The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-06-16

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our last as having been seriously injur-
ed at Packerton, died on Tuesday
morning.
Found, gold sleeve button and
linen cuff, a few days ago, between
LehightOn and Packerton. The owner
can have it by calling at this Office and
paying charges.
To>morrow, Sunday Rev. G. T..
Haines, of Emaus, predecessor of Rev.
j, K. Knerr, will preach in Ebenezer
church of WeisspOrt, at 10 am. m. In
the evening there will be children's s
meeting, when he will be one of the
speakers.
If you want something nice in the
way Of pictures of your husband, wife,
sweetheart or children, call at Kosten.
bader's gallery, a few doors below this
Office. s. S. Dengler, of Slatington, is
now associated with Gideon Kosten-
bader, and they will be sure to suit
you,
Daniel Graver, of the Bee Hive
store, has been in the city during the
past week, and is now receiving an.
other large stock Of ladies' dress goods,
dry goods, carpets, groceries and pro-
visions, which lie is Offering at very low
prices. He invites you to call and ex-
anime goods and prices before making
your purchases elsewhere. All goods
are warranted to be exactly as repre-.
sented
We understand the annual excur.
sion for the benefit of St. Luke's. Hos
pital, is to take place on the 2Sth of
June-a trip by railroad to Amboy, and
thence by steamer to New York and
return. The expenses OF this decided
edly beneficial institution are betrayed
entirely by voluntary contributions,
and we hope our people generally will
take the tickets, and enjoy the trip.
"A reunion of all the teachers and
students of the Keystone State Normal
School, since its organization in 1866
to the present time will be held in the
Chapel of the School building, at Kutz-
town, on the evening of Commence.
ment day, June 21st, 1877. Short
speeches will be delivered, after which
the evening will be spent in a social
manner.
Jacob A. Blumer, ,ex- Cashier of the
First National Bank of Allentown, has
been adjudged bankrupt. A meeting
of his creditors, to prove their debts
and choose one or more assignees of his
estate, will be held at Court of Bank
ruptcy to be holden at the American
Hotel, in that city, on Tuesday the Goth
inst, at 10 a. M, before Edwin L.
Chase, Esq, one of the Registers in
Bankruptcy of this District.
The men and boys, 1100 in num-
Der, employed in The Lehigh & Wilkes
barre Company's seven cOllieries at
Coaldae and Lansford, in the Upper
Lehigh region, struck on Saturday
against the reduction Of wages which
took effect on the 1st Instant. At a
mass meeting of the miners, held Mon
day, a committee was appointed to
ascertain the amount Of the reduction.
The matter Ii as been amicably settled
and the men will resume work Monday
next.
Tuesday afternoon, while Paymas-
ter Bissell and his assistant, Captain
Carling, of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad, were going in a
buggy, with Sl2, 200. to pay the miners
in the Brisbin cOlliery, in the outskirts
of Scranton, they were attcked by two
masked robbers short distance from
the mine. The robbers drew revolvers
and fired, slightly wOunding Captain
Carlng. Mr.. Bssell returned the fire,
and the robbers fled to the woods. A
reward of $500 is offered for their ar
rest.
The annual Commencement of
Muhlenberg College will take place on
Thursday the 2Sth inst. The exercises
will consist OF orations by the students
of the junior aud senior classes, and the
comforting of Degrees on the graduates.
The Baccalaureate address will be de-
livered in st. Johns Lutheran Church
on Sunday evening preceding the Com
mencement, by Rev. DR.. Sadtler, the
president. On the evening prior to the
Commencement an address will be de-
livered before the Literary Societies of
the College by Rev. Joseph A. Siess,
d, D., of Philadelphia. The gradual.
ing class for this year numbers eight.
AT about II O'Clock on Tuesday
night, fire was discovered in the resi-
dence and barn of Mr., Tilghman W.
Steigerwalt, of East Penn township,
both of which buildings were burned
to the ground with their contents, the
family barely escaping with their lives.
From what we learn there seems to be
no doubt but that this fire was the work
of an incendiary. Mr., S., will be a
heavy loser by the fire, Notwithstanding
the fact that he has insurance on the
property, with Thos. s. Beck, Esq, in
Susquehanna Mutual Fire Insurance
Co., OF Harrisburg Pa, Of 81 ZOO.
The coming Anniversary of Ameri-
can Independence VIII be observed In
SatingLon by grand parade of the
Military and Civil Associations, Fire
Department aud Schools. The Allen
Rifles. Of Allentown, together with the
Allentown COrnet Band, and number
of lodges and societies from CatasauGua
and other places, will also participate.
The procession, after moving through
the principal streets of the borough and
Walnutport will Visit a fine Grove,
where the Declaration of Independence
will be read, Orations delivered, &c. A
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