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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
"samson" on Saturday Evening.

"Samson" was played by j. Walter
Kennedy and his company at the Grand
on Saturday evening. The audience
was far below the usual number which
attends plays, partly because business
people cannot be present on Saturday
evenings and partly because plays of
this character do not appeal to a
majority of play-goers OF this commu-
nifty.
1t is quite possible that the company
could have given a better performance.
At times the acting was of high order,
especially that of Mr.. Kennedy in the
title role and Miss Estelle Keen as "Mel-
cah," but at other times during the even
ing the entire company descended to
very ordinary stage work.
This may have been due to the small
number present, as the actors seemed in
no mood for their tasks, and "cut" the
play heavily.
The constant prompting and directing
which some those who filed minor parts
required showed that the company has
not been together very long and further
rehearsing would do no harm.
Even as it is, however, the play is
worth seeing and when the members
become more familiar with the charac-
ters they are engaged to portray the com
pany will be able to please any audience
that understands the story OF Samson.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

Michael Corcoran, hotel keeper at
Duryea, was shot and killed BY burglars
early Saturday morning, after which
tho invaders, four in number, blew open
the safe and secured several hundred
dollars. The murder was, from the
accounts given by Miss Mary Monahan,
the housekeeper, deliberate and cold
blooded crime, and she barely escaped
the same fate. The robbers intended
also to kill her, but one took her part,
and they contended themselves with
binding and gagging her.
On account Of the prominence OF the
victim, the murder has created tremen-
dous excitement in the upper end Of the
county. Mr.. Corcoran was ex-postmast-
er OF the town. and bore an excellent
reputation. He was prominent in Dem-
ocratIc circles, and previous to the last
convention was a candidate for the
nomination of recorder Later he with
drew in favor of Dolph Glennon for
sheriff, and nominated him in the con-
vention. The deceased enjoyed the ac-
quaintance and friendship of many
lower end people.
No clue to the thieves and murderers
has yet been obtained.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
PERSONALITIES.

A. w. Worley, who formerly conduct
ed saddler shop in Frscland, but re-
Gently located in MacAdoo, will after
January / manage large harness
establishment at Mt. Carmel Mr.. Wor-
Icy is an enterprising business man and
his many friends on the North Side wish
him success.-Sentinel.
J. j. Shaw, formerly a mining en-
gineer for John Lesenring, at Upper
Lehigh, but now a resident of Boise
City, Idaho, was in Wikesbarre Wednes-
day, the guest of j. c. Mulligan. Mr..
Shaw left here one year ago and has
been quite successful - Wtlkesbarre
Leader
Mrs. Patrick j. Kennedy left Free
land last week to join her husband in
Butte, Montana, where he is working
since returning from the Klondike.
Robert Karchner, of /Drifton, who
was recently stricken with apoplexy,
has resumed work after weeks visit to
his parents at Zenith, this county.
William McGettrick, of Priceburg, is
visiting his brother-in-law, Condy O.
Boyle. viii served as musician in the
Thirteenth Penn'a Volunteers.
John b. Cunningham has removed his
family from Drifton to Cleveland, where
he has accepted the foremanship of a
large machine shop.
High Constable Molik has again for
saken the mines, having resigned his
position in No. ) Jeddo.
Morris Boyle has succeeded Arthur
Lewis as call boy for the d. S. S.
Company.
Councilman Matthias Schwabe and
Bernhard Dim are enjoying Western
trip.
5. Senie spent part OF last week at
| tending to business in New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Elliott are visit
ing relatives in Wilkesbarre.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

Among the local weddings which will
take place in the near future are the
following:
John Sippel, a former resident of Eek
ley, now of Bear Creek, will be married
to Miss Rosa Hopper, of Buck town
ship, tomorrow.
James Meehan, the popular hostler
for DR.. III. M. Neale, will be married
this month to Miss Annie Kenney, OF
Freeland.
John 7. lies and Miss Margaret
Carter, both of Alvinton, will be married
on Christmas Eve.
Robert Patch and Miss Lille Anthony
both of oakdale, will wed shortly be
fore Christmas.
Harry j. Yoch, of town. and Miss
Maggie Beisel, of Drums, will be mar
ried this week.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
Little Girls Who Stole.

