FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL XIV. NO. 97.
Big Sale
of
Shoes
for
Dress or Working
at
Mwtfsferll
Clothing and Shoe House.
REFOWICH BUILDING. FREELAND.
Rpinnmbor Our Big Clothing Sale.
T. CA&JPBELLr
dealer in
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes.
Also
PURE WINES M LIQUORS
FOR FAMILY
AND MKD WIN A L FUttPOAICH
Centre and Main streets. Freeland.
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. LAI! ACT Prop.
Choice Broad of All Kinds, Fakes, and Pas
try, Daily. Fancy und Novelty Cakes Baked
to Order.
WECTiOIIBr ®IE! CIEiK
supplied to halls, parties or picnics, with
all necessary adjuncts, at shortest
notice and fairest prices.
Delivery and supply wagons lo all parts oj
town and surroundings every day.
DePIERRG^BROS"
CAFE.
Corner of Centre and Front Htreete.
Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufor Club,
Rosenblutu's Velvet, of which we h tve
EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN.
Mutuni'ii Extra Dry Champagne,
Ilenntßwy Brandy, Blackberry,
Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Rtc
Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches,
Sardines, Etc.
MEALS AT - ALL - HOURS.
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Tmck.
Fresh Lard a Sjtecialty.
Centre Btreet. near Central Hotel.
GRAND OPI
Freeland Opera H
Monday Evening, February 10
Lincoln J. Carter's
Great Railroad Play,
THE
FAST
MAIL
See tlio Full-Sized Locomotive j
and Troiu of Cars Duh Across the
Stage.
See the Flight of the Fast Mail.
See Niagara Falls by Moonlight.
See the Exciting Steamboat
Race.
Prices: 25, 35, 50c.
DEATH'S LIST
IS LENGTHY
| Large Number of People
Have Passed Away.
Mrs. Bridget McMsnamin
Expired Yesterday After
noon—William Kromntes
Killed—Other Deaths.
Mrs. Bridget McMenamin, of South
Centre street, whoo serious iilness had
been noted in previous Issues, passed
peacefully away at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. She was surrounded by her
family when the summons came and was
in every way reconciled to her fate.
The physcians in attendance had given
up all hope of her recovery a few days
ago, consequently the news of her death
had been expected by her numerous
relatives and friends.
Mrs. McMenamin was one of the
earliest residents of South Heberton,
which is now a part of the Second ward.
With her husband she located there
thirt)-five years ago. after her marriage
In Jeddo to .John McMenamin. who pre
coded her In death eighteen years ago.
The deceased was aged 54 yoars and
Is survived by two sons and three
daughters, as follows: John J., man
ager of the Grand opera house, and
Hugh A., of town; Mrs. John Bogan, of
South Centre street; Sister M. Camelis,
of Mercy hospital, Wllkesbarre, and
Miss Annie, who resides at heme.
She is also survived by one brother.
Peter Shoviln, of Midvalley, Columbia
county, and the following sisters: Mrs.
Andrew McDevitt, Freeland; Mrs. Condy
Gallagher, Beaver Meadow; Mrs. Condy
McGill, Ilazleton, and Mrs. Patrick
McGill, Jeddo.
The funeral will take place at 9.30
o'clock on Wednesday morning. A
requiem mass will be read at St. Ann's
church at 10 o'clock. The Interment
will be made at St. Ann's cemetery.
Mrs. William Kiinmel died shortly be
fore noon today at the homo of her
daughter, Mrs. John Meneeley, Sandy
Run. The deceased was a resident of
this vicinity for many years past and
had a largo number of friends in this
section.
She was 70 years of age and is sur
vived by one son, William, of Freeland.
and the following daughters: Mrs.
John Oschman, Freeland; Mrs. Conrad
Lutz, Ashley, and Mrs. John Meneeley,
Sandy Run.
The funeral will take place on Wed
nesday afternoon. Services will be
conducted by Rev. J. B. Kerschncr at
St. John's Reformed church. Inter
ment at Freeland cemetery,
William Krotntnes, a resident of East
I Butler, was instantly killed by a fall of
rock in No. 9 mine, Upper Lehigh, on
Saturday. The accident occurred about
9 o'clock and it required sovaral hours'
hard work to recover tho body from
under the mass of rock which fell.
