VOL XIV. NO. 84
Annual
Clearing Sale!
Our annual clearing sale is
now in progress, and genuine
bargains can be had in every
department of our big stores.
We are closing out all winter
goods, regardless of value.
MoiliWoaifol
Clothing and Shoe House.
REFOWICH BUILDING. FREELAND.
Custom Made Clothes Reduced.
T CAMPBELLr
dealer in
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes,
Also
PURE WINES $i LIQUORS
FOR FAMILY
AND MKDWINAL PURPOSm.
Centre und Main streets, Froeiand.
CURBVS
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.
LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY.
B. C. LAUfiACH, Prop.
Choice Bread of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas
try, Dttiiy. Fancy and Novelty Cukes Baked
to Order.
(Off UTUIiIY • ICE CBEAM
supplied to bulls, parties or picnics, witl
all necessary adjuncts, at shortest
notice and fairest prices.
Delivery and supply wagons to all parts oj
town and surroundings every day.
DePIERRO- BROS.
O AY AT R] -
Corner of Centre and Front Streets.
Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufer Club,
Kosenbluth's Velvet, of which we h ve
EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN.
MiiUiin's Extra Dry Champagne,
Heunessy Brandy, Blackberry,
Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc
Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches,
Sardines, Etc.
MEALS - AT - ALL - HOURS.
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Tinck.
Fresh Lard a Specialty.
Centre Street, near Central Hotel.
GRAND OPERA HO USE.
Freeland Opera House Co., Lessees.
Tuesday Evening, January 14.
Merry Katie Emmett
in her greatest success,
"Waifs of New York."
All Special Scenery*
Prices: 25, 35, 50 and 75c..
WHITE'S GRAVE
CAUSES SUIT
Court Asked to Restrain
Cemetery Trustees.
Relatives of Ralph J. White
Fear Another Effort Will
Be Made to Remove His
Body From the Grave.
The relatives of Ralph J. White, the
murderer and suicide, began a suit in
court yesterday to restrain the trustees
of the cemetery at Springville from re
moving the body of White from the
cemetery and ulso to compel the trus
tees to use every precaution to prevent
others from opening the grave and
taking the body away.
White killed one nephew and wounded
another In a quarrel. He was convicted
of murder i-n the second degree and sen
tenced to fifteen years' imprisonment.
Rather then serve time he committed
suicide. Ever since there has been a
war between his relatives and the people
of Springville over his body. In tike
lirst place, it had to b interred by a
sheriff's posse. Then It was removed
from the grave one night and thrown
into a pond. The relatives recovered It
and reint.erred It.
Now the White family fear that the
body will be taken away again and they
have appealed to the court. A decision
in % the case is expected in a day or two.
School Board Meeting.
Directors Hell, Urogan, Buckley, Isaac,
Kelly, Kllno, McCole, McUeehan, Shel
hanier and Tlmony attended the Jan
uary meeting of the borough school
board Wednesday evening.
Tho question of vaccination was dis
cussed at length by the board, especially
that part relating to tboso children who
have been vaccinated four times without
effect and also those who havo been
vaccinated within the past, few years
Tho members decided that they would
be governed by the decision of the Hoard
of Health In all cases where the law is
not specific enough to cover tho same.
Tho time limit for the completion of
the steam-heating contract with M. M.
O'Boyle having expired, the matter was
referred to the building committee.
A communication from lion. 11. W.
Haworth, enclosing a circular from the
Kreo Library Association of Pennsyl
vania, was read. The association offers
the use of a library of fifty volumes for
six months for S2, the same to be ex
changed at tho end of that time for
fifty other books upon making another
payment of the same amount.
The advisability of accepting the olfer
nn behalf of the High school pupils was
discussed and was finally referred to the
text hook and supply committee.
Ex-Tax Collector Daniel Kllno, in a
letter to tho hoard, stated that since
tho last regular meeting ho had paid
t?2r,o to the treasurer. He asked for a
conference with the finance committee
for tho purpose of making a final settle
ment.
A petition to opon a night school was
received. The petition contained the
TWO MOKE NIGHTS,
January 10 and 11.
The Popular Comedian
MR. GUS COHAN
unii his company, supported by
Miss KATE WATSON
Friday Night,
"Don't Tell My Wife."
Saturday Night,
"A Jolly Good Fellow."
Singing, Dancing,
Hep ned Specialties.
Prices: 10, 20, 30c.
FREELAND, PA, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1902
names of nineteen working boys. It
was referred to the teachers and pupils
committee.
The report of Supervising Principal
Williams showed the enrollment to be
1,048 and the average attendance 074.
The principal reported that the sani
tary condition >f the Ridge street build
ing has improved, but that the base
ment requires disinfecting at once.
