rii 'REEL AND IRIBUNE. VOL XV. NO. 139. AllSbagesorMßQ Can be fitted and suited here. We have clothes made for the "hard to fits" and we fit them. Many stout and slim men who give up trying to buy clothes ready made, come here and find exactly what they want. If you are an extra tall, short or fat man come and see what we can do for you. We'll surprise you with the clothes; possibly more with the prices—for, being unusual in shape, you've had to pay a penalty j to your tailor. We do away with that and charge you no more than I we do the ordinary built man. We also have a large line of Ladies' and Gents' Furnishings, i Hats, Caps, Neckties, Dry Goods, Notions, etc. Large line of Trunks and Suit Cases. JOHN SHIGO, 144 South Centre Street. ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW and NOTARY PUBLIC. OtHce: Rooms 1 and 2, Birkbock lirlck, Freeland Georgia Mclaughlin, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of Any Description. Urcnnuu's Building:, So. Centre St. Freeland. J. O'DONNELL, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW. Campbell Building - - - Freeland. White Haven OlUoe, Kane Building, Opposite Postoflioo; Tuesdays, Saturdays. A. BUCKLEY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. All business given prompt attention. Tribune Building, • - Main St reet N. MALEY, DENTIST. OVER BIRKBUCK'S STORK, Second Floor, - - Brick S. 8 HESS, DENTIST. A v North Centre Street. Bell Telephone. Second Floor, - P. O. S. of A. Building. Geo. H. Hartman, Meats and Green Titick. Fresh Lard a Specialty. Centre Street, near Central Hotel. DePIERRQ - BROS. CAFE. Corner of Centre and Front Streets. Gibson. Dougherty. Kaufer Club, Roaenbluth's Velvet, of which we h ve EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN. Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne, Holiness y Brandy, Blackberry, Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc Ham and tfehtoeitzer Cheese tSandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS AT - ALL HOURS Crash Suits, Straw Hats For Men, Boys and Children. Largest and Best Assortment in Town at Iclwidi'sfeaifdlttlliiipiilhlisi) Havo You Tried the Queen Qualitv Shoes? The First National Bank, Freelaxid, Fa. Capital, - $50,000.00. A. OSWALD, F. M. EVERETT, GEO. S. CHRISTIAN, Pre kid ci it, Cunhier, Vice President. Operating under a charter of the United States and are under the supervision of the comptroller of the currency and his examiners. TWO PER CENT INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. MOIST ID. \a^"""""A, Tlie Lea(til, £ Typewriter of the World. The Only Polyglot jJsing a Hundred Type Shuttles v Any subscriber >i the Frecland Tribune sending us Four Cents in Stamps to cover postage will receive a Mugnlflcent Mup of the World, in dolors, !jl.!jz!iß Indies. PHILADELPHIA BRAITCH OFFICE OF The Hammond Typewriter Co. 33 and 35 South Tenth Street. WORKING FOR ANOTHER ROAO Board of Trade Is After the Jersey Central. Movement to Request the Company to Extend From Upper Lehigh to Freeland Is Gaining in Strength. i A regular meeting of the Board of | Trade was held last evening with Presi dent Oswald presiding. Mr. McGroar i ty, one of the committee on membership, reported a list of nineteen names which wore added to the roll as members. The dues of SI per member for the year accompanied the list. By propositions five other names were also placed on the roll. The industrial committee is In correspondence with a company which desires to establish a plant in town, but for the present requested that they be reported as making progress in the mutter. The railroad committee, through Mr. Crawford, reported that owing to a press of other matters they were some ! what hampered in their work. The committee proposes, before calling on the Jersey Central Railroad officials, to make a collection of data regarding incoming and outgoing shipments of freight and also to ascertain what as surance, if any, merchants will be will ing to give to another road. In a general discussion on railroads the fact was brought out that the people of town are anxious to have the Central Railroad extend Its tracks to Freeland. Mr. Malloy spoke of the fact that since the Lehigh Valley Railroad has i abandoned the use of its road east of town no excuse of touching Valley territory would now hold good, and he believed that if the proper oflicials were acquainted with the opportunity await ing the company, byway of freight and passenger business, the road would be extended. A fair-sized body of work men, he coutended, could do the work of grading and laying the rails froiu Upper Lehigh to this town within one month. It was also brought out that the Central passenger traffic has largely in creased lately. Patrons of local busi ness houses residing in White Haven