The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-12-11
VARIETIES.

The RELIEF Society mas Deen reot-
ganized for the coming winters work
In Allentown. &c.,.
-Muhlenberg College has larger
number of students this year than ever
before.
--Twins--a boy and girl--born In
Reading, few days ago, weighed mr.
teen and fourteen and three-quarter
pounds.
,-You should never tell man that
he lies. Simply remark that he Is guilty
OF beteropheny and drop the subject
II he'll let you.
Soft hearts often harden, but soft
heads never change.
For ''corner Oafing" two Reading
young men were sentenced to 48 hours
in the lookup on Monday.
Extra copies of the CARBON AD-
vocATR and all the Daily and Weekly
papers can be obtained at Brady's To
bacco store.
William Penn's Bible is In the pos
session of lineal descendant, a Mrs,
Meylert of Pennsylvania, 1t will be
part of the Centennial Exposition.
"A cubic inch of gold is worth sl46;
cubic foot $3.50 ,2S9. The quantity of
gold now in existence Is estimated TO be
$4,000 100000. which, welded in one
mass, could be contained cube OF
twenty. three feet.
We hear a rumor from Coplay that
Mr. Benz. S. Leyan, superintendent OF
the farnaees at that place, on Monday
AFTERNOON met with an accident by
which several of his ribs were trac-
tured. We have not been able to learn
the cause Of the accident,
History classes, 1t is said, will take
the place of spelling schools this winter.
= 1t Is rumored that the "Miners'
and Laborers' Benevolent Society" will
be revived. .-.. ..
The Grand Lodge Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
of Pennsylvania held special convoca-
ton in Philadelphia on Thanksgiving
day.
y-Tnitisn at the Lrhlgh University,
at South Bethlehem, is absolutely free
to all.
The locomotive "Montezuma, of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad, is in the
chops at Easton to be rebuilt.
Our tailors, dressmakers and MILL.
uers are now busy getting out season.
able clothing for their customers.
Mr.. II. A. Peter, clerk in the Drug
Store of c. w. Horn. met with a
breakdown accident on Tuesday eve
ming as hs was returning from visit
to his father, about five miles out in
the country. The road being frozen
and very rough, tie front axle of the
vehicle gave way, precipitating him
self, mother and sister under the horses
heels, dragging them some distance, but
fortunately all escaped unhurt, as the
animal was very gentle and was soon
stopped. A wagon was borrowed from
Mr.. Reber, near whose place the &C.
cident occurred in which they reached
home safely. News. w,
are pleased to state that our young
friend has entirely recovered from hi
upset, and that he showed himself u
our County Institute on Thursday of las
week.-Ed. ADVOCATE.
The Lehigh Valley railroad com
pany have civil engineers esgaged II
running O new line from Fairview +
Wilkes Barre to shorten the distanc
down the mountain.
The Pennsylvania Coal Compan
ha. reduced its retail price at Ne,
York, and quotes per ton, at yard, a
follows Crate and egg $5.70;stOve So
and chestnut at %. 30. These are re
ductions OF tifty cents per ton on graf
and egg, 40 cents on stove, and !
cents On chestnut.
The Rev. j. II. Swipdells preache
sermon on the life Of Henry Wilson
In the NJ. Il. Church, Bethlehem, o
Sunday last.
The Bethlehem Iron Company
making steel rails weighing afty-eigl
pounds to the yard.
Washington Territory has an indeb
edness of 1850. p.
Georgia Ia the only State whe
dogs are not taxed.
Montana is collecting fine assor
ment of tin ores for the Centennial.
twenty-five Sisters Of Charity ba
ished from Germany have settled
Washington, Iowa.
During Gov. Keliog's administr
tion nine criminals have been hang
In Louisiana, while only five were ex
cuted In the fifteen previous years.
Italy has negotiated for the pu
chase of the Island OF ST. Helena. o
of her sons-Napoleon Bonapaite-di
there, and she desires to own the gra,
she would also turn the island into
Botany Bay.
This season the climates are hs
ing full swing around the circle.Sto
and foods in France, Switzerland, a
Italy caused heavy damages last mon
Paris alone had 100 chimneys bio
down, and some of her streets damp'
ed by the Seine.
AS o colored resident of Detr
was breasting the storm, with n
umbrella over his head, he was hall
by friend and brother, who ask
''Is dat your umbrella 2" "Yes, sal
cost me S2," was the prompt rep
"Mr. Savage" said the other, Y,
soleDnly, "when man will buy
umbrella to keep the wet Off'n fif
cent snit of close. what's de use to Il
about ecunOmy?"
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