The arrest of two little girls, Anastasia
Fowakowska and Wladslona RutkowSka,
for the larceny of number of small
articles in Wilkesbarre, led to the dis
covery of about $500 worth of stolen
goods. The girls, after their arrest,
were turned over to Sergeant Schmitt,
who learned that two other girls, Mix
toria Stencil, aged IL, and Lizzie Laske,
aged II, were implicated in the petty
thieyery. All four were taken to the
United Charities room.
One Of them told the sergeant that a
lot of goods had been stolen from stores
and asked him to accompany her to the
place where the articles were hid. They
went to the homes of the girls in Ed
wardsville, and from the houses took a
number of articles, all of which had
been stolen during the past few months.
Among the articles were fine plush
cape, valued at $50; four umbrellas,
worth 81 each; five pairs of shoes, worth
S12; two extra shawls, valued at about
$40; ribbon, valued at S12; several baskets
of candy, story books, in all about $75
worth. The goods were identified and
returned to the owners.
The girls were penitent, and as the
owners of the property did not desire to
prosecute them they were reprimande ed
and discharged.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
WEISS VS.. GILLESPIE.
COLLECTORS PECULIAR BUSINESS
WAYS AIRED IN COURT.

Former Freeland Man Was Defendant
and the Loser in Complicated Suit
Which Was Tried in the ehigh County
Court Last Week.
All day Thursday the session of court
at Allentown was taken up with a
| discussion of the case of II. b. Weiss
VS.. James j. Gillespie, who at one time
conducted a collecting agency in Free
land and is now in the same business in
Allentown.
Mr.. Weiss conducted creamery near
Coopersburg and charges Gillespie with
defrauding him out of Sl,279.5s, claim
ing that the defendant had cheated him
out Of that amount by misrepresenta-
tions and the substitution of worthless
stocks for cash due him.
On July 1, 1897, he became member
of Gillespie's collecting agency by pay
ing $50, to which he added another $50
one year later. He placed in the hands
of the agency certain amounts for col
lection and agreed to pay fee of 10 per
cent on all money collected.
Gillespie stated later that he had call
ed on all of the parties and that they
had offered stocks in settlement, and
said stocks were alleged to have repre-
sented a greater money value than the
book accounts called for, and that they
desired the balance to be paid in cash.
In one instance Mr.. Weiss accepted
two shares for 5000 and paid balance
of $76.20 This course he repeated in
several instances. In April last Giles
pie informed MIR. Weiss that some of the
stock had been discovered to he worth
less but stated that he knew man in
Norristown who would take the stock in
exchange for some that he controlled,
provided the plaintiff would pay $500,
the difference in the nominal value of
the two stocks.
This was done and later when it was
represented by Gillespie that the Norris
town party threatened to make trouble
Weiss paid Sl55 to the defendant in
order that he might effect settlement
| Other frauds of like nature were
perpetrated until finally Weiss made a
discovery which led him to the real
| truth.
He therefore alleges that Gillespie
never saw the parties mentioned, never
obtained the stock from them, never
exchanged the stock with the Norris
town man and that the latter therefore
never threatened to make trouble.
He further claims that Gillespie
bought in the shares of stock, all of
which had no market value, at small
figures, and pocketed the proceeds as
well as the receipted bills.
In answer to the charge the defend
ant stated that in each of the stock
transactions the plaintiff inquired
among his friends as to their value and
only accepted them after he was salts
fed; as to the other sworn statements,
he made sweeping denial.
The jury brought in a verdict of
81 ,177.64 in favor of the plaintiff
| A rule for new trial was entered.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
THE DELAWARE, SUsQUEHANNA AND
L SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.

