The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-06-09
The Carbon SArpfate.
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE ., 1877.
Local and Personal.

Col. Good reached Allentown in
the 8 O'Clock train Tuesday evening.
The 21st inst, will be the longest
day Of the year. 81,
This is a good time of the year to
pay your delinquent subscription.
Building bricks are being sold at
Reading this season at 1915 to 81 per
1000.
Bernard Phillips, Esq, Register
and Recorder, was in town, Tuesday,
on short visit,
The Merchants Bank-a State in.
stitution--at Easton, Is to be converted
Into q National Bank.
Next holiday July 4th - three
weeks from next Wednesday, Will cur
people get up a celeDration3
old potatoes are how Selling In
Allentown markets at 81. so Ier bushel,
Snd new potatoes at rs cents per half
peck.
g.. The Buck Mountain Coal Company
announces q dividend of one dollar and
fifty cents per shore, payable on the
10Th Instant.
The faculty of Lafayette College,
Easton, is to be reduced in number
next term. 1t has become necessary to
curtail expenses.
Allen G. Laros, the Easton poison.
er, was Id jail one year on Saturday.
The Imprisonment has greatly reduced
him in weight. =.
The Rev. Q. Koener, of Pottstown,
has been chosen pastor of Christ Luth.
.ern Church, Easton. He will spend
the summer abroad.
"A Wilkesbarre j udge, before whom
. number of Germans were arraigned
tor. having pic mic on Sunday, decid
ed there was no case.
"A few days ago 10000 brook trou
were placed in the streams of Luzernt
county by the superintendent of tht
State Matching houses.
Hats and caps in every variety o
style and quality, at T. d. Clauss' .mer
chant tailoring establishment, at price
to suit everybody.
-Flrewood at 1925 a load; and
new and handsome lot of baby carri
ages, very cheap just received at Sem
mel & Cables store.
Charles Axt, baker, 80 years 0
hge, hanged himself in his bedroom a
Wilkesbarre last Friday. No cause
assigned for his suicide.
IT. D. CIauss, the tailor, has just re
turned from the city, and is now open
Ing an entirely new stock OF sprn
goods. Call and see them.
According to Prof. F. A. Genth, {
the University of Pennsylvania, Ii
"TamaQua gold" is sandstone, more
less mixed with red oxide of iron.
Tremendous slaughter in ladie
gents, youths and childrens' boot
shoes and gaiters, at T. d. Clauss
Bank street, Lehigkton. Call now |
The Board of Pardons will hold
Special session bn Saturday, June 16t
for heating arguments in all the MOll
cases legally published by that time.
Ii yot heed anything In the prin
Ing line; 1t will pay you to call at til
office before Ordering elsewhere. Pla
and fancy job printing at very low pl
ces. ~,
The Special Sale bf Dry Goods 81
Is Kept up at very lively rate at h
Original Cheap Cash Store, all owing
another. large arrival Of new goods
very greatly reduced prices.
The Allentown Iron Co., ha,
nearly all their mines around Mert
town id operation which makes bu
ness pretty lively in the village. Wag
for labOrers are 20 to rs cents day.
The Union Savings Bank of Bat
suspended Tuesday. It's liabilities &
not stated. The stockholders say tn
will pay all debts in full, but the
positors must wait until notes due c
be collected.
j. X. Rickert has still few of thu
eligible lots in RickeTtstOwn to dispt
Of. If you feel like securing a &c
home call and see him He is also $,
plying -four, feed, lumber and coal at
lowest rates.
It. ID. CIauss, the merchant tai
Is now receiving an immense stock
spring and summer styles of cloths, C
shneres and vesting, which he is p
pared to make up in the latest fash
at very popular prices for cash.
Monday last, June 4th, was
18th anniversary of the terrible Z
ever memorable freshet of 1862 VIII
caused such fearful loss of life aud
stIuetion TO property along our bea
fui Lehigh Valley.