and vicinity are anxious to have better accommodations to continue their pat ronage. The mall committee reported mail ser. vice at present very good. The trolley committee reported prog ress. The scenery committee had several sites In view to have photographs taken, but had done nothing deliuito. A motion prevailed that the railroad committee be increased by the addition of three members, with a view of push ing the work. The improvement com mittee was also Increased by two to FREELAND, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1903. speed work In that lino. Mr. Neußurger reported having com- j municatod with an official of the track less trolley system, and from what was Continued on Fourth Pago. New Coal Land Opened. G B. Markle & Co. have commenced work on their coal land at Keiper's farm, a few miles east of town. A slope is now being sunk to tap the basin In that territory and work will be pushed rapid ly during the summer months. Joseph Kramer, of town, is In charge of the force which is sinking the slope, and as soon as a set of boilers lias been placed In position the number engaged at the work will be largely increased. The firm is said to own a line bed of coal at Keiper's and when the colliery is opened up it will furnish employment to a considerable Diiiub.tr of men. The new slope Is located near the Jersey Centra) tracks. The output of the mine will be hauled over a locle road which is to be built from Keiper's to Highland No. 1, where it will be cleaned and prepared for market in a new breaker which will be erected near the site of the one torn down some years ago. Elaborate plans for the economical transfer and handling of the coal be tween the mine and the breaker have been prepared. Died Today From Lockjaw. Clinton M. Williams died at 1) o'clock tills morning from lockjaw at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Evan Wil liams, on Walnut street,. On the 11th inst. ho was severely injured at No. 5 colliery, Jeddo, by being caught under a heavy iron stack which he and other members of Markle & Co.'s repair gang were raising. He was hurt internally and a few days ago lockjaw set In and death resulted at tho hour stated t.hove. The deceased was aged 19 years, 4 months and 2 days. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock Saturday after noon. Services will bo conducted at the Park M. E church, after which the interment will follow at Freeland ceme tery. Death of Henry Tully. Henry Tully, a respected resident of town, died at 3 o'clock yesterday morn ing at his home on Adams street after an illness of less than one week. The deceased was employed for a number of years and up to the time of his death on the D. S. A S. Railroad, and was a mem ber of the Brotherhood of Railway Train men. He was 42 years of ago and is survived by bis wife, two sons, three daughters and four brothers. The funeral will take place at 9 o'clock Friday morning, followed by a requiem mass at St. Ann's church. Tho inter ment will be made at St. Ann's cemetery. Weather Signals. On and after tomorrow evoning weather signals for tho following day will bo sounded at 6 p. m. by the whistle at tho Salmon Iron works, as follows: One long blast—Fair weather. Two long blasts—ltaln or snow. Three long blasts—Local rain. Four long blasts—Showers, followed by fair weather. One short blast—Lower temperature. Two short blasts—High temperature. Three short blasts—Cold wave. One long, throe short blasts—Fair weather, with cold wave. Held Preliminary Meeting. A conference was held at Pottsvllle last evening between District Presidents Nlcholls, Duttrey and Pahy, of the United Mine Workers, and General Su perintendent It. C. Luther, of the Phila delphia and Reading Coal and Iron Com pany, all members of the Conciliation Hoard recommended In the award of the Anthracite Strike Commission. They laid out preliminary work for future meetings, when the matters to be submitted will be gone over. New Athletic Park. The use of a two-acre plot of ground has been granted to the Crescent Athle tic Association by G. B. Markle & Co., and the same will be cleared, plowed, en closed and leveled by the members. The plot Is located east of town and the association proposes to make of it an ideal athletic park. The clearing of the ground has already been commenced and the work of getting it in shape for outdoor sports will be pushed rapidly. Iron Works Directors. The following officers have been chosen by the directors of the Salmon Iron Company: President —Dr. N. Maloy. Vice president—A. Rudewick. Secretary—Thomas Evans. Treasurer—VV. E. Oberrender. The company is in a prosperous con dition and the officers expect to be able to continue the plant In operation dur-I iug the summer. RELIGIOUS. Wyoming Clmkhln to Hold Its Annual SertKlop* in Freeland Next Week. At St. John's Reformed church, com mencing on Monday next, the annual sessions of the Wyoming Classis of the Reformed Church in the United States will be held, and extensive preparations have been made by the pastor, Rev. J. B. Kerschner, and mombers of the church for the meetings. The Wyoming Classis consists of thirty ministers and thirty elders, representing churches and charges located in Carbon, Luzerne, Montour, Columbia and Sulli van counties. The public Is kindly invited to attend the sessions. The evening services will be as follows: HOLY COMMUNION AND OPENING SERVICES. Monday, May 25, 7.30 p. m.