The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-08-12
Jettcr from Mauch Chunk.

said. but In so far as Maueh ChunK Is
concerned this appears to be failacy'
Yet still we live, and move, and nave
our being in other words we vegetate,
individually and collectively, but be-
yond this there is scarcely aught to
communicate, so excessively dull are
all our surroundings. What little &C.
tivity there Is, seems to be centered
about the various railroad and coal-of-
fees where numerous clerks'appear to
be busiiy employed in computing how
much less business their respective con
Germs are doing now from what they
did year, or two, or three years ago.
So much for the business outlook, pres
ent or prospective for he must be an
enthusiast indeed, who expects hetter
things soon. Nevertheless individual
members of society continue to be born
and to die, and, although the atmos-
looks rather blue, society In general
tries to make the best of 1t. That our
youngsters, both lads and lasses, whom
the weather clerk had euchered out of
last Thursday evenings contemplated
moon light hop on Mt. Pisgah should
have undertaken to have their mop"
at the "Mansion" is therefore nothing
strange at all, as people must and will
have diversion. And a very fine diver
sion they had on the night in question,
and, | venture the assertion, enjoyed
themselves probably as well gripping
the light fantastic" in the spacious din
ing room of the Mansion" as they pos
sibly could have done on the nights Of
Mt. Pisgah.
The death, on Sunday afternoon of
Major Edwin Schortz seemingly calling
for something more than a passing no.
tice, ] shall try 10 ascertain the partic
ulars of his long ard uteful career and
give them to your readers in eXtensO.
IT reports in circulation may be cred
tied, friend Miners independent organ
will soon be a verify, since | am cred
itably Informed that he s already pur.
chased the necessary outfit, and designs
to make his bow to the reading public
within about two weeks and as com
petition is said to be the life of trade,
we should hail his enterprise as calcu
lated to give new impetus to the
printing business. And If there Is any
thing in it, we hope he may succeed in
securing it.
Yours, etc,
ITEMS.
Messrs. John Kline, Frank Laresh,
Geo. Van Rink, w. McMullen, Frank
Fiddler, and several others of our young
bloods, having joined the Conyngham
Company as "subs, are now absent at
Philadelphia soldering with the 9th
Regiment.
Mr.. Al. Brenei,er while on his way
to Upper Mauch Chunk on Sunday Last,
encountered and killed a rattle snake
with l3 rattes.
Mr.. VIM. StrOh is again carrying on
the shoe manufacturing business, al the
old stand, in accordance with arrange
ments made with the heirs OF Nathan
Glace.
Hons. Asa Packer. and A. G. Broad
head, Major Root. Klotz, and Messrs'
G. y. Sheer, j. II. Siewers, and j. ii,
Salkeld, were the gentlemen selected
to act as pail bearers at the funeral OF
the late Major Shortz.
Owing to the carelessness OF the
switch tender, the 'pusher" AM one
of the two trucks conveying the Maucl
Chunk portion of the Packert0n EN-
plOyeeS to ter homes, was, on Mon
day evening last thrown off the track
near the iron bridge below this place,
and but for the NatChfulness and pres
ence of mind of the firemen in charge
of the locomotive, We might be called
upon to chronicle one OF the most de-
plorRble accidents that ever happened
in this nrighbOrhOod. AS it was-th'
$50 or 1S0 hands aboard escaped with
bad scare, and the subsequent pleasure
of walking home. The switch-tende
received his walking papers"
MIR. Asa R. Beers is adding another
story to his Broadway residence, ant
otherwise remodelling the exterior ant
| interior of the same.
A Lehgh Valley R, R. excursion
train on Sunday afternoon last LANDED
here from $50 to 400 half famishe,
Western excursiOnists, mostly Michi
ganders, and the majority of them mem
bers of the Detroit Light Guard, e.
route for the Centennial encampmen
at Philadelphia. The train which wa
six hours late, lay over here fully tw
hours to give the passengers plenty q
time for Refreshments, OF whic
some 800 partook at the "Mansion.
The rest, probably too impatient to wa
for a second table, were satisfied wit
what they could find at other places
Whether they found what they wanted
in other words, whether they obialne
the lager they desired, l am unable
saw, but would consider it both FOOLS
and cruel on the part of the vendors {
that harmless beverage had they suffel
ed the thirsty ones to depart dry
they had come. At six p. III. they re
sumed theft journey.
Mr.. Roger Dougherty rejoices oV'
the arrival of the long expected Gel
tennial boy. The happy event, ! learl
took place on Monday.
MIR. Andrews, Recorder OF BradfoI
county, visited Mauch Chnnk on Mo
day, aud among others exchanged civl
tiles with Recorder Phillips.
Excursion parties to Glen Onoko a
represented as having been more III
meTous during this week than at al
previous tune during the season