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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1900
Page
3
The store promotes summer comfort with a range of ladies dress goods and new lawn fabrics. Emphasizes reliable stock, quality over price, and customer satisfaction. Highlights up-to-date patterns from leading manufacturers and a broad selection of cool fabrics at modest costs.
A listing of seasonable notions including ribbons ladies ties and other accessories offered at correct prices. Readable fragment from a local shop advertising stock and pricing details.
Shoes are rapidly selling as buyers throng the store during pay-day week. Much stock is gone but many pairs of fine shoes remain worth inspection while choosing a purchase. The store also features choicest edibles and seasonal delicacies.
At Park Methodist Church Dr. Nixon Maley and Miss Lillian Birkbeck united in marriage by Rev. W W Hartman. The ceremony featured Mendelssohn, pink and green decor, and a luncheon at the Central hotel. The bride, bridesmaids, and groomsmen are named with details about attire, gifts valued near $1000, and plans for a Canadian-visit honeymoon before settling in Freeland. Also noted is the death of ex-Congressman George W. Shonk in a Washington hotel at age 50.
In Luzerne County court a charter application is set for Monday Sept 10 1900 to form the Women's Pennsylvania Slovak Human and Greek Catholic Union to benevolence religion temperance and burial expenses. Chas Orion Stroh solicitor. Letters testamentary granted to Elizabeth Mock. Sale listing for properties Wor Cush, Birranton and Philip Moyer. Real estate sale and hotel complex at Main and Centre streets offered. Stroh attorney.
A busy borough notes a Manhattan baseball club picnic at Public park with dance music by DePierro’s orchestra. Listings cover political candidacy, mine injuries, paydays for mine workers, railroad employees, factory earnings, and community events. Local bands, school work, and a wedding are also mentioned with brief updates.
Local residents return from the funeral of Ann Quinn and attendances include Mr and Mrs Cormac Quinn of Peckville, Mr and Mrs Stephen Rogers of Worty Fort, and Mr and Mrs James Vetter with Mrs Anna McGovern of Wilkesbarre. Rev Daniel J Herron of Staten Island visits family on Front street and will attend the wedding ceremony in Wilkesbarre. Several other locals, including Cassie McGarvey, Bridget McGeehan and Cassie Cunningham, are noted visiting or participating in events around town.
Cards announce the marriage of John Miko to Miss Mary Podlewski. Miko has worked for George J. Shambora for two years, recently resigned, and plans to enter the bottling business soon.
About 200 delegates from the United Mine Workers representing the Lackawanna Wyoming Lehigh and Schuylkill anthracite districts meet in Hazleton under President Mitchell of Indianapolis. They urge wage increases powder reductions and dockage reform with a plan for biweekly pay and a joint convention looming for August 27 if operators fail to concede and a potential mine shutdown if demands are unmet by September 10.
Mrs Bridget Carr died at her Pine Street home yesterday after a long illness. She was 80 and widow of Peter Carr, an early settler. Survived by four sons Patrick Norris Montana John J Manayunk Bernard Eckley Peter B Freeland and two sisters Kitty Boyle Nora Brislin. Funeral from Peter Carr’s Chestnut Street home tomorrow at 0 o'clock with a requiem mass at St Ann's church and interment in St Ann's cemetery.
The Tribune's advertising proves prompt returns as Miss Lucy Waldron of Upper Lehigh had her lost watch found by Jerry Fritzinger of North Centre Street after reading the paper. Merchants and others are urged to use the Tribune to reach Vreeland and vicinity, its ads and reading columns receiving close attention from hundreds of readers.
Captain Thomas J. Edwards burial held in Tamaqua on Monday. A former Upper Lehigh resident and mine foreman from 1867 to 1884, he died at Shamokin after seven years there. Born in Wales, he came to the United States at age nine and settled in Lansford. He served with the Fourth Pennsylvania cavalry in the Civil War, advancing from private to captain in three years. He opposed Eckley B. Coxe for state senator in 1880.
Jacob Peiffer of Johnson Street was injured at No 2 mine Highland after a blast. Dense smoke hid a dislodged rock. he stepped aside as it cracked, saving his limbs though portions of his legs were crushed. He was brought home in great pain.
A new outing club has been organized with officers including President John M. Garr, Vice President W. J. Morgan, Secretary George J. Ripple, Treasurer I. A. Shovlin, and Trustees E. J. Curry, John C. Boyle, and William Boyle.
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