The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-12-18
Holiday goods are now in season.

mary IrOXell. lney tuJoycu bh'h
selves till late hour, when the party
broke up, highly delighted. May their
cup of Joy ever be full. X.
Our public Schools will close on
Thursday next, 23d inst, for two
weeks vacation, and reopen on Mon
day, January 3D., 1876.
IS. QUINTz, Slatington.-Your let
ter will appear In our next,
The shortest day of the year, from
sunrise to sunset, occurs Dec. 2lst, next
Tuesday.
The next meeting of the Lutheran
Conference is called for Allenown the
second week in next March.
Mayor Evans, of Reading, paid
into the treasury, for the month of No
vember, the sum of $199, ,62-pehalties,
fees, fines and costs collected from
"drunks "
Major Adam Leise died at Reading
Tuesday night, aged 73. He was for
merly Treasurer of Berks county.
F. P. Semmel, at his new store, is
now receiving from New York, an en-
tirely new stock of every description
of hardware, from nail to an anvil
also, plated goods and cutlery in great
variety from the best makers, suitable
for holiday gifts. You are invited to
call and inspect goods and ascertain
prices before going out of town to buy.
Our young friend Gideon Kosten-
bader, at present pupil in our high
school, bids fair to become one of the
best penmpn in this section, if we may
Judge from the specimens we have
seen. The black board in the high
school is constantly adorned with speci-
mems of his artistic skill in this line.
Gideon, file up. b.
These are days of horse-races. It's
a doubtful pastime, but then as Brett
Harte has it,
Boys will be boys, and horses
Well hosses Is hosses."
And David Ebbert's is the place to get
em--handsOme steppers and neat and
stylish carriages-at very low prices.
Legal proceedings have been com.
menced against G. NJ. Runk, Esq, for
merly President of the Allentown
School Board, for the recovery OF large
sum of money claimed to be due from
him to the district.
For rent, a two.story building,
situated on Bank street, near the Gar
bon House," Suitable for almost any
light business. Terms very low. Ap-
ply to W. M. Rapsher, Esq, attorney
at law.
Wanted, two or three respectable
women, who speak both German and
English, to canvass in Carbon county
for orders, To any lady desiring
situation this offers chance rarely
met with. Salary or commission, and
steady employment for good canvassers.
Apply at this office Immediately.
-Catharine Mumbower, aged 90
years, died in Upper Ssucon on the
22nd of November last.
The three-fourths interest of Sam'l
Oliver, decd, in the rolling mill at
Easton, was sold at public sale last
week to Dannis Reilly, for S3t 200.
The project is now being discussed
for the construction Of railroad from
Slatington to Easton, via Petersville,
Bath, Nazareth, and thence to the Bush
kill and down the stream to Easton.
ARE YOUR CHILDREN sURJECT TO
THAT dangerous foe of childhood
GROUP OR CoUGHs ? Coxe's Wild Cher.
ry and Seneka has been thoroughly tes-
ted, and never known to fail of effect
ing complete and speedy cure when
administered. in time. Keep bottle in
your house. Por sale by G. w Lentz,
druggist, Lehighton. 49-6m.
Mr.. Benjamin Levan, Supt. of the
Lehigh Valley furnaces at Coplay is
rapidly recovering from the injuries
sustained at Hellertown some weeks
ago by being violently thrown across
the fore wheel of his buggy while in the
act of stepping in 20 return home.
Three of his ribs on the left side were
broken clean off within two inches of
the spine. Quite Unexpectedly the
fractured parts knitted quickly, and are
now in such an advanced state of heal
ing that Mr.. l.. is able to walk about
his room, and with every prospect that
he will ere long be enable to 60 out
doors. A few years ago Mr.. l.. had the
misfortune to break three ribs on the
opposite side, also close to the spinal
column.-Allentown Democrat.
-Kriss-k -kindle will soon put in an ap-
pearance. The young folks are eager
to take old Santa Claus at his word,
and many bright eyed little cherub,
is already looking around for the in
dispensable stocking to hang up in the
chimney.
On Thursday of last week, Mr..
Robert Mutschlitz, residing on the old
Scherrer's farm, between Lehigh Gap
and MillpOrt, while engaged in hauling
railroad slls from the mountain, one of
the tlmbers accidentally fell of the
wagon, striking Mr.. NJ. on the left leg,
causing fracture below the knee.
"A number a ladies' of this place,
Monday afternoon provided themselves
with large amount of the necessaries
of life, consisting OF food and clothing,
and made very pleasing surprise"
visit to Mrs. Charles Patterson, an old
lady long and favorably known in our
community. Mrs, P. has had charge
of the old Gnaden Hutten Cemetery for
the past so years, during which time
she has always kept 1t in a neat and
orderly state.
The Lehigh Valley Poultry As
soclation will hold their second annual
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