FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XIV. NO. 141. Important to Strikers! A twenty per cent re duction on all goods in our stores during the present strike. Refowicli'sWearWell Clothing and Shoe House, REFOWICH BUILDING, FREELAND. Have You Soon Our New Line of Btruw Huts? T. CAMPBELL, dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes. Also PUKE WINES I LIQUORS FOR FAMILY AMD MKDICINAL PURPOSKB. Centre and Main streets. Froelund. CUBBY'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. DAUBACH'S YIENNA BAKERY. B. C. LAUtfACH, Prop. Choice Bread of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas try, Daily. Fane/ and Novelty Cakes Baked to Order. CfIIPECTIIIEBY ® ICE CREAM supplied to balls, parties or picnics, sritb all necessary adjuncts, at shortest notice and fairest prices. Delivery and supply wagons u> all parts oj town ami surroundings every day. Geo. H. Hartman, Meats and Green Tinck. Fresh Lard a Specially. Centre Street, near Central Hotel. dea'or 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 Sts., Freeland. ARE'NYTHEY HANDSOME? That's what most every lady says when looking at our new Dress Footwear. The smartest Patent Kid Shoes are here, not a swell style left out of our lines. No fancy prices for style— neither. Your money goes farthest here. In buying good shoes the difference between our prices and those charged at some other stores is a clear saving to you. Ask our customers about it, or better still, give us a trial. STAR SHOE STORE, HUGH MALLOY, PROP., Centra and Walnut Streets FREELAND TO PAY TRIBUTE Will Honor the Brave Dead on Memorial Day. C. A. R. Completes Ar rangements for the Parade and Exercises to Be Held Here Next Friday. The committee of Maj. C. B. Coxe Post, G. A. R., In charge of the Memo rial Day exercises, has prepared the fol lowing order of parado and program for the observance of the day: ORDEIt OF PARADK. Chief Marshal, Steve Drasher, and Aids. St. Ann's Parish Band. Chief Burgess and Police Force Town Council. Freeland Citizens' Hose Company. Fourth Ward Fire Company. Carriage with Speaker and Clergy. FIRST DIVISION. Eckley Band. Freeland Council, No. 348, Jr. O. U. A. M. Camp No. 259, P. O. S. of A., Drlfton. Camp No. 147, P. O. S. of A., Freeland. Loyal Castle, No. 65, K. of M. C. Drlfton Lodge, No. 246, D. O. n. SKCOND DIVISION. Kosciusko Guards. First Magyar Society. Magyar Verhovy Society. THIRD DIVISION. G. A. R. Drum Corps. Maj. C. B. Coxe Post, No. 147, G. A. R. All old soldiers and Spanish war veterans aro invited to parade with the G. A. R. ROUTE OF PARADE. The parade will move at 1.30 p. m. from the corner of Main and Washing ton streets, down Washington street to Carbon, to Centre, to Walnut, to Blrk beck, out Blrkbeck to Freelaud ceme tery, where the following program will be rendered, with Owen Fowler as chairman: Decoration of graves. Reading of Lincoln's address. Prayer by Rev. J. J. Kunlz. Singing by Y. M. C. A. Glee Club. Music by St. Ann's band. Oration by Rev. J. W. BlschofT. Singing by Y. M. C. A. Glee Club. Music by band. Benediction by Rev. O. G. Langford. The graves of veterans In St. Ann's, Eckley and Upper Lehigh cemeteries will be decorated iu the morning by delegations from the G. A. R. Temperance Convention. On Wednesday in Oiyphant the twentieth annual convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of the Scr&nlou diocese went into session and the delegates, representing eighty tem perance societies, at once settled down to business. The convention, which was called to order by an opening prayer by Rev. J. J. Curran, of Wilkesbarre, presi dent of the union, was preceded by a mass in St. Patrick's Catholic church. The delegates wore welcomed to the town by Burgess John J. Manning. Rev. P. J. Murphy, pastor of St. Pat rick's church, also gave them a welcome. The reports of the officers were en couraging. That of Secretary Timothy Burke showed that there are 74 societies In the union and a membership of 10,109 The receipts of the year were $1,067.22 and the disbursements $965 58. Treasurer W. It. Mall >y, of Carbon dale, reported a balance of $554.30 at the last convention and the present balance ou hand is $713.34. The annual address of Father J. J. Curran, president of tho union, con tained many good points. He spoke of the work of the union and of the various quartorly convention! aud made several recommendations. The district presidents presented en couraging reports, that of Alex. Mul hearn, of Freeland, president of the Fourth district, who also served on the credentials committee, being very fa vorable. At yesterday's session the proposed amendments involving radical changes In the government of the union were adopted, with the exception of tho one for the election of delegates at largo by the board of goverumont aud the hold ing of the convention bi-annually. An additional amendment was adopted that no person in the union shall he a mem ber of more than one society. Tho pro posed insurance feature was tabled. