The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-04-28
From nTauch Chunk.

| 0oAbhioh'hBig i"ibSs
Mrs. Dan Kalbfus is absent at her
late home in Bradford county.
Ice cream men are busily engaged
at prepal ations for the season.
Died on Sunday 22d lust. Mrs.
Josephine Klinger, aged 53 years.
The hands at the wire mill are on
ly working three quarters time for want
of orders.
"A dog is scarcely to be met with,
either in this Borough or East Mauch
Chunk. D.
Mrs. McCrea, said to have been
the Oldest woman in town, died on last
Monday. ...
john O'Donnell another home.sick
Texan, returned under the parental
roof on Sunday.
The funeral of Sebastian Mensch,
the East Mauch Chunk sulcider, was
largely attended.
--Died on Saturday, 21st inst, Eme-
line B, wife of VIM. Scott, Esq, in
the 3sth year of her age. E...--r a
Recovered from two weeks i'll.
ness. Post Mistress Fighter is again at.
tending TO her official duties.
Rev. I. W. Yeakel has recovered
from his recent illness, and is again at
tending to his ministerial duties.
Peter Cook, the Broadway House
porter, has engaged with the. proprietor
of the Central Hotel at Hazleton.
Hugh McFaddem and family, and
Jno. Mckinley, left Mauch Chunk on
| Wednesday for Brooklyn, Iowa.
i now learn that Mr.. Thos. Reilley,
Hon. John Leisenring's late gardener,
has charge of a place at Bridesburg.
| --Messrs. Chas Buelon, Hy. and
Fred Haase, John Dienne aud VIM
EIammam left on last Monday to seek
homes in the far West.
- Miss Priscilla Kuntz, fashionable
millner aud dress maker from Rock
dale, has entered the employ of Mrs.
Diterline.
"A fishing party composed of young
ladies and gentlemen is very aporeciat-
ingy spoken of by those who partlci-
pated. They spent Tuesday very
agreeably at Sand Spring.
Mr.. James Handwerk boasts to be
the owner of a Cremona violin 200
years old. 1t is said by connoissuers
to he a charming instrument.
--Messrs. Chas, Barns, VIM. Neisser,
Ed. Tracy, VIM. Micksh, and w. o.
: Struthers, have recently been tempor-
arily suspended from the L. V. r. r.
Co.'S general Office, while Chas. Butler
has resigned.
/
9 Patrick O'Donnell and John Nal.
. 10y, lately found guilty of murder in
the first and second degrees, respective
, ly, persist in declaring their innocence
@. Il. McIIugh will probably be re.
leased during the ensuing term of court
Pat McKenna and Jno. Malloy The
two condemned Molies, were on Thurs
= day taken to the Eastern Pennitentiary
by Sheriff Raudenbush. The sepera
tlon between the former and his wife il
said to have been painful scene in
> deed.
}. Mr.. WilIibald Kueber, the cee
t brated Eastcn brewer, on Wednesday
v last spent several hours in Maucl
Chunk. Messrs. Glanty g. Kuebler'
= Buck Beer will make its appearance il
~ ~ Mauch Chunk to-day week, when al
:. who shall see fit so to do may becom,
3 gloriOusly " bGcked."
/. "A lad named Joshua GRAY, age,
l6 years,of Bridge Ton, employed ab0ar
of boat lying in catfish pond, on las
, Saturday afternoon fell while attemp
.e ting to board an empty coal train pass
ia ing East Mauch Chunk station, and ha
2 one of his feet 80 badly lacerated tina
4. amputation became necessary, whc
le operation was skillfully performed b.
n Hon. r. Leonard, assisted by Drs. De
4. Young and Erwin. The youth wa
!, subsequently for ,arded to st Luke
. hospital where he is said to be doin
:" well. When will people stop the dar
30 gerous practice OF mounting movln
" trains
X Richard Collins, the sculptor, ,ston
and marble cutter of this place, is con
n. structing what promises to be one {
nj the largest, II not the most imposing
,v monuments in this section of country
r. 1t is to be monument to mark I'll
n resting place of the Lentz and Bowma
n. families In the Lehighton cemetery AN
"a when finished, inclusive of base, su
"a base and Obelisk, will be twenty tl re
Iv feet high the gross weight OF materIt
is used in its construction being about 2
tons.
We "Wednesday evenings concert
ts the Phoenix COrnet Band at Oak Ha
Id was comparatively well patronized, til
On house being about twn.thirds filled
Of The instrumental part of the entertain
" ment is well spoken of, but in so far
nd the vocal part Is concerned it is said {
ce have been comparative failure OWN
IT. to the absence of Bob Nichol the bass
is of the AriOn, whose absence hOwevt
H. was excusaDle, owing to the death
a near relative.
W WrecLing TrhinB.
= About two weeks ago a coal train {
~ y the Lehiph Valley railroad was Nrpc