The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-08-21
MAUCH CHUNK WHISPERS.

Late evening walks are enjoyed by some Of
our youngfOl
The Mauch Chunkers had picnic at the
! Glen in the early part of this week.
Another week OF pic.nics and excur sions to
the Glen and the Switch Back.
We will have two weeks Of court next oct
ober, to commence on the Bird Monday Of said
| month.
The whooping cough is at present very pre-
| yalcnt among our little ones and works on
| them very seriously.
Mr.. A. Nonnermacher and family have Just
returned from visit to their friends at Ber'
/ wick, Columbia Co.
--Mauch Chunk was laid out in 1918; Lenigh.
| on IN ISIS by Col j. Weiss, anu WcisspOrt IN
| 1917 by Col. j. Weiss.
We are having very material change in
the weather Just now, from what 1t has been
for the past week or 80.
Patrick ConrOy. the man who stabbed And.
rev Kelley, some time agO, has been released
on writ of habeas corpus.
The ground is being cleared and the under.
brush burned on the Hat back OF EaGt Mauch
Chunk, for the Evergreen Cemetery
Every m cans within the power Of the Re.
publican aud Democratic parties, Will be eE.
tended tins fall for the supremacy of the Co.
The canal boats have been detained at the
big l0cK opposite the Mansion House for the
space of two days or more on account of the
high water.
j. A. Remmel. Esq, took trip to Jersey
last saturday, TO take a peep at the dear ones
Sduan Beach.
quite number of our citizens attended the
funeral OF Aquilla Reed. decensed. on sunday
last and pronounced II one OF the largest funer-
ais that they ever attended.
Jas Loose Esq, Inv partner OF Col. Jno.
ID. BeItOielte, il now attending to his profession
dates after long and severe confinement
ct home with the intermittent fever
Tho school House of the German (R. Cl
Church IS now under roof and viii soon be coIu-
pleted. It VIII be credit to them and an orna-
nent to East Mauch Chunk borough.
The Republicans of this borough met on
Saturday evening last for the purpose of form
ing Hdrtrantt ana Rawle Club for the coming
campaign. The meeting was lively and spirited.
MANY Italians ale being employed in and
ground the mines at very low wages-S5 per
week, which ~ arOusng the angry spirits Of
Germans, Irish ana Welsh class OF IaOOIers.
No wonder
The amount of coal that is carried over the
Central II. Il OF n. y, every day. IS about as
follows: nom the Lehigh region, Loo tons
from the Mahanoy. about l,G00 tons.
Tho Reliance Hose Co. and Emerald COrnet
Band, of Bethlehem, received an invitation to
be present at the Social Hop, given by the Res
cue II ook and Ladder Co, last evening and the
picnic given by the Ii. b. q. Band, OF this place
to-day.
-On Saturday morning last, GRE any person
was astir. tramp woman gained entrance INTO
the rear portion Of Mr Jno Mulhearn's dwell
ing. and was in tne act OF carrying off several
little matters, when she was caught by z +,
Mulhearn, who accidenty heard her at the
but permitted her to depart unmOlesteu. This
is the same woman who has been seen around
here for the past week with her husband mend-
ing umbrellas, and who entertained the pubic
with street night In front OF tne Court House.
- John M'Cov, night telegraph operator at
CoalpOrt. was arrested and brought before Es- .
qure Yeaeer on Tuesday evening last, for as
sgulting several OF our cidizens, and using very
immoral language in the Express Office at this
pace, IN the presence of Indies, after having
been warned not TO do So Upon a hearing be:
fore the Squire he was committed in default OF
bail for his appearance at court
The rain opWeGnesday morning last caused
the river to raise SO high at this place as to
back up the water In the creek and overflow the
clllars on Market Square 10 the nepth of three
feet or more causing considerable damage to
many merchants.
- Considerable damage was done to the rail
road on the Tamaqua Branch of the G. r.. Il. of
N. j., between Lansford and ramaQua. by the
rain on Wednesday morning last, which de.
layed the trains Tor some time
- The Switch back rail road was submerged
TO the depth Qf foot or more on the flats.
ABOVE the Farm, caused by the overflow of the
creek at said place
A picnic from NOrristown and Manvunk
arrived here on Wednesday last. and done the
Switch Back and Glen The dav was rainy,
and made 1t very dlsagreeable for them.
- Our ingenious young friend, T.. sherman
st oh, is at present diligently eng ged expert.
menting on his gravity rail road. III the rear of
his psrental resIleace. From the number of
4" wee-ones'' that partake OF its pleasures we
would judge that 1t must O6 equal to the swi ch
back ana will soon be in great demand by older
ones.
- On the 81 OF sept. next. Mr.. r.. A. Packer,
son of Hon. Asa Packer, of this place, is to be
married TO Miss PiOlett of Bradford county
"A very brutal tight took pace ON Monday
evening last, on the canal bridge opposite the
Mansion House, between two bOatmen. One of
them was badly cut and kicked about the head
Mr. wm. SINNERS. Editor of the Summit
Hill lnteligencer, was in town this wee <, and
told Whispers that tho Hlll agrees with HIM
physically, intellectually aud morally.
= This was another busy week with the office
seekers
- John NJ Erov and Jno. Mulhelrn are hav-
ing a very severe time of it Just nOw,-bOth are |
at home and very low with sickness.
An excursion of Changers, from New Jer-
sey, ana numbering SSi, vis ted the Gen IN the |
the II ternOOn OF thursday last. Their brOnzed |
faces and hands proved c0nclusively that they |
were the sons of Ceres
Tho Republicans OF this borough will hold |
meeting TINS evening at their room IN RhOad'5 |
Hall, at 1880 O'clock
An excursion of our fair ones visited the |
Glen on Thursday last under the efficient con- |
ductOrshlp OF Mr. Frederick Brenelser.
Fashionable dresses are short-sO are fash. |
iOnable husbands, who pay 1or them.
our streets are very rough after the heavy |
rams
MANY OF our citizens were to be seen along |
the river sides, watching the water raise and |
the logs pass over the dan.