The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-03-20

The Republican State Central Com
mittee, at their meeting held at Harris,
burg, resolved to hold the State CPD.
vention for the nomination Of capdida-
tes for Governor and TreasurerAf Ian
caster on the 96th Of May.
"A portion of the miners of the Le-
high and Wilkes Barre Co., have re-
sumed work this week at the reduced
wages. The miners at Swoyers mines
at meeting this week, resolved not to
| go to work at the reduction. The par
] tial resumption Of portion Of the col
lieries about Wilkes Barre, has, howev-
er, probably broken the back of the
suspension in that region.-City Jour-
| nal.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee have appointed Erie as the place
for holding the next State Conv ention,
and the 9Th of September as the day.
This will give less thanitwo months for
prosecuting the campaign, which is
veryi6hort considering that the two Inn
poytant officers of Governor and Treas
Rrer are to be elected. ea UFf tha 3
Mr.. David Beltz, of Beltzville, near
the Big Creek, proposes to put up a
large frame dwelling, as soon as the
weather permits, to serve as store room,
tavern and dwelling. Mr.. Jos. Seidle,
who resides in the neighborhood,s s.also
proposes to erect a. commodious dwell
LjPg for himself and family.
4 Our talented young friend, W. M
Rapsher, ESQ.,, of this borough, has
been attending the Supreme Court,
in. Philadelphia, during the past week,
before which court he had several cases
to argue. Mr.. Rapsher is rapidly at
tanning to q position in the first ranks
OF his profession and by his strict de-
votion to the interests of his clients is
winning golden opinions. n
If you want dish of nice oystBfs,
go to d Kr0ck & Co. They havsCthem
fresh every day and serve themup in
every style to suit the taste ofcustomers.
The mills of the Bethlehem iron
company, whichs some eight or ten days
ago were forced to suspend operations
for want of coal, have resumed in all
their departments, now using soft or
bituminous coal. AS result the smoke
arising from the stacks Is very dense
and black--somewhat after the style Of
the eiPittsburg manufacturing establish
ments. Allentown Democrat.
And now it has come to be the
turn Of Peter S. Keiser, ex-Sheriff of
Carbon, to learn and feel how 1t is when
a Sheriff steps in and makes levy on
everything man owns. The Sheriff
of this county has made seizure of all
his personal property at Slatington,
where he resides at present, while his
real estate in Mauch Chunk Is to be
sold under the hammer on the 22d inst,
by the Sheriff of Carbon. He is to be
entirely cleaned out, having very fool
ishly signed off the $500 exemption law.
l-AllentOwn Democrat. g.t
j. K. Hill, ofWest Penn township,
Schuylkill county, has leased the FAR
mer's Hotel, on Second street, this. .bor-
ough, and will take possession on or
about the 18th of April. .4s
Poor Eveland is the sickest man in
ten counties. Unable to prove the le-
gality uf the publishing of the election
proclamation, &C., in his "bantling, -
the Intelligencer, which he acknowledges
to have been printed outside of the
county, or to justify the Commissioners
in the payment Of the bill, 1921 out OF
the peoples money, he works himself
up to such pitch of excitement as to
lose all control of his better Judgment,
and in every other paragraph of his last
issue shrieks "whiskey - whiskey'
Poor fellow, it is evident that his brain
has already commenced undergoing the
process OF "softening," consequent up
on his liberal indulgence in ''tangle-
foot" Poor Danl
j. K. Rickert has still few of those
eligible lots in Rickertstown to dispose
Of. II you feel like securing good home
call and see him. He Is also supplying
flour, feed, lumber and coal at the low
est rates.
Two entertainments will be given
in Washington Hall, Parryville, Friday
and Saturday evenings of this week, for
the benefit of the M. e. Sabbath Schools
of that borough. The entertainments
will consist of dialogues. tableaux and
music, and will undoubtedly be worth
the 25 cents asked for admission, inde-
pendent of its laudable object. Go to
night.
The Slatington News says Mr.. P.
| S. Keiser, proprietor of the American
Hotel, of that place, will move to Halle
ton about the lst of April, where he
will take charge of the well-known
Hazleton House. Mr.. K. has the repu.
tation of being..a tirst-class hotelist. We
wish him success. - ah@gA '+fa
Send your orders for job printing
to the ADVOCATE office. New press
and large lot of new and elegant type
just received Prices fully as low q:
New York or Philadelphia.
"a Subscriber" writes us from New
MahoniDg, stating, as an evidence
, "that spring is approaching, Lthat 9
few days ago he saw. at the residence
of Mr.. G. Dilcher a number of fui
grown cherry blossoms and leaves; and
, concludes by inviting all "doubtinl
Thomases" to call and see them.
! The new truck. building by Ro
Mig & Hofford, of this place, for Rescue