FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL XIV. NO. 92.
SPECIAL NOTICE
All our 75c and 50c Win
ter Caps and Gloves now
going at 38c. All our
35c and 25c Winter Caps
and Gloves now going
at ISc.
Our Big Clearance Sale is still
going on. It is the talk
of the town and hund
reds of people are saving
money by taking ad
vantage of the great
bargains we are offering.
lefowich'sWearWel
Clothing and Shoe House.
REFOWICH BUILDING. FREELAND.
Overcoats and Suits at Onc-llalf Price.
T. CAMPBELL,
dealer in
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes.
Also
PURE WINES H LIQUORS
FOR FAMILY
AND MEDICINAL PURPOSES
Centre and Main streets. Freeland
OTJUEURTY-'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.
LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY.
B. C. LAUBACH, Prop.
Choice Broad of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas
try, Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cakes Baked
to Order.
CIHIEIIY ® IE! emu
supplied to balls, parties or picnics, with
all necessary adjuncts, at shortest
notice ami fairest prices.
Delivery and supply vrngons to all parts o;
' town and surrourulings every day.
DePIERRO - BROS.
CLAJSLEL
Corner of Centre and Front Htreets.
Oibson, Dougherty, Kaufer Club,
Koßenbluth'B Velvet, of which we h ve
EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN.
Muniin'B Extra Dry Champagne,
Hennessy Brandy, Bluekixirry,
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.
Condy 0. Boyle,
dealer in
LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC.
The ttnest brands of Domestic and Imported
Whiskey on sale. Fresh Rochester and Shen
andoah Boer nod Veutiirling's Porter on tap
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Freeland Opera House Co., Lessees.
Four Days Only, Commencing
Wednesday Evening, Jan, 29.
The Favorite and Popular
Waite Comedy and Stock Co.,
AND
Ladies' Philharmonic Orchestra.
REPERTOIRE:
Saturday Mutiace:
"Innocent Bohemia."
Wednesday Evening:
"The Man of Wealth."
Thursday Evening:
"The Golden
Giant Mine."
Friday Evening:
"Under Two Flags."
Saturday Evening:
"For His
Country's Sake."
PRlCES—Matinee, 10 and 20c. Evenings,
10. 2< and 30c.
CUT THIS OUT—Any lady presenting this
coupon and 15 cents at. the reserved scut sale
before 7 p. ">• Wednesday, will receive a 30c
reserved seat to see the opening play, "The
Wurol Wealth."
FREELAND, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1902.
NOMINATIONS
IN FOSTER
Both Parties Have Named
Their Candidates.
Doud and Gallagher Se
lected by the Democrats
for Directors Against Dud
ley and Weber.
Both parties of Foster township held
their nominating conventions on Mon
day evening. To all appearances both
were exceedingly harmonious and both
sides claim to have named winning
tickets.
On the Democratic side the contest
svas for supervisors, which was won by
Brogan aud Bo)le in a tiiree-cornored
light.
School director was the disturbing
elements in the Republican ranks, but
before the convention was called to
order a compromise with the Argust
people was effected and the name of the
Upper Lehigh aspirant was not pre
sented.
Democratic Convention.
Though rather late in arriving at
VVoodsido school house, the Democrats
disposed of their work very quickly
after Chairman .John J. McNeils called
the convention to order.
A set of rules adopted by the township
committee mot with the approval of the
delegates. Chairman McNeils and Sec
retary M. C. Campbell were re-elected
to their respective positions.
For school directors Edward Doud, of j
Fond Creek, and Patrick F. Gallagher, !
of Eckley, was nominated without op
position.
For supervisors Patrick Brogan, of
Upper Lehigh; Daniel Boyle, of Drifton,
and John Dovenny, of Ilazle Brook,
were named.
The first ballot resulted: Brogan, .26;
Boyle, 14; Dovenny, 14.
Brogan was declared nominated and
another ballot was taken to sefect Ills
mate on the ticket, with the following
result: Boyle, 14; Dovenny, 13.
