The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-11-25

Ladies' are now wearing standing
collars, and The philahthropist will have
gratlhed feeling rs he sees asgirl
scratch her ear on her collar, and not
have TO take off her glove.
Don't fail to see the large and
beautiful stock OF Dress Goods and
Shawls at Nusbaum's. Plads at 1917
cts, worth l9cts. Splendid shawls re-
duced from st,25 to rs cents.
1t was rumored at Scranton, that the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Company will suspend operations in Its
mines and workshops In the middle Of
December. The Company employs
about four thousand men aud boys.
Owing TO the increased Sales at the
Original Cheap Cash Store. j. r. Nus
baum g. Son have again been obliged to
lay in another large stock OF dry goods
and woolens to meet the wants Of the
public.
The auction sale Of 100, 900 tons Of
Scranton coal in New York Wednesday,
for account of the Delaware, Lacka.
wanna and Western Railroad, brought
an average of twenty cents per ton less
than the prices obtained at the October
sale.
MIR. W. NJ. DuFour, for a number
Of years resident at this place, removed
his family to Williamsport on Wednes-
day last, following them himself on
Thursday. He proposes hereafter max
ing that city his home. Mr.. DuFour
and his smiable wife will be missed by
a large namber of friends here, whose
best wishes they have for their future
success and happiness in life.
THE other day Messrs. William
Scott and John Brown, employees on
the No. furnace of the Crane Iron
Works at Catasauqua, were badly burn
ed about their hands, heads and faces
by being scattered over with molten
metal from the mouth of the stack in
consequence Of the tapping plug being
unexpectedly blown out of its place.
--Makowski the convicted wife-killer,
says the Miners Journal, has nothing
to give his counsel except thanks. He
could not be very profuse In the latter,
owing to that little unpleasantness at
the Tower of Babel. So he thanked
them by kissing each on the left sleeve.
This is fact. Makowski has been SEN
fenced to confinement III years in the
penltentiary.
An exchange says that pumpkin
seeds, eaten raw, roasted, boiled, eaten
in bread, eaten in vegetables, at every
meal and between meals, made, in fact,
standard article of diet, will cure
tape. worm. A case is cited of Pitts
ton man who had become so reduced by
debility from the parasite as to look like
one In the last stages of pulmonary de-
cline. but after few weeks persevering
trial found himself absolutely and per-
manently free from the hunting demon
which was thoroughly exercised and
dispossessed by this harmless and sim
pie remedy.
William G. Dietrich, cashier of the
Kutztown saving bank, which suspend
ed Nov. 81, shot himself at noon on
that day. He was found dead in the
bank with pistol wound in his breast
and head. 1t was stated that the pro-
posed suspension of the bank had a
very depressing effect upon the deceas-
ed, who for some time had been labor
ing under considerable mental anxiety
owing to the financial troubles of the in.
stliution. 1t was also reported that
the deceased was to have been married
this fall 20 lady of Lehigh county,
who died several days ago, and that
this had also an additional depressing
effect upon him. Mr.. Dietrich was
young man of excellent character, and
was highly esteemed by the citizens of
Kutztown and vicinity.
Tho Scranton Republican says the striking
mechanics lately in the employ OF the Delaware,
IacKawauna and Western railroad are gradu.
ally submitting TO the reduction and going back
TO work,
Tho freight brought to the Lehigh railroad
over the Wavcrly line has doubled up this
year az compared with last