The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-02-19

celebrated ?
The Centennial Exhibition opens
on the 10th of May.
The weather and politics are both
decidedly mixed.
-Hr. Jacob Brong will receive our
thanks for favors shown.
Now we have bran new Burgess.
let us have some few miles of new side
walks TO match.
The election in this borough on
Tuesday last passed off quietly. We'd
nesday morning the usual number of
disappointed candidates were to be seen
on the streets.
Our streets and in fact all the roads
In this section are in terrible bad state
for travel.
Hon. A. j. Durling was Mt home
from Friday evening till Wednesday
morning, when he returned to his duties
at Harrisburg.
The business of Il. II. Long has
been disposed of to a gentleman named
Mcllose, of Mahanoy Plane, who is ex.
pected to take possession on or about
the LIST of april.
The revival services In the n, e.
church are still continued, and unite
number of persons are on the anxious
seat.
-Rumor says II. W. Beecher will
lecture at Mauch Chunk some time du.
ring the month Of May.
Lost, on Saturday evening last, the
cape of child's OvercOat, between the
LehightOn Bakery and the NJ. e. Church,
or on Iron street. The finder will be
suitably rewarded by leaving it at this
office.
The Thomas Iron Company has
over 100, 900 tons of iron ore banked
up at present.
Thirty thousand young California
salmon, averaging about 1 "a inches
in length, were planted in the Bushkill
at Easton last week.
Mr.. j w. Nusbaum will open the
store in Semmel's new building, about
the middle of March, with an entire
new stock of dress and dry goods, gro
ceries, provisions, etc.
DIR. Michael Thompson. of Summit
Hill, died at his residence in that bnr-
0ugh, on Wednesday evening last. He
had been Ill Uut short time, and his
death caused much sorrow among his
many friends.
F. p. Semmel has just received
lot of well seasoned firewOod from the
Packerton Shops, which he Will sell
very cheap. Also, hardware, lumber
and coal in immense quantities at low
prices.
Mr.. Edward Raber has leased the
Northwestern Hotel, and will take pos
session on or about the 1st of April.
M Il. comes from Franklin township
aud is well known to our people.
Daniel GIaver, at the Bee Hive
Store, next to FIRST National Bank, calls
attention of the ladies to his new and
handsome stock of dress and dry goods,
carpets, oil cloths, groceries provisions,
| qneensware, &c. &c all of which he is
Offering at the very lUwesg possible liy-
ing prices. Call and examine goods.
A new slate quarry is soon to be
opened by Mr.. Straup, of BAH. The
indications are that q very fine quality
of slate will he brought out The
quarry is fourth of a mils from town.
The npXt legal holiday will be
WaShingtOn's Birthday, 22nd inst. Tia
banks and public offices will remain
closed on said day, and those having
business to transact with them should
attend to it the day previous.
/ Mr.. PhaOn CIauss was surprised a
day or so ago by finding an Old cIuck,
/ which he had missed for some time run
ming around his barn with brood of
| seven young chicks. In regard to this
matter, " A Subscriber" has requested
us to ask the School Board 'if Mr.. G..
cannot have nice warm apartment in
| the school house set apart for them
! Ohe chiCkens), as the weather as yet is
| too cold for them to run loose. The
guanO might be retained to pay for the
accommodation ?"
-"Leap Yearl" said he as he threw
himself indolently upon the lounge,
"Oh, don't / wish l was a pretty, fas
cinating sumner of a girl I'd have all
my clothes cut after the Domestic
Fashion" and just heap the style on
And wouldn't pile on the duds and
wear big hustle ! Oh, no. III
OUCH !" and just here his father, as
he led him out by the ear, said, young
man, if you don't climb out'n this and
make big hustle in the neighborEood
of that wood pile l'Il fix you SOS you
couldn't wear hustle for q month"
Quite considerable excitement was
manifested by our citizens Tuesday on
learning that one of the School Direc-
tors, who has charge of the School build
ing as janiter, had turned the base.
ment into chicken coop and one of
the rooms on the second floor into a
carpenter shop. Such thing as a $40, +.
600 chicken coop mad never before been
heard of in this latitude-and was look.
ed upon as decidedly Centennial no
velty-while the idea of converting the
building into car penter shop had never
been thought of. The building is in
sured for school purposes for some $780,
900 had fire happened to break out
and the building been destroyed where
would the School Board have had to
look for the insurance money in such
case We are pleased to state that
that tba nfhar Fnan,hara nf The hoo ~