VOL XV. NO. 103.
Sale of Clothing
and Furnishings
Buy now and here, because
every price is reduced—what you
need later will cost you less now.
In Clothing, Overcoats, Trousers,
Gents' Furnishings, Boots and
Shoes you can be suited here or
you can't be suited in Freeland.
Words of praise cannot do jus
tice to our assortments, style and
qualities.
Come at once and see for your
self—let the goods convince you
of their superior excellence.
Also complete lines of Dry
Goods, Dress Goods, Notions,
etc., among which are many bar
gains to interest our lady patrons.
Buckskin Rubber Boots and
Shoes are the best and are sold by
JOHN SHIGO,
144 South Centre Street.
OIUON STKOH,
A rTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Olllce: Rooms land 2, Kirk heck lirick, Freelami
/JEOTTUTE MCLAUGHLIN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Bun new of Any JJeecriptittn.
Itrennan'a lluilding. So. Centre St. Freeland.
J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Campbell Bulldlugt - " - Freeland.
White llaveu Olflce, Kune Building, Opposite
Kostoliiee; Tuesdays, Saturdays.
J°llN J. McBUEARTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of every description, Fire
Insurance, and Conveyancing given prompt
attention.
McMeiiauiin Building, South Centre Street.
T HO, A. BUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All buxineta given prompt attention.
Tribune Building, - - Main Street
N. MA LEY,
DENTIST.
OVBK BIKKBECK'S STORE,
Second Floor, - - Uirkbook Brick
JYF US. S. E. HAYES,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Street.
None but reliable companies represented.
Also agent for the celebrated high-grade
Pianos of Hnzclton tiros.. New York city.
S. S HESS,
DENTIST.
North Centre Street.
801 l Telephone.
Second Floor. - P. O. S. of A. Buildiuv.
Wm. Wehrman,
Centre street, Freeland.
REPAIRING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Tiuck.
Freeh Lard a Specialty.
Centre Street, near Central Hotel.
O tJXRJRYT'S
Groceries, Provisions,
Green Truck,
Dry Goods and Notions
are among tho finest sold
. in Freeland. Send a sam
ple order and try them.
K. J. Curry. South Centre Street.
"7. CWBELir
denier In
Cry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Slices.
Also
nniS WINES £ LIQUORS
FOR FAMILY
\ YD WKDHHNAL PtJKPONKH.
Oont.rw nnd Mttln street., Freeland.
OSWALD,
den'er in
Dry Goods, Notions,
Groceries and Provisions.
FRESH ROLL AND
dreamery Butter Always -in Stock.
Minnesota's Best
Patent Flour A Specialty.
EVERY ARTICLE GUARANTEED.
A. H'. (Jut. (Jtntr.ond Front Stt., Fnxlund,
FREELAND, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1903.
SiO END OF
. A YOUNG GIRL
Miss Buelah Smith Meets
a Sudden Death.
Freeland Girl Found Dead
Yesterday in Her Room at
Atlantic City— 3ody Will
Be Brought Home.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvln Smith, of North
Washington street, were notified \ ester
day by a message from Atlantic City.
N. J , that their daughter, Buelah, was
found dead in her room in that city
yesterday morning.
Mr. Smith left today for tho seashore
resort and will bring the body home
tomorrow.
The time of the funeral will not be
fixed until after the arrival of the re
mains.
Miss Smith was a girl of seventeen
years and haJ been living away from
borne for several months. Until recent
ly she had been a resident of Allentown.
but left that city two weeks ago.
On Sunday, the 15th Inst., she visited
her parents, but her stay at home was
very bri f. After her departure from
town, a week ago yesterday, nothing
more was heard of her until the mes
sage announcing her death was received
by her parents
it was leahied today that Miss Smith
arrived at the seashore last Friday.
She was known among her acquaint
ances In Atlantic City as Mao Howard
aud she claimed Reading as her home.
She was found dead in her room yes
terday morning by one of her compan
ions. An unlit gas stove, with a full
How of gas turned on, caused her death.
An investigation of the case was made
last evening by the police authorities of
Atlantic City, but no suspicion of foul
play or suicide was found, and the
county physician, I)r. Souder, gave a
certificate of accidental death.
Notwithstanding tho fact that she
was living there under an assumed
name, her identity was known to some
of her newly-made friends aud they
promptly notified her parents of the
sad late of their daughter.
