The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-02-03

Time is money, mt htalIn " uHp'
pness. II you have a bad cold or
cough, use DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, 1t
will cure you. Price, 20 cents.
If you want kind and gentle horses
to drive and neat and tasty vehicles to
ride in, call on David Ebbert, at his
livery on North street. His terms are
very low.
james laughing was convicted of
murder in second degree on Sunday at
Pottsvile. He was indicted for killing
man named BoSchee in miscellane-
Gus fight in which there were several
participants.
"A Hayleton landlord whose tenant
was utterly unable to pay his rent, went
on Friday of las' week and took the
outer door away, thus leaving the fami-
ly, of whom several are young, to suifet
from the blasts of winter.
"A FIVE year o!d daughter of Mr.. F.
P Longstreet, attorney, of this borough
died on Saturday last. The funeral
took place on Tuesday, and vas largely
attended by the friends of thefamily
and the children of the NJ. E. Sunday
school.
- Sign6r Blitz, the well known magi-
clan, died at his residence in Philadel-
phia on Sunday last, at the age of 81,
after long illness. He was born June
81, 1910, in Deal, England, of Polish
parents.
THE wife of Amandas Olewine, re-
Siding oh Bank street, this borough,
died on Monday afternoon last. Her
funeral took place on Thursday. She
leaves husband and seven children to
mourn her loss, one a little girl aged
about 18 months lying sick with con'
sumption.
On Saturday last Christopher Erbe,
of Tamaqua, aged about twerty years,
while engaged in taking coal out of
pit, was buried by a fall Of coal and
earth. An alarm was given and set
Of men set to work to dig him out.
When found he was dead, in a crouch
ing position.
The SLATE trade continues very
brisk. Several New Workers were at
Slatington last week intent upon max.
ing large purchases for immediate for
eign shipment but which they could
hot sectre to the extent desired, be-
cause of the insufficiency Of marketable
slate-on hand.
|On Monday night of last week,
Some niiscreants broke into the East
Welssport School House, and stole six
Harper's Fifth Readers, and six Swim
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following night the same school was
entered and the books, &C., scattered
over the tioor.
N-On the evening Of January Gath,
AIR. Jonas NOthstein, an old and re
spected citizen of East Penn, died. He
has left wife and seven children to
mourn their lOss-four daughters and
three sons. His funeral took place at
Ben Salem's church On Saturday morh-
ing last.
The slate quarry of Messrs. Mantz,
LeuCkel & Semmel situated in Franklin
township, and awhile ago leased of ia
cob Romig, is now undergoing the ne
ceSsary alterations for a larger prOduc.
tion and by the early spring these gen
tlemen expect to be able to supply
fine article of roUufg slate in any
quantity.
Persons to Gil the following Offices
will be elected on the goth (3rd Tues
day), in February person for Bur-
CESS 2 persons for School Directors /;
3 persons for COunclmen 1 person
for Judge of Election persons for
Inspectors of Elections persons for
Auditors, I for one, and 1 for three
years.; and person for Constable, for
which latter Office there are now two
candidates In the field-Jos. S. Webb
the present officer, and Henry Kosten-
bader.
The number of spurious half doll
lars in circulation has become sufficient
ly numerous to attract the attention of
officers at the U. s. Mint. They are
described as Of type metal, somewhat
hardened and sonorOus by the addition
of copper, and slightly silvefed over.
They are, however, rather TOO white
and too thick, or if of right thickness,
too light. The genuiness of half dol
lar Is something worth looking after,
especially to store keeper, taking
them often. IL is, therefore, worth
the trouble to have on the counter
balance, which need be no more than a
thin strip Of wood eight or ten inches
long neatly poised. Place a good piece
on one end and the suspected one on
the other, and have a weight of three
grains at hand; if the difference is more
than that decline taking the piece.