Time table in effect April Is, 1897.
Trains leave Drtton Tor JeddO, Eckley, Halle
Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Roam
and Hazleton junction at 80, 8 90 a m, daily
except Sunday; and U3 II IN, 2 3S y M Sunday.
Trains leave Driiton for Harwood, Cranberry,
Tomhcken and Deringer at 3D. 8 20 a m, daily
except sunday; and Z G3 a N, 35 m, Sun
day.
Trains leave Drfton for Oneida Junction,
Herwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
sheppton at u % IN, daily except Sum
day; and 03 Il IN, 2 3S N, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Harwood,
Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringer at 30 a
m, daily except Sunday; and IS IN, % p m,
Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Road,
Oneida and Sheppton at ~, IL 10 a m, Al m,
daily except Sunday; and 81 IN, 3 IL m,
sunday.
Trains leave Deringer for Tomhicken, Gram
berry, Harwood, Hazleton Junction and Roam
at2 25, 8 40 p m, daily except Sunday; and 81
Il IN, 5Ol p M. Sunday.
Road Harwood Road, Oneida Junction, Halle
ton Junction and Roam at IL IN, Il 40, q
m, daily except Sunday; and Ii IN, . "A
Trains leave sheppton for Beaver Meadow
Road stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo
and Drlfton at 2 N, daily, except Sunday;
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver
Meadow Road, Stockton, Hazle brook, Eckley'
Jeddo and Drifton at 8 45, 26 III, daily,
except Sunday; and 10 10 a m, 40 p m. Sunday.
All trains connect ut Hazeton Junction with
electric cars for Hazleton, Jeanesville, Auden-
riod and other points on the Traction Com
pany's line.
Trains leaving Drfton ut 5 30, 6 90 a m make
connection at Dcringer with z. r. X. trains for
Wilkesbarre, Sunbury, Harrisburg and points
west.
For the accommodation of passengers at way
stations between Hazleton Junction and Der
niger, "a train will leave the former point at
50 p III, daily, except Sunday, arriving at
LUTHER q. SMITH. Superintendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

daring and successful burglary took
place at A. l.. Davenport's store, Ply
mouth, during the early hours of Friday
morning. The burglars, of whom there
were five, gained an entrance through
the rear door. They drilled hole in
the safe, giant powder was used and the
explosion which followed tore the door
from its hinges and hurled it Il dis
tance of four feet. The daring robbers
than carried away the money drawers
and contents. They also rifled Il case
in front of the store, which contained
gold pens and holders. Mr.. Davenport
had couple of hundred dollars in the
safe. Money orders aggregating about
$50 were also taken.
A. T.. Williams, who conducts an es-
tablishment nearby, heard the explosion
which burst the safe, and looked out of
his bedroom window. One of the thieves
saw him and told him to get in and shot
at him at the same time. There is no
clue
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
synopsis of Local and miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can BE Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.

currenCes That Can Be READ OutcRiy'
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
pert is undergoing several Improvements.
Cornelius Held, a prominent plumber
of Hazleton, died yesterday from pneu-
monia at the age Of 33 years.
The monthly meeting of the borough
council will be held this evening. An
interesting session is expected.
During November there wore five
fatal and four non-fatal accidents in the
Fifth anthracite district, leaving three
widows aud nine orphans.
Louis H. Mead, who served with Com
pany c, Ninth Penn'a regiment, during
the war, died on Friday in Bradford
county from typhoid fever.
Thursday next will be celebrated in
the Catholic Church as the Feast of the
Immaculate Conception. Masses will be
read at st. AIMS church at and a. m.
Father McNally, of Georgetown.
Wilkesbarre, formerly of Freeland, clear
ed S2.217.1G by his fair just closed. The
money is to be applied to the church
debt.
Lewis Anthony, a veteran Welsh
musician and leader, and who was
prominent in musical circles in Wales
and America, was found dead in bed at
his home in Edwardsvile Friday morn
ing. Death was due to heart failure.
Among large batch of verdicts rem
dered against corporations at Harrisburg
last week, for unpaid state taxes, were
the following: Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company, $5,779.o5; Lehigh Valley Coal
Company, S93s.s2; Upper Lehigh Coal
Company, S7o5.
The Wyomissing Building and Loan
Association, Reading, has wound up its
business and dissolved. The president
announced that the organization was
ready to pay each shareholder the entire
amount of money paid in, together with
interest on each share.
The committee of the Schuylkill Coal
Exchange fixed the rate of wages to be
paid Schuylkill region miners for the
last half of November and the first half
of December at s per cent below the
$3.50 basis. The rate has been from 4
to per cent below basis for several
months past.
Among the pretty calendars that are
being distributed is one advertising the
annual ball of the Tigers Athletic Club.
The designs are very appropriate for
the occasion, and with tho printed mat
ter arranged in colored inks, the calen-
dar becomes an ornament as we'll as an
advertisement, and is keeping with the
character of the ball the club will con-
| duct on the 30th inst.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

