The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-09-08
From NIauch Chunk.

| From Mauch Chunk.
District Attorney Siewers attend
ed Tuesdays session of the Board of
Pardons, held, as usual, at Harrisburg.
-665 pupils attended our public
schools on opening day (Monuay), when
nearly all of the directors were present
To get a glimpse of the reputed
Charley Ross, large crowd had as
sembled at the l.. V. station on last
Saturday evening.
The dedication of st. Johns Ger
man Lutheran church attracted quite a
throng to Upper Mauch Chunk on last
Sunday afternoon. The services are
represented as very interesting, but re.
specting the financial result nothing
has transpired.
The Onoko Cornet Band of East
Mauch Chunk received their instruments
on last Friday. On the 10Th inst, they
propose to hold another picnic for the
benefit of their treasury.
"A musical society of Upper Mauch
Chunk, styling themselves the Amphion
Association, announce ball for the 21st
inst. at Roth's Hall.
Prof. VIM. Moran has been called
to instruct tho "Onoko COrnet Band
of East Mauch Chunk.
Having lately received an accession
to their membership, the Phoenix Cor.
net Band have sent their leader, Prof.
Vananda, to Philadelphia to purchase
additional Instruments.
George HaRan now occupies the
meat market under the Broad way
House, lately occupied by sam. Dunlap.
George promises to give full weight and
sell none but choicest meats at Ieasona,
Bile figures.
q The laborers, fOundrymen ard ma
ch inists employed at the Lansford shops
had their wages increased quite unex-
pectedly on the lst inst Mining oper.
atiOns are still suspended in Panther
Creek valley.
The rumor that Rev. B. T. Vincent
had recently married several boys in
blue to Mauch Chunk ladies is now pro.
nounced unfounded no such marriage
ceremonies having been performed by
the reverend gentleman.
Now that the nights are getting too
uncomfortably cool for camp life, the
few Chunkers still at Ocean Grove are
expected to return before the close of
the week.
The portly fgure of the Ho,I. JoEa-
than Q. Fincher may now almost daily
be encountered on Susquehanna street,
where he enjoys his leisure hours in So
cial confa6 with the parties usually
gathered in front of the old stone mill.
"A ball militaire, wha teyer that NAV
mean, is talked about.
The rumored change at the Mansion
is assuming a tangible form, and, pro.
baby soon, | may be enabled to give
you the name of the new proprietor.
Judge" Dehler's Maueh Chunk
Hotel was, rs usual, the best patron.
lied OF our public houses during the
adjourned jane term Just closed.
MI Robert BauchSpIess, of East
Mauch Chunk, still looks for a pur-
chaser for his real and personal proper.
ty, so that he may go West.
Mr.. Fred. House, an old resident of
Penn Forest, after disposing Of his farm
to Mr.. Patrick Tracey, left on last
Wednesday fog Nebraska.
The peach trade has thus far failed
TO meet the expectations of the L. V.
X. K: Co. The fact Is people through
out the mining regions are too poor to
think about investing in peaches.
1t Is generally believed here that
the l.. " X. r. Co. will pass the next
quarterly dividend. Bad prospects for
those whose only means of support have
been L. V. II. r. dlvies.
For the reason that Thomas +.
Fishers case would be likely TO reach
them second time, the Board of Par
dons, at Tuesdays session, refused TO
hear his application. The next, THERE
fore, that we shall hear of Fishers case
VIII ne some time In October. when It
VIII be argued before the Supreme
Court for which purpose his counsel
(Dan. kalbtus) is now engaged at get
ing out his paper book.
The pastor Of st Johns Lutheran
Church recently informed your corres- \
pondent that thus far the building al
their tabernacle on the hill has not ~
cessltated the contracting of any OIL |
cations. In other words, the church
has been built and paid for. Some of
the brethring" in Chunk proper, who |
built churches years ago, have but re-
cently been enabled to accomplish as
much and to do this they had to re.
sort 10 all sorts OF " shcnanigans " to |
raise the wind, or funds. The above |
statement certainly speaks we'll for the
" Dutch, and their example is well !
worthy Of imitation. !