Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-02-18
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTLRIS1,

leap year hop at Odd Fellows Hall, Dri.
ton. on Tuesday evening.
Lewis B. Landmesser has been ap-
pointed postmaster of WilkesBarre, to
succeed Mrs. Mary E. Bogert.
Costiveness can be permanently cured
by the use of Baxters Mandrake Bitters.
Sold at Schilcher's drug store.
mines, at Luzerne Borough, wrecked a
number of dwellings yesterday.
The Nanticoke Sun will now shine
twice week, and with other recent i'm
provements it is becoming a brighter
paper.
George Wise, of Jeddo, has been
elected a justice of the peace for Jeddo
Dobinson.
A banquet and ball will he given by
the ladies' council of the Legion OF
Honor at the Central Hotel on Wednes
day evening.
George Lutz, laborer at No. 4 Upper
Lehigh, had three ribs broken and was
badly injured about the head by fall
ST coal on Saturday.
Every mother should have Arnica and
Oil Liniment always in the house in case
of accident from burns, scalds or bruises.
Sold at Schilcher's drug store.
At meeting of the Luzerne Demo-
cratic County Committee on Saturday
j. Ridgway Wright was reelected chair.
man and 7. C. Mullaly, secretary.
Luzerne County has AZ prisoners in
the Philadelphia -Penitentiary. 1t costs
the taxpayers of the county % cents per
day for the keeping Of each of them.
George Cutler will leave for Pittsburg
on Monday to attend the State encamp-
ment of the G.. A. R., which meets on
Wednesday. He will represent Mai. G.
B. Coke Post, of Freeland.
Thomas Haines, who holds the office
now, was reelected for another year as
Jail warden by the Democratic prison
commissioners. Tom is Republican
and expected to lose the situation.
At meeting of the officers of the
State Editorial Association at Harrisburg
the Quay libel suit against the Beaver
Star was considered. A movement will
be inaugnrated looking to the pardon of
the two men.
Odd Fellows Hall, Drifton, was
crowded last night with the friends of
the Fear Nots Athletic Association,
which held its second annual ball there.
The march was led by Patrick Boyle and
Miss Grace McGeehan.
The first masquerade ball of the Carl
baldi Brass Band on Tuesday evening
was great success. Many of the cos
tunes We're very handsome and expen-
sve. George Boyle and Miss Name
Wilson led the march.
The case of Squire Kline, who is
card through the mail, was brought up
1t was referred to the United States
Court, which meets soon at Scranton.
A brilliant display of the aurora bore
als was visible here on Saturday even
ing. 1t extended over large portion of
the United States, being observed
throughout the Middle and New England
States, and as far west and north as Iowa
and Michigan.
Harleman, Republican candidate for
poor director, is elected by about 800
majority, and Kutz, Democrat, is sup
posed to be elected auditor by very
small majority. The poor returns came
in slowly, and no information could be
obtained to-day from Weatherly.
How often we hear middle-aged peo-
pie say regarding that reliable old cough
remedy, N. ii. Downs Elixir: "Why,
my mother gave it to me when was q
child, and | use it in my family; it al
ways cures" 1t is always guaranteed tC
cure or money refunded. Sold at Schil
chers drug store.