The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-11-03
Letter from Mnnch Chunk.

MAUCH CHUNK, Oct. 81, 1877.
II ever you had any misgivings respecting
your origin OF doubt with regard to the purity
Of the human race, you may now safely absn-
don both, as the Rev. Ia ther Heinen, of the
st. Joes II. G. Church of East Mauch Chunk.
in lecture delivered on last Saturday evening
in the Court House. has fully proven, to his
own satisfaction and that Of his many hearers,
that neither balloon, nor gorilla, nor any of
Prof. Darwiu's numerous tribe Of pets have
contributed aught towards QUE being but that
all-whites and blacks, and red men as well as
those OF olive hue, al @ descended from one com.
mon parent-grandam Eve, who played such
planks in paradise. Tnis, no doubt. ia import
ant, il true, and the Rev. gentleman certainly
thinks IL is
attended, is universally commended as u yerv
exhaustive specimen OF sound Ogic. There are,
Heinen, as well as those who don't care. And
the latter Will probably he as well OF in the end
as those who, IN yan are trying TO fathOm the
mystery. aud only succeed in removing the
charm surrounding 1t. and no mote
The unexpected and ,qulle sudden death, on
last Saturday, of Jos. klnger, OF ne "knro
pean,' caused quite sensation and consider
able sympathy and regret among hls MANY
friends here. Deceased who was little over q
wears OF age, was indeed II nee young man, and
liked by ali who knew HIM. A cold, contracted
ut tue LelnghtOn Fair, Is assigned as The cause
OF the lever which terminated ms i g HIS
funeral which took place on Tuesday forenoon,
was well attended. His remains were taken to
IehlghtOn Tor burial.
- At2 O'clock on Tuesday afternoon, ATr. w j.
Thompson. OF Phladelphla, and Mas Emily
feager daughter Of Mr. Leonard Yeagerl were
united III the hoy bonds OF malrmOny at the
tust Presbyte ian Churcn OF MHuch Chunk
Rev E. FerIier, officiating. shortly after the
ceremony and subsequent reception, the bridal
party LETT on their edding tour. They will re-
buIh III about Two weeks.
As election DAVIS drawing near the prospects
oil the several candidates are beng more &C.
lively canvassed and, Judging from present ap.
IearenCes, SnOulu consider kulOtus STOCK as
rather below par, besides whlCh prospects for
the success III CARIBOU county OF the Democratic
State ticket are bnphtnmg. Enthusiastic
democrats predict mrJOnty of from 500 to $50
for Tho Latter.
Since my last, Hon. James Harley, of Buck
MOuntnln has also been gathered to his fathers.
hlpe IN years ana for more Lhan We eir fllicted
Wth an Offensive malady tcanCer) he breathed
lns las on last saturday, at . O'Clock D. m. ON
MOnday MS funeral took place, aud he now
Sleeps MS last s.eep in the CatnOlc cemetery Of
TarcytOwn. In Il on James Harvey the com.
I'M nifty has lost good and useful member
Notwithstanding the continued plostrutiOn Of
business, our young iOlEs sui manage to keep
up some life in the community. society meet.
lngi arO spritedY kept up, scarcely a week
passing without ut least several OF them being
helu And that they have lively times at those
gatherings you may readily believe. You know
we too were once young but that time has
long since ia sed. and because n lapse of time
has somewhat sObereu us, we should not on that
used U do.
The Athen9um and Orpheus are at present
the societies most in vogue, and there IL GER
talnly no questioning the tact that che former
conducted as lt IL, contributes noe little to tle
development Of a very desirable literary taste,
Persons present aJ some Of the sOciuty's late
meetings declare to have been really ustOnished
at the elocutiOnary proficiency Ot some OF the
members.
Inc number of boats in port, though small. Is
more than sufficient for tae present needs of
the trade, as there is scarcely any coal moving
by canal. For the poor tOers OF the deep the
present has indeed been the most Unfortunate
season. On tue whole the conviction that the
canal has seen It's best days and that boating
will soon be entirely abandoned, is daIty grow.
ing stronger, aud the realization Of the predc.
tlOn tnut soon the grass viii he growing on the
tOw.path seems 10 De nearly at nand.
The coal trade continues III the same state of
depression As last reported, and the CARVING
comp mics are prabaDy the only ones who YET
realize Il small profit from the trI tlic,a as ireIghts
must De paid, no maCteT at what saCilnCe the
DlHCA diamonds are disposed OF
Yesterday CthUrsdayl was HalOw Eve, and
ligLt ruyaly Old our Juveniles ana bigger boys
enjoy themselves at ali manner Of mlsch ef.
lmat in some cases they aemOlshud window
hgnts msuead OF merely pGilmg doors and
Hhuttels with ciDDaGe-lO OOtS, Was very naughty
ON tncir part In some localities the yard gOtes
nre all gone, and the VeXeu owners are now out
hunting them Meanwhile the mschiuvous
Ouy are Watching nc tho street corner, hugely
enjoying Ihe perpleSitJ of their elders.
w. S.