For township clerk Mike Midlex, of
Eckley, was given the nomination.
For constable Adaui Carlis, of High
land, was named.
For auditor, thnee-year-term, Robert
llandiong, of East Foster, defeated
James Gallagher, of Highland, by a
vote of 15 to 12. Mr. Gallagher was
then named for the two-year term and
Mike Tatura, of Eckley, for the one
year term.
After endorsing the poor district
nominees on the Democratic ticket the
convention adjourned.
Republican Convention.
The eighteen delegates representing
the Republicans of Foster met at the
Osborne hall and were called to order
by Chairman Walter Richards. George
Slngley, of Eckley, and Charles Jacquot,
of Highland, were chosen chairman and
secretary respectively.
The following ticket was nominated
without opposition:
School directors—Richard Dudley, of
Upper Lehigh; John Weber, llazle
Brook.
Supervisors—Jacob Bechtloff, Sandy
Run; Henry Delsroth, Highland.
Township treasurer—James Boyle,
Woodslde.
Township clerk—Edward Allon, Drif
ton.
Constable—Elinor Anthony, Sandy
Run.
Justice of the peace—Frank Solomon,
Pond Creek.
Auditors—John Davis, Eckley, 3 years;
Owen Mover, East Foster, 2 years; Ed
ward Tutlle, Woodslde, 1 year.
After endorsing the Republican poor
district candidates the convention ad
journed.
Hazle Democrats.
An enthusiastic convention of Hazle
township Democrats was held yesterday
aftornoon, when the following ticket
was named:
School directors—John Sharkey, of
Laitimer; Harry LelTiar, of Hazleton.
Supervisors—James Thompson, of
Hazleton; Patrick Higgins, of Drifton.
Treasurer —John Cunning, of Joaues
ville.
Township clerk—William Sweinzberg,
of Humboldt.
Auditor—John Haughey, of Jeddo.
Constable—RufTael Donangcio, of Haz
leton.
Two Men Badly Scalded.
Engineer Bernard McLaughlin and
Fireman James McCollum, employes at
the Electric Light Company's plant on
Birkbeek street, were severely scalded
by steam and burned by hot coals and
ashes at an early hour yesterday morn
ing while engaged at their work.
The accident >was due to the bursting
of an elbow on a steam-pipe located
beneath the boilers. The fireman
noticed a leak at that point and called
to the engineer to investigate. Both
men were looking at the leak when
without further warning the elbow
burst and the pent-up steam rushed out
upon them. They wore also covered
with hot coals and ashes from under
neath the boilers.
The fireman was the first to recover
and in bis excitement be rushed from
the building and ran to bis lioine on
Walnut street. The engineer, recover
ing from the shock and finding nis com
panion missing, instituted a search and,
failing to find him, turned his aileiiliou
to the boilers.
Despite his burns and pains, he shut
down the plant, after giving a signal on
the lights to the police for assistance.
Officers O'Dunneli and Welsh, after
receiving notice on the arc lights ibat
something was wrong at the plant,
hurried to the light house and found
the engineer in terrible agony. Physi
cians were summoned for both unfortu
nate men, and after the doctors hud
treated the engineer he was taken to
his home on North ltidge street.
Mr. McCollum was taken at 0 o'clock
yesterday morning to the Miners' hospi
tal. IDs injuries were aggravated by
the intense cold he came into contact
witli ou ills way home. His coudition
is very serious.
Mr. McLaughlin is receiving treat
ment at his home. lie is badly dis
figured as a result of the accident, but
there is no danger at present.
Both men had an extremely narrow
escape from instant death.
Shaken by an Explosion.
More than 150 pounds of powder and
dynamite went up with a roar which
shook Mauch Chunk as if the town had
been struck by an earthquake, at 9.30
o'clock yesterday morning. The ex
plosion took place in the powder house !
located near the gas plant, about 300
yards below the town, where Richards
& Dallas, contractors, are rebuilding the
Central Railroad of New Jersey tracks
that were washed away by the December
Hood. No one was in or near the bouse
at the moment of the explosion, ono of
the foremen having discovered Ore in the
building and shouted a timely warning.
