearing. Tho Congregational church of West Plttston on Thanksgiving Day will burn a mortgage of 53,100. Albert Evans, a Locust Valley dairy man, paid a fine of Bf>o and cost of suit for violating tho pure food laws. PLEASURE. November 27.—First annual ball of tho Bachelor Club, of Jeddo, at Krell'a opera house. Admission, 50 cents. November 28.—Hop of Jeddo Drum Corps at Krell'a opera house. Admis sion, 25 cents. December 14 to January 2.—Fair of the Tigers Athletic Club n\ Krell'9 ophra house. 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-ploase" 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, PROP. Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa, £HAS. ORION STROH, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW and • NOTARY PUBLIC. Office: Rooms land 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. Bronnan's Building, So. Ccntro St. Freeland. J. O'DONNELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Campbell Building, - Freeland White Haven Office, Kane Building, Opposite Postofflce; Tuesdays, Saturdays. JOHN J. McBREARTY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of every description. Fire Insurance, uud Conveyancing given prompt attention. MeMenamin Building. South Centre Street. N. MALEY, DENTIST. OVER BIItKBECK'S BTORB, Second Floor, - - Birkbeck Brick jyjRS. S. E. HAYES, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. Washington Street. None but reliable companies represented. Also agent for the celebrated high-grade 1 lanos of Ha/.eltoii Bros., New York city. S. S. HESS, DENTIST. 37 South Centre Street. Second Floor Front. - Refowlch Building. A. BUCKLEY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. All business given prompt attention. Tribune Building. Main Btroct -A.. OSWALD, dealer in Dry Goods, Notions, Groceries and Previsions. FRESH ROLL AND Creamery Butter Always in Stock. Minnesota's Best Patent Flour A Specialty. EVERY ARTICLE GUARANTEED. F. W. Cor. Centre and Front Sts., Freeland. Shoes for Fall and Winter We have filled our spacious store with the latest and best 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, and 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, HUGH MALLOY, PKOP., Centre and Wultftft Btre*t.
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