FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XIV. NO. 72, What's the Matter with a Pair of Slippers for Christinas? You can't select a present that will be better appreciated, and you can't tind as large an assort ment and as low prices in the region as at liwiftfafel Clothing and Shoe House. REFOWICH BUILDING. FREELAND. Queen Quality and Douglas Shoes. T. CAMPBELL, dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes. Also PURE WINES M LIQUORS FOR FAMILY AND MEDICINAL PURPOBKB. Centro and Main streets. FreelanS. Groceries, Provisions, Green Truck, Dry Goods and Notions aro among the finest sold in Freeland. Send a sam ple order and try them. E. J. Curry, South Centre Street. DePIERRO-BROS. C2AFE. Corner of Centre and Front Street*. Gibson, Dougherty, Raufer Club, Rosenbluth'e Velvet, of which we h ,ve EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN. Mumm'g Extra Dry Champagne, Henneesy Brandy, Blackberry, Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc. Ilam and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS - AT - ALL - HOURS. Wm. Wehrman, "W a,tclxm.a,lcer. Repairing a Specialty. Thirty-four Year's Experience. Next to Neußurger's Store. Geo. H. Hartman, Meats and Green Tuick. Fresh Lard a Imperially. Centre Street, near Central Hotel. Santa Claus' , HEADQUARTERS ARE AT :M:. mekkt'S Candy, Confectionery and Toy Store. You are invited to call and see the largest and finest line of Holi day Goods in lower Luzerne coun ty. We have all the latest NOVELTIES IN '' R-SCF We have the grandest and larg est display of Toys ever shown in Freeland. We cannot enumerate the articles here, as space will not permit. Call and see them; the prices are right. The purity, richness, and flavor of our Candies, Bon-Bons, etc., need no praise. From the many flavors, something can be selected to suit the taste. M. MEKKT, Wholesale and Retail. 17-19 Centre St., Freeland. Long Distance Telephone. Hf-ICE CREAM THE YEAR AROUND. TWO RESIDENTS DIE TODAY Death Visits Town Early This Morning. Mrs. Frank McDermott and Richard R. Welsh Have Succumbed to Their Af flictions. Mrs. Frank McDermott died at 1 o'clock this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mathers, on Centre street. She had been ill for some time past and her death was not unexpected. Previous to the death of her husband, which occurred about four years ago, Mrs. McDermott had resided in Drifton. She was a native of England, but had resided in this country over a half a century. The deceased was aged 77 years and is survived by one son and four daugh ters, as follows: John, Hartford, Conn.; Mrs. J. Mathers, Freeland; Mrs. Wil liam Shiye, Freeland; Mrs. Vincent Pas sarella, Hazleton, and Mrs. Peter Dunn, VVeatherly. The funeral arrangements will not be completed until this evening. Richard It. Welsh, one of the be>t known young men of town, died this morning after an illness of about one month. A few weeks ago his condition was considered dangerous, but he rallied and his friends entertained good hopes of his recovery. Last night, however, ho began to sink rapidly, and death came at 5 o'clock this morning. Mr. Welsh was aged *2B years and was engaged in the saloon business on South Centre street, succeeding his father, Michael Welsh, who died three years ago. He is survived by his mother and one brother, Steve, also by a half-brother, Edward Casey, of South street. The funeral will take place on Monday morning at I) o'clock. A requiem mass will be read at St. .Ann's choreh and the interment made at St. Ann's ceme tery. Saved Some of the Gowns. From the Wilkesbarre Record. Miss Adaline Jones, of the lirin of Parisian dressmakers whose establish ment was in the Weitzenkorn building, met with a quite a heavy loss owing to the lire. She estimates it at a little over #SOO, with an insurance of S3OO. Miss Jones is a young woman of much ability and through her untiring efforts lias established a good business in this ; city She employs seventeen girls, who 1 are kept busy, and had it not boon for her cramped quarters In the Weitzen korn building sbe would have been in a position to employ half a dozen more girls. She makes many of the fashion able dresses worn in this city and her customers consist principally of the wealthier class. Her trade too, is net limited to this city and vicinity, but ex lends to other cities in this s iction of the state. Miss Jones had twelve of her girls working when the lire took place and they managed to save #BOO Vorth of gowns from the building. Miss Jones can boast of being a self-made woman. She came