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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-03-05
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
LOCAL JoTTINGS GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

You Know and Things You Wish to
Hear About-what the Folks of This
Vicinity Are Doing.
Berner's 10 cent counter has number
of new articles today. Read the list on
fourth page.
The residents of Hopevile are excited
over the report that large bed of fine
coal underies the town.
The Cross Creek Company's workings
at Tomhicken were shut down on Satur-
day for an indefinite period.
The Weatherly P. o. S. of A. band dis.
coursed number of fine selections at
the fair of the Mayberry band on Fri
day evening.
The Lehigh Valley shops at Hazleton,
which have been working with re-
duced force and on half time, started on
Saturday to work steadily
Patrick Mclaughlin, aged 81, of
Audenried, was crushed between a car
and door in the mines there on Friday.
His injuries resulted in instant death.
The Young Mems Slavonian band are
preparing to equip themselves with
twenty new uniforms. They expect to
have them by the latter part of this
month.
A block of company houses at Har-
wood were burned to the ground early
Saturday morning. The flames spread
so rapidly that the inmates had hardly
time to escape.
At the annual encampment of the G.
A. R. in Philadelphia last week Alfred
Darte, of Wilkes-B Barre, was chosen
senior vice commander for the Depart
ment of Pennsylvania.
The inroads made by the electric cars
upon the passenger traffic of the Le
high Valley Company has brought about
a reduction of fares between Hazleton
and South Side towns.
1t is reported says the White Haven
journal, that on and after July l the
Lehigh Valley will ship its western coal
over the Highland branch instead of via
the Pennsylvania lines.
Work began on the electric road be-
tween Freeland and Hareigh this morn.
ing, The company will construct a
bridge l 400 feet in length at Drifton to
cross the Jersey Central tracks.
The suit of "Big Joe" for $40, 900 dam
ages against Hayden & Co. will be tried
this week. Joe was one of the miners
who was imprisoned in the Jeanesyile
mine for nineteen days in February.
1891.
Horatio c. Crease, D. d, s., will open
an office in the Birkbeck building this
week. DR.. Crease is a graduate of the
Dental college and comes
from Canada, where he has been prac-
tising.
The regular monthly meeting of the
borough council will be held this even
ing. The councilmen-e elect, Messrs. Neu-
burger and Winter, will take their seats,
and the burgess will also be installed in
office.
Mrs. George Lebo, an aged lady of
was burned to death at her
home on Friday morning She was alone
and was polishing the stove when her
clothing took fire and she was burned to
a crisp before she was discovered.
Edward Casey, the Judge of election
of Butler township who was found |.
guilty of election frauds, was taken to
Pottsville Jail on Friday The court
asked $1,000 bail, but he was unable to
it. He will receive his sentence this
week.
EX-County Treasurer John S. Me |
Groarty and Thomas W. Hart have pas
sed final examination and were admitted
to the bar last week Mr.. McGroarty
was in town on Saturday and received
the congratulations of his acquaintances
hara
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-03-05

A. NJ. Neumiller, one of the present
poor directors, will be candidate for
secretary of the poor district at the or
ganzaton of the new board. There are
several applicants for the position, and
it is likely the successful one will be
chosen from the lower end of the dis
trict.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-03-05

plosion at Oneida last week, arrived here
yesterday and were inferred in st. AIMS
cemetery. The funeral was attended
by large number of his countrymen.
Engine No. 5, which was damaged in
the wreck at Ebervale last week, has
been repaired and is on duty again.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-03-05
BUSINESS BRIEFS.
Use Pillsbury's Best XXXX Flour.

Use Pillsbury's Best XXXX Flour.
Parties supplied with ice cream, cakes,
etc, by Laubach at reasonable rates.
Orange Blossom" is safe and harm
less as flax seed poultice. Any lady can
use 1T herself, Sold by w. w. Grover.
Wall paper will be hung at 20c. per
double roll from now until March /.
Also all paper reduced from to Zoe. per
roll at A. A. Bachman's.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
Kit, Man, Tim and Harry.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
New York, Oct. 23.-There are, as might
be expected, some picturesque features in
the fight between Tim Campbell and Har-
ry Miner for congress. Two girls, Kit
Heating and Nan Mccartney, who were
declared tie in a beauty contest last
year, started out to-day to. canvass, the
blonde, Miss Heating, for Campbell, and
the brunette, Miss Mccartney, for Miner
AT o'clock tonight the persuasive Miss
Mccartney had on her list the names of
fifty-seven Campbell men who had prom
ised to vote for Miner. Miss Heating was
less successful, securing only twenty
three pledges. She hopes to do better in
the future, however, and to win the new
bonnet bet with Miss Mccartney on the re-
suit of their canvassing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
Tallahnssen Tonios.

