The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-11-04
FOR PROTHONOTARY,
VOTE FOR
JOSEPH FEST,
OF Weissport.
OF Weissport.

The 143d Pennsylvania Regiment
Veteran Volunteer held its annual re-
union at Wilkesbarre Thursday.
The General Passenger Agent Of
the Lehich Valley Railroad was in To-
rnnto Tuesday, arranging for an excnr-
sion to the Centennial Exhibition to-day
Saturday which will include all the
teachers In the Province OF Ontario.
"A grand Republican rally Is " bill.
ed" to take place in East Weissport I;
this (Saturjay) evening. The speak
ers announced for the occasion are Hon.
G. Albright, Of Mauch Chunk, and ".
NJ. Rapsher, ESQ.,, of this borough.
-" Hold the Fort, for we are
coming" with the cheapest stoves In
market. We sell large Cook Stoves for
SCOT with all the ware. Fancy self
feeding Parlor Stoves as low as $500.
Don't forget 1t. ID. F. RIcKERT,
East Weissport.
-NlaHT School. open Wednes
day evening, Nov. 8, at o'clock, In
the High School room. Terms $1.25
per month. School open three nights
a week. Parties desiring to attend please
call on W. e Smith, teacher, at the
Exchange Hotel, before Wednesday.
You will Of course be at the ball Of
Lehigh Hook Il Ladder Co., on FRIDAY
evening next, the 10th inst. The balls
OF this company are always well con
Quoted rendering It pleasant and agree
able for all who pstronize them with
their presence. Tickets only 81 each.
The nine O'Clock train from Scran-
ton, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad, consisting of seven
teen cars, was run into by a coal train,
near Goldsboro' station, Monday night.
One of the cars was burned and two
telescoped. Five persons were killed
and about thirteen injured.
The financial article Of the New
York Times of Tuesday says, 'the up
ward movement in coal stocks seems to
have been due to report that Edward
w. Clark, president of the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company, is possibly to
succeed Mr.. knight as president of the
New Jersey Central"
Anton Binder, residing near LIE.
high Gap, was out cunning on Wed
nesday, and in getting over a fence
with his gun in his hand, muzzle up,
it accidentally "went off," the content
entering his head, killing him instantly.
lie leaves a wife and four children,
The funeral will take place today (Sat-
urday).
The Lehigh Valley railroad brought
down in forty eight working hours, en-
ding at seven o'clock on Wednesday
morning, of last week, 5,295 cars Of
coal. The Lehigh and Susquehanna
railraod brought down. in twenty four
working hours, ending at seven o'clock
Tuesday morning, of last week, 1881
cars of coal.
"A large and enthusiastic Democra.
tic meeting was held at Stemlersville,
on Wednesday evening. The speakers
on the occasion were e. r. Siewers and
P. j. Meehan, Esqs., OF Mauch Chunk.
They spoke neatly AID effectively, If
we may so judge from the frequent and
hearty shouts of applause with which
their remarks were greeted.
Three "sleepers" and passenger
coach of the Buffalo express train bound
north on the North Pennsylvania Rail-
road, Wednesday night, were thrown
from the track at Centre Valley by the
breaking of ar axle. A brakeman aud
a porter we're killed and several persons
we're injured. The latter were cared
for by surgeons sent on q relief train
from Bethlehem. The track was OBJ.
structed for several hours.
ID. F. Rickert, stove and tin ware
dealer of East WeisspOrt, few days
ago presented us with newly patented
frying pan. This pan is so arranged
that the odor arising from anything
cooking is conveyed downwards to to-
wards the fire and passes of up the
fue, thus preventing the offensive and
disagreeabe odor passing through the
house. 1t is q capital invention. Try
one, they are as cheap as the common
tying pan.
= --Messrs. Durling, Kreamer, Feist
and Raudenbush, visited Summit Hill
on Friday of last week, and while so
journing at the Eagle Hotel we're hand.
somely serenaded by the Cornet Band
of that town. For which compliment
the DR.. and his friends desire us to re-
turn their sincere thanks. DR.. Krea-
mer is working with all the energy he
Is possessed OF to secure his election,
and what with his own efforts and those
Of his friends, we are decidedly of the
opinion that he will be one OF the sue
cessful candidates next Tuesday.
The Republicans held meeting It
Beltz's tavern, In Franklin townshivon
Tuesday evening. The principal speak.
er was III. F. j. Brown. o clerk from
one of the departments of the govern
ment. His " heavy" point was that
Joseph Feist, the Democratic candidate
for ProthonOtary, is a poor man and
that his parents are also poor aud there.
fore he should not be elected. Most of
our honest men are poor just now, Mr..
land especially is this the case among
Democrats who have generally been
unfortunate in not being officials under
the Grant Administration.
The committee appointed to open
and count the votes polled for the
officers of the Stats Council of Pennsyl-
vania, United Order of Americans,
have performed that duty, and report
ed the following gentlemen have been
elected to serve until May, 1877: S. c.,
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