The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-07-14
Letter from Manch Chunk.

| with their neighbOrB. Our h0tels are IN man.
ner deserted as most OF the arrivals are con.
dned to city drummers. who. Just now, don't
fnd this town a very profitable fold, as most
Of our merchants are operating cautiously, car.
rying but light stocks. What lew strangers
find their way hither to see the sights depart
| mostly as soon as they have made q trip over
the switch Back or visited the Glen, or both, to
do which never necessitates long stay. They
come and go like BIRDS OF passage and leave but
little money here.
The same thing apBhes to Summit Bill, only
that IL is worse there than here People being
sat worR, the town looks deserted during the day
and presents but little life at night. The men,
reduced TO q mere plttance, LOOK sad and de-
jected merchants carry small STOCKS, and,
though the mpjority of them are still doing
business on the ruinOus credit system. custom.
ers appear TO be wanting even at that, fact
which would seem to indicate a very general
disposition to economtze
The RertOlette Rifles are having their regu;
lar weekly drills and IN the course Of time,
promise to make good soldiers. Mr. Nathan
Klotz, who presdes over the destinies Of the
| Eagle House, and "Bie Simon." who keeps the
crack restaurant of the place, ore probably the
only ones among the caterers of the L0wn who
| still do small paying business; and bott pro-
prietors are full of practical Jokes and devil
try as ever, Uncle Nathan" telling as many
side splitting yarns, and big Simon" expatiat.
Ing as loudly on the virtues Of fine Milwaukee"
| as heretofore.
The force at the Lansford shops is probably
\ the smallest ever emp.oYed there. but two
mou,ders being at work in the fonndry. where
IN times past they could be counted by the
scores The potato crop promises to yield
| lur ~ avn IN ha
hold the many wen.tllled gardens and truck
patches in that vicinity.
In the rising borough lIansiordl things are
as duli uf not more SOY rs at the Summit
| On last Saturday evening some evIl.disposed
| person failed in an attempt to fire Brislin's
carpenter shop, adjoining Friedmans store.
| house. Had the fire not been discovered in
| time, 1t would certainly have DESTROYED both
| Buildings. When the fire was extinguished it
was found that the attempt to buru the proper
| ty had been made with a number OF large amp.
wie&s soaked in Kerosene. Attempted few
hours later 1t might have succeeded. The affair
has created quite gossip.
In 30 fat us building enterprise is concerned
there is still some little doing In the neighbor.
hooo Of Lansford-in fact more than I've no
ticed else where Mr.. BrIsIn; who now seems
TO BE in general favor, doing most of the jobs
| The affairs Of the Fidelity Building ana Loan
Association are said to be IN prosperous con-
dltou, and, Notwithstanding tue stringenly of
the times, the Association expects TO be aole to
| wind up at the time anticipated. VIII ch speaks
| well for Mr. Marcy. the faithful secrotar, and
Treasurer. Having lost q considerable amount
| of their deposits by Withdrawals. the Miners,
Saving Bank is scarcely dong anything IN the
way OF discounts but the institution is reure.
| n. aa n hata aah
| And now for the latest sensation fraud In the
East Mauch Chunk postoface bv which the
postmaster Is sad TO have sTinded the depart.
known to you that the post-oIfice of that place
was a salaried one rated at sIOJo per annum.
To constitute it such the postmaster would
draw stamps from the department and dispose
Of 'hem elsewhere at discount which while
enHohSg ,n nm 70 Dfins the business OF .hs once
o,a,,sa ~ % od'oa wa. not nn,u =, tO ,,ns ~
Government, but also injured the of,ces N toe
citv or c,tles IN winch tneae stamps were sold
However this may ps. 1t enabled the high cock.
alOrum" to make the office paw him at loss to
the Government. As early as last November
The writer had an mixing of this matter. but
refrained from mentioning aught in relation
thereto on the assurance of gentleman con,
neo'eu WIN INC department. that IL shonid re-
ceve proper attention Ihe consequences was
Saae,. naS Suo o PU'.musct .,lns mas snAuo"eu oy
osoSV "sv.nS "ns 'ro sm,aus operations pam
,1s nos,ma.Iar rast.nod' "n1 .na IOv iOa n'ni
the ofI,oe IL NOV oenducrsd M ,S '' S.nmrr ", VI
tnoupb stronq eff ,rts are made n cont,nTs tho
Office under the same management by haying
one of the family appointed to the Succession.
1t remains to Ue seen whether Rutherford b. Is
Postmaster General will dare TO appoint one of
the Ilk. Yours, etc.
ITEmS
"A three year old son OF Mr.. r. Q.
nutler' who' on last Friday evening,
Iell from second story window and
escaped win Dut tew slight scratches,
Is ABOUT again.
-Lizlle' aged II years, daughter of
James koss' OF Upper Match Chunk
VINO dled on last Sunday, was buried
on Iaesuay AFTERNOON. Her death
caused much sympathy for The bereav-
eu family ana her funeral was largely
attended
,,-Lhe Cornet Band to be OF East
Maucn ChunKi VIII mold pic mic in the