VOL. XIV. NO. SO,
Largest
and
Best
Assortment
of
Holiday
Footwear
Handsome line of Slippers for
men, women and children at the
lowest prices in the entire region at
"Mowich'sVearWel
Clothing and Shoe House.
REFOWICH BUILDING. FREELAND.
See Our Men's and Boys' Baglun Overcoats.
£HAS. ORION STUOH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
OIBce: Rooms 1 and 2, Blrkbcck Brick, Freeland
JOHN M. CARR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
All legal business promptly attended.
Postofllcc Building, • Freeland.
MCLAUGHLIN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of Any Description.
Brennan's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland.
J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Campbell Building, - Freeland.
White HaveuOlHue, Kuuo Building, Opposite
Postotlice; Tuesdays, Saturdays.
JOHN J. MoBREARTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Leg; I Business of every description, Fire
lnstir; nee, and Couveyauoiug given prompl
at tent ion.
MoiVeuamin Building,Bouth Centre Street.
J~yi. N. MALEY,
DENTIST.
OVER BIKKBECK'S STORE,
Second Floor, - - Blrkbeok Brick
jyJKS. S. E. UAYES,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Street.
None but reliable companies represented.
Also agent for the celebrated high-grade
Pianos of Hazoltou Bros., New York city.
S. S HESS,
DENTIST.
37 South Centre Street.
Second Floor Front, - Rofowich Building.
'"J-MIOS. A. BUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All business yiven prompl attention.
Tribune Building. • - Main Street
Wm. Wehrman,
"Wa/tcliimalcer.
Repairing a Specialty.
Thirty-four Year's Experience.
Next to Neußurger's Store.
OSWALD,
dea'er in
Dry Goods, Notions,
Groceries and Provisions.
FRESH ROLL AND
Creamery Butter Always in Stock.
Minnesota's Best
Patent Flour A Specialty.
EVERY ARTICLE GUARANTEED.
A. W. Cor. Centre and Front Stß. % Freeland
" CUEEY'S
Groceries, Provisions,
Green T ruck,
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
tTcampbell,
denier in
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Coots and Shoes.
Also
PURE WINES to LIQUORS
FOB FAMILY
AND MFD WINAh PURPOBEB.
Centre arid Main street*, Freeland.
FREELAND, PA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1901.
CONVENTION GF
DISTRICT NO. 7
Lehigh Mine Workers to
Meet at Lansford.
Important Business Is to Be
Transacted at the Annual
Gathering—Sessions Be
gin January 6.
The annual convention of District
No. 7, of the United Mine Workers of
America, will be held next week at
Lansford The sessions will begin on
Monday, January 0, and will continue
daily until the business of the conven
tion has been disposed of. Four days
at least will bo consumed by the dele
gates in clearing up the past year's
work and preparing plans for the dis
trict's welfare ih 1902.
District No. 7 includes all the local
unions of the United Mine Workers in
lower Luzerne county, south from Upper
Lehigh; all in Carbon county, including
the Panther Creek valley, and a number
in the upper section of Schuylkill
county.
The number of delegates who will at
tend is estimated at from 110 to 120.
Each of these will haye from one to live
votes, the number varying according to
the numerical strength of the local union
represented.
The sessions will be presided over by
District President, Thomas Duffy, and a
number of important matters requiring
careful thought will come before the
convention. However, the personnel of
the officers and delegates chosen is such
that the miners of the Lehigh region
feel that the gathering will be produc
tive of good results and that a year of
prosperity for District No. 7 will follow
the work of the convention.
Not the least Important matter which
comes before the convention is the
election of officers for the ensuing year.
In the Mine Workers the district officers
are very Important, as matters requir
ing diplomacy and adjustment between
the operator and the employe arise
almost daily, and with experienced and
sensible men at the helm much of the
friction between capital and labor can
he avoided.
The piesent officers of District No. 7
have been found to be men who have
done fair and acted wisely in the
hundreds of disputes which have arisen
in the mines of the Lehigh region dur
ing their administration, and with few
exceptions they have no opposition for
re-election.
In the United Mine Workers nomlna-
GRAND OPERA HOUSE!
Free land Opera House Co., Lessees.
Thursday Evening, January 2.
