Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05
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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.
The borough council will hold meet
ing tonight.
The best creamery butter is kept at
CampbelPs store.
Don't suffer with indigestion. Use
Baxters Mandrake Bitters. Sold by DR..
Schilcher.
The estimated cost of the transporta-
tion and maintenance of troops at Home
stead is $3.50, 600.
Washburne's celebrated flour is the
finest in the world. You can buy it at
B. F. Davis store.
Prof. Veno opens at the Cottage hotel
hall this evening. An interesting article
on his marvellous cures appears on the
fourth page.
George Welch, one of the d. S. & S.
operators, has resigned to accept posi-
ton in the freight station of the Lehigh
Valley here.
AT Harwood yesterday branch of the
[ q. L. A. Union was organized with
twenty-six members, and cadet society
was also formed.
Owing to the demands of the operators
it is likely that the Jersey Central will
/ hctitnta thn ta1anhnnn In to1o
graph in all its offices.
! A Lehigh Valley locomotive blew I'D
at Shenandoah, killing William Barry,
the engineer, and slightly injuring the
fireman and conductor.
William lies, of South Heberton, has
been promoted to the position of mine
foreman for Coke Bros. & Co., and as
signed to Oneida colliery.
While shoveling coal in pocket at the
Hazleton Mines breaker on Friday a
boy named Robert Houser was drawn
through by loader and smothered.
All kinds of sulphered iewelry, very
pretty designs, at r. f. Meyers store.
Also nice line of musical instruments.
Complete stock of watches, clocks, etc.
Hon. Eckley B. Coke, of Drifton, was
elected president of the American So
ciety of Mechanical Engineers at meet
ing of that organization in New York
city on Friday.
The reason why Arnica & Oil Lini-
ment is so popular with the ladies is
because it not only is very healing and
soothing but its odor is not at all often
sive. Sold by DR.. Schilcher.
A fatal boiler explosion occurred at
Mauch Chunk on Friday Curtin AL
bright, the engineer, was scalded and
died. Francis Darward was hit by fly
ing debris and badly injured.
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 jewell
ry of all kinds. Sulphered jewelry
speciality.
Recorder-elect NJ. c. Russell has given
out as official the following proposed ap-
pointments: Chief deputy, Byron Shoe
maker, Wilkes-Barre; clerks, John j. |
Russell, Edwardsville; A. J. Lynch, Ply
mouth, and T. C. Mutually, Plains.
The Delaware, Lackawanna & Wes-
tern Railroad has issued notice that all |
conductors promoted during the past |
four years will become brakemen and
all brakemen recently employed are sus-
pended. This is due to falling off in
the coal trade,
Pittston was given a severe set back
by an order issued by the Pennsylvania
Company stating that from now until
spring all work would cease at its large
colliery, the Barnum shaft. By this
edict more than 500 employees are thrown
out OF work for at least four months.
Prof. Barre of st. Lawrence county,
N. y, speaking of pulmonary diseases,
says: Not one death occurs now where |
twenty died before Downs Elixir was
known. Over fifty years of constant
success places Downs Elixir at the
head of the long list of cough remedies.
Sold by DR.. Schilcher
The Lehighton hosiery mill is so over
crowded with work that it is refusing
orders every day. If Freeland had a
good large mill of the above description
it might help to supply the demand, it
might help the town, and it would be
paying investment for some of the men
here who have money lying idle.
When man comes to you and offers
to sell a fine pair of spectacles or eve |
glasses for 50 or 81, just to introduce his
extra quality lenses in your neighbor-
hood, don't purchase them, but We the
fellow pressing invitation to go. The
spectacles are worthless and so is the |
man. He is now taking in this part of
the state.
Now is the time for merchants to
spend every available dollar on adver-
tising. Do it with will, and the results
are bound to be satisfactory. Don't fail,
however, to select only those papers
which enter the houses of the people
with whom you would like to deal. !
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