Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-08-30
FREELAND, PA, AUGUST 80, 1901
THE CANDIDATES..
Brief Sketches of the Men Who Compose
the Democratic County Ticket.
HON. JOHN LYNCH.

the Democratic County Ticket.
HON. JOHN LYNCH.
The president Judge of the court of
common pleas OF Luzerne county is
native OF Providence, r. l., where he
was born November /, ls43. In early
youth he received his rudiments Of ed
ucation at Wyalusing, and subsequently
at Wyoming seminary, Kingston. He
read law with Hon. Garrick NJ. Harding
and was admitted to the bar in 1865.
lie was elected register of wills in 1866.
In July, 1891, he was appointed by
Governor Pattison as additional judge
OF the court of common pleas for Luz
erne county and was nominated by the
Democratic party and elected. During
his long service upon the bench he has
made an unbroken record Of fidelity.
A. NJ. FREAs.
Andrew NJ. Freas, ESQ, the nominee
for orphans court judge, was born in
Berwick, October 81, 1864, from which
place he moved during early childhood
to Hazleton. He prepared for college
in the public schools OF Berwick and
afterwards passed with honor through
the curriculum OF Bucknell university.
He afterwards took the course of the
law school of Yale university. In
April, 1891, he was admitted to the
Luzerne bar.
ALBERT IL. JACOBS.
Albert II. Jacobs, the nominee for
sheriff, was born of German parentage
in Pottsville November s, 1868. In 1868
he moved to Hazleton and after many
years alternating between working in
the mines and attending the public
schools, he grew to manhood possessing
good common school education and an
aptitude for hard work which has stood
him in good stead in his business career.
He started the bakery now conducted in
Freeland by b. C. Laubach, and at
present is associated with his father in
conducting the largest bakery and con
fectionery in HaIleton. lie has never
before run for office, though many times
desired to do by his friends. He is
most popular representative of the
Fourth district and his being brought
into the field gives the county ticket
most formidable manner.
GEORGE r. M'LEAN
George r. Mclean, ESQ, was born in
Wilkesbarre, January "a, 1873. He
graduated from Lafayette college in
June, 1895. He was admitted to the
Luzerne bar in June, 1896 He is
member Of the select council of Wilkes
barre, and is member of the Ninth
regiment, n. G. P, and holds a posi-
tion as captain and quartermaster on
the regmental staff He was with the
regiment when it was called out at the
time OF the war with Spain. While at
Chickamauga he was selected and served
as captain and ade-de-camp on the
staff of General John M. Andrews, of
the regular army
JAMES BARRETT.
James Barrett, tho nominee for re-
corder, was born in New York city on
July 5, 1866 He came to Newport town
ship when but child and attended the
public schools for time. After leaving
school, he went to work and starting in
as a breaker boy he worked at mostly
every position about the mines. He
afterwards started in business and con-
Quoted it successfully for many years.
lie is now engaged in contracting work.
lie is most popular man at his home
where, Notwithstanding that the town
ship is Republican, he was six times
elected tax collector.
DIR. W. II. BERGE.
DR.. w. II. Berge, OF Avoca, the nom-
nee for coroner and the present burgess
OF Avoca and president of the board of
health, is in scarcely any sense a politi-
clan. He was born at Scranton on Sep
tember 20, 1868. He started life as a
slate picker and betimes attended the
public schools. As a young man he
studied medicine and received an in
sight into it, He subsequently took the
full course and graduated from the Col
lese OF Physicians and Surgeons at Balti-
more, since which time he has been a
most successful practitioner in Avoca.