Mr. Krommes had worked at Upper
Lehigh for a number of years and was
known a-< a careful worker. He is sur
vived by a wife and seven children.
SEA HOUSE.
[ouse Co, Lessees.
Tuesday Evening, February 11,
Return of the Seuson'e
Grout est Success,
OUR
NEW
MINISTER
The peer of nil rural dramas
j on the stage.
Written by Denman Thomp
son, author of "The Old
! Homestead."
j Same Powerful Cast which
j recently appeared here will
positively be seen on the re
! turn date.
Prices: 25, 35, 50, 75c, sl.
FREELAND, PA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1902.
Tho funeral will take place at 1
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from his
late home in East Batlsr. The remains
will be interred at St. John's cemetery,
Butler valley.
Walter Alvin, the four-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Yeager. died early
this morning from scarlet fever at their
home In the Second ward. The re
mains were Interred privately this
afternoon at St. John's ceiuutery, Butler
valley.
Stephen, infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Bolick, of Hazle Brook, died Satur
day evening of pneumonia. The funeral
took place yesterday aftarnoou. Inter
ment at St. Ann's cemetery.
John, infant son of Joseph and Mary
Zelanky, of Sandy Run, died Saturday
evening of scarlet fever. The funeral
took place yesterday. Interment at St.
Ann's cemetery.
Mary, the twelve-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Snyder, of Drifton.
died on Saturday, was buried yesterday
afternoon at Freeland cemetery.
Slaughter of Cats and Dogs.
The work of shooting dogs and cats
In Plymouth township to prevent the
spread of smallpox continues. Quite a
number were shot by the quarantine
officers on Saturday. For the first time
on Friday last a number of constable
and special officers, armed with guns,
went forth early to slaughter.
The officers had been practicing at
marks for some time and it was predict
ed that when they shot It would bo to
kill.
But owners of dogs and cats had been
warned of the coining raid and they kept
their pets well housed.
People are complaining of the careless
manner in which many of the officers on
duty handle the guns they are provided
with to shoot. One or to of the shooters
went beyond their orders and shot into
back yard at the animals.
This was rather dangerous business,
as several residents came near being
shot. A bullet passed through the
bonnet of an old woman who was hang
ing out wushing. A tenant in a house
rented by Squire Philip Walters com
plained of a man shooting the glass out
of his front window. This morning a
man coining down Centre avenue was
shot iu tho heel, and later a full load of
buckshot was discharged through the
French window of the house occupied
by tho family of Noah Lewis. Already
a boy has lost an eye through the care
lessness of the cat and dog slaughterers.
Plymouth Miners Sinke.
Eight hundred minors at the Notting
ham colliery of the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre Coal Company, at Plymouth, the
largest mine in the Wyoming valley,
suspended work on Friday. This action
was taken because tho company dis
charged six members of tho union card
inspection committee.
Instead of going on strike at once,
which would bo against tho rules of tho
union without authorization from the
district board, tho local to which the
Nottingham men balong decided to sus
pend work in order to show the company
that they intend to insist upon the men
being reinstated and to give the officials
time to take back the men and settle
the difficulty amicably.
At a mass meeting Friday night the
miners unanimously decided to call a
strike of miners, engineers, firemen and
pump runners, to take elTect this morn
ing, unless the company reinstates the
members of the card committee who
were discharged.
Should tho firemen, pumpmen and en
gineers join tho miners tho workings
will be seriously damaged by water and
gas.
Banquet ami Ball.
Everything is In readiness for the j
banquet and ball to be conducted under
the auspices of the married ladies of St.
Ann's parish at IvrelPs hall this evening.
Tables have been constructed and all
necessary cooking paraphernalia has
boon placed on the third floor. Owing
to tho large number of people to bo
catered to (about 1,500) arrangements
have been carried on ou a largo scale.
Children are to be served from 6 to 9
p. ID.
The admission to the ball has been
placed at 25 cents for gents and 10 cents
for ladies.
Fine confectionery at Helper's.
JIISCEIzLANKOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.