from i'pper Lehigh, went to Now York city seven years ago and GRAND OPERA HOUSE! Freeland Opera House Co., Lessees. Tuesday Evening, December 17. Fred Raymond's Greut Scenic Production. Old Ark ans aw. With the Original Cast. A Play of the Southland, with Great Heart Interest-Still Sparkling With Rich Comedy Thrilling Scenes ! Startling Climaxes! Sensational Features! Exciting Incidents, Villiany and Pathetic Scenes Re lieved by Whole some Comedy. Prices: 25, 35, 50 and 75c. FREELAND, PA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1901. studied fashionable dressmaking, then came to Wilkesbarre one year ago the first of October with a Miss James from Lansford and they opened the estab lishment. The latter, however, severed her connection with the firm last Au gust and Miss Jones is now sole own er. Miss Jones has opened rooms in the Simon Long building and will conduct he - business there until April 1. Miss Jones speaks French fluently and dur ing the coming year expects to tour Europe. Council -Meeting. The December meeting of the borough council was held on Wednesday evening with Counc.ilmen Moersbaeher, McNeils. Rute, Reifsytider, McLaughlin, Ilincer. Meehan, Doggett and W. Ga'lagh' r present. The following bills were ordered paid: 11. Fisher & Co., #4.47; M M. O'Boyle, #0 50; Rubber Mfg. Company, #404 25; Electric Light Company, #273 83; Thus. A. Buckley, $10.50; Frank O'Donnell, #3 75; Tribune, #5.50; Condy O'Donnell. janitor salary and expense, #34.65: police expense, #144.33; John F. Boyle, #5. A report from the finance committee showed the available resources for the balance of the year to bo #036. The Freeland Silk Mill Company was exonerated from the, payment of bor ough taxes for the current year. The street committee reported that a fence has been built around the Mc- Neils property on the Hill, which de bars the people of West Chestnut from easy access to Walnut street. The ordinance committee reported in favor of reiidopting the ordinance taxing poles, wires, water mains, street cars, etc. A lengthy discussion follow ed on the amount which the cars should bo taxed, and the committee's recom mendation that tho annual tax bo #ls a car was rejected by a vote of 5 to 4. The ordinance was then amended to tax each car #3OO a year. Hazleton Smallpox. Late last night another case of smallpox was discovered in Hazleton. The victim is James Walsh, a telegraph operator, who boards at the Wagner House. He had been suffering for the past two weeks from a severe cold, and up to last evening no signs of the dis ease bad made their appearance. The patients at the pest house, Misses Burns and Bentley, are not dangerously ill, and their complete recovery is ex pected. The oflicials of the Miners hospital have issued an order prohibiting persons from visiting the institution. Excep tions will he made only for relatives of patients who are in a critical condition. The order was issued to prevent the disease from gaining access to the hospital. Will Pension Employes. The Reading Railway Company has inaugurated a pension system for faith ful employes. The first intimation the men wili have of this step will be tomor row, when notice's will bo posted along the line and in all shops of the company stating that President Baer has given authority to retire all who have been continuously in the company's service fifty years or more. Their names will be retained on pay rolls and pensions will be fixed on the basis of 50 per cent of wages received at the time of their retirement. In case this does not amount to #3O par month they will be given #3O per month. Opening of the Fair. The fair of the Tigers Athletic Club will open tomorrow evening at Krell's opera house and will continue every week-day evening until the 28th Inst. The fair will contain a large assort ment of handsome aud useful articles and these have been arranged in a manner to make a very fine display. There will be a number of amusements each evening to interest visitors to the fair and vuluabie door prizes will be given. Royal Arcanum Officers. Freeland Council, Royal Arcanum, has elected the following officers: Past regent—A. H. Bleckley. Regent—B. F. Shelhamer. Vice regent—John Thomas. Orator—Daniel Kline. Secretary—John E. Turnbach. Treasurer—W. It. Flad. Collector—William Fell. Chaplain—G. Hoch. Warden—Wllliard Hoch. Sentry—William Roth. ltstaurunt For Stile. The good will and fixtures of the res taurant of Stanley Rudewick, Front street; best paying location in town; good reason for selling. Apply to Daniel Kline, attorney-ai-law. A. Oswald has the agency for the cele brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery. The finest goods made. 