The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-12-11
The Catasauqsa Rolling Mill Is to
commence operations shortly.

| The Catasauqua Rolling Mill Is 10
commence operations shortly.
The many friends of j. W. Rau-
denbush, the worthy host OF the Gar
bon House," will be panied to leain
that he has been prostrated by a se'
we're sickness durirg the past ten days.
We are pleased to state that his physir
clan announces that the crisis has pass
ed and that he Is rapidly recovering,
and the guests of the House" will
soon again be greeted with Jake's cor
dial "How 10 you do %
The Catasauqua Dispatch Of last
Saturday, says: ;" The bridge builders
at Stemton have completed the iron
bridge over the Hokendauqua Creek,
and on Thursday last, the trains on the
L. & S. r. r. commenced using the
double track as far as the 29th mile
post. halfway between Segfrled's
Bridge and Treichler's Station. For
merly the trains took the double track
at the bridge above this place, but by
the new completion, another stretch OF
about six miles has been added to the
road and will he great advantage to
of New jersey" II
This is the way Eveland of the Ia
maqua Currier, puts the matter 1t
Is SO encouraging to the printer, when
people send out of town to get their job
work, done no better and no cheaper
than it can be hSd at home, and then
when some private enterprise needs To-
th N
glass of whiskey or five cent cigar in
payment thereof. 1t pays best to en>
courage home industr and those per-
sous who send abroad for their work
should be made to feel that they are do
ing an injustice to their neighbor."
Rev. John Darlington, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, Of this
place, is one of the most popular
preachers in this locality. Although
but short time among us he is stead
lily gaining friends for himself and at
tendants upon his preachlngs.
Mrs. Mary Grant, aged 61, COM
mitted suicide at Pottstown on Thurs
day evening of last week by throwing
herselfsout of a window. She was in.
sane, laboring under the delusion that
men were pursuing her for the purpose
of killing her. She had attempted sui.
eide several times before.
The Scientific American states that
cornfed hens do not lay in winter, for
the simple reason there is no albumen
material in the corn. When wheat is
given to them, there is fat enough in it
to supply all that is needed for the
yoke aud albumen enough to make the
White and lime enough to furnish the
shell it does not thus seem difficult to
understand why corn fed hens should
not lay, as they do not, and why wheat
fed hens should lay, as they do.
"A large black bear, from the noun
tains of Pike county. Pa, walked into
Milford, on Saturday morning, but eS.
capped capture by crossing the Sawkill
creek. 1t was the tenth bear seen In
Pike county this season. Eight of the
bears were killed. rE. .- ..... n
The Plymouth Index says "Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Heffron, living on Back street,
gave birth to three children on Tuesday
of last week. The children, one BOY
and two girls, are well developed, and
are as lively as crickets. They are un-
oer the professional charge of DR.. VII
son, and all are doing well This is the
third case of triplets in Plymouth with
in the last three years. The census
man will have work to do in that town
next time he comes around,
The Lehigh Emery Wheel of
Weissport has carried off the palm at
the test trial at Washington, aud the
manufacturers are contemplating large
orders in consequence. We are pleased
to see this approval of one of the in.
industries of this Valley, and hope the
new works will be greatly benefited
and enlarge its bounds. - Catasauqua
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