The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-03-18

church was crowded with an apprecia
tive audience. During his two years
pastorate he has made hosts OF friends
from among all classes. irrespective of
religious opinions. II Is with many re-
grets that the people of that place part
with him. BY his earnestness and un-
doubted piety he has secured the esteem
and friendship nf all with whom he be-
came acquainted. We wish him sue
cess in whatever charge he may be
placed.
---t35 cash will buy silver mounted
&9b Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine.
If you want 1t call at the ADVOCATE
office right off
The Philadelphia and Reading r.
r. Co., gives notice that on the 1st Of
Nay next, re gular passenger traius will
commence running between the various
points on the company's line and the
new depot to be built near Memorial
Hall in Fairmount Park.--See adver-
tisement.
E. H. Snyder has just
returned from New York
city, where he has made
very large purchases of
Spring and Summer styles
of ladies' dress goods, inclu-
ding Silks, Delanies and
Prints, Dry Goods, a full
line of Carpets, Oil Cloths,
Groceries, ETC., to which he
invites the attention of the
ladies of Lehighton and the
surrounding neighborhood ;
he is prepared to offer goods
the present season at a GREAT
REDUCTION IN PRICES ; the
quality of goods sold at this
establishment is warranted
to be fully equal to that Of
any sold in the country, and
buyers will do well to give
him a call before purchasing
elsewhere.
Part OF a dwelling house, on the
hill, east of Weissport, to rent on very
low terms. Apply to L. F. Kleppinger.
-Messrs. Haller & Dreibelbies, of
the Lehighton bakery, will remove
their business into the building now oc-
cupied by II. Fenster nacher, on the
corner of Lehigh and Iron streets, on
or about the first of April.
Prints at from 6 cents per yard ups
wards at the Bee Hive Store of Daniel
Graver.
Send us the news.
"A circus is being organized at
lIazleton.
Money to meet the first of April is
now with many all object of absorbing
interest.
Farmers say that neither fruit nor
the wheat crop has been injured by the
winter weather.
During the past month Mr.. T. S.
Cooper, of Coopersburg, breeder of i'm
ported Berkshire pigs, sold four out of
his herd, viz: Royal Beauty"
Sweet Seve nteen's Sister," "Sweet
Seventeen's Niece" and Sally the
IXth," at $1,000 each ibis sale was
at the rate of about SO 33 per pound.
Mr.. F. Houser, proprietor of the
Mansion House, in Tamaqua, is the
owner of a gold Swiss lepine watch
that repeats quarters and plays every
full hour " Yankee Doodle For some
time the watch had needed repairs and
had been sent to various watchmakers,
but without success, recently it was
put in the hands of Mr.. Frank Deborde,
of this place, who succeeded in
"healing" the diseased parts to per-
fection, and returned it to Mr.. Houser
on Saturday last.
We have added ten new subscribers
to the ADVOCATE during the past week.
Room for more yet. Only 81 a year.
Hard on horsehesh and carriages,
the roads in this locality.
Mr.. j. T. Nusbaum has been in
New York city during the past week
purchasing goods for his new store.
Carpets at from 20 cents per yard
upwards at K. II. Snyders', Lehighton,
Pa.
On the 26th of February mare be-
longing to Mr.. Samuel Gehringer, re-
siding near Haintz's trvern, in Upper
Macungie, gave birth to a colt, and six
days later foaled another-both how
ever being brought forth dead.
On Tuesday of last week Mr..
Nicholas Schmidt, residing at .Hocken-
dauqua, had his right leg badly broken
below the knee while at work in stone
quarry,in consequence of heavy stone
falling upon him.-He at the same time
sustained serious hurts besides the frac.
ture of his leg.
DIR. George Henry Butte died re-
Gently at Nazareth at the age of 63
years. He was an homeopathiSt-the
first, it is said, to commence practice
after that school in America. He came
over from the old ccnntry in the year
1918.
-Four tramps stole two chickens and
an old rooster in Lower SaucOn, and
were sent TO Jail at Easton, and it will