'lVy them. ROUND THE REGION. Another trolley car was damaged with dynamite at Scranton Wednesday night. The wheel that ran over the explosive was broken, the windows smashed and the machinery beneath the car derang ed. This makes the third time that the crew aboard this car has encountered an explosion. Ton strikers returned to work this week making twenty-four in all who are back on the cars. The company has now succeeded in open ing up all its lines from Pittston to Carbondale. One of the boldest robberies ever com mitted in Shenandoah took place at the jewelry stole of O. A. Schaab, when a thief deliberately walked up and broke the plate-glass window, over which stands a glaring electric light and, with dozens of people passing to and fro, grabbed a tray containing two gold watches and other jewelry, valued at #3OO, and ran off. A free course of lectures on "The First Aid to the Injured" is to be given to the mine superintendents, foremen and lire bosses of the various coal mining corporations in the Schuylkill region. The course will be under the direction of J. S. Biddle, superintendent and stir geon-in-chief of Ashland hospital. Local Union No. 1381, U. M. W. of A., of Pittston, will be the first to disband in the history of the region. The mem bers have all been transferred. This was the third local in the Pittston dis trict, the iirst one to go on parade, and was one of the largest. Michael Ferrous, whom the Heading coal and iron police shot early in the week, just after he robbed the Lehigh | Valley Railroad station at Pottsville, died yesterday from the result of his in juries. He was about 27 yoars of age and/efused to reveal his identity. 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 Bollezza's, 110 8. Centre street, near Luzerne, Freeland. Frederick Sturk, aged 38 years, of Tamacjua, employed as foreman at the Reading Railway Company's freight station, injured himself, internally, while assisting in lifting a piano, and died several hours later. Rev. James Kent Stone, Father Fidelis, of the l'assionist Fathers of Now York, is at YVilkesbarro looking for a site for a new monastery, and will Inspect tracts of land in South YVilkes barro and near Scranton. Horace M. Moyer, a well-to-do con tractor, who disappeared from Pottsville about the middle of October, 'it is believed was one of the unidentiiied dead found in the ruins of the Market street lire al Philadelphia on October 25. Because the man he boarded witli would not give him a dollar to spend for whisky, George Bender, of Duryea, committed suicide this morning, cutting his throat from ear to car with a razor. Superintendent Eli Conner, of the Le high Valley Coal Company, has declined the offer of the strikers at the Maltby colliery to return to work if the company discharged ail non-union men. Tree ornaments at Helper's. By the explosion of a piston which they were heating at the Vulcan Iron YVorks Matthew Smith and James Hen derson were so badly injured that they will die. Remedy for Smallpox. Here i 9 a prescrlptloh for smallpox which is considered by the Sisters of Charity of Philadelphia us stronger than vaccination: "One grain of sul phate of zinc, one grain of fox-glove, sometimes called digitalis; mix wJth two tablespoonsful of water; when thoroughly mixed add four ounces of water; take a teaspoonful every hour for twelve hours." The remedy has been used for years in the large orphan asylum over which the Sisters have charge, and it is said no symptoms of the disease have ever appeared among the thousands of children under their care. Drawn as Jurors. The following citizens of the vicinity have been drawn to servo as jurors on the dates preceding tbeir names: January 13.—Lewis Hess, YV. Roll, Freeland: Bernard Long, Foster. January 20. —Peter Timony, Freeland; John S. Klinger, Foster. PLEASURE. Decouiber 14 to 28.—Fair of the Tigers Athletic Club at Krell's opera house. December 25 —Shooting for turkeys, geese, etc., at the rooms of the South llebertou Sporting Club. December 25.—Opening date of fair at Ecliley Catholic church. January 15 to 18.—Fair of Loyal Castle, No. (15. A. O. K. tlf M. i'..'at Krell's opera house. 