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Rev. P. J. Mc- Manus, Green Ridge; vice presidents, William R. Gilroy, Archbald; M. F. Laveile, West Scranton, and Mrs. Charles Lasher, West Scranton; spirit- FREELAND, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1902. ual director, Rov. J. J. McCabo, treas urer, William Reel, CarbondaU; secre tary, Timothy Burke, Scranton. FATHER MOORE ELECTED. The delegates to the national conven tion to be held In August at Dubuque, lowa, are Rev. John L. Moore, Free land; Charles Lavin, Wilkesbarre, and Walter McNichols, West Scranton. It was decided to hold the next au nual convention at Jermyn and the pa rade on October 10 at West Scranton. Boroughs May Tax Poles. The rights of boroughs to collect from telegraph and similar companies license fees for the maintenance of telegraph polos and wires was finally decided this week by the supreme court in affirm ing the judgment of the superior court The suits were brought by the borough of Taylor, in Lackawanna county, and the borough of New Hope, in Bucks connty, against the Postal Telegraph Cable Company. The telegraph company contended that the ordinances were Invalid, as they Interfered with Interstate com merce, and the charges wore unreason able and, In effect, a tax, and, therefore, illegal. Each borough won Its suit in the lower and superior courts, and now the supreme court affirms these judg ments. The decision Is of Interest to Freeland people, as a similar ordinance was passed here some years ago but was not enforc ed, the authorities waiting to learn how the cases of Taylor and New Hope would be decided. The Strike Situation. The miners' executive boards ad journed at Wilkesbarre yesterday. No news of what transpired at recent ses sions has been given out. The order for engineers, pumpmen and firemen to suspend work, unless the operators grant these employes an eight-hour-day, will become effectivo on Juno 2. Everything throughout the region Is as quiot as could be expected during a strike affecting over half a million people and covering an area of hundreds of square miles. A few disturbances have occurred at upper oud washci'ios, but nothing seri ous has developed, much to tho chagrin of the horde of city correspondents who now infest the strike region. Will Graduate at Lehigh. At the commencement exercises of Lehigh university, to bo held nsxt month at South Bethlehem, two former pupils of the Mining and Mechanical Institute will receivo tho degree of mechanical enginoor. Tho young men who have been so successful in their college studies are William Frank Rob erts, of Freelaud, and Daniel Martin Sachs, Jr., of Gowon. The subjects of tho theses to be pre sented by them at the exorcises are: By Mr. Roberts, "A Comparison of Com pressed Air and Electricity as Motive Powers for Mine Haulage;" by Mr. Sachs, "Preliminary Design of a 550 ii. P. High Pressure Pumping Engine." Epworth League Officers. The Epworth League of the Park M. E. church has elected the following officers: President—W. F. Seiplo. First vice president—Carrie Welch. Second vice president—Georgie Sutton. Third vice president—Mabel Swartz. Fourth vice presldont—Bessie Shel hamer. Secretary—John Schaffer. Treasurer—Elmer E. Hinton. Organist—Margaret Owens. Junior department superintendents— Mrs. Chas. Orion Stroh, Miss Mabel Swartz. The officers-elect will be installed on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Married Yesterday. William Jackson, until recently a resident of Upper Lehigh, was married yesterday afternoon to Miss Hattie Brobst, of Coxe addition. The cere mony took place at the home of the i bride's pareuts and was performed by Rev. Jack, of Hazloton. Bert Jackson and Miss Elizabeth Jackson, brother and sister of the groom, acted as groomsman and bridesmaid. After a repast, which wa9 attended by the immediate friends of the young couple, tlioy departed for Berwick, where they will make their future home. Death at Sandy Run. Edward Curran died this morning at the home of Ills daughter, Mrs. Neil P. Johnson, In Sandy Run. Funeral ar rangements are not yet completed, but tho Interment will he made at Hazleton, probably Sunday afternoon. Mr. Cur ran Is survived by tho following sons and daughters: Mrs. Neil P. Johnson, Sandy Run; Mrs. Mary Gallagher, Bris tol; Malaehi Currau, Nevada, and And rew Curran, Sandy Run. COURT HOUSE BIDS. "Graft" Game Nlppad In the Bud by Judge* and County Controller. The sudden withdrawal of the adver tisements for proposals to build tho new court house, by Controller McLoan, aroused much curiosity In certain quar ters as to wby such action had boen taken, says tho Wilkesbarre Record. It was given out that there was a lack of regularity, or rather that bidders found difficulty In ascertaining what was wanted, and for that reason could not bid intelligently. The facts are that quite recently a contractor called upon Judge Wheaton and asked him whether or not the courts had any further jurisdiction in the matter of the now court house. He explained that in order to secure a set of plans for making calculations bidders wore compelled to place S3OO in the hands of the county commissioners for Architect Osterling, who at his own pleasure retained that sum until