The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-07-24

appointment. - News Circulation
Latest Exctement.-C Meeting
Mania, Under ROofs.-Pay Day
Improved. Affair. Removals.
/-Concert.
--1he School Board made a judicious choice
in giving the principalsmp of our schools to f.
j, Stettler, ESQ., an exper fenced and wide
a'wa1e man III the profession. On the .6th inst,
the examination OF applicants will be neld in
the High School building, when the remaining
four subordinate teachers win be selec ell from
the applicants examined
According to the amount OF newspapers cir.
cu,ated in town. Slatlngton naturally receives
sufficient OF the daily hre d OF our literary llfe
tO post the Citizens OF things abroad. equal to
places of popularity. without mentioning the
different city dalles, and our own paper, "The
Sldtn0ton Neios," which is librrally patI onized,
VIII reIer TO Two dalltes from Reading carried
around At noon. ano IN the evening and two
from Allentown which reaca us in the mora
ing and in the afternoon.
The tOm.fOolerY Of idle hands on Tuesday
night raised considerable excitement The
scene WINS the subject or conversation by gos-
spers all over town on Wednesday morning.
Piling and blocking up Upper Main ST. with
big and little gates. large ana small boxes, one
and four wneeled vehicles, long nnd short
benches. toOthiess rakes, tapped beer barrels,
a bTeathless cat suspended from an elevated
place. and numerous other things unnecessary
to mention, was the sight chat halted every De
destrian and scared every sterd that passed by.
to the Evangelical Camp Meeting. To be held III
a suitable grove situated between Pleasant
| Corner and &c mansville, on the :. & l., r. Il
It's TO commence TUESDAY next, 27Jn inst, and
| continue ten days. 1t is COnieotured that extra
trains will be run Oh the b. ~ l., road 10 accom-
mOdate all such that are ANXIOUS to 20.
| Mr. Ross private residence as well as Rev
| DeTT's, Will be ornaments 10 the borough, wneI
| finished which Will be ere long. The former
! is convenient and roomy structure, situated
| down town. The latter Is At tae end OF Uppel
Man St., a nicely arranged and spacious buud
| ing.
The hard-earned pay was handed over by
most Of the operators TO the deserving laDOrerl
| on the 18th inst the general Pay Day" havinl
| been the first saturday after the lOGn inst. Tat
distribution of the most neediul TO get alonl
over town by the lib raj hand changing of III,
dollar from the debtors 10 the creditors. MOulI
we only had more such stirs for change.
Robert Mcdowell. Esq. who met with
serious accident on the stu INST, IS doing well
The sad affair was brought on by n cut OF
! scythe, which was accidently swung round b.
the hands OF one who had an intox x.oatinR dos'
Of the ardent" IN his system
Robert Thomas met with sad accident oi
Monday last. He Was engaged as a slater II
the Hope Slate Quarry, above slatedale. Whil
working under projected embankment stOn
sid down, falling on mis- lower limbs, breakinI
one thigh bone, and mashiug the other hmU
badly.
Mr.. Robsin who sold the candies and pes
nuts to the up town lads and lasses moved u
MIR. IL. KuAtzs business room, more TO the eel
ter of the plAoe. Also a new 0rug flrm move
], f. Kress's stock, which they bought. futhe
to the heart OF the town. In the Post of1o
building
A grand concert, under the auspices of tn
knights OF Pythias, was held IN the town ha
on Monday evening last. to aid ohm r. Griffith
a man pour In this worlds goods and has bee
debilitaJrd and under medical trt atment 70
quite a time. The Undertaking was tiatterin
success pecun arly and IN ali other respecu
Tho sweet atrrlns Of comical and sensations
music. yooally and nstrumentally rendered
realized for the poor sufferer.
Slatlngton July .2ii, 1876. Now AND THIN,