1.-The Hearthstone," by James A.
Herne, will be presented by Tony Far
rell and his excellent company at the
Grand opera house, Freeland, tomorrow
evening. 1t is an Irish pastoral of the
present day, and as its name suggests, a
story of cottage life. The Hearth
stone" will appeal to every class of play
goers, interspersed, as it is, with pathos
and humor, free from the taint of sensa-
tionaism, and picturing life as it really
Is Mr.. Herne has written many beauti-
full plays, but there are none that deserve
a more cordial welcome from the play
going public than "The Hearthstone."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

The race royal, six days a-wheel, in
the test of indurance, speed and pluck
with eight countries represented by the
thirty-one men who started, began five
minutes after Sunday midnight in Madi-
son Square Garden, New York city. In
it is every promise of grand contest. IL
struggle such Us was never in the
;iarden, and one that is full of interest
n 1t only to the lover of athletic competi-
tion, but to men of science, who will
seize this opportunity is decide finally
what are the effects Of the unusual strain
on the riders physical condition.
No man of the thirty-one racers was
permitted to go on the track until he
passed Il careful examination, conducted
by physicians representing the Board of
Health, the medical societies Interested
in the matter and several schools of
medicine. Sound men only are racing,
and sound men only will stay in the race.
The effect of the struggle will be care
fully noted by scientific men, provided
with all necessary apparatus, and the
results OF the observations recorded with
minute eXactness, will be of immense
value to science
A squabble among the riders was start
ed when numbers were assigned for the
riders. Teddy Hale, who was No. Z
when he won his famous race in the
Garden, wanted to be No. : again. Mil
er who had that number last year and
won, also wanted it again, and fore
stalled Hale by refusing to sign con-
tract to ride unless he was No. 7. Other
riders having noted the success of No.
Z, became superstitious, and also de-
manded it. Mller's contract held, how
ever, and he is No. z.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
Steam-Pipe Blown Down.

Heavy snow and rain storms, accom-
panied by high winds, passed over this
region yesterday afternoon and evening.
The only serious damage reported was
the blowing down at Drifton of the large
steam-pipe leading from the boiler-heuse
to the shops. Several hundred feet OF
pipe went down and the shops are idle
today. 1t is expected the damage will
be repaired in time to resume work
tomorrow.
Several signs throughout town were
torn from their fastenings during the
storm
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
1Oand nd15CentS a Pound
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENT

J|NOW ALL MEN By These Presents,
IN that have this day purchased of fGeorge
sauer of the township of Butler, LuzerBe
county, Pa, IA quantity of farming implements,
five horses, eight cows, two lumber wagons,
wagon two lumber sleds, two two-horse sleds
three light sleds, three heifers, one blackboard,
one cart, one cider press, one binder, two
mowers, two hay rakes, two ploughs, one
thrashing machine, two feed-cutting machines,
pigs, chickens, household goods, etc
| therefore caution all parties not to inter
fere with the same, and not to purchase any
of the above articles from the said George
Suuer the said articles being left in his care
temporarily, until the same can be sold by me
ut public sale Hermann Holland.
Freeland, Pa. November -, 1898.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

From the Wilkesbarre Times
John L. Lenahan and c. +. McHugh
were in New York last week, where Mr..
Lenahan introduced Mr.. McHugh to a
Tammany Hall, who in turn initiated
Mr.. McHugh in the mysteries and
secrets of that famed organization. Mr..
McHugh is evidently getting ready for
the reorganization of Wilkesbarre as a
third class city.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
Homes for Young Orphans.

Eight young children from st. Pat
rick's orphan asylum, Scranton, came
here on Thursday, and were adopted
by the following persons: John Can
non, Centre street, boy; James Gal
lagher, Birvanton, boy; Mrs. Peter
Gallagher, Adams street, girl; James
McDermott, Highland, boy; Enge
Ksmen, Adams street, girl; John Quig
ley, Oakdale, boy; Henry Shovlin, Oak
dale, girl; John j. Gillespie, Drifton,
hov
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

The Helping Hand Guild of st. James
p Il. church, of Freeland, will hold a
candy sale on each night of the week
before Christmas and on the whole of
the Saturday previous at Mrs. Sophia
Gibbons residence, next to Henry Koons,
Front street Proceeds of sale to go to
the Church Home, Jonestown, Lebanon
county, Pa. Candy as cheap as else
where. Good and fresh, home made
and bought. Buy our candy. Help
the orphans. Not for ourselves, but the
children.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
PLEASURE CALENDAR.