a sot of plans was delivered, when he would return all but $75, that evidently being tho tax builders would have to pay for the privilege of placing bids. Judge Wheaton promptly informed the contractor that the building would never go up until the court had approv ed the contracts, and he gave assurance that he would look into tho complaint. Subsequently Judge Wheaton called on the county commissioners and asked them If they had any plans for a new court house. They replied that they had not. He then informed the com missioners concerning what he had heard, and told them that uuless Mr. Osterling furnished plans free to respon sible contractors who asked for them, the court would bold back Its approval until it was done. Judge Wheaton, It appears, had pre viously talked the matter over with Judgo Lynch, who, like himself, was surprised at the demand made by Os terling, and who promptly assured Judge Wheaton that he would stand by him In the refusal to approve tho con tracts until the Pittsburg architoct con seDtod to give his plans out free to ac tual and responsible bidders. Control ler McLean was informed of the action of the judges and, ascertaining the facts, withdrew the advertisement. The controller says that the commissioners had told him in the start that every thing was ready for tho bidders and he supposed they told the truth. Harcur's Case Held Over. The application for a pardon for Thomas Harcur, who was sent to jail for three years In February, 1901, In Schuylkill county, for rioting at a mine strike, at Onedia. where a deputy was killed, was hoard before the Board of Pardons on Wednesday, D. J. McCarthy. Esq., for Harcur, contending that the prisoner was not concerned in the riot, and 000 feet away when the man was killed. Ex-Dlstrlct Attorney Klerchner, and W. J. Whltohouso, of Pottsvllle, opposed the pardon, Whltehouse maintaining that Harcur was the leader of the rioters. Mr. Whltehouse said Harcur was a forelgnor who had taken the oath of allegiance to tho United States when naturalized, and yet in a short time afterward he had violated that oath by leading a riot that was against the peace of every citizen. Then Mr. Whltehouse hold up a nowspapor, and read the head lines over tho strike news of Wednesday: "Violence begins In the strike region. Workmen driven from the washeries. Trouble is feared." "This," said he, "Is the news of today and it Is tho result of pardoning men like Harcur. A pardon In a caso of this kind encourages riot and riot begets treason, and a country's ruin." ( Miles Dougherty, of Sharaokin, a member of the national oxecutlvn hoard of the United Mine Workers, jumped to his foot as Whitehousc ceased and de clared that the newspapers were against the miners and did uot treat thorn fair- Mr. McCarthy again pleaded for Har cur, but tho board did not recommend his pardon, holding the caso over. End of Endless Chain. Postmaster llahn, of Wilkesbarre, has finished forwarding to the senders the mail matter that has been accumulating for Van Kirk and Bobbins, who used the endless chain combination for selling fountain pons and whose mail was stop ped by the postal authorities. Mr. Hahn yesterday sent to the dead letter office 45,000 postals and about 25,000 let ters that were addressed to tho above firm and besides be returned to the writers of the letters whose names and addresses were on tho envelopes several thousand letters. In all nearly 100,000 letters and postals were returned, and so ends one of the biggest get-rich-quick schemes that probably was ever devised. 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. Mathias Schwabe has a dozen men at work in his mine in tho Third ward and expects in a short while to be able to relieve the local coal famine. None of tho product of this colliery will be shipped out of town. The members of Maj. C. B. Coxe Post, No. 147, G. A. It., will attend services at St. John's Reformed church on Sun day morning, when a special sermon will be preached by the pastor, Rov. J. B. Ivorschner. The bond of Charles Jacquot, treas urer of the Central Labor Union of town, has beon filed in court. It Is in the sum of SSOO and James Tiinony Is the surety. Edward Sterner, of Birkbeck street, is suffering from a pair of sprained ankles. The iujurios were received while practicing gymnastics at Krell's hall. Thomas Sarricks, of Sandy Run, and Miss Leah Parry, of Upper Lehigh, will marry next month. Both are members of Foster township's corps of teachers. Large numbers of tho foreign-born residents of the vicinity aro departing to seek work elsewhere. Few of thorn are roturnlng to Europe. The electric light plant and tho brew ery are receiving supplies of coal from Saudy Run, where a large stock of rice and kindred sizes are on band. Tho assessors and assistant assessors of the county were at Wilkesbarre yes terday and made their returns of the spring assessment. Miss Mary Brady, a former resident of town, now of Sayre, was the guest of the McGoehan family on North Ridge street tho forepart of this week. Patrick McNelis and family, of South Centre street, have removed to Allen town. Mrs. J. C. O'Donnell