The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-11-27
Horse thieves are about. Look out

Gus season this year. .aA.A.. LI
Feather lifters," is the polite cog
nonen for chicken thieves. %
The Switchback railroad closed for
the season or Saturday last. 20 4.Is
"A new Presbyterian congregation
has been organized In Bethlehem.
You should not fail to hear Mrs.
Anna Randall Dlehl, In the School
House on Wednesday evening next.
Church revivals are being sgitated
just now throughout the length and
breadth OF the land. ts y
The furnaces of the Allentown
Iron Company turn out pig iron at the
,rdte of about 1000 tons per week.
Rev. Thomas Bowman, we'll. known
In Carbon aud adjoining counties, has
been elected one of the bishops of the
Evangelical Association. j, 81
"A large amount of coun terffH
fifty-cent currency is said to be In Cir
culation. Business men should care.
fully examine the currency paid over
their counters. 7f.r
Thos. McIllhaney, OF Stroudsburg.
was at the recent election chosen Pro.
thonotary and Clerk of the Courts of
Monroe county for the sixth successive
term. H"H
ARE YOUR CHILDREN sURJECT TO
THAT dangerous foe of childhood
GROUP OR CoUaHs ? Coxe's Wild Cher.
ry and Seneka has been thoroughly tes-
ted, and never known to fall of effect~
ing complete and speedy cure when
administered in time. Keep bottle In
your house. 49-6m.
1t is stated that colony of natives
of Alsace and Lorraine has been or
ganized to settle In Pike county, next
spring.
The "Grand Council Mystic Band
OF Brothers OF the United Ststes'' met
Tuesday at Easton, the :" N. w. Great
Chief" Frederick Coppee, of Washing
ton, presiding. The "Great Chief''
delivered his annual address.
The remains of q human body,
which had evidentally been dead for
several months, was found Tuesday, on
the mountain, near Mt. Carbon, In
Schuylkill county. Near the body lay
q revolver, with one empty chamber,
coat. clouch hat and a Hebrew book.
Valeria Leidy, aged 1S, was killed
on the Reading Railroad, at Pottstowp,
on Monday afternoon. She was trying
to jump upon u passing coal train, for
the purpose of getting free ride to
N0rrlst0wn.
The Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
Co. reports the business Of Its road for
the month Of October, 1875, rs follows
Gross earnings, t336, ,084 OF; expenses,
$2l5, 789 18. Net proceeds, $3.50, ,264,.
81.
The American Express Company
have declared the usual semi. annual
dividend OF SO per share, payable on
the Sd day of January next. FU0|
Tickets for Mrs. Anna Randall
Diehi's Reading on Wednesday eve
ming next, can be obtained at A. G.
Dollenmayer's and A. ]. Durling's.
Price 25 cents. ..a-s-
The ball OF Lshigh Hook & Ladder
Co.. No. 1, OF this place, on Friday
evening of last week, was decided
success. About 100 couples were pres,
ent, consisting of some of our most re-
spectacle citizens. The music was fur
nished by the Eureka Orchestra of Al.
lentown, and II anything excelled their
former efforts In tn is place. Everything
passed of quietly and pleasantiy--sli
expressing themselves pleased with the
evenings enjoyment. About $50 we're
netted by the company. a
"A young son Of Simon S. Snyder,
living at Lehigh Gap, was badly scalded
on Tuesday morning OF last week by
accidently pouring tea kettle of boil
ing water on his body and arm. The
pain caused by the scsld WAS very acute,
and the child suffered intensely until
relieved by professional aid, nd Is now
doing very well.--News.
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company announces q quarterly divi-
dend of OIL per share, equal to 8 per
cent per annum, payable on the 4th Of
December.
Warren II. Parker, son of Amos
Parker, postmaster at Millerstown, and
a deputy In said Office, arrested some
weeks ago by U. s. detective on
charge Of stealing letters from the mall,
was tried for the offence In the United
states Court at Philadelphia on Thurs
day the 10th inst. Two bills OF indict-
ment had been found against him. On
being brought TO the bar Of the Court,
Judge Cadwallader presiding. he plea
ded guilty TO the charges laid against
him. and was sentenced 10 imDrison4