The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-05-29

They have Just received an I'M
mense stock which they are otering
at a grt at reduction on former prlces'
and which they guarantee to be OF d
quality superior to anything OF the kinu
ever offered for the same money. Caii
and see them.
While some carpenters who had
been working in shaft No. of the
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Company's
mines, near Wilkesbarre, were ascend
ing the shaft on Saturday, the carriage
escaped from the brakes and plunged
downward one hundred feet. Three
men, named Richard Greenough, Benz
Cork and Stephen Mathews, were Killed.
Two men we're killed in the Boston
mine at Plymouth, the same dsy; one
by fall of coal, the other by pre-
mature explosion.
The iron business is not improy-
ing. If anything, the trade Is duller
than it was six months ago. OF the
575 furnace stacks in the United
States only 349 are in blast, While 227
are out of blast. In the Lehigh re-
gons out of 30 stacks 27 are in blast
with 23 out. We believe ourselves to
be safely within the limits of the truth
when we say that not nine out of every
ten manufacturing institutions in the
Lehigh valley are working with any
thing like profit, while many are
barely making ends meet and would
close down altogether were it not for
their emploJee Jees.-Denocrat
"A new candidate for public favor,
the Erie Daily Argus, published by the
argus Publishing Co., Erie, Pa. 1t Is
well filed with live matter and presents
> neat typographical appearance Sue
cess to you.
What is the difference between the
Emporer Williams chronometer and
Harry Albertson, of Mauch Chunk?
The one is Bill's ticker and the
other is a bill sticker. Now go and
hire horse and carriage from David
Ebbert and take an airing.
Mr.. George Lorah, of summit Hill,
spent Sunday in Weissport. He says
yeportilath it that the miners Of Sum
nit Hill will resume work about June
1stg
r. The commissioners, appointed by
Fthe Court, TO report on the forming of
the PackertOn Election District, will
meet the parties Interested, at the hotel
of George Hagen, in Dolensburg, on
Saturday, June 9th, at b O'Clock A. NJ.
The "Corpor Store, 'in Allentown
is the most popular place in that city
for ladies to make their purchases of
dress and dry goods. Read the nam
moth advertisement in another column.
1000 MEN WANTEp.-To secure great
bargains at LaurY & Peters. They
have Just received large stock Of fan
cy worsted and cashmere sultings, which
they are prepared to make up in first
class style, at 1873 prices, to suit the
times.
Mr.. A. Revalin Bartholomew, who
lately returned from the Reformed
Theological Seminary, Lancaster, Pa,
preached last Sunday to q large con
gregation in Mahoning Valley. Come
again y
The residence of Mrs. Harriet
Stroll, in the borough of Parryyille,
was broken into on Sunday evening
last, while she was absent, and the
house was ransacked. The miscreants
failed to find anything valuable to car
ry off, and so contented themselves
with an empty pocket book.
The reduction of wages proposed
to be- made by the Carbon Iron Co +,
will be only 10 per cent, instead of 90
per cent. as previously reported.
If you want nice fitting suit OF
clothes, call at the merchant tailoring
establishment of T. d. Clauss and be
suited.
Hardware, coal and lumber at the
very lowest market prices, at f. p.
Semmel's.
-Lentz, Bowman & Co.'s collieries,
| at Mahanoy City, resumed operations
| Monday. The workmen went in at a
| 90 per cent. reduction on the basis oi
1874 for one month, after which a new
and permanent arrangement will prob
ably be made. The fact that over lOU
miners applied for work above the nec-
essary force needed, speaks favorably
and hopefully for an early resumption
in the entire anthracite region.
The heavy rain of Tuesday ha:
completely quenched the flames in the
lumber regions ard in all parts of the
county. The rainfall extended ovel
the entire county. Its beneficial effec
seen in the increased stim ulus vegeta
tiOn has received as well as the putting
out of the late disasterons forest fires.
Il. t. Kleppinger has sold his lo
on the corner of Bank and Iron street!
70 Messrs. Laury s. Peters, the mer
chant tallors.
"A nd now the thrifty house wife,
cry Is, "there's your head on that whit
wall again. Well, declare! The hous
will look like a hog pen, slave as
may
nssADrs. j. G. Zern of WeisspOrt ant
7 W. A, Derhamer, of Lehighton, remov-
ed cancerous mass from the left breas
of Mss Lizzie Solt, of Franklin twp.
on Wednesday last. The operation
was performed with entire success; th
mass removed weighed not less thai
two pounds.
Parties knowing themselves to ,
indebted TO us will oblige by settlin