There is scarcely a building on Sus
quehanna street that did n t have its
window frames wrecked, and the people
were much alarmed. The Lehigh Val
! ley depot, directly opposite where the
powder house stood, has not a whole
pane of glass in it, neither has the large
live-story Mansion House on its Susque
hanna street front. Other heavy suf
ferers on this street are: Hawk's hotel,
Schmil's cafe, Mrs. Sharkey's store,
McGeady's millinery, Hamill's shoe
store, and the Central hotel. The loss
to the various properties by reason of
broken windows will probably reach
SI.OOO. Mantis Currsin, of East Mauch
Chunk, was hit by Hying glass.
Defendants Claim Land.
The city of Philadelphia, acting as
trustee under the will of Stephen Girard,
is the plaintiff in an action of ejectment,
the hearing of which was begun before
Judge Bechtel at Pottsvillo this week.
The suit is against YVinfrcd Cleary and
twenty other defendants who have pos
session of a large tract of valuable land
in West Mahanoy township, Schuylkill
county, which Is claimed by Girard es
tate. The defendants are unable to
show any deed for the lands, but say
they have had possession for twenty-one
years, which fact, it is argued, gives thorn
a legal title.
The local agents of the Girard estate
were under impression for the past
twenty years that the Clearys possessed
a lease and therefore did not disturb
their possession of the lands. The suit
is an action In ejectment.
Three Toes Taken Off.
James Sweeney, a well known resi
dent of Upper Lehigh, fell In front of a
trip of loaded cars yesterday and one of
his feet was so badly Injured that am
putation of throe toes was necessary.
Sweeney was employed as a hitcber at
the breaker and was attending to his
work when the accident befell him. He
is aged about 60 years, and had been
employed as hitcber at the breaker for
a number of years
SI.OO to Now York and Itaturn
Via the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Tickets will be sold and good going
February 20, limited for return to and
including February 24, and will be
honored on any train, except the Black
Diamond express. For further informa
tion consult ticket agents.
A. Oswald has the agency for the cele
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery.
The finest goods made. Trv them.
Candy and nuts at Keiper's.
ROUND THE REGION.
While Mrs. Mary Brennan. of Shen
andoah, was putting little pigs Into a
pen the old sow broke out of the pen
and savagely attacked the woman,
throwing her to the ground, tearing
her skirts ol? and biting her severely.
Her invalid husband ran to the rescue
when the vicious animal turned on him,
knocking him down, aud would have
fatally injured both old people but for
neighbors arriving. After much dilli
culty they drove the maddened beast
into the pen.
The Walton House at Plymouth was
burned yesterday. The borough au
thorities recently wanted to burn the
building because several eases of small
pox occurred there, hut the owners re
fused permission. The occupants mov
ed from It Monday evening and a few
hours later fire was discovered. The
firemen turned out, but reported that
the plugs were frozen and they could
not get water.
The one hundredth anniversary of the
first burning of coal in Luzerne county
will be celebrated on February 11 at
Wilkesbarre in the same room and the
same grate in which the so-called "black
rock" first glowed red and gave forth
heat. Most of the prominent people of
the town were present then aud people
now prominent will be at the anniver
sary next month.
George Haducak tried to commit
sucide in the county seat lock up last
night because he said he felt himself
disgraced from his arrest. Ho does
not understand England and tried to
pass a smallpox guard on Plymouth
bridge and was arrested. He was later
discovered with a noose made from his
suspenders about his neck.
As a freight train was passing through
Quakake Conductor John Cupp, who was
on the engine, saw a woman standing be
tween the tracks who seemed so badly
frightened that she was unable to move.
He ran out on the pilot and jumped at
the woman, both falling outside the
rails just as the train sped by.