New York and Boston Success,
Denman Thompson's
successful comedy drama
of New Englund rural life,
The
New
Minister
Two Hour-uii.l a Halt'
uf Solid Full.
"God bless Denman Thompson
for writing this play. It is better
than 'The Old Homestead' or 'Two
Sisters.'—Rev. Dr. A. D. Mayo,
Boston.
Prices: 25, 35, 50 and 75c.
Seats on sale Tuesday, January 31.
DePIERRO-BROS
O AY TULA
Corner of Ceutre and Front Htreotn.
Gibson, Dougherty t Kaufer Club,
Kosonbluth's Velvet, of which we h ve
EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN.
Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne,
Honticssy Brandy, Blackberry,
Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials. Etc
flam and frhweitzer Cheese Sandwiches,
Sardines, Etc.
MEALS AT - ALL HOURS.
Condy 0.. Boyle,
dealer in
LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC.
The finest brands of Domestic and Imported
Whiskey on sale. Fresh Rochester and Shen
andoah Beer and Young Una's Porter on tap
W8 Centre sheet
tioifs for district officers are made by
the local unions, and unless a specified
number of locals endorse a candidate
his name cannot be considered by the
delegates in convention.
Among the positions to be filled at the
Lansford convention is a representative
on the national executive board of the
United Mine Workers, and among the
nominations made for this very import
ant office is that of Peter (J. Gallagher,
or Freeland, which will probably meet
with as hearty approval Irom the dele
gates as it has from the rank and lile ot
the union.
Mr. Gallagher, In aspiring to become
a member of the directory of the nation
al organization, has done so at tlie re
quest of the leading men in the organi
zation throughout this district. The)
feel that, since the district is entitled to
representation on the national board,
the honor should go to one who has
proven himself worthy and deserving
and who can be depended upon to direct
intelligently the course of this great
u 11 ion.
For the past year he has served as a
member of the district executive board
of No. 7, ami few people outside the or
ganization know how ably be li I led the
position. The inevitable friction that
arose after the settlement of the big
strike called for unusual talent in hold
ing back Impetuous miners on one side
and guarding against encroachments on
the part of certain operators on the
other.
To maintain peace, and at the same
time protect the workers' interests and
secure redress for the grievances which
were not settled when the strike came
to an end, was the duty of the district
members, and in the councils which
brought this about and saved the region
from endless petty strikes Mr. Gal
lagher's counsel and advice was invari
ably given c msideration and often fol
lowed.
When the reorganized Mine Workers
came Into this vicinity looking for sup
port. Mr. Gallagher stepped to the front
and helped to build up its lines for the
battle which opened on September 17 of
last year. In tliostrike which began on
that date he rallied the union forces on
every hand, and despite the warnings of
his friends and threats- from the servants
of his employers he became one of the
leaders of the strike and helped to bring
about the victory.
Since its organization ho has been
treasurer of Local Union No. 1499, of
town, which is one of the strongest in
the district, lie is also a district or
ganizer of the United Mine Workers and
an organizer of the American Federa
tion of Labor.
Should the delegates to the Lansford
convention give his candidacy the con
sideration his work deserves arid elect
him as a member of the national execu
tive board, the miners of the Lehigh
region will rest conlident in the assur
ance that the interests of District No.
7 and the union in general will bo in
capable bands.
Tigers Ball Tonight
All is now in readiness for the twelfth
annual ball of the Tigers Athletic Club,
which takes place this evening at
Krell's hall. The appearance of the
spacious hall-room has undergone a
complete transformation since Saturday
evening, when the fair closed. The hall
Is beautifully decorated witli hunting,
evergreens and colors, and the electric
ians are at work today rewiring the
building for the additional arc and
incandescent lights which always give
the balls of the club a brilliant appear
ance.
As in former years, the entire build
ing, excepting the proprietor's private
apartments and saloon, has been leased
for two nights, and the dressing and
check rooms will bo found as usual on
the third lloor. The entrance to the
building will be at the western door.
Church Officers.
