The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-02-24
From Mnuch Chunk.

| Rev. Rlt Boyle, or Reading, is sald 10
have preached two very acceptable SER
mons at st. Paul's NJ. K. Church on last
Sunday.
Mr.. VIM. White, the clever stewart
of the Mansion, absent on a vacation
since the 3rd Inst, has not yet returned
TO his post.
Z" Chancey" Belford writes from
Washington that he contemplates to re-
main at the capitol until after the inau-
guration Of Hayes. ....
On Tuesday morning Mr.. Dan
Bertsch, set out on his last journey. AT
the tire Of his departure deceased was
in his 76th year. ....
Miss Emma Hulsizer, |" late school,
marin" at the public schools Of East
Mauch Chunk, on Tuesday forenoon
became Mrs. w. II. Bell.
Mr.. q. II. Bowles, of Selma, Ala. has
purchased the patent right, for the city
of Philadelphia, Of Booth & Esser's
Acme gas renOvatOr." !
According to circular issued by tbe
Receiver of the Jersey Central r + r.
the most rigid economy will be enforced
in the various departments. I
Now that the Marion Hose CO. have
new hose, their machine'U works
charmingly, aud all ara satisfied with
the performance of their No. 3 "Silsby.".
Four funerals in one week Some-
thing quite unusual for Mauch Chunk.
And of these four the late James Fis-
ter's was tie most numerously attend.
ed. NJ
James, four year old son ofNMr.
Robert r. Carter, died of scarlet fever
on Tuesday morning. This is the sec.
Ond child Mr.. @. has lost by this dread
disease since Friday.
The devout men of the Evangelical
persuasion are at present greatly |
troubled lest their beloved pastor"
Should be sent to other quarters, fact |
which speaks well for Mr.. Yeakel.
One Frank Ward, of Upper Mauch
Chunk, who, when sober, Is said to be
q very clever fellow, but beast when |
drunk, on Monday evening last amused
at beating his mother
1t now looks as If Major Klotz's iron
front were to become verify, as it is
that the occupants OF the
yIound floor of his building have all
been notified to vacate on the first of
April. ..... I
RGeo Prinkhouse, resident Of Coal
Fort, was, on Friday night, on the
streets Of K. NJ. Chunk relieved Of all his
lickels and fifty dollar watch while
n a etafa nf cami nhiiu iutononaos /,olant
irunk.) Served him right.
/ learn that on Monday a small
ImOunt of money was disbursed among
he canal hands between this place and
Neissport. at which latter place the
ready" gave out and further pay
nents ceased.
Geo. Sprowl, sick with pneumonia,
which is probably aggravated by the
presence In his body Of the ball which
tace sent into him last summer year
go, lies in a very critical condition at
t. Luke's hospital, Bethlehem. +,
+" He is old enough, and big enough, /
nd ought to know better" than to
ommit an assault and battery. Yet
his he must have done, or his name
'ould not appear on the criminal dock,
t. Yet there we found it. Com. VS..
imon Andesner-A. & b, etc. F
l am happy to learn that the East
Iauch Chunk town council have at last ]
esolved to abate-alI nuisances what.
1ever-cOrner lOafng, base ball play
lg on the streets, the Sunday liquor
affic, ETC., etc. Well, better late than
aver.
Tuesdays election passed off very :
nietIy. The Democrats having failed
} nominate Borough ticket, the Re.
lblicans, of course, gDbbled up all the
iices. At East Mauch Chunk, where :
vo tickets were In the field, things
ere more lively. Ex-COm. Beineman.
smocrat, was chosen Burgess.
On Tuesday last the hands employed
Y the l.. w. Goa! Co., In the Summit
i'll region received the wages due them
IT December, which, but little work
aving been done since, In a manner
tiles the obligations of the l.. & W.
Oal company in that locality.
The L. &. w. Coal Co.'S employees 3
e actively engaged at taking an in.
,ntory of the stock of that corporation
It the information of the receivers.
r. Byron Esser was on Wednesday J
'dered from here TO Wilkesbarre to
'sst at the job. !,
Until recently Mr.. Jas. Boil, of East
auch Chunk, could boast of as fine a
t of shade trees in front of his resi-.
,nce as there were within the Borough, A
1t one uight of last week spiteful or
Ill disposed person skinned them all
badly as to necessitate replauting.
Mr.. Sam. Hutchinson, of Gold Hill, B
evada, whO,. since last spring, has -,
zen tarrying here, is seriously III with =
leumonia James Belford's son is
nValescing, but Geo. Long, late pro-
ietOr of the Centennial Oyster Bay on
est .Broadway,is represented as rapid
falling with consumption.
Washington's birthday passed very
lietly. But few flags were displayed, g,
I'd, batting fantastic parade by ~
Irty from East Maueh Chunk, practice
: the Marion Hose, and Rescue Hook
I'd Ladder cOmpanies's ball at Union
all in the evening, nothing transpired
distinguish the day above the general
'eraRe. il
Mr.. james Fister. more familIarIy
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