Some of the mules that were Imprison
ed in the collieries in the Schuylkill
region over seven week ago by the Hoods
have been rescued alive, although they
had little or nothing to eat In all that
time. The animals gnawed the timbers j
in the gangways of the mines and lived
on them, butthoy were terribly emaciat
ed when found yesterdav.
The pay department of the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company is to be removed
from Bethlehem to Wilkesbarre. The
pay car will also bo stationed there and
will be sent from Wilkesbarre to the var
ious mines in this and other counties.
The now order will go into effect on Feb- !
ruary 1.
When Melvin, the burglar, was shot :
at Duryea the other day, a revolver was
found on his person, and yesterday it
was identified as the property of John
Nealis, of Avoea, whose hotel was the
scene of a Sensational hold-up and at
tempted murder in Deeember.
Park View, located near Hazleton.
has two eases of smallpox. The victims
are Mrs. Joseph Thomas, who became
a filleted on Monday, and John Mitchell,
who was taken ill yesterday. The
disease throughout northeastern Penn
sylvania shows no signs of abating.
Michael Joyce, who used Alderman
Barrett's ofiice, in Pittston, for a place
in wiiich to shoot his sweetheart, Miss
Maud Carden, of West Pittston, a month
ago, yesterday pleaded guilty and was
given two and a half years in jail.
Joseph W. Burke, the young min
ing engineer who was injured in the
explosion at the Seneca colliery last
Thursday, died in Wilkesbarre hospital
yesterday morning. Ho Is the second
victim to die.
Joseph Matusivick was placed on
trail at Wilkesbarre on Monday before
Judge Wheaton. Matusivick is charg
ed with murdering Louis Yeskuskie on
the night of January 5 at West Hazle
ton.
The second case of smallpox was re
ported to Nesquehoning Board of Health
yesterday. A pesthouse may by erect
ed.
Fine confectionery at Helper's.
PLEASURE.
January 29 —Fair at Eckley Catholic
church.
January 30.—8a1l of the Polish so
cieties of Freeland for the benefit of St.
Kasimor's Polish Catholic church at
Kroll's opera house. Tickets, 25 cents
January 31.—Joint ball of Citizens'
Hose Company and Fourth Ward Fire
Company at krell's opera house. Ad
mission. 50 cents.
February 1 to 8. —Fair for the build
ing fund of Sisters of Mercy chapel, at
Krell's hall.
February 10—Banquet under the
auspices of Married Ladles of St. Ann's
Parish, benefit or Sisters of Mercy
chapel fund, at Krell's hall. Tickets,
25 cents.
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN OP
Short Items of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
Freeland Recorded With
out Waste of Words,
John Oswald, aged 76 years, of Tri
poli, Lehigh county, died on Monday
of illness incident to old age. Deceased
was born at that place November 25.
1825. He is survived by two sons.
Arnandus, of Freeland, and Phoen, of
Tripoli. The funeral will take place
Friday morning. Interment at Tripoli
cemetery.
The big ball of the (ircraon of town
will be the attraction for the sport
loving people of the region on Friday
evening. The firemen deserve the
hearty support of every resident of town
in making their ball a success, for their
services are always at your command
when danger threatens your home.
Jacob Herbner, of Pond Creek, died
yesterday. The deceasi d was aged TV)
years and is survived by four sons.
Three reside in East Foster and one in
New York city. The funeral will take
place tomorrow. Interment at White
Haven cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Gorman return
ed today from Philadelphia, where they
attended the funeral of Mrs. Gorman's
brother, Daniel McGarvey, who died
on Saturday and was buried yesterday.
The young man was aged 27 years and
had been an invalid for some time past.
On Saturday evening the fair for the
benefit of the chapel fund of the Sisters
of Morqy will open at Krell's hall. A
large number of articles are ready to be
placed on exhibition The fair will
continue until the evening of February
8.
The hose carriage ordered from the
Hal pin Manufacturing Company by the
borough council is nearly completed.
It will be the lightest owned by the
Freeland (ire department, and will bo
used by the Citizens' Company.
Ice cream at Merkt's.