William F. Hayes Dead.
A message from Pittsburg was re
ceived yesterday by Mrs. S. E. Hayes,
of town, announcing the death of Wil
liam F. Hayes, a young man who was
well known here. For the past two
years the deceased had been employed
as bookkeeper by a mining company in
Indiana county, but of late had not
been in good health He went to Pitts
burg t wo weeks ago to receive treatment,
and while in that city death came unex
pectedly Monday night. He was strick
en in his room in the Seventh Avenue
hotel and was immediately removed
to an hospital, where he died.
Mr. Hayes was for a number of years
employed In Eckley store and later at
Ebervale, Hazleton and Wilkesbarre.
He was 37 years of age and was an
estimable, young man who possessed a
large circle of friends in this vicinity,
lie was a cousin to tho late John D.
Hayes, Esq., of town, and is survived
by two brothers who reside in Now York
city.
At 1.15 o'clock thf afternoon a dls
>ll SCI LLAN KOI S A UVF.UTISKMKNTN
INSTATE OF DANIEL SHOVLIN, late of
IL Fret-la• 0. Pa . deceased.
Letters testamentary upon the above named
estate bavin# been #ranted to the u"dor
signed, all persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make payment, and those having
claims or demands to present the same,
without delay, to
.lolin Shovlin, Executor.
Chns. Orion St rob. Attorney.
GRANDOPERA HOUSE
J. J. McMenaroin, Manager.
THREE NIG H Tel, CO.MM EN CI NO,
Monday, March
INTER-OCEAN
COMEDY CO.
presenting
Claude Amsden
and a well balanced organization in a reper
toir of sparkling eouiedies.
Monday Night:
"The Great Robbery."
A Change ol' Play Nightly.
Handsome Wardrobes,
Superb Singers,
Strong Specialties.
Prices: 10, 20, 30c.
Wivb 15 ctut ladies' tickets first night,
patch from Pittsburg was received by
Mrs. Hayes from George Scott, son of
the deceased's employer, stating that
the remains will leave Pittsburg this
evening and arrive at Hazleton at 9.10
a. m. tomorrow via the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Mr. Scott will accompany
the remains to Hazleton.
The body will be taken immediately
to St. Gabriel's church, where a requiem
mass will be read at 10 o'clock, after
winch tho interment will be made In
the Hayes plot in St. Gabriel's cemetery
THEATRICAL
I 111 Henry says of Claude Ainsdem.
who will be here next Monday night:
"I consider Claude Amsden as the best
character comedian and all around
amusing man on th stage today. "He
can keep an audience convulsed with
laughter with more ease than any comed
ian I known and I happen to known all
the good ones. He has followed DeWolf
Hopper in the part of "Wang" and has
shared equal honors in the presentation
of this most difficult part "
At the Grand opera house next Mon
day night. Prices, 10, 20 and 30 cents.
Ladies, 15 cents, first night.
X X X
The Grand was well filled Monday
evening by the holders of tickets for the
operetta, "Minstrel of Capri, which was
rendered by home talent for the benefit
of the Y. M. C. A. Those who filled the
several parts acquitted themselves well
and the presentation was a thorough
success. Misses Millie and Annie Bo
noma, Miss Lizzie Jenkins and Miss
Mattie Brown represented tho loading
characters. The operetta was present
ed under the direction of Prof. Ever
hardt.
t t t
Through the influence of the United
Mine Workers of Upper Lehigh, the
opera house was well filled last evening
to see the moving picture exhibition.
The views shown were first-class, es
pecially those of the union parade at
Wilkesbarre on Mitchell Day, and were
enthusiastically a pplanded.
With the Contractors.
Lewis 11. Lentz has been awarded a
contract by Coxe Bros, it Co. to remc/ve
several blocks of houses at Derringer.
Tho houses are those along the creek in
that town and have always been ex
posed to danger by the high water.
The buildings will be set up further
back from the cri ek.
In conversation with a lumber sales
man in town yesterday it was learned
that lumber Is selling from sls to $lB
per thousand feet higher now than at
this time a year ago.
James E. Griffith has contracted to
build a large double block of bouses on
the west side of South Washington
street for John Znachko.
Several owners of lots are planning to
erect homes thereon during the coming
sum mer.
