The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-07-22

e. ii. Rauch expects to start cam
paign paper In the interest of Tilden
and Hendricks at Lancaster. It is TO
be called "Uncle Samuel"
The business failures In the state
OF Pennsylvania for the first six months
of 1876 show reduction of nearly s1,-
500, 900 as compared with the first six
months of 1876.
Take IL cool. To do so get one of
David Ebbert's handsome rigs and ride
through the Mahonlng Valley. 1t is
one of the coolest and pieasantest drives
in the state In the early evenings of
these hot days. Try it.
Francis Markert, aged 04, a labor
er In the employ Of the Pennsylvania
coal company, was found in the woods
near Nay-Aug Falls in the vicinity of
Scranton, on Sunday forenoon, with his
throat cut. He leaves family and
some property and the cause Of his sui.
eide Is unknown.
Rev. Il. A. Bauer, of HaZleton,
was visiting among his old friends du.
ring the past week in this place. The
rev. gentleman is looking well, and did
what we would like others to do, called
in and renewed his subscription to the
ADVOCATE.
-Lehlghton Council, No. 61, of the
Prudential League, was organized by
j. L, Rowland, on Monday evening
last. The following officers were elec-
ted w. NJ. Rapsher, President Hon.
A. j. Durling, Vice-President ; w. w.
Bowman, Treasurer A. G.. Dollen-
mayer, Secretary, The night of meet,
ing is the 1st Monday in each month.
John S. Slattery, was arrested at
Tuscarora, Pa, on Saturday, on a
charge of arson committed several years
ago, and was taken to Pottsville for
trial. The information leading to his
arrest was given by James Kengan, the
informer and ex-Molly Mcguire. Stat
terry has been released on So, 200 bail.
Mr.. George Hill, veteran of the
war Of 1912, resides in Albany town"
ship, Berks county. lie is in his eighty
first year, and enjoying good health.
He Is a weaver by occupation and since
last April has woven nine pieces of car
pet. Every three months he walks to
TamaQua and back for the purpose of
drawing his pension, The round distance
being fourteen miles.
Henry Serfass, brakesman on
the Lehigh Valley, on Monday noon,
when his train was about one mile be-
low Rockport, the pulling bar between
the tank and engine broke, aud Serfass
fell in between the cars and was crush
ed to death. His body from the breast
down to the thighs was terribly mash
ed. He lived about 90 minutes. He
was young man and his parents reside
at Trtchsville.
Judge Harding, of Luzerne county,
decides that parsonages belonging to
or religious societies, as well
as inst itutions denOminalional in char
acter, and not of purely public charity"
are no longer exempt from taxation for
county, road, city, borough, poor and
school purposes, nor can legislative fiat
make them SO. They should therefore
be returned, valued and assessed like
othe property throughout the common
wealth"
-" PatrunS of husbandry ?" said
Mrs. Partington rehectively in reply to
remark of the Doctors concerning
that order, Yes,I do seem to remem.
Der hearing of them but l never have
used any. The best patruDs that
know of are the Domestic l have
used lots of those to cut out my old
clothes by"-and here Isaac broke into
her remarks with the Information that
the Old ones made bully kites; and then
went gravely on with his work of deco
rating the cats tail with patent clothes
pins.
"A young married man, named
Founders, who has resided in this
town for some months past and been
employed at Packerton, tuIned up
among the missing few days ago,
much to the grief of some of our mer-
chants and even his poor old washer
woman.
II. D. Clauss, the tailor is now en-
gagged laying down new sidewalk in
front of his store. ........
The friends, teachers and scholars
of the Trinity Lutheran Sunday school,
of this borough, he'd pic mic in Lin
derman's grove, on Thursday last. 1t
proved most delightful affair for all
concerned.
The weather during the past week
has continued very hot-the thermome-
ter ranging up to between 90 and 100
degrees. Tuesday night we were visit
ed by very heavy storm of thunder,
lightning and rain, and again on Thurs
day evening, very severe storm visit
ed us.
The following is list of the tax col
lectors appointed by the county Com
missloners for the year 1876 );
Mauch Chunk Rorough-T. L. Kr1der
East Mauch Chunk Borough-C. Il. Miller.
Lehghton BorOugh-Har. A. BeltZ,
Meatherly Borough Daniel Bachmau.
Parrvvllle BOrOugh-HHrrIsOn Wentz.
WelsspOrt BOrOugh-Daniel SOhOch.
Banks Townshlp-J. J. Gallagher.
Lehigh TOwnshlp-Jacob NJ. Pifer.
Packer Towns1ip-Davld X. Keller.
Franklin TOwnship--Hiram p. Levan.
Mahonng Township-Tbomas Horn.
TOWamens1ng T0wnship-Benj Beer.
Lower TOwamensing 1Ownship-J. stroll.
East Penn Townshlp-Jaono steigerwalt,
Lausanne rOwnshp-Jaues A. HBrvev.
Penn Forrest Townshp-Henry fleming.
Kldder fownship-Wm. Streeter.
Mauch Chunk Township Patrick Dermott
Glass Factory.
There being number of our readers
who feel an interest in the Chase Glass
Works, we reproduce the following from
the Monroe Democrat