IiM.ECTION NOTfCß.—Notice •is hereby
lli Mi veil that ut the elcctiou to be bald on
the third > nesduy in February, being tho
eighteenth day of the month, the following of
tie* Middle Coal Field Poor District aro to bo
elected to wit:
One person for Director to serve three years
from April I, 11)02. whose residence must, lie in
that part of the district known as tbe Luzerne
on the Upper district.
One person for Auditor to serve from April
1, lUO2, whose residence must bo iu that por
tion of the district known as the Weatherly or
Middle district.
William 8. Leib, )
Wilson 8. Curapboll,Directors.
3. W. Gungwere, )
THEATRICAL
"The Fast Mall," which appears at
the Grand this evening, is said to bo the
most successful railroad and scenic
melodrama on the road this season. L.
J. Carter, the author and manager, has
com rived to weave into a consistent
story nearly all the good points of the sen
sational drama. The climax of each act
is strong enough to sustain a whole play;
yet so well graded are tho features of
the piece that one views with Increas
ing interest through the live acts the
murder and tho clever trick with the
Grandfather's Clock, iu tho first act; the
Mississippi river steamer, its engine
room showing & practical furnace, and
the explosion with "complete change of
scene behind a curtain of rising smoke."
in the rear of which is seen the wreck,
as the curtain falls on tho second act;
the full size freight train, wiffh its real
istic engine and fourteen box cars, with
their familiar lettering, followed at the
close of the third act by the Fast Mail:
and thrilling incidents and hair-breadth
escapes which take place there; and
finally, the full frint view of Niagara
Falls, as seen from the centre of Suspen
sion Bridge, upon which the curtain de
cends.
t t t
Denman Thomspon's "Our New Min
ister" will bo given hero for a return
date tomorrow evening. Its success on
its first presentation here a few weeks
ago led Manager McMenamin to book
it at once for an early reappearance.
" Our New Minister" is a groat play, the
greatest ever given to tho stage, for
critics everywhere pronounce It better
than "Old Homestead." It pulses with
that which is simple and gentle and
nearest and dearest to one's heart. Ii
is a play that parents will enjoy bring
ing their childron to see, and profit by.
It first came to Freeland modestly ad
vertised, modestly announced, there was
no flourish, no great promise, and the
pleasure it gave all who witnessed it
was all the more enjoyable because of
its moderate expectations. A sparkling
stream of Yankee huuior runs through
out tho play that wins an audience ut
the start. The same excellent company
will be seen.
X X t
"A Trip to Buffalo" Company gave a
fine performance on Friday evening,
and the large audience enjoyed the
excellent musical program. The com
pany was all that it had been represent
ed to be, but through an unfortunate
accident the play was marred by the
cold. Both the audience and the actors
were chilled, as the steaiu-heating pipes
bursted at several points shortly before
the house was opened. The manage
ment regret tho Inconvenience suffered
by the patrons.
t t t
The Swiss Bell Ringers entertained
a crowded house on Saturday evening.
The entertainment was the fifth under
the auspices of the Mining and Me
chanical Institute. The next will take
place on March 15, when "Ritchie," In
niirtb, music and magic, will appear.
t t t
A large audience enjoyed tho program
rendered last evening under the aus
pices of lite Young Men's Corps. Con
Carbou, of Wilkesbarre, and Con Me-
Anllfte, a New York piper, created
much amusement.
ROUND THE REGION.
While engaged in getting supper and
while she was alone in tho house, Mrs.
Harriet Camp, 62 years old, of Mt. Car
mei, was seized with a convulsion. She
foil on a red hot stove and her clothing
was entirely burned from her body.
Her home caught fire and this attracted
neighbors, who went to the scene, only
to find bar dead.
John Kleben, Jr., and John Paloschak
were placed on trial in court charged
with committing a murderous assault on
Paul Dickey. The latter appeared in
court with half of his right ear severed.
The other half of the ear, which it was
alleged was cut oil by tbe defendants,
was exhibited to the jury in a bottle of
alcubol.
After he ltad put fifteou-year-old John
Catupboli into a mesmeric trance Cyrus
Sherry, an amateur hypnotist, of West
Uazleton, was unable to awaken his
subject. He struggled for several hours
before he aroused the boy from his
sleep. Tho boy Is badly afTeeted by his
experience.
Alexander Craig, treasurer of tho
Dace Workers' Union, of Wllkesbarre,
who was charged with the auibezxlemeut
of $2,500 and convicted to taking 8184,
was on Saturday sentenced to fiftecr.
months in jail.
