FREELAND TRIBI!NE.
VOL. XV. NO. 135
Beautiful Spring.
You can rest assured that it is
here now—shrewd buyers are
making their selections from our
line of smart and snappy Suits.
It is nice to have the first choice
and to wear the new things first.
Men's stylish Suits, £5 to sl3.
A School of Fashion.
Our store is a suitable school of
fashion in boys' clothing. The
standards are Blouse and Sailor
Norfolk Suits at 52.50, $3.50 and
$4.00.
The newest in Hats, Caps,
Shoes, Furnishings, Dry Goods,
Dress Goods, Notions, Etc.
JOHN SHIGO,
144 South Centre Street.
ATTORNEY ANO COUNSELOR AT LAW
and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office: Rooms 1 aud a, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland
Mclaughlin,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal BUMMH* of Any Jtevriptwn.
Brennun's Butldlug, So. Centre St. Freeland.
J. O'DONNELL,
AT rORNEY-AT-LAW.
Campbell Building, - Froolund.
White Haven Olßce, Kane Building, Opposite
Postolliee; Tuesdays, Satnrdaytf.
A. BUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All Iruxtnem given prompt attention.
Tribune Building, - - Main Street
N. MALEY,
DENTIST.
OVER BUtItBECK'S STORE,
Second Floor, - Birkbeck Bricli
r\K. S. S HESS,
OENTIST.
North Centre Street.
Bell Telephone.
Second Floor, - P. O. S. of A. Building.
DoPIERBO - BROS.
C-A-iFiE.
Corner of Centre and Front Street*.
Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufer Club,
Rosen blutb'e Velvet, of which we h -v*
EXCLUSIVE SALE IX TOWN.
Mileum's Extra Dry Champagne,
Hon n easy Brandy, Blackberry,
Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc
Ham and flehtoeitzer Cheese Sandwiches,
Sardine*, Mtc.
MEALS AT - ALL • HOURS
T. CAMPBELL,
dealer in
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes.
Also
PURE WINES J* LIQUORS
FOR FAMILY
ANO MKVWINAL PURPOBKB.
Centre and Main street,. Freeland.
Correct Spring Clothing
for Men and Boys
Those who take advantage of our unusual offers will be well
clothed as well as well pleased. Our clothing maintains
throughout a standard of high qualities and low prices
that cannot be equalled elsewhere, and the present show
ing is an example of this superiority. We have for men
and boys a grand array of new spring patterns in plain
colorings or fancies, blue serges and a great variety of
cassimeres and cheviots, stripes, plaids and mixtures;
tailored in a most careful manner with reliable trimmings;
perfect fitting; with concave shoulders and sta-there fronts.
.IfitoiclsWcllCbijaßilhlflosfi
Our Stock of Ladies' Oxfords are the Prettiest in Town.
""" n A, Tlie LBat N Typewriter of tlie World.
The Only Polyglot
Using a Hundred Type Shuttles
in Twenty-six languages, all
Any MMM'iim r • i i wo Freelaud Tribune sending us Four Cents in Stamps to cover postage
will receive it >iu.. illco.it Hup of the World, in Colon., 1 >x'iH Inches.
PiIIIjA'IIiKLiPIIIOFFICE OF
The Hammond Typewriter Co.
33 and 35 South Tenth Street.
NEW STYLE OF
TROLLEY ROADS
Late Invention Will Run
Cars Without Tracks.
Opoortunity for Local Capi
talists to Connect Freeland
at Small Expense With
Surrounding Towns.
During the past few weeks the subject
of a more extended trolley service for
Freeland has been quietly agitated, and
the cost of constructing a line that will
connect the town with the villages and
farming districts between White Haven
and St Johns has been figured. Addi
tional Impetus was given the movement
last week, when It became known that
the Lehigh Valley Railroad will cut. off
all direct communication between
Wllkesbarre and Freeland next Monday.