December 17.-Fair of Young Mems
G. L. A. B. Corps at Grand opera house
hail. Admission, 5 cents.
December 30.-Tenth annual ball oil
Tigers Athletic Club at Yannes' opera
house. Admission, so cents.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

A. Oswald sells three bars of grand
mas butter milk soap for the small sum
of Sc
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

Dancing school at Yannes' opera house
Saturday evening by st. Patrick's band
Admission, gents 25 cents.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

I iNOR RENT-A large, well located store
II room; rates very reas nable; immediate
possession given. IL. NJ. Brcsiin, South Centre
street, Frceland.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

John j. McBrierty, of town, on Friday
passed the examination for admittance
to the Luzerne county bar, and is now a
full-fedged attorney. His success is
pleasing to his friends, as he had studied
hard for the examination, which is now
more difficult than ever before in this
dcted for him. Mr.. McBrierty was a
student in the Office of John M. Carr.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

County Detective G. b. johnson has
decided that the death Of Printer Peter
Lynch, OF Hazleton, was caused by u
fall and will take no further action in
the matter Lynchs friends still be-
lieve he was foully dealt with.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

Former Freeland Man Was Defendant
and the Loser in Complicated Suit
Which Was Tried in the Lehigh County
Court Last Week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-10
school Holiday. In France.

Two hundred and six holidays in the
year, as against 159 school daysl That's
the record Of public instruction in
France. To begin with, there is she
regular midsummer holiday, which COW
ers period of "a days. That's pretty
good for starter. Then there are the
Sundays. They are holidays of course
everywhere. but they count an addi-
tional 50 days. Then ten days are al.
lowed for the proper celebration Of
Christmas and New Years. To be thor
oughly observant of the great feast Of
Eastertide is days are given. Thurs
days are holidays, and that means So
more days Of no labor. All Saints
comes in for three days. holiday, ST.
Charlemagno two days, Shrove Tuesday
and Ash Wednesday two days, Whit
suntide three days, and three days to
make merry when the national fete in
July rolls round. The rest of the year
the children are supposed to study
Philadelphia Ledger.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-10

600 feet from the plant, supply the
reserve storage for fuel. In either one
of these great steel shells, which are
eighty-five feet in diameter. first
class circus could be easily held to
large audience.
The electric plant is continuously
running, and is used in the day as
we'll as for light. Over twelve humid
red sixteen-candle power incandes-
cents, with twenty five arcs are on
circuit.
The piping of this great institution
is of itself an enormous proportion.
Many miles of brass, wrought and
cast iron and steel pipe, in diameters
ranging in diameter up to seventy
two inches is used. The great pipes
leading to the jet condensers, at the
highest point in the main building,
are of the largest size, while the lat
ter, varying from nine to eig hteen
feet high, are about ten feet in diam
eter. The pipes of the drainage sys-
TEN of the plant all discharge into a
main tlume, which traverses the main
building and discharges into the out
fall sewer, which drains the factory
area to the ocean. four miles away.
The main building is 40l feet long,
Pill feet wide and 80 feet high 1t is
absolutely fire. proof throughout, con-
tanning only steel, iron, brick, cement
and glass in its makeup. All floors
are bull, of cement upon expanded
metal, and all wall openings, windows
and doors are metal armored Not
even so much as wooden stair tread
can be found in the entire structure
The root trnsses are The widest in
span of any used upon an industrial
building upon the Pacific Coast.
This great factory is the largest
plant in the world which manutac-
lures sugar ready for the market from
the raw material. Its capacity is one
thousand tons of beets per day. 1t
will employ five hundred hands.
From The fact hat it can easily han
die the product OF one hundred acres
of beets each tweny-four honrs, it
may be readily conceived how far
reaching is the range of its influence
and how significant the policy OF its
management. Fully twenty thousand
acres of land are required to produce
raw material for single campaign of
medium length, and they are prepar-
ing to double the factory's capacity"