The building committee was ordered to
have tho work done, also to have
broken shutters and broken window
panes at that building repaired.
Treasurer McCole reported a balance
on hand of $47.10.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Coxe Pros. & Co , coal, $00.50; E. P.
Shelhamer. hauling, $7 50; E. J. Curry,
supplies, $1.70; Mrs. M. Murphy, clean
ing, $8; Water Company, $5.80; Electric
Light Company, $2.13; Ilainmett Com
pany, Ink, 50 cents.
Entertainment Program.
The following is the program of the
entertainment to be hold on Sunday
evening at tho Grand opera house under
tiie auspices of the Young Men's Corps:
Opening address—Frank Mcliugh,
Jeddo.
Instrumental selection—St. Cecilia's
orchestra.
Recitation—Edward Win wood. Jeddo.
Vocal soio—Miss Mary Dunleavy,
Jeddo.
Vocal solo—David Hughes, Jeddo.
Recitation—William Dud son, Jeddo.
Hypnotic exhibition—Frank Groh
man, Jeddo.
Vocal duet—Misses Kelly and Quinn,
Drifton.
Recitation—Joseph McNeils, Ilazle
ton.
Vocal solo—Ralph DoPlerro, Freeland.
Vocal solo —Miss Katie Kilkelly, liaz
ieton.
Instrumental duet—McUill brothers,
Jeddo.
Vocal quartette —Misses Ponomo and
McCarthy and Ralph DoPlorro, Free
land.
Recitation—Miss Katie McNeils, Drif
ton.
Piano solo—M. Capeeo, Freeland.
Borough Convention Called.
Chairman It. J. O'Donnell, of the
Democratic borough committee, has
Issued a call for the borough convention.
The primary elections will bo held on
Saturday evening of next week and the
convention at Municipal hail on the
2()th inst.
In compliance with a resolution
adopted at tho Democratic borough con
vention last January, Chairman O'Don
nell has appointed a committee of six to
revise the ruins governing the party in
the borough. The committee consists
of James M. Gallagher, of the First
ward; Joseph Schnee, of the Second;
Henry Hincer, of the Third; Daniel
Gallagher, of the Fourth; John Prennan,
Sr., of the Fifth, and John F. Poyle, of
the Sixth.
Tho committee will meet next week
and prepare a report which will bo sub
mitted to the con von lion to be held on
the 20th inst.
Mystic Chain Fair.
Everything is in readiness for the
opening of tlie Knights of Mystic Chain
fair, at Krell's opera houso on Monday
evening. Several handsome articles
have been purchased by tho committee
in charge of the fair and are on exhibi
tion in the different business houses of
town. The admission to the fair will
be 5 cents each evening.
The following organizations will furn
ish music at the fair during the week:
Monday—Citizens' band.
Tuesday—St. Ann's band.
Wednesday—Concordia Singing Socie
ty, Ilazleton.
Thursday—Maennerchor Singing So
ciety, Hazleton.
Friday—St. Ann's band.
Saturday—Citizen's band.
Nationality of Miners.
Mine Inspector William H. Davies, of ;
the Fifth anthracite district, lias sub- :
initted bis report of the nationality of I
the mine workers in his territory to the
stato bureau of mines and mining.
This is the lirst report of a like nature
that lias ever been compiled In the
history of the state mining department.
The total number of employes In and
about the mines of tho Fifth district is
15,038. The Americans number 4,541;
English, 302; Welsh, 275; Scotch, 38:
Irish, 1,150; Germans, 771; Poles, 1,023:
Slavs, 1,932; Austrians. 327; Hungarians.
1,187; Italians, 1,135; Swedes, 47:
French. 7; Pohemians, 2; Tyroleans.
210; Russians, 222; Lithuanians, 133; '
Greeks, 43; Swiss. 1; Dutch, 1.
A. Oswald has the agency for tho celo- ;
bratetl Elysiau's extracts and perfumery. ;
The linest goods made. Trv them.
CASTORIA.
Bear, the Kind Yon Have Always Bought
THEATRICAL.
11 Merry" Katie Emmett will appear at
the Grand opera house, next Tuesday
evening, in her big spectacular produc
tion, "The Waifs of Now York," which
from beginning to end is a delicious con
coction of mirth and pathos, capable of
satisfying the most sentimental as well
as emotional audience, using an entire
carload of new scenery, especially pre
pared for this production. . Miss
Emmett's long continued success in
the title role warrants a repetition, and
the managers have left nothing undone
tu make this one of the most realistic
spectacular productions of the season.
t t t
The return of John W. Vogel's Dig
Minstrels to the Grand next Thursday
evening is regarded with pleasurable
anticipation by hundreds who voice
it th* best selected and most evenly bal
anced company of burnt-cork artists ever
seen in this section. The company now
numbers about a half hundred people,
including Arthur Righy, McCoy and
Gano, Leigh ton and Leighton. Rou
ette, the O'Drien troupe of acrobats,
twelve vocal soloists, a band of twenty
live and an orchestra of fifteen people.