Tallahassee, Fla, oct. est is said that
the democrats of Taylor will contest the
election Of all the populists elected I'm that
county on the ground Of irregularities,
The majorities were very small and a
seat In the Legislature is involved in the
contest
IL is also thought that the election OF
the populist legislators in Osceola county
will be contested
Frank Tucker, Albert Reeves and Mai.
Smith fishing on Apalachicola bay the
past week, caught a mullet twenty
eight and one-fourth inches long that
weighed nine and one-haf pounds. II
was taken In gill net and is said to be
the largest fish Of the kind ever taken ii
the bay.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
WAYCRoss ITEMS.
Various Matters of SPECIAL and Gen
eral Interest.

Waycross, Ca, Oct. 2S-The Ware
County Teachers institute was in session
Saturday at Manor. The attendance was
small and very little work was done, as
the teachers were delayed at Waycross
by not making connection with the trains.
The Waresboro Advocate will suspend
publication, and NJ. F. Tison. its editor,
will start the bonneville Chronicle at
bonneville, in Clinch county. The Chron-
icle VIII appear week after next.
Repairs to the opera-house viii be made
this week, and Manager Sweat viii ar
range to have several attractions during
the next few weeks
Lucius jenkins residence is in course
of erection, and when finished viii be a
handsome 2-story one.
Bullock & Bennett Of Elsie. Ga, have
moved to Florida, where they will do a
large naval stores business.
The mission band will meet Monday
afternoon at the Presbyterian church.
Several bales of Sea Island Cotton were
brought here Saturday.
Surgeon Murray of the marine hospital
service passed through on his way from
st. Augustine yesterday.
The Woman's Missionary Convention
held an interesting meeting this morning
at the Methodist church.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
KILLS HIS AGED FATHER.

The Murderer Rifles the Corpse and
Commits Suicide When Caught
Milan, Ala, Oct. 23-several days ago
William Milford, a young farmer, disap-
peared from home. His aged father was
also missing. Yester1>y the old mans
corpse was found in the woods near his
home with his head hattened out by a club
and his pockets rified of several hundred
dollars, which was known he started to
take to neighboring town to put in bank.
Of1cers were put on his sons track and
TINS morning found him two miles from
nome IN log hut. He confessed the
murder, gave up the money, swallowed a
bottle of morphine and whiskey and died
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
NOTICE.

City OF Savannah, Mayors once Savannah
Ca, oct 81 ls54.-An adjourned meeting Of
the citizens is respectfully called at Il N.
TUESDAY. the 30th inst at the City Ex-
change, to receive the report OF the committee
appointed o canvass for funds for the support
of freight and Transportation Bureau and to
take steps looking to he organization of said
bureau for immediate work.
GEORGE J. MILLS,
SEAL Acting Mayor.
Attest: T. E. REBARER,
Clerk of Council
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
A Small Dimcnltv.

Abbeville, Ga, Oct. 2s.-In an alterca
ton between c. B. Russell, proprietor of
the Abbeville shingle mills, and his ma
chlnist, Arthur Brown, Russell struck
Brown with a fence picket and Brown
fired pistol shot at Russell. Russell
was not struck. Russell swore out a war
rant for Brown, who is now in Jail await
ing a preliminary trial
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
A BATTLE WITH AXES.
Two Farmers Fall Out and Injure Each
Other


Allapaha, Ga, Oct 2S.-The weather is
cool and dry. Farmers are busy getting
in the last of the cotton, digging pota-
toes and preparing for sowing oats. Two
of Berrien's enterprisins farmers. living
in the northeast portion of the county,
had a disagreement yesterday and pro-
ceeded to settle with chop axe and pole
axe. The result was that Mr.. Grifin's
skull was crushed and part of one ear cut
OF. l.. Moore was hurt by having a small
part of his skull pared off. Griffin re-
ceived the severest damage. and was I'M
conscious for some time after the battle
and it is said the first word spoken when
ne became conscious was to ask if his hat
was cut.
Mr.. Daniel Turner Of this place is dan
gerously sick with fever. There are some
few cases of fever in the county near by.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
PARTNERsHIP NOTICE.