Witb a system built on the plans of a
brand new invention, Freeland could
have, at much less expense than was
anticipated, a road that would meet the
Lehigh Valley and Jersey Central main
lines at White Haven and the cars of
the Wilkesbarre and Huzleton road at
Kutler hill, ai d also give Eckley, BucTc
Mountain, Sandy Run, Highland and
Upper Lehigh people trolley connections
to and from Freeland.
On account of the interest which has
lately been shown by local capitalists in
trolley affairs, the following brief des
cription of the new invention is given,
as published In the Wilkesbarre Record
today:
"The trackless trolley Is the latest
brand now invention, and one that
promises to become popular and revo
lutionize inter-urban transportation
The new invention has gone beyond
the experimental stage and companies
are being organized all over the country
for the building and equipment of the
new system.
"The trackless trolley may bo oper
ated in this vicinity before long, as
there Is now a man in Wilkesbarre with
working models, and who will establish
headquarters In that city or Scranton
for the state of Pennsylvania. He Is
Ilonry W. Dowdings, of Kingston, who
has secured the Pennsylvania state
rights and is prepared to show the
merits of the new inveutiou to any who
may be interested.
"During Mr. Dowding's recent visit
to Boston ho was introduced to the in
ventor of this trackless trolley system,
which has excited great interest in the
popular magazines and the press of the
country. A similar system has been in
use in Germany and France for the
past two years, giving satisfaction to
the traveling public.
"The patents secured by the Boston
inventor, however, are a great improve
ment upon the system now in use in
foreign countries, and furnish a novel
and practical method of rapid transit.
By this system tracks are entirely dis
pensed with and the cars may be steer
ed fifteen feet from the centre of the
roadway without any possibility of the
trolley leaving the wires. It also per
mits of one car passing another going
FREELAND, PA.. MONDAY, MAY 11, 1903.
in the opposite direction upon the same
wire without delay, inconvenience or
even adjustment of the trolleys.
"The new system is not intended to
enter into competition with existing
track roads, but rather as a feeder for
present trolley lines from thoroughfares
where tracks would not be permitted,
uor desirable or practical. The inven
tion is entirely new, and the patents
were granted as recently as March 'JO last.
Mr. Dowdlng has a complete working
model of the system and expects to es
tablish headquarters for the company in
this section, either in this city or Scran
ton.
"The new system has two trolley wires
instead of one, and one of them acts for
the return current. A double track line
may be operated with three overhead trol
ley wires. The trolleys are also a new in
vention and are clutched to the wires by
means of springs. The system may be
applied to any kind of car, and cars may
bo run on the streets or country roads
where any automobile could run, and
can climb hills with ease arid safety.
The cars are fitted with hard rubber
wheels, and some have been built and
are in successful operation having capa
city for seating fifty passengers. It is
all a question of power as to the capa
city.
"It is estimated that the cost of this
new system of trolley transportation
will be less than one-sixth of the cost
of constructing and management of the
present trolley system. The power can
be secured, if necessary, from existing
electric power houses or electric light
companies."
Reorganize at Once.
The gentlemen composing the com
mittee to winch council has assigned
the task of reorganizing the Board of
Health should lose no lime in attending
to tiie work. A Board of Health in a
town of this size is an absolute necessity
at all times, and especially so at the
present, with smallpox raging at Glen
Lyon, in this county, and at Lansford,
in Carbon county.
During the past two years several
hundred dollars have been spent by
council in the preparation and publish
ing of a code of laws empowering the
Board of Health to protect the town
from epidemics, but with the board dead
and unheard of, except, when salary day
comes around, these laws are useless
and ineffective.
The neighboring borough of Tamaqua
exhibited the same careless spirit re
garding its health board as is being
shown in Freeland, but its towu council
was brought to its senses last month by
receiving notice from the State Board
of Health tliat the borough would be
quarantined and mail and railroad ser
vice to and from the town cut off within
ten days unless a Board of Health was
organized and at work before the limit
of time expired.
