Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-08
ROUND THE REGION.

Mrs. John Nicholson, resident of
West Pittston, attempted to commit
suicide by drowning in the Susquehanna
last night. Under cover of darkness
the woman left her residence and walked
along the bank to point where she
could easily get beyond her depth. She
was rescued just in time. Thomas
Nicholson, a wayward son OF the family,
is under arrest. He is charged with
stealing valuables from his own home.
The mother, stricken with grief, at
tempted her life.
''Our little girl was unconscious from
strangulation during sudden and terri
! bic attack of Group | quickly secured
bottle of One Minute Cough Cure,
giving her three doses. The Group was
mastered and our little darling speedily
recovered" So writes A. l.. Spafford,
Chester, Mich. Growers City Drag Store
Robert w. Taylor, of Mahanoy City,
the druggist who was convicted OF an
attompt to poison, and afterwards broke
jail being at liberty for nearly two days,
was sentenced yesterday for his last
escapade. For the first crime he was
already under sentence OF seven years
Judge 0. P. Bechtel added one year and
nine months to his sentence. His re-
moval to the Eastern penitentiary was
ordered.
DeWitt's Little Early Rlsers search
the nf bn
remove the impurities speedily with no
discomfort. They are famous for their
efficacy. Easy to take, never grippe. Grov-
ers City drug store.
James Cannon, of Scranton, who
seven years ago was sent to jail for CON
tempt Of court because he would not
sign a decd which the court ordered him
to sign, was released from custody yes
terday. An act was passed by the legis-
lature to suit his case, giving the sheriff
power to sign deed in a similar case.
When brought before the court Cannon
persisted in his refusal, the sheriff sign
ed the instrument, and Cannon was al
lowed to go.
Skin affections will readily disappear
by using DeWitt'S Witch Hazel Salve.
Look out for counterfeits. II you get
DeWitt's you will get good results 1t
Is the quick and positive cure for piles.
Growers City drug store.
Henry Blumm of Cranberry, received
notice from the war department yester-
day that his son, John, has been drown
ed in the Philippines. He met death
the same day as William Boyle, of Nan
ticoke, whose fatality was reported in
Mondays Tribune. Both young men
were members OF the Twenty-eighth
infantry and were expected home this
month.
Mr.. w. j. Baxter of North Brook, N.
c. says he suffered with piles for fifteen
years He tried many remedies with no
results until he used DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve and that quickly cured him.
Growers City drug store.
Surprise was created in Plttston yes
terday morning by the arrest of Louis
Heineman, butcher, on the charge of
having violated the blue laws by having
sold meat and transacted other business
on Sunday The announcement is made
that hereafter every body who desecrates
the Lords day will meet with the same
treatment
You are much more liable to disease
when your liver and bowels do not act
properly. DeWitts Little Early Risers
remove the cause of disease. Growers
City drug store.
Wilkesbarre Improvement Society has
unearthed the astonishing fact that the
county commissioners granted the use
OF the courthouse square for circus ad-
vertising purposes for fifty compliment
tary tickets to the show.
The least in quantity and most in
quality describes DeWitt'S Little Early
Risers, the famous pills for constipation
and liver complaints. Growers City
drug store.
Three more smallpox cases were re-
ported at Larksville yesterday All
possible precautions are being taken to
prevent spread of the disease. The
patients, ten in number, are closely re-
lated and live in two houses.
Trouble at Lansford.