The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-05-08
Our Mauch Chunk Letter

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ness should you Gnd the present dry,
or of little interest. For this the public
are to blame, not I, since they are the
ones upon whose llberality must depend
for "stock in trade" That they have
been unusually quiet and we'll behaved
Is no fault of mine, to whom anything
In the catalogue of the stirring would be
a welcome boon.
To begin with /: r. +. Hoford Is
once more elected County Superinten-
dent of Common Schools, his competi-
tor, ]. P. Rowland-whose friends had
made such noise in the papers
ing Ia out Of So votes. There is Joy in
the Hofford camp, but sorrow, extreme
sorrow, amoug the friends Of Rowland.
The convention which reelected Mr..
Hotford would have met and adjourned
without an ia cident of note, had it not
been for little gasiDg-bee between the
grave Fisher Hazard and Mr.. Rowland,
which little diversion lasted about ten
minutes. 1t was well matched game,
the award by common consent, being
six to the one, and half dozen to the
other. The Salary was voted to remain
at 200.
Sheriff Breneiser, who last Fri
day afternoon was split from his
buggy by a newly purchased horse he
was driving for the first time, and
which had become frightened at a pass,
ing RR. train. lies In serious IL not
critical condition his injuries haylug
proven more severe than he was at first
willing to admit.
Beer drinkers In our midst, Tentonic
as well as native, are In ecstacies, now
that "Lonis' is decanting the genuine
Milwaukee article.
Alex. Robinson Is actively engaged
In making preparations for the opening
of his European Hotel" on the first
proximo, when Mauch Chunk may ex-
pect to boast of hotel "kept on the
European plau." Beyond these,
news.items are scarce as hens teeth.
AS a community Mauch Chunk is
subject to the same ills that other COM
munities are heirto, consequently are
individuals apt to die here as elsewhere.
OF those who have departed during the
week may mention q daughter Of
Elias Schlck, aged 8 years, rather
more than commonly interesting child,
who died on Monday last, and the de-
mise OF Mrs, wife of Street Commission
er Amos Fegley, who died on the same
day. With births l shall not bother,
who cares for tribes? That people are
bofn here as well as elsewhere, you
may readily take for granted. There
ia one thing however which neither all
do, nor all know how to do, namely !:
how'to properly celebrate birth day
OF those who do know. the Hon. Asso-
ciate Judge Houston certainly is one. TO
which assertion his numerous friends
will bear me willing testimony, at least
those among them who, on Monday
last, assisted at the celebration of the
46th anniversary of his birth. jolly and
generous, As the Judge Is, he made the
occasion one of general hilarity for his
friends. Our worthy District Attorney,
1t is said, also celebrated his on the
same day, but quietly among "the old
folks at home" His age however 1
must not divulge, as doing 80 might
possibly depreciate his matrimonial
market value, |. e. provided he should
have any intentions in that direction.
Had you, or any of your readers, been
here on Monday last, you might have
seen the madest man you ever saw, the
gentleman in question being no less a
parsonage than ex-Sheriff Painter. The
Sheriff, it appears, is anxious to square
his old tax duplicates, and, being natu-
rally one of the best hearted souls that
ever lived, had, In due consideration of
the stringency of the times, favored
many until further extension of time
would In his estimation have ceased to
be q virtue. The irst of the present
month had been the day set by him, on
which he expected all dellnquents to call
at the Captains office to settle." But
few responded however. Mondays re.
suits having been no better than Sat.
urday's, the Sheriff got angry, and now
threatens to push every one to the
wall who shall fail to perform between
this and the 18th inst. 1t will there,
fore be advisable for delinquent tax
payers promptly to comply, to avoid
trouble, as the Sheriff means what he
saSs, and, once provoked by what he
considers "fooling" there is no telling
what harsh measures he might not re,