The annual election of members of
the consistory of St. John's Reformed
church wan held on Sunday. Elder
Frederick licimcr was re-elected and
the following deacons were chosen: For
Upper Lehigh, James Schefdy; for
Highland. Win. Stoltz, Jr.; for Drifton.
llarvey Hoffman; for Jeddo, Sylvester
Lewis; for Freeland, G. I. liock and A.
A. Bach man.
Buried the Children.
Poor Director Leib Instructed Under
taker Hreslln yesterday to give the
remains of the infants found on Sunday
a decent burial In the poor district's
cemetery at, Laurytown and this has
been dune. There is practically nothing
new in the case, except rumors that,
cannot be verified.
A. Oswald lias the agency for the cele
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery.
The linost goods made. Trv them.
Flue confectionery at Kelpejr's.
THEATRICAL.
The announcement of tlio first perfor
mance hereof Dentnan Thompson's "Our
New Minister" should be the moans
of crowing the Grand opera house on
Thursday evening to Its capacity. It is
in its second year of success and is by
all odds the strongest and most whole
some play that Mr. Thompson has pro- i
duced since the "Homestead" was first. :
seen sixteen years ago. The scene of |
the play Is laid a place called Hard- 1
scrabble, N. H., and is divided into three j
acts; the first, an exterior of a general
store and the postofiice; the second a
sitting room and library of the now min
ister; the third, the kitchen of Lorn Ran
som, the reformed convict.
In "Our New Minister" the types of >
character shown are familiar to all of
us. The story is a sweet, yet powerful
ine of love, devotion and of self sacrifice
on the part of father and daughter, and
of broad Christian charity in contra
distinction to bigotry, hypocrisy and ,
malice among the simple folk of a small,
rural community.
It is full of general comedy, of which
the characters themselves are uncon
scious, and which is the more effective
on that account; and, moreover, has a
vein of pathos that is honest and sin
cere. A brilliant cast will interpret
the various characters.
t t t
One of the many features of "The j '
Power ltehind the Throne" the powerful J
romantic drama in which Mildred Hol
land will once more appear at the Grand j
opera house on Tuesday evening is the
scenery which is on an elaborate scale. \
having been designed and painted with •
the utmost care by the well-known ar- '
tists, P. Dodd Ackerman and Homer ; ;
Emons. The lirst act represents an I
Austrian willow grove and (lower gar
den, which, with its mammoth willow ' -
trees and artificial blossoms Is most beau- j
tlful. The second act is a line old Ger
man interior. The third act is a gor
geous reproduction of an Austrian court ' ;
ball-rooiu.
Iu the cast besides Miss Mildred liol- j
land are Lillian Norrls, ltita O'Neal. '
Cam lie Porter, Tillie Thompson, Rose
Gadsby, Wright M. Lorimer, Samuel
Lewis, Win. 11. Pendergast, Del De
Louis, Ellis McClellan, William Freder
ic, Kenneth Davenport, Edward R
Lewis and a number of others.
Holidays in 1302.
For next year the days and dates of
important events, anniversaries and
holidays will fall as follows:
New Year's Day, January 1; Epiph- j i
any, January 6; Septuagesima Sunday, |
January "0; Quinquagesima (Shrove |
Sunday) February 9; Lincoln's birthday, .
February 12; Ash Wednesday, February
12; St. Valentine's Day. February 14:
First Sunday in Lent, February l(>;
Washington's birthday, February 22;
St. David, March 1; St. Patrick, March
17; Palm Sunday, March 28; Good
Friday, March 28; Easter Sunday,
March 30; Low Sunday, April 0; Lee's
surrender, April 9; St. George, April 23;
Rogation Sunday, May 4; Ascension
Day, May 8; Pentecost (Whit Sunday) 1
May 18; Trinity Sunday, May 25; Cor
pus Christi, May 29; Memorial Day,
May 30; St. John, Baptist, June 24: '
Independence Day, July 4: Michaelmas
Day, September 29; St. Andrew, Novem
ber 30; First Sunday in Advent, Novem
ber 30: Thanksgiving Day, November
27; St. Nicholas, December 0; St.
Thomas, December 21; Christmas, De
cember 25; St. John. Evangelical,
December 27.
Poor Conventions Called.
