The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1873-12-20
Local and Personal.

S0tn lnsD. we trust all our reaueTS ana
friends will have pleasant and enjoy
able season on this occasion.
Tomorrow Sunday, December
2lst, will be the shortest day and the
first of winter.
The Phoenix Band, of Mauch Chunk,
,and the Fort Allen Cornet Band, of
Weissport, were ont on Monday even
ing last. and serenaded w. l.. Smith, of
the Weissport House, and j. w. Rau-
denbush, OF the American Hotel, in
this burgh. The members of each Or
ganization were handsomely treated by
both these new and already popular
",hotelists.
The Weissport Literary Association
debated the question "Shou.d finale
teachers receive equal salary to maes?"
which the judges decided in the mega.
tive. Better try again, with new judges.
Subject this evening "Should Labor
control Capital?"
If there were no other sign 10 in
dictate that Christmas is coming. the
rapid increase in the number of scholars
in the various Sunday schools would be
sufficient. Z. 45Al ,.g -....1 '.
-Fresh bread and cakes daily at
Hausman & Kuhns'.
ladies, read W. A. Graver's new
advertisement in to.day's paper, and
observe the tremendous reduction for all
kinds of goods. t... ...I..Tr
Three tailoresses, on custom pants,
wanted Immediately at r, S Beck's
merchant tailoring establishment, Le-
highton, Pa. .4,-.. ....
AT the election ON the new Consti-
tuition in this borough, on Tuesdaylast,
only '141 votes were polled For the
new, Constitution, 11s; against, 23 /;
majority, 95. Less than one.half Of
the full vote was polled. ,... ,
You can buy your Christmas gre
ceries, dry goods and presents as cheap
in 'Lehighton and Weissport as else
where. So patronlze them and keep
the money at home.
~ss'--Renshaw was coming down Bank
street a few evenings since, and put his
foot In ahole in the pavement. lttOok
a party some time to find him, as the
largest part Of him was out of sight.
Harry Monahan, who las been
home on furlough for some time, re-
ceived orders on Saturday last to join
the monitor Decatur, to sail for the Gu
ban waters. l, a., ...-l' r..5..
Candies, wholesale and retail, at
Hausman & Kuhns'. IG H'er'f -
Those desirous of purchasing good
clothing at fair prices, should call at T
S. Beck's store, and examine his stock
He don't propose to be undersold under
any circumstances. a ..#-.a .
For family -four, of the very best
quality so to J. X. Rickert, East Weiss
port, Lumber aud coal in large ol
small quantities at lowe,t market rates
A few lots in RickertoNn still unsold :
buy at once. @
During the past yeart the Methods
Episcopal Church has grown s4. 600, OOC
richer, and gained over 5 900 members
making total of !, ,464, ,027 member,
and probationers. The number o
deaths during the year is 1s, 900, whlcl
is unusually large. .
--Sherlff o. Breineiser and E. r
Slewers, Esq, of Mauch Chunk, droppe,
into our sanctum. with smiling faces
on Monday last.
MIR. Nathan Klotz, the popular hos
of the Eagle Hotel, Summit Hill, wa
In town on Tuesday last. He informs
us that he is making some alteration
aud improvements In his hotel, whicl
he thinks will add much to its previou
attractlveness.
,~NS'' NAhNh Sf"iS duu JOiu v
Dimmick, Esq were in town Of
Wednesday last. .'. .t.'.'
Toys and candles for the Christina
and New Year holidays at j. Fatzinge
& Son's, at the very lowest prices. Ca
and Inspect their stock before maxim
your purchases elsewhere,
IL. F. Kleppinger has fine stock {
horses and carriages to select from wine
you want q ride. ,.,.r,..l .....
III you should happen to lose one
more OF your children during the CON
ing holidays, you will undoubtedly fin
them at Hausman & Kuhns' Toy Store
viewing the immense proportions of til
Giant, and admirlng the large dlspla
of Christmas toys he has brought wit
him. ..O@ u.t-,iu,. I
For paints, iinseed oil, glass, viii
lead, &c, 80 to F. p. semmel's hare
ware store, Bapk street LehightOn.-
o6iAp A. The ebeapest--goOd as Il
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