The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-29
Most milkmen are Baptists.

Most milkmen are Baptists.
"A rolling reindeer gathers no moss.
Sheriff Raudenbush was in town We'd
nesday.
The labor market at the Nevada mines
is over-crowded.
On New Years morning our carriers
will wait upon their friends as usual.
"A. j. Marsh of Weissport, for sometime
absent at Aurora, ILL.,, returned home few
days ago.
The planning mill of VIM. Buechley, at
Pottsville, was destroyed Tuesday morning
by an incendiary fire. Loss $4,000.
The usual watch night services will be
held in the NJ. Z. Church, of this place, on
Monday evening, commencing at 9 o'clock.
Tripping right along, David Ebberts
nags. Horses and carriages ut the lowest
possible charges at his livery on North ST.,
this borough
"A 10 year old daughter of Mr.. VIM.
Stocker, of Packertop died of diphtheria,
Tuesday morning. Several other cases of
this disease prevail at that place.
The inmates of the poorhouse desire to
return their thanks to Mrs. Lentz and DR.,
N. B. Reber for chickens and the necessary
fixings" for Christmas dinner
The. next meeting of the Gehighton
Literary Society, will take place in the High
School room, on Saturday evening, January
5th. The public is kindly invited to attend.
~Csome unmittigated scoundrel or scoun-
dre1s, night or two bofore Christmas, stole
two of the finest turkies in the flock, owned
by Mr.. Daniel Olewine, of South Lehighton.
Hon. w. NJ. Rapsher will leave for
Harrisburg on Monday morning. The Leg
islature meets Tuesday. Mr.. Rapsher will
be at his office, in Lehighton, every Satur-
day for business of his profession.
.On Friday evening last at the regular
meeting of the Lehighton Building
and Loan Association five shares of stock
were sold at the following premiums three
shares at $101 and two shares at S9S.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is stated6
be surveying branch road from Wilkes
Barre TO Northumberland to develope their
coal trade. At present their cars have to run
over other roads, between Nanticoke and
Northumberland.
-. Special services for the children of the
Sabbath school will be held in the NJ. Z.
Church, ofthis borough, tomorrow Sunday
evening Also, extra services every evening
during the week Except Saturday, at 1880
o'clock.
The entertainments in our churches on
Christmas eve and Christmas night were all
first-class affairs, the several churches being
Allied to overlooking. The scholars after
receiving their presents of candies, &C., rushed
for their homes in the highest glee.
y. The miners employed by the Riversiae
and Forty Fort Coal Companies, at Wilkes
Barre, who struck four weeks ago to effect
the removal of an Objectionable weigh-mas-
ter, resumed work Friday of last week, no
concession having been made to their de-
ihand.
Failures. while we hear of thousands
Of failures Of business men almost daily with
large liabilities, no one'has ever known that
DR.. Coxes Wild Cherry has failed to COM
pletely cure a stubborn cough or cold. 25
and SO cents per bottle.
Solomon T. Van Inwegin, tax colec-
tor of Westfall township, PiRe county, and
eX-county auditor, who on the 7th inst. was
arrested on a charge of embezzlng public
funds to the amount of $J27.s4, was found
guilty, and the Court sentenced him to one
year and six months in the Eastern Peni-
lentiary and TO restore the full amount EN-
bezzled.
Information has been received by Dyes
Government Detector that new counter
felt five dollar bill, letter "D," upon the
First National .BanE of Hanover, Pa, hus
Just been set afloat. The bills. IN question
were printed from an altered plate, suppos-
ed TO be the same. one that was used for the
Tamaqua "B" note. of which, it is estimated,
nearly quarter million were set alioat dur
ing the past eight weeks.
You will find in all ages sublime fathers
and sublime mothers among the lofty and
among the lowly, and there you will also
find DR.. CoXe's Wild Cherry and Seneka,
and Santonine Worm Syrup. They are
household remedies. rs and so cents per
boyfe.
Among the young men home for the
holidays we notice W. W. Reber, Edward
Miller and Chas. W. Bauer, from the Uni
yersity of Pennsylvania W. E. Smith, of
Berwick A. P. Horn, of Banesville
Gideon Kostcnbader, of Bath; A. X. Miller,
ST Mauch Chunk Amandus Mosser, of
Howard Seabold, from the
Nillerstown Academy Fred. Leuckel, of
Pottsville, and several others whose names
DO not occur to us at this writing,al looking
well and happy. n
Public squares are a great blessiD6'to
the community. We can say the some of
DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup, it is the best remedy
Tor the cure of all diseases babyhood has to