Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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Nearby Towns.
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Markle & Co.'s collieries have been
idle considerable this week. No sale for
coal.
ball at Audenried last evening was
attended by number of young folks
from Freeland.
Remember the ball of L. A. 1856 at the
Opera House tomorrow evening. 1t is
going to be a large affair.
Patrick Gillespie, formerly of Upper
Lehigh, is lying seriously i'll with the
grip at his home in Manyunk.
w. D. Kline fell upon the ice near his
residence Saturday evening and received
serious injuries about the head.
White Haven Lodge of Odd Fellows
will celebrate the fortieth anniversary of
its organization on February %.
1t is likely that st. AIMS Dramatic
Company will make its appearance in
new play before the season is over.
Foster Republicans will hold their
delegate elections on Saturday evening,
and the convention at Highland on
Tuesday.
DIR. John L. Wentz, of Drifton, and
Miss Ada Stecker, of Hazleton, will be
married at the latter place on Wednes-
day evening
James H. Carrigan, Lehigh Valley
brakeman of East Mauch Chunk, is
enjoying a weeks vacation with his
parents at Jeddo.
A marriage license was granted at
Wilkes-Barre on Saturday to Evan John,
of Mahanoy City, and Miss Mary Knoss,
of Upper Lehigh.
In case of hard cold nothing will re-
lieve the breathing so quickly as to rub
Arnica & Oil Liniment on the chest.
Sold at Schilcher's drug store.
Work was suspended at the Drifton
collieres to-day and yesterday on ac-
count of the breaker machinery being
frozen by the severe weather.
The P. O. S. of A. Band ended its fair
on Tuesday evening with ball, when
all the articles were disposed of. The
fair was a big financial success.
Mrs. Ann Burns, widow of the late
James Burns, of Sandy Run, has been
granted a pension of IS per month,
dating from November 20, 1890.
All those who have used Baxter's
Mandrake Bitters speak very strongly in
their praise. Twenty-Five cents per
bottle. Sold at Schilchers drug store.
DeComale, who was acquitted of muir
dering the little girl at Lattimer, became
insane from the disgrace attending the
arrest, and he was taken to Danville yes
terday.
Up to yesterday there had been filed
in this county $40 applications for Ii
cense. The total number last year was
1850. Monday is the last day for filing
applications.
"Muggs' Landing was given before a
large audience Monday evening. The
piece is a well-arranged series of comedy
sketches, with the semblance of a plot
running through. 1t took well.
The will of the late Mrs. Hannah
Moore was entered at Wilkes Barre on
Saturday. The personal estate is valued
at $3.50 and the real estate at $1400. 1t
is bequeathed to her son James.
Rev. John O'Donnell, formerly stu
dent with Rev. j. J. Marion, at Auden-
ried, was last week ordained to the
Catholic priesthood by Archbishop Ryan.
He celebrated his first mass at Auden-
ried on Sunday.
The name of n. H. Downs still lives,
although he has been dead many years.
His Elixir for the cure of coughs and
colds has already outlived him a quarter
of a century, and is still growing in favor
with the public. Sold at Schilcher's S
drug store.
Three breasts in No. 2 Highland caved
in yesterday, making quite a large hole
on the surface and taking down part of
the Foster turnpike between Jeddo and
Highland. Several of Contractor King's S
teams had just gone over the road before
it went down.
The struggle for the control of the
Democratic State Committee at Harris
burg yesterday resulted in the success of
the Cleveland faction and the election
of j. Marshall Wright, of Lehigh, as
chairman by vote of A to 32 for Mr.
Kerr, the late chairman. Harrity was
elected a member of the National Com
mittee in place Of w. l.. Scott, deceased.