The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-22

| South streets, this borough. In the morning
at 10 o'clock in German; the Lords Supper
will be commemorated in the afternoon, ser
vices commencing at 3 o'clock, and English
preaching, by the Presiding Elder, at o.
clock D. m. All lovers of our blessed Lord
will realize great edifcation in lstening to
the inimitable discourse of this eminent pull
pit orator, perhaps for the last time. All are
invited to attend on this special occasion.
Rev. J. c. BLIEM, Pastor.
Our public schools closed for the holiday
vacation on Thursday.
Five burglaries were committed in Dan
vile Wednesday night Of last week.
Only one of the five collieries about
Centralia, schuylkill county, is in operation,
--Lehigh county at this time has 1877
resident taxables; Northampton 19,Ol9, and
Berks, 30,3S4.
Henry Shaw of Lehigh county, drove
over an embankment thirty-fve feet high
He was dangerously injured.
On Monday Of last week Mr.. Thomas
Bobst, boatman, was drowned in the Le-
high canal near Siegfreid's Bridge.
The property of Reuben Leh, in Cata-
sauqua, was sold at ossignee's sale on Satur-
day week, to Mr.. Geo. Deilyy for S4ySOD.
1t is the only medicine would give to
my baby, mother said, speaking of DIR.
Bulls Baby Syrup. At all drug stores, 25
cents
Daniel Gillespie, stock boss for the Crane
Iron Company at Catasauqua was covered
with five or six tous Of ore and fatally in
jured on Monday.
.ns- Extra copies of the CARBON ADvo-
CATE can be obtained at Inkmann's News
Agency, on Susquehanna street, Mauch
Chunk. Price, Three cents.
"A Corliss engine has been put up at the
Bethlehem mills to furnish the needed
power. For 1856 years, until now, water
power was in continuous use.
Henry Hess, an aged man who lives in
q small house on the Lehigh mountain, was
terribly beaten by two burglars, who enter
ed his residence while he was asleep.
-Twenty-three persons were poisoned at
White Haven, on Friday, by eating liver
pudding which had been boiled i'll copper
kettle, but all were expected to recover.
MFR. and Mrs Bernd, of this place, on
Saturday evening, handed us dandelion
found in full bloom, near the dam at the
mouth of the Mahoning creek, on that day.
AT Wilkes-B Barre, on Saturday. B. D.
hOOnsJ an eN-lleUlDST OF tIe Dldle l4tglSla-
tlre, was convicted of having embezzled
$1,000 from an Odd Fellows lodge. He has
applied for new trial:
"A Humber of boys were before Esq.
Beltz, Tuesday evening, charged with vio-
lating the borough ordinances, in obstruct-
ing footpaths, &C.. They were dismissed
Upon the payment Of costs.
The Phia. n Reading RR. Co., will
issue excursion tickets, between all points in
its territory, good from Dec. %, 1877, to Jan.
I'd. 1873, at reduction of 33 per cent. See
advertisement in another column,
-"Where is Pongo's soul ?" asks an ex-
Change; we can't tell, but we do know that
David Ebbert's livery is still on North street,
and that he is stil hiring out teams cheaper
than any other man in the county.
Next Tuesday will be Christmas day,
and as this is the last issue of the Carbon
ADVOCATE previous to that day, we take this
opportunity of wishing our patrons and
friends very MERRY CHRISTMAS.
While boiling soap Mrs. Peter Leining-
er, Of Le1igh county aged over eighty years.
was badly burned. Her husband; also over
eighty years old, got water on her but not
untilnearl y all her clothing had been burned.
-Muf Lawlor, recently released from
Jail in consideration of his testimony against
Mollie Magures hanged in June last knock
ed man down in Shenandoah on Saturday
for calling him "squealer." Muff was lock-
ed up.
-The "Packefton Jubilee Boys" desire to
return their thanks to Mr.. 4. II. Bowman,
of that place, for the liberal treat rendered to
them on the occasion OF his marriage, on
Friday of last week. The happy couple
have our best wishes for their happiness and
prosperity.
I'm Lower saucon town township, Le-
high county, reside seventy persons whose
ages range from seventy I'd one hundred
and five years. The three "oldest inhabit-
ants" Mrs. Soliday, Mrs. Reiss and Mrs.
Simon Reiss, are aged respectively %, 9s
and 100 years.
"A coal train on the Lehieh and susque-
hanna Railroad ran over a COW near Leliigh
Gap Monday evening" and the engine fell
down an embankmeut. John Schutt, the
engineer was killed, and the fireman was
severely injured The engine and train
were badly wrecked.
Billy Madden and Mart Frazer had
prize fight near Tamaqua, Schuylkill county;
ON Saturday. After ten rounds had been
fought the affair eliminated in a pitched
battle, of which black eyes and other injuries
were the result. Several arrests have been
made.
AT Wilkes Barre, Tuesday; NJ. p. Wood
ward and NJ. f. Doran, editors of the Sun
day NelcS, convicted of libel upon George b.
kulp and Sheriff Kirkendall, Were sentenc-
ed by Judge Handley TO ten months i'm
prisonment and the payment of fine of
500 in each case. An application for a new
trial was refused
The Sunday school children Of the
Lutheran Reformed church, of Weissport,
are making active preparations for their
Christmas entertainment. The exercises
will consist of dialogues, recitations, singing,
&c, the principal piece being entitled "The
Star out ofJacoh." The school numbers up
ward of 100 scholars.
The body of well-dressed man was
found on the streets of Port Carbon Saturday
morning, under circumstances which led to
the belief that a murder was committed.
Citizens allege they heard sounds of violence
and groaning in the neighborhood during
the night. The Coroner is investigating the
affair. The name Of tile man was Eleazer
Evans.
The distinguished Meteorologist and
Weather Prophet, Professor Tiee of st. Louis,
has issued his ARHudi NdtiOrH Weather Al
mandc for 1878, in which Ire foretclls the
Weat her for pvarv da,y in tho ,.oo,- h,-,,l,;,,r