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	History of Freeland, Pa. Business proprietors and professionals in the 1912 area telephone directory
	What's on this page: Business telephone listings for 1912 Residential telephone listings for 1912 On related pages: Business lists and ads in directories, maps and newspapers - all businesses combined 20th-century Freeland business pages organized by kind of business, plus some people highlighted This information comes from the 1912 phonebook that includes listings for Freeland, Hazleton, Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, along with 30 other area communities. Here are the listings for the Freeland area. Business listings: Albert Edgar, Furniture – Centre Armour & Co, Geo Christian, Mgr – Washington Bartels Brewing Company – Front Beagle & Roth, Hame & Smith Works – Front Bechtloff John, Saloon – 28 S Ridge Borough of Freeland, Burgess – Municipal Bldg Bott L, Saloon – Centre Boyle James W, Con & Bldr – Johnson nr Alvin Boyle J W, Contractor – Woodside Boyle William P, Grocer – Walnut Brenz Leo, Grocer – Fern Cantner W F, Central Hotel – 15-17 Centre Central Hotel, W F Cantner – 15-17 Centre Central Railroad of N J – Upper Lehigh Citizens’ Bank of Freeland – 15 N Centre Davis B F, Flour & Feed – Birkbeck Dieterich & Son, F, Livery – Washington Denneny Nellie A, Nurse – 222 S Washington DePierro Bros, Café – S Ridge DePierro R M, Pool Room – 50 S Centre Dougherty W M, Restaurant – Centre Dusheck Charles, Whol Liquor Dealer – Main Edwards & Co, E J, Genl Store – Main, Drifton Elk Club No 1145, B P O Elks – Centre Evans Jonas, Meat Market – Centre First National Bank – Front Fisher John, Livery – Washington Fox Julius, Baker – 31 N Centre Frank & Barber, Inc, Druggists – S Centre Freeland Brewing Co – Fern Freeland Elec Light, Heat & Power Co – Birkbeck Freeland Overall Mfg Co – cor Foster Freeland Press, W R Flad, Prop – Centre Freeland Silk Mill Co – Birkbeck Freeland Supply Co – 41 Centre Freeland Tribune – Main Fritz H W, Grocer – Walnut Gallagher Bros, Grocers – S Centre Gallagher D S, Grocery Store – S Centre Gavanaski Joseph, Saloon – E Walnut George Henry, Grocer - Walnut Golamis Leon & Co, Confectioners – Centre Goodman & Ferry, Druggists – Centre Goodman & Ferry, Druggists – cor Centre & South Grand Opera House – Centre Griffiths J E, Contractor & Builder Hayne Frank, General Store – 169 S Centre Hess Dr S S, Dentist – Centre Hoch Hame Co – Washington Horlacher Bros, Bakery – 110 Centre Hudock George B, Btlr & Liq Dlr – S Washington Jacobs & Janowich, Shirt Mfrs – Fern Johnson James, Grocer – S Heberton, Birkbeck Johnson Joe, Ice Dealer – Front Jurica Rev Anthony, Salonian Priest – Ridge Keiper William, Saloon – Walnut Kemmerer M S Co, Coal Shprs – Sandy Run Kernan Dr F X, Dentist – Star Theatre Bldg Kline H, Clothing Store – Centre Krause Louisa, Hotel – S Washington Krause Mary, Hotel – 194 Birkbeck Krell William, Café – cor Front & Washington Lavine Morris, Clothier – 163 Centre Lehigh Valley R R, Freight Office – Centre Luckie Leonard, Café – 48 Centre Mayberry A P, Music Store – Centre McDonald F A, Undertaker – 91-93 S Centre McMenamin John, Mgr Grand Opr Hse – Centre Merkt M, Confectioner – Centre Millhopper Packing Co, Meats – Sandy Run Mooney Frank, Saloon – Centre Neale Dr H M, Office – Upper Lehigh Neale Dr H M, Office – Centre Norris J H, Grocer – cor Front & Centre Oberrender W E, Genl Store – S Centre O’Donnell Frank, Livery – Centre Oleyar Michael, Grocer – 120 Centre Oswald & Son, A, Grocers – Centre Palya George, Butcher – Centre Pelot Mike, Confectioner – Centre & Carbon Polcha Andrew E, Jr, Confectr – 146 S Centre Pond Creek Coal Co – Pond Creek Post Office, W R Flad, Postmaster – Centre Reagan J M, Real Est & Ins – South Redelin Dr A A, Physician – Centre Reese E C, General Store – Eckley Remack Mike, Saloon – Main Reichman Theo, Architect – Centre Restenberger D A, Livery Robinowitz S, Clothing – 54 Centre Roth & Beagle, Smith & Hame Works – Front Schoeller Christ, Baker – Front Schulz George, Hotel – Front Silvasi Emri, Butcher – Centre Shigo John, Dry Goods – Centre Star Theatre – Centre Steiner Joseph, Retail Liquor – 58 Centre Sweeney P M, Bottler – 189 S Washington Tigers’ Athletic Club – Walnut Truckenmiller Dr R, Physician – 136 Centre Tutkovich Rev Bart, Greek Priest – Fern Upper Lehigh Coal Co, Office – Upper Lehigh Wackley Henry L, Undertaker – 136 Centre Washington Silk Co, Gus Repert, Mgr – Ridge Waskevich John, Saloon – Walnut & Pine Wentz Dr G L, Physician – Drifton Wise George, Harnessmaker – Jeddo Wise George, Harnessmaker – Centre Wolf A F, Coal & Supply Store – Front Yannes John, Bottler – Washington Young Men’s Christian Assn – Front Zelenak Andrew, Whol Liquor Dealer – Ridge It's so interesting to see which individuals had phones back then! Residential phones: The names in bold text might have their offices at their residences. Bachman A A, r – Centre Bakaitis Millie, r – 233 S Washington Bell J G, r – Washington Berger Ira, r – Washington Bierly H C, r – Drifton Bonoma Adeline, r – 109 N Centre Boyle James W, r – 101 N Birkbeck Bray W R, r – S Ridge Bruger G J, r – W Cedar Christy James A, r – 131 S Centre Coxe E B, Jr, r – Drifton Coxe Eckley B, Jr, r – Drifton Coxe Mrs Eckley, r – Drifton Davis B F, r – Ridge Dickinson Dr Chas S, r – 175 S Centre Ferrari Frank, r – Fern Gallagher Margaret, r – Birkbeck Goldecke A P, r – Jeddo Harakal Joseph, r – 104 Ridge Hess Dr S S, r – Centre Hindennach W W, r – Jeddo Hovel Rev Louis, r – S Washington Joyce W E, r – Main, Sandy Run Kassakaitis J, r – 177 Ridge Kemmerer G L, r – Upper Lehigh Learn Simon, r – Birkbeck Leisenring A C, r – Upper Lehigh McGee George, r – Front McLaughlin Frank, r – Ridge McNelis Jas P, r – Front Mowry Wilson, r – Upper Lehigh Oberrender Stanley E, r – Walnut Oswald Victor A, r – 51 E Main Page John, r – 35 Ridge Phillips Joseph, r – cor Pine & Johnson Radler G W, r – Drifton Redelin Dr A A, r – Centre Reese E C, r – Eckley Repert Gust H, r – Centre Restenberger D A, r – Johnson Rute Asa A, r – Walnut Saricks John, r – Adams Sarricks Joseph G, r – Front Schembs Wm H, r – Vine Schwabe M, r – Schwabe Shigo John, r – Vine Smith Isabella, r – 117 N Washington Stefan John, r – 22 E Luzerne Stroh John C, r – Drifton Wells George T, r – 60 First, Drifton Welsh Dr S G, r – Drifton Yock, George, r – 19 Chestnut

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