The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-02-20

"A shabbily dressed man went into
a saloon in Carhondale few evenings
since and called for liquor, but before
he had time TO drink it, he was seized by
the crowd assembled there and pitched
into the street, they supposing him to
be detective.
Fast horses and neat carriages at
very low rates can always be had at the
popular livery of l.. Il. Klcppinger,
corner of Bank and Iron street. Chas.
Geiss has leased the carriage manufac.
tory of Nr. Kleppinger and is ready for
orders.
Gents furnishing goods a specially
at 7, d. Clauss'. His gents collar
"Beauty of LehightOn"- manufactured
for him, is a splendid article for 2j cents
per box. Try them.
If you want dish of nice oysters,
go to D Krock 6 Co. They have them
fresh every day and serve them up in
oyery style to suit the taste ofcustomers.
Boots, shoes and CATERS of every
style in the market, Of the best mater
ial and most fashionable make,at knock
down prices, at I. D. Clauss'.
j. K. Rickert has still few of those
eligible lots in Rickertstown to dispose
of. If you feel ike securing agoOd home
call and see him. He is also supplying
-four, feed, lumber and coal at the low
est rates.
Mr.. V. G. Campbell, who attemp-
ted to commit suicide at Wilkes Barre
last week, is still living and hopes are
entertained of his recovery.
The grand jury. on Wednesday of
last week found two bills against +. A.
Beamish of the Sunday Morning Free
Press, for libel. Courtly honors of late
have been freely bestowed upon Mr..
Beamish.
"A large proportion of the mines at
and near Wilkcs.Barre are still idle,
the miners refusing to work at the re-
ductiOn in the basis wages. On Mon
day of last week committee Of miners
waited on Mr.. Chas. Parish to receive
a proposition, which was to the effect
that the Company were ready to re-
sumo work at the average reduction Of
ten per cent, from last years prices
The miners refused to so to work OF
those terms.
We are panied to announce the
sudden death, on Thursday last at her
residence in East Mauch Chunk, of
Elizabeth, the beloved wife of our tai
cnted friend Daniel Kalbfus, ESQ. De-
ceased was the Oldest daughter Of Geo.
Barker, Esq, formerly of East Mauch
Chunk, now residing in Virginia. She
leaves a husband, three children and
host of friends to mourn her sudden
death. The funeral took place on Fri
day and was very largely attended.
-Washington's birthday-Monday
next, the 22nd inst.--is q legal holiday.
The banks will be closed, and notes
falling due on that day must be paid to-
day saturday, the 20th.,
The entertainment to be given uns
der the auspices of Lehigh Hook u
Ladder Co, Of this borough, will come
off on Friday and Saturday evenings,
Marcl 18th and 18th. From the pro.
gramme, now issued, we observe the
committee have done their best to at~
tract the people of all classes to witness
the performances. The tickets are now
in tho hands OF the members, who will
be pleased to furnish them to their
friends at the following prices: General
admission, 25 centsj reserved seats, 80
cents, and children will be admitted for
10 cents. Secure tickets early. Fro.
ceeds to liquidate debt Of the Company.
The Philadelphia Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will hold
its next annual meeting in NLrristown,
commencing March the 17th. Bishop
Andrews will preside, assisted by Bish-
ops Scott and Simpson.
--EHEKREITz.- Franklin Snyder gives
notice that his wife Mary has placed
herself outside of his protection by
leaving his bed and board and that he
will buy her no more calico or other
gowns. Frank is mad, very mad, just
now, because he has no one to warm
his feet - Allentown Democrat.
Mr.. Milton f. Cushing, editor of
the Northampton Conservative, week
ly newspaper at South Bethlehem, died
at that place on Monday evening q
week, in the siXty.siXth year Of his age.
On Tuesday afternoon two or three
cars of an empty coal train in passing
over the bridge at Penn Haven Jumped
the track, and striking the girders Of
the bridge displaced number of them,
and damaging the track so that the
passengers had to be transferred from
one side of the bridge to the other. Men
were sent up from PackertOn, and the
bridge was repaired so thai the train
leaving here at 10 p. m. was enabled to
run through.
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