The usual parade will be given at noon.
XXX
Gus Cohan and his company opened a
three nights engagment at the Grand
opera house last evening before a large
audience. The company gives an enter
tainment which is warranted to drive
away tho "blues." The specialties will
bo changed each evening during the
engagement. Tonight the bill will in
clude the comedy "Don't Tell My Wife,'*
tomorrow evening "A Jolly Good Fel
low" will be presented and a matinee
will be given tomorrow afternoon.
Returned the Ice.
Several business people of town,
following the custom of previous years,
cut ice ut tho cave-lus on the property
of Coxe Dros. & Co., and hauled it to
their ice-houses. They were surprised
yesterday by receiving summons issued
at the request of tho coal company, and
at a hearing before Squire Sbovlin the
offenders settled by paying the costs
and agreeing to haul back the ice to
the cave-ins.
The oflicials of the company allege
that the water in the cave-ins is impure
and unlit for use. On the other hand
those who cut Ice there claim they did
not gather it for domestic purposes but
to cool ico cream, beer, etc., next
summer, and that no harm would re
sult from such use.
Forced Inio Italian Army.
Having been forced into the Italian
I army while on a visit to his parents,
Anthony Morceedes, an American citi
zen.and formerly a bootblack in Hazle
ton, may cause international complica
tions by reporting the matter to the
secretary of state. The young man was
taken to China. He was in the column
of allied troops which went to the relief
of Pekin.
Two months ago ho was honorable dis
charged and came to bis home here.
His eyesight has become affected, and
he wants damages from the Italian
government.
Next Convention Here.
The next convention of the United
Mine Workers of District No. 7 will be
held at Freeland. The date selected is j
the tirst Tuesday in January, 1903.
The delegates to the Lansford conven
tion made this choice yesterday, ac
cepting tiie Invitation of tho local dele
gates to meet here next year.
In addition to the list of officers
published in Wednesday's Tribune,
Joseph Schnee, president of Local 1027,
of the Second ward, was elected a mem
ber of the district board of auditors.
Former Resident Dead.
A message was received here yester
day announcing the death of Mrs.
| Andrew T. Furey at her home in New
, Haven, Conn., on Wednesday afternoon.
The deceased has a number of relatives
in this section, having resided in ami
around Freeland for many years before
Mr. Furey and liis family removed to
Now Haven.
The message gave no information
about funeral arrangements, and it is
presumed the remains will be buried in
tho city where she died.
New Bank in Sight.
The movement to establish a national
bank In town Is now well under way,
and in a short while the promoters ex-
I pect to have sufficient progress made to
make a formal announcement of their
plans. Tho movement is backed prlnci
' pally by local capitalists and they feel
| confident that a national bank here will
prove a paying investment as well as a
convenience to business people and
others who have dealings with such
institutions.
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. P. 11. Murphy, of Uniontown, a
formor resident of Freeland, is bore on
a visit. She reports that she and her
husband have mot with much success in
their new location, which will bo pleas
ing news to their friends in and about
Freeland. Mr. Murphy may visit here
shortly to greet his many friends.
The Anthracite Brewers' Association,
comprising twenty-two breweries In
Schuylkill, Berks, Lehigh, Lebanon,
Dauphin, Northumberland and Luzerne
counties, held Its annual meeting at
Pottsville yesterday and signed a new
schedule which gives the brewery work
ers a general advance in wages.
The Freeland members of the Ilazlo
ton Knights of Columbus attended a
banquet in that city last evening. Pre
vious to the banquet tho council in
stalled officers. John M. Carr, Esq.,
Is grand knight and James F. Sweeney
deputy grand knight of the Hazleton
branch.
A number of the employes of VVentz
& Co. have been offered positions at the
firm's new mines in West Virginia soft
coal field. Among those who have ac
cepted are William Ranch, Chestnut
street, and Iliram Wolf, Washington
street.
The Sisters of Mercy desire commit
tees from all societies that wish to as
sist at their fair, and also all the
married ladies of the parish, to meet In
St. Ann's school on Sunday at 3 p. in.,
in order to make arrangements for con
ducting the fair.
Tho officers of Camp 147, P. O. S. of
A., of town, will bo installed this even
ing by District President lingers, of
White Haven. After the installation
ceremonies a banquet will be held by
the members of the camp.
