Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-07-21
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

Little Ones of Interest About People
You Know and Things You Wish to
Hear About-what the Folks of This
and Other Towns Are Doing.
Hazleton hospital has thirty-four in
mates at present.
Frank Gillespie, of Washington street,
is suffering from an abcess ON his right
hand.
Hay and feed of all kinds is sold at
rock-bottom prices by B. F. Davis. Get
his figures.
The picnic of the Freeland Base Ball
Association, which was to take place last
evening, has been postponed.
The station agents, operators and de-
pot employees will soon don the regula-
tion uniform of the Reading system.
Remember the excursion to Luzerne
Grove on Saturday next. 1t is an ex-
cellent opportunity to visit that resort.
Anthony Gallagher, of the Points, had
his left hand severely cut by piece of
coal in No. slope, Drifton, on Monday.
Firemen's Park will hereafter be
council changed the name on Monday
evening.
Mary Better, little girl living at
Harleigh, was burned to death by her
clothes ignitng while playing near bon
fire on Monday.
Bernard ODonnell, of Drifton, while
practising with an air gun yesterday
morning, the gun accidently went off,
slightly injuring his foot.
Baxter's Mandrake Bitters cure indi-
gestion, heart burn, costiveness and all
malarial diseases. Twenty-Five cents
per bottle. Sold by DR.. Schilcher.
If you are in trouble with "hacking
cough" Downs Elixir will give you re-
lief at once. Warranted as recommended
or money refunded. Sold by DR.. Schil-
cher.
Rev. ]. N. Bailey and Rev. w. A.
Wagner, of Wyoming seminary, Kings
ton, are working in the interest of the
American Bible Society in Freeland and
vicinity this week.
A team driven by Emory Shelly, of
South Heberton, ran away yesterday
morning at Upper Lehigh. Mr.. Shelly
was considerably shaken up and the We
hicle badly damaged.
The congregation of St. Johns Re-
formed church has elected Rev. II. A.
Benner, of Bechtelsville, Berks county,
Pa, as pastor, and he will enter upon
his duties next Sunday.
All Democrats of Freeland and yicin-
ity are requested to attend the meeting
at the Cottage Hotel Hall on Monday
evening, when Cleveland and Steven
son Club will be organized.
Henry Kulp, employed on the chain
gang at Jeddo, while helping to load
machinery on wagon at the shops on
Monday, had his foot badly crushed by
a screen head falling on it.
Contractor A. X. Burger has entered
into an agreement to build large dwell
ing house on the west side of Ridge
street near St. Johns Catholic church,
for Albert Stanislaus, of Drifton.
Rev. j. N. Bailey will preach in the
Upper Lehigh Presbyterian church,
Sunday morning at 1890, and Rev. w.
A. Wagner will preach at the same place
at 7.30 P. M. Subject, "The Bible"
Hugh O'Donnell, who has become
prominent as labor leader at Home
stead, worked at Tuscarora when boy,
and is well remembered by many people
in the coal regions, according to the
Lansford Record
A misstep will often make cripple for
life. A bottle of Henry & Johnsons Ar
MICA and Oil Liniment at hand, will not
prevent the misstep, but used immedi-
ately it will save being a cripple. Sold
by Dr. Schilcher
John 7. Lenahan, of W likes Barre, is
spoken of as a congressional candidate,
and the suggestion leads many in this
part to wonder why the lower end is not
given show, in case both Hines and
McGinty are thrown over.
Thomas Wildsmith, a lunatic, got away
from the Laurytown asylum and is still
at large. He was seen near the Tannery
on Monday, but since then all trace of
him has been lost. The steward of the
poor house thinks that he will work his
way to this city in a day or two.-Speaher.