The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-05-29
Our Mauch Chunk Letter

rnnfder suicide or accident, ia the question up
permost in the public mind, now that the BODY
OF Geo. spangler has been found. spangler as
your readers will remember, mysteriously
disappeared on the eve Of saturday April 24th'
tut having frequently absented himself In
like manner before his absence did not produce
the uneasiness 1t otherwise would have occa'
stoned. Besides, numerous persons to whom
he was well known, would now and then' re-
mort having seen him. or henr0 OF his presence
IN different places, all Of which had tendency
to calm the anxiety OF friends, and led them 10
hope that eventually he would turn up, ts he
had invariably done before. Well, he did turn
up, but in place least expected-the Lemgh,
wnere the iioating corpse was first discovered,
last Sunday forenoon, by small lad, while lott
etiug at the foot OF the lower dam.
When hauled out Of the water, the body pre-
sented the most sickening sight 1t has ever been
my lot to Lebold-a swollen mass of putresence,
the hideous features Of which precluded all
possibility OF recognition. H0wevec, the corpse
was identified as that OF Spangler by the boots
and pants he wore, a scar on one OF the legs
disfgured thumb, but particularly by The name
Geo. spaDgleG'' wutten with tndehhle ink on
the inside OF his pantalo0n wateh-pocket, which,
was subsequently ascertained had been done
by Mr.. Dan Bertch, merchant tailor, at whose
establishment they had been made and whose
invariable practice it is to thus mark clothing
made up to order. The above were about the
facts as eiicited at the inquest, presided over
by Squire Laurlsh, on Sunday last, Owing to
the mystery in which the case is shrouded,
verdict has not yet been arrived at
That the body should have been found strip
ped of all clothing except drawers, pants and
etc.--which he was known to have had about
him on the night he disappeared, gone; and
that the legs should have been weighted with
at least two buckets OF coal looks suspicious
and causes many to think of foul play. Who
kno VS. Dead men tell no tales, but then, "mur-
DER" they say. viii out" Ii the latter should
have been the case, let us hope that the guilty
party may yet be discovered. and brought to
justice. Doctors Leonard and Erwin made
post mortem examination, without, however,
discovering any marks of violence.
Deceased was buried yesterday tMonday) af-
ternoon in presence of large cOncourse OF
sympathizing friends OF the bereaved family.
may revert to the subject IN subsequent
notes. Yours CAvENDisH.
NOTES.
The first attempt at utilizing the raw mater
ial of the valley IN the manufacture OF glass
Will be made today by Mr.. b. +. Chase at Bow
mans. II success, al Mr.. Chase will endeavor
to RAISE stock company for manufacturing pur-
poses Persons who have never witnessed
<lass blowing will do wei 10 go to Bowman's.
where Chasc's patent blower may be seen in
operation to day.
Mr.. Geo. Barker. formerly Of East Mauch
Chunk, now residing in Nottaway County, Va,
disconl ented in single bessedness, has taken
unto himself third wife, by contracting with a
lady named Slack May his Joys never slacken.
District AttoInev Slewers continues to i'm
prove tho appear ince and add TO the comforts
of his Office. HIS latest acquistion-a splendid
arm chair is very suggestive Of an occasional
sno0ze.
Street Commissioner Fegley intends to dis
pose of his personal property, and remove to
ShamOkin.
Trinity Sunday, it was l6 years ago since
Prof. S. II. Weiss entered upon the position of
organlst at st. Marks, sLill he'd by hin. Dur
ing all these years he has been absent but
twice during service.
Fish wedding parties still continue to be the
'Alge The lest gathering of the SInd convened
at Mr.. I'D BefUrd's last Saturday evening, on
which occasion merl imment Is said to have run
high. Our people are seemingly bound TO en-.
Joy themselves in spite Of the check or "Hists
once received.
shortly after Tuesdays rain. while the
waters Of the creek were somewhat turbid and
expected to rlse juvenile anglers were plenty
at ITS mouth. They were watching ftr the
school of shad that had lately been hiSted INTO IT,
MIR. FRANK In iman opened his new CenteD-
NAL Saloon on Susquehanna street. Saturday
last the opening beng largely attended. Mr.
Inkmans is a very cosy place and, considering
Its accessibility NE l. is likely tc do a tnrl-
wing business-provided he keeps good beer.
Mr.. Pat Murray, whose Shoe-store was dis,
poed oil pairs of fine boots and | pair of KID
walking CATERS Thursday night of last week
informs Us that he is in u fair way of naObing"
tine wTetches that committed the burglary.
| Good Tor you Patrick Put them through, Pat!
Mr. Alfred Durang, brother.in law of W H..
| Plumb. Esq, and temporarily stopping at the
" a. anslOI House," was serenadeu by tne HI
| bernia COruet Band Tuesday evIning of THIS
week. Mr. ID. contemplates visiting France,
| aud will sail aboard one Of the steamers OF the
FIench line to-day lSl urday.l
| -tersOn- fond of listening 10 good V cal
music, shoul1 uot neglect occasionally 10 attend
| the Iehedrsals OF the harmonic" Singing q ub.
| They meet every saturday evening at Ilnru-
| gary Hail, on broadway,
| -Ar. McCue, better known as "Ir6nsides," ,"
| has come TO gIiet, some tnieeling wretoh IN Vie
| likeness ut man. prOhtlnR By his absence. having
| uespOlled his bOat-cabiu OF his favorite bunk
| and now Is Ironsiues" to Ret along without a
| bunk2 Poor Ironsdes
| Petty thieving seems to be on the increase
among us
st Joseph's parsonage, at F. Mauch Chunk.
| is beng pushed atonp vigorously. Touching ST.
Joe's must COME 4 thai the question FREQ uent.
| ly occurs to me: WHAT mauner " man Is he that
| accomplishes all tlnsi rruly, one cen nard'y
conceive how Father Heinen tan 1ind even the
| necessary time tor rest The spiritual care and
| supervision OF five parishes Ond bu ding OF a
| large parsonage must certainly require ali the
| time lie can possibly comm aud. The congrega.
| tons over Which he presides are the following
| East Mauch Chunk, Lenighton, tlre-hne, Ber.
! hnsville and Pine ltun.
| Work at ST. Johns p. Il. chapel is also prn.
gresslnG talrly, anu will soon be ready for con
| secr0uOn.
East Mauch Chunk now looks her prettiest
Clean as pin, with her admirably shaded side
walks, she compares more than tavOrably with
her sister town across tne river.
N-There is said to have been quite q run OF
ARad IN the creek after tuesdays rain. Some
aSeit that they were OF those that mad beer
"Heted" into IT.
-fhe rush at Hughes & MoCrea's is greater
than tne,e gentlemen ha1 expected Fac soda
fountain is, OF course, the great attraction
The Curoner's jury IN Tue SpGngler case are
still trying 10 tathOm the mystery OF his deatn
IL may Dc some days yea before they'll be abl,
10 agree upon atndIng
Mrs, sharkey is embellishing the exterior
OF her store
| Narn l.