St. Ann's band will attend the re
opening of the fair at EcUley Catholic
church tomorrow evening. In addition
to the band members, several other
Freeland people will attend tho fair on
that evening.
George Smith, aged 77 years, was
buried this morning at St. John's ceme
tery from his homo at tho Honey Hole.
He was a prominent farmer of Rutler
township.
Grover Tuttle has resigned as a clerk
in the store of S. Wenner & Son, and is
succeeded by John A. Wenner, of Ha/.le
ton, who also becomos a member of the
firm.
Hon. 11. W. Haworth has accepted
tho position of superintendent of tho
Salmon Iron Works, succeeding J. U.
Nagel, resigned.
Thomas Evanko and Miss Annie
Wargo, of Sandy Iluiiy will be married
tomorrow at St. John's Slavonian Catho
lic church.
Baker B. C. Daubach is sulTering
from internal injuries received by fall
ing on the ice while delivering bread at
Drifton.
The borough school teachers will moot
in local institute at Washington street
school tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Kelly attended
tho funeral of a relative at Allontown
yesterday.
Tickets for the joint ball of the lire
companies of town are being sold by
members of both companies.
Prof. C. M. Crawford will have charge
of the Y. M. C. A. men's meeting on
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. George BcchtlofT, of North Ridge
street, fell on the ice and fractured her
leg.
The January meeting of the borough
council will be held on Monday evening.
Matthew McGettrick, of l'rleeburg,
Is visiting Freeland relatives.
Candy and nuts at Kelpnr.s.
111 St: K 1.1. ANKO US Al> V ERTISK MEN TS.
N'OTICE. The Democrats of Freeland bor
ougli will hold primary elections in each
election district of the borough on Saturday,
January IS. I'.HfcJ, from the hours of 4 to T p. in.,
to elect delegates to meet in convention at
Municipal hall, on Monday, January 20, 1002,
at 7.JU p. in., for the purpose of noiniuatlnr
candidates for boroutrh olliees, candidates log
ward olliees and candidates for district olliees.
Representation in the several conventions
shall lie as follows: In borough convention,
three doletfut.es from each election district,
one delegate from each ward and one delegate
from the borough at large. In ward conven
tions, three delegates from each election dis
trict ill ward and one ward delegate. In dis
trict conventions, three delegates of district.
liy order of the Democratie committee of
Freeland borough.
It. J. O'Donnell, chairman.
John 12. Mullugh, secretary.
TRI-WEEKLY
■ Overcoats That
Defy Jack Frost
Are most in demand tho;o days,
and we've got a stock of them that
Is not equalled in this town, if style,
lit. tailoring and quality are "the
standards by which ibey may be
judged. Sizes are compfete in all
makes and grades, and the values
offered cannot be approached by
any other house. Our guarantee
for one year with every garment.
Try us also for Underwear,
Slices, Neckwear and Little
Men's Clothing.
Phila. One-Price Clothing House.
S. SEN IE, I'ltOl'.
Birkbeck Brick, Fret-land, Pa.
£HAS. ORION STEOH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
unci
NOTARY PUBLIC.
OlDco: Hooms 1 and 2, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland
JOHN M. CARE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
All legal business promptly attended.
Postofflce Building, ... Freeland.
Mclaughlin,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of Any Description.
Brennan's Building, So. Centro St. Freeland.
R. J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Campbell Building, ... Freeland.
White Haven OfEce, Kane Building, Opposite
1 oatomce; Tuesdays, Saturdays.
JOHN J. MeIiREAUTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of every description, Fire
Insurance, and Conveyancing given prompt
attention.
McMeuumin Building, South Centre Street,
ryu. N. MALEY,
DENTIST.
OVER BIItKBECK'S STOKE,
Second Floor, - . ' Birkbeck Brick
jyjRS. S. E. HAYES,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Strcot..
None but reliable companies represented.
Also agent for the celebrated high-grade
I'mnosol llazellon Bros., New York city.
T~)R. S. S. HESS,
DENTIST.
37 South Centre Street.
■Second Floor Front. - Hefowich Building.
A. BUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All btuti/ieas given prtmipl attention.
Tribune Building. . - Main Street
OS"\X7"_A.X J ZD,
doa'er in
Dry Goods, Notions,
Groceries and Previsions.
FRESH ROLL AND
Creamery Batter Aiways in Stock.
Minnesota's Best
Patent Flour A Specialty.
EVERY ARTICLE GUARANTEED.
A\ W. Cor. Centre and Front Ste.. Freeland.
Wear the Famous Gold Seal Gum Boots
FOR SAI.i; AT TIIK
STAR SHOE STORE,
H(JOH MALLOY, PROF.,
Onlrf qutl Waluut Streets