Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-07
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Chas. F. McHugh has been appointed
minute clerk by Prothonotary Weigand.
Lent will begin this year on Ash We'd
nesday, March ., and Easter Sunday
comes on April II.
VIM. A. Mulheran. of the Philadelphia
police force, was promoted to patrolman
on New Years Day.
Although election day is only five
weeks off, February IS, very few candi-
dates are announced for borough offices.
George Sackett was on Saturday APP
pointed postmaster at White Haven to
succeed Alvin Arnold, whose term has
expired.
Hezekiah Parsons, a prominent young
man in the upper end of the county,
died on Monday from paralysis, caused
by cigarette smoking.
Local Assembly No. 335 is making
arrangements for its fourth annual ball
on the 22d inst. DePierro's Orchestra
will furnish the music.
Edward Boyle, well-known resident
of Beaver Meadow, was found dead on
Friday in stripping, into which he had
fallen the previous'night.
Owing to the absence of quorum
there was no meeting of the council on
Monday evening. The meeting will be
held next Monday evening.
In case of hard cold nothing will re-
lieve the breathing so quickly as to rub
Arnica & Oil Liniment on the chest.
Sold at Schilchers drug store.
Foster Democrats will hold their dele
gate elections on Saturday, January 80,
and the convention al Cottage Hall,
Freeland, on Tuesday, February ..
Machemleck Tribe, No. 221, |. O. r.
NJ, has removed from Harmony Hall
and held its first meeting in the p. O. S.
of A. Building on Tuesday evening.
All those who have used Baxters
Mandrake Bitters speak very strongly in
their praise. Twenty-Five cents per
bottle. Sold at Schilcher's drug store
All persons to whom liquor license
blanks have been sent by me will please
fill them out and return the same not
later than Saturday, January 8. John
ID. Hayes.
The TRIBUNE is under obligations to
Postmaster General Wanamaker for
copy of his annual report and to Rep
resentative Jeffrey for valuable State
books and documents.
The st. Patrck's Cornet Band is
thankful to the business men, residents
and organizations of Freeland for the
kind receptions and remembrances ten
dered it on January l.
A Hungarian laborer had his leg
broken at No. 4 Upper Lehigh yesterday
while putting a car on the track. The
company's ambulance conveyed him to
the Hazleton Hospital.
The Father Mathew Cadets. of Wilkes
Barre, presented the parochial schools of
the city with handsome U. S. flag on
Friday. Judges Rice and Lynch and
others made addresses.
The Opera House is engaged for balls
on the following dates: January %, l..
A. 1886; January 80, Young Men of Drf-
ton; February 30, Tigers Athletic Associ-
alton; March II, st. Patrtck's Beneficial
Society.
The committee of the Welsh Baptist
Congregation returns thanks to Thomas
Birkbeck, II. C. Rooms, Mrs. Geo Chest
nut, VIM. f. Watkins, John NJ. Cunnius
and to all who in any way assisted them
at the late fair.
The name of n. II. 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
drug store.
The ball of the Pioneer Corps on
Thursday evening was well attended
and netted handsome sum, which will
be spent in procuring new equipment
of military uniforms. The march was
led by Vim. Gillespie and Miss Bridget
Gallagher, of Drifton.