—The ser vices at the altar will be conducted by Rev. T. O. Stem and Rev. E. M. Beck. Tho sermon will be preached by the president of classis, Rev. J. W. Reinecke. After the sermon the Holy Communion will be celebrated and the business ses sion will be formally opened with prayer. , HOME MISSIONS. Tuesday, May 26, 8 p. m.—Rev. C. 11. Mutschlerand Rev. C. D. Lercb will be In charge of the altar services. Addresses will bo delivered by Rev. D. W. Happel and Rev. A. H. Ilerbst; Rev. A. Houtz, presiding. FOREIGN MISSIONS. Wednesday, May 27, 8 p. m.—Rev. F. H. Ruloff and Rev. J. W. Bell will be in charge of the altar services. Addresses will be delivered by Rev. D. W. Ebbcrt and Rev. G. E. Limber I; Rev. S. C. Meckel, presiding. CATKCHIBATION —SI NDA Y SCHOOLS— YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETIES. Thursday. May 28, 8 p. m.—Rev. W. H. Hoch and Rev. J. K. Adatus will be in charge of the altar services. Rev. T. O. Stem and Rev. C. II Muts chler will deliver brief addresses on "Calechts&tion;" Rev E M. Beck and Rev. E. S. Noll on "Young People's So cieties;" Rev. C. E. Correll and Rev. P. H. Hoover, on "Sunday Schools;" Rev. M. L. Firor, presiding. Damage Case Non-Suited. The case of John Jerczak, of town, against the Freeland Electric Light, Heat and Power Company was called for trial on Monday before Judge Whea ton. Jerczak's fourteen-year-old son was killed by coming in contact with a wire of the defendant company at)d the father claimed damages. The boy climbed a pole to tho porch of a busi ness block on South Centre street and while descending his foot came in con tact with a wire, the result being elec trocution. Tho company contended that tho boy had no license to trespass ou the prop erty and that he was guilty of negli gence. The company's attorneys, one of whom was John M. Carr, Esq., of town, made a motion for a non-suit, which was granted yesterday morning. Judge Wheaton, In deciding the motion, stated that the company had done all that could be reasonably expected in safe guarding the wire and could not be ex pected to anticipate accidents of the character upon which the suit was based. No Board of Health Yet. There are not less than 150 pupils of | the borough schools absent this week on account of the prevalence of meas les. Notwithstanding that the disease ' shows no signs of abating, tho reor- ' ganization of the Board of Health has ' not yet been accomplished. Why this important matter i 9 per- 1 mitted to drag along is up to somebody ( to explain. The membership of the ' new body has been chosen, but the names have not yet been confirmed by i council, consequently tho Board of i Health has no legal existence. A special meeting of council to grant ( the new board full power to enforce the < health laws and regulations js In order. Homes wherein contagious diseases ex ist should be placarded and indiscrimin ate visiting should be prevented, other wise something more serious than measles will show itself. One Day's Accidents. 1 At Oakdale colliery yesterday three 1 accidents occurred. The first victim \ was George Ejorko, of Japan, whose foot was injured by having it run over by a mine car. ' Ignatius Constroso, of Ebervale, was tho next. Ho was severely squeezed between cars. * 1 John Glasco, of Milnesville, was badly f cut about the face by falling coal. At No. 5 colliery there was one serious \ accident. Stanley Wascaveich, of Wash ington street, was cut about the head and face by a fall of coal. I All the injured men wore taken to their homes. 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. Sub-District No. 1, of District No. 7. U. M. W. of A., composed of local unions in the Panther Creek valley, has appro priated 51,200 for the erection of a monument on the spot where Patrick Sbarpe, a striker, was murdered last summer at Nesquehoning. The monu ment will bo unveiled on the first anni versary of his death, August 18. The annual convention of the Cath olic Total Abstinence Union of Scran ton diocese begau its sessions this morn ing at Jermyn, Lackawanna county. The Young Men's Corps is represented by John Meehan, John Gaffney and Thomas Johnson, and St. Ann's Cadets by Edward Mcllugb. The supreme court has refused a new trial to Peter Lenouskey, convicted of the murder of Anthony Senneek in the Exeter mine, near Wllkesbarre. The supreme court in its opinion orders the death sentence imposing by the Lu zerne court carried out according to law Michael Shean, aged 54 years, died at his home in Eckley yesterday afternoon He is survived by one son, Theodore, of Eckley, and one sister, who resides in Pittsburg. