The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-10-21

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oysters are new in season. Our
/ jovial friend Fin her, servei us with
! his Mountain Democrat" ON the half
shell this week His subscription list
! Is growing, no doubt
-Geheral Henry Peasants, mining
engineer Of Poltsville, and the hero
| of the Petersburg mine" during the
war. who went to Europe in poor health,
has returned quite well.
The total receipts Of the Carbon
| County Industrial Society at their re.
cent fair were 81 ,306S5 Last year
the receipts amounted to 81, 500 %
Harry Moon aged Ia, was killed at
| Carbnndale on Thursday on the gravity
railroad He was mpddling with the
machinery and was crushed to death on
! the drum around which the wire rope Is
coilpd.
| king Dick offered his Kingdom for
! a horse, brit you can get one fOi a very
small amount in greenbacks at David
| Ehbert's popular livery in this borough.
You can easily satisfy yourself by call
ing upon him.
Some miserable sneak broke into
| the house of Mr.. G. NOths'ein, on
Thursday last, while the family were
in attendance at the fair grounds. and
stole a silver watch, a pocket book con
tanning in the neivhbOrhood of SO, and
! a few minor articles. M clue.
Why suffer with bad cold If one
bottle of DR.. Bulls COUGH Syrup will
cure a cough of the worst kind, DR..
| Bulls Cough Syrup is sold for % cents
per bottle, or five bottles fer 81 90, In
every respectable drug store in the Uni
ted States.
The thief who robbed the banking
house of l.. Myers, at Wilkpsbarre, has
sent him letter from Easton enclosing
such notes, papers of value, and bonds
as we're not available for his purposes.
such Iiberality is as rare MS 1t is COM
mendable.
The school book fend is wide
awake this year. and from all quarters
the cry of protest comes from victiuized
parents in regard to school book
changes, school book mOnopolies, the
high price of school books ard the con-
stantIy increasing number Of text books
the pupil is required tn purchase.
Hello Here you are, ladies, Daniel
Graver, of the Bee Hive Store, has just re-
turnd from the city with another lot OF
those new and eloquent designs IN
ladies dress goods, which he is selling
at sstoAishingly low prices. AlSo,a full
line of dry goods, groceries and prcvis-
ions, at lowest prices. Call early.
Mr.. Seaboldt, agent at the Lehigh |
Valley depot, informs us that large |
numbers of small boys are in the daily |
habit of playing along the railroad
track, TO the imminent danger OF life or
limb. We think it advisable for parents |
to see to Il is matter, and keep their |
children off the track, or the consequent
ces may be very serious.
The Democratic rally at Mauch |
Chunk on Thursday evening, was at
tended by large number of persons
the Court House being iiterall y packed, |
Speeches were made by ex-Gov. Bigler, |
e. j. Fox, ESQ, of Easton.and Dan Kalb.
fus, Esq. of Mauch Chunk. The speak
ers were eloquent and the audience en-.
thusia>tic, for Tiden, Hendricks aud
Reform.
Its never out of season to adver>
tise, but now is the very best time to
advertise fall and winter goods, because
the weather jogs the readers memory
and won't let him forget what he saw
in the paper about those winter fxings |
he's got to have and besides, people
Gre looking for invitations to buy.
Our young friend, Lewis Gaggus,
of this borough, employed as brakes
man on the Lehigh Valley r. r.
freight, fell from the top of a box car,
at Mauch Chunk, on Tuesday last, in
turing his left side and arm severely,
though not dangerously. He is able to
be around. NJ
On Wednesday afternoon of laff
week, at one O'Clock, the barn belong.
ing to Mr. Elias Kleppinger, near
KreidersviIle, Northampton county, was
totally destroyed by fire. Two horses,
four head of cattle, grain, hay, farming,
implements, &C., were lost. The loss
is estimated at six thousand dollars, but
whether it is covered by insurance or
not we we're unable to learn.
SHERIFF. j. w. Raudenbush, Esq,
of IIphighton, is the Democratic candi-
date for Sheriff of Carbon couLty, and
his wei, known ability and thorough
ID ,mocratic views, coupled with his
gent!emanly demeanor, will surely tell
at the election and we feel Confident
Corbon county has no more competent
citizen for Sheriff than Mr.. Raudenc
bush. Valley Record.
The third annual ball of Lehigh
Hook apd Ladder Co., of this borough,
will take place on Friday evening, No
vember 10th, in the large aid elegant
hall of the new school building. Great
preparations are being made for the
occasion, ana it is expected that it will
eclipse all former efforts. The ce!ebrat-
ed Eureka Orchestra, OF Allentown, Las
been engaged to furnish the music,
which announcement alone is sufficient
to draw a crowd. Tickets 81 90.
- The Geneva Ithaca and Sayre Rail-
road Company. the san e that was sold
under foreclosure of mortgage a month
ago and purchased by the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad Company, was reOrganized
at Waverly Tuesday by the election of
II" bert a. Packer as president, Charles
Hartshorne as treasurer, Robert ii.
Sayre as chief engineer, John X. Fans
Shave as secretary, aud William Stew
enson as superintendent. The back
coupons of the Ithaca and Athens Rail-