The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-11-14

! ten up and full of interesting news, We
welcome 1t as an old time friend. u
&C. b, Rhoads. "The Halter" comes
out in the ADVOCATE to-day, asking
the people to call and examine his stock
of winter hats, caps, gloves and furs,
and of course they will do so.
Mr.. ID. Graver. of the firm of A. &
d. Graver, left for the city on Thursday
| last, and will receive new and elegant
stock of goods to- day (Saturday).
Ladies, you should all call and see them.
Neat carriages and fast horses al
ways for hire at the popular livery Of
l.. f. Kleppinger, corner of Iron street,
at reasonable charges. Also, few
building lots for sale at low prices.
Daniel Krock & Co., late Hausman
& Kuhns, have just received lot of
nice fresh country butter, which they
are selling at the very lowest market
prices. Fresh bread aud cakesdaily.
The engine Reindeer" Lehigh
Valley Railroad, ran away from the
man | ! charge and colided with the
"Plainsville. at Packerton Monday
morning. Both engines were Uadly
damagea.
For family -four, of the very best
quality go to j. X. Rickert, East Weiss
port. Lumber and coal in large or
small quantities at lowest market rates.
A few lots in RickertoNn still unsold-
buy at once. ....
Hon. z. II. Long desires us to re-
quest those parties VINO took lamps or
torches home with them on Tuesday
night to return them to his store with
out delay, or they may be left at this
office. '...
"A seven octave Marchal & Smith
Piano, rosewood case, front large, round
corners, serpentlne mouldlngs on plinth,
large moulding on lin, carved legs;
new cest 5000 will be sold cheap or
traded on lot in Lehighton borough.
Apply at this office.
| %Mr. +. p. Lentz, of this borough,
k6n Thursday evening of last week re-
signed as Superintendent of the NJ. E.
| Sunday School. On Sunday afternoon,
Mr.. VIM. bemerer was elected to fill
the position of perintendent, and Mr..
| A. w. Raudenbush, Assistant Superin-
tendeut.
"A correspondent says: 81 think the
town Council ought to take action ia
regard to making pavements to the
School House, as the roads on rainy
days ale not fit for any child to go to
school," Our correspondent is right,
but it will require the discharge of a
| 100. FOUNDER to waken the council up to
see the force of ''his little joke" in re-
gard to the condition of the pavements.
The Second District Conference of
the Lutheran Synod of Pennsylvania,
composing the counties of Lehigh,
Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, Luz
zerne, Wayne and Pike, will meet in
St:oudsburg on Tuesday afternoon of
next week. Rev. j. Knfler Is Presi-
dent of the Conference and also pastor
of the Church at Stroudsburg.
Mr.. Charles w. Giess, late with
Romig & Hofford, has bought out the
stock III tIH6o- of l. u. =Eloppiuner
carriage builder, of this borough, and
is now prepared to receive orders for
all kinds of work in the line of C ar
riage building and repairing. Mr., G.
is a young man of strict business habits,
and we bespeak for him liberal share
of public patronage.
"A salute of 10g guns was fred at AL
lentown on Saturday and "the largest
meeting ever held in the place" assemb-
led to celebrate the Democratic victories.
Addresses were made by Hon. John d..
Stiles, Edward Harvey, w. ii. Sowden
and other gentlemen. All the spea kers
declared that "the dead issues which
sprung from the war had been buried,
forever in one common grave, never tc
be resurrected."
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Agents will make this a success. .,
-"Thanksgiving Day." which has
become an established addition to our
general public holidays, is to come on
Thursday, the 26th of the present
month, thatday having been recommen-
ded by the pruclamations of the Presi-
dent of the United States and the Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania. The obser-
vance of such holiday is wholesome
and cheering, for in its nature it should
win desponding people out of their un,,
happy moods by causing them to Look
on the brighter sides of life, aud cause
those who have but few troubles to help
and cheer the less fortunate.
The total of anthracite coal mark
eted for the week ending on the 3lst
ultimo amounted TO SEQ, 24S tons, and
for the coal year Is, ,926, ,208 tons to cor.
responding time last year, being de-
crease of l ,042 1865 tons. The bitumi-
nous tonnage for the week is 20, asa
tons, and for the year 2,SOs,S3 tons,
against 2, 708, ,0l9 tons to same time last
year, giviT & total Of all kinds for the
week of 500, ,701 tons, and for the year
of IS, 735, ,O47 tons, against 10, 7G6, ,59S
tons to the same time last year, being q
deere ase of 1,03l $40 tons.
Mr.. II. A, Beltz is now Offering his