Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

The frame work of Hugh Brislin's
house on Centre street is rapidly nearing
completion.
Rev. e. C. Murphy, of New York city.
occupied the pulpit in the English Bap-
tist church yesterday.
oysters and fish always on hand at
the basement of the Central hotel.
The fremen have commenced to
arrange their exhibits in Yannes' opera
house. The big fair will open on Thurs
day evening.
Washburn's Minstrels, under the man
agement of the well-known circus man.
Leon w. Washburn, will appear here
tomorrow evening.
"Out of Sight,"a musical comedy, was
| played here on Thursday evening. The
piece pleased many, but did not give
general satisfaction.
| Miller, of Chicago, won the six-days'
bicycle race, which ended in New York
Saturday night. He covered 2,O93 miles
2,026 miles to his credit.
Do you want to sell furniture? Consult
NcilWard, purchas' g agt., Wards gallery.
The bond of Walter 3. Koons, clerk of
the courts-elect, in the sum of $4,000,
was filed last week. The suretes are
Walter B. Koons and the American
Surety Company, of New York.
Council 34s, Junior Order American
Mechanics, attended services at the Pres
byteran church yesterday afternoon
A special sermon for the occasion was
preached by Rev. j. w. Bischof,
McAdoo doesn't intend any longer to
be wholly dependent upon the mines for
support, A building for muslin and
underwear factory is about to be erected
Since McAdoo became borough it has
advanced faster
On account of the collieries at High
land shutting down during the holidays
persons desiring Highland coal must
order it on or before the cath inst. No
coal will be hauled between December
% and January 4.
A pretty line of fall dress goods can
be seen at Oswald's. Latest patterns
and lowest prices.
Mine Inspector Brennan, of the Sew
cnth district, comprising part of Schuyl-
kill county and Columbia, Northumbcr-
land and Dauphn counties, reports 4G
| fatal and log non-fatal accidents for the
year ending November 1897.
A Taxpayers Association has been
formed in Carbon county for the protec-
tion of citizens against the acts of dis
honest or INSCRIPTIONS officials. The
association is organized on lines similar
to the one in Schuylkill county.
The Midyalley Coal Company, com
posed of John Il. Leisenrng, DR.. G. 5.
Wentz and M. S. Kemmerer, will build
the largest coal breaker in the world at
Wilburton, Il town near Mt Carmel.
The work will be commenced next
spring
Quite fight is being waged by appli-
cants for the position of superintendent
of the state hospital at Hazleton, made
vacant by the recent resignation of DR..
H. M. Keller. Fifty-fve applications for
the position have been received by the
trustees.
Call at the Central hotel basement for
the best oyster stew in town, 15c. Try
them. Ladies' parlor attached.
The postmaster general has decided
that missing word" and dropped let
ter" contests are lotteries within the
meaning of the law, and has prohibited
the transmission through the mails of
papers containing advertisements CON
cerning them.
A deep CAVERN occurred alongside the
track of the Lehigh Traction Company
at Harleigh on Thursday. No cars
were run over the dangerous spot, but
traffic was not delayed. Passengers
were transferred to cars on this side of
the hole until the cave was filed
In congress last week there was intro
duced bill for the establishment of free
delivery in all presidential postoilices.
At present the law provides for the free
delivery of mail in such offices as have
total annual receipts to the amount of
$4,000 or over, or in towns of 10000 in
habitants or over
Prime oysters 81, 90 per hundred Me
diums 65c per hundred. Central hotel
basement 5. NJ. Buck, manager.
The TRIBUNE acknowledges the re-
ceipt OF a copy of the Philadelphia Re.
cord almanac for 1898. 1t is the first in
the field as usual and it contains more
general information than ever. The
Dingley tariff law is published complete
and compared with the rates of the viii
son and Mckinley bills
Bishop McFaul, of Trenton, rendered
his decision on Saturday in the matter
OF uniting the two branches OF the A. o.
II. All the disputed questions are set
tied in manner satisfactory to both
sides. Freeland has division of each