Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-24
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.


You Know and Things You Wish to
Hear About-What the Folks of This
and Other Towns Are Doing.
Washburnes celebrated flour is the
finest in the world. You can buy it at
B. f. Davis store.
A week from tonight the st. Patricks S
cornet band will hold its Hallow Eve
ball at the opera house.
A special train will be run from Haz-
Teton to this place on Wednesday even
ing after the performance of "The Coun-
ty Fair"
The Heavenly Recruits, of Freeland,
held services at Sandy Run last evening,
and succeeded in converting a number
of people there.
The Pottsville Y. M. C. A. club, which
claimed to be the champion of the coal
regions, was defeated, % to l, by the
Phillies on Friday.
The Sunday closing movement struck
White Haven yesterday, and every es-
tablishment in the town, even the drug
stores, was shut up.
The widows and relatives of the forty
five men killed at Roslyn, Washington,
last May, have entered suit against the
company for damages.
Patrick Gidea, of Beaver Brook, who
was so severely injured and admitted to
Hazleton hospital last week, died of
his injuries on Friday morning.
The history of Downs Elixir is iden-
tilted with the history of New England
for the last fifty years. 1t cures coughs
and colds. Sold by DR.. Schilcher.
All kinds of sulphered jewelry, very
pretty designs, at r. E. Meyers store
Also a nice line of musical instruments.
Complete stock of watches, clocks, etc.
The Plain Speaker came out this morn
ing with its typographical appearance i'm
proved and one column added to each
of its pages. These are usually the signs
of success.
VIM. Eberts will open saddler and
harness shop in his building on Centre
street about the first of next month, and
will occupy the rooms now used by Har-
vey Minnick, butcher.
Tickets for "The Social Glass" which
is to be played at the opera house this
evening, can be procured at Christy's
store. General admission, 20 cents;
reserved seats, 80 cents.
"Quick sales and small profits is
Philip Gertiz's business motto. He has
always the largest and best assorted
| stock of watches, clocks, rings and jewel
ry of all kinds. Sulphered jewelry a
speciality.
Costumes is the cause of the intoler-
able "bad BREATH of multitudes Dr.
Henry Baxter's Mandrake Bitters re-
move the cause and prevent the evil
and cost only % cents. Sold by DR..
Schilcher.
A Prohibition mass meeting will be
held at Sandy Run on Thursday evening,
and addresses will be made by E. D.
Nichols, of Wilkes-Barre, and others.
The P. o. S. of A. band, of this place.
will be present.
Subscribers to the TRIBUNE who do
not receive their papers regularly will
confer a favor upon the publisher by
sending notice to this office, so that an
investigation may be made by the pro-
per authorities.
The ball given by L. A. 1856, X. of L.,
on Thursday evening was attended by
fair sized crowd, but what was lacking
in numbers was made up In enjoyment.
Edw. j. Doggett and Miss Hannah
Dougherty led the grand march.
The Luzerne county commissioners
have contracted for the election ballots
of this county at price of SO per thous-
and. They will printed by Baur & Son,
of Wilkes-Barre, and it will require 270,-
600 ballots to supply every district in the
county.
Hazleton business men met on Thurs
day evening to protest against the report
ed removal of the Lehigh Valley shops
from that place. A committee was ap-
pointed to see President Mcleod and
obtain from him definite answer regar-
ing the rumor.
The contest for an American flag be-
tween st. Mary's T. A. B. Society and
Division 20, A. O. H., of Eckley, which
was to have ended on Friday evening
last, has been continued until Decem-
Der 81, 1892. Both societies are making
strong efforts to win the prize.