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning. Interment will be made at St. Ann's cemetery. "Strength and vigor come of good food, duly digested. 'Foreo,'a ready-to sorve wheat and barley food, adds no burden, but sustains, nourishes, in vigorates." Joseph Powderly, ex-postmaster of Carbondale, brother of Hon. T. V. Pow derly, the former labor leader and late commissioner general of immigration, died on Saturday at Eagle Pass, Texas, where be had been inspector of immigra tion since 1898. Rev. F. Marshal, of Freeland; Rev. J. P. Buxton, of Drifton, and W. B. Fry, of Drifton, are at Carbondale this week attending the annual diocesan conven tion of tho Protostant Episcopal Church. Screen windows and screen doors are selling at lowest prices at Birkbeck's. A Wllkesbarre officer came to town yesterday afternoon and served sub poenas on half a dozen saloon-keepers, in which they are charged with having slot-machines in their business places. Tho employes of tho Wllkesbarre and Hazleton Railway donned their uniforms yesterday for tho first time. Tho suit Is the regulation blue and white caps and the outfit looks neat. Gebrge Shambora, of Washington, D. C., was a visitor to town this week. He was called as a witness in the damage suit of Jerczak V 9. Electric Light Com pany. Ail kinds of ice cream at Morkt's. John J. Stahl, whoso home is in town, has been promoted to corporal of tho United States Marine Corps. At present he is stationed in Porto Rico. At the home of tho bride in Wo9t ( Hazleton, on Saturday next, Arthur 1 Heckler, of Drifton, and Miss Lizzie Sehroedor will be married. James E. Griffith has contracted to build a single dwelling house on West Chestnut street, Birvanton, for John 1 Drobeck. Notice of an examination of candi- , dates for mine inspectors in two districts is given in this issue. Mr. and Mrs. 11. W. Facklor loft to day to speud the summer at Sea Isle ! City, N. J. Beautiful hammocks at Birkbeck's. < BASE BALL. Tho Regulars aro the latest aspirants for honors and are ready to meet any ■ team in the vicinity composed of players under 10 years. The club consists of tho following: B. Campbell, c; Mc- ] Nulty, p; P. Campbell, p; Albright, lb; McNeils, 2b; Ivleitz, ss; J. Campbell, 3b; Ilullcr, rf; Rogan, cf; Gallagher, If. (•rand Decoration Day Excursion To Niagara Palls via Lehigh Valley Railroad. 89.00 for the round trip, tickets sold good on any train, May 29, good (or return until May 31, inclusive. Inquire of ticket agents for further particulars. r Dr.Dayid Kennedys favorite Remedy •BSCSWf 4 TRI-WEEKLY McMENAMIN'S South Centre Street SHO EW~\ /%^Jc,vsrm .SHAPES Our store is headquarters tor High-Grade Footwear for men, women and children; Mats and Caps for men and boys; Furnish ings of all kinds, and Youths' Knee Pants. McMENAMIN'S South Centre Street -EL. OSWALD, dealer in Dry Goods, 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. Centre and Front St*., Freeland, Citizens Bank of Freeland, Pa. Organized in 181H). Capital $.10,000 SurpluH and Individed PIOI'HM 37,000 Directors: Thomas Ilirkbcck, Anthony Uudowick, John Uurton, 11. C. Koons, Charles Dusheck, John Khigo. • H. C. Koons, President. Thomas Birkbeek, Vice President. Charles Dusheck, Secretary, li. it. Davis, Cashier. Audrew Shigo, Teller. INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS. Home Savings Bauks Furnished Free. LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY. B. C. LAU6ACH, Prop. Choice Dread of All Kinds, Cnkcs, and Pas try, Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cukes linked 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 io all parts oj * tmen and surroundings every day. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN Cuba Fruit and Land Located til miles by rail and ;"7 by macad amized high'way,southwcstl'rom Hu\ uuu. Sunshine, Fruit and Flowers. No Frost. Send a postal for illustrated booklet to— Charles 11. Wlieelock, I'res. C. F. Co., 605 Maple Street, iliittle Creek, Midi. Formerly of Wilkes-Dane, Pa. Wm. Wehrman, Centre street, Freeland. REPAIRING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. T. CAMPBELL, dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes. Also PURE WINES J> LIQUORS • FOR FAMILY AND MKDIUINAL PURPOtiUB. Centre aud Main streets. Freeland,
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