•While it is true that the members of
the defunct Freeland board concealed
its death for several months, the fact
that it is no longer in existence is now
known to all. The sanitary committee,
of council has been authorized to reor
ganize the body and the welfare of the
town demands that the matter receives
immediate attention.
Mine Foreman Resigns.
John J. McNeils, of Adams street, has
resigned his position as assistant mine
foreman for Coxe Bros. & Co. at Drifton,
and the same will take effect tomorrow
evening. On Wednesday morning he
will leave for Luzerne borough to enter
the employ of the Temple Iron Com
pany as a foreman in the Harry E. mine
at that place. This position was offered
and accepted by Mr. McNelis last week,
and his selection is regarded by his
friends as a tribute to his ability. The
Harry E mine is one of the very large
collie/ie 9 in the Wyoming region and
employes over 600 workers.
As soon as a suitable residence can be
obtained Mr. McNelis will remove Ills
family to Luzerne and make his home
there.
Monument to John Leisenring.
From the Maueh Chunk News.
Twelve horses, four abreast, pulling a
truck on which was an eight-ton piece
of granite, intended for the base of a
monument to the memory of the late
John Lelsenring, attracted no small
amount of attention on our streets Sat- ,
urday morning. Considerable difficulty
was experienced going up the road in
rear of the opera house. Two other
pieces, weighing fifteen and thirty-five
tous each, are iu the Central yards, i
waiting to be taken to the Upper Mauch '
Chunk cemetery, where the mouument
is to be erected.
To Cure a Cold in One Duy
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on
each box. 25c.
Screen windows and screen doors are
eelltng at lowest price* at Utrkbwek's. I
EXAMINATIONS
Town* and Dates of Interest to Appli
cants for Teachers' Certificates.
County Superintendent of Schools F.
P. Hopper has arranged the following
schedule for teachers' examinations:
Wilkesbarre High School Building,
June o—For teachers holding profes
sional certificates not having algebra
and civil government thereon.
Ashley, June B—For8 —For Ashley, Sugar
Notch. Fairview and Warrior Run.
Shickshinny, June 10—For Shick
shinny and Salem township.
Kingston, June 12—For Kingston,
Dorranceton, Forty Fort, Luzerne,
Courtdale and Edwardsviile.
Pittstou, June 15—For Pittston, Pitts
ton township, West Pittston, Hughes
town and Exeter borough.
Plymouth, June 17—For Plymouth
and Ply month township.
Avoca, June 19—For Avoca and Dur
yea.
Freeland, June 22—For Freeland,
Jeddo, West Hazieton and Foster.
Wyoming, June 24—For Wyoming,
West Wyoming, Kingston township and
Swoyersville.
Plains, June 20—For Plains, Jenkins,
Yatesville and Lafiin.
Newtown, June 29—For Hanover
township.
Dallas, July o—For0 —For Dallas and Dallas
township.
Parsons, July B—For Parsons, Miner's
Mills, Laurel Run and Wilkesbarre
township.
White Haven, July 10 —For White
Haven, Deuison, Bear Creek and Buck.
Conynghara, July 13 —For Conyngbam
borough, Sugarloaf, Black Creek and
Butler.
Wapwallopon, July 15—For Noscopeck
borough, Nescopeck township. Nesco
peck Independent, IJollenback, Conyng
bam township, Dorrance, Sloe urn and
Wright.
Orange, July 17—For Franklin and
Exeter townships.
Huntington Mills, July 20 —Hunting-
ton Independent., Huntington township
and New Columbus.
Lehman. July 22—For Lehman and
Jackson.
Sweet Valley, July 24—For Ross and
Lake.
Muhlenberg, July 27 —For Union and
H unlock.
Fairmoiint Springs, July 28 —For
Fairinouut and Fairmoiint Independent.
The examination for professionals
will be In the subjects of algebra, civil
government and theory of teaching.
