The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-03-27

.-On Monday night large number
of our citizens paid a "surprise visit"
to the worthy host of the Valley House
and his lady. A very elegant supper
was set up, to which ample justice was
done by those present. and the evening
was spent in conversation and games,
the party breaking up "amang the wee
sma' hours" much pleased with the
pleasures of the evening.
"A curious suit will come up in the
May session of county court at Milford,
Pa. 1t is q twenty-year-ol affair, and
grew out of an election bet. Dur
ing the buchanan Fremont presidential
campaign, Major Colvin i. Seymour bet
with Abraham Westfall several hundred
acres of land that Fremont would be
elected. Title deeds to both we're placed in
the hands of Daniel Van Auken, dis
trio t attorney of the county. OF course
Seymour lost, The property has now
risen in value tremendously. Several
famous stone .quarFies have been in
op Grafton there, and Mr.. Seymour re-
pents his bet. He brings suit against
W'estfall, on the ground that the whole
II ansaction was Illegal. Betting debts
tjeing usually classed by civilized ma
tions among 'debts of HONOR" the at
tempt to evade one nearly twenty years
after Its paymentsh characterize Mr..
Seymour's suit as an action of dishonor.
Infinite Castle, No. rs, A. o. K. of
M. c., recently organized in this
place, Is progressing finely. The Cas-
tie already numbers about so members,
and the cry is ''still they come"
DIR. w. A. Derhamer, having just
finished his studies and obtained his
diploma, will open an Office for the
practice OF his profession in this Dor
ough in the course OF short time.
Mrs. Z. Fa tin has just received an
other lot of new millinery goods and
trimmings, to which she invites the
attention of the ladies. Store two
doors below the NJ. L. Church.
"A coal famine is threatened at
Wilkesbarre. The retail dealers can
get coal from only one colliery, which
can fill scarcely one half the orders, and
if the cold weather and suspension con.
tinue, the suffering for want of coal,
which has already begun, must very
greatly Increase.
= Joseph Brown, who murdered Mr..
and Mrs. Kramer in Schuylkill county,
in February, 1872, was hanged Wednes-
day at Potssville. His f0rtltude gave
way upon the scaffold, and he uttered
cries, means and prayers. lie was about
81 years of age. ...
The Philadelphia and Reading
Rolling Mill, at Reading, after lying
idle for three months, will resume work
on Monday next.
On Thursday we Ioticed our friend,
David Ebbert, sporting around with q
very handsome pair or greys. They
are nobby!
The public schools of this borough
have determined to give an entertain.
mept, in the Hall of the school building,
on the evenings of the 10th, and 18th
of April.
The Slatngton Planning Mill has re-
sumed operations. Mr.. Jot n Ballet is
the present owner.
We are informed that the Lehigh
Navigation Company will let the water
into the canal as soon as the ice will
permit, in all probability next week.
Subscribers who contem plate to
changs their residence on or about the
list OF April will please notify us as to
the new direction of their papers, being
carefdl to state where they are to be
changed from
I The fair ground and build ings OF
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ciety were sold by the Sheriff ON Mon
day last. The property was bought by
a party Of gentlemen for $500. 1t is
proposed to hold exhibitions as hereto
fore. A charter will be obtain led and a
limited number of shares will be dis
posed of as soon as the Pr 'liminary
arrangement are completed. A meet
ing of the purchasers will be held on
Wednesday,, April 18th, at o'clock p.
th., at the Exchange Hotel.
4 The Philadelphia NJ. e. Conference
has been in session during the week.
The following appointments " ere made
in this vicinity; Mauch Chunk, A. NJ.
Virgins; East Mauch Chunk: Daniel
Young; Parryville. l.. d. Brown; lie.
highton, Wilmer Coffman; SUI nmit Hill
and Nesquehouing, Rich'd MoE ley; Cata.
sauqua, J. PastOrlield, Allent )wn, L. f,
Pitcher; Bethlehem, j. T. siwindells
South Easton, w. II. Burrell; Easton,
w. l.. Gray; Stroudsburg, G. d. Car
row, ID. d. The next session. of the
Conference will be held in Knnsingtor
church. Philadelphia. II