The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-06-10
Mauch Chunk Items.


kill county, was in town on Tuesday
evening and left the next morning look
ing for some one.
Harry Albprtson, our industrious
bill-poster, being split from wagon a
few days ago, sustained injuries which
threaten to keep him "laid up" for
some time to come.
Mr.. Newton Yost, a quondam
friend and member of the old Minerva
Club, was in town as witness in the
Langdon case. He is as good looking
as ever and resides inIIazleton Just now.
Most of the members of the Syra-
cuse COmmandery, who had passed
through here the forepart of last week
on their pilgrimage to Philadelphia, re
passed Mauch Chunk, on the home
stretch on Saturday.
Hon. Allen Craig and family put
in full week, closing to-day, visiting
everything of note at the Centennial
Exhibition Philadelphia. They were
sojOurning at the Grand Exposition
Hotel
-McCrea, of the far West, a brother
of DR.. A. b. McCrea, of this place, who
is extensively engaged in the flour aud
milling business at Wabash, Indiana,
has been spending a fortnight here
with his relatives on visit.
The divorced wife of the late DR..
M. Thompson, of Summit Hill, took
the character of the Octaroon, in the
celebrated play of that name put on
fha hnnr,lS N Dbilad pbia Nnnnan
at Yosts Opera House, South Bethle-
hem, one evening last week.
"A select party held on Pfngst-
Morday in the rural retreat connected
with the Centennial Hotel, is represent.
ed by those who participated as hav-
ing teen very enjoyable affair, and
though "buck" flowed freely we've
not heard of any ones getting either
bucked or gagged.
DIR. Client. Professor of Chemistry
at the University of Pennsylvania, and
one of the Judges Of the Centennial
Exhibition, was in town on Wednesday.
He is the authorized agent of DR.. Lud =
wig Fentjy, low in Germany, to settle
up the Doctors affairs here.
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fittings for st. Paul's NJ. e. Church,
kept quite a number of the "brether-
ing" engaged all of Monday assisting
in housing the same. The furniture is
first class, and judging from present ap-
peaiances we may safely predict that
st. Paul's will, ere long, be the most
nobby place of worship in town.
Quite number of Centennial visi-
tors from abroad, mostly Germans and
Austrians were among Saturdays
guests at the Mansion. Among the
many other distinguished individuals
who patronized this favorite resort on
the day referred to was Gen. Allen q.
Fuller, who, as Adjutant General of
Illinois, commissioned President Grant,
Colonel of Illinois volunteers at the
breaking out Of the war of the rebel
lion.
Work at the Hazard Manufacturing
Company's Wire Works continues &C.
tive and plentiful as ever, the hands
having been compelled tn work time
and half time up to the first instant,
when shere exhaustion compelled them
to desist. Batting trifing reduction
in the scale of drawing, made on the
first of April last, the operatives at this
establishment are receiving the same
compensation they did during the last
six years. with prospects of continu-
ance of steady employment ad intini'
tum. How much better their lot than
thousands Of others
The latest accession to the men,
bership of the Ancient Order of Molly
.daguires now in confinement here |:
one Columbus MCGEE, who, on Wednes
day forenoon last, was brought in by
officer Chas. Grim, and after a shor'
preliminary hearing was committed BY
Justice Yeager Columbus was "nab
bed" by officer Chas. Grim at French
town, and is accused of having haC
something to do with the murder o
Langdon IA years ago. II arrests con
tinue at this rate (and quarters for Mint
more are said to be already engaged,
Carbon county Jail will soon have h
be enlarged.
Died at Upper Mauch Chunk OIL
the morning Of Saturday the Sd inst.
John Hine, in the Goth year of his age
Deceased, very excellent young man
was machinist by trade, and previ