Bo ready to begin work at 9 o'clock.
Applicants will take the examination
for the district wherein they are ap
plying. School directors and others
interested in education are invited to
be present. Frank P. Hopper,
County Superintendent.
Back Pay Received.
The employes of G. B. Marklo & Co.
received their back pay at Jeddo Satur
day afternoon. One of the conditions
which the recipients had to comply with
was that, each employe had to appear in
person to receive his arrearages. This
barred women and children from the
line, which at one time during the after
noon extended over half a mile from the
pay office. Less than 100 of the 2,700
employes failed to call tor their pay, the
distribution of which began at 1 p. ui.
and was still going on late Saturday
evening. Coal and Iron Policemen
Filler and Curtis kept the crowd in line,
and their positions were unenviable, as
many people became restless and im
patient at the tedious delay in being
served, due to the crude method of pay
ing which is hi vogue at Jeddo.
The amount distributed on Saturday
was a little less than 300,000. The in
dividual amounts varied from 11 cents
to over 3100, with the average at about
322.
By common consent the back pay has
become known as "Mitchell Money" as
the credit of getting it is accorded by
the workers to the national president of
their union. A considerable portion of
it found its way to town Saturday even
ing and business was brisk for several
hours.
Marklo & Co. will pay again on Fri
day, this being their regular date; Upper
Lehigh Coal Company, M. S. Keramerer
& Co. and the I). S. S. Railroad will
also pay on Friday, and Coxe Bros. &
Co.'s employes will receive their wages
on Wednesday.
Extracted the Bullet.
The bullet which entered the arm of
Mrs. John Sippel, of Jeddo, during the
assault committed upon her and her
step daughter along Butler valley road
two weeks ago and for which Jesse
Wolfe has been lodged in the county
jail, has been extracted by Dr. Brown,
of Freeland, who has been treating the
injured woman since the shooting.
The bullet was fired from a revolver
of small calibre. It will be preserved
and used as evidence against Wolfe.
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.
One of the largest funoAls that has
left town for some time was that accord
ed the late Mrs. John Melly on Satur
day morning. Friends from all parts of
the region and many from distant points
were present. After the requiem mass
at St. Ann's church the remaius were
taken to Hazieton for interment.
Misses Catherine Fisher, Martha Mit
ke and Sarah B. Kuntz have been
chosen to represent the Luther League
of St. Luke's church in the semi-annual
convention of the league, which will be
held at Welssport tomorrow and Wed
nesday.
The opening sermon of the services
of Forty Hours' Devotion was preached
at St. Ann's church last evening by Rev
McEnroe, of Beaver Meadow. The
large edifice was taxed to it-* capacity by
the number who were present.
Directors Weber, Ziestloft and John
son were the only members of Foster
township school board present Saturday
evening and no meeting was held. The
board will endeavor to meet Wednesday
oveulng.
John O'Donoell, aged 17 years, has
been missing from his home in Drifton
since Tuesday last, and his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Patrick O'Donneli, are unable
to account for his absence.
Fine stock of garden tools, Birkbeck's.
Mrs. Manns Carlin, of Drifton, who
was receiving treatment at the Miners
hospital for injuries sustained by falling
down stairs, has been discharged from
the institution.
Rev. J. W. Blschoff. of Upper Lehigh,
who is a noted cello soloist, will partici
pate in an entertainment at White
Haven Episcopal church tomorrow
evening.
A slight fire occurred Saturday morn
ing at the engine house at No. 2 High
land. The flames were extinguished
before 9erious damage resulted.
Several characters, presumed to be
working in the interest of the promoters
of the Sunday closing movement, wore
in town yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brown returned
from their wedding tour Friday evening
and were tendered a serenade by the
Citizens' band.
Fishermen—try Birkbock's tackle.
The Young Men's C. T. A. B. Corps
has engaged Harvey's Lake for July 25,
and will run an excursion to the resort
on that date.
