The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-12-23
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! full stock Of. fancy articles suitable for
Christmas and New Years presents.
The paint mill at Bowman's Sta
tlon, on the l.. & S. railroad, burned
down few weeks since, is being re-
built.
"A husband and his wife advertise
In the Easton Express that they are
willing to work for their board until
spring.
"A handsomely made dress coat for
your husband or son, made up at Laury
& Peters is just the thing for New
Years gift.
AN elegantly Citing suit Of clothes
will make a handsome holiday present
for husband or son. L. ID. Clauss is
inst the man to fit you.
" Wendell Schwartz, of this borough,
4 slaughtered 16 months old hog, on
Monday last, which tipped the beam,
dressed, at 490 lbs. Next hog.
k--Christmas morning Rev. j. Young,
of York, will preach in the Ebenezer
church, WeisspOrt. Rev. Young is an
able speaker. 1t will be treat to hear
him.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany Wednesday announced the usual
quarterly dividend of two per cent, or
one dollar per share, payable January
10Th.
Martin Duffy, an old and respects
ed citizen of st. Clair, Schuylkill Co.,
was killed by fall of top coal on Sat-
urday. He had been at work in the
mines for 33 years,
Edward S. Riverton was shot and
fatally wounded by Jacob Simmet, while
attempting to rob the latter's dwelling.
at Beaverdale, Schuylkill county, on
Saturnay evening.
- One gratifying indication of the
stability of this government is, says an
exchange, that amid all the anxiety
over "the result" sausage machines
keep up a ceaseless grind.
Christmas and New Year are legal
holidays, and the banks will be closed
in consequence. All notes, drafts, &c,
payable on either day, must be paid on
the Saturday preceding, Dec. 23d and
30th.
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup is partic-
ularly recommended for children. 1t
cures coughs, colds, Group sore throat,
and whooping cough. Is pleasant to
the taste and acts like a charm. Price,
25 cents.
"A SURPRIsE.-Last Saturday eve
ming the young people of Weissport and
vicinity gave Rev. j. X. Knerr an un-
expected visit. The party enjoyed it.
self by loading the table with gifts, So
cal chatting, and rendering vocal aud
instrumental music.
All members of Infinite Castle,
No. 7S, A. o. X. of the M. c., are re-
Quested to attend the next regular
meeting on Monday (Christmas) eve
ming, Dec. 25, as business of import
snce will be transacted. BY order of
the s. K. q.
RecOmm ended by the Faculty
ALIENS Strengthening Cordial and Liver Pills
-lhey have cured thousands of hopeless cases
where oil other remedies have failed this, too,
without auy of the horrors hat attend Surgery,
or the heroic medical treatment. Ihey are
woltn whole army of doctors Try them and
| be convinced. For sale by all Druggists
There is rumor that the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company propose
making arrangements to run their trains
into New York over the New Jersey
Central Railroad from Bound Brook,
instead of over the Pennsylvania track
from Metuchen.
-RELIGIoUs.- (to- morrow
evening the repaired School room of
Ebenezer Sabbath school, of Weissport,
will be reopened. There will be con-
cert exercise on "Jesus" by the school
and a reopeLing address by Rev. /. w.
Yeskle, of Mauch Chunk.
On Thursday evening next, the
2Sth inst, a. w, Marsh, of the Weiss.
port House, will give his Grst annual
Sociable and Supper. The Gallagher
String Band, OF Phillipsburg, have been
engaged to furnish the music, and every
arrangement is making to ensure q
most agreeable and pleasant evening
Tickets, admitting lady and gentleman
and including supper, s1.50.
During the past week the merry
jingle of the sleigh bells has been
heard, and this reminds us to say to our
readers that David Ebbert's livery is
supplied with cutters and all other
kinds of sleighs, with handsome Step
ping horses, which he lets cut at very
low prices.
Ira Mcneil, of Hyde Park, Luzerne
county, young married man, indus
trious and possessed of an excellent re-
putatiOn, took morphine and killed
himself, His wife had been mother
just one week, The unfortunate man
had been thrown out of employment,
and in despair took his own life.
| Il On Wednesday night of last week,
two fellows named Louis Haverman and
Fred. Edelheiser, broke into the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Henry Danser, at Beaver
Rnn, and carried off keg Of wine and
quantity of meat. A warrant was
taken out and the stolen property was
found in their possession. Edelheiser
was arrested and put under bonds for
his appearance at Court, but Haverman
slipped out.
IA large barn filed with grain and
tHodd er, belonging to Mr.. Amos Reigel,
situate short distance above his resi-
dence, on the road leading from this
place to Mauch Chunk, was totally de-
strOyed by fire on Friday night of last
week. The Lehigh boys with their
apparatus were promptly on hand, but
Tor lack of water could render no ser