The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-03-31

Tuesday and wednesday last, we uOuO
If there will be any person found tC
contradict the assertion, that the Equi'
noxtial storm for this season has passed
ID. NJ Zimmerman, Esq, Secretary
and Treasurer of the Camden & Allan.
tic r. r. Co., will please accept Oul
thanks for a Complementary pass
over that excelently conducted and
popular road, for the present year.
"A miner named James Clark, was
killed while at work IN his breast, in
the Knickerbocker colliery of the P. &
r.. Coal and Iron Co., on Tuesda last,
by fall of coal The unfortunate man
was unmarried and aged about thirty
years.
Andrew Champion shot his wife
and then killed himself, at Skinner's IS
Eddy, in Wyoming county, Pa, few
days ago. He was young man, and
she had refused to live with him because
he was out of work.
The Columbia county Bank of
Bloomsbury and the National Bank of
Berwick are closing their business, and
will cease to exist in short time. Lack
of business is the cause in both cases,
and nobody loses anything.
John Miller, alias August Minen-
ger, a moulder, was arrested at Wealth
erly, Wednesday by Detective Jacob
johnson, from Easton, to answer a
charge of seduction preferred against
him two years ago.
-Mrs. Weidenheimer, of this place,
sold her surplus household furniture,
&C., on Monday last, and will on Mon.
day next, start with her family, for her
new home in Kansas. Mrs. W., takes
with her the best wishes of a large
circle of friends for her future happi,
ness.
-"Will you take su'thing7 2" said a
festive chap as he entered one of our
uptown saloons. "Don't care If l do"
drawled out two or three "setters" as
they advanced towards the bar. "Well,
go take ride in one of David Ebbert IS
handsome rigs, which he is letting out
on very reasonable TERMS" said he as
he gulped down his and stepped out.
The coal operators of the Lehigh
region met in Bethlehem Monday tC
consult with the railroad officials regard.
ing reduction of coal tonnage. Asa
Packer, the President of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company, being abb
sent, committee was appointed &C
wait upon him and urge the necessity
of a reduction.
The Legislature last winter by an
act approved March 81, 1876, fixed the
time for the annual meeting of the aud
itors of the several townships anC
boroughs to settle accounts, on the sec
ond Monday in April, 1t was former
ly fixed on the first Monday in June
These accounts are required by law to
be published under severe penalty fol
neglect.
THE Poor OLD TRAMP-Is thu
title of new and beautiful song auC
chorus, by Will l.. Thompson. Autho
of the famous "Gathering Shells from
the Sea Shore" Dealers are ordering
it by the thousand. The whole coun.
try will soon be singing "The Poor OlC
Tramp. Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pub
lished by w. L. Thompson 81 Co., Eas
Liverpool. Ohio.
The Allentown Chronicle says
Josiah Hinterleitner and his aget
spouse, of TOpton, were born on th
same day, within few hours of eacl
other, seventy one years ago, resided
in the same locality, attained maturity
were welded, and passed a long life O
usefulness together. Singnlarly enough
ueath claimed them ALMOST at the sam
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urday, and his wife followed on Mon
day. They We're buried together, an,
in the same grave, at Topton.
The slate being taken from th
quarry of Messrs. Semmel, Monte I
Leuckel, in Franklin township, is of
most excellent qualify, and orders ar
rapidly accumulating. One order,
day or so ago, was received for 200
squares, and New York firm ha
agreed to take all the scrap they max
for the manufacture of slate paint, o
account of its beautiful color, payin
about double the price for it that scra
can he obtained at other quarries.
Rev. w. L. Reber, of Reading
Gather of DR.. Reber, Of this place.
will preach tomorrow Sunday at
O'Clock a. M, at the Evangelical churcl
South street, in the German language
Mrs. E. Weidenheimer and family, {
this borough, intending to leave o
Monday next for the State of Kansa,
where they have selected a place fC
their future home, their departure, til
Evangelical church with which the
were connected in this place for man
years, intend to memorialize with az
propriate religious farewell services t
morrow Sunday night at o'clock.
j. @, BIIEM. Pastor.