The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-10-09
MAUCH CHUNK WHISPERS.

EARLY rising Is of the past.
Our streets are looking well.
Our business prospects are poor.
Game is plenty on our mountains.
Evening promenading is played out.
The campaign will be hot this fail.
Improvements are many in our
town.
Our girls are looking fresh and
pretty.
---Milt and his old friend Bottle seem
to agree.
--Laborers are wanted on the Sandy
Run branch.
The itinerant musicians have not
left us as yet.
THE Carbon Rifles meet every Fri
day evening.
%. Wheeler, of Philadelphia, was in
town this week.
--Boquets made of dried leaves are
now in vogue.
The demand for coal from the
cities. is very poor.
We have six young men reading
law in our town at present.
Mrs. W. Zehner, of La nsford, is still
in very critical condition.
The road leading to Flag Staff is
to be widened and graded.
-Aath. r. Snyder has opened
green grocery store, up town.
The plants in our many gardens
are being removed into the hot houses.
The men at j. H. Salkelds & Co.
are only working on three-quarter time.
Mr.. G. R. Potts, and Chas. Parrish,
of Wilkesbarre were in town this week.
There will be an Indian show to-
night. There are real "Big Injuns." !"
Counsellor P. j. O'Hanlon, of
Wilkesbarre, was In town on Saturday
last.
--Quitea number of our saloon keep
ers have rented stands in the Fair
grounds. q
Mr.. Alfred Whittingham will look
for the denomination for Register and
Recorder.
Gen. Charles Albright and Col. j.
d. Bertolett are absent from home on
business.
Since the Democratic County con-
vention, on Monday last, third ticket
is spoken Of.
There were any quantity of wild
pigeons on the Mansion House noun
tain this week. ItE.
The children are much more fond
of attending school nowadays than in
the days of "Whispers."
Ed. Paetzel and Hirman Sotle have
just returned home after week of
sight seeing at Philadelphia.
The Rev. DR.. Belville. of Pottsville,
was in town on Tuesday last, and visit
ed many of his old parishioners.
The man who assisted Conroy in
stabbing, Kelley some weeks ago, near
the Landing bridge, Ia now in custody.
Two of the candidates for County
Commissioner are from Lehighton and
Weissport, and James Ash, Of Lehigh
Gap.
The greatest wreck of coal cars
ever witnessed in this vicinity, happen
ed at Coal Port at a late hour on Satur-
day evening.
"A six year old lad, son of Mr.. Reiss
of East Mauch Chunk, on Friday last
broke a leg in falling from the top rail
of fence.
The Heine String Quartet, of New
York city, will give concert in
Rhoad's Hall, on Monday evening,
Oct. 18th.
The Rev. DR.. Vincent, of New
York, preached very excellent sermon
in the Presbyterian church on Sunday
evening last.
Edgar Twining, ESQ.,, of the First
National Bank of this place, will be a
candidate for the Treasurership on the
Republican ticket.
"A delegation from the several fire
companies of this place intend to par
ticipate in the parade to take place dur
ing the fair at Lehighton.
Mr.. James Hutchinson, who left
here this summer for Virginia City,
New, is doing we'll, and advises his
friends to come out there.
Levi Long. of Lehighton, speaks
i'll of some of our boys. Levi says our
boys charge him of putting matches
under the chickens nose.
The Hons. A. j. Durling, of Le-
highton, and Jas, A. Harvey, OF Buck.
mountain, wers in attendance at the
convention on Monday last.
The performance of William
Tell" on Friday evening, Sept. Goth,
by the German Dramatic Club, OF
East Mauch Chunk, was extremely
good.
Our townsman, d. Kalbfus, ESQ.,,
was ona of the orators ON Saturday
night last, at Democratic meeting in
Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia. Dan.
is to stump the State.
Allen Craig, ESQ.,, was elected
Captain Of the Carbon Rifles, on Tues,
day evening last Col. j. d. Bertolett.
First Lieutenant, and Sheriff o. Brenei,
ser as Second Lieutenant.
The counsel for Kelley, Doyle