The undersigned have this day formed a
partnership under the firm name of GAUDRY,
CRISP s. CO, for the transaction of a cotton
tactorage and general commission business.
JOHN j. GAUDRY.
JAMES A. CRISP.
Savannah, Ga Oct %, 1894
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
FUNERAL lEVITAT 0Ns

REEVE.-Died. on Oct. %. Edgar KelIam
only son Of T.. VI. and b. X. Reeve. aged
months and days. The relatives and friends
OF the faU1!y are respectfully invited 10 attend
the funeral this Monday morning. at II
o'clock. from the residence OF his parents. -
Lincoln street Iutermeut at Laurel Grove.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
LIQUOR LICENSE

City of Savannah. once Clerk of Council, Sa-
vann4h, Ga oct. 20, lo94-The following appli.
cation for permission TO retail lquor during
the year 1874 was referred to the committee of
the whole at the meeting of council oct. "a
1Ss4. and published for information:
savannah Bottling Company, ly ID. Schroeder
S. W. cor. Congress and Jefferson streets.
+. h.. REBARER,
Clerk of Council
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29

Senator Lodge has received a new honor.
lie became n grandfather Thursday when
daughter was born 60 MT and Mrs.
tate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

Savannah, Ca. Oct. % 1894
The partnership between the undersigned,
under the firm name of STUBBS, TYSON &
CO, is this day dissolved by mutual agreement.
Thomas f. Stubs and William s. Tison
assume all debts and liabilities of said firm.
William 5. TisOn is alone authorized to col
lect in the. assets and liquidate the business
of the partnership
THOMAS F. STUBBS.
WILLIAM :. TYSON.
THOMAS r PEOPLES.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.
AN ELECTRIC ITEM.

an GhEC nv IL En-
Have you seen our new electric motor?
1t is a beauty, and we grind only the
best coffee. In fact it won't grind poor
coffee. Our Teas and Cofees are the
talk Of the town. We have made scores
Of new customers by selling them the
very best goods grown. Our Cltron,
Raisins and Currants are in and selling
like hot cakes A new arrival Of fine
large MackereL Come and see them.
Evaporated Apples, Apricots, Cherries
and Peaches, and for large meaty
Prunes just look at ours. They are
very fine. Come and see US. Polite at
tention and prompt delivery.
JOHN T. EVANS & CO.,
1852 Congress street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
MEETINGS.

DE KALB LODGE No. 9, I.O.O.F.
A regular meeting Of this Lodge will be held
THIS EVENING al o clock, in Odd Fellows
Hall.
Visiting brothers are invited TO meet with
Us. o. I. SHAFFER, y. G
JNo. W. SMITH. Secretary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
SPECIAL NOTICE.


1t seems that notwithstanding all the advice
and efforts on ehalf of stove dealers to have
their customers anticipate cold weather and
get ready they will invarla ly PIT OF until the
last moment, and then be able TO get only nasty
attention. This will not happen al our store.
w e have a large force and can attend to all or.
ders at one time. LOWELL & BALTIMORE.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
Galva, Kansas.

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable
perfectly harmless, reliable, and Efficient
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-07
EuRoPes NEXT BIG WAR.
Russia and France TO BE Arrzyed Agslas
Germany, Austria and Italy.

Russia and France to BE Arrzyed Against
Germany, Austria and Italy.
This war of giants will have Russia
and France on the one side, Germany.
Austria and Italy on the other. To
make this evident, says Blackwood's
Magazine. we have only 10 look at the
actual position of the troops during
peace in each OF these countries As
an indication of where the danger lies,
and the direction which the contest
will ultimately take, the disposition OF
the Russian army is by far the most
important factor. Russia, owing TO
the immense extent OF her empire and
the comparatively small number Of her
railways in proportion to those of any
other European state. IS quite unable
to concentrate pov.er-ul armies for Of
fensive purposes on any point of her
dominions with any approach to the
rapidity with which this can be done
in France, Germany, Italy, or even
Austria She is consequently obliged
to mass upon her frontier during peace
those forces which she intends at once
to throw into action during war. The
sure sign, therefore, of where she in
tends to strike her blow when the in
eyitable contest ensues is TO be looked
for in the present actual distribution
of her army. This IS by no means to
the same extent the case with the
other great powers france and Ger
many, especially, have a perfect sys-
TEN of railways laid out with a dis
tinct strategic purpose. Every prep
aration for a speedy concentration of
their whole forces by these means on
any point of their frontiers ever likely
to be threatened, either for offensive
or defensive reasons, has been so thor
oughly made that their troops can be
left during peace in a far more dis
persed state and much further back
than is possible with Russia.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-07
WHY THE PRIEST TREmsLEO.