A. Crtpece & Son are improving their
business block on South Ridge street by
enlarging the cellar.
Liquor License Court.
Liquor license court opened on Mon
day, a session being held by each of the
four judges. About half the applica
tions Were disposed of and the remain
der were heard yesterday. Owing to
the small army of witnesses brought, by
those interested, the judges decided to
hear but two on each side, feeling un
less the number was limited that it
would take them all week to hear the
new applicants alone. Short work was
made of the old applicants for old
houses, and in the case of new appli
cants for old houses and applicants for
now houses the business was hurried as
fast as possible. No announcements
will be made until all have been heard.
Freeland applicants were heard on
Monday before Judge Halsey.
The applications against which there
are remonstrances are being heard i
today.
To Start a Colony.
Rev. Francis Pribyl, pastor of St.
Stephen's Slavonian Catholic church.
Plymouth, for the past four years and |
three moutho, announced to the congre
gation on Sunday that ho had tendered
his resignation to the vicar general of
the diocese, and would leave this week.
The announcement came as a surprise
to the parishioners.
Father Pribyl's health has been fail
ing for some time past and his reason
fur tendering his resignation is to avert
a threatened breakdown.
He has purchased 400 acres of land in
Delaware, Md., and holds an option on
1,300 more. It Is his intention when
thoroughly rested to start a Catholic
colony at that place. He has already
sent numerous families there.
Dr. David Kennedys
farorste Remedy
£H2E S AIL KSDNEY. SVOMACH
/iND LIVER TROUULtS.
CHILD LABOR.
Sixteen Years of Age Should Ite the Limit
iu ihe Coal Mines.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Tho anthracite strike investigation
had no more hopeful, helpful or encour
aging outcome than tho mutual declara
tion at one of the hearings from repre
sentatives of both miners and operators
that each was willing to unite in raid
ing the age of boys on the breaker and
in the mines to 10 years.
This should be done. It. Is called fur
by humanity. It is demanded for jus
tice. It Is necessary to protect society
against ignorance. If a bill to this
effect Is urged on the legislature by the
united* efforts of miners and operators
nothing could prevent its prompt pas*
A measure of a different order has.
unfortunately, been brought before the
legislature, apparently with tho In
dorsement of the United Mine Workers.
A month ago. toward the close of Janu
uary, Mr. Garner, of Schuylkill, Intro
duced in the bouse of representatives
and a week later reported a bill on child
labor in the mines. Instead of raising
the age limit to 10. as should be done,
it dues a very different thing. It pro"
vides that, it shall be unlawful f r any!
one "to employ at any work or labor in
or around any coal mine or colliery any
minor child under the age of 21 years
for more than eight hours per day."
This is not an act to protect children
from the rapacity of their parents and
the avarice of employers. It Is an act
for an eight-hour day. It leaves the
present child age limit unchanged. Ten
der children can still be put to work on
the breaker and in the coal mine. No
effort is made by it to raise the age limit
for children of both si xes as proposed
and promised at the Anthracite Com
uiisslsu hearing to 10 years of age. The
evil of child labor will still remain and
children will still bo turned from school
to hard labor two or four years earlier
than they should.
All that this bill would really accom
plish would be to make the plea for an
eight-hour day for adults stronger be
cause the breaker would have to stop
and tho boys in the mines would have
to come out iu eight hours. Much can
be said for an eight hour day. In due
time it is sure to come as industry im
proves aud the total product increases,
just as the old indefinite day of the mid
dle ages shrank to twelve hours and
then twelve hours diminished to ten and
in many trades ten hours has fallen to
eight.
But this step should not be confused
with the restriction of child labor. The
way to reduce child labor is to raise the
age limit. This winter Is a golden op
portunity. If the United Mine Workers
urge raisin g the age limit to 10 years
the operators are pledged to make no
objection, the public will universally
approve and the legislature will pas>
tiie bill.
ROUND THE REGION.
Guards armed with shotguns are
posted about the homes of quarantined
smallpox patients in Nanticoko and
Miners' Mills, and yesterday they
slaughtered cats and dogs which ventur
ed so near the houses that they might
carry tho contagion.
The handwriting of the clerks in
Schuylkill county recorder's office is so
bad that the commissioners have re
fused to pay for their services. This
action was taken at the request of the
Taxpayers' Association.
