The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-12-30

ore home spending the holidays.
Rev. S. X. Brobst, well known as
publisher and editor.of Lutheran church
and Sunday school papers. died in
Allentown on Saturday morning.
Thomas Campbell, who shot Mich
ael M'Nuty on the Fourth Of July al
Carbondale, has been convicted of muir
der in the first degree, after two trials.
In Court at Easton last week John
Thomas, charged with the murder OF
Thomas Flynn, in South Easton, on the
4th of July last, was brought in guilty
of manslaughter. He was sentenced
to prison for years and 3 months.
The public schools of this borough
closed on Thursday afternoon Of last
week for the holidays; they will reopen
on Tuesday morning next.
The Citizens Cornet Band, of this
place, serenaded o number OF our citi>
zens on Christmas day. The members
of this band are making very rapid
progress, and evidently are of the right
material to make music.
Recommended by the Faculty
ALIENS Strengthening Cordial and Liver Pills
where all other remedies have failed this, too,
without any of the horrors that attend surgery,
or the heroic medical treatment. They are
worth whole army of doctors, Try them and
be convinced. For sale by all Druggists.
They are now speaking of cOnstruc-
ting 81 900, 900 sewer from the Schuyl-
kill to the Delaware above Philadelphia,
for the purpose of carrying off the i'm
purities from the Manyunk factories.
The firm of Huddell g. Seitzinger,
coal dealers of Philadelphia, have gone
into bankruptcy with liabilities amount
ing to 81 100000 A meeting of those
interested will be held in Philadelphia in
January.
Rev. VIM. II Chapman, Pastor of
NJ. E. church, Georgetown, DC, writes:
having had an opportunity to test the
excellent qualities of Dr. Bulls Cough
Syrup, | hesitate not to say, it is the
best remedy have ever used in my
family"
-It is stated, upon what is character
ized as good authority, that the interest
due by the New Jersey Central Rail-
road Company on the 1st of January
will be promptly paid.
The usual Watch Night services in
The M. E. church, of this place, will
take place, tomorrow Sunday eve
ming, commencing at 8 o'clock. Ser
mon by the pastor, Rev. l.. b. Brown.
All are cordially invited to be present.
Reese James, aged IL, who fatally
stabbed two men at Taylorville, Lu-
zerne county, some months since, has
been convicted of murder in the second
degree, and sentenced to nineteen years
and nine months solitary confinement
in the penitentiary.
A census of Reading, Pa, taken
by the Sunday Morning Review of that
city, gives it population of 40, 100, an
increase of G179 since 1870. II the
count be correct, Reading has larger
population than Scranton.
The Independent issued from its
lew quarters at Summit Hill, made its
appearance in our sanctum Monday. |
The lnteligencer and the Independent |
ire already in each others "wool."
We are informed that the Carbon
iron Co. Of Parryville, has been reor.
yanized under the title of "The Car.
bon Iron and Manufacturing Com
Dany," and that it is the intention of |
he new company to restart the works
n the early spring.
The Christmas festivities of the
sunday school children connected with
'ur several churches, were successful af-
airs, and all the young folks enjoyed
themselves most thoroughly.
Mr.. Thos. Kemerer and his lady
lad a very handsome "putz, Christ
n the Manger," which was visited by
! large number of our children, all of
whom were treated to candies ere they
we're permitted to depart.
"A sleighing party from MauGh
)hunk passed through here on Christ
mas day on their way to j. 4. McDan.
els popular resort, in Mahoning Val.
ey.
christmas Day was very pleasant,
he weather moderate and the rush for
cams at the popular livery of David
lbbert was simply immense. No won
er his terms are so low, all can afford
D ride.
NOTICE. desire TO say TO my eli.
nts and friends generally, that the
landing Rule of the House of Repre-
regulating adjournments,
ill allow me to be at home TO attend to
gal business on every Saturday, with.
ut interfering with my Legislative
pties. Persons desiring to see me will
lerefore please call at my Office on that
ay or on Monday morning.
w. NJ. RAPsHER.
There will be preaching n Sunday
8 O'Clock. p. m, in the Evangelical
lurch, and Watch Night will be held
to old time honOred custom
the church of the Evangelical Asso-
alton, in which all lovers of Jesus are
'rdially inyited to participate.
Mrs. Kenney was burned to death
nd her husband was severely burned
Y the explosion of a coal oil lamp at :
;. Clair, Schuylkill county, Tuesday ]
orning.
ANY of our readers who may wish j
secure good reliable paper from the
late capital, during the session of the /
legislature, should send for that staunch
I'D ably conducted Democratic daily,
10 "PatriOt." See advertisement in
lQther column.
"A young man named Friedman, 9