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. The advance agents of the "The Kvi! Eye," the big spectacular production which plays at the Grand opera house on Thursday evening, wore in town yes terday making preparations for the show. The company consists of forty two people and carries two carloads of scenery and will be by far the largest attraction which over appeared in the to\yn. George Barager, of Drifton, and Miss Elizabeth Fink, of Summit Hill, were married last evening at the homo of the | bride in the latter town. After the ceremony they departed on their wed ding tour and upon their return will make their home at Drifton. The condition of Neal Boyle, of Coxe addition, the boy who was hurt 'n Drifton mines on Tuesday, is serious. Reports from the Miners' hospital, where the injured foot is being treated, state that the limb may have to be amputated. A smoker was held by the members of St. Ann's band at the band-room on South Ridge street Wednesday evoning. There was an abundance of refresh ments and cigars and the musicians spent a very pleasant evening. William lies has secured employment in No. 40 colliery, Hazleton, and will remove his family from Drifton to that city. Marcus Houser has removed from Birkbeck street to the building recently vacated by Mrs. C. Schaub on North Centre streot. Sylvanus Ayres, a gentleman who spent the summers of the past few years at Jcddo hotel, died on Monday at Bound Brook, N. ,J. A largo number >f foreign-born resi dents of Foster township are at Wilkes barre today applying for naturalization papers. Citizens who wish to vote at the February election should see that they are registered before the 19th inst. Michael Mulligan, Sr., of Nesquo honing, spent yesterday with Freeland friends. Fostor township school teachers will hold their monthly institute at Wood side tomorrow. E. 11. Ripple has been appointed post master at Scrauton and Nathan Tanner at Lansford. THEATRICAL. Yale it Ellis' production, "The Evil Eye," gave a well-lilled house at the Lyceum a chance to laugh last night. The efforts of Nld and Nod to locate their sister, who has been abducted, aro comically aided by a German-American from New York and a rich widow. The startling mistakes and extreme surprises experienced by the acrobatic twins are full of inirtb-provoklngs antics. Some excellont acrobatic features are intro duced, while Charles A. Loder and Miss Mayme Mayo help the fun along by their clever dialogues. Miss Emilie Bonner won applause in her singing of "You and I" and "The Legend of the Rhino." The play is well staged, tho acting good, the chorus all that could be desired, and laughter was in every feature.—Buffalo Evening Times, November 19, 1901. X X t Old Arkansaw, which will be seen here on Tuesday evening, is now in its second season and lias been a success right from the start. The reports from cities so far visited this season are that both play and players are creating an unusual sensation. The business has been enormous, a great part of the time standing room lias been at a premiua. It is said to be the best mounted melo drama ever seen. The scenic effects aro realistic and most pleasing to the eye. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Slgwturaof Watch the date on your paper. TBI-WEEKLY Open Evenings Until After the Holidays Overcoats That Defy Jack Frost Are most in demand ihoso days, and we've got a stock of them that Is not equalled in this town, if style, fit, tailoring and quality are the standards by which they may bo judged. Sizes am complete in all makes and grades, and the values ottered cat)not be approached by any other house. Our guarantee for one year with every garment. Try us also for Underwear, Shoes, Neckwear and Little Men's Clothing. Phila. One-Price Clothing House. s. SEN IE, PROP, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa. Ladies', Misses' and Children's Coats and Capes At prjces that every buyer who cares for economy should share in. Every garment thor oughly correct and up-to-date. Automobile and Raglans. Very good selections can he made here from our lines of these articles. We have al ready sold a large number. Dry Goods and Ladies' Furnishing Goods. In these lines we have nice selections to he had at suit able prices. Mrs. R. Thompson, South Centre Street, Freeland. DOLLS! DOLLS! Laubach's Is the store where the stock is , the largest and the prices low est. Come and see our great assortments of Holiday Novelties, Christmas Toys, Tree Trimmings and Ornaments. No others can offer you such bargains as our store contains. Spend your money here and it will be well invested. B. C. LAUBACH, Baker attd Confectioner, Centre Street, 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 ®f 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, PROP., Centre aud Waluut Streets,
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