The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-11-25
Lnttnr from Mnnnh Chunk.

Zehner, who for some time have been
prospecting for coal on their property
in the Highland Basin, have recently
struck an l9 feet vein.
Messrs. Salkeld & Co. are about fur.
nishlng a mine-pump for the Honey
Brook colliery, which they claim to be
the largest pump ever turned out in
these parts.
From and after January 1st, 1877,
the Democrat will be furnished on pre-
pay ment OF subscription price.
"JockO," Major Klotz's body servant,
is luxurlating among the colored folks
of Reading, on two months leave.
Letters from him by parties in town
acquaint us with the whereabouts of
Geo. Clark, the well known typo. When
last heard from he was at New Orleans.
But for properties being changing
hands, business at the Recorders office
| is rather slack, while on the other
hand, lawsuits being plenty, the Pro
thOn0tary and his deputy are kept
busily engaged.
Mr.. Frank Inkman being about to
relinQuish the saloon-b business, Leopold
Refs will, on Monday next, make his
bow as proprietor of the Centennial, :"
while Sam. Boehler will run the place
to be vacated by Mr.. Res.
Switch Back traffic will to, day be
suspended for the season.
Persons contemplating a Western
trip should avail themselves of the
present low fare offered by the Central
r. r., which are to Chicago $11.75,
Cincinnati 8. rs, Cleveland $50, Wheel
ing 100, and Omaha 27.75.
Mr.. w. II. Plumb is now construct
ing a number of coal jigs which, at one
third the cost of those hitherto in use,
are claimed to beat anything of the
kind thus far produced. Hence it may
be said of him that Plumb is plumb
again.
Rev. G.. A. Struntz, until last spring
pastor of st. Johns (German Lutheran
Congregation of Mauch Chunk, on
| Thursday of this week removed to
farm recently purchased by him in
Heidelberg twp, Lehigh county.
Passenger traffic over the L. & S.
r. r. is now represented as duller than
it has been for years.
The Borough Town Council have at
last concluded to purchase sufficient
quantity of hose for the use of the
Marion Hose Company.
The number of anxious inquirers af-
ter election-returns Is rapidly diminish
ing on side walks and street corners.
Mr.. A. NJ. Struthers, formerly of L.
ic nh In ha
gospel somewhere in Allegheny Co.
There are 23 election precincts in this
county, and the cost of holding an elec-
ton is about $50 per precinct.
District Attorney Siewers, who left
town to day (Thulsday) two weeks
ago for Philadelphia, has not yet return
ed.
Curious in such matters, we inquir-
ed, and learnt that "Jocko's" proper
name Is Samuel De Butt Baily.
Salkeld e. Co.'S Machine Shops will
soon receive a new water wheel 20 feet
in diameter.
Billiard. players will be pleased to
learn that the billiard tables of the
American have recently received CON-
plete overhauling.
A few days ago the widow of the
late Sheriff Breneser was paid by
Messrs. Tobias & Son the 50, 900 for
which her deceased husbands life had
been insured in the Penn Mutual, on
which total of 1,600 had been paid
in premiums.
A new fence now guards the grounds
of the Evangelical church of Upper
Mauch Chunk.
On Tuesday afternoon last, an un-
known tramp, who for some days pre-
vious had been enjoying the hOspitali-
ties of the Miners Hotel, Nesquehon-
ing, died suddenly in the bar room of
that house. No clue to his identity be-
ing obtained, the corpse was, on the
following day, forwarded to the Dist
rict Poor House for burial.
A literary society, of which DR.. B.
s. Erwin was chosen president, Doug
las Salkeld first and Miss G. Leonard
! second vice presidents, and the Misses
Webster and Lou. Sayre, secretaries,
has been inaugurated, and will hereaf-
ter meet regularly every Tuesday even
ing, beginning on Tuesday, Dec. 9th,
when the first regular meeting is to be
held, at the residence of Mrs. Polk.
Miss Charlotte McAllster, of Upper
Manch Chunk, for some time prostra-
ted with typhoid fever, succumbed to
that disease on Saturday last. Her
funeral, which took place Monday, was
largely attended. Deceased, aged II
years, was young woman Of excellent
parts, universal favorite among all
that knew her, and her early demise is
sorely regretted.
Owing to the inability of the leading
spirits of the enterprise to agree, the
getting up of series of sOciables, SINH
lar to those which created such furOre
in Mauch Chunk society last winter,
has been abandoned.
AlzieT, the colored barber, who for
some years followed his vocation In the
basement under Sehweibnz's saloon,
contemplating removal to Philadel-
phia, will dispose of his stock and fix
lures at public vendue this evening.
Mr.. G. w. Bradley, for tie last two
years employed as boOk-keeper at the
Mansion is about to leave for Norwalk,
| Ohio, where he contemplates to remain