The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-09-18
MAUCH CHUNK WHISPERS.

The topics about town now are the
murder aud the Military Company.
Evening parties are in vogue, in
and about our town.
The politicians are buslly engaged
just now.
The mornings and evenings are
extremely cold In and about town.
For good shoes and boots. and also
cheap, call at Mr.. Alfred Van Horns.
Col. j. d. Bertoletts brother, from
Reading, has been in town.
Rev. P. ]. M'Enroe, of Tamaaua,
was In town on Monday last and looked
well.
Mayor Stokiey and the City Coun-
ell Of Phila., were in town last week.
Some 700 men are employed at
present at the Packerton shops.
An extra police force has been
put on to guard our town during the
night.
Mr.. Jacob Miller was presented on
Monday evening last, with a "new
patent shaver"
Our fire department were all on
the me We for Lehighton, when the dis
patch was received that the fire was
about out.
The dispossession of Mr.. Farren, at
PackertOn, is commented upon very
much In our town.
The parents of the prisoners. Doyle
and Kelley were here to see them on
Wednesday last.
On Tuesday last, John Brelsford's
horse took fright and ran away, COM
pletely demolishing the wagon. No
body hurt.
Esquire Yeager, has been the looser
Of some 5000, worth of "horse flesh
within the last year and half. We
heartily sympathize with the Squire.
John Whelan, well known in this
place, died at Jersey City last week of
consumption, aged some 83 years.
Whispers, visited the Jail last week,
and the prisoners all say, that they are
well cared for by Sheriff Breneiser.
Within the last week or so we came
nearly having several fires, probably
the work of some incendiaries, or caus-
ed through carelessness.
The =" boys and girls" have a
" shindig" at the weight lock, every
evening. SO 1t is said.
Coal picked from the dirt bank at
the old tunnel, can be had from Super
intendent William Glace, for the sum of
70 cents load.
The circus, with its train of negroes
passed through here on Monday morn
ing last. and presented very delapl-
dated appearance. The performance
was pretty fair.
Rev. O'Neill, preached very able
sermon on Sunday last, to the Presby-
terian congregation. Mr.. O'Neill was
resident of this place some 90 years
ago and worked at shoema king.
. On Monday evening last, several
of our citizens could be seen on the
street with revolvers In hand, in search
of some burglars who put In their ap-
pearance during the day.
A Military Company is being or.
ganized in this borough. There are at
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rarv oftlcers were Installed some s20O
were collected for the comn.nv so for
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Several boatmen were arrested on
last Tuesday and brought before Esq.
Laurish, on the charge of an aggrava>
ted assault and battery, and In default
of bail, were "sent up" to await their
trial.
One of the patented Ere plugs.
by Albright & StrOh, was
put in place of an old one, and tested
by our fire department on Monday eve
ming last. 1t works well.
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