Is having an addition built to her dwelling at the corner ut Main and Ridge streets. Bernard McLaughlin, Jr., of North Ridge street, left on Wednesday to seek employment at Pittsburg. Miss Elite Welsh, of Philadelphia, Is visiting her parents In the Third ward. DRIFTON. The remains of the late William Davis, of town, who met death in the mines on Tuesday while repairing an alr taotor, were buried yesterday afternoon in Freeland cemetery. Services wore conducted at tho family residence by Rov. J. P. Buxton. Tho funeral was attended by Camp 259, P. O. S. of A., of Drlfton. Mrs. C. B. Coxe and a few other mem bers of the Coxe families will sail soon for Europe. John Bonner, the well knowu ball player, has signed with Wilmington club for the coming season. Eckley base ball team beat Drlfton Shamrocks yesterday by a score of 9 to 0. Harry Shafer has secured work near Berwick. Dr. Geo. S. Wentz is seriously ill at his home here. Y. M. C. A. The Y. M. C. A. boys are having lots of fun these days playing croquet, alley ball, base ball and basket ball. The increasing interest iu all depart ments of tho work is gratifying to the management, which delights in seeing the young people enjoy these innocent sports. We are anxious to see all tho members take advantage of these pleasures as often as possible. Others are welcouio to our member ship. The expense is small and the privileges many. The Y. M. C. A. male glee club will sing at the memorial services at Free land cemetery on Decoration Day. Now music for tho ladies' auxiliary glee club has arrived. Sunday devotional meeting will be ad dressed by Rov. Farnsworth at 3.45 p m. All are Invited to attend. MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS. T OST.— Since Monday last, a red and white I A cow named Fanny; has white feet and white spot on face Finder will he rewurded by returning animal to tho owner, John Dlgon, Walnut street. TK I-WEEKLY A Real Spring Day Will catch you in that old winter suit if you don't look out. You'd better look in here. If you buy in haste, you can get your money back equally quick. THE OLD RELIABLE Phila. Oue-Price Clothing House. Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa. ORION STKUII, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW and NOTARY PUBLIC. Office; Rooms 1 and a, Birkbcok Brick, Froelnild JOHN M. CARR, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. All legal business promptly attended. PostolHce Building, ... Kreeland. Mclaughlin, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal L'Jusinestt of Any Description. Urciiiiaii's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland. R. J. O'DONNELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Campbell Building, . - . Freeland White llaven Office, Kane Building, Opposite 1 ostothee; luesduys, Saturdays. JOHN J. McBREARTY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of every description. Fire Insurance, and Conveyancing given prompt attention. McMeuamin Building,South Centre Street. N. MALEY, DENTIST. OVER BIRKBECK'S STORE, Second Floor, ■ ■ Blrkbeek Brick S. E. HAYES, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. Washington Street. None but reliable companies represented. Also a Kent lor the celebrated hiKh-urade l'mnua ol Hazel ton Hroa., Mew York city. s. S. HESS, DENTIST. 37 South Centre Street, llell Telephone. Second Floor Front, ■ Reiowlch Building. A. BUCKLEY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. All business given prompt attention. Tribune Building, ■ ■ Main Street Condy 0. Boyle, dealer in LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC. The 11 nest brands of Domestic and Imported W liiskoy on Bale. Flesh Rochester and Shen andoah llear and on tap. Wm. Wehrman, ATCHMAKEE Centre street, Frcelaud. 1 REPAIRING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. DePIERRO - BROS. CjKFE. Corner of Centre and Frout Streets. Gibson, DouKherty, Kaufer Club, Rosenbluth's Volvet, ol which we hive EXCLUSIVE SALE IN 10WN. M mum's Extra Dry Champagne, Henuessy Brandy, Blackberry, Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc. Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Ktc. MEALS AT - ALL - HOURS. PLEASURE. May 28.—Drama and hop, for benefit of St. Anthony's Catholic church, at John Yannes' storeroom. Tickets, 25c. May 2D.—Grand ball of tho Dalaklava Social CI lib at Knell's hall. Admission, 50 cents. May 29.—Annual ball of Fearnots Athletic Association at Cross Creek hall. Admission, 25 cents. May 30.—Annual picnic of Tigers Athletic Club at Public park. Reduced Fares to Itluica. Via the Lehigh Valley Railroad. On account of the Cornell-Harvard-Syra cuse boat race, Decoration Day, the Le high Valley Railroad will sell tickets to Ithaca at the low rate of one fare for the round trip. May 29 and 30, good to return to and including May 31. These : tickets will be honored on any train ex cept the Black Diamond Express. For further particulars consult agents. A. Oswald has the agency for the celo { brated Elyslan's extracts and perfumery. The finest goods made. Try thorn.
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