Charles Grottier, the murderer of
Adam Strunk, was hanged in the corri
dor of Monroe county prison yesterday.
Grether mounted tho scaffold with the
same confidence that has characterized
his entire imprisonment.
Mrs. David Herring and her two
weeks-old child, of West Berwick, are
dead as the result of neglect, exposure
and starvation. During the recent cold
weather the family had no coal and
nothing tu eat.
Daniel M. Jenkins, well known among
the Welsh people of tho Wyoming re
gion as a composer, is dead. He had
written a number of songs, which wer*
used as competitive selections at elsted
fods.
Mrs. Sarah Silverstein, a native of
Germany, died at Pottsville yesterday.
She was 106 years old. She retained
her faculties unimpaired until her death.
I he striking carpenters of the Wyom
ing valley have refused to arbitrate their
grievances and the contractors have
determined to light the union.
Seven out of nlno members of tho
family of Evan Owens, of Scranton,
have smallpox. Only the two who have
escaped were vaccinated.
David! Kenned^
CURES ALL KIi>NCYAvOMA.CH J \
' W^S ,B TRWWULESk 1
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN OP
Short Itenis of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
Freeland Recorded With
out Waste of Words.
The Young Men's C. T. A. B. Corps
conducted a pleasant smoker at the
Grand opera house hall .Monday even
ing. During the evening President
Meehan announced that Chtrles Boyle,
i f Drifton. and William Diigai), of Free
land, had won the prizes offered to the
members proposing the largest number
of candidates.
Miss Annie Dever, who in religion is
known as Sister M. Bonaventure, re
ceived the black veil at the Sisters of
Mercy convent, Wilkesbarre, yesterday.
The ceremony was witnessed by her
mother, brothers and sisters aud other
friends from Freeland, and was con
ducted by Father Coffey, of Carbon dale
Because his wife upbraided him for
being drunk Adam Koch, a well-known
resident of West Hazleton, shot off the
top of his head while the family was at
supper. Koch was aged (51 years and
was well known in Freeland. He was
for years a member of Haruguri Lodge,
No. 242, of town.
Company M, of the First regiment, of
Philadelphia, which was stationed at
Upper Lehigh during the strike, has
been mustered out of service by the
National Guard officers for general in
efficiency. The vacancy has been filled
by mustering into service another Phila
delphia military company.
The report circulated last week that
Coxe Pros, ifc Co. would sell domestic
sizes of coal to local consumers this
week has been found to be premature.
Nothing but pea coal Is yet on sale at
Drifton. Thousands of tons of the
other sizes are being stored at Roan.
Alterations are being made to the
residence of VV. J. Eckert, South Centre
street, and when completed tlie building
will be suitable for business purposes.
Mr. Eckert will rent the property and
make his home in Allentown.
"Minnesota's Best" flour is sold by A.
Oswald. There Is none better made.
According to Information given out
by the Mine Workers about 300 men in
District 7 are still idle. The mine work
ers say that, nearly all of the strikers for
whom no places have been found live it)
the Panther Creek valley.
Council will reorganize on Monday
evening and there is much speculation
as to who will be appointed to fill the
various positions at the disposal of the
body.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Patrick
Campbell took place this morning from
her home In Sandy valley. The re
mains were interred at St. Ann's ceme
tery.
A protest has been made to the Le
high Traction Company against the
practice of miners carrying dynamite
while traveling on the road.
The Freeland Ice Company has a
foyco of men at work stocking their
building on South Washington street
with Bear Creek Ice.
Mrs. Ollle Mensinger has been cailed
to Nescopeck to see a sister who was j
severely burned at that place this week.
Special services for the "observance of i
Asli Wednesday wero held this morning !
in all the Catholic churches of town.
Robert Gibbon, of Philadelphia, Is the
guest of Mrs. Fannie Jenkins, South
Centre street.
The Shenandoah and Crescent basket
ball teams will play at Krell's hall this
evening.
Mrs John B. flanlon is visiting
friends in the upper end of the county.
Ice cream on sale at Morkt's.
President Roosevelt has appointed D.
P. Hughes as postmaster at East Mauch
Chunk.
Mayor Price, of Wilkesbarre, last
night signed the curfew ordinance to
keep children off the streets after
o'clock at night.
