The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-06-03
Boating on the canal is dull.

days In the workhouse."
1t Is reported that the Hellertown
furnrce will soon be put in operation.
Foundry pig iron is selling at ss2
per ton, and forge pig iron at slS.
Come, all Join In, and make the
coming Fourth ofJuly one to be long re-
membered.
The Centennial Encampment of
all the troops of the State will be held
in August. So says Adjutant General
Latta.
WIN. Kemerer is erecting hand
some porch in front Of his building on
Bank street.
Nelson Gable is improving his
dwelling by the addition of porch in
front.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be administered in the Lehighton
NJ. E. church, next Sabbath morning.
Sermon to the young people in the eve.
ming on DANIEL.
Astonishing Fact BEST white
shirts worth $3.50 sold at s1.50, at the
cheap cash store of j. 7. Nusbaum &
Son. Perfect fit guaranteed
Job printing, Of every description,
az the CARBON ADVOCATE office, cheap.
er than st any other establishment in
the Lehigh Valley.
Very destructive fires have been
raging ia the mountains between the
Lackawanna and Delaware rivers, in
Pike county. 4 vast amount of valu-
able timber has been destroyed.
--Calicocs Mt from cents per ward
upwards, at Daniel Graver's Bee Hive
store, next door to the First National
Bank.
KNOCK 'em Quick T. 500
pounds of Paris Green, the best thing
known for the destruction of the Po.
tato bug, and very large stock Of In
sect Powder, for destroying worms and
other insects on gOoseberry and currant
bushes and all kind Of plants, also Just
received Il large stock Of Pest Poison,
which is not injurious to the growing
plant, and costing only 25 cts. an acre,
at A. j. Durling's popular drug store,
Bank Street, Lehighton.
Probably few of our readers are
aware OF the fact that the burning of
brush after dark is penal offence in
this State, and that a fine of $50 can be
imposed upon persons doing it.
Samuel Marshall, son of VIM. Mar
shall, of Slatington, is at present nurs-
ing broken arm, the rusut of Il pre-
cipitation into the Washington Slate
Quarry at that place by the giving way
OF the hoist rope, upon which, after
having fastened the end to a stake, he
had seated himself.
--Rumor has it that the furnace at
the East Penn Junction is to be put in
blast at an early day. Iron has ad
vanced somewhat in price, and as a re-
suit quite a number Of the furnaces that
have been lying idle are preparing to
start up.
Decoration Day in this place passed
of very Quety-no parade. The Jr.
.. U. A. NJ. decorated their flag very
handsomely and threw it to the breeze
at an early hour in the morning.
E. r. SieHers, ESQ, of Mauch
Chunk, was on Monday last, at Harris
burg, admitted TO practice in the Su
preme Court.
The horses in David Ebhert's livery
are now in excellent condition, and his
carriages of the handsompst make. If
you want ride call now. His terms
are very low, TO suit the times,
Mr.. j. T. Mcdaniel, of Mahoning
Valley, is now engaged refitting his
hotel, by adding thereto some six or
eight additional rooms. We are pleas
ed TO note this evidence of prosperity,
and especially amid the general COM
plant of dull times it is gratifying.
sk-The corner stone of the new Re.
formed church, now in process of erec.
tion on the corner of I'd and Iron SITS,
in this place, will be laid with apprJ.
pirate ceremonies, tomorrow Sunday,
June 4h. Our citizens are cordially
invited to be present.
The youthful "dotter'' for the
Morning Herald, was airing himself on
Sunday last in new and handsome
suit. He looked A Nod.
"A large fall of fine dust and rock
in the Bear Ridge CollieIy,a at Mahanoy
Plane, on Saturday, buried a miner
named James Holvey. JerrN Maho-
ney, fellow workman, went TO the
rescue of his friend, and was also bur-
led in the falling debris. Several hours
afterwards both were dug out dead.
Lost, on the 31st ult., a POCKET
CASE OF SURGICAL INSTRU>
MENTS, between Lehighton and the
Pleasant Corner Hotel, on the upper
valley road. The finder will please re
turn it to my Office, opposite the Zion
Reformed Church. Lehighton, and re-
ceive reward.
Dr. w. A. DERHAMER.
Thirteen men were injured by an
explosion of sulphur in the Phoenix
Park COlIiery, at Pottsvile, on Sdtur-
day morning, three of whom, named
DOrmer, and Williams, are
not expected to recover. 1t is said the
disaster was caused by the use of an
exposed lamp.
Aaron Breisch died at White Haven
on the Sth inst, at the age of 81. He
was born in Lehigh Co., near Laury's
Station. He was in business in Mauch
Chunk until about II years ago, when
he removed TO White Haven, where he
became a member OF the firm of Wal
lace & Breisch, in the foundry and ma
chine huginpsg He laft nuita uoIn-