The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-02-17

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present prices. This may give little
life to the trade, but there can be no
profit in 1t.
John Hartland, q contractor, and
independent candidate for Mayor OF
WilkesbRrre, was accidentally killed In
the Diamond Mine, near that city on
Wednesday morning.
The miners in the coal mines at
Jeansvllle, have had their wages re-
duced ten per cent. 1t is said similar
reduction will be made in all tho mines
throughout the Lehigh Valley.
Public services are now being held
In the NJ. e. church, of this place, for
the promotion Of revival also on
Thursday and Saturday afternoons, at
8 O'Clock. The public are cordially In
vited to worship with us.
Says the South Bethlehem Morning
Star Things around the Lehigh
Shovel works are Frightening up. They
have received some large orders from
the South, which will keep the company
busy until late next fall.
An unoccupied dwelling at the
upper end Of Bank Street, was totally
destroyed by fire, Friday night of last
week. The fire is supposed to have
been the work of incendiaries. The
building was insured for $500.
Wal! paperi WALL PAPERl WALL
PAPERi 1000 pieces of choicest pat
tern, just received at G. W. Lentz's,
Central Drug store, in Leuckers Build.
ing, which he is selling at the very
lowest prices for cash. Call and see
these beautiful styles.
On Monday evening last, a l3 year
old son of p. f. SeifeTt, of Allentown,
in attempting to jump from coal train
at that place, upon which he had been
taking free ride from Easton, had his
leg so badly injured that amputation
thereof became necessary.
Daniel Graver, of the Bee Hive
store, has Just returned from the city,
and Is now opening a very large and
elegant stock of ladies' dress goods, dry
goods &C., which he Is marking down
to panic prices. If you want bargains
don't forget to drop into the Bee Hive.
The Plymoth Index tells story of
a barbarous trick lately perpetrated by
a gang of desperadoes in the vicinity
of that borough, who broke into the
hoase of man named Sweeny, at
night, dragged him out of bed from
beside his wife, beat him severely and
cut of one of his ears.
Ain the House of Representatives,
On Monday last. Hon. W. NJ. Rapsher,
Introduced bill, "To require the Regis.
ters Of Wills and Clerks of Orphans
Courts to record all bonds given by ex-
ectOrs, administrators, guardians and
trustees which may be filed in their re-,
spectiVe Offices" t
The Mountain City Bank Of Potts
vile suspended on Saturday, in co1se-
quence OF large Withdrawals Of deposits
during the past few months. The direc-
tors sag there will be no loss to depOs
itOrs, tine only being required to con-
vert the assets. Bad investments In
real estate are supposed to have caused
the trouble.
AT the 26th annual meeting Of the
Stockholders of the Lehigh County
Agricultural Society, held at the Court
House, In Allentown, on the 9th inst,
the following officers we're elected for
the ensuing year President, Enos
Erdman ; Treasurer, F. Grim Secre-
tary, L. T.. Hecker. THE date for the
commencement of their next annual ex-
hibition was fixed for September 25th.
"A pastoral letter from Bishop
O'Hara, communicating the mem.
hers of the ''Ancient Order OF Hiber-
Mans" was read Ia all the Catholic
Of the diOcese of Scranton,
Sunday. The Order has large MEM
bership In that diocese, where for three
years past it has been supposed to be
rather In favor OF the clergy than other
wise, andthe Bishops action has caused
a profound sensation.
e. ii. Snyder desires us to state to
the lady readers Of the ADVOCATE, that
he has just received another lot of eleS
giant designs In dress goods, together
with large stock of dry goods, which
he Is prepared to sell at prices fully as
low as the same goods can be bought
for at any store in this section. He
of groceries, provisions, ,Queeusware, &C.,
which he is Offering at low prices. An
inspection of goods and prices is invi.
Sed.
- The trial of Hester, McHugh and
Tally, at Bloomsbury, for the murder
of Alexander Rea, a witness named
Daniel Kelly testified on Tuesday that
he Joined the Molly Maguires IN Scot.
land, and afterwards in Wilkesbarre in
1867. lie subsequently joined lodge
at Big Mine Run, and remembered the
initiation of Hester. Hester afterwards
became "body master" at Locust Gap,
where witness met McHugh aud Tully.
McHugh was delegate for NOrthumber-
land county when RPa was murdered.
Witness said it was "the regular bus
iness of the body master to obtain men
to commit crimes and make clean Job
vi what they undertook
NOn recent visit to Philadelphia
we stopped at the st. Cloud Hotel. The
pleasure of our sOjourn was made CON-
plete by the cordial welcome we met on
our arrival, and the attention we re-
ceived while there. This hotel Is GER
tainly the most comfortable and COM
plete In the city. Situated In the midst
OF the wholesale and retail business
houses, and convenient TO all the places
OF amusement. Since the Exhibition
the house has been thoroughly renovat-
ed. lha fTageninu IL haautifuI uhfla iha