The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-07-04


"A new post Office has been estab-
lished at Packerton, and NJ. w. Rauden-
bush is the postmaster.
"A daily mail route has been estab-
lished between Lehigh Gap and Aqua
shicola. A good ideal
The grass on the fair grounds will
be sold at public sale, on Monday after
noon next at 2 o'clock.
There Is now no reason why you
should not put down good sidewalk.
L. F. Lleppingef keeps full supply
of planks and curb stones, and is selling
them very low.
-"Straws show which way the wind
blows so said, and il a fact, then our
friend Yeakel, ''the heavy umberman"
of Weissport, must be doing prosper
GUS business, as demonstrated by his
new and fashionable "head-gear."
Charles Trainer, Lehigh street,
will supply you with -four and feed,
plow your gardens or do your hauling
at reasonable rates.
For sale five octave Parlor Organ
(new) at a great reduction. apply at
this Office.
There is talk about the Crane
Iron Company putting stack No. in
blast shortly.
If you don't believe in advertising,
just insert line in the papers that you
won't pay your wife's debts. See whe-
ther ii is read.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad COM
pany last week had two new engines
put on the road-the "Passaic" and the
"Ocean."
Two good girls for housework are
wanted, by NJ. w. Raudenbush, at
Packerton. Amount Of wages for good
girls who suit the place will be no OBJ
ject. Apply soon.
Fresh pine apples, salad, onions,
radishes, and all the new vegetables and
fruits of the season, fresh every day. at
j. Fatzinger g. Sons, Bank street, Le-
highton. Cheap for cash.
Gen. Albright has returned home
from Washington. He is looking we'll.
Our farmers are busy hay making
crop light.
The Messrs. Minor Bros. Fort al
len Foundry closed on Thursday even
ing until after the fourth, when they
will resume with an increased force OF
employees. This looks well for panicy
times.
"A top buggy, as good as new, 70 r
sale, cheap, by Thomas S. Beck.
For family flour, of the very best
quality go to J. K. Rickert, East Weiss
port. Lumber and coal in large or
small quantities at lowest market rates.
A few lots in Rickertown still unsold-
buy at once.
We are pleased to record the fact
that the iron business is beginning to
look up In Catasauqua. The Catasau-
qua Manufacturing Company have re-
ceived orders to start both Rolling Mills
the one at Catasauqua and the one at
Ferndale, orders for iron having been
received to keep the mills running near.
ly all summer. One or two more of the
Crane Iron Company's stacks are also
to be blown in.-Allentown Democrat.
TO the ladies of Lehighton, Weiss
port and Packerton. & Peters,
agents for j. l.. Farr's French kid
button shoes, lasting button CATERS and
French foxed CATERS. The best fitting
and wearing shoe in the market. Give
them a trial.
-Messrs. Beck, Peters and Fatzinger
on Tuesday last enjoyed few hours
fishing at Dreisbach's dam. Mr.. Fat
ringer was the successful fishist, cap
turing 33 beauties,
Thomas A. Williams has opened q
boot and shoe makers shop, next to G.
+. Greenawald's hide market, Bank
street. See advertisement.
"A skinful OF benzine. ON Tuesday
last, tried TO walk "crack" to prove
his steadiness, but alas, he made mis-
calculation as to the location of win.
dow and looking upwards from the
ground he found somebody had dropped,