The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-09-16
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INRobert Sweeny, Oliver Clauss and
nu .nber of other of our young men
Lave been spending the past week at
the Centennial,
Patrick Gallagher was killed by n
fall of rock while working In the Bear
Ridge Colliery, at Mahanoy Plane, on
Monday evening.
John Lapp, of Pleasant Corner, is
n)w engaged getting up club for the
American Agricul,urst. Subscription
s1.I0 a year. Send in your names
early.
Dame rumor hath it that one Of
our nice young men," will shortly
lead a dashing belle to the hymenial
alter. We are requested not to mention
names.
The Governor, on Tuesday last, is
sued his warrant for the execution of
Alexander Campbell, convicted of the
murder of John p. Jones, Oh the 1lth
of November.
The Jewish New Year is at hand,
and on the 10Th of this month, Israel
ties throughout the world will inaugu-
rate with every solmnity the advent of
the year 5637
Patrick Herman, on Wednesda
last, was accidentally killed in the
mines at Evansville, and Th0s. Jones,
was badly injured at the Scotch Valley
mines on Tuesday.
The Quarry of the Germania Slate
Co, near Slate Dale, has just passed to
the ownership Of party of New York
capitalists who purpose to carry on the
business on large scale.
The Wei5sport public school open
ed on Monday last. Mr.. j. F. Bach
man, of Daniplsville, Pa, has been APP
pointed principal, aud Miss Sue E. Zern
has charge of the primary classes.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany announces a quarterly dividend of
two per cent. payable on the 10th inst.
This is equal to an annual decline of
per cent, or from ~ per cent to 8 per
cent.
Adam Smith says man Ia An ami
mai that makes bargains" And this
reminds us that, Dsvid Ebbert Is about
the best man in this section to make bar
gains with for a carriage ride. Try it
and be convinced.
There is some talk of reducing the
dividend of the Delaware and Lack
awanna Railroad to IL per cent quar-
terly. A suspension of dividends by
the Central of New Jersey is accepted
as one of the contingencies of business.
On and after next Wednesday, the
goth inst, Helm q German, the poEu-
lar boot and shoe dealers will sell only
for the "-eady john" and for that pur.
pose they are now marking down the
price of made up leather to the lowest
dot"
"a young man named John Brobst,
d brother of Peter Brobst, residing near
Stemlersville, fell down stairs Tuesday
night, and injured himself 50 badly that
he died about 9 O'Clock Wednesday
morning. His funeral will take place
to day (Saturday.)
William A. Kuntz, an old resident
of Lehigh township, Northampton Co.,
and for some years past one of the pro-
prietors of the Exchange Hotel, at
Walnutport, died at that place on Tue
day morning of last week. His age was
II years, months and days.
"A large number of our citizens
propose visiting the Centennial during
the coming week. 4 large delegation
of the members of Gnaden Hutten
Lodge, 6S5, l. o. o. F., of this place
will also go to Philadelphia to partici'
pate in the grand paradt of the order
on Wednesday next.
"A strike of the boatmen and team
sters of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany, lessees of the Morris Canal,
against a reduction of Is cents pr ton,
is threatened. The company employs
about 800 men between Jersey City and
Port Delaware. At a large meeting of
the employees the majority avowed q de.
termination to resist.
Every citizen who changes his resi-
dence removes from one borough Or
township to another, between the 9th
day of September and the 7th day of
November, loses his voluntarily
disfranchises himself. The Constitu-
ton requires every voter to reside at
least sixty days in the election district
where he offers to vote.
The nineteenth annual meeting of
the National Local Preachers ASsocia~
ton of the Methodist Episcopal Church
will be held in Philadelphia, commenc-
ing Saturday morning, Sept. 30, 1876,
and closing the following Tuesday
night. Local preachers properly ac-
credited, where no regular conference
or local organization exists, will he re-
ceived as delegates.
-" Where do you get those elegantly
favored cigars you are smoking ?"
asked a friend OF another on Bank
Street, day or SO ago, and came the
answer at Koch Brothers, who are
the manufacturers of this celebrated
brand of cigars-the Royal Seal where
you can also obtain every description Of
chewing and smoking tobaccos and
cigars, at wholesale and retail, fully as
cheap as you can get the same article
for in the city"
ion Friday last, young man nam.
"a Stetler, was passing along the old
road leading through the farm occupied
by Daniel Eastman, In Franklin town
ship, a black snake, about four feet in
length, attacked him trOII behind, pass.
ing its head between his legs and coil
ing itself ground the young mans
legs, threw its head up towards his
g.. Ill 4 Z T.. ~.