The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-07-15
Letter from Mauch Chunk.

OF late the Western through trains on the
L.V. RR rave been raIher : SOW" in e making
time" VIII rs amiss
On Sunday the I'd inst, Rev VIM. Wacker.
nagel was in tailed pastor OF st. Johns (GeIm.)
Lutheran Chu ch, as the successor Of Rev G.
Struntz resigned.
AT the recenl dedication of ST. Pnul's NJ T.,
Church the funls collected were nearly sutfi-
Gent 20 wipe out the entire indebtedness of the
Cnucch (sZ,7O0)
on the assurance Of Treasurer Clauss we
may state that the last TreasurerI sale of un.
seated lands theld on sd inst) DID not amount to
inucn, and that, for this year, no further sale
Will take place.
Rev, Edsall Ferrier pastor OF the First
PresDyte nan church of this place. IS preparing
n very eiab rate history OF that Church from
the day of ITS foundation TO the PRESENT which
no DOUBT, Will greatly interest all leaning that
way.
Ground has at last been broken for the cree.
tiOn Of the Union Tabernacle of tho German
Reformed and Lutheran CONGREGATIONS of Ea t
Mauch Chunk. ana. II our friends will but pull
toeether, the church vii, soon be an accomplish
ed fact.
-JOhn McShea the silly youngster who sus-
pected every grown lass OF This place to be IN
love with him, has been boar ing with Sheriff
BIeneiser since Monday, the Sd inst, on which
day he was arrested on charge Of perjury, by
some member OF the g. and police. Ills friends
have since applied to have HIM released on ball,
but. up to this writing, were unsuccessful.
Michael MCGEE, who was accused of com.
phcty in the LangdOn murder, and aG n recent
habeas corpus hearing discharged by Judge
Dreher, was re-arrested on NJ ondav last, and 3
now held III " durance vile " at Pottsvllle Jail 4,
additional proof against him having since been
discovered.
-Messrs. G.. r. Foster, H. Benneman and d.
Mo- row. or their return triD from Ashton. on
MOndaynlght-.then night beinedark-drove over
an embarrassment near summit Rill, but fortun.
ately escaped serious injury, although horses
ana carriage turned several sOmersaults before
landing about 30 feet below the road
rho Izoa
OF East Mauch Chunk. an d the entertainment
given by the pupils of StJOseph's r. G. School,
on the Fourth, were not as successful as similar
enterprises have been heretofore.
-"Butcher O'Donnell" the terror of the tow.
path, on SUNDAY night last returned under the
PARENTAL roof &C East Mauch ChunK, pretty
VOL Iiddird with small shot "Butch." It ap-
tol. and while endeavoriugt TO force a door, the
party within "Iet drive at him, with result as
above stated. We hope Butch may recover
and take a lesson from this sad occurrence not
to be forgotten, or some o. these days he may be
brought home-a COZ pse.
while making Ice-cream on the night of the
third INST. Mr.. conrad V0lmer OF this place
accidentally nad one OF lis hands wedged in be-
tween the iron cog wheels Of his. freezer, neees.
stating the amputatiOn Of one OF his fingers
which jo0 was skIllfuliy performed by DR.. De.
Young.
On the first or fifteenth proximo Mr.. Rich.
ard Keifer, hitherto engaged IN the general no
uon business UOIntly with Mrs. Keiferl on low
or Susguenapna street, will take possession OF
the store room occupied by Geo. Krnder, and en-.
gage In busin ess on his own hook, although II
Is rumored that soon ne Will enter INTO mari.
monlal partnership wltn certain Miss across
the river.
Glen Onoko still continues 10 be me much
sought and favOrtte resort of excnTalOnlsts. On
Institu 10 visited tne Glen. ana, for an hour OF
SO made thin Is as lively as they possibly &C uld
be,
-Nr. John FrAas, tormerIy OF Upper Maueh