Mrs. Thomas Betterly, of Butler
valley, mother of Mrs. Eugene West,
and Mrs. C. D. ltohrbacli, of town,
was buried yesterday at St. Johns'
cemetery. Several Freeland people at
tended the funeral.
1 he partnership of Evander Krommes
and Daniel Sigafoos, doing business as
lvrommcs & Sigafoos, lias been dissolved
by the withdrawal of Mr, Krommes.
The business will be continued by Mr.
Sigafoos.
This is "McKlnloy Day," and it is
being more or less generally observed
throughout the United States. The day
selected for state and national observ
ance was the martyr president's birth
day.
Wilty Dougherty, of town, was among
the many sports who were at Allentown
last night to see the Mulhall-Thomas
boxing contest Thomas failed to ap
pear and the bout was indefinitely post
poned.
The three-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Snyder, of the Second
ward, who died on Saturday from
scarlet fever, was burled at Freeland
cemetery yesterday afternoon.
Frank McDonald will leave next week
for New York city to assist bis brothers,
James S. and John McDonald, w ho are
preparing to embark in the grocery
business in that city.
The applications for liquor licenses in
in this county this year amount to 1,297.
This is more than for any year in some
time.
Funds for the erection of a church in
Freeland are being collected by the
Catholic Magyars of the vicinity.
Tomorrow evening the Polish societies
of town will conduct a ball at Krell's
hall.
MIBCKLLANKOVS A OVKKTISKM ENTS.
nISSOLUTION OF PA KTNBItSHIP.—
Notice is hereby gi veil that tlie partner-
Ship lately suhsistiiiK between Evander
Krommes and Daniel Miff ii'oos, trading under
the Arm name ol' Krommes & 81ku£ooh, was
dissolved on January 20, 1902, by mutual
consent. All debts owing- to the said nurtner
shiuare tobe received by said Daniel Kignioos,
and all demands on the said partnership are to
be presented to him for payment ut Free
land, whore he will continue the buslnets
under his name.
Evander Krommes.
Daniel Sijfufoos.
Freeland, Pa., January 27, LHO2.
lASTATE OF Fit AX K WITOVITCH, late of
J .J Freeland, deceased.
Letters of administration upon the above
named estate having; been granted to the
undersigned, all persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make payment, and
those having claims or demands to presout
the same, without delay, to
Anthony Kuuewick, Freeland, Pa.
C. 0. Stroh, attorney.
TRI-WEEK LY
OVERCOAT'S
and
All Other Heavy Goods
almost
At Your Own Price,
Phila. One-Price Clothing House.
S. SEN IE, PROP.
Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa.
|
I £MIAS. ORION STROII,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
unci
NOTARY PUBLIC,
j Office: Booms! and 2, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland
| JOHN M. GARR,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
All legal business promptly attended.
Postoffice Building, ... Freeland.
Mclaughlin,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of Any Description.
j Brenuau's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland.
R. J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
Campbell Building, ... Prcelan d
White Haven Oliioo, Kane Building, Opposite
Postollico; i'uesdaya, Saturday s.
TOIIN J. MoBREARTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of every description. Fire
Insurance, and Conveyancing given prompt
attciuiou.
tiiMonnmin Building,South Centre Slrcet.
N. MALEY,
DENTIST.
OVEK BIRKBECK'S STOIIE,
Second Floor, . ■ Birkbeck Uriel!
jyjRS. S. E. IIA YES,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Street.
None but reliable companies represented.
Also agent tor the celebrated high-grade
Pianos ol Huzelton Bros., New York city.
S. S. HESS,
DENTIST.
37 South Ccutre Street,
Second Floor Front, - Uelowtch Building.
'J-HIOS. A. BUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All butane** given prompt attention.
Tribune Building. ■ . Main Street
-A.. 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.
N. W. Cor. Centre and Front St*., Freeland.
Wear the Famous Gold Seal Gum Boots
STAR SHOE STORE,
HUOII MALI.OY, PROP.,
Ceutrp aud Waluut Streets,