I)r. A. L. Cressler, one of the oldest
physicians in Wilkesbarre and a charter
member of tho Luzerne Medical Society,
died on Monday. He served in the state
legislature when a young man.
BIRTHS.
Hawk.—To Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hawk, Birkbeck street, a daughter.
Schollar.—To Mr. and Mrs. Christo
pher Schollar, South street, twin sous.
TRI-WEEKLY
McMENAMIN'S
South Centre Street"
i IN WINTER WEATHER
WEAR WINTER GOODS
Don't let any one convince you
that the end of winter is yet in
sight. There are many cold days,
j and colder nights, to come before
the spring of 1903 arrives. There
! fore it is your duty to properly
| clothe yourself and protect your
i self from the chilly blasts of March,
j To do this you must begin by buy
! ing the right kind of Underwear,
] (he kind that will wash and wear
1 and still keep you warm. That is
the kind we sell.
| For your feet, be you man,
j woman, youth, maid or child, we
have Shoes that are especially
1 recommended for late w inter and
j early spring wear. Our manufac
turers guarantee them to keep out
[ the cold, and unless your feet are
]so protected you cannot be as
-1 sured of a warm body.
| The grades of Rubber Goods
which we handle are the best in
the market—so our customers,
who have tried various makes, tell
us, and whether it is Boots or
Shoes you prefer we can supply
you with goods that we can guar
antee.
Winter Gloves, Hosiery, Fur
nishings, Hats and Caps are not
yet out of season, but we want
them out of our way and you can
have your choice from large as
sortments at figures considerably
less than the regular charges.
In Neckwear, Collars, Cuffs and
similar goods, also Working Jack
ets and Overalls, our store is still
the headquarters for the best goods
in the lines mentioned.
Boys' Knee Pants can be bought
here, and we give positive assur
ance that you get better value for
your money than can be obtained
elsewhere.
McMENAMIN'S
South Centre Street
:.'-r"^r^*raar.
1 STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, §
H EAST STROUDSBURG, PA. |j
B Regular State Normal Courses, and H
Bo Special Departments of Music. Elouu- Is
K| tion. Art. hruwiug, Stenography and i .
m Typewriting; strong College ITepuru- \4
pi tory Department.
i Free Tuition,
fl Boarding expenses per week. H
S Pupils admitted at any time. Winter fi
■ Term opens Dee. BUlh. Write lor B9
■ catalogue. j
I E. L. KEMP, A. M., Prin. |
ccsaEsaoiiE- assssßirJl
DePIERitO - BROS.
CJV'F'E.
Corner of Centr and Front Streets.
Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufor Club,
Uosenbiuth's Velvet, of which we h vve
EXCLUSIVE SALE IK TQWh.
Mumoi's Extra Dry Champagne,
Henncssy Brandy, Blackoerry,
Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc.
Ham and Hchweilze.r Cheese
Sardines, Klc.
MEALS -AT API, • HOURS
LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY.
B. C. LAIFBACH, Prop.
Choice Bread of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas
try, Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cakes Baked
to Order.
CONFECTIONERY ANO ICE CREAM
supplied to hails, parties or picnics, with
all necessary adjuncts, at shortest
notice and fairest prices.
Delivery and aupply wagon* to all parte oj
town and kurrouridings every day.
Condy 0. Boyle,
dealer in
LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC
a/Tj l4 ! flnoßt brands of Domestic and Imported
V\ his key on sale. 1< resh Freehold Beer, Porter
ami Ale on tap. w Centre street.
Statement From Senator Quay.
In next Sunday's magazine section of
the North American Senator Quay tells
in a statement especially prepared for
the North American the reasons for his
advocacy of the admission of New Mex
ico Into statehood. Territorial Senator
W. H. Andrews, formerly senator from
Crawford county, Pa., now a heavy
owner of mines and president of rail
roads in the new country, also trives to
the readers of the North American an
inside view of the resources of the terri
tory.
And there's, something else in the
Sunday North American.
Boys, how would you like the best
hand-car wagon on the market?
Mow would a handsome piano, three
feet high, suit yon girls?
These ami more than a dozen tip-top
prizes are offered by the Philadelphia
Sunday North American. You can win
them iiy answering one simple question.
Look for pictures and description of
them on the children's page in next
Sunday's North \merlean
— ft—
rDr. David Kennedy^
favorite Remedy