A military company, to be known
as the Schwab Guards, Is being organ
ized at Weatherly. It is named after
tho president of the Stool Trust, who
will stand tbe expense of equipping the
company with guns and uniforms.
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 Sisters of Mercy fair at ICroll's
hall closed on Saturday evening. The
attendance was very largo and the
greater part of tho exhibits was dis
posed of. Owing to the short time the
fair was open, some of the contests were
not closed and the disposition of a few
large articles was postponed to a date
to be announced later.
Written notices have been sent to all
the subordinate branches of stationary
firemen in the anthracite region calling
for a convention to be hold at Nanticoke
on March 1. It Is understood that the
object of tho convention is to make a de
mand on tho coal companies for an
eight-hour day.
Owing to the closing of McMenamln's
store, on account of the death of Mana
ger McMenamln's mother, tho sale of
tickets for "The Fast Mail" and "Our
New Minister" has been transferred to
the Tribune office. I'atrons who wish
io buy tickets before the doors open can
lie accommodated here.
A. Oswald has tho agency for tho cele
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery.
The finest goods made. Try them.
Messrs. John J. McNeils. James North
and Hugh Kennedy, of Drifton, went to
Wllkesbarre today and were accom
panied by a large number of men who
will take tho examination for citizen
ship.
Notwithstanding the intense cold on
Saturday the remains of tho late Mrs.
John Turnbach were followed to St.
John's cemetery, Butler valley, by a
large number of relatives and friends.
The first issue of the Ilazleton Item
made its appearance this morning. It
ha seven-page four-column paper and
the initial number is well filled with
advertising and local news.
Misses Fanny A. and Susie Ferry,
who have been spending the past month
with relatives in Philadelphia, Washing
ton and Atlantic City, returned home
Saturday evening.
The workmen engaged at No. 5 col
liery, Jeddo, cleaning tho debris of the
recent flood, expect to reach the bodies
of the drowned mules today or tomorrow.
Fresh fish every day during Lent at
Hartman's market, next to Central hotel.
I). S. fc S. Railroaders on tho branch
aro making much extra time. On Satur
day crews were out for three and four
hours longer than was expected.
The condition of William Keiper, who
is suffering from a sever attack of rheu
matism, is somewhat improved today.
A month's mind mass will bo celebrat
ed at St. Ann's church tomorrow at 9 a.
m. for the late John Campbell.
Con E. Breslin lias succeeded John J.
McGill as Freeland correspondent of
the Haileton Standard.
A collection for tbe Negroe and Indian
Missions will be taken up at St. Ann's
church next Sunday.
Councilman James P. McNeils and
Street Commissioner Daniel Shoviln are
doing jury duty this week.
Ice cream at Merkt's.
Foster night school at Drifton will be
closed this evening, if the attendance
does not improve
Ash Wednesday will be observed with
special services In several of the churches
of town.
Miss Bid Cunningham, of Mauch
Chunk, spent yesterday in town.
William Tolly, of Mauch Chunk, spout
Sunday witli Freeland friends.
W. J. I*ll rcil left tills morning for
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Orders are being issued for the vaccin
ation of all the mine workers at collieries
in and near smallpox infested towns in
tho Wyoming valley.
Dr. A. W. Watt, who was on trial 011
Saturday, charged with embezz.lingßl.so,
was acquitted. Dr. Weller, the pros
ecuter, must pay the costs.
A suit was commenced on Saturday
by A. C. Mcllenry against the city for
810,000 damages. Mcllenry says he was
thrown from his bycycle and injured by
riding Into a hole on a street in Wllkes
barre.
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Postoflice Building, - Freeland.
MCLAUGHLIN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of Aug Description.
Brennan's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland.
J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Campbell Building, - - . Freeland
White Haven Office, Kane Building, Opposite
Postoflice; Tuesdays, Saturdays.
JOHN J. McBREARTY,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of every description. Fire
Insurance, uud Conveyancing given prompt
attention.
McMcuumin Building, Smith Centre Street.
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S. E. HAYES,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Street.
None but reliable companies represented.
Also agent for the celebrated high-grade
Pianos of liatelton Bros., New York city.
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