The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-04-21
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Ths Carbon Sdrurate,
Local and Personal.

-Slatington has a borough debt Of
e5, ,S9s0S. ...
Decoration day will be the next
legal holiday.
Flour advanced fifty cents per bar
rel within the last week.
Farmers In plowlng for oats turn
up very few potato bugs.
Work has been resumed in the fire
brick works at Cstasauqua.
Fencing and gardening is now be.
Ing INDUCED in by our people.
The annual parade OF the Bethle,
hem Fire Department will be made in
May.
Bring your sale bills to this Office
II you want them done cheap and
quick.
Farm in this section of the coun-
ty are preparing the ground for plant
Ing pot atoes.
WANTED TO BoRRow,-S2, 900, on
good security. For particulars, call at
the Office of the CARBON ADVOCATE.
Read Nusbaum's popularannounce.
ment of to-day, in another column,
lNshA WI Wv JONA SSos 'heSASob'
The SIatington Bridge Company
has declared dividend of FIVE per cent.
out of the profits of the last six months.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany Las declared a quarterly dividend
of one and one-half per cent. payable
now.
"A thoroughly competent Journey
man Coat Maker wants situation.
Apply at the Office of the CARBON AD.
VoCATE.
Hats and caps In every variety of
style and quality. at T. d. Clauss' mer-
chant tailoring tablishment, at prices
TO suit everybody.
-Firewood at s2.25 a load; and a
new aud handsome lot of baby carri-
ages, very cheap just received at Sem"
mel & Cables store.
j. T. Nusbaum s. Sons Original
+ Cheap Cash Store is again the ce nter of
attraction, both for variety and extent
of stock and low prices.
The family of Mr.. G. H. Nimson,
of Allentown, have taken up their abode
for the summer on the old homestead,
few miles from Lehighton.
The pasting of printed slips on the
backs of postal cards obiiges the recelp-
tents to pay additional postage. This
fact may not be generally known.
Tremendous slaughter in ladies,
gents, youths and childrens' boots,
shoes and CATERS, at T. d. Clauss,
Bank street, LehlghtOn. Call now
ID. K. Morrow and Henry Beine-
man, Esqs., of East Mauch Chunk, paid
~ us visit in our sanctum on Saturday
evening last. Call again, gentlemen.
For handsome sale bills and other
descriptions OF job printing, at knock
down prices, call at this office. A lot
of new and fashionable type just added
John Smith, a farmer living neal
Pottstown, was found in a field, OF
Saturday morning, with his throat cut
He was still living but not expected Il
recover.
Those OF our subscribers who pro
pose changing their residence on thu
1st of April, will please notify us, 81
that there be no mistake in the delivery
of the ADVOCATE.
-Lehigh Valley Railroad official
claim that the freighting by their roaC
during the month of March was tn,
heaviest ever done In any one montl
since the building of the road.
Joseph F. Rex, near Canal Bridge
East Weissport, will supply you will
finest family flour, feed, candles, ap
pies, potatoes, tobacco and cigars, a
lowest possible prices for CASH, TT
i and be convinced. A.
j. K. Rlckert has still few of thos
eligible lots In RickertstOwn to dispos
Df. If you feel like securing a goo
home call and see him He is also sap
plying -four, feed, lumber and coal at til
owest rates.
The Lehigh Valley railroad com
ANY has ordered another reduction O
en- per cent. on the salaries and pay @
tneers, conductors, baggage masters
rakemen, aud all other employees, ex
opt engineers, to take effect from tn
st inst.
- We are glad 10 hear reports froI
he right quarter of the pre- gress of sue
arrangements between the Central O
lew Jersey and the Lehigh Nayigatio
'ampany, In reference to overdue pay
lent of rents, as will put the latte
AIMED company at comparatively iuaI
al ease,