kssistaRt ChanfeG to Him During Service
That He Had Drawn \ Prize.
An interesting incident has iust oe-
Cured in Lima. Peru, awakening
equally human sympathy and fanaticaI
fury. A Dominican father celebrate
mass in La Merced, having reached
the most imposing part OF the cere-
mony, when the Gloria was resOunding
through the lofty arches of the Oldest
temple on the continent, was seized
with violent trembling and would have
fallen but for the Service Of an as
sistant.
Investigation shows that while the
service was proceeding an altar boy
had conveyed a piece Of news to the
assistant and he. profting by the noise
OF the Gloria. had ebanted, so as 70 be
heard by the father, You have drawn
the twenty thousand dollars" being
the quarterly grand prize of the na-
tional lottery.
The poor friar had been in great pow
erty and suddenly saw himself pro-
vided with the means Of supporting
the mother OF his children, \ JOY too
great for his simple human soul The
assistant has been sentenced TO ''se-
elusion" for three months and the friar
10 one month The woman has already
been made comfortable By the friends
Of the priest, who have taken charge
Of his fortune 10 save it from the ra-
paeity Of his superiorS
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-07
TALE OF AN UNSIGNED CHECK.
Tho Amount Was $4,000 ana IL Was
Cashed by New York Bank

Ths Amount Was $4,000 and 1t Was
Cashed by New York Bank
The story OF check passing through
a number of channels without anyone
discovering that it was not signed was
related to a Boston Globe reporter a
few DAYS ago. II appears that q GER
tain Bostonian. while in New York,
found it necessary to pay the Union
Trust company. of that city, thirty-foar
thousand dollars. which he did By Civ
ing IL check on one of the Boston
banks. The check was accepted and
was deposited in that eompany's bank
for collection. The following day il
was presented at the Boston bank,
when it was discovered that there was
10 name signed TO il TO show by whom
the check had been issued as it was
written on one OF the blank forms OF
checks of that institution It looked
rs if there was nothing to be done but
return the check to New York, when
the cashier thought he recognized the
handwriting. and going TO the tele-
phone called up the party who he be-
leved had issued the check
s'Were YOU in New York last week?''
asked the cashier. Yes" said the
man at the other end of the telephone
WELL" continued the cashier. did
you give the Union Trust company a
check for thirty-four thousand dol
la-s?''
Yes" was the reply; whats the
matter? Have you not charged it up
To my account?r
Il would have done So" said the
cashier, but there is no name signed
to it."
''Great Scott-' was the answer; ''can
you hold that check until ] get mp
there?"
The check was held, and in few
minutes a man came in all out Of
breath and affixed his signature
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-07

The oldest Christian fan which is in
existence dates from the slxth century.
having belonged to Queen Theodelin-
da, a princess who pOssessed-a nail Of
the holy cross. which afterward was
set in the iron crown Of Lombardy. This
is preserved in the castle Of Monza,
near Milan, and shown 70 the tourist
as relic This is an interesting speei-
men OF a folded fan. as it is made in
two leaves. which shut on each other
bg means of a spring. 1t isgilded and
ornamented with pearls and rubies.
znd bears traces OF a Latin prayer.
The handle is Of solid gold, inlaid with
gems The young girls Of Milan 90 10
Mona On q certain day in the year
SIMPLY to touch this magical fan. as Il
is supposed 10 bring about speedy and
happy marriage.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-07
NOW A DESERTED VILLAGE.
Virginia City, New, Once Gay and Pros
Derous Rzpidly Failing TO Rufps

Virginia City, New, Once Gay and Pros
porous, Rapidly Falling to Ruins
"a poet could write on The De
serted Village with Virginia City as a
subject and surpass Goldsmith's i'm
mortal production on the same topic. -
said q resident of san Francisco to a
St Louis Globe-Democrst man The
FIRST time that ! was ever there the
population Of Virginia City was greater
than that of the entire state now.
Everything ran wide open. Magnificent
hotels and opera halls. palatial resi-
dences. stores that would have done
credit 70 New York. millionaires who
spent money freely, maintaining a so
ciety that for brillianey and gayety
could not be equaled in the United
States was there a short time ago.
The hotels and opera houses are closed,
the residences empty, the stores re
moved TO other and more prosperous
places Dwellings that cost hundreds
of thousands Of dollars are given over
TO the bats, and the broken panes of
glass, the shutters hanging upon a sin
gle hinge or tagging in the wind give
a grewsome sense Of loneliness. In
years 20 come II win afford magnificent
spectacles Of ruins. and even now in
some sections of the town there is q
sense TO the beholder Of being in city
Of the past. Millions were made and
lost. and the history of Virginia City
would be one Of the most thrilling sto-
ries ever written"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-07
The PRESIDENTS SIGNATURE.

