The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-08-15
Mauch Chunk Items.

Mauch Chunk Items.
A new flag crossing from the @. r.
r. of N. j. to the Mansion House en-
trance has been laid, wide enough for
several persons to cross at once side by
side.
Lieut.. Rich, of the U. S. N, who has
been visiting in the family Of District
Attorney e. @. Dimmick, on Wednes-
day, in company with q number of gen.
tlemen from town, enjoyed q picnic
and trout fishing excursion to Packers
park, at Beaver Run.
The G. r r, of N. j., is about open.
ing q glen opposite Penn Haven juno
ton, about 7miles above Mauch Chunk.
M A. Kleckner, the well know land
scape photographer of the Lehigh Valley,
has been secured to make views of all
he cascades and romantic spots.
Summer tourists are coming in very
lively. On Monday 10 less than 70
persons arrived at the Mansion House
with the evening train.
Mr.. Galvae, Philadelphia artist of
much merit, is painting life size por-
| traits in oil of number of our well
known town people.
The new brick residence of Mrs. NJ.
NJ. DimmicB, one door below the Mark
ct House, is entirely finished about the
exterior and has just received its first
coat of paint of light grayish hue. j.
Boyd Henri, of Allentown. is the ar
chitect, and it will be ready for ocou-
pying by The first of November.
The name Of A. j. Durling, one of
your tOwnsmen, is considerably spoken
Of in connection with the nominee for
Assembly by the Democrats of this vi
einity.
The wife ofMr. Conrad Kocher, of E.
Mauch Chunk, died after lingering
illness at the residence OF the family,
Of dropsy of the heart. Her funeral
took place on Thursday. She was much
esteemed by all who knew her.
A new stone crossing has been laid
over the street, from the Office of Gen.
Albright to the Broadway House.
On Saturday evening Prof. Ii. A.
Kline lost little child from cholera in-
fantum, and on Tuesday its remains
were taken to Slatington for internept.
On Monday evening Mr.. w. Meyers,
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House billiard room, gave q young man
l0O points on a game, and before he
reached twenty-seven more Mr.. Meyers
made, on the carom table, with white
and light red balls, 240 consecutive
shots, counting 72O points, the largest
run ever made here.
On Sunday afternoon about o'clock,
as horse and buggy belonging to Mr..
L. L. Booth was going over the bridge
toward East Mauch Chunk, the horse
SHE'D at something, upon reaching the
span that is being taken down and,
sheering off TO the right. backing the
rear wheel overthe heavy timber guards
that were laid along the side and both
Charley Booth, a seven year old son of
the proprietor of the Mansion House
who was driving, and agenteman nam
ed j. Eager, a member of a well known
liquor firm of New York, were thrown
out of the carriage to the river below;
the latter striking on the Glowing path, a
distance of some 40 feet, and bruising
his face and hands. expired few mo.
ments afterwards. The boy struck his
head against the false work of the
bridge in his fall and it threw him into
the river. some boys who were rafting
got him out. His injury was slight and
he is now running about again. The
hotse in wheeling around, strange to
say. made complete turn and caught
on the top of the stone pier, and hung
there with the carriage, and was rescu-
ed by means of ropes, without any in
jurles save few scratches. The affair
caused quiet all excitement throughout
town and at the Hotel, where the broth
er and several relatives of the deceased
were stopping. His body was carefully
laid out and sent to New York with
the early train on Monday A. NJ. He
was about 90 years old, very large
man and was unmarried.
A little daughter of j. W. Heblering
died ON Monday morning early, OF
cholera infantum, after severe sick
aess. Her remains were taken 10 LIE.
highton on Wednesday for burial.
Mr.. E. Loiseau, of patent fuel noto.
riety, is the father of l3 pound boy,
and he is of course exceedingly happy.
Mr.. John DeHart, Sr., father of Mr..
John DeHart, Of this place, died at
Reading, Aug. lst, 1S74,aged 104 years,
8 months and 4 days. He was born
in Philadelphia and moved to Berks
county at an early age.