The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-07-22
Mauch Chunk Items.

An infant of Mr.. Dan. Collins which
died on Saturday last, was deposited in
its final resting place, at the East Mauch
Chunk Cemetery, on Monday after
noon.
Owing to the rain Tuesday evening,
Rescue Hook and Ladder Company's
picnic proved fizsle, like nearly all
of its predecessors this season.
Miss Christian nambrecht, of Wom-
Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, are visit
ing at Mr., Louis Armbruster's. The
first is u Centennial visitor from abb DAD
and speaks apprecatingly of the natur-
al beauties of this section of country.
Summer visitors are slow in making
their appear ance. Our hotels are there
fore but poorly patronized, and travel
over the Switch Back continues light.
Mr.. Emil Hoffman, for some years IN
the employ of the l.. & w, Coal Co. as
draughtsman at the Lansford shops,
having become demented, was on Sun
day last taken to the district hospital
at Laurytown. Uhrequited love is said
to have brought upon him the malady.
How any one may go crazy on account
of a woman in section of country
where they are thick as buckle berries,
goes beyond our comprehension. Let
this be warning to soft.headed
youngsters, and may they, especially
in cases of disappointment, always re-
member, that there remains in the sea
as good fish as any that have ever been
caught.
Who stole the ham is Just now the
predominant question among those who
know that on Monday night, while the
dancers were making things lively in
one part of Mr.. f. Inkman g establish
ment, in another, party bent on mis-
chief were devOuring boiled ham fell
oniously distracted from mine hosts
kitchen. Who stole the ham
Sheriff Breneiser's extensive estab-
lishment at present contains but 16
guests although the accommodations
are ample for 2S. The following CON-
prise complete list of present board
ers 1. Alex. Campbell, 3. Michael j..
Doyle, 8. Edward Kelley.4. James Ker-
IIRuu, u oOuu MCDhtd, W Jonh oailo
CHER. 7. Reuben Meyer s. Steph. Cur
ran, 0. Geo. Savitz, 10. VIM. Evans, II.
Harvey Kline, 12. Perley 4. A. Barton,
13. John Boyle, IA. Jas. McCook, 10.
Pat McGee, 18. Ben Boyer. The major
ity of the these are, of course, only
transient customers, still there are
some three or four on the register so
fond of, and we'll satisfied with the
place, that they have declared their de-
termination to remain during life, and
that naught but death should ever drive
them from this, the place of their choice
Both railroad companies having paid
| their employees within the last 8 or IL
days, the usual amount of riOting and
drinking was INDUCED in while the
"stamps" lasted, and pick-pockets and
other sharpers were doing profitable
business, relieving many poor devi
of his bottom dollar. The money being
gone however your correspondent re.
ports call quiet along the lines"
Monday nights monthly ball, or hoI
at Inkman's Centennial saloon is sale
to have been we'll patronlzed, and bu
for the undesirable presence of a largt
number of gamins of the very wors
class of society, fine time might have
been had. But somehow these Mollies
as we are assured, spoiled all the fun.
Mrs. Alex. Campbell and sister, ant
Mr.. Doyle, ST., were at the Jail on Wed
nesday visiting their friends in confne
ment.
After an absence of several week
spent in Maryland, Mr.. j. T. Stocket
may be again encountered upon ou
streets.
To do her share towards the celebra'
tion of the Centennial, Mrs. VIM. Ii
Flowers, of Lehigh Tannery, on tn