One Man Gets SI.eoO = Year for Writing
Grover CleFeland's Name
Much Of the presidents business con
sists IN signing his name, which must
be attached 10 all appointments, com
missions. promotions aud a thousand
and one other documents SO exact
ing Is this part Of his duty that he can
not perform the whole Of il, says the
81. Louis Gl9be-DemOerat- One en-
plove Of the government gets twelve
hundred dollars a year for writing Mr.
Cleveland's name on land warrants.
He does nothing else but that.
There are other officials in Uncle
Sans employ, b. the way. who do
nothing else, practically, but sign their
own names This Is almost the sole
duty OF the register Of the treasury,
who Is kept hard al work signing dOcu-
ments from nine a m to four p N
every day. The assistant treasurer OF
the United States is another slave TO
his own signature, which he Is perpet-
ually engaged in afixing to warrants
for money
ny A4EkElalllA : ult>-d- g ~ [AiAAf- -,
are all written in autograph originally.
He does all his writing with his own
hand. such documents he produces on
foolscap with pen and ink, turning OF
sheet after sheet with scarcely a cor
rection. An Interpolation IS rare in
his manuscript In this fashion his
most finished speeches are evolved
The literary method pursued by Presi-
dent Harrison was wholly different
lie found it very hard 10 write with q
pen. and 50 he would keep by him a
pad Of paper and a soft lead pencil
With these he would jot down notes
from time to time during leisure mo-
ments. and from the memoranda thus
made he would aftervard dictate tC
the stenOgrapher. The messages sent
20 congress are careful copies OF the
original Senator Edmunds. while pre-
siding officer pro tenn. Of the uppI
house. refused TO receive a typewriter
message from the president. Ht
claimed that the law required q ines
sage in writing" and that the type
script was not written in the proper
sense. This ruling established a prec
edent which has been followed ever
since
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-07
THE ANCHOR NURSE.
A Maa Who Twenty Years Ago Had it
Down Very FiDs Iadsed.


Down Very FiDs Indted.
81 see that Ives made q great run at
billiards the other day said the old
man as he ehslked his cue. ''snd that
he did il with the anchor nurse Now
the nape-s are talking about that an
ebor nurse as if It was q new thing. l
saw an anchor nurse used way back IN
-. and the fellow who used II had
used Il before, too"
Pressed for the story BY Buffalo Ex-
rress writer, the old man said; ! was
in hard luck that winter and was act
ing as room keeper for a friend Of
mine. One day a fellow came into the
room and got into q game he proved
10 be q very good player, and Tor a
week or two he came up regularly and
laid out the local experts 70 the queen 5
taste. Then q match was made be-
tween him and the best player in town
for one hundred dollars II was 70 be
i've hundred points up, straight oil-
liards-
The night for the match came and
the room was crosgded- They began
70 PLAY. and dubbed along until each
one Of them had ffty or 50 buttons
Then the stranger got the balls against
the rafl and held them IN one spot he
ran out the game, making, 70 be exact,
four hundred and forty-seven billiards
The last shot he made was a hard drive
from the lower end Of the table and Il
broke the balls up. BE was loudly ap-
pIauded. and there were many CON-
nents on his skill in keeping the balls
anchored as he did He got the money
and went away
Next day we were talking over the
pame. and one man said he didn't be-
Here anv man could make so many
points of two halls without moving
them. He talked 50 much that We ex-
amined the table. Then we got on 10
the anchor nurse
Did he have hole punched in the
clothg" asked a listener.
No." said the old man. '.he didn't "
"All on the square, was it?'
'.Yeu. not exactly. You see he car
ried a small bottle Of liquid glue with
him. and he put 4 COB Of il on the table
next the cushion when we didn't see
him" The old man picked up his cue
and made a carom- There was a
man. he said, who had the anchor
nurse down about as fine as any OF
them"