The Fearnots Athletic Association, of
Drifton, will hold their annual ball at
Cross Creek hall on the evening of the
29th inst.
Bert Jackson, of Upper Lehigh, has
resigned his clerkship in Upper Lehigh
store to accept a similar position at
Berwick.
Gordon Shaffer, who disappeared from
Drifton over a week ago, has enlisted in
the army, a9 wa9 surmised by his friends.
All kinds of ice cream at Morkt's.
Miss Annie E. Boyle, of Coxe addition,
has accepted a position as bookkeeper
In the store of Burgess W. E. Martin.
Conrad Otter, a resident of Eckley
many years ago, died at Hazieton yes
terday from paralysis, aged 80 years.
James J. Maloy Is in Philadelphia
with his young daughter, who is receiv
ing treatment at Jefferson hospital.
Neal Johnson, of Sandy Run, has ac
cepted a position as an agent for the
Metropolitan Insurance Company.
"Minnesota's Best" flour is sold by A.
Oswald. There is none better made.
A brush fire in the vicinity of the
Jeddo tunnel yesterday and last evening
destroyed much good timber.
Substantial improvements are being
made to the property of Patrick O'Don
neli on North llidge street.
Tomorrow will be the first anniver
sary of the Inauguration of the miners'
strike.
Beautiful hammocks at Birkbeck's.
John Kelly and 9ister, Miss Maggie,
of Philadelphia, are visiting friends in
town.
Henry Luhm&ti, of town, has accept
ed a position as bottler at Coplay.
Frank Dover, of Easton, is the guest
of Freeland relatives.
Additional locals on the fourth page. ' J
TII I-WEEK! A'
McMENAMIN'S
South Centre Street
A!
SHOEWJ^
<3
.SHAPES
Our store is headquarters lor
High-Grade Footwear for i i n,
women and children; Hats and
Caps for men and boys; Furnish
ings of all kinds, and Youths'
Knee Pants.
McMENAMIN'S
South Centre Stroet
-A.. OS"W^.XjID,
dea'er iu
Dry Ms, Notions,
Groceries and Provisions.
FRESH ROLL AND
Creamery Batter Always in Stock.
Minnesota's Best
Patent Flour A Specialty.
EVERY ARTICLE GUARANTEED.
N. W. Cor. Centra and Front fits.. Freel/ind.
IWe Can Sell YouFFann]
J&k bicati-d. We have ...id]
hundreds of other- Why
fS orijpiiiil" method''\vlik-h
$1,000,000 L
Offices in all principal citic; hi.;]ust ,1-r
--enccs. A. A. ROTTNEFI & CO., 816
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LAUfiAGfI'S VIENNA BAKERY.
B. C. LAUBACU, Prop.
Choice Bread of All Kiuds, Cakes, and Fas
try, Daily. Fancy and Nuvti:y i.au.
to Order.
CONFECTIONERY AND ICE CREAM
supplied to balls, parties or picnics, with
all necessary adjuncts, at shortest
notice and fairest prices.
Delivery and supply wagons to alt parts o]
town and surroundings every day.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN
Cuba Fruit and Land
Located fit miles by rail and 57 by macad
amised highway,southwestfrom Hu\ ana.
Sunshine, Fruit and Flowers, tio Frost.
Send a postal for Illustrated booklet to—
Charles H. Whtiolock, Pres. C. F. Co.,
605 Maple Street, l!attle Creek, Mich.
Formerly of Wilkes-Burro, Pa.
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Tiuck.
Fresh Lard a Specialty.
Centre Street, near Central Hotel.
Condy 0. Boyle,
dealer in
LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC
The tlnest brands of Domestic and Imported
Whiskey on sale. Fresh Freeland Beer, Fori or
ami Ale on tap. Centre si root.
Wm. Wehrman,
WA.TOHMA3CEi2
Centre street, Freoland.
'REPAIRING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,