Hon. H. W. Haworth, chairman of
the Republican committee of the Middle
Coal Field Poor District, lias Issued the
call for the convention to nominate
candidates for poor director and poor
auditor. The primary elections will be
held at the usual polling places, in each i
election district, on Saturday afternoon
next, between the hours of 4 and 7 1
o'clock, for the purpose of electing one
delegate from each election district
to represent his district in the conven
tion, which is to be held in Swartz's
building, Ilazlcton, on Monday, January
0. at 2 p. m.
The candidate for director will be
chosen from this end of the district,
and will probably be the present incum
bent, W. S. Lteb. The candidate for '
auditor will bo chosen from
Chiiuk-Weatberly end of the district.
Nicholas Kuech, of llazieton, chair- ,
man of the Democratic poor district [
committee, has also issued a call for the j
Democratic poor district convention. ;
The delegate elections will ho held on i
Saturday afternoon and the convention i
at Schmauch's hall, llazieton, next :
Tuesday, at 2 o'clock.
When you want shoes, felt overshoes. |
gum-boots or rubbers, buy atJ. Bellez
za's. Everything you get bore is re
liable. Satisfaction given for little
money. UU S. Centre St., near Luzerne. '
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.
After tills evening all stores which
desire the patronage of organized work
iugmen are expected to close daily at 8
p. m., except on such evenings as have
been designated by the Retail Clerks
Protective Association.
Edward Doggott was elected last
evening to represent Local Union, No.
1499, in the national convention of the
United Mine Workers, to be held in
Indianapolis next mouth.
Andrew Scbartfn, employed at Hazle
Brook colliery, was injured yesterday i
afternoon by a fall of coal. He was
taken to the Miners hospital. Ilis con
dition is not dangerous.
William 11. Welrbach. aged 28 years,
a former bookkeeper for G. B. Markle
& Co. In Jeddo, and for the Coxo Co. in
Drifton, died in Allentown on Saturday
from stomach trouble.
The committee appointed by the
Knights of the Mystic Chain to prepare
for their fair next month is working
energetically to make the? event a big
success.
A benefit entertainment for "Strong
Boy" Jones will bo held at McAdoo on
January 17, in which a number of his
Freeland friends are booked to appear.
Miss Margaret Gallagher, who is em
ployed as a nurse iu Pottsvillo, spent
a few days with her parents in Sandy
Run.
Joel F. Stevens, Jr., and Miss Mary
Jeffrey, of Hazle Brook, will be married
on Wednesday evening, January 29, at
the homo of the bride.
Daniel McCole, whose eye was re
cently injured in an accident at Upper
Lehigh stripping, lias returned from
Will's Eye hospital.
Dr. P. X. O'Donneli, of Drifton, is
making preparations to open dental
rooms in llazieton.
Henry Ueinsmith, of Youngs, North
ampton county, is in town to spend
New Year's with relatives.
Michael J. Burns, of North Ridge !
street, is able to be about again after a
severe illness.
The Tribune extends to all its readers !
and friends a Happy New Year.
Miss Maine Martin, of Carbondale,
is the guest of Miss Phoebe Riley.
IteKtiiuriint For Sale.
The good will and fixtures of the res
taurant of Stanley Iludewick, Front
street; best paying location in town;
good reason for selling. Apply to
Daniel Kline, attorney-at-law.
Notice. -A. Ottwalil'H Htore will be cloned
on New Vphi-'h I>a.r, Wednenduy, .January
1, 11)03.
J',',
Did You Receive
a Present
from some one, and now wish
to give one in return? If so,
we ask you to come and see
us about it. We offer you
Holiday Goods at
Reduced Figures
and we are sure that when
you learn our prices you will
select some article from our
very large and pretty stock of
Watches,
1847 Silverware,
Jewelry, Etc.
W. L. Butterwiek.
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Tiack.
Fi'esh Lard a Specialty.
Centre Street, near Central Hotel.
TR I-WEEKLY
We Extend
to our
Patrons and Friends
a
Happy New Year
and ask to be
Rembered in 1902.
Phila. One-Price Clothing House.
8. SEN IE, PROP.
Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa.
Ladies', Misses' and Children's
Coats and Capes
At prices 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 be 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. LACBACH,
Baker and 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 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,
11UGII MALLOY, PROP.,
Centre ami Walnut Streets