The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-11-06
From the County Seat.

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The October term Of Court ad journ.
ed on Saturday last, and convened ON
Thursday Of this week for theargument
Of various cases.
Tho "beautiful snow" came down
heavily on Sunday morning, but melt
ed away Immediately, g" ''-h q 40 y
Patrick Kennedy was found dead
In bed on Tuesday morning, at his
home. ','- .... ~, ,'i'' 1'T'sS ~ y. 20
Election passed off very. quietly in
the boroughs Of East Mauch Chunk and
Mauch Chunk. aaJ '.lAi I3iIVd
I -Rhoad's Hall was the headquarters
ofthe publicans on Tuesday night,
for receiving election returns, while
the American Hotel was that OF the
Democrats.
! All the candidates elect were In
town Wednesday morning.
big Dutch John, Of the Broad way
House, was so stubborn on Tuesday
that he would vote neither ticket. John,
you had better go to Germany again.
The following Is the otficial major.
ity OF the candidate s In the county,
Pershing 1888, Piolett 391, Burnett 6,
Phillips 81. Boyer 403, Rouse 342, Ash
is4, zeigeniuss aoo, McHagh 1eO,
Rickeit 81.
I The following ludicrous scene was
enacted on Wednesday morning the
result OF Tuesdays election returns,
Geo. w. Esser bet Q barrel of apples
with Col. Jno. d. Bert0lett that Edgar
Twining would not be elected by one
hundred majority In the county, and
that in case Twining was not elected
tie Col. was to wheel the barrel of ap.
pies on wheel-tarrow to Esser's house
which the Col brsvelyy did by throwing
of his 0vebcoat and taking hold OF the
barrow amidst cheer OF larg crowd.
= The climax OF the apple scene was
concluded q0n Thursday afternoon at
one O'Clock. Precisely at the above
hour the freight and express wagon of
G. A. Rex was driven In front of
Rex's store on Market Square. A
large crowd had gathered TO witness
the fun. Six barrels OF apples of ths
new species were ut once loaded ou the
express train standing In readiness
and labelled In niiarge letters as folio Ss
Klotz, Lentz, Esser, Leonard, Kslbfus
and DeYouDg. A small flag decora-
ted the horses head on either side
while six other flags were spread to the
breeze from each barrel. BY this time
Col. Jno. d. BertOlette was seated w
the side Of the driver and In few min
utes the traiB started of slO wly down
Market street, wheeling left down Sus-
qnehannaia and counter marching up
Broadway, while the Col. with that
liberal spirit which al ways animates
him was casting the Kalbfus apples to
the by-standers on either side of the
street as the team moved slowly along,
when the school house was reached
the b'hoys and girls Infused into the
Col. the spirit OF the days when he was
q schOolboyi aud be immediately order.
ed q barrel 10 besunloaded and gave Fem
to the scholars. The remaining bar
rels were driven 10 the COl.' 5 home and
now he has extended invitations TO his
many friends " come and ipartake of
them.
Prot. Kindt, teacher Of the high
school, at East Mauch Chunk, has
changed his boarding place from the
Broadway. House to Mrs. - Bfodhead's,
on Centre Street, East Mauch Chunk.
Mr.. Luther Yeager the efficient clerk
in the Post office leaves US on Monday
next for Philadelphia, 10 engage In his
old trade. viz: printing. Lu. may you
be as prosperous aud industrious at
your trade az